Human 3500

Wants a more livable city and planet. Think globally act locally.

Living in an old farmhouse in Ottawa.

Background: temperature deltas since 1850 for Ottawa.

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2026-10-01 16:55:36 UTC

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Make it so.

2026-09-19 13:52:31 UTC

"I'm crushing your head"
Question: Who's head? Wrong answers only.
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2026-09-18 19:18:03 UTC

I thought i knew where my vote for mayor of #Ottawa was going but then i heard one candidate has threatened to kill both Sutcliffe and Ford and i like those policies.

2026-09-03 17:01:28 UTC

I drive past the Opeongo road and River about 1000 times this week on my travels on highway 60. I'm only mentioning it for one person who I'll not tag immediately.

2026-08-06 13:27:40 UTC

I rode through the farm this morning. It's so great compared to baseline and carling on each side.
Nice and peaceful. It's an under-used asset in the city.
The wheat looks ready and the corn needs some more time but it's quite tall.
#ottawa #ottbike

2026-07-31 12:20:59 UTC

First #tomato. It just made it into July. First tomato in August isn't a good indicator of a great summer.
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2026-07-18 19:37:37 UTC

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Driving annoyances survey 3.
There's a single lane in your direction and a double yellow line in the middle of the road.
What's more annoying?
The car ahead...
#driving

2026-07-17 17:07:57 UTC

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Driving annoyances 2. #driving
You are car 6 waiting at a light controlling a single lane of traffic. We all know that the second car has the responsibility to notify the first car that the light has changed if it seems they did not notice. If they fail, the notifications falls to car 3, and so on.
What is more annoying?

2026-07-16 19:55:35 UTC

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I agree completely but does France really spend €146 million on defence each day? That seems like rather a lot.
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #CostOfLivingCrisis #NoPipelines #NoLNG #Wildfires #Renewables #Solar

2026-07-16 18:49:28 UTC

Driving annoyances survey 1.
What's more annoying when at a traffic light. You are behind a car waiting to turn left. The destination road is clear of traffic but there is oncoming traffic.

2026-07-11 19:40:54 UTC

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All i wanted to do was post something i was doing and it turned into all that.
I mean, is there really anything wrong with being prepared?
At least i didn't post a picture of my coal pile nor my pool full of whale blubber which are the backups to my backup of my backup power.

2026-07-11 18:48:49 UTC

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Wow! Just wow. Your ability to punch down is amazing.
I was out there helping my neighbours. At least five of us had water in our basements. This is exactly why I'm so fucking prepared. It's happened many times before.
I cleaned all the storm sewers around me twice during the 16 cm rainfall but i couldn't pump water out of their basements or their backyards because i had my own problems.
We have worked together on this problem for years but the city doesn't care.
Do us both a favour and stop making wrong assumptions and belittling remarks.

2026-07-11 14:11:05 UTC

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Yes, i do. During the last storm, i pumped thousands of gallons / litres of water out of my basement per hour. Luckily, we still had grid power to do that.
I have a line between willingly losing thousands of dollars of investment and my potential use of propane to charge my batteries if need be should the grid be out for a day or two and no solar to collect.
However, my use is miniscule as a yearly test of a backup to a backup. You should direct your attack to larger carbon emitters instead of those of us doing what we can albeit not to your high standards.

2026-07-11 02:22:12 UTC

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Please. It's the backup to my backup. I only run it to make sure it still works. Otherwise, it is solar and battery. But that only works for a few days if the weather is wrong.
Explain your scenario now.

2026-07-08 15:36:56 UTC

Doing some #prepper work.
Dug out the generator to test run it and recharge the starter battery.
Collected some of the power generated in some #ecoflow batteries.
It seemed like a flawless test.
I only need to have all this stuff do this stuff because all levels of government are ignoring climate change and the local utility has under invested in the electric grid resilience in favour of high profits.
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2026-07-05 22:59:27 UTC

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Agreed. The US is pretty much a dictatorship now - like Russia and China. There are still elections but the outcome is predetermined.
Sad to see the US give up is position in the world.
[@obrien_kat](https://mastodon.world/@obrien_kat )

2026-07-05 21:22:55 UTC

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wow. We all knew FIFA was built on corruption but this seems a little too obvious to overlook.
#trumo #balogun #worldcup #uspol

