Woooah where did you get your tarantula sexing powers? (Sexing them is a tad difficult) :P This one is indeed a female. Care to suggest a name for her?
As far as I'm aware, males get the lanky look after they reach maturity and molt for the last time, since feeding stops being a priority for them; pedipalps also change and thats an sure sign of a mature male T. I think they are indistinguishable before that?
This one was actually pretty skinny when that pic was taken since she had recently molted . So far all of my mature T's have turned out to be females so... Maybe I don't have keen eyes ti spot the males.
My other T. vagans' ( same species) name is Garambullo, inspired by the very delicious fruit of this cactus. Kinda looks like the species signature red rump.
But this one doesn't have a name... Any suggestions? It's a female but I'm sure she's fine with whatever XD.
I've never seen cactus fruit like that before, initially I thought it was a joke image and someone had taken a cactus and put a blueberry on each needle or something. Wild.
Oh it's real, I promise. But it's an endemic plant, not well known outside the region; that's why I attached some pics ;). Not your typical catus fruit.
My bad, that's the flash reflecting on the urticating hairs. under mormal light conditions those leg segments look just the tiniest bit lighter that the upper leg.
Tangent, there is a fun fantasy book series by Adrian Tchaikovsky where all the main characters are humanoids with bug qualities. So basically spiderman, antman, mantisman, etc. It is entertaining when you mix fantasy tropes (dueling for honour!) with mantis arm spikes...
The Insect-kindens! And it is quite a lengthy series, at that, if anyone is looking for something new to get into (not to mention he actually finishes series, unlike another fantasy writer...)
My first thought was Patrick Rothfuss but I think you are referring to Martin. I'm sure the list is long of unfinished fantasy series, whichever book you are waiting for I hope your year is 2026!
Indeed, I was referring to Martin. I'm not holding my breath, as there are supposed to be two more books, but perhaps at least one will appear at some point!
Everyone knows that anyone who knows anything about anything would go for the most evolutionary diverse group - spiders.
There is nothing these little guys can't do. Fly over hundreds of kilometres? You got it. Extend their nervous systems several thousand times past their body area using web? Check. Biological hydraulic system? Yup. Jump 10 to 50 times their body lenght? No problem. Live underwater using silk made diving suit? You bet your sweet behind. Paralyze your body after one bite? Easy.
Idk, I feel like the colourful ones would group a bit differently.
The popular high-fashion ones (orchid mantis, jumping spider, rosy maple moth) would be at one table, goths (bumblebee, tarantula) at the other, jocks are already together (beetles, tho ladybug prob carries a knife), goodly two-shoes nerds (bees) also, other spiders are obv commuter nerds, ...
Anyway, I would skip lunch bcs this feels like a way too social situation.
Truly they're not scary in person. They're very gentle when they crawl on you.
They're very good at camouflaging in bushes, so it's a fun activity to look for them.
Dragonflies are likely to be with the mantids at the "we will rip your head off if we like you, you don't want to know what we do to our enemies" table.
In the Control Center, making sure to nuke them from space. I know these are all statistically not aggressive, but I just can't shake the instinctive impulse to eradicate them...
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frizzo@piefed.social · 66 pts · 256d
The moths. Most likely not to eat me.
marcos@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 256d
The beetles and the bees won't eat you either. They can harm you in other ways though.
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 38 pts · 256d
Moths!
Or maybe bees. I have always wanted to hug a bumblebee.
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 31 pts · 256d
Bees 100%
yakko@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 256d
No kidding, bunch of weirdos around here
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 256d
Now it's just me, and the bees
ramsay@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
Microw@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 250d
For one, because they're bees. Also, because they're the most distance from the spiders (I have a phobia lol)
ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al · 23 pts · 256d
Moths. AKA goth butterflies.
dukeofdummies@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 256d
Not only that, the only thing that makes them spooky and startling is that they randomly fly around like a dumbass towards anything light related.
When they're just sitting still being chill they're actually quite adorable.
ICastFist@programming.dev · 7 pts · 256d
You mean glam butterflies
flango@lemmy.eco.br · 4 pts · 255d
Actually butterflies are moths
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk · 22 pts · 256d
...Right next to the oil furnace in the basement, trying to figure out how to rig it to blow and burn the place down.
sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io · 2 pts · 256d
Christian Slater calling any minute
Sidhean@piefed.social · 1 pts · 256d
Murder the bugs they deserve death!
Siethron@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 256d
OK Hornet
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 256d
Team arachnids!
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 256d
No way. What's their name?
LumiNocta@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 256d
That's a she.
