Why haven't we domesticated deer?
>>5146781I dont think there will ever be large scale farming and domeatication of deer.Like you said that niche is already filled and in most places theyre abundant.
>>5146764It's illegal where I live
>>5146766t. Santa
>>5157234based
Havent kept up with my deer friends recently as much as I should be doing
I thought it was funny and likes seeing their organs.>Grow up>Feel overwhelming guilt for hurting so many snails >They did nothing wrong, they just wanted to have a good day>Try and be kinder to snails nowPlease try and teach your kids that snails are not bad creatures and just want to have a good day.It sounds dumb but I genuinely feel like such an asshole for how many snails I just let die in slow horrible ways for nothing but my twisted childhood entertainment, only to see them now as something totally wholesome and sweet
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>>5159240DONT DO IT
>>5142806kids are retarded, dont feel too bad. Also note that people who own pet snails report that their snails constantly scrape their teeth across their flesh when picked up, but they're not sharp enough to do any damage so it doesn't hurt. They do it IMMEDIATELY upon feeling the skin of their owners, and they don't stop upon discovering nothing is happening, they just keep doing it.If a snail could strip the flesh from a humans bones it would do it without a second's hesitation, they just can't.
>>5159561I don't blame animals for lacking human compunctions. The fact that snails would eat us if given the opportunity doesn't make its behaviour morally culpable. As humans it's our right and responsibility to treat all beings with what grace we can afford in our own lives.
>>5159565well yeah, I also believe that animals are all basically innocent regardless of their behavior because they lack the capability for malice ("I can do no wrong, because I do not know what wrong is"), and I similarly feel that the power humanity wields over the natural world comes with an attendant responsibility to protect it, but I still couldnt help but look at snails a little differently when I learned they would immediately eat a person on contact if they were able to.
House centipedes. I get these fuckers are pest removers, basically less messy and less efficient spidersBut how the fuck do I stop having actual heart attacks seeing one at 2am in the garage? It's maybe one a year that I see one but I saw two over the last month and I'm about to lose it
>>5157542>What man is frightened of a house centipede?I'm not OP but house centipedes are the one thing I *am* afraid of. They're my Achilles heel, they unnerve the shit out of me.
>>5158146They're just skittery eyebrows escaped from an old man's face.As I said, proper centipedes are fucking terrifying, but house? They're basically just inside caterpillars to me
>>5157508It ain't worth it. They go in the fire.
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>>5157508I'm not scared of the centipede itself, I'm startled by the sudden spider-like movement.Once I learn it is a centipede, I am chill.
Does it SUCK to be a herbivore especially mammalian herbivores?>you can't digest cellulose on your own, you need a specific microbiome>you need to spend hours fermenting and digesting plant matter>often times the plant matter isn't nutritious enough and you have opportunistically eat meat>if you're a hindgut fermenter, your young literally have to eat the shit of their mothers to gain the right gut microbiome>if you're a hindgut fermenter, the large size of your body/belly isn't fat but intestines (like manatees/dugong/many monkeys)>if you're a foregut fermenter, you have to spend most of your waking hours chewing cud then belching >you get more nutrients from plant matter compared to hindgut fermenters but you still have to constantly regurgitate then chew and repeatBoy am I glad that we're omnivores
>>5159567Mammalian herbivores basically evolve to be food for other animals. They are living compost heaps.>Hello, I turn plant matter into food for you.>Please kill my friends so I can reproduce instead.
>>5159569Land snails are detritivore and they are doing pretty well in survival department
>>5159567How is it for pseudoruminants?
For me, it's foregut fermenters.
>>5159567Don’t forget the shit-eaters!
What will come to dominate the planet after the birds and mammals?
Some simple life forms. Maybe cyanobacteria.
>>5159465DAS ROIT, YA GROT.
>>5159461The problem with cats is that they've overspecialized to the point that they've lost a lot of the faculty to change into something that doesn't need shitloads of fresh organmeat to consume.
>>5159339Jellyfish
>>5159500How fucking dare you say that dogredditor
penis lizard editionprevious thread: >>5141981This 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>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 animal>Enclosure dimensionsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I wish crested geckos were extinct.
>>5159772Working on it
Post bears. >Information. >Images. >Stories. >Art.
>>5157126geez yogi, lay off the picnic baskets why dontcha
>>5157446Because he's the coolest
>>5157665
>>5157446The results of a blubber diet
post about big cats (panthera genus).>images>news>art.
>>5158532
Why can't we just domesticate possums? I'm a europoor so I've never seen one in person but watching videos of ones that were raised by humans, they seem so docile and eager to be domesticated, probably more fit for the role than any other "exotic pet" species.
>>5159337right but thats me?
>>5159289You have a point about their size relative to their lifespan but we managed to domesticate rats and mice even though they have all the same issues (short lifespan and bad reputation). Rats are obviously very friendly but from what I hear of mice most of the domesticated ones seem more skittish and aloof than possums that were raised by us.
