Notices by myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)

Carpenter ants are “large ants” but this nanitic is so small she can only move one sand grain at a time. She is making progress with every trip. #antqueen

Maybe it's over?

I still don't trust it. Not till next Monday will I even start to think it might be real.

But will they stop killing and dropping bombs now please? If that is the case it's a good thing. We can review if it was "worth it" later. Let the peace take hold.

Please.

OK I went to go get some fresh basil for my dinner on the deck of our apartment and there was ANOTHER ant queen just waiting there.

This is a pavement ant queen. I might be nice to keep her in a petri-dish nest...

So which one of you is tipping all these ants off where I live?

"technology that could be more powerful than nation states"

In the context of anthropic, GPT, mythos et al what could this mean?

I recognize that it simply being hype is likely. Fear hype. But, some people really seem sincere. What do they *think* it means?

How could a "superintelligence" be "more powerful than nation states?"

Do they mean it could predict the future? That's the only thing I can think of. It gives you... like good stock tips.

I get a little worried when I can't even get into the headspace of the people that I'm in an argument with.

A company or a person can sue Google for misinformation in their AI overview. But when the AI overview says that Lasius myops is a social parasite when this ant is clearly being confused with Lasius interjectus who can sue on her behalf?

If it says that Lasius brunneus is "invasive" and so someone wipes out their colonies (even though they are a helpful native species) who can bring a case of defamation for the ants?

Lies cause harm, but there is only a way to protect capital from this harm.

@skinnylatte

"a bride of Christ forever? ... a bride of SOMEONE forever..."

@IngaLovinde

Yes. That's a great set of photos and also... that is a spider!

What makes a good set of ant photos?
(for ID)

* Show the face: the placement of the antennae, the size of the eyes etc. are all important.
* Show the petioles: (these are the little balls or spikes that connect the gaster to the mesoma ... that is the connection between the "ant butt" and the "ant middle")
* Show the texture: The hairs, the surface texture can really help.
* Give the location: when all else fails location is a big help.

You can use multiple photos to get better results.

It's in Brazil and it's not a tiny ant.

It's probably a carpenter ant? IDK. This isn't fair.

There are like 30,000 species of ants on this planet and people still post photos like this and ask for an ID.

Please for the love of god get a clip on lens for your phone. Hold up a magnifying glass. ANYTHING.

And the worst part. I will sit here wondering what kind of ant this is anyways.

The fight about Trump's name on the Kennedy center bores me to death. Seems like so much of the time of 'our' courts is taken up with rich people in a slap fight with each other. Defamation lawsuits, this name thing. (There are people in jail waiting months for a hearing...)

But what I don't get is why the court deciding that the name must come down is an order being followed by ... who? Trump's people at the center?

It's very funny that it is covered up.

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But, to the point of force, right down to the "and then they would arrest you" can someone explain *why* the name came down? Why doesn't Trump just ignore the court?

The court orders the name must come down. Great. Very funny.

But why listen. Why don't we get "oh OK I'll take it down" but then nothing happens?

How does the power flow?

That seems a little important to me maybe.

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@jwcph

A lot of people are despondent. Saying things like "he will cancel the election"

How exactly? Will he put a gun to Gov. Hochul of NY's head? (and at least 20 other governors?)

"he will do marshal law"

They tried that in MN. They don't have the man power to do it nationwide. They don't even have enough to take NYC, that's why ICE has not cracked down here like in MN.

Middle class people throwing fits works.

@jwcph

I don't like it when people are despondent and defeated since that's the ONLY way that these clowns win in the long term. If we just give up and believe that an election could be canceled. Or stay in our houses if ICE shows up and tries to shut down every street.

MN saved us all really. It's an illustration of the limits.

@Uair @jwcph

I've been putting up signs in the park that say "Pollinator Sanctuary Do Not Mow" in a small ragged area of my mostly ignored inner city park. It's working. If there are a lot of people who really love the idea of the wildflowers being mowed someone might find out that the signs aren't real. But I can do it because I care the most about this issue, (and I want to think because I'm right about it being better for the park.)

This is how a lot of power works.

In an ant bar you don't need cups. You just serve the drinks on plates because of the surface tension.

Leave your colony cuticular hydrocarbons at the door. The Hairy Gaster is a place where a working ant can relax after a hard shift and have a nice cool glass of nectar and a good laugh with the girls.

Come once, come twice and soon you'll be a regular too. Don't miss "free thrips Thursday" or the "Tall Ant" contest each spring!

A fermented nectar bar for ants called "The Hairy Gaster"

(I leave "hairy gaster" as the reason for an ID often enough that I've thought about this for a bit. )

I've created a search on iNaturalist that lets you look at all of the different kinds of nests that ants construct.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?project_id=ant-architecture-the-nests-and-constructions-of-ants&verifiable=any&place_id=any