Entomology๐. Sprachliebhaber. Does science for a living. Hodgepodge tweets on life, games, thoughts, thirsts, & nerdery. Occasional NSFW. GBF,FGO,HSR๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๏ธ๎จ
Human survivability at its absolute limit in
#Asia
currently:
#Thailand
,
#Myanmar
,
#Cambodia
,
#Vietnam
, and the
#Philippines
. All hit temperatures above 40ยฐC, with some places experiencing an incredible life-threatening heat index of up to 52ยฐC.
Watching the news I noticed international news outlets kept on saying the same thing thru different words: that we are fighting to prevent a dictatorship that we toppled down 36 years ago from coming back into power.
The world is watching us... again. Just like in EDSA.
My barber casually started a convo w/ another barber about BBM:
"Napanood mo ba 'yung speech ni BBM na 15 mins? Ganon katagal puro unity lang ang dinakdak. Walang sustansya sinabi. Akala ko ba matalino siya?"
Tipped the man for his service & his critical thought. ๐๐๐
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME "APO HIKING SOCIETY" IS SHORT FOR "APOLINARIO MABINI HIKING SOCIETY"???
A HIKING society for THE Dakilang Lumpo??????? ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Ruffa interviewing a historian and urban legends expert:
"Grabe naman pala po 'no? Sinakop tayo ng madaming dayuhan. Kaya siguro may white lady sa Balete Drive."
This phenomena is called an "ant mill" or, more ominously, a "death spiral". This happens when a foraging party loses track of a pheromone trail & ants start to follow one another in a circle, until they die from exhaustion. This is a by-product of ants' self-organizing behavior.
Guys, medyo hinay-hinay sa pag-simp doon sa pari. Sure, he's hot pero konting respeto din; he's a man of the cloth. It seems like he made that account for wholesome purposes & not to thirst trap. Y'all don't want to make the guy feel uncomfortable, or worse, harassed.
The guy I'm riding a jeep w/ is talking to his friend who is asking him for advice kasi gusto niyang magpost about supporting Leni (apparently, he was a Marcos supporter before). They were talking about possible backlash on FB but the guy said "basta importante nagising ka na".๐
I love how Frieren breaks the Immortal Apathy trope where, instead of breaking and becoming reclusive and apathetic, she learns to accept that loss & grief are part of what makes love so precious and adapts to it, living her life not shying away from new encounters.
Given that Frieren has lived for so long, itโs understandable that she seemed distant at first. Sheโs used to loss, so more losses donโt trouble her. She knows her immortality is a curse, but she keeps traveling and seeing the world around her change.
This is painful to watch. I used to like Loren. But imagine having your own son disown you for joining that band of thieves and this is how they repay you for joining them. A shame but well-deserved.
Entomologist here. First thing we need to understand is the fact that insects feel pain quite differently than the way we do, that's why they can function even with severe injuries such as this. It looks like only the abdomen was injured and the legs are still intact. (Cont.)
Bumili ako ng pancit canton (very important errand) tapos biglang may kuya nakamotor na tumigil sa tabi ko at nagtanong, "Boss, pwedeng magtanong? Saan dito 'yung apartment ng mga bading?"
Hindi agad ako nakaimik. I just thought, "tanginang description 'yan." ๐
Ba't may biglang pagtanong si ateng kaharap ko kay ateng katabi ko sa jeep ng, "Kamusta kayo ng asawa ko?" Not this Ikaw-6 Na Utos realness. Nagbabangayan na sila. Please, gusto ko lang naman umuwi at makaligo nang matiwasay. ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
To all the denier Caucasians at the OP's comments, I fucking dare you all to move here in the Philippines and see for yourselves how punishingly HOT it is here right now. I fucking DARE you all.
We call these winged males and females "alates". They are the reproductive castes (social class) in termite colonies.
Another fun fact: termites used to have their own order, Isoptera, until in 2018 when genetic evidence reclassified them under Blattodea (cockroaches).
@vincstr
Barbie can still feel negative emotions despite not having the physical attributes to feel pain because she's, what, plastic [literally]. It's fantasic!
@YNAGWYNYTH
One can appreciate the beauty in the destructive power of nature without losing their moral compass. We've been in awe of lightning strikes, meteor showers, winter, etc., for ages despite millions of people dying from them
Aesthetics & ethics are mutually exclusive in this case
Do I need to repeat the "fuck you" part to all the climate change deniers that popped in the comments?
