Timmy Jim‭

Where I work, there is a rather large population of Spotted Lanternflies around our office building. From what I've read, they are considered invasive species and quite a problem this year in ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Weaver Ants (as well as Weaver Ant Larvae) are apparently one of the best insects humans can consume. According to Wikipedia: Weaver ants are one of the most valued types of insects eaten by h...

posted 7y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I was walking my dog along this one stretch of side walk in my neighborhood and there are a few of these trees lined up along it. They have a fuzzy seed pod (or perhaps a flower pod?) that reminds...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

There is this one tree (I believe an oak tree) near my road that is very large in size. Practically at the base of its trunk, it diverges into four other large trunks: What causes this phenomen...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Back in my hometown in Northeast Pennsylvania, I remembered that there was this tree down my road that had an extreme curvature to it. Now, I could see a branch of a tree growing like this, but th...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I've noticed that there is a moth on the outside of my apartment door that has been just sitting there for two days now: There is a light outside my apartment door that likely is what attracted ...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I recently moved to southern Virginia near the coast (about 15 miles in from it). All over the ground are these spiky balls that I assume contain seeds to the tree they fall off of. There are lit...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

My last question provided me with a very thorough answer and I'm hoping for the same thing with this one. Another kind of tree in my area (southeast Virginia) produces these long seed pods with se...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

After waiting months for the leaves to return on the tree and reading the comment made by Jamesqf, this is a Honey Locust Tree. On the Wikipedia page for the tree, there is a picture that matches ...

posted 7y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I can't say for sure if this site is autoritive or not, but it does say that shaving your legs makes it more difficult for a tick to stick to you: Shave your legs: Leg hair makes it much easie...

posted 7y ago by Timmy Jim‭

You've got most of it down already. Cooking away from your sleeping area is always a good precaution, and never eat or bring food into your tent. A PDF from CapitolRiders.org points out some o...

posted 7y ago by Timmy Jim‭

During the summer, I always hear this sound. It's like a long "hissing" sound. I assume that it is some sort of insect that produces this, and it's usually during warmer days. It can be heard ...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Timmy Jim‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