Did You know - outdoor edition

[WV Sawmiller]

  Did you know the Anole is the south's answer to a chameleon? They are a slender lizard typically 6-8 inches long from the tip of their nose to the very tip of their tail. They change colors back and forth from green to brown/olive based on the background they are on.

  You typically see them on screen doors and screened-in porches catching bugs trying to invade the house. They are also found in most vegetation/landscaping and love azaleas and such planted near homes.

  Another defense mechanism they have is their tail readily breaks off when a predator, typically a playful housecat, slaps their paw on the tail. They then grow a new tail. It was not uncommon to find a forked tailed Anole where his tail broke partway and a new one started growing at the break.

  Males have a large red "dewlap" under their chin that they will display to attract a mate or challenge another male in their territory. As kids we always called this "showing his money" as it was about the size of a typical coin when fully extended. I think @Magicman had posted a video (Along with his pornographic box turtle video) of two Anoles fighting which was pretty impressive. (Lynn - if you can find that lizard fighting video can you please re-post it here).

  If you have Anoles in your area, and some pet stores even sell them, you can catch them by setting out baited "traps" of thread, string or fishing line tied to a fly and a limb or nail in the areas the Anoles frequent. They will grab the bug and not turn loose and you can check your trapline and catch them similar to putting out catfish lines.

  Anoles make a great pet for kids to play with. They will sometimes open their mouth and bite but cannot hurt a kid. When they were little my son caught a pair and hung them on his little sister's ears as earrings and she was properly traumatized but survived the ordeal with no permanent injuries.

[Magicman]

It wasn't a video but here is the topic:  LINK

The amazing thing was how they could increase their apparent size by swelling their bellies, puffing up, and raising the skin up on their backs.  After the winner was decided both of them returned to their normal slender size.

[WV Sawmiller]

   Thanks Lynn. Great shots. They sure look vicious for a couple of 6" lizards don't they. :D I guess it is too cold for them here in WV but I sure enjoyed them as a kid. As mentioned, they were great pets for us when we were kids in N. Fla.

[WV Sawmiller]

   Did you know the old Indian word "Vegetarian" meant "Poor Hunter" or in some tribes it meant "Poor Fisherman"? :D

[Tacotodd]

  Did you know the old Indian word "Vegetarian" meant "Poor Hunter" or in some tribes it meant "Poor Fisherman"? :D

And I thought that it was just a joke, unless you're kidding us Howard.?

[HemlockKing]

I don't know why but that reminded me of this short vegan bacon clip, and I love it. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NV8BlBKupHM

[WV Sawmiller]

   I had always heard if you or your pet got sprayed by a skunk to use tomato juice and one friend used to say he used diesel. Did you know the below is a suggestion to remove skunk smell?

Chemist Paul Krebaum discovered a solution that changes the odorous thiols into odorless acids, thereby chemically neutralizing the skunk odor. The formula is: 1 quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide (fresh bottle), • ¼ cup of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), and • 1-2 teaspoons of liquid dish soap.

  I suspect this works better than tomato juice but hope I don't have to try it any time soon.

EDIT: Here is a link I meant to post too.

This is the only effective way to get rid of skunk stink

[WDH]

I guess War Skunks just doesn't work, even for Auburn.  

[WV Sawmiller]

   Hey, don't push it hound dawg! There are videos of the UGA bulldog licking himself where bulldogs are apt to lick themselves. And this is on national TV!

[WDH]

 :D.  He does it because he can  :D.

[WV Sawmiller]

   I can't think of a reply to that that won't have me in the woodshed or banned from the forum. :D

[WV Sawmiller]

  I am somewhat reluctant to post this but since it is public knowledge in some circles and I know it will not be abused here, did you know that crushed walnut, and I understand hickory, nuts and leaves  were used to catch fish? Crush up the nuts and leaves in a burlap sack, weight it down and toss it in a deep hole in a creek and stand by to dip up the fish as they float to the surface or come to the surface struggling to breathe. (Hey - its much safer and less destructive than dynamite or a hand grenade. :D)

[WV Sawmiller]

   Did you know that a whitetail deer can smell a worm in an acorn? At Auburn they had some deer in a pen as part of their wildlife program and they collected a bunch of acorns and fed them to the deer. When the deer finished eating the researchers went back and inspected the rejected acorns and found a worm in each one. The deer sniffed through them and ate the good acorns and rejected the wormy ones.

