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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2023 03:53:11 JST 
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🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨
The cuckoo wasp is a beautiful insect that is very complex. Its colors include beautiful blues and greens, and they are often spotted when trying to become parasites to other insects. However, they have a tough exterior body structure that makes it difficult for other insects to sting and paralyze them.
To lay their eggs, they have the ability to change their smell, so other insects don’t always know what they’re doing. They also can curl their body into a ball, which is unlike other varieties of wasps. They can complete this maneuver when they are being threatened by a host of other insects.
The cuckoo wasp is also known as the emerald wasp from the family Chrysididae. There are more than 3,000 different species of Cuckoo wasp, and they are unique because of their very brightly colored body and wings.
Cuckoo wasps are solitary in nature, so they don’t build large nests with other wasps of their kind. The females hide in various spots nearby where they’re able to watch their eggs/larvae. They know when the host wasp has come and gone from the nest, and they will wait until the coast is clear. -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 08:13:55 JST
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Executioner wasps are a species of social wasp found in Central and South America, mostly being spotted in Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Though they’re not commonly found in the United States, they are sometimes discovered in Texas.
Nicknamed the King of Sting, the executioner wasp is considered the most venomous wasp in the world with the most painful sting of them all. The pain encountered once stung is due to the histamine (inflammation, dilates blood vessels, affects muscle contractions) and norepinephrines (increases heart rate) properties in their venom that break down living cells and tissues around the sting site. It has a near unparalleled burning and throbbing sensation that can leave the effected area swollen and painful for days following the initial sting. Chances are, you would be okay if you got stung. But, if you’re allergic to insect stings, or if you’re a child or elderly individual, this would be one of the very worst insects to get stung by and it could certainly lead to your death.
Executioner wasps mainly feed on caterpillars before they turn into moths and butterflies. This gnarly insect often times decapitates its prey, much like that of a praying mantis.
They have an impressive longevity to them, generally living between 6-and-18 months, which is just astounding when considering the lifespan of other insects. -
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ThatLuxGuy (thatloxguy2@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 04-Dec-2023 07:54:02 JST 
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 04-Dec-2023 05:06:07 JST
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The lovebug (Plecia nearctica) is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast. It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug.
As for lovebugs looking strange when flying together attached, they are actually mating. During the mating process, the male lovebug attaches to the female lovebug and only disengages during the daytime while resting on vegetation never during flight or at night, Fasulo said. Successful mating takes as much as 12 hours, and the female lovebug dies within 86 hours of laying eggs.
Lovebugs' larvae feed on partially decayed vegetation in the landscape and, in this respect, are beneficial to humans. Adults primarily feed on nectar from various plants, particularly sweet clover, goldenrod, and Brazilian pepper. The lovebug is considered a nuisance by many motorists, especially in Florida, due to its swarming behavior during the species' mating season.
Love bug swarms can become so dense that they can reduce visibility for drivers on the road. It’s important that you take particular care when driving in May and September, which are their main breeding months. Some areas may have signs warning you that bug swarms are possible. -
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M. Night Charlemayne (deerblood@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 10:28:19 JST 
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@BigDuck @Owl @bnonews Get her ass -
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PeachySummer (peachysummer@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 15:27:19 JST 
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What is it trying to say, grandad? -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 05:21:32 JST
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Northern shrimp are protandrous hermaphrodites – they begin life as males and sexually mature at roughly 2½ years old. They transform to females at about 3½ years old. They start spawning in late July in offshore waters, mainly in deep mud basins in the southwestern Gulf of Maine. By early fall, most adult females have pushed their eggs out onto their abdomen. They prey on plankton (tiny floating plants and animals) and bottom-dwelling invertebrates.
Northern shrimp are found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Arctic Oceans. On the U.S. Atlantic coast, northern shrimp are mainly found in waters off of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
Fishermen mainly use otter trawls to harvest northern shrimp, although some Maine fishermen use traps. Northern shrimp are harvested over soft mud bottoms, which are more resilient to the impacts of trawling compared to structured habitats such as corals. Also, the small mesh in the shrimp otter trawls creates more drag than a groundfish net and can’t be towed as fast for the same size net, reducing the potential impact on shrimp habitat. -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 02-Dec-2023 03:33:10 JST
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🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨
The Common Buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) is brown above. The forewing features two orange bars and two large black eyespots outlined in orange. The hindwing has two eyespots, with the upper one being the largest and containing a magenta crescent.
