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“Before silverfish reproduce, they carry out a ritual involving three phases, which may last over half an hour. In the first phase, the male and female stand face to face, their quivering antennae touching, then repeatedly back off and return to this position. In the second phase, the male runs away and the female chases him. In the third phase, the male and female stand side by side and head to tail, with the male vibrating his tail against the female.[11] Finally, the male lays a spermatophore, a sperm capsule covered in gossamer, which the female takes into her body via her ovipositor to fertilize her eggs. The female lays groups of fewer than 60 eggs at once, deposited in small crevices.”

Hey silverfish quick question what the hell

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For everyone’s information:

The plan for the 17th, when the adult content ban comes in, is to protest.

To do that, we are making as much noise either side of the 17th as possible, and using the site as normal.

On the 17th, dead silence.

People are saying log off but what they really mean is don’t open the site or the app.

But, on the 17th make as much noise as possible on every other platform. Tweet about it and post on facebook and instagram and everywhere else.

What this does is causes a massive dip in ad revenue for one single day. That does not make staff think ‘oh everyone’s gone let’s shut down.’ What it actually makes them think is ‘oh shit people aren’t happy and if people don’t keep using our site we’re out of money and out of jobs.’

A boycott reminds a company that the users (consumers) have the power to make their site (business) worthless with one single coordinated decision.

If you want to join in, here’s what to do:

Do:

Close all open instances of the app and site on all your devices before the 17th

Make posts before and after the 17th on tumblr and other platforms, talking about why this ban is bad

Make posts on other sites during the 17th. Flood the official tumblr staff twitter and facebook with your anger and your opinion

Come back on the 18th and check in

Don’t:

Delete the app from your phone (this doesn’t affect their revenue and since it’s off the store at the moment it’ll be hard to get back)

Delete your account. I mean you can if you want to, but if you keep your account and don’t use it you’re saying to staff that there’s still time to save it. If you delete it’s hard work to come back.

Open the app or website (including specific blogs)

Make any posts (turn down/off your queue and make sure nothing is scheduled)

Go quiet elsewhere. Make it clear that this is just about tumblr, not a mass move away from all social media.

Remember: the execs don’t care about anything but money. Shutting down the site means there’s $0 further income from it. That’s their last possible course of action. If we make it clear we’re not happy, they’ll have to do something or we can do more and more until it becomes too expensive.

Protests take commitment. They’re a defiant action against a business that is doing something wrong. They will try to scare you into not participating, because they’re scared. We hold all the power here, sometimes the execs just need to be reminded of that.

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This is really cool!

MY FIRST PAPER HAS BEEN PUBLISHED YA’LL: Description of four new species of Eadya (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), parasitoids of the Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle (Paropsis charybdis) and other Eucalyptus defoliating leaf beetles! You can read it for free, that’s right free because my coauthors believe in open access at the Journal of Hymenoptera Research: https://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=24282

I named one of the species in honor of @annleckie who is my favorite author and who’s imperial radch series has been a big part of my life for the past few years. It’s only taken 2 years to get this publication out and I’m so happy that I can FINALLY share it. 

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I am now the proud owner of two pseudoscorpion sons, one of which is visible in the container. I’m planning on getting them identified at a museum.

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The White-marked Spider-beetle (Ptinus fur) is a species of beetle with a near cosmopolitan distribution. They are scavengers and are known pests for museum collections as they are known to eat specimens. I found this female under a rock in an old rockslide.

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I love Treehoppers

Moss mimic Treehopper, Smerdalea circumflexa, Membracidae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: ID by Luis Camacho from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums

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Spiny orb-weaver, Micrathena kirbyi by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: watch my VIDEO at rumble.com/v4htnn from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums

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Scratch that this is actually the clover weevil which is in the genus Sitona.

Here’s a weevil in the genus Polydrusus I saw today under a log. It is a type of broad nosed weevil.

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Here’s a weevil in the genus Polydrusus I saw today under a log. It is a type of broad nosed weevil.

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Giant Bark Mantis (Theopompa sp., Liturgusidae) by itchydogimages Via Flickr: Pu'er, Yunnan, China

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Turns out it isn’t a planthopper but is instead an insect called a psyllid!

Here is a small planthopper I found under some rotting wood.

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Mine was a Mealworm Beetle I got in the second grade which I raised from a larva to adulthood. My next came a while later in the form of about 20 harvestmen.

Your first bug?

What was your first pet bug?

Mine was a huge bud wing stick insect I named Freda when I was 10, she was so beautiful and friendly and I got her from a man in the newspaper who had stick insects all over one side of his kitchen and whilst I got a few basic species there she was the first one I held and I fell in love instantly

(It can be any bug including tarantulas and spiders etc)

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this is the money dog, repost in the next 24 hours and money will come your way!!

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Weevils

WEEVILS

Weevils

Weevils

Weevils

Weevils

Weevils

Weevils

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TIL about “Teddybear Solifugids”

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Two-spotted blue Carabid by andre de kesel on Flickr.