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if anyone curious: swastika symbol is not exclusive to Nazis and more ancient culture have used it (and some still do).

English word swastika is originally of the Sanskrit language (स्वस्तिक, lit. 'conducive to well-being').[1][9] In Hinduism, the right-facing symbol (卐) is called swastika, symbolizing surya, prosperity, and good luck; while the left-facing symbol (卍) is sometimes called sauvastika, symbolising night or tantric aspects of Kali

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

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Help ID this fruit fly. Looks like pumpkin fruitfly but the pattern on the rear is different

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To me they look very different:

  1. The wasp in your picture has a very thin and long waist. in my picture its shorter and thicker.
  2. wasp's waist is thinner toward the thorax and wider toward abdomen, mine is opposite
  3. pattern on the abdomen doesn't match.
  4. this insect lay eggs in my luffa plant that grow into maggots, wasps don't have maggots in their life cycle.

There is already a fruitfly species that is very similar to my photos called pumpkin fruitfly but it's not an exact match

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Help ID this fruit fly. Looks like pumpkin fruitfly but the pattern on the rear is different

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That's actually a very good guess

comparing this: https://idtools.org/bactrocera/images/thumbnails/LLplate_Dacus_longicornis_variation.jpg

with this: https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/3ac57fca-a801-48ce-94a5-7d7e369c860b.jpeg

The colors in my picture are more yellow but that's it as far as I can see.

Also the fact its a luffa pest checks out.

Any reason why you think they are not the same?

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Mike Waltz accidentally reveals obscure app the government is using to archive Signal messages

The "TM SGNL PIN" message is displayed on an unofficial — and less secure — version of Signal created by a company called TeleMessage, which makes clones of popular messaging apps, but enables the ability to archive messages

https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-waltz-photographed-using-signal-messaging-app-during-cabinet-meeting-2025-5?op=1

TeleMessage is an Israeli software company based in Petah Tikva, Israel. Founded in 1999 by Guy Levit and Gil Shapira, it provides secure enterprise messaging, mobile communications archiving and high-volume text messaging services.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeleMessage

Let that sink in

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Why do teeth don't regenerate?

Your baby teeth and adult teeth all began developing before you were even born. Our DNA still contains all the genes that sharks use to grow their endless conveyor belt of replacement teeth, but in humans these genes are deactivated by the 20th week of foetal development.

The advantages of keeping the same teeth through adulthood is that they can be securely anchored in the jawbone, which allows us to chew tough plants and grains.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-cant-we-regrow-teeth

though a drug is being developed that could allow us to regenerate teeth