Post B2feel4b2R28tImVuq by ShaulaEvans@zirk.us
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(DIR) Post #B2feecZ6fd5iVJzFiq by ShaulaEvans@zirk.us
2026-01-26T06:45:36Z
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Hey, Fedi. I have a favour to ask you. Help me help a friend. (Not financial!)I have a friend who is all about cool bug facts. They're going through an intense patch in their life, so I would like to send them some bug facts to cheer them up. But this is really their thing, so basic search engine results aren't going to new to them.If there's a cool bug fact that you genuinely love, could you tell me? I'll save them to share with my friend over time. 1/n#Bugs #CoolBugFacts #Insects
(DIR) Post #B2feel4b2R28tImVuq by ShaulaEvans@zirk.us
2026-01-26T07:56:41Z
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Thank you for these cool replies -- I'm so glad I asked! I'm trying to get to bed so I will reply properly tomorrow.And my friend is okay -- not in distress, just a full plate at the moment. No cause for alarm. I didn't mean to worry you all! xo 2/n
(DIR) Post #B2ffHwErSVVuoXGVe4 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-26T08:22:58Z
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@ShaulaEvans 1. The largest ant to ever walk the earth that we know of is the extinct species known as "Titanomyrma" The fossilized queens of this species were about the size of hummingbirds. 2. Carpenter ants sleep in a cuddle pile inside of their homes in rotting logs, like puppies. 3. Camponotus rectangularis is a carpenter ant with a wide head and simple black eyes. She gets her second name from her rectangle-shaped thorax. 4. The oldest verified ant queen lived over three decades.
(DIR) Post #B2fxjHwoeTUL8Y13Eu by biobaum@bildung.social
2026-01-26T11:49:34Z
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@futurebird @ShaulaEvans Ants are so incredibly cool that other arthropods just want to be like them: "ant mimicry" is a treasure chest full of amazing bug facts.My favourite: in order to look more similar to ants, some jumping spiders walk on their six hind legs, the remaining front legs lifted to the side of their head to resemble ant antennae.
(DIR) Post #B2g23hLgJwAZWcdNqa by WTL@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T12:38:05Z
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@futurebird @ShaulaEvans @5ciFiGirl Ohhhhh, cooooooooool. ððŧ
(DIR) Post #B2gHyULkoxuJ1qCpVo by camless@m.ai6yr.org
2026-01-26T15:33:18Z
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@ShaulaEvans @futurebird is our ant fact champion
(DIR) Post #B2gHyV8ft52TTZ5tlQ by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-26T15:36:27Z
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@camless @ShaulaEvans Whenever I hear the phrase "ant fact" or "bug fact" I have to share this music video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5lobdvz4k4
(DIR) Post #B2gIJWzYC4YRIsr1aC by camless@m.ai6yr.org
2026-01-26T15:40:09Z
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@futurebird @ShaulaEvans Thank you for continuing to enrich my day and timeline ð Saving this one
(DIR) Post #B2gIZ7VsgqOcutPU5g by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2026-01-26T15:41:18Z
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@camless @futurebird @ShaulaEvans LOL oops, I clicked on that, earworm ðĪŠ
(DIR) Post #B2gIZ8PtKbCPibcDOS by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-26T15:43:04Z
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@ai6yr @camless @ShaulaEvans ... in the walls... in the closet... everywhereoviposit... in the stairs... in the attic... everywheresystemic- Me creeping out everyone on the 4 train singing to myself.
(DIR) Post #B2gIeRchLhvgjb8aX2 by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2026-01-26T15:43:47Z
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@futurebird @camless @ShaulaEvans ð
(DIR) Post #B2gsLMPS6cldPd8oeu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-26T22:23:57Z
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@ironcladlou @ShaulaEvans I've put up some ant facts, but also watching this trying to mooch some extra new bug facts from all ya'll
(DIR) Post #B2gsMMlaGRJGoDyMlM by semilanceata@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T17:39:27Z
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@ShaulaEvans (Haven't read through all the replies, so maybe it has been said before.. )Mechanical gears used to be thought of as a man made invention, but there is a species of plant hoppers that uses them as part of their jumping technique!Prof. Malcolm Burrows from Cambridge University explains it in this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8fyUOxD2EA
(DIR) Post #B2gsUSHTe5VUEDkPWy by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-26T22:25:32Z
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@2 @ShaulaEvans This is one of my favorite youTube channels. I add it to #FediTV whenever they post something new.
(DIR) Post #B2gsdvqt4PcIY1pTii by d1@autistics.life
2026-01-26T12:58:34Z
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@ShaulaEvans accept my photos of the bedazzling Golden Tortoise Beetle. Revel in the splendour #photo #photography #insects #wildlife
(DIR) Post #B2gsfX7I0UYqPZGTWy by catselbow@fosstodon.org
2026-01-26T12:29:13Z
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@ShaulaEvans Flies in the family Nycteribiidae are wingless parasites that live in the fur of bats. They look more like spiders than flies.Also, "freeloader flies" (Milichiidae) are kleptoparasites that steal food from other animals. My favorite thing about them is that they have a friendly relationship with garden spiders. The spiders allow the flies to clean the spider's mouthparts, similar to the way cleaner wrasses clean other fish.
(DIR) Post #B2gtb3EhGBLCXC9kA4 by hopland@snabelen.no
2026-01-26T22:37:57Z
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@futurebird @ShaulaEvans me, scrolls Mastodon..."Cats... cats... more cats... furry anarchist... cat... furry anarchist cat, climate news, politi-OOOOOO, Myrna talking about ants again! Don't mind if I go! Giants, you say..."
(DIR) Post #B2hftrRU82BlG6Alf6 by afewbugs@social.coop
2026-01-27T07:39:11Z
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@futurebird @ai6yr @camless @ShaulaEvans when I was doing my PhD the insectary was in the basement (coincidentally it's also in the basement at the university I'm currently at, presumably they design things this way to keep the weirdos away from the normal people). I used to take a shortcut through the maintenance bit to get there.