<![CDATA[Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here.]]>Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. (Ecuador)

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/800166ed-62f1-44fd-a596-e960c887df08/ten-points-if-you-can-figure-out-what-s-going-on-here.RSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 12:21:11 GMTMon, 01 Jun 2026 19:10:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:59:49 GMT]]>@alexwild Twister?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ChristineMalec/statuses/116683701584803421https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ChristineMalec/statuses/116683701584803421Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:59:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:30:57 GMT]]>@alexwild my first guess would've been AI generated trash but clearly mother nature found out about the existence of cubenesis mushrooms and decided to get wild with ants?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://layer8.space/users/nihilistic_capybara/statuses/116680049138433623https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://layer8.space/users/nihilistic_capybara/statuses/116680049138433623Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:30:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:51:47 GMT]]>@alexwild They're gossiping about Jessica down in Egg Processing!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/SecondUniverse/statuses/116679187325831021https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/SecondUniverse/statuses/116679187325831021Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:51:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:58:15 GMT]]>@alexwild
Two ants head-butting.
……..wait……..
😳

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/cynthiarose/statuses/116677089422125633https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/cynthiarose/statuses/116677089422125633Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:58:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:30:57 GMT]]>@alexwild ok the stump of the missing leg seemed like a big clue to me but for some reason I still didn't process it as spider until I reread and saw the hashtags. the spider is just too good

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/geckzilla/statuses/116676746107520282https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/geckzilla/statuses/116676746107520282Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:30:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:26:29 GMT]]>@alexwild A leaf is holding up 2 ants 😛

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/RoseRaven/statuses/116676728541859022https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/RoseRaven/statuses/116676728541859022Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:26:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:22:46 GMT]]>@alexwild They’re forming a larger mecha by combining their spiny armors?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/drahardja/statuses/116676713933207763https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/drahardja/statuses/116676713933207763Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:22:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:20:32 GMT]]>@alexwild

Dastardly treachery.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116676705149743752https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116676705149743752Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:20:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:58:13 GMT]]>@alexwild@mastodon.online My first thought was it's a worker ant carrying a dead sister, but oh when I saw what was really going on!

A mimic spider eating!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fe.disroot.org/objects/eb8c5e38-c292-45bc-b366-8aa6fc2544b7https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fe.disroot.org/objects/eb8c5e38-c292-45bc-b366-8aa6fc2544b7Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:58:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:57:53 GMT]]>@alexwild it’s a spider, right? The missing leg is just to make the game even harder.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tikitu/statuses/116676616095159365https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tikitu/statuses/116676616095159365Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:57:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:53:03 GMT]]>@fewtbewt @alexwild And the spider is missing a leg (?)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/nolitimere/statuses/116676597117029700https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/nolitimere/statuses/116676597117029700Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:53:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:31:09 GMT]]>@alexwild I’m sure it is! It’s just that the image of the creature(s?) came out resembling (at least to me) what a lazy AI would mash together for a generic arthropod. (Alternatively it could also be from the Burgess Shale.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116274777763908831/statuses/116676510969115476https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116274777763908831/statuses/116676510969115476Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:31:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:21:04 GMT]]>@alexwild two ants sharing one head

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lasse/statuses/116676471357257772https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lasse/statuses/116676471357257772Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:21:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:19:55 GMT]]>@alexwild

Ant-mimic spider eating an ant?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/albertcardona/statuses/116676466818316800https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/albertcardona/statuses/116676466818316800Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:19:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:19:51 GMT]]>@alexwild
Animal on the left is a mimicking spider predating on the ant on the right. The ant in being held by the neck with its head pointed to the bottom right

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodo.neoliber.al/users/fewtbewt/statuses/116676466538979648https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodo.neoliber.al/users/fewtbewt/statuses/116676466538979648Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:19:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:15:31 GMT]]>@michaelgemar I can assure you this is a real image.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/alexwild/statuses/116676449495013930https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/alexwild/statuses/116676449495013930Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:15:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ten points if you can figure out what's going on here. on Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:14:01 GMT]]>@alexwild It feels like nature itself is producing AI slop. There’s just too much going on there!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116274777763908831/statuses/116676443603922043https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116274777763908831/statuses/116676443603922043Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:14:01 GMT