Okay, let me emphasize and reiterate:
Fuck you all.
Grabe naman, napaka-wellโdressed ng mga estudyante these days. Parang pumapasok din sa opisina ang pormahan. Gone are the days na predominantly mga nakapambahay ang mga taga-UP. (Also, lowkey napapepressure ako na mag-power dress din. ๐ญ)
@ParmeSANDS
Mom had this professor from the Philippine School of Interior Design who's a licensed MD. He apparently only took med school because he came from a family of doctors, but after passing the licensure exam he took up interior design, started teaching, and the rest is history.
There's still a lot of ongoing research on how insects feel pain, but the general understanding is that their unique nervous systems, comprised of multiple distributed brains called ganglia, are too small & scattered thus limit their capacity to process pain (Bullock et al.1977).
I used to hate small shallow talks too. But I have learned that effective small talk requires wit, smarts, and a strong understanding of situations. Strong conversationalists would use small talk as a gauge if they'd want to push the conversation to deeper, more profound topics.
I hate weak talks, I wanna talk about death, sex, intelligence, the meaning of life, music that makes me feel alive, lies you've told before, your flaws & imperfections, your childhood, what keeps you up at night, your insecurities and fears. Topics that can makes my soul alive.+
Adult film star King Nasir is currently in Ghana to satisfy Ghanaian actress Shugatiti. She had publicly declared that no man allowed her to reach orgasm.
They will compete live on a paid platform. Source: First Mag
Muting this now. Remember to use the hashtag
#VoteSAFEPilipinas
to report election-related incidents!
โ YOU should be the one to cast your vote into the machine.
โ DO NOT hand your ballots to anyone.
โ GET and CHECK your receipts to confirm if the machine registered your votes!
Okay I think I need to add na while yes, their name was originally a joke that can be seen as ableist in today's standards, they're mindful enough to change it and rebrand themselves as the APO they are widely known today. I think it's okay to cut them some slack guys.
I think the best way to simplify this is to think of pain having two components โ the emotional and the sensory. Insects can modify ALL their sensory functions (Chapman, 1998); this means the beetle can tolerate its condition but does not mean it is not distressed by it.
Anti-climatic update: bumaba na po si legal wife. Buti malapit lang siya at walang sabunutan, hiyawan o basaan ng water gun na naganap. Pero stress talaga pi.
See in this image from Wikipedia how the ganglia (in yellow) are scattered throughout the beetle's body. So even if the abdomen is crushed, the remaining brains in the head + thorax are still active & in control of locomotion, esp. since all the legs are attached to the thorax.
This is not to say that the beetle will survive for long at this state of injury. They may be extremely hardy, but without a functioning digestive system and an open wound, it will inevitably die from either starvation, dehydration, or infections.
@inquirerdotnet
The couple has been doing such public displays of affection on air for years and no one bats an eye but if a homosexual couple (yes, mag-asawa sina Vice at Ion) does it everyone loses their minds.
That doesn't seem fair, does it?
But jumping back on the topic of pain and suffering in insects. This is not to say that insects possess simplistic nervous systems, in fact, a neurological state similar to "utter despair" in humans was observed in locusts in a study by Einstein & Carson in 1997.
[Pumasok nang 5 mins late sa auditorium]
Prof: "Tapos na."
Me: "Sir?" (5 mins pa lang ha)
Prof: "You missed the long quiz."
Me: "PO??????" (Nag-aral ako kagabi for thisssss!!!)
Prof: "'De, joke lang. Hehe."
See, this is why I have trust issues. ๐๐ช
David really said "I'm coming out as idk wtf I am but I sure ain't straight" and I think that's beautiful & that that's what Pride is about. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@gelobeans91
It can be disrupted naman. If they sense food nearby they will most likely gravitate towards it. The question is how they'll get back to their nest w/o an established pheromone trail; different species rely on trails in varying degrees & some navigate more uniquely than others.
@PhilippineStar
Social distancing jokes aside.
Animal behavior twitter: Considering these are stray cats, they're most likely not trained to act on such visual cues. So what's making them do it?
Robredo: "Ang solusyon na kailangan ng bansa ay hindi nasa iisang tao lamang."
