LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Damn, I've been struggling this week with whether I should leave my PhD program with a master's or keep toughing it out, and this really hit home for me.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Those colors are trippy, I love it!
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
A recent study suggested that the safe upper limit in wet bulb conditions might be closer to 88F. Link to an article discussing the research
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
This is my first year with an in-ground garden in Zone 6a! Here's what I've got:
-Plant more peppers, I eat a lot of peppers and could use more
-Plant beans/peas earlier
-Plant okra later
-Only ONE cucumber plant!!! Just one! No one needs more than one!
-More ground cherries, they did great and I love 'em
-Wouldn't bother with celery again, probably
-Would give radishes another shot, they did okay. I'd do kohlrabi again too
-Planted too many types of lettuce
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Huh, I've never considered estimating the weight of my hands, but after reading I can see the importance/application.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Love the contrast of all the greenery with the jelly ears!
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
This has been happening to me for like two weeks.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
That really sucks, it's not cool that they took you on as a student when they knew they'd be looking to leave the university. The closest comparison I have is I had a classmate whose PI left the university and offered to take her, but she decided to master out instead. It didn't affect her career and was ultimately a great move.
I think it's normal that you'd have trouble trusting them again and you should probably consider your options. Can you transfer to another lab in your department? Alternatively, you said you went through all the trouble to travel and apply at the new university. Can you still go and just pick a new lab there? If you're post-candidacy/quals/etc, they should hopefully respect that and maybe it can accelerate your track.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Well, did she have any?
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Sweet! There are some additional more specific arthropod communities (arachnids and myriapods off the top of my head) on mander.xyz if anyone is looking.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Leishmania too.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I've heard of this happening occasionally with cooked brown rice, so I guess it's not out of the question! My guess is that the corn will probably wilt and die before it gets big enough to poke holes in the bag. Are you using any lights? Leaving it in the dark at this stage might help discourage corn growth. But keep us posted on what happens
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I'm rocking with the PWA for now but you better believe I'm signed up for that Boost release
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Saving this to send to coworkers next time we have to go to a meeting that could have been an email
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Midday after working outside and getting really dirty or sweaty, when it's still bright enough outside that you don't have to turn the lights on and the bathroom is only lit from the window, you're already so hot from working that the water has to start out lukewarm, and also you have a shower beer. My favorite kind.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Bird's nest is so crazy looking! I found some near me last year and I've been watching for it to pop back up.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Some type of stonefly, I think.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I thought it might be "is shrimps bugs?"
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Whoah! It was pretty from above but the spots paired with the powdery blue wings is next level. Great shots, too!
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
This is a really insidious problem in my field of translational/comparative medicine. They were spot on that perpetrators are essentially protected by their positions, so it's difficult to enact any lasting positive change, and those negatively affected do often leave academia.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I had never heard of this before! Very thorough read, thank you for sharing.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I'm between Coprinellus disseminatus and Parasola plicatilis. It seems like Parasola is more common this time of year and more likely to grow on leaves.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Love NRG! There's so much to do I keep going back again and again.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I think others are right that a lot of the issues you're having are related to the size of the insurance you joined.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I spent all day Saturday weeding my vegetable garden and adding some radishes, leeks, summer squash, and wax beans I grew from seed. This is my first year growing ground cherries, and they're really taking off! They taste funky in a good way.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
What sort of issues are you having? It's been working pretty well for me using the PWA.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I don't have chooks anymore but joining to get my chicken fix vicariously, until I move and get some again of course!
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Fantastic vibes. Are the plants getting all their light from the window or do you have grow lights in there too?
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Love it!
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I love a radler. Also, this is one of the things I really miss about living in Iowa - the organized beer rides and brewery bike tours were fantastic, you could do one practically every weekend in the summer.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Not positive, but I'm thinking Stropharia. I think that looks like a veil on the stem.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
I echo the sentiment that we should not take a wait and see approach to bigotry and anti-science sentiment. We should defederate proactively.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 83%
I'd definitely check to see what's local to you, but I have a couple of ideas mostly relevant to my area in the Midwest, which is zone 6a/5b.
A lot of spring ephemerals like shade - trout lily, mayapple, trillium, and Jack in the pulpit come to mind. Wild geranium and ferns prefer shade.
A lot of shrubs are shade tolerant, including sweetfern, coralberry, spirea, gooseberry, bearberry, viburnum, mulberry, and pawpaw. In my area most of the understory is spicebush, sassafras, and dogwood.
Hope that gives you some inspiration!
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
Congrats! Welcome Twix!
I see these all over the Midwest. Learn about how Monotropa uses the fungal connection between tree roots to siphon nutrients [on this old webpage recommended by the US Forest Service.](http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/oct2002.html)
This coneflower I pass on my walk to work has been super popular with all kinds of insects
I love how tiny and delicate they are! Northern West Virginia.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
This was an awesome read and I greatly enjoyed it, really engaging. I'm going to look for tofu sheets and skins next time I visit the international market.
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
The patterns on the turtle are so cool!
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
A beautiful patch of oysters for sure!
LogLurker 1 year ago • 0%
There's also !herpetology@mander.xyz for those interested!
LogLurker 1 year ago • 100%
No way, I love that. Right up there with "man I love frogs" and "bugs do so much (for the environment)." A perfect trio of bumper stickers.
mander.xyz/c/isopodmyriapod !isopodmyriapod@mander.xyz I love all bugs - well, okay, I'm not big on ants - but isopods and millipedes are near and dear to me because I raise them as pets. I'm hoping there are some other invertebrate keepers lurking around here!
I believe this is Scolopocryptops sexspinosus, the eastern red centipede. Females protect the clutch from predators and mold spores, and some species also protect young after they hatch.
Hope this is an acceptable contribution here. I've been converting areas of my Midwestern yard to native plant habitat for the past 2+ years. It's sparkling with fireflies tonight while the surrounding grass yards are dark. Gives me a bit of a boost to get ready for tackling the sprouts of pokeweed and thistle tomorrow.
Welcome isopod and myriapod enthusiasts! Feel free to introduce yourselves, talk about your keep lists, etc. I'm located in the midwest and I've been keeping isopods and millipedes for a couple years. I have 30 isopod colonies and 10 millipede colonies. I'm picking up three new-to-me millipede species at a reptile show tomorrow and I'm pretty excited to get them home in their new setups.
mander.xyz/c/isopodmyriapod !isopodmyriapod@mander.xyz For all your isopod, millipede, and centipede photos, questions, and community.
Hello! I'm part of the reddit exodus. I have a background in biology and I'm into native plants, fungi, molds, reptiles and amphibians, and invertebrates. One of my favorite activities is flipping logs to see what I find, and I've started to clumsily dabble in macro photography. I also keep about 30 varieties of isopod and 10 millipede species. I'm passionate about ensuring their appropriate care and culture, and about photographing and identifying wild inverts. I'm hoping to create a community here for isopod/myriapod enthusiasts, and maybe one for canine coat color genetics/dog genetic testing. So far, the fediverse is pretty cool!