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I'm embracing my inner boomer and deadnaming Twitter.

I shan't ever call it x. The youngins won't make me.

I'll not bow to the woke mob that wants me to recognize Twitter as x!!!

When God created Twitter he called it Twitter and god doesn't make mistakes!!

Monkey Slug Caterpillars ( Phobetron pithecium)

Monkey Slug Caterpillars are sometimes mistaken for a hairy spider or  for moldy leaf litter. This larvae has six hairy “arms” that curl out from each side of its body which act as suction cups. While they look creepy, the Mokey Slug Caterpillar is actually harmless and its hairs do not sting.

They end up transforming into the Hag Moth.

SOURCE GIF By: http://www.strangebio.com/

idk what sexuality this is but happy pride month to the people wearing this flag today!! you're a few days late but lots of love 💕🥰

its time for mermay | introductions

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It FINALLY happened 🤩 I've waited my whole thirty five years to get to watch this happen in real life! Why yes, I did spend several hours sitting in the yard staring at cicada on a Saturday night and it was amazing!

Capitano [backstage]

ngl i see wasps as friend shaped. little guys. i see one and go “ooh! a wasp! hii!!” and then i dont bother them and it leaves me alone while my friends are all freaking out 💀

Do you have any tips/fun facts that could help me be less wary around wasps? They come around our yard a lot, and I'm always so afraid to cross their path or get in their way at all for fear of being stung 😓

But so many people love them, so surely they're not that mean? If my overcautious respect is warranted that would also be good to know.

I'd say being overcautious is not warranted in most cases.

Firstly, though, it depends on the type of wasps you're seeing. Not all wasps sting. Most wasps are solitary and will almost never sting unless trapped against your skin. Some entire species and all males aren't even capable of stinging. And of the ones who do sting (mostly social wasps like yellowjackets, hornets, and paper wasps), some are more aggressive than others, but as a general rule, they're only aggressive when they're defending themselves or their nest.

So how concerned you should be is situational. If you're just in your backyard and there isn't a nest there, it's very unlikely they'll do anything if you just ignore them. Most likely they're looking for nectar to feed on themselves or food to bring back to their nest for their larvae, and they have no reason to attack you.

I would say find out which species you'd find in your area. Learn how to identify them and which ones can and can't sting or are the most likely to sting.

If you don't know where to start going about this, feel free to IM me with your location, and I'll point you in the right direction.

In my experience, fear is fueled by the unknown, and learning about something you're afraid of almost always makes it much less scary.

Also - most wasp stings don't hurt that much! Assuming you're not very allergic, it does hurt, but not horrifically, and the pain doesn't last particularly long.