From last weekend:
a cherry slug sawfly that I found on a plum tree. I suppose a plum is close enough to a cherry.
it's amazing how glassy they look (or like a cola-flavored gummy?)
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Plants and occasionally some art
did you know that peening hammers are heavier than regular ones, especially when applied to the corner of a thumb?
Feeling profoundly weirded out that, despite the amount of outdoor work I've been doing trudging in tall grass, I haven't gotten bitten by a single mite yet.
The lack of seasonal cues (itchy or otherwise) is really unsettling.
@futurebird one of my favorite examples of an interctive key is this one for snails and slugs in the US.
https://idtools.org/tools/1075/index.cfm
It's point/click, has visual examples, and also the name. Terrestrial Mollusk Tool (yep it sure is). It's also interesting in that it's designed for use by people who might not be familar with dichotomous keys/versed in mollusk taxonomy.
stg the fastest way to blunt a mowing blade is to run it through gopher-churned sandy clay soil*
*soil comes with bonus blade-shipping rocks
well I guess I finally found that one neck muscle that I can blame for the pain in the back of my left eye.
@futurebird Can I show you these Pheidoles that I befriended by accidentally dropping crumbs of cheese?
Not an infestation, just wanted to share :D
