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[–] smashley91@lemm.ee 80 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 15 points 3 days ago

Well i certainly know i do now.

[–] InternetPerson@lemmings.world 5 points 2 days ago

Shower heads must be a nightmare.

[–] InternetPerson@lemmings.world 7 points 2 days ago

Trees going through puberty be like:

[–] Wabbitsmiles@lemmy.world 77 points 4 days ago (8 children)
[–] abcd@feddit.org 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Like most phobias I think most people experience discomfort with this imagery but to really have a phobia it needs to be an unreasonable level of anxiety I think.

IDK why we have a hard wired aversion to these. It might be a vestigial response to some kind of predator or danger which is no longer relevant.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I think it signals severe ailment, like blisters, pox diseases, etc

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It looks like spider eggs and eyes.

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[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I didn't even understand what I was seeing and I started shivering instantly. Now feel a deep urge to scrub my skin with steel wool.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Absolutely nuts

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 57 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Shouldn't this be: A Woodpecker Preparing for Winter? The order of words a in sentence, difference makes.

[–] SnowChickenFlake@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, sounds like a title to a recipe 😆

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I stuff my woodpecker's holes full of acorns before I gobble it up. Doesn't everyone?

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago

Perhaps it's translated from another language. The whole thing seems a little stilted, so maybe.

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[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Would love to have a wood pecker as a pet, but the last thing I need in my financial situation is another bill.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

This is why I got chickens instead of ducks.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 41 points 3 days ago

i guess woodpeckers don't get trypophobia

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

CMV: Trypophobia should be tagged as NSFW.

[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 34 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Genuine questions for the purpose of discussion: should photos of spiders also be marked as NSFW for arachnophobia? What other phobias should and shouldn't be considered in this?

I do not have any genuine phobias, so I concede that I'm speaking out of my limited knowledge coming only from years of solo and group therapy for other issues, but NSFW tags are intended to block images that you wouldn't want your boss (or mom, or general public) to see you looking at due to them being sexual or otherwise inappropriate. There are a lot of things that are going to trigger phobias and other very difficult feelings for a lot of people, but I don't think it's feasible to ask that everyone accommodate all possibilities when posting images or sharing stories. I think it's a positive thing to tag content warnings in bodies of text, for example, and at the same time I think that a person that can have an extreme reaction to what is otherwise an innocuous image due to a personal issue needs to take responsibility for it.

I hope this doesn't come across as minimizing the very real struggles that people with phobias have to deal with on a daily basis, and as a whole I support making public spaces more accessible.

ETA: my understanding of a phobia is having an irrational fear so severe that it causes very real and disruptive anxiety and panic upon being exposed to the phobia. If seeing an image like this causes you discomfort or unease, but doesn't really affect you severely or impact your life negatively, is that really a phobia?

[–] Phlimy@jlai.lu 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I definitely think content warnings (not specifically "NSFW") are ideal for this. Sure, the line between what should and shouldn't be content-warned is blurry, and you don't need to go through every highly-specific issue someone might have with your post, but things like tripophobia (or arachnophobia) are pretty widely known so it makes sense to warn about it imo. Especially for image posts since you can't really just "not look at it" if it pops up in your feed.

And whether or not the warning is precisely about a "phobia" isn't relevant imo. It's just a nice thing to do, as it avoids causing others to feel suddenly itchy and uncomfortable for several minutes.

So no, I wouldn't tag spider images as NSFW, but I'd definitely add a "CW: spider" if Lemmy supported it 🙂

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[–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

We have AI which is good at image recognition. Just use this little schmuck to add tags to posts and allow users to filter tags. Would also helo with Trump/Elon filtering etc.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

It's not a phobia, it's just gross. Everybody thinks it looks gross.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 35 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is amazing. I have a question though: How come only the author woodpecker can remove the acorns but not other woodpeckers? What kind of ID tech are these guys using?

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

They jam the acorn in hard enough that you have to break the acorn to get it out. If they put it in too small a hole, though, it breaks and rots. Too big a hole and they get taken.

EDIT: clearly didn't read closely enough. PBS says that woodpecker families run security on their stashes. So they basically just attack anybody who tries stealing. So I guess the ID tech is 'eyes'.

[–] embed_me@programming.dev 18 points 3 days ago

'patrols and batons' classic

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not only did you just repeat the information already given in the original post, but you didn’t even address the guys question you’re responding to.

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 3 days ago

Woops, you right. Didn't read carefully enough. I'll add the answer in an edit.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Since they don't have fingerprints they ID the pecker.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago
[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 37 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Acorn: this hole is meant for me!

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Lemmist@lemm.ee 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Deutsche Democratischen Republik?

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

I read it as the start of sandstorm

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[–] amazing_cat2357@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

"Preparing a woodpecker for winter" 😂😂😂

[–] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

This hole is mine!

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is making me feel queasy cos that tree makes me think of skin and the things in it zits.

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 days ago (4 children)

That's trypophobia . Don't Google it though, might come up with a lot of triggering pictures.

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