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Re: Q4 2025 Fall Lotto Winner is... OmgFrigginMike
@OmgFrigginMike said:
Got these from Edward today but I’m not sure which one of you fine gentleman that is but I do appreciate it!
Edward is @silvermouse
TRayB
Re: What is in your pipe?
W. O. Larsen Old Fashioned courtesy of @OutdoorsSmoke_21191. Thanks, jeff.
ShawnOL
Re: Post Every Boring Aspect Of Your Mundane Life Thread
Picked 55 lbs of apples, half Gala and half Empire and have a large batch of apple sauce simmering. Some for the freezer and the rest will get cooked down to apple butter.
silvermouse
Re: Aromatic sampler pass.
I have a ton of English/Balkan instead of buying anything if you want..
Re: Aromatic sampler pass.
@CheapSmoke said:
I have a ton of English/Balkan instead of buying anything if you want..
I mean I would be interested to try them but I just thought that was the next sampler in question.
I could get the the Autumn sampler going next if we would wanted to try that instead.
Re: What are you reading?
Dragonflies are master predators, catching up to 95% of the prey they go after. For comparison, birds of prey only capture around 25%. Part of dragonflies’ predatorial prowess comes from the aerial acrobatics allowed by having four wings that can work separately, in pairs, or together. Dragonflies can even fly backwards. Each wing is a gossamer extension of the exoskeleton, only about 3 micrometers thick—a little over 1/10,000th of an inch—yet it can hold up through the weeks to months of a dragonfly’s adult life.
Thinner than a human hair, dragonfly wings are highly durable, with antimicrobial, water-resistant, and anti-reflective properties and more. In a new study, a group of researchers examine a variety of chemical and structural qualities of dragonfly wings (of the species Aethriamanta rezia, shown here) to seek inspiration for human technical innovation. (Photo by mmatthiessen via iNaturalist, CC BY-NC 4.0)
More here:
https://entomologytoday.org/2025/10/14/dragonfly-wings-marvels-strength-durability/