Their name is because the eyespots on these butterflies resemble the shoots of the buckeye (also known as horse chestnut), a type of tree that mostly thrives in North America and Eurasia.
It cannot live in freezing temperatures, but moves quickly northward in the spring to most of the United States and south Canada. The population swells in the fall during the southward migration.
The Common buckeye caterpillar has a predominantly black thorax. It has light-colored spots that pepper the entirety of the black surface. As the caterpillar grows, the spines become less pronounced.
Adults feed mainly on nectar, and occasionally on mud from the edge of puddles (probably for salts and other minerals).
These creatures feed on plant matter rich in a bitter-tasting chemical compound called ‘iridoid glycoside’, since predators including wasps, birds, ants, and other small animals prefer consuming caterpillars poor in this compound over those that have a rich concentration of it in their bodies. -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 03:35:57 JST
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@Hyolobrika UN countries should stop participating in the destruction of their homes to begin with, but I suppose that is an important part of the plan to create a reason that they need to be spread out across the globe. All of these unique cultures will be totally decimated and we will have one homogenized prison planet. -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 01:31:56 JST
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@Hyolobrika refugees are the worst -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 00:43:23 JST
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@Hyolobrika cringe -
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ロミンちゃん (romin@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023 21:57:11 JST 
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023 23:37:29 JST
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Clymene moth (The Blessing Moth) is an Erebidae moth indigenous to the eastern parts of North America. English naturalist Peter Brown first described this species in 1776.
When opened, the wings appear creamy-yellow, partially bordered in a dark brown line extending inward from the margin lying close to the anal angle. When closed, the color and pattern remain unchanged, with the brownish-black markings forming a cross.
The larvae are brownish-black, with a yellow stripe on the mid-dorsal region. Their bodies are covered with spines.
The Clymene moth is said to have immense spiritual symbolism. The name Clymene holds great significance in Greek mythology, as it was the name of many people like a Cretan princess, a water nymph, an Orchomenian princess, and so on. Moreover, the wings form a pattern similar to the Holy Cross, especially when closed. Thus, seeing these moths is considered a good omen and a blessing indeed. -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023 00:16:02 JST
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🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨
Nephrops norvegicus, known variously as the Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, shlobster (shrimp-lobster), langoustine (compare langostino) or scampi, is a slim, coral colored lobster that grows up to 25 cm (10 in) long, and is "the most important commercial crustacean in Europe". It is now the only extant species in the genus Nephrops, after several other species were moved to the closely related genus Metanephrops. It lives in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, and parts of the Mediterranean Sea, but is absent from the Baltic Sea and Black Sea. Adults emerge from their burrows at night to feed on worms and fish.
A carapace covers the animal's cephalothorax, while the abdomen is long and segmented, ending in a broad tail fan. The first three pairs of legs bear claws, of which the first are greatly elongated and bear ridges of spines. Of the two pairs of antennae, the second is the longer and thinner. There is a long, spinous rostrum, and the compound eyes are kidney-shaped, providing the name of the genus, from the Greek roots νεφρός (nephros, "kidney") and ὄψ ("eye").
Their shells are a light shade of orange and, unlike lobsters’ shells, they don’t change color when they are cooked. The smaller langoustines caught are particularly prized for the sweet meat found in their tails, which you might see being advertised as “scampi” on restaurant menus. The larger specimens might not be quite as tasty, but they do offer up more meat from the body and claws.
You might also see langoustines being sold as Dublin Bay prawns or Norway lobster.
The langoustine has become hugely important to the Scottish fishing industry, which was decimated by a ban on herring fishing in the 1970s, and Scotland now provides more than half of the amount of langoustines eaten around the world. -
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Rusty Crab (rustycrab@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 08:22:43 JST 
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Alienwares are horrific shitty laptops that you should never buy for a myriad of reasons, which makes it a real shame that they might have the best integrated keyboards out there right now -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 03:42:39 JST
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Nearly the same size as the emperor scorpion, the Javanese jungle scorpion is much harder to find, and as a result it’s highly-sought after. It’s native to the rainforests of Indonesia, and as such it likes a humid, wet environment. They’re somewhat aggressive, but they prefer to pinch rather than sting.
These venomous arachnids are native to the tropical rainforests of Java, Indonesia, where they can be found hiding under logs and rocks, or burrowed in the ground. Javanese Jungle Scorpions, also known as Heterometrus javanensis, are part of the family Scorpionsidae. They belong to the same genus as the popular pet species, the Emperor Scorpion (Pandinus imperator). However, Javanese Jungle Scorpions are generally larger and more robust in size, with a distinctive orange coloration on their pincers and tail. They can reach lengths of up to 8 inches, with a lifespan of 5-7 years in captivity.
