Chebucto Regional Softball Club

@Catfish_Man
Brother, respectfully, how have you survived for multiple decades?

@jamesrg

I also have a number of "outside colonies" that I think of as mine. I may bring them a treat and am always excited to see if they will emerge after another winter.

Camponotus japonicus might be your ants, if by wood ants you mean carpenters? Their nests are invaded by an interesting caterpillar that fools the ants into feeding it. Diabolical!

@natevw

@jamesrg

What kind of ants do you keep?

... what if the ants want it to "beef up their mandibles" ?

Poor girls, that makes even less sense. Oh the evils of social media.

(Tempted to make a parody video where a bunch of minor workers look at a major worker chewing up pine resin and copy her trying to get bigger mandibles. )

All the "looks maxers" are chewing "gum mastic" which is basically pine resin and a traditional natural gum?

I am concerned it might pull out ones teeths?

Anyway, they chew it to "beef up the jaw" I don't think this is a thing. It's very hard to make a muscle larger with targeted training that is not in the limbs. Facial fat distribution has more to do with this.

But, my ants adore pine resin so I'm tempted to get some for them. But feel compelled to explain that it is for my ants.

@mcsquank

It doesn't make much sense otherwise. Though I'm happy to have anyone fill me in more.

@cam

Now THATS how you clear a crosswalk.

I think if you just pass out little "bopper bats" to NYC pedestrians this would just become another part of the culture.

If you have kids this age check they have opportunities to make things.

I mean, this is always important. But maybe just a little more.

I can think of nothing more age appropriate for a fifth grader (age 10 or 11) than binding a tiny book. The smaller the better.

I have noticed starting last year, (and much worse this year) a dip in, well, skill with tools among 10 year-olds. More of them struggle a bit with scissors or a needle but they are very excited to do things with their hands.

I think this might be a lock-down thing.

They are getting better, though.

@ColesStreetPothole @TheEffekt

History channel was never great.

@ColesStreetPothole @TheEffekt

That is horrifying.

@brett

Do kangaroo airplane ears mean the same thing as cat airplane ears?

@derekvanvliet

I said "NO!" out loud.

@derekvanvliet

This is delightful and the perfect balance of goofy, emotional and terrifying.

@TheEffekt

How close did you get to see it?

I'm sorry, the thought that ball lighting might be real and might come in your house is terrifying.

Please consider the deadly ball of energy that bounces and hovers.

No thank you.

@brett

What that bird doin?

@tobinbaker

He wasn't even all that upset about the ... you know the murder part. It was more "nyah I don't want my tax dollars in this war"

I ... I will take it I suppose.

@johnlink142

I do not, but she is a rare model.