Positive temperature anomaly

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11.02.2021 23:44, ИНО

Of course, Pan Stepovoi is a great expert in the matter of mantis mating, especially about who is obliged to eat whom and where to start

But I would advise first of all to make sure that a) it is indeed a different-sex pair and b) that it is a pair of the same species. And then, it seems, the familiar praying mantis Alex noble bag of cats sold

The surest sign of a female's readiness for mating is the release of foam from the genital opening, which she smears on the substrate here and there. The main sign of the male's readiness is an indomitable desire to get out of the insectarium. And it should happen like this: first release the female on that cycad or whatever it is and let it settle. Then carefully release the male behind the female, at a distance of ten centimeters. Do not customize! The male should turn his head in the direction of the female, extend his antennae forward, and start feeling the air. What follows depends on the type of praying mantis: in some cases, the male immediately jumps on the female and the process begins. In others, the male waits patiently for the female to catch the prey, and only then begins to act. In this case, it is necessary to provide this sacrifice.

12.02.2021 18:21, ИНО

Well, of course, she will not take it out of her hands, the hand is a terrible fear for her, so she pushes it away. It is necessary to bring it in tweezers, or as Pan advised here-on a wire (but this is already a bit sadistic).

Oddly enough, today seems to have been the warmest day of February - it was +10 in the afternoon and quiet. The air smelled strongly of spring, and some of the trees were budding. Grass and lily pads began to climb. Sometimes it started to drizzle, so I didn't take my camera with me. And in vain - so many different interesting previously unfotted beetles, and even one camponotus! I caught a field tarantula for food.

The streets are wet, if no snow falls, then tomorrow there will be a flat ice rink.

12.02.2021 19:57, Hierophis

When there is no wind, it is normal. They say that because of high humidity, it subjectively seems colder in our country than in areas with a continental climate at the same temperature.

The temperature below 0C is of course always terrible, but when -9C and the wind is such that everything is rumbling and roaring outside and the house is swaying, then this is us!!!!
The fact that even in the cold at -40, if it's quiet, you can do exercises undressed, you can believe it, but in such a situation you can put on all your clothes and die)

I closed the balcony with a film, it's +2 on the balcony now, +27 in the room, but the wind is such that the film supports are already buzzing, and icicles, or rather icy snot from the film from its squelching fly all the way to the windows! But in general, yes, it's cool, like in a greenhouse, during the day it was -7 outside and +7 on the balcony

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15.02.2021 21:27, ИНО

And what is its diameter? If it is large, then it is hail

And today we have perfect sunny and calm weather, but frosty-the temperature did not rise above -7. Despite this, most of the snow melted and the frozen ground began to turn into very slippery liquid mud, as a result of which I turned up on a rather gentle slope and got smeared up to my ears. The flies also took in the sun and flew quite cheerfully despite the calendar and thermometer. I noticed a lot of crocus and violet sprouts in the gully. And cyclamen buds appeared in the front garden. I really don't know how all this vegetation will survive the upcoming, probably the strongest frosts this winter, the end and end of which is not visible.

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16.02.2021 20:04, ИНО

There was less wind. In other words, terrible. Just awful. All human possibilities and even thoughts are curtailed. There is no comfort and freedom.

And if there was more wind, would your thoughts turn and run? Against the background of the semi-darkness that reigned all winter, the weather this week is simply awesome! So what if it's freezing, it's practically not felt in the sun. And in the room on the sunny side so in general I generally steamed up. And most importantly-after many months of sun deprivation, seratonin is rushing with terrible force! So don't bother whining!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDQzpM4rYEQ

Interestingly, yesterday the phone received a warning from the Ministry of Emergency Situations regarding the upcoming terrible storm with recommendations not to stick out of the house without special need. What are they smoking there?

16.02.2021 21:54, alex017

Alex, how's your hacienda and greenhouse going?
Are you already so bad with the environment that instead of snow, whiteness (bleach) falls out? This is it in and in the stream flows-does not freeze?
How were the praying mantises mating and eating?

Usually the Tide drops out of course. No wonder Perm has an sms factory.
The stream cools the CHPP, so it does not freeze.
On the fazenda 0.5 m of snow, there is nothing to do there. There's snow in the greenhouses, too. One greenhouse is so unfinished and is waiting for spring. In another snow will soon melt and you can sometimes go to the garden to do something.
Mantises are all imago. We ate enough. They don't want to mate.
How beautiful it is when there is little or no snow.

16.02.2021 22:06, Hierophis

By the way, we have snow after last night, poured about 10 cm, at noon the snow settled to 6 cm, but still there is a SP. And at the moment -12C
But still it is worth saying that so far nothing terrible has happened in our country and everywhere in Ukraine, the scares have not come true, OLV in fact was not, no -30 and even more -40 was not, and everywhere the temperature is within the normal range for normal cold spells. Even for us, temperatures of up to-15C are generally the "norm" as a fleeting phenomenon until mid-March.
The only thing that is bad is that the snow did not fall immediately and a couple of days-10C were on bare ground, but however this is the norm for us.

And the most interesting thing is that there are all prerequisites for the fact that in February there will also be a positive anomaly of at least +1C