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[–] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 1 points 5 minutes ago

Just a pinch

[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 8 points 1 hour ago

They need them to brag to their fishing buddies.

[–] devdoggy@piefed.social 1 points 39 minutes ago
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Clearly this should be called the "Caliper Bug".

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 hour ago

They're also tiny. I had one land on my arm recently and it was maybe 7mm in the lobgest dimension when fully stretched out.

So big "u wot mate?" energy with the tiny waving pincers.

[–] iamericandre@lemmy.world 21 points 3 hours ago

Yeesh looks like a tick scorpo hybrid

[–] jankforlife@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 hours ago
[–] spacehulk@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

These are good little friends to have around.

[–] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 hours ago

They need them claws for pinching them thicc booties!