u/so-many-efforts

I saw this on Amazon and had to get it! He looks so cool next to my albums! Now, should I paint the shelf black, try for a stone paint job or leave it as is?

I was going to buy a couple of figures but the shipping seemed weirdly high. I did some experimenting and eventually checked their shipping info and it looks like they charge a separate shipping fee per item rather than per order. This really sucks I was planning on buying 3 I refuse to pay 3 separate shipping fees so I'm just getting 1. Just figured I'd let people know if they were wanting some

Found this guy on my shirt (sorry about all the dog hair) in a retail store last week. It was able to jump nearly half a foot in the air and made kinda a popping sound when it did. Orangey/red body with iridescent shell. Very small, maybe a few cm? About the width of my pinkie nail. It was very beautiful so I'm interested in finding out what it is. I really wish I had been able to take it home, Ive never pinned an insect that small before. North Texas area. Thank you!

High I have a pocket watch I got over a decade ago that I want to take the clock part out of to use for an art project, it's not working and is pretty damaged on one end so I don't feel bad gutting it. I tried opening it and couldn't. I looked up tutorials but those are all on much older watches that were built to be repaired, mine is mass produced and it appears to be soldered together on all edges and the top doesn't turn (circled to show it's one piece). Apart from just smashing the glass with a hammer (which I don't want to do) is there anyway I can open it? I've included pictures of all the seams. Thanks