[KEC]

So did the deer "smell the worm" or smell and could tell that the nutmeat was bad? Inquiring minds want to know. I know that it is amazing how many birds and animals can very quickly determine if a nut, seed or whatever is any good. Squirrels with nuts and many birds quickly reject wormy sunflower seeds and such. One time my wife and I went fishing in the St. Lawrence River and caught some round gobies. They are an invasive introduced  species so we didn't want to put them back, even though, in the grand scheme of things, it wouldn't make any difference. So I tossed them on the ground, thinking that the numerous Ring-billed Gulls flying around would scarf them up. The gulls only showed a mild interest in the gobies and would not eat them. I later learned that eating raw gobies can  give the birds botulism. Ring-billed Gulls and Round Gobies are Old World Species so the gulls have it engrained in their genes to not eat gobies.

[HemlockKing]

Well I had no idea sun flower seeds could get worms... 

[firefighter ontheside]

Well I had no idea sun flower seeds could get worms...

Very small worms.

[KEC]

I think it is some sort of moth that lays eggs either on sunflower seeds or maybe they drill a hole through the seed husk and deposit the egg inside the seed. Leave an open bag of sunflower seed around for a while in warm weather and you get them. The telltale sign of bad seeds is a tiny pinhole in the seed husk which looks like the hole in acorns that are wormy. I'm sure that forum members who collect acorns to plant or eat know to check for those pinholes and reject the acorns with holes. Birds quickly reject wormy sunflower seed; I suspect that they pick up a seed and bite down to feel for the presence of a seed meat. If it crushes easily the seed is not good and they reject it.

[WV Sawmiller]

   I can't answer whether the deer smelled the worm or the acorn smelled bad but he knew not to eat them. I never thought about sunflower seeds getting worms but it make sense they would.

   I had a sack of Chinese chestnuts my fishing partner gave me and ate several and they were pretty good but the other day my wife notice little white white worms all over the living room floor. I took the chestnuts outside ad up to the deer feeder when I went hunting. The last I saw there was one busy chipmunk trying to bury them all. I guess the worms did not bother him.

[Don P]

Going back to stunning fish, I heard that pulverized mullen leaves in still water would do the same thing.

I don't think there is a grain that does not get wormy, it seems if there is food there is a mouth or mouths to feed on it.

[Wudman]

Going back to stunning fish, I heard that pulverized mullen leaves in still water would do the same thing.

I don't think there is a grain that does not get wormy, it seems if there is food there is a mouth or mouths to feed on it.

I had some weevils show up in the house a few years back.  I went through the pantry looking in cereal boxes, oatmeal, flour, etc looking for the culprit.  I couldn't find a thing.  I had some grass seed in the basement.....Nope.  We were planning to have a few friends over and I went to set up my cornhole boards.  I found the culprit.  My cornhole bags had turned to dust.  The natural corn bags now live in the freezer.  The synthetics don't.
Wud

[wisconsitom]

I had some crackers I like a lot that have flax seeds in them.  I am fine with that, for both flavor, texture, and health reasons, but when some of these seeds on my plate started moving around, I knew we had trouble.

All told, a bit of extra protein that time.

[Old saw fixer]

     I wouldn't have noticed the movement, I eat from container to mouth as I read or watch the TV.

[KEC]

Wife and I have had issues with moths/worms around a closet where we store dry cereal products in the kitchen. I think that they are Indian Meal Moths. I bought some glue traps labeled for them and didn't have much success. Ended up buying Black Flag brand "Pantry Pest Traps" and put it on the wall right next to the ones that didn't work. The Black Flag caught them hand over fist. No, I'm not a paid endorser.

[WV Sawmiller]

   Did you know that a whitetail deer can stand erect on its hind legs? I know this sounds like a Far Side cartoon but it is common to see a deer standing on its hind legs under an apple tree or such to reach the apples. We raised a pet doe fawn many years ago and found if we held the bottle up Spot would stand on her hind legs to reach it and drink. That was the first I ever knew of them being able to do that. She had amazingly good balance too.

[Tacotodd]

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