The controller support seems good, but this style of platform shooter is pretty rough in general with the swivel aim. I think you could skip this one if you are a controller user (I love them too).
Got any wise tips on how to enjoy the game, without giving anything away? I am at home in these sandboxes, but wouldn't want to miss out on something fun.
It isn't sleeping, I'm just being dramatic. But, simple insects often just have resting periods, kind of like a cat. They're still alert, generally.
Thank you. I feel better now.
This was probably the first insect I ever truly appreciated as a youngster. The best part is that these guys generally let you take cool pictures of them right up close. Although, sometimes they do fly away suddenly...
So there's a neat trick for Odonata to differentiate between Damsels and Dragons. Look at the wings — do they "fan out" or are they "in line" with the abdomen? If they "fan out", and all four wings are roughly the same shape and size, it's a Dragonfly. If the wings are "in line" with the abdomen and the forewings and hindwings have slightly or even dramatically different shapes, it's a Damselfly.
Using this logic, we're looking at a Damselfly here. This can be confirmed by looking at the insect's body, it's very slim, whereas Dragonflies tend to have stouter body segments.
As for a species, at a glance, it looks an awful lot like an Ebony Jewelwing to me, but I'm not going to identify it with those pictures, as pretty (and haunting) as they may be, there isn't enough detail to use a key. But the colors, shape, and wing patternation are decently convincing that this is a female Calopteryx maculata.
Thanks for sharing!
I love these little guys. I saw this one on my driveway baking in the sun and relocated them to a flower using a stick for a photo shoot. After 15 minutes or so our little friend here scurried away into some leaf litter. 💚
There's a grain of truth in here, but not quite. One in every four or so (not quite, but we can roll with it regardless) identified species of animal is a beetle. Not one in every four animals, by population nor overall species.
The reasons for this is are many, but may include because beetles are big, easy to catch, agriculturally-significant, and are particularly easy to pin and study, dramatically boosting the count of beetle species we work with on an academic level (lending to higher identification rates). There are also just a shitload of beetle species, naturally.
Scientists estimate something closer to ~10 million species of animals, which would still make beetles a huge percentage of the species, but a far cry from 25%. If you looked at the total number (estimated) of individual animals, beetles are pretty insignificant.
Source: Studied entomology and love me some Coleoptera
They love milkweed. You can attract them to your yard if you plant some. I've personally raised large colonies of these for research, they're truly remarkable insects for a number of reasons, beauty of both the larvae and adults being chief among them.
One of the more common issues that plague the Monarch is Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, a parasite that can be identified by examining a body-dust sample through a microscope. OE is passed on via spores that are consumed, and if an animal is affected by OE and undergoes metamorphosis, it will emerge with a number of defects that often lead to reduced lifespan or imminent death.
Sadly, in research environments, the only way to deal with OE outbreaks (a sign of poor control) is to euthanize the animals to contain the spread of spores. This is typically done using a freezer, which ostensibly allows the animal a peaceful death by slowing down its metabolism and numbing its senses.
Tiger beetles are notable for one thing: their speed. They can move up to 9km per hour, which given their size, is spectacular (a 1:125 body length per second ratio).
Because they run so fast, they can be observed pausing after short bursts. Scientists suspect this brief respite is a way for the insect to get its bearings. But, like a lot of entomology, there are other ideas...
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Wow, such a thoughtful and useful comment. I had to be carful to avoid spoilers and you were super sensitive to that while still giving great advice. Bravo and thank you.