>springtime arrows>wasps, stinkbugs, boxelder bugs, swallows, mice, carpet beetles, gigantic spiders, woodpeckers, and mason bees never cease assaulting and invading all areas of the house nonstopI fucking hate nature this time of yearWinter was nice and cozy and now I have to deal with this shit until usually the middle of next Fall.Why don't architects design houses to be impenetrable to all these asshole animals?
>>4777789springtime arrows sounds like a blackgaze band name
>>4777787Annoying as shit invasive animals are gods/mother natures punishment depending on how religious/hippy you are for the hubris of humanity. As we further push our boundaries of adaptation and tread new frontiers in new environments so shall the animal friends piggy back onto our migration, and become the apex predator somewhere else. Much like humanity. They'll be annoying as shit, if you truly want to stop it you'll need to tackle it at your geographical barriers like Alberta and their rat problem or Australia, but regulations will only stop it so much. Stinkbugs and their annoying zombie states are our collective punishment.
>>4780167total carpenter bee death
I haven't had a house spider in years despite leaving the windows open 24/7 during the spring and summerIt's over
>>4777864Frogs, dragonflies, ladybugs, birds, zaplamps>>4778175I love them
What is the most normie misconception you are annoyed by? Mine has to be the that a panther is its own species.
>>4774257Wait, that isn’t true? I thought it was weird that bacteria could kill so fast but just chalked it up to being some weird niche thing because Pacific islands are already full of weird niche things.
>>4769968Epitectus, the most honored philosopher at Rome's peak, was a slave
>>4776896Who the fuck told you that? Do you mean they bite you?
>>4780084Epitectus was the slave of Epaphroditus, a rich secretary to Nero, so not quite an ordinary one either
>>4779004that third one is true, it's just that people don't know their real intentions.
Fake Snake Editionprevious: >>4734529This thread is dedicated to all animals of the reptilia and amphibia classes. Topics include, but are not limited to: geckos, snakes of all kinds, frogs, salamanders, newts, turtles, tortoises, and much more. Before asking a question, do a search on the internet to see if it has been answeredClassifieds for finding breeders and products:>morphmarket.com>kingsnake.com>faunaclassifieds.com>reptilescanada.com (Canadian breeders)>caudata.orgMost forums will have a "for sale" section on them, so look for that, especially if you have a specific herp you want. Craigslist can also be a good source for cheap aquariums, and make sure to check for any reptile expos that occur in your area.When asking a question, make sure to include these details:>Type and size of animalComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>4781426I live in the northeast as well actually, on a short trip to Georgia. Got a couple spots scoped out this spring to look for copperheads and rattlesnakes in MA though, really would like to see them before they're totally extirpated.
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>>4781138I'm considering getting on my hiking game this year, I slacked off last year. Although that somehow didn't stop me from accidentally herping. But this year, I'm hoping to motivate myself onto the trails and look around for some snakes and amphibians. One of my folks is moving down south, so I'm hoping that'll also give me some new opportunities to do herping.
>>4781138Dont have anything super interesting (to most people) where I live but I still like to herp.
This is gumbo, my first toad and pet.
Good ol' bettas.
Mouthbrooding > bubble nests
>>4780073Which one is the best? Also don’t we have one of these already?
>baby comet in a ~8-10 gal tub, about 1.5 inches>big filter, plants in the filter, floating plants on top>perfect waterFeels good manWhat do you all think a reasonable minimum is for an adult comet? Is a 100 gal stock tub pond okay? 75?
>lazy bake>voldermort forced meme>no imagesNice, real bake below.>>4780265>>4780265>>4780265
Bump
Bearbros...
>>4780132Damn. I honestly thought bears would clinch this match up. At least grizzlies. Everyone knows the black ones are pushovers.
>>4780168They probably do. There’s plenty of accounts of bears fucking up lions, even black bears>pick x animal>go to console wars forum>look for accounts of it winning fights with y animal>pick out only the ones that show it winning“See, my favourite is the strongest”
>>4780179Guess it can come down to a lot of things when dealing with big predators like this, fully grown vs juvenile/senile, injured, sick, drugged, etc.
>>4780229Plus these are animals in captivity that probably aren't treated well or mentally sound to begin with, it's not a very good venue to choose a fight with.
>>4780229Those boars were kept in captivity and abused to shit of course they were going to loose to a lion
>open cute dog video on any platform >features utterly unfunny baby talk captions for the dog's internal monologue>soundtrack consists of infantile nursery rhyme-tier retard mongoloid learning disability musici just wanna see cute dogs man
>>4778907NGL, I feel you on that one.Any cat video from 2022 onwards is stretched to a weird resolution or has vine booms on it in order to make it more ironic.Why does liking cats have to be ironic?!
>>4778907It’s because those videos are aimed at middle aged women or literal children
>wojakhidden and not read
>>4778907>girlfriend feels the need to show me 20 of these a week
>>4780123don’t larp
why do you guys love animals?
>>4778061This. I believe in environmentalism, but we are different from animals and that's a good thing. It also makes animals interesting, and the cute ones lovable, because they're like the dumber, instinct-driven versions of us. I think that's the appeal of videos where animals demonstrate recognizable emotions, like that webm of the horse fuming jealously when the humans take the other horse out for a walk. It's sympathetic to us and different from us at the same time.
>>4778063>also they don't get corrupted by power or money.I mean, yeah, they have no concept of ‘money’, but power? We have a lot of instances of animals killing, harassing or whatever else just because they can, which is pretty close to what happens with us
We share this planet with myriad conscious lives so completely foreign to us. I wouldn't call it love, I would call it camaraderie, respect, fascination and empathy.
Because they don't insult me or hate me for my autistic hobbies
>>4780093Well, not to your face.