2026-07-01 23:23:26 UTC

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15 cm of rain. I've been through hurricanes that were only 30 cm.
Talked to some neighbours - at least four houses on my street and one behind me lost the battle against the deluge.
#onstorm

2026-07-01 21:40:01 UTC

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14 cm of rain so far. #onstorm

2026-07-01 21:35:58 UTC

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Moved my sump pump to battery since it was coming on every two minutes. No time to mess around if the power goes out.
Neighbour behind has a huge lake in the back yard.
#onstorm

2026-07-01 21:15:30 UTC

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Even my raised beds have water pooling in them. #onstorm

2026-07-01 21:11:56 UTC

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I'm glad it let up long enough that i could unblock the two storm sewer drains near me, but there was a lot of sewer overflow in the storm drain.

2026-07-01 21:09:23 UTC

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Another hour of rain? Cripes.

2026-07-01 20:58:50 UTC

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OMG. So dark. Round 3 inbound it seems.

2026-07-01 20:36:29 UTC

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I had 10 cm of rain in less than two hours
#onstorm #ottawa

2026-07-01 17:56:45 UTC

Thunderstorm inbound for Ottawa. #onstorm
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2026-07-01 15:30:08 UTC

I just read an interesting statement. Fans work more effectively when it is humid (but only to a point).
When it is humid, your skin has a tougher time evaporating sweat and the greater air volume helps, thus it cools you.
If the air is dry, your sweat (provided you are generating some) should evaporate just fine and the extra air mostly results in more heat being blasted at you.
Eventually, over 30 degrees, it really stops mattering because of the extra blast of heat overpowers the effect of sweating and the correct course of action is to go some place cooler.
So, don't stay outside too long today in #Ottawa.
This concludes my lecture. Part 2, going deeper into the science, will need a professional (looking at you @npub12tx…9460).

2026-06-26 19:01:15 UTC

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Hydro and wind are / can be 24 hours sources of electricity. Solar can provide the bump in daytime power when the demand is also the highest.
We don't actually need that much power in the middle of the night which is why properly managed hydro doesn't generate much power at night.
That's still a place for nuclear but we should think strategically about power sources and demand and design things cohesively.
China, for example, loves solar during the day but falls back to coal at night. Their push seems to be, depending on what you read, to shift night coal to battery.
California's plan is to use battery during the peak demand evening.
Australia generates so much solar power, they they give away power in the afternoon. People can then charge batteries for free to get them through the evening.
So many interesting and cheap approaches but Ontario isn't that smart. Probably because they're isn't enough grift.
@npub1h0w…g0j7

2026-06-02 00:44:16 UTC

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nice one!
#Photography

2026-06-01 00:16:26 UTC

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Ah. I'll read all the words next time.
But i could easily see one country's computer launching an attack on another country especially as an orange person is keen to imbed unproven things everywhere.

2026-05-31 23:47:59 UTC

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But it's busy causing our downfall through other means

2026-05-31 23:29:45 UTC

I watched #Terminator last night. It's set in 2029 and about now in the movie was when AI took over and started killing humans.
How did James Cameron nail that so accurately 40 years ago?
https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/671/786/827/738/873/original/b45740c9c7db8ea4.mp4

2026-05-31 21:38:47 UTC

Dude rode a bike over 1500km in 24 hours.
#BikeTooter
Crazy. I find it tough to drive that far in one go.
https://www.recumbent.news/2026/05/31/confirmed-insane-the-new-24-hour-velomobile-world-record-is-1512-km-940-miles/

2026-05-31 00:28:40 UTC

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maybe saute them in butter
#radishes

2026-05-04 23:48:51 UTC

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Not in Nepean!

2026-05-04 22:58:50 UTC

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i was there the other day and the area around the sand was so much hotter
#Photography #Ottawa

2026-04-25 21:32:50 UTC

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I'd love to have one.
@npub1s08…4ntt

2026-04-25 15:43:02 UTC

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It was white and driving west on Baseline. I could not catch up to it because of traffic.

2026-04-25 15:34:41 UTC

I forgot to mention - I saw my first #Kei truck in the wild in Ottawa last week.

2026-04-22 20:42:29 UTC

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They count on people being stupid and people are stupid.
They also seem to have no concept that we have three levels of government and they all do different things. The Prime example is the people from Alberta that drove to Ottawa to complain about their province's policies.

