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@apLundell

OK it looks exactly like the dried ants people sell to eat for some reason that I know about because ... well I have looked for every ant thing that exists.

@apLundell

Those are "edible ants" some people like to eat dried ants.

It's probably fine. IDK.

@Virginicus

You might think but look at this:

The sheen on the shell, the color, those aren't just natural to a dead crab shell.

And most important the life like eyes, which are made of resin to mimic what the living crab/lobster would look like.

This is an artform.

It's subtle, but amazing.

@gnomekat @peachymist

@apLundell

It's not an ant and I almost don't want to admit that I have this one speed dial in my bookmarks... yet... who else would keep track of such things.

etsy.com

(www.etsy.com)

(I am curious what "ethically sourced wasp" means. )

@Moss

...
...

I know I shouldn't bite but...

How exactly could a crab take a shower?

@graydon

You know they'd be good at it though!

@Gorfram

Depends?

https://knithacker.com/2011/05/domestic-hunting-trophy-ant

@bri_seven

Yeah. Poor babies. Even if it's kind of a fascinating study.

@subjacentish

I really wish the notion that someone having trouble "is on drugs" wasn't such a common assumption OR an excuse to just totally dismiss their distress and treat them badly.

Because even when it is "drugs" that's no excuse for failing to really see or help a person who is having a health crisis.

I was just not aware of the concept of crab taxidermy. But it seems like it's a fairly developed art. A little creepy for my tastes, but I can see the appeal.

@riley

The current problem is I can't tell when someone is using machine translation sometimes... so I always just ask (and of course I send my messages in both languages and the Chinese clearly labeled as "machine translated" )

Which can make some people who know English annoyed... but I need to know. A person can send you this very clear-sounding text but it's not saying what they think.

@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