Posts by tikitu@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #ASRgroXlROvu2t2Qb2 by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-02-07T19:18:13Z
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@clive Do you know /Kindred/ by Rebecca Wragg Sykes? Lots of really fascinating detail on what we know of Neanderthal society.
(DIR) Post #AUWyy3TEhZSQYGsi36 by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-04-11T04:18:52Z
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@clive mostly he’s just really good at self-promotion
(DIR) Post #AVuqdgi51FeBtXNPMG by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-04-29T13:58:01Z
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Snakefly! We get the most fabulous #insects in our backyard
(DIR) Post #AVutOHpvW1amGnOWXo by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-05-22T14:58:23Z
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@nellie_m @twizzt the way they move is very “I see a tasty knight down there” too. Sinuous.
(DIR) Post #AWVWRDlfW7FnJHGIW8 by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-06-09T07:09:29Z
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@twizzt So I’ve tried myself to sneak up on tiger beetles and I know it just can’t be done. Technical schmecnical, that shot is 🔥
(DIR) Post #AXzpU8RKmgM8jUVN5c by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-07-23T19:55:28Z
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@clive lovely piece, and what a lovely attitude. But it’s dangerously encouraging my instrument-acquisition problem.
(DIR) Post #AZo6zB0pCEFgJLAu6C by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-09-15T17:40:57Z
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The child who doesn’t have covid banged his ankle on a skateboard and now seems to be convinced he is dying. Gonna be a long night I think.
(DIR) Post #Aa2Grl1mwj7gguLiym by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-09-22T19:55:36Z
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@clive the “like” button isn’t really appropriate here, we need a “rueful nod of solidarity”
(DIR) Post #Abn2tUlBWyNo2pMyO0 by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-11-14T07:22:55Z
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@clive one more category for you: exploratory buying. Especially for “this hobby seems really cool but will I actually stick to it long enough for it to bring me joy?”Nyckelharpa is a *wild* Swedish instrument that I really want to try out, but they’re super-niche so they cost thousands. But there’s a kitset version (the “nerdyharpa”) for much cheaper! Will it be a concert instrument? No. But it’ll let me figure out if I should start saving.
(DIR) Post #AbnzOcILMSGHjRQJsW by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-11-14T07:25:09Z
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@clive More in the “tech stuff” line: camera gear is *very* much in this category for me. It’s easy to go *way* overboard on kit that sits on the shelf.
(DIR) Post #Abo05IUuqIWcmfeipc by tikitu@mastodon.social
2023-11-14T18:25:25Z
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@clive during lockdowns I got into macro, which phones still don’t do so well. But that’s very much “I’m collecting all my macro gear and going for a macro outing”. Glorious fun though!
(DIR) Post #AddejS1Z9HSoC7h2em by tikitu@mastodon.social
2024-01-08T14:24:15Z
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@clive I’m pretty hung up on the paragraph containing “Their quick reference checklist flew out of the cockpit door”. 🙈
(DIR) Post #AsHvHiT8XgY7fLwUYi by tikitu@mastodon.social
2025-03-21T17:58:57Z
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Any experts on #beetles (behaviour+ecology) here to answer a couple of questions? We get oil beetles (Meloe) here in north Greece but last year I saw none at all over the period I would expect them to mate and lay eggs. I’m wondering if one bad breeding year is likely to wipe them out locally, or if there will be adults overwintering from previous years who can pick things up. #insectodon #insects