u/grymnox

So, I've come across a bit of a dilemma. For context, my stepdad works as a mechanic on semis, and he brings me dead bugs he finds because he's aware of my interest in various forms of taxidermy. The issue I've run into is that he's brought me a live spider this time, and I'm fairly confident that I've identified it correctly as an Argiope argentata; she's very gorgeous, and rather large, hence the confidence that she's female as well. I don't like killing insects purely to pin them, but this spider is far outside of her range and typical climate, so I fear releasing her wouldn't do much good, and that I'd be better off 'humanely' culling her in the freezer overnight.

Looking for advice and others' opinions before I make my decision. She's a specimen I definitely wouldn't find locally, but again, I'd rather not kill something just to pin it.

Exactly what the title says. Currently I have an ASUS VE247H, 60hz. Very old monitor, so I'm sure anything new would be an upgrade, but it was free and it's been working perfectly fine aside from a tiny red pixel on the screen that honestly doesn't bother me much.

However, I'm planning on getting a new computer soon (roughly about a month, if I did my math properly), and would really enjoy getting a new monitor alongside that... my budget will be fairly tight, definitely no more than $300, maybe $400, since most of my budget is obviously going towards the computer itself.

While 4k would definitely be nice for some of my games, I don't necessarily expect it considering my budget, so just.. anything better than what I have that isn't just "good enough" would be perfect, I think. 1440p would probably be ideal. I use my computer for both productivity and gaming, probably about equally, hence why I'm not dead set on 4k at all.

I've been looking at some AOC monitors, but I'm somewhat hesitant about OLED of any kind (sensitive eyes when it comes to text + burn-in). Briefly considered Dell for budget reasons, but I've heard negative reviews regarding the coloring, which is important to me for both gaming and art.

Brand/product line recommendations would be super helpful, specific monitor recommendations even more so. Thank you in advance!!