DaveTLV @Surasanji@qoto.org

@freemo @arteteco It's amazing.

@brainblasted I hate it when that happens, then you got to jury-rig some kind of nose piece out of tape or whatever you have until you can get it tfixed.

So, I forget the tag I used before when it came to sharing music. I think it was #sharethemusic .

The tag is less important than the music, though, isn't it?

So, please, enjoy the following tracks:

Secret of Life by Lord Huron: https://youtu.be/qBmBDdmI4LY

A Trick of the Light by Villagers: https://youtu.be/G7Xqo6dvDmM

Kid Midnight by IRONTOM: https://youtu.be/RkH_CU0PoK4

Hell and You by Amigo the Devil: https://youtu.be/MpP-H0PQWUw

Dear McCracken by Bug Hunter

And finally, something upbeat to welcome the weekend!

I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo by Capital Cities: https://youtu.be/gXqqWbnboJ0

Have a beautiful day, #qoto and the Fediverse beyond!

@arteteco the face of god.

@Absinthe @arteteco @freemo @mngrif It's very easy to get ants in parts of Europe (Germany has one of the most fantastic Ant related stores in the world.) and in the US you can send mated queen ants through the mail in most situations.

One more, in video form: https://youtu.be/xkoe8crWjEg

This is one of my favorite things,
@arteteco

Enjoy some humor on Friday

@Absinthe @freemo @mngrif Some do. There are several types of ants, and they're often grouped based on how close or far they are from the wasp-like ancestors they descended from.

Some dance, some use vibration, pheromones are common. A few use visual communication- this is a bit more rare as most ant species have terrible eye sight.

@Absinthe @freemo @mngrif Probably the formic acid. Very like vinegar.

@Koe Well, I'd be trying to keep them at their best life, of course, like I would any animal- but I have to admit the same thing has crossed my mind.

@Absinthe @freemo @mngrif If you could figure out the whole pheromone mixture, yes. You could "train" your ants. I don't think we're going to be able figure that out any time soon, though.

@freemo @Absinthe @mngrif I've enjoyed many insects as food. There is very little in the food realm I won't at least try.

@Absinthe Yes. But not in Israel that I've found.

@Absinthe @freemo @mngrif The most venomous insect in the world is an Ant. The Maricopa Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex maricopa) in the western US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogonomyrmex_maricopa

@freemo Yeah, it's really nice to live somewhere that I can get this help without any financial burden.

@freemo @Absinthe @mngrif We can always get Escamoles.

And yeah, fire ants (Solonopsis) are pretty nasty, particularly the south american sorts.

@freemo It's been good so far, but we're still in the beginning processes of it all. I do love the fact that I don't have to pay out of pocket for any of that.

@Absinthe @freemo @mngrif I don't know why I answered this twice. But I did. Horray!

@freemo @dialyzer @arteteco 99.9% of the bans I've done are from advertisers. I can only think of one or two times we ever banned or silenced anyone, and it was entirely for the reasons listed above.

This is a community, and if one member is damaging to the community as a whole we request they step it back. If they continue, we have to move forward.

How we move forward, though, could perhaps be a bit more clear and transparent and I'd be happy to open up the moderation process a bit to the community at large.