Just saw that there’s !writing@hexbear.net too, which has the largest number of subscribers. But Lemmy.world has that instance blocked, so you would need a different account to access it

Probably !writing@beehaw.org ?

That’s good to hear! I live in California and we have coyotes, deer, raccoons, and turkeys running around lol.

After looking it up, I just realized that hedgehogs are non-native to California and are illegal here, which explains why I’ve never seen one in the wild.

That’s neat. Where do they have hedgehogs that you can just run into like this?

Activity🐶 :p

Idk but it’s regarded as “asian cheese” lol. I put the jar in the fridge and it’s such strong brined chili stuff that I’ve never had it spoil on me. Just be careful with using a clean spoon every time. I eat a bit on the side with rice, as a condiment moreso. You just eat a smidge at a time because it’s really salty and strong, you’re not supposed to eat huge gobs of it (think anchovies or horseradish). Koreans will put it in sauce and soups too. But I’m Chinese-Vietnamese and eat it straight.

In addition to what everyone else said, I like tagging instance admins too. Only my instance admins are highlighted (red), but I like to know an admin when I see one in the wild lol.

I’ll also tag accounts that show a lot of specialized knowledge in their field of work. Like, “environmental scientist” or “airline pilot” or something like that.

But most of the time there are no tags, I’m just relying on my total upvote/downvote count towards the account to get some sense of who they are.

Went camping for a night out in the remote Amazon jungle, accompanied by local guides. The next morning we were trekking and heard a strange buzzing and hissing sound. It filled the rainforest and sounded like we stumbled into a witches coven or something. There was loud whooping and whistling, but more than anything - this ominous chorus of sustained droning.

Turned out it was a pack of giant Amazon river otters in the water. These guys get as big as 6 ft. The sound was freaky and they were bearing their fangs at us trying to intimidate, swimming in an agitated manner. No doubt they could have ripped us to shreds if they wanted to. We had higher ground and kept our distance. I managed to take a short video.

After a couple minutes they climbed out of the water and galloped into the jungle. And I mean it when I say galloped. We couldn’t believe how fast they could move on land.

I firmly believe that these are the last animals you would want to come face to face with in all of the Amazon. I would rather face a jaguar than a mob of angry giant river otters.

Short Video (OC): https://files.catbox.moe/phsta3.mov Wish the phone picked up the low end of the droning better.