>>5159288Ugly animal
>>5159731false
Possums come to my bird feeder at night so I've been leaving out water for them too and some fruits because it's hot as fuck here in Texas. This is one of them I snapped a pic
Maybe someone here can offer some adviceMy neighbor spends most of her day zonked out on prescribed opiates. The little welfare money she gets, she spends on feeding dozens of stray cats. These cats shit everywhere. If I scoop the shit in my backyard, the next day there will be 8-12 fresh piles of shit. Much of this shit is soft diarrhea. In summer, there are clouds of flies that can only be described as biblical. The stench of cat shit and rotting wet cat food is overwhelming on warms days. I have tried sprays, chemical deterrents, scented oils, and sonic deterrents. The sonic deterrents are marginally effective, but they torment My other neighbors dog(who they clean up after responsibly). One or more of the cats are sick, and dribbles diarrhea across my porch and the sidewalk in front of my house. I have a toddler and a pregnant wife. At this point, the cats are a major sanitary issue. The city and animal control will do nothing. We live in town, so I can't just start blasting them.
>>5159192He viciously beats his dog and tied up its legs to "teach" it. He even posted pictures of his abuse on /an/.
do not ask for help online lest you get a TNR lady who comes to 'help'
>>5159672Don't forget to tell them I fed her a cooked cat she hunted and killed all by herself.
>>5159720Looks incredibly traumatized.
>>5159737She's a rape victim
Welcome to /plant/, the happy green place on this blue board, where growers, gardeners and horticulturists share their love for things that grow.Newbies and amateurs are very welcome, and we’ll always try to answer your questions.>Flora of the Worldhttp://www.worldfloraonline.org/>Plants of the World Onlinehttps://powo.science.kew.org/>Hardiness zoneshttps://www.plantmaps.com/>Plant ID Siteshttps://identify.plantnet.org/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>5157974>>5159202sorry for the spam but I also want to add that you don't really need customer support for something like that
>>5159186dunno if its mold but mold needs to try out. put it outside during the day but not in direct sun (indoor plants not used to uv of direct sunlight can harm it). after it dries some scrape off whatever it is
>>5159254Thanks I'll try. It's hard as an apartment rentcuck without a balcony
>>5159295if you need to keep it indoors point a small fan in the direction of the plant but not directly on it on low, that'll help draw away excess moisture. did you check the soil itself? does the mold go underneath? scrape it all out and maybe get some fresh soil to put a layer on. don't mist or water it excessively until you remove whatever it is
If you give it more light the soil will be drier and you won't have mold problems
>give dog bone>keeps following me around while crying>keeps pawing at me>won't let me take it from him>doesn't want to run around while holding it>it's not stuck in there, he sets it down to drink, then picks it up again, and resumes cryingWhat is his problem?
>>5159696he's a gay little faggot
>>5159696Chase him around going "hey! Gimme that" and try grabbing it but dont try too hard. Dogs love that shit.>>5159709Takes one to know one! Kek
>dog wants to play>OP doesn't get itoofbetter go apologize
>>5159696You forgot the toppings.
yep just a dickinsonia
>>5158242Flat fuck
>>5158839You were saying?
>>5158841flattest of flats
>>5158242>Dick in Sonia
>>5159712Have you seen hedgehog dick Sonia?
Hello /an/,You are now reminded that Bumblebee season has officially begun in the northern hemisphere. Bumblebees and Solitary Bees are in massive crisis so this thread will be to discuss ways to help them, ask questions about how to plant for them, and general bombus chat.Note that Mellifera (‘honey bees’) are NOT in crisis, are actually a major culprit in the decline of Bumblebees and Solitary Bees, and aren’t even native to most of the northern hemisphere anyway - so they are banned from this thread. Wasps are fine (but still shit).Previous: >>5117649Related: Vipers Bugloss plugs being prepared by based Anonymous from the other thread.
I tookened these two pictures
you can see another one in the background, right in front of the leaf
Even with the end of summer the bees are still hard at work. Don't even know what these flowers are but this industrious girl was climbing ALL the way in to those tube structures.
They are doing well here too despite the temps beginning to drop, seems my bugloss which flowered year one for some reason is still puttin out nice
For nature's sake, KILL all honey bees.
Post insect animals
>>5157986Southern Maine here, not really :(A quarter mile away there used to be a gigantic untamed field, but about 3 years ago they started to turn it into housing with perfectly manicured lawns.And twice a year the road crew mows and sprays pesticides along the road at almost every house except mine and 2 others.Think I saw only 3 fireflies this year.
Found this indoors yesterday morning.
Wifey was walking around the kitchen with pic on her shoulder for 5 minutes before we realized she brought a friend into the house.Its been an amazing year for mantis.
Who is this?