2026-04-22 19:54:26 UTC

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This isn't news. This is the way it's always been done. Hate the game not those playing the game by the rules.
Now if you're ready to talk electoral reform and correcting the obvious flaws in the Westminster system, let's go!

2026-04-19 18:28:04 UTC

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It will finally be the year of the Linux desktop.

2026-04-19 17:52:59 UTC

Having to be a certain age to use a certain app or website is stupid.
if the app / website is so awful that kids can't see / use them, then they are almost certainly bad things and the government should work to make those responsible for them responsible for them.
Hold the corporation responsible accountable for what they are doing to us. None of us will mind.
#age #age_verification

2026-04-02 12:43:21 UTC

Wow! This reddit post by Sean Devine! Welcome to the converted club Sean.

2026-03-11 19:04:21 UTC

I'm starting to see some ice build up on my clothesline. I use it to gauge how the overhead wires are doing. #onstorm

2026-03-04 20:08:34 UTC

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i have questions
#Photography

2026-02-20 21:44:07 UTC

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#Trump
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2026-02-02 20:20:35 UTC

Little known fact about #groundhogDay Eve - this is the day when Canadians should start clearing their patios because we all know some amazing warm day is coming in the next few weeks and the beers shouldn't have to drink themselves out there on that day.

2026-02-02 18:43:26 UTC

I bought some #solar panels.
Not much but enough to get started and collect a few kWh per day from a roof i don't mind working on.
I can scale out over time.
Every company in Ottawa i approached ghosted or ignored me, so DIY was all that was left.

2025-12-13 22:08:27 UTC

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Yes. Here is my response. This AI is shit like all the rest of them.

2025-12-13 19:23:52 UTC

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How do i make the snow stop for 48 hours after shoveling?

2025-12-13 19:09:39 UTC

I've already shoveled snow once today. What5 do i file my complaint?

2025-12-03 13:45:18 UTC

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Are you implying my close relatives or your close relatives look like a coyote?
If you mean mine, you're right. How did you know?
@npub17s7…lt2d

2025-12-03 13:30:36 UTC

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Whar's your guess at this critter?
The back appears level with my neighbour's abandoned canoe beyond the fence.

2025-12-03 13:12:29 UTC

Spotted this beast on my trail camera last night. What do you think it is?
Poll in next toot.
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2025-11-21 21:36:12 UTC

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WHAT? It always seemed to me that Wilno had to be the highest place in Ontario.
#Photography #Ontario #UniversallyInteresting

2025-11-10 01:25:22 UTC

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The Snow has let up here. Extra time should be more normal which is kind of too bad.

2025-11-09 16:25:57 UTC

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I may never hear from you.
I think we might have had some kin down that way. Either that or my dad was sick of driving highway 60.

2025-11-09 16:20:05 UTC

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It has been decades since I took the Opengo road. It would have been with my parents, but then again, maybe we never did take it and they just talked about it like I am now. I acknowledge it every time I drive past it.

2025-11-09 16:08:24 UTC

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Good find! Them bald eagles are huge when you get up close.
Where did you see this one? My only sighting this year was up at Tremblant in the spring.

2025-09-24 18:52:04 UTC

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Got it. Be careful. No one has gone broke taking a profit. I let my portfolio get out of shape once and I'd wished I'd balanced it more regularly. Took years to recover.

2025-09-24 18:23:16 UTC

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I assume you take profits from the rocket when it reaches a certain percentage of the portfolio.

2025-09-23 23:51:17 UTC

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I always think people have a big fear of getting started with something they don't know. @npub1ucv…5a8g

2025-09-23 23:04:56 UTC

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The jury rigging of a laptop is probably easier than getting the TSN app to not freeze long enough so that you can cast it to your TV.

2025-09-23 22:08:53 UTC

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How long does a Linux install take these days (I've not updated in some time)? If it is still 20 minutes and five questions maybe it's worthwhile to demo that or to show them how easy it is (of course Microsoft and Google, etc. have probably made it much harder....).

2025-09-22 20:09:19 UTC

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I love this idea. @npub1yyr…lyn2

2025-09-19 18:57:52 UTC

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They are just collecting up all the one issues for the one issue voter. Same as Trump did.

2025-09-03 22:13:39 UTC

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During the height of COVID, my dentist called and reminded me about my appointment.
Then they asked a bunch of screening questions including if I was vaccinated against COVID. I answered them all.
Then I asked them the same questions. She wouldn't answer because it was private information.
So, I declined my appointment opting to go later when things had calmed down.

