Posts by etnom@mastodon.world
(DIR) Post #AQgVwVDIvvIzTALF8y by etnom@mastodon.world
2022-12-17T03:13:09Z
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@serpenillus Two hours? Wow! That kind of talent blows my mind! This drawing is amazing!
(DIR) Post #ARjezNNGasQeDoVs2a by etnom@mastodon.world
2022-12-13T19:18:39Z
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#7FilmsToKnowMe #LoveActually#50FirstDates#BillyElliot#Lincoln#ThePrincessBride#Titanic#TheMuppetMovie
(DIR) Post #ASRUVEG2TIRrgbDAQa by etnom@mastodon.world
2022-12-04T20:43:23Z
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#Introduction, hobbies & interests:My #MentalHealth challenges are ever present but my interests are many:#Evolution#SCOTUS#Mathematics#PostApocalypse Fiction#InvasiveSpecies#Ants#Myrmecology#Birdwatching#JournalingI am:#LGBTQ#Neurodivergent#ActuallyAutistic#Naturist#SexPositive(Occasionally #NSFW)I have experience with:#Depression#Suicide#ElectroConvulsiveTherapyaka #ECTPlus:#FuckWhiteSupremacy#TransRights#BlackLivesMatter#IndigenousRights #NoHumanIsIllegal
(DIR) Post #AdB41DcsEKDnGJLS1A by etnom@mastodon.world
2023-12-25T19:19:42Z
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@simon I'll take your word for it, but more importantly any guy who sings the praises of the Muppets is a a guy I want to befriend.
(DIR) Post #Aq00OEvpjJ3nJ0ixP6 by etnom@mastodon.world
2025-01-12T04:11:14Z
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@futurebird @tayfonay As others have said, this is a queen Hawaiian Carpenter Ant, currently listed as Camponotus variegatus but unpublished DNA work suggests it's actually C. zonatus.However this ant is not "Hawaiian". Hawaii has NO native ants. This ant arrived here in the early to mid-1800s.It most definitely does not sting. At most it might bite but is not at all aggressive. Every beach park in Hawaii is loaded with Tropical Fire Ants however, which DO sting quite aggressively.
(DIR) Post #Aq18I2t8aVMh0VyqYa by etnom@mastodon.world
2025-01-12T20:31:26Z
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@tayfonay @futurebird I'm a "first responder" for stinging ants in Hawaii as we work to eradicate a particular species: Wasmannia auropunctata, Little Fire Ant. I hear from people all the time with experiences like yours. The vast majority of reports I get refer to Tropical Fire Ant (if the person was stung) or Yellow Crazy Ant (if they just saw a "scary" ant). Occasionally Carpenter Ants are in the mix. YCA don't sting but they DO move fast, are quite common on beaches, and freak people out.
(DIR) Post #AqKJ9gFZf8YfykvYdk by etnom@mastodon.world
2025-01-22T01:56:54Z
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@joncounts @futurebird @PetraOleum @frankashwood Interesting to me that NZ has so many fewer ants than Hawaii, and such a negligible native ant fauna. I must go buy the New Zealand ant book just mentioned. Here in Hawaii we have approximately 70 ant species, all introduced. I'm (very slowly) working towards putting out a book or lengthy treatise on our ant fauna.As for springtails, they show up under my microscope regularly but I haven't the faintest idea how to learn to ID them. Any tips?
(DIR) Post #AxjuboYMHdqTbfATi4 by etnom@mastodon.world
2025-08-31T20:12:56Z
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@futurebird I dislike billionaires as much as the next guy but the narrator clearly has a personal beef with Ellison. He fails to emphasize that the Hawaiian PEOPLE still exist and are trying to restore their culture, land & identity. He didn't even bother to learn how to pronounce Kamehameha properly. He barely mentioned the problems of invasive pests (of which earthworms -- not native! -- are just one), habitat destruction, mass extinction & general loss of biodiversity. I give it a C minus.