I recently ran across this little lady on my garden hose in my backyard in Milwaukee, WI. She moved very quickly when she wanted to, but mostly just tried to stay out of the sun. I
snapped a
couple pictures. She had a small white spot on top of her abdomen.
posted by Slinga
on Jul 1, 2011 -
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I'm presenting a poster at the big, serious developmental biology
meeting next month in Chicago. I checked the final program today, only to find that my poster is going to be about 5 feet away from one by from the freakin'
Discovery Institute.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 16, 2011 -
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Half-remembered board game ID question: In the mid-'90s, my family was visiting some friends who owned a strange board game involving evolution, species, a hexagonal grid, and lots and lots of dice. What was it?
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posted by Johnny Assay
on May 23, 2011 -
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Can you identify
this (seemingly) misidentified piece of electronic music? It's supposedly by Marumari and is called "Kid Icarus Fight", but I am pretty sure that's incorrect...
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posted by chr1sb0y
on Apr 19, 2011 -
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Song from the Wire, season 1 episode 6.
Here's a Youtube of the scene uploaded by someone else looking for it. It is
not "Respect the Nubians" by Positive Black Soul, that comes after. It's not on the soundtrack disc. There are a lot of
google hits for people looking for it but no one has found it. Do you know it?
posted by neustile
on Apr 11, 2011 -
10 answers
What is the title or author of this older fiction book? The main character says "Well!" throughout it.
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posted by magnoliasouth
on Apr 10, 2011 -
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I took a picture and posted it on my site as a desktop wallapaper. I would like to title the image with the appropriate name of the tree — it was taken at Chicago Botanic Garden. Can someone identify this type of tree?
the image is
here
thanks
posted by denaps
on Apr 7, 2011 -
9 answers
Some websites I use log me in automatically (Facebook) with full access to the site. Some automatically log me on, but require PW confirmation if I want to do something that may potentially compromise my security (LinkedIn, Amazon). Some websites demand a login each time I access the page (banking/trading sites; some of which save my login ID, none of which save my PW).I know precious little about this stuff. Cookies, is it?
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posted by holterbarbour
on Mar 30, 2011 -
5 answers
Last night on the way home from work I was listening to Cosmic Commander's Sonic Radio on Faction. I heard a song and would really like to find out who did it.
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posted by theichibun
on Feb 28, 2011 -
6 answers
[song ID help] partial lyrics: "we can name our kids after my favourite hockey players... if you'll let me..."
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posted by cheemee
on Feb 26, 2011 -
3 answers
Song ID filter. Japanese/Chinese female vocalist, accompanied by cello/violin only, in the late 90's. Phonetic attempt at the only line I can remember inside.
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posted by therubettes
on Feb 17, 2011 -
6 answers
What are some things you like to tell or remind yourself about when you have "woe is me" moments to steer yourself out of self-pity/moments of weakness and back into awesomeness?
posted by Christ, what an asshole
on Feb 16, 2011 -
55 answers
I have some screenshots from a television show, and I would like to post them somewhere so that someone could identify the specific filming location for me (they weren't shot on a set, but on location; the Angeles National Forest area in So. California specifically). I've tried doing this in some Flickr groups but it's been fruitless. Any suggestions of some sites or online communities that could help me out? Thanks in advance!
posted by Tim McDonough
on Dec 14, 2010 -
10 answers
Tropical Botanist Filter - What is the name of this
flower (or name of plant) that we took photo of in Costa Rica? Thanks!
posted by nancoix
on Nov 8, 2010 -
4 answers
Meta-art-historians: Can anyone help me identify this
luminous still life painting? The fruit is almost old-masterish, but the cocktail glass with the pink liquid looks more modern. What do you think is the liquid in the glass?
posted by skidoom
on Nov 6, 2010 -
9 answers
I saw this mysterious item on a kayaking trip in Ten Thousand Islands in January.
I can't even tell if it's plant or animal or what. . .
This has been bugging me for a while, thought I'd try here.
For reference, according to my memory this object is about 8-10" long.
Any clues are appreciated!
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posted by abirdinthehand
on Sep 21, 2010 -
5 answers
Please help me find a song played before the Pavement concert in St. Paul last night! Byrdsy jangle pop with a chorus of "See you tonight" repeated.
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posted by punchdrunkhistory
on Sep 13, 2010 -
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TrackIdFilter: I've been trying in vain to ID this deep house track that features the following lyrics: "There ain't no pill that can fill this need" and "Somebody call the doctor" (there's more to it, but this is what I can remember). It was played at Panorama Bar, Berghain, by Kiki at around 11am or so last Sunday morning.
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posted by LMGM
on Aug 23, 2010 -
4 answers
When I was a boy, I read a true story about two prisoners who escaped from some kind of cave/prison. Can anyone help me identify it?
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posted by Alaska Jack
on Jul 20, 2010 -
5 answers
"Well, why didn't you just WANG YOUR WIENER?!?!" Utterly bizarre 1980s video-identification question follows.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 7, 2010 -
2 answers
I've maybe lost my passport, the last form of picture ID that I have. Will this greatly impede getting a new one? How long would this mess usually take to get sorted out? I'm in New York City. (more inside)
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posted by Hwaet
on Jul 2, 2010 -
19 answers
SongIDfilter: "This American Life" tv show, season 2 episode 2, "Two Wars": what is the song playing over the last 2.5 minutes or so, as the "Grassnost" story's family eats dinner?
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posted by so_gracefully
on Jun 26, 2010 -
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