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[–] The_Lurker@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The claws look like a hipster mustache.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 4 points 11 hours ago

He calls himself Scorpion, everyone else in the bar calls him Pseudo.

[–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Just pay the dunmer driving the gigantic flea. They'll make a special trip, just for you. Same low price.

[–] guy@piefed.social 5 points 21 hours ago

Must give amazing hugs

[–] Kepion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 60 points 1 day ago
[–] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I believe they are (at least one of) the only animals that have venom injecting claws.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

What? New fear unlocked I guess.

[–] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Lol luckily they are usually only between 2 & 8 millimeters long so they couldnt harm you even if they wanted to

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Ohhhhhh. In that case they are kind of cute.

[–] iamericandre@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeesh looks like a tick scorpo hybrid

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Little bit of bedbug in there, too.

[–] Una@europe.pub 6 points 1 day ago
[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 day 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.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuck that. They look non-pseudo enough for me.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 points 13 hours ago

Well I don't care what you think! I'm crossposting things either way!

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago

For deciding who shall go and who shall stay

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago

Opening jars

[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 14 points 1 day ago

They need them to brag to their fishing buddies.

[–] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 11 points 1 day ago

Just a pinch

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Clearly this should be called the "Caliper Bug".

[–] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 day ago

They need them claws for pinching them thicc booties!

It's just describing how big the fish they caught was

[–] Squibbles@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Seen a few of them here in Nova Scotia and thought they were ticks at first

[–] spacehulk@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

These are good little friends to have around.

[–] devdoggy@piefed.social 0 points 1 day ago