Michael Palmer
@cosmopterix.bsky.social
Retired botanist but doing #entomology on a wildfire impacted landscape in Oregon.
INaturalist Ambassador.
INaturalist handle @cosmopterix
INaturalist Ambassador.
INaturalist handle @cosmopterix
Biodiversity-wise, unglaciated Ohio is super rich for reasons of historical biogeography and topographic heterogeneity. Don’t know about your guys though.
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Biodiversity-wise, unglaciated Ohio is super rich for reasons of historical biogeography and topographic heterogeneity. Don’t know about your guys though.
To make it more complicated, there’s at least one kind of fiddle that isn’t called a violin. If you get a chance to hear one, it’s amazing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardang...
Hardanger fiddle - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
To make it more complicated, there’s at least one kind of fiddle that isn’t called a violin. If you get a chance to hear one, it’s amazing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardang...
Not to mention saws.
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Not to mention saws.
Actually, MAGA prefers binary numbers and will abolish all nonbinary systems.
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Actually, MAGA prefers binary numbers and will abolish all nonbinary systems.
I did get one of these too - I think a Monotomidae?
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I did get one of these too - I think a Monotomidae?
I hear you. I tend to like strongly flavored foods, so I am now enranged by a diagnosis of GERD (and being enranged does not help stomach acids...). So I will try to turn this into a challenge: making strongly flavored foods that are healthy, not picante, not acidic, not minty, etc...
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I hear you. I tend to like strongly flavored foods, so I am now enranged by a diagnosis of GERD (and being enranged does not help stomach acids...). So I will try to turn this into a challenge: making strongly flavored foods that are healthy, not picante, not acidic, not minty, etc...
just placed an order!
are Jellyfish in the queue for the future?
are Jellyfish in the queue for the future?
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
just placed an order!
are Jellyfish in the queue for the future?
are Jellyfish in the queue for the future?
I managed several bites, which is more than I can say for surströmming, which you can tell is ready when the tin can bulges. In Sweden they say you only open it on the coast when the wind is blowing out to sea. I have broad tastes but I could only manage half a forkful
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I managed several bites, which is more than I can say for surströmming, which you can tell is ready when the tin can bulges. In Sweden they say you only open it on the coast when the wind is blowing out to sea. I have broad tastes but I could only manage half a forkful
The next major advantage is bugs posting pictures of humans.
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The next major advantage is bugs posting pictures of humans.
Or something I haven’t done yet is use the iNaturalist journal feature. Maybe it’s worth starting?
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Or something I haven’t done yet is use the iNaturalist journal feature. Maybe it’s worth starting?
BugGuide has an underutilized feature for reporting methods. Next time I set up a trap I might post pics.
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
BugGuide has an underutilized feature for reporting methods. Next time I set up a trap I might post pics.
It’s a highly sophisticated device. A clear plastic cup, some push pins, a dead tree, cheap wine. Pin cup to tree. Fill half full with wine, wait a couple of days.
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It’s a highly sophisticated device. A clear plastic cup, some push pins, a dead tree, cheap wine. Pin cup to tree. Fill half full with wine, wait a couple of days.
Except you knew what, where, when, and how.
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Except you knew what, where, when, and how.
Never heard of them! I had to look them up. So cute!
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Never heard of them! I had to look them up. So cute!
I don't know for sure, but I am guessing frogbiting midges will occur where there are frogs and water.
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I don't know for sure, but I am guessing frogbiting midges will occur where there are frogs and water.
Sounds like a good habitat for Corethrellidae, on my bucket list
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Sounds like a good habitat for Corethrellidae, on my bucket list
I will make sure to visit this next time I visit my sister! What species?
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I will make sure to visit this next time I visit my sister! What species?
Yummmm. I want to try to make kimchi with some.
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Yummmm. I want to try to make kimchi with some.
Five years ago: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Therapy llama ‘Caesar the No Drama Llama’ calms tensions at protests
Caesar, also called a “llamactivist,” offers emotional-support hugs, which people will line up to give him.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Five years ago: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
If that’s Ceasar the No Drama Llama, he’s been a Portland celebrity for several years.
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
If that’s Ceasar the No Drama Llama, he’s been a Portland celebrity for several years.