Javanese Jungle Scorpions are easily recognizable by their large size and orange coloration on their pincers and tail. They have eight legs and two pincers, or pedipalps, which they use for grasping and tearing apart their prey. They also have a venomous stinger on their tail, which they use for self-defense and capturing prey.
Like all scorpions, Javanese Jungle Scorpions undergo a process called metamorphosis, where they go through several stages of development from birth to adulthood. When they are first born, they are called “scorpionids” and are tiny, translucent versions of adult scorpions. They will molt, or shed their exoskeleton, several times as they grow and develop. -
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Matty-kun (rnatty@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Nov-2023 09:45:07 JST 
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I am so sorry this is a parody account that I haven't checked in months
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Nov-2023 02:16:17 JST
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🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨
Triops longicaudatus is commonly known as a tadpole shrimp, because the body superficially resembles a frog larva. Triops longicaudatus is a fairly large tadpole shrimp, with a length of 10 to 40 mm long, a width of 3 to 8 mm, and a mass of 2 to 2.5 g. The body of T. longicaudatus tends to be a brown or grayish-yellow color, and is segmented into a head, thorax, and abdomen.
Triops longicaudatus can exhibit several different reproductive methods. While T. longicaudatus may reproduce sexually, it is very rare, and the majority of populations are female-dominated. As such, parthenogenesis is the most common method of reproduction. A third reproductive strategy is selfing (self-fertilization), which can exist in a population that is largely composed of hermaphrodites. In all cases, fertilization is external.
Triops longicaudatus has three eyes that are most likely used to identify food and potential partners (if reproduction for the population is sexual). Posterior to the eyes is a dorsal, nuchal organ that is most likely used for chemoreception.
These small crustaceans use appendages called phyllopods to push themselves forward in the water. They are constantly moving during the day and are found swimming in the water column. These crustaceans possess exopods which allow them to dig in the mud in search for food. -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 27-Nov-2023 06:29:34 JST
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The House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) is a yellowish grey centipede with 15 pairs of legs. Originally native to the Mediterranean region, the species has spread to other parts of the world, where it usually lives in human homes. The House Centipede is an insectivore that kills and eats insects.
In an act of defence, when one of the house centipedes legs is held down, it drops that leg in hopes that the attacker will be distracted by the temporarily twitching appendage. Unlike most other centipedes, House Centipedes and their close relatives have well-developed, faceted eyes.
Outdoors, house centipedes prefer to live in cool, damp places. Most live outside, primarily under large rocks, piles of wood and especially in compost piles.
Within the home, these centipedes are found in almost any part of the house, most commonly, they are encountered in basements, bathrooms and lavatories, where there is a lot more water, but they can also be found in dry places like offices, bedrooms and dining rooms.
Because they eat household pests, house centipedes are considered among the most beneficial creatures that inhabit human dwellings, but because of their alarming, frightening appearance and painful bite, few homeowners are willing to share a home with them. They do not cause damage to food or furniture.
The house centipede is capable of biting a human, but this seldom occurs. When it does, it is no worse than a minor bee sting. The worst one can usually expect from a house centipedes bite is some pain and a slight swelling at the location of the bite. -
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kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 26-Nov-2023 05:08:01 JST
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Lysiosquillina maculata, the zebra mantis shrimp, striped mantis shrimp or razor mantis, is a species of mantis shrimp found across the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the Galápagos and Hawaiian Islands. At a length up to 40 cm, L. maculata is the largest mantis shrimp in the world. L. maculata may be distinguished from its congener L. sulcata by the greater number of teeth on the last segment of its raptorial claw, and by the colouration of the uropodal endopod, the distal half of which is dark in L. maculata but not in L. sulcata. A small artisanal fishery exists for this species.
Lysiosquillina maculata display social monogamy with maternal egg care, meaning the females are the ones taking care of the eggs. Social monogamy is usually attributed to the large and costly to construct burrows of these species. These burrows are used for protection, and as a place to hide and wait for prey. In addition, there is a large risk associated with finding mates. Lysiosquillina maculata also displays sexual dimorphism, with males having larger raptorial appendages, although males and females have similar overall body sizes.
The zebra mantis shrimp is an example of a "spearing" mantis shrimp.
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