Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Government employee: The cup is valued at more than $10 so I'm not allowed to accept it.

Alex Wild@alexwild.bsky.social · 3d ago

Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Entomologist: The ethanol level is just right in this pitfall trap.

Well, my M+ group apparently decided to do other things for the first week of Season 2, so things are off to a (not so) great start.

What is sleep?

Disney+ has released a list of essential projects to watch before AVENGERS DOOMSDAY: The Giant Spider Invasion Master Ninja II Robot Monster Prince of Space Doctor Mordrid Space Travelers War of the Colossal Beast The Incredible Melting Man Samson versus the Vampire Women Mitchell

Pro-tip: if you're working long hours for free, it's not a job.

✨queer commie terrorist✨@britculpsapp.bsky.social · 2w ago

i encourage all of you, regardless of your age, to not take this shit advice

The Wandering Glider dragonflies are swarming in my yard again today. After watching them for a few minutes, I realized they're eating the mosquitoes that seem to like hiding in the lawn. Go dragonflies!

I have arrived in the greater San Diego area.

I somehow managed to ID THREE backyard moth specimens to species during my lunch break, bringing my backyard insect species total to 489! #Entomology #Bugsky

Got home from work and was once again greeted by the sight of dozens of dragonflies swarming above my backyard. THIS time, I managed to get one in a net so I can see about actually identifying them!

Want a FREE copy of Ghost Hunter Simulator? Well it happens to be Kim's Birthday and she's streaming and giving keys away!

Kim Acuff Steiner@emberdione.bsky.social · 4w ago

STARTING NOW! I will be giving away GHS keys on stream!

ALSO If you're an unemployed Game Dev and we're connected on LinkedIn - feel free to message me there for a key! :D

STARTING NOW! I will be giving away GHS keys on stream!

Kim Acuff Steiner@emberdione.bsky.social · 4w ago

Tomorrow, probably starting around 1pm - I am gonna stream here! www.twitch.tv/emberdione During the stream I am going to give away keys to Ghost Hunter Simulator. So instead of getting presents, I'm giving them.

Does anyone in the greater San Diego area have any suggestions for places/trails/etc that might be decent for insect collecting (as in, not totally dried up or overrun with yellow starthistle)? Preferably within a 1-2 hour drive from the Carlsbad area?

Does anyone in the greater San Diego area have any suggestions for places/trails/etc that might be decent for insect collecting (as in, not totally dried up or overrun with yellow starthistle)? Preferably within a 1-2 hour drive from the Carlsbad area?

If you want to get me something (I don't know why, but sometimes people get a wild hair) - store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/... Feel free to pick up an indie game for me!

Tomorrow, probably starting around 1pm - I am gonna stream here! www.twitch.tv/emberdione During the stream I am going to give away keys to Ghost Hunter Simulator. So instead of getting presents, I'm giving them.

EmberDione - Twitch

I've been making games for 18+ years and here's where I make them on camera so others can learn!Currently working on Cloudheim for Noodle Cat Games.Currently working on Ghost Hunter Simulator for Prim...

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Brown recluse is a bullshit name. Why you gotta judge a spider for not liking crowds? YOU DON'T KNOW THAT SPIDER'S LIFE!

Anyway, it's my birthday next week and I'm planning a Birthday Stream to give away codes to my indie game during it. If you want to make my birthday the best birthday ever - buy Ghost Hunter Simulator! Tell others! Buy it for your friends! Pester your favorite streamer to play it!

Kim Acuff Steiner@emberdione.bsky.social · last mo.

It's especially offensive to ask *me* if I'm "asking for too much money" when with the exception of two jobs I've had, I was being paid anywhere from 15-40% LESS than dudes who did the same job as I did. Sometimes I even had more experience!

Decided to try soloing One-Armed Bandit on Normal with a chip defense machine active to get the achievement and decor item... Success! #worldofwarcraft

We've got movie (ticket) sign! Get your tickets now to see The RiffTrax Experiments in theaters nationwide! www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/mst...

Weird accomplishment: I'm 50 years old and have been variously employed in entomology/pest management for 37 years.

Another test drawing, this time of a small wasp (Pemphredon sp.)

PREORDERS ARE OUT TODAY FOR MY NEWEST FIELD GUIDE, "WIDOW SPIDERS OF THE WORLD"!!!! www.owlflyllc.com/publishing

A reminder that UC _faculty_ and Faculty Associations — not the universities themselves nor their administrators — are waging this battle in court, demonstrating great bravery and moral clarity.

White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants

Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...

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I went out to my backyard a few minutes ago and was greeted by the sight of DOZENS of dragonflies flitting around. I couldn't successfully catch one to get an ID, but I've never seen anything like it.

That's the second woodpecker fly I've found in as many evenings. Weird!

What does it mean to say that a piece of art "looks like AI"? I use one of my insect drawings as a Zoom background at work and someone told me that they were afraid to say they liked it because it looked like it might be AI. I assured them it wasn't, then they acted relieved and praised it.

UC Davis PhD student Peter Coggan will be discussing moth migration at the Bohart Museum of Entomology’s Moth Night open house at UC Davis on Saturday, July 18. 7 to 11 pm. Open house is free and family friendly. You won’t want to miss this! See more at ucanr.edu/blog/bug-squ...

Learn About Moth Migration at Bohart Museum's Moth Night | Bug Squad

This weather radar scan of the Oklahoma sky, taken in July after a

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After years of looking (because I know they're fairly common around here) I finally found a woodpecker fly! #entomology #BugSky

It's always fun to be sent home from work because there's a major gas leak in the area.