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Mostly just here for nice pictures.
Mostly just here for nice pictures.
Great, thanks, now that song is stuck in my head 😄
January 24, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Great, thanks, now that song is stuck in my head 😄
I think I've heard that as well.
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I think I've heard that as well.
That I had to look up. 😉 Found what sounds like a good description of the mechanics at sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/can-dra....
Can dragonflies fly backwards? | Sussex Wildlife Trust
sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
That I had to look up. 😉 Found what sounds like a good description of the mechanics at sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/can-dra....
Ability to fly backwards maybe?
January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Ability to fly backwards maybe?
Maybe stop rubbing bacon grease and honey on the cameras?
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January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Maybe stop rubbing bacon grease and honey on the cameras?
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Yeah, that's phenomenal. He must be a professional. I'd love to see more of his work!
January 23, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Yeah, that's phenomenal. He must be a professional. I'd love to see more of his work!
Well that's an interesting stalk! This seems uncommon - would that be typical of this genus?
January 23, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Well that's an interesting stalk! This seems uncommon - would that be typical of this genus?
Yep, one of my all-time favorite pictures, and has been my desktop background since I first saw it. Which keeps me motivated to keep my files and folders organized so they don't hide the picture. 😉
January 22, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Yep, one of my all-time favorite pictures, and has been my desktop background since I first saw it. Which keeps me motivated to keep my files and folders organized so they don't hide the picture. 😉
I totally agree - there's something so painterly about this!
January 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I totally agree - there's something so painterly about this!
Yeah, that's outstanding. :-)
January 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Yeah, that's outstanding. :-)
I need to know what "private entertainment" is. 🤔
January 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I need to know what "private entertainment" is. 🤔
And one of our cats is irritated that I'm paying attention to your cats instead of her. 😁
January 17, 2026 at 10:51 PM
And one of our cats is irritated that I'm paying attention to your cats instead of her. 😁
Oh, someone needs to turn this into a painting! 😄
January 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Oh, someone needs to turn this into a painting! 😄
Yeah, this is a really exceptional shot!
January 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Yeah, this is a really exceptional shot!
Yeah, I think that - technically - you can't enshittify that which is already shit.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Yeah, I think that - technically - you can't enshittify that which is already shit.
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Nice finish! What caused that, do you think?
And I like the increasingly "smeared" plant in the background. :-)
And I like the increasingly "smeared" plant in the background. :-)
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Nice finish! What caused that, do you think?
And I like the increasingly "smeared" plant in the background. :-)
And I like the increasingly "smeared" plant in the background. :-)
Nice ear tufts. :-) Is there any hypothesized function for ear tufts, or is it just "one of those things" that arise by happenstance, maybe as a result of other adaptive features.
One of our cats has excellent ear tufts, and it always makes me wonder.
One of our cats has excellent ear tufts, and it always makes me wonder.
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Nice ear tufts. :-) Is there any hypothesized function for ear tufts, or is it just "one of those things" that arise by happenstance, maybe as a result of other adaptive features.
One of our cats has excellent ear tufts, and it always makes me wonder.
One of our cats has excellent ear tufts, and it always makes me wonder.
I'm really hoping you're going to answer that question for us. 😁
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I'm really hoping you're going to answer that question for us. 😁
Yeah, same here. I can't come up with an explanation why it would matter...
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Yeah, same here. I can't come up with an explanation why it would matter...
What about angle of flash relative to the camera?
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
What about angle of flash relative to the camera?
I haven't gotten past the part where you said you took 11K+ pictures today. 😯
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I haven't gotten past the part where you said you took 11K+ pictures today. 😯
Took me a sec to realize he's standing on ice!
And a Merry Coyotmas to you 😊
And a Merry Coyotmas to you 😊
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Took me a sec to realize he's standing on ice!
And a Merry Coyotmas to you 😊
And a Merry Coyotmas to you 😊
You could check out genus Oxybelus... females apparently carry prey impaled on the stinger.
bugguide.net/node/view/66...
bugguide.net/node/view/66...
Genus Oxybelus
An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
bugguide.net
December 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You could check out genus Oxybelus... females apparently carry prey impaled on the stinger.
bugguide.net/node/view/66...
bugguide.net/node/view/66...
Probably midges, a kind of fly. Maybe some mayflies and caddisflies in there. And surely some moths, too. :-)
December 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Probably midges, a kind of fly. Maybe some mayflies and caddisflies in there. And surely some moths, too. :-)