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 256d
Woooah where did you get your tarantula sexing powers? (Sexing them is a tad difficult) :P This one is indeed a female. Care to suggest a name for her?
LumiNocta@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 256d
Eloise sounds kinda charming.
She's a bit bulkier than a male judging from the photo. Ofc it could also be true for some males but it was a solid guess ngl. She's gorgeous tho.
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 256d
Nice name suggestion!
As far as I'm aware, males get the lanky look after they reach maturity and molt for the last time, since feeding stops being a priority for them; pedipalps also change and thats an sure sign of a mature male T. I think they are indistinguishable before that?
This one was actually pretty skinny when that pic was taken since she had recently molted . So far all of my mature T's have turned out to be females so... Maybe I don't have keen eyes ti spot the males.
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 256d
My other T. vagans' ( same species) name is Garambullo, inspired by the very delicious fruit of this cactus. Kinda looks like the species signature red rump.
But this one doesn't have a name... Any suggestions? It's a female but I'm sure she's fine with whatever XD.
AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 256d
I've never seen cactus fruit like that before, initially I thought it was a joke image and someone had taken a cactus and put a blueberry on each needle or something. Wild.
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 256d
Oh it's real, I promise. But it's an endemic plant, not well known outside the region; that's why I attached some pics ;). Not your typical catus fruit.
littlewonder@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 256d
Saguaro
Guy Fieri (she's got those frosted tips)
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 256d
Keepin it botannical, good suggestion.
My bad, that's the flash reflecting on the urticating hairs. under mormal light conditions those leg segments look just the tiniest bit lighter that the upper leg.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 256d
Stephen
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 256d
Tonava@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 256d
janus2@lemmy.zip · 18 pts · 256d
outside
taxet_@sopuli.xyz · 17 pts · 256d
Bees because bees are usually pretty chill and I like chill. Especially the bumblebees.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 226d
"hello, are you a flower?"
- "no"
"oh, that's too bad, can sit on your head and look for flowers?"
troyunrau@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 256d
Tangent, there is a fun fantasy book series by Adrian Tchaikovsky where all the main characters are humanoids with bug qualities. So basically spiderman, antman, mantisman, etc. It is entertaining when you mix fantasy tropes (dueling for honour!) with mantis arm spikes...
phaedrus@piefed.world · 4 pts · 256d
The Insect-kindens! And it is quite a lengthy series, at that, if anyone is looking for something new to get into (not to mention he actually finishes series, unlike another fantasy writer...)
Shadows of the Apt & Tales of the Apt
Celestial6370@programming.dev · 2 pts · 256d
My first thought was Patrick Rothfuss but I think you are referring to Martin. I'm sure the list is long of unfinished fantasy series, whichever book you are waiting for I hope your year is 2026!
phaedrus@piefed.world · 2 pts · 256d
Indeed, I was referring to Martin. I'm not holding my breath, as there are supposed to be two more books, but perhaps at least one will appear at some point!
troyunrau@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 256d
I actually only read the first four. Felt like a natural stopping point there. Pretty cool series though :)
Thorry@feddit.org · 3 pts · 256d
Adrian Tchaikovsky also has the Children of Time series in which spiders are the main characters. A very fun read!
thelsim@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 256d
I wouldn’t dare to sit here as a human. I’m too big and would probably squish them all by accident.
But if I got to choose to be one, I’d go for the spiders. You get:
angrystego@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 256d
fascicle@leminal.space · 12 pts · 256d
I would definitely want to be friends with the mantises in case they go postal one day
stephen01king@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 256d
Mantises even eat their own partners. How safe do you think being friends with them will be?
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 256d
Listen, nobody knows what happened to Stacey's boyfriend's head, it's just an unsolved mystery, ok!!
(Don't look in the lunch box.)
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 256d
They definitely look the most stylish
MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io · 3 pts · 256d
Lol. We run on opposite wavelengths. If the mantises go postal I want to be as far away as possible.
skooma_king@piefed.social · 12 pts · 256d
Mantises. Fuck aphids
Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 256d
Moths every time. It's not even close.
Blackmist@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 256d
At one of those empty tables
deltaspawn0040@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 256d
At one of the tables without giant bugs occupying all the seats
glibg@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 256d
The moths table for the vibes, but the seat closest to the spiders to get in on their jokes.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 256d
I have a decent relationship with mantids already. I'd sit with them.
victorz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 256d
Love how you snuck in the correction there. Classy 👌 Have my up vote. ❤️✌️
mech@feddit.org · 9 pts · 255d
At a table by myself, with everyone making fun of my laughably low number of legs
Saryn@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 256d
Everyone knows that anyone who knows anything about anything would go for the most evolutionary diverse group - spiders.
