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    ARNC
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 13 Dec 2020

    Looks like we’ve got another swarm at the office. A bit blurry but I’m not planning to get any closer when the bees are this active!

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    “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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      Oaktavia
      見習いボス
      @ARNC
      Joined: 12 Jun 2019

      @ARNC oh wow, good call staying away!

      IG: electricindigowizard

      "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

      WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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        Nocturama
        Haraki san Prodigy
        Joined: 1 Jan 2023

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        Nearly ran this sluggish cinnabar over with the lawn mower.

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        Guessing this one was looking for my honey, but couldn’t get the cupboard door open!

        #JustStopCrocs

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          ARNC
          啓蒙家
          @Oaktavia
          Joined: 13 Dec 2020

          @Oaktavia a bit calmer now and as close as I can sensibly get!
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          “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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            Oaktavia
            見習いボス
            @ARNC
            Joined: 12 Jun 2019

            @ARNC are those honeybees?

            IG: electricindigowizard

            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

            WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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              ARNC
              啓蒙家
              @Oaktavia
              Joined: 13 Dec 2020

              @Oaktavia yes, we have office honeybees - I think 3 hives currently. I’m not involved in looking after them (it’s my boss’s project) but I can see them from my window, especially if they decide to swarm or are disturbed.

              “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                Oaktavia
                見習いボス
                @ARNC
                Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                @ARNC ah, that makes sense now. Pretty neat you can see them from your window.

                IG: electricindigowizard

                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

                last edited by 12 Jun 2024, 16:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                  aksu
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 28 Jul 2021

                  Me: Who loves denim?
                  Mosquitos: We do!

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                    goosehd
                    Mod Squad
                    @aksu
                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                    @aksu that is a lot of mosquitoes!! Where are you and what were you doing?

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                      aksu
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      @goosehd
                      Joined: 28 Jul 2021

                      @goosehd
                      Northern Finland. Bit of fishing, but mainly wondering around with minimal reason 😃

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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        @aksu
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        @aksu I’ve encountered black flies and mosquitoes like that a few times in northern, swampy, boggy areas and did not enjoy it. The fishing was excellent even though I was miserable.

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          tody
                          啓蒙家
                          @ARNC
                          Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                          @ARNC Thinking about putting up a hive in our garden.

                          My encounter with bees 15 years ago was a bit crazy. While still living in Cologne, we noticed a swarm in our backyard, heading for a small hole in our wall. When opening the drywall up, we found a massive structure behind it. They must have been living there for decades.

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                            ARNC
                            啓蒙家
                            @tody
                            Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                            @tody that’s a lot of bees and the natural comb structure is really cool.

                            It might be worth checking what the rules are about bee keeping in Germany (obviously different to the UK). I don’t know much but I know my boss and another colleague have been on a special bee training course and we had the bee inspector visit recently. As we’re near the coast they needed to check that foreign bees aren’t coming over and taking up residence (sounds like some kind of political joke but it’s a real thing apparently, I think to stop transmission of bee diseases).

                            “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                              jerkules
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 26 Aug 2018

                              @ARNC ”bloody foreign bees, coming over here stealing our pollen and our women”

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                                SKT
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                                Arachnid post…but does anyone want a sack of baby spiders? My kids were freaking out

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                                  Oaktavia
                                  見習いボス
                                  @SKT
                                  Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                  @SKT ahoooo I'm itchy!!!

                                  IG: electricindigowizard

                                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                  WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

                                  last edited by 15 Jun 2024, 11:49 S 1 Reply Last reply 15 Jun 2024, 12:16 Reply Quote 0
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                                    SKT
                                    見習いボス
                                    @Oaktavia
                                    Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                                    @Oaktavia right!? Kinda freaked me out too

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                                      spleef_oner
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 7 Apr 2024

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                                      Found this spider in my backyard this morning, pretty massive for IL.

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                                        Nocturama
                                        Haraki san Prodigy
                                        Joined: 1 Jan 2023

                                        Spent the night on my study window - the delicacy of the wings is 🤯
                                        EDIT: now the sun has moved round I managed to get a better photo.
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                                        #JustStopCrocs

                                        last edited by Nocturama 20 Jun 2024, 10:12 O 1 Reply Last reply 20 Jun 2024, 12:57 Reply Quote 6
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                                          AdamC
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          @spleef_oner
                                          Joined: 12 Jan 2018

                                          @spleef_oner what spider is this? It looks absolutely huge

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