>TRAININGThe Dog Daddy https://www.youtube.com/c/thedogdaddyJoel Beckman https://www.youtube.com/@BDTrainingCesar Milan https://www.youtube.com/@CesarMillanOfficialAVOID: "positive-only" snake-oil salespeople, anyone who critiques other trainers without video proof of them working with difficult dogs (examples: Emily Larlham, Zak George)>NUTRITIONWaterRaw protein (80%)Organs (10%)Raw bones (10%)Vegetables (optional)Supplements (optional)AVOID: "nutrition" advice sponsored by dog "food" companiesComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>4779907Belgian Malinois > any of these dogs
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>>4779865Biggest Samoyed advantages?
>>4780021>>4780034Kek’d
How do I help my labrador with hip dysplasia?
>”The nest of the Peruvian booby is made of almost pure guano.”The Peruvian booby is officially the Pajeet of the bird kingdom
>>4779789but that would be gross…
>>4779828>the whiiiites>it turns out to just be the british or the dutch>the brooooooowns>it turns out it was just the indians or the crips and the bloods were cleanRacebait is so stale. Can we get a better culture war?
>>4777843kys sheltered bitch>Captcha: OYYYM4
>>4779949I will keep my sanity, thanks for the concern.
>>4777713If you think about it, yogurt is basically shitbeer too
So birds decided to nest in my hanging basket again, and as I too it down to water I noticed one of the eggs looks different than the others. Does anyone here know why that is? Should I take out the brown egg and smash it on the pavement?
I've seen chipping sparrow feeding a cowbird. And 2 of her own sparrow chicks. The cowbird demands more food and grows so quickly.This is interestinghttps://www.audubon.org/news/how-does-cowbird-learn-be-cowbird
>>4777439OP never said which part of the US he's from
>>4777180Just because they're native doesn't mean they shouldn't be wiped out.
>>4777153update us OP if you decide to go with this
>>4777076>>4777133>brown-headed cowbirdThis is the first thing that came to my mind since theyre a parasitic-something-or-other (cant remember) that lays eggs in other birds' nests
What do you think of this video?https://youtu.be/5GGX_5WxQ1M?si=kQ_HXJlsTp25FoXq
>>4780008I think I'm not gonna watch your video
>>4780025Watch it
>>4780038no
>One opportunity to be born in a Universe>It's completely Nihilistic in nature.>One opportunity to be born as an intelligent species.>They dislike its true nature so much that they prefer to live in illusions. I know people talk about how octopuses could develop significantly due to their intelligence, if only they didn't strave themselves to death after breeding. But, isn't it the perfect adaptation to the nature of this world? If anything, they seem superior to us in every manner, as they can turn into enlightened buddhists on their own after breeding.
>>4775876they cant develop a language because they have no means to reliably transmit information to the next gen, they live on their own devices without inherited knowledge
>>4775411>>4775876Don’t they detach their cum filled tentacle to give to a female to put up her vagina to reproduce? Very strange process
>>4776999trips confirm octi evolved passed indoctrination and is born and dies enlightened
>>4776999>own devices without inherited knowledgeThat's really interesting for an intelligent animal.
What breed of cat is this?
>>4778440buttsniffers gonna buttsniff
>>4778440>QUICK ZOOM AWAY FROM IT ZOOM AWAY AAAAAA
>>4778160I'll bet Bambi never had to put up with this shit.
>>4778160>>4779166>>4779241>>4779670They got 'im coming and going.
>>4778160normal
Babe wake up, new sasquatch picture just dropped. This was posted by a boomer women on a British Columbia hiking group on FB.
>>4779206>looks like a camerawhich phone, some crazy android flagship? this looks like a heavy crop from a lower end camera like a micro four thirds, or the periscope zoom lens on android phones with nice camera.
>>4779217Someone bet her $200 she wouldn't do it
>>4779192that’s just what the indians over there are like
>>4779193>BarbShe even has the boomer name
I wish it were real, but Jesus look at that silly face.
73% East Frisian, 13% Cotswold, 8.5% Lacaune, 6.5% Polypay.birthed as a triplet. from a line that tends towards trips. bred for exceptional milk production and with focus on bag health genetics. she is of their finest wool line, among their non-wool (dairy) breeds, thus the incorporation of Polypay and Cotswold. she will be bottle fed by us to raise her tame. 10 days old when we pick her up. fed/raised by her mum till we arrive.she will be bred to our white Lacaune/Awassi/Frisian ram next spring.this is the final off-premises ewe we will purchase for many years. she completes the genetic profile and diversity of our dairy flock.truly an amazing tri-purpose animal to have. this is the pinnacle of our self-sufficient food chain.
We got her to feed on the drive home yesterday. 8oz total. 90% of that was at 17:00 aboot 1.5 hr before we got home.we let her settle in and relax from travel while we did farm chores, made dinner and showered. we fed her again at 22:00 then went to bed. she slept all the way through the night. not a peep until 6:00.everything looks great today. she seems happy and hungry. fed her 6oz at 7:15.I'm off to work. wife will care for her during the days, I can help evenings.the trip, purchase, total combined expenses and baby bottle care is/will be stressful, but it should all work out. the risky part is behind us.Live For More. Thrive On Less. Become Self-Sufficient.
>>4778725D'oh! Sorry, was thinking about the >>4776532question.
Our trepidation has been assuaged. day 2 at her new home. she enthuastically drains bottles. she is energetic and seems to be calming down aboot the goings on in the hoose. she is still skiddish, at times of sudden movement, as a prey animal, but she seems to be adjusting.she will stay inside our hoose, in a kennel, in The Great Room, for at least another week. we want her to be sturdy and strong before she goes in with her sister-wives.
>>4776734I just wish chicken tasted better.
>>4776527This is how I talk about my tinder dates