There is nothing these little guys can't do. Fly over hundreds of kilometres? You got it. Extend their nervous systems several thousand times past their body area using web? Check. Biological hydraulic system? Yup. Jump 10 to 50 times their body lenght? No problem. Live underwater using silk made diving suit? You bet your sweet behind. Paralyze your body after one bite? Easy.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 256d
None of this makes me want to share a table with them.
QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 256d
i think Id make a pretty moth :)
hOrni@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 256d
I will sit under the lightbulb and wait for the moths to join me.
burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 256d
I think I'd go with the moths. Least likely to kill me.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 256d
Idk, I feel like the colourful ones would group a bit differently.
The popular high-fashion ones (orchid mantis, jumping spider, rosy maple moth) would be at one table, goths (bumblebee, tarantula) at the other, jocks are already together (beetles, tho ladybug prob carries a knife), goodly two-shoes nerds (bees) also, other spiders are obv commuter nerds, ...
Anyway, I would skip lunch bcs this feels like a way too social situation.
BigBenis@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 256d
Bees. So long as I stay on their good side they're chill and they'll protect me from the other options that want to eat me.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 226d
if you're really nice they'll vomit honey into your mouth
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 256d
Unless you are a piece of shit, because then the beetles will ragdoll roll you around until you are a nice sphere of shit.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 256d
(How do I plan such a funeral for myself?)
Sunsofold@lemmings.world · 7 pts · 255d
I'm staying out. At that size, many of those are just terrifying, even if they are cool when much smaller than me.
psud@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 250d
What makes you think they're big? I assumed the cafeteria was small
Sunsofold@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 250d
Then I can't get in, much less sit at a table.
Laukidh@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 256d
I would sit down at an empty table and it would turn out to be the Bees’
Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 256d
LÖMP!
BurnedDonutHole@ani.social · 4 pts · 256d
Mantises
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 256d
Outside, against the wall, alone. At least that's where I sat in high school. So, maybe with the wasps?
anakin78z@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 255d
Mantises. I love those things. We like to find them in the garden and sometimes pick them up and let them crawl all over us.
d00ery@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 255d
As a person from a sensible country without praying mantis running freely around outside in nature, this has very much changed my opinion on them!
anakin78z@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 255d
Truly they're not scary in person. They're very gentle when they crawl on you. They're very good at camouflaging in bushes, so it's a fun activity to look for them.
j4k3@piefed.world · 4 pts · 256d
Sweet girl kisses, and hope I stay on their good side. Plus they kinda look like flying sports bikes.
Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 256d
As far away from the moths as possible. Too chaotic and irrational for me.
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 256d
I'd be at the oddball table with the roly poly, millipede & dragonfly...
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 256d
Dragonflies are likely to be with the mantids at the "we will rip your head off if we like you, you don't want to know what we do to our enemies" table.
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 256d
I imagine dragonflies as the "enforcer nerd"; they hang with the weird kids as both companions and security.
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 256d
Fair enough
gamis44@lemmy.myserv.one · 4 pts · 256d
spiders 🤤
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 256d
Mantids. I just think they're neat!
Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 256d
Where's the wasp table!?
Agent641@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 255d
They are doing meth in the toilets
psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 256d
Bees or moth, chance of dying is significantly smaller compare to the rest of the group.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 256d
Moth crew represent!
Fleur_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 255d
On the floor
FatVegan@leminal.space · 2 pts · 255d
Spider gang, no doubt
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 226d
But next to the jumping spiders, they're the only ones who can hold a good conversation and maintain proper directed eye contact.
patrlim@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 254d
Arachnophilic freak
bluegreenpurplepink@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 256d
Where's the lightning bug table?
phaedrus@piefed.world · 2 pts · 256d
No spood lovers in here?! I could watch those Darth Maul lookin' mofos all day long.
Also love the joros 'cause they eat that which I despise the most: the brown marmorated stink bug.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 256d
Ants
Because I fuckin hate ants
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 256d
not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 255d
Covered in bees! Hopefully Eddie Izzard will show up and tell some jokes.
Empricorn@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 256d
In the Control Center, making sure to nuke them from space. I know these are all statistically not aggressive, but I just can't shake the instinctive impulse to eradicate them...
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 226d
i don't think one table is going to be enough for the beetles
nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 255d
Bees, beetles and moths are fine (wasps are much less so btw), and spiders catch flies and mosquitoes, so yes them too.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 256d
Wasn't there some famous scientist who said, if God exists, he sure loves beetles?