2025-09-02 18:54:09 UTC

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For the outside, i take my indoor outside or rely on purple air's map.
It's pretty sad the air is trying to kill us now but we've treated it like shit for centuries, so i guess it's fair.
Those are some cool air purifiers with built in sensors.

2025-09-02 15:42:06 UTC

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Everyone needs an air quality sensor. Mine is indoors. If it is high, I turn on a CRBox or two and it starts to bring the PM2.5 level down immediately.

2025-08-29 13:05:53 UTC

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Ah, gotcha. Another failure by the media.

2025-08-29 12:56:38 UTC

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Exactly what the orange man wants.

2025-08-20 20:30:58 UTC

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We don't put out feed for animals and there are nice* visitors every day. They don't all come for water.
Flowers attract birds and bugs which attract more birds.
* Excludes vermin. But they show up regardless to savage the vegetables.

2025-08-20 18:45:34 UTC

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the early trials of Phoenix showed issues as well but Trudeau ignored them and rolled it out

2025-08-20 18:42:16 UTC

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Carney's Phoenix.

2025-08-17 20:28:38 UTC

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the coneflower isn't ready for them yet - it will be the next course

2025-08-17 20:15:57 UTC

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they also seem to love purple coneflower
https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/045/161/369/627/120/original/e44024ced98d6503.jpeg

2025-08-13 18:16:47 UTC

We watered this morning so you can thank us for the rain that started 30 minutes later.

2025-08-09 19:39:44 UTC

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Rookie mistake.
I tell the chef that they need to be tested for poison.

2025-08-09 14:15:41 UTC

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You don't want to get on the bad side of a crow. I'm wondering what happens if you stop feeding them.

2025-08-08 19:19:34 UTC

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i meant spread to other areas farther away.

2025-08-08 18:57:41 UTC

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It will spread. We're pulling ours out now. Not a simple task.

2025-08-08 18:48:41 UTC

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perennial geranium?

2025-08-07 20:50:45 UTC

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Thunder. There's some faint hope.

2025-08-07 20:29:24 UTC

Attention Ottawa storm shield: The Radar shows some rain in the area. Please let it through.

2025-08-04 19:06:38 UTC

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one would think "staying focused" would be part of every job on earth.
A CEO shouldn't need the GDP of a small country to stay focused but then it is musk and he's challenged.

2025-07-31 21:14:55 UTC

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it would be good to bring over the seasoned ones with many patents Just waiting to be written.
Kind of like how the US has constantly taken our seasoned veterans.

2025-07-31 20:38:37 UTC

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Now consider that the conservative government disguised as the liberal party Canada voted in wants to cut government funding at the absolute worst possible time.
We should be harvesting scientists from the US right now and expanding research.

2025-07-31 20:26:05 UTC

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Exactly. document how it's not working. Maybe give that to someone who can influence the future. E.g. the Union when the jobs cuts come.
Don't spend potentially your last days there replacing your own job.

2025-07-31 20:23:09 UTC

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What's the point of having machine translation and people checking its work?
Explicitly when it's creating work by creating words that it will never forget?

2025-07-31 20:18:27 UTC

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maybe just let that shit through

2025-07-30 19:38:22 UTC

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It amazes me that there are people who openly campaign against sidewalks.

2025-07-27 20:31:31 UTC

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Now you have to go again. Surprisingly loud and vibrates the whole place.

2025-07-27 20:19:01 UTC

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Was the mill running at the time? It's pretty cool to watch it make flour like it's 1870.

2025-07-25 14:56:09 UTC

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I think half the bumble stings are accidental on its part when it smashes into you. IIRC they nest in the ground like some wasps and get upset if you invade or poke at it.

2025-07-25 00:37:25 UTC

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That's a great phone!

2025-07-25 00:36:17 UTC

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i don't think it's done with us yet

2025-07-24 23:53:01 UTC

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Storm Shield won't hold up
https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/114/910/899/704/453/148/original/3abbd49541970cb7.mp4

2025-07-24 23:26:45 UTC

Hey #Ottawa, this inbound 9pm storm looks intense. The midnight storm might be less lightning than it looked like a few hours ago. #onstorm

2025-07-23 17:30:29 UTC

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They tend to bite everything in my experience. And they often like different foods so you never know what's at risk.