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@riley

When talking to ant people language isn't that important.

There is a shared understanding

@subjacentish

This is a nightmare.

@streetsblognyc

Better check the cars around my local NYPD station. They are THE WORST about this. I once reported a car that was parked on the sidewalk AND blocking a hydrant at the same time (it was also on a tree bed and harming the tree)

They did nothing.

Then I call the FDNY and they moved the car. So... call FDNY if you see a blocked hydrant.

A man is found dead in a parked car in NYC. He was there for a *week* ... should not be possible in NYC given the strict parking rules.

However, parking rules are not enforced near police stations (something many communities have complained about) Police officers often illegally park their cars in those areas, so they are not policed.

@streetsblognyc

Sauropods.win

(sauropods.win)

@SarraceniaWilds

I haven't! It's been a few years.

Here is one store (I have not shopped with them, but by looking at related listings you'll find more there are like a dozen. Many are also "pet shops" so don't be alarmed if you find they sell things for cats and dogs too. )

(www.aliexpress.com)

@llewelly @Bfordham

This is making me think about "wealthy bugs of importance" again.

@riley

People call aliexpress "Chinese Amazon" but it's not really like amazon at all... it's like amazon+etsy+ebay in some ways.

@Bfordham

@riley

By "interact" I mean we send each other horrible google translated notes back and forth through the terrible built in message system on aliexpress.

But one guy helped me cure a bad mold problem when I was just starting out.

@bryan

It'll grow back... probably...

@riley

IDK.

I've mostly interacted with ant people on aliexpress. There are a lot of small businesses that make ant nests, ant keeping supplies etc.

They are very friendly, and some are pretty serious about insect conservation although they are hobbyists.

But also they don't sell ants, just things to keep them as pets.

@hannah

um

@riley

If they start getting more international customers they might. But it looks like they have a brick and mortar shop and are doing booming business in China as it is.

I guess there are a lot of crab fans.

@riley

I'm more concerned about rare species being poached and don't know enough about crabs to say if there is any cause for concern on that front. I will leave it to crab experts to point out such problems and anyone wanting to buy these kinds of things should research the species.

The shop keepers speak no English and for all I know they are perfect conservationists. I just think their taxidermy work is amazing. These are hand painted with life-like resin eyes added.

@riley

None of them. They are real crab shells.

"More Crabs Photo" ?

Thank God. I was getting worried.

"Crabs Home Store" is an interesting small business out of Jiangsu China that sells internationally over aliexpress. (There are a surprising range of crafts and art on aliexpress if you know how to find them under all the plastic junk.)

They do crab taxidermy it's amazing to look at. I'm very thankful I'm not as interested in crabs as ants or this place would be very dangerous for my wallet.

(www.aliexpress.com)

This is the newest "Deep Look" and you should watch the whole thing because it's very good. But, I have cue'd up the video to this special few seconds where the stick insect wiggles her feet and I need someone to enjoy this with me.

Look at the way this bug wiggles her feet!

@pthane

I think about what the ants must think every day.

I don’t claim understand war, but I’ve noticed that the people who tend to say “you don’t understand war” *really* don’t seem understand it.