THIS IS THE MARK OF A TRUE LEADER. One who believes "tayo ang sagot" instead of "ako ang magliligtas sa inyo". ๐๐๐
#LeniForPresident2022
#JessicaSohoInterviews
Wait lang po, hinay-hinay po sa mga biglaang nagpapa-ID ng insekto sa DMs. Kung isa lang, pwede pang libre up to order level. Pero may bayad po normally 'yan. 1.5k PER SPECIMEN, can go higher depending on how specific you want it to go. Medyo nakaka-ilan na din kasi. :)
Imagine you're trying to negotiate on a high-stakes deal then you suddenly drop an "uwu".
Email etiquette is made to create an environment of neutrality, objectivity, and respect. Different situations required different modes of communication โ emails are no different.
@AbainzaRalph
@jerichorayel
Please do correct me if I'm wrong, pero hindi ba sa NDRRMC ang responsibility ng information dissemination on such matters?
And aren't phreatic eruptions harder to predict?
@kelly_mensi
@Joseph_Morong
@gmanews
Hello! While I wholeheartedly agree with what you're trying to say, it is against their journalistic responsibility to introduce bias into their reporting. He [Joseph] did what he must, to quote directly and fully what Duterte has said. It is up to us to decide how to react.
It's so... underwhelming. Why do we always need to change slogans every time a new administration takes over? "It's More Fun In The Philippines" worked already. Malaysia's been using "Malaysia Truly Asia" for DECADES and it still is an effective and catchy slogan. Istg, DoT.
JUST IN: DOT officially replaces โItโs More Fun in the Philippinesโ tourism slogan. The countryโs new enhanced tourism campaign is โLove The Philippinesโ ๐ต๐ญ | via
@rosette_adel
Is there a trend within the Shitty HR Community to publicly post passive-aggressive hot takes against hirees and resigning employees whose reasons for quitting/declining were valid? This wasn't the first of its kind in recent memory.
Seriously nagresign ang genz hire ko na earning 20k per month with hmo and 100% flexi time and 100% wfh because of mental health. Good luck sa other work opportunities these days na on-site. Hireable naman siya but I think heโll realize later on he had a good deal haha.
A reminder that the prefix 'cis' has been around for thousands of years and that Elon Musk is straight up openly pandering to transphobes and bigots now
EXACTLY. That is LITERALLY textbook discrimination. This man admitted to opposing the bill just so he can create discriminatory media without getting penalized!
Movie director Cesar Buendia is opposing the SOGIE bill because he is worried he might be penalized in the future if he creates films that "will create stigma [vs LGBTQ community]... like to say hindi healthy ang pagiging bakla." | via
@newsdwight
LIVE:
@DrLavaYT
Entomologist here. Color is a weak distinguishing character for insects. Assuming Scizor is from Mantodea (mantises), the black area is technically the ventral part of the prothoracic segment, which includes the forelegs ("arms"). Image of grasshopper thorax for reference below:
A little fun fact: Caffeine blocks the effects of adenosine, a molecule that affects sleepiness. Adenosine can accumulate in your body as you take more caffeine, and once the caffeine wears off, adenosine hits you all at once making you feel sleepy โ a caffeine crash. โ๐ค
@hertwocents_
No one ant leads them. Lahat sila can produce trail pheromones at nilalabas nila 'to to serve as markers 'pag may nakita silang pagkain. In the case sa vid, naputol 'yung trail so ang instinct nila at sundan 'yung mga kasama nila na malapit sa kanila... 1/2
๐ธ: Zalbotny (2009)
This is valid. Unconventional, but valid nonetheless. The ones who make the rules in a relationship are the ones involved in it, and ONLY them. It's only cheating if they broke the rules they themselves have agreed on. End even so, these rules can change and negotiated on.
I donโt want an open relationship, but itโs okay for me if my partner sources hook ups outside as long as hindi ko malalaman at as long as he comes home and ako pa din ang pipiliin at the end of the day.
I just think na love and sex are not necessarily connected.
@s0rbetero
Dr. Ireneo Lit, Jr.
A prolific entomologist who specializes in Arthropod Systematics & Soil/Cave Biodiversity. He is responsible for the discovery of several insect species in the Philippines, one of which is a cicada that "sounds like little people laughing" in Mt. Banahaw.
By the same analogy, if you're in a community where kissing on the mouth as an expression of goodwill is the norm, as how it goes in some cultures, you'll just have to accept it because the intent is to form a community with you? Even if you feel uncomfortable with it?
katawa yung โmhieโ โsisโ issue kasi you have someone trying to form a community with you by using queer lexicon and there you are feeling attacked by the language of your community.
yes, ikaw ang problema sis.