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Old programmer, wanderer, orchid hunter, bee whisperer. Easily amazed, easily amused...

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I went to do the mandatory corporate online Cyber Security Training. This was the first screen that popped up. So I closed the window and quit. I think I passed. #buggymalware

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Woo hoo! A new MN Bombus for me, B. insularis!

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@dhmontgomery If it's so smart, why doesn't it just close the door.

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@jburcum @juliabonz @_mde

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@DustinDemmer Since it's somewhat parasitic, doesn't it need to be planted with a host plant?

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@FairStateCoop Yay! I hope it stays around for the summer this year. Last year it disappeared just as summer was getting here.

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Nice day for a nap in the sun.

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@daviss I read that sometimes squirrels will nip a small cut in the bark, and come back in a few days for the sugar.

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@daviss There's a small cut or broken branch somewhere above on that maple tree. Sap runs from the cut and runs down the tree. As it runs, the water in the sap evaporates, leaving a thin crust of maple sugar. That's what the squirrel is licking.

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@FairStateCoop So sad to see another good low ABV hoppy beer disappear. I asked Zipps if they could get me a keg of this yesterday. Still waiting for an answer... 🤞

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@justacoolcat Maybe someone from the Minnesota Herpetological Society would be interested? @FieldEcology

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@twylo We had so many VT100s, we used them for everything (imagine typical college brick & board bookshelves, but with VT100s instead of patio blocks). Everything.

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@twylo Wait a minute. WE scrounged a PDP-11 and dozens of VT100s off the university loading dock too.

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@jbohlinger Garlic scape pesto. Like making regular pesto, but replace the basil with chopped garlic scapes. Use it like regular pesto, or just shovel it into your mouth with pieces of baguette. It freezes well too.

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@zachportman Hmm. I've only ever seen bumble bees, moths and butterflies on monarda, not smaller bees. I just assumed it must require a long tongue.

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Spring Peeper

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Grass-pink Orchid, at my favorite Wisconsin bog.

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Dragon's Mouth Orchid

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@dhoverson1 @ruhbrewer Oh wow. I remember Sig Plagens from 30 years ago! Real nice guy. What a great project!

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@zachportman All that yellow always makes me happy! It's my favorite Bombus (until the next time I see a terricola again).

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One of my favorites, Bombus fervidus, on lupine.