Jules @afewbugs@librem.one

We biology geeks may sound elitist when we use scientific names instead of common names, but we're really just trying to avoid this:

Brand new cartoon: Two abreast

Some of the thinking behind this cartoon, plus info on reuse, etc: https://davewalker.com/two-abreast/

The Large Blue became extinct in Britain in 1979. Its unusual relationship with red ants was an important factor in both its decline & successful reintroduction.

To infiltrate an ants' nest, the caterpillar must very accurately mimic the smell of the ants. Each ant species has a unique scent, so the caterpillar's disguise is specific to just one species: Myrmica sabuleti. If it ends up in the wrong ants' nest, its cover will be blown! 🥸 👀

#butterfly #butterflies #LargeBlue #ants #Lepidoptera

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Dyfrliw : Dagrau’r glaw
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#naturcelf #dysgucreadigol

Don’t look for heroes.

Look for people who build community by making space for people to care for each other and raise one another up.

So far I have been mirroring, but then editing. But I do follow a lot of #art accounts there - is a screenshot ok? And how about posting videos from Twitter?

I'd be very grateful for comments and boosts for the widest range of opinions. Thanks x

#TwitterMigration #AutoPosting
#Retweets #Fediverse #Etiquette

Have you heard of #Netflix's new series #AncientApocalypse and the outrage from the #archaeology community?

This week, on The Familiar Strange, I take on the pseudoscience of #Atlantis conspiracy theories by investigating their origins in Victorian race theories. Check it out⬇️

https://thefamiliarstrange.com/2022/11/21/victorian-pseudoscience/

I have seen a few people touting #AncientApocalypse today, please don't. It is absolute nonsense!

It is made by a total grifter who should never have been given a soapbox. It's in the same rubbish category as #AncientAliens -- pure and utter rubbish.

It is an insult to all the amazing #archeologists out there and all the amazing work they do with #historians

Graham Hancock is an absolute scammer!

Seeing some posts talking about fediblocking turning Mastodon into a "filter bubble." No. We absolutely do not need abusive or fascist views to have a high level of intellectual diversity. Full stop. That hate can fester somewhere else.

After 20 years of social media, the experiment has been run. Hateful people are unconvinced by rational argument, so there's no point engaging with them.

This is a rotten, disingenuous, meritless argument, from A to Z.

Fascism is to be defeated, not debated.

What's missing from these pictures?

No on-street parking makes all the difference in the cities of #Japan. The 1962 "proof-of-parking" law means you buy a car, you've got to show you've got a place—off public streets—to warehouse it.

“If we all rode bikes like the Dutch, annual global emissions would drop nearly 700 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia & Australia.” Via @euronews
#ClimateCrisis #climateEmergency #ClimateChange #bikes #cities #Dutch #bikelanes #transportation
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/08/19/on-your-bike-if-we-all-cycled-like-the-dutch-global-emissions-drop-nearly-700-million-tonn

Prompt 3: Stars

By far the cutest Hungarian origin story involving stars is from the Lake Balaton area:

They say a hedgehog wandered across the sky, accidentally poking holes in it, and that's how the Milky Way came to be.

🦔 🌟 🌟 🌟

#FolkloreWeek #FolkloreWeek2022 #folklore #folktales #hedgehog #stars

There's lots of great things about cycling as a #disabled person. For me: freedom, reduced pain physical activity & car-free independence.

But there are also lots of barriers.

One that I often face on cycle infrastructure is the beg button being close to the road. This means I either have to sacrifice Frida & the bucket to traffic or park further back & dismount. And not all disabled cyclists can dismount easily.

#CyclingDisabled #ActiveTravel #CargoBike #CargoTrike #ClimateaChange

Them: Faving posts on Mastodon is useless, only the OP sees it.

Me, when a post gets faved: awwww, little internet hug ✨

a sourdough starter is just an artisanal tamagotchi for millennials

Not all ant-butterfly associations are mutually beneficial. In the case of the Large Blue (Phengaris arion), this relationship has developed a sinister twist!

Large Blue caterpillars are adopted by red ants and carried back to the ants' nest. Once inside, however, the caterpillar turns parasite on its hosts and starts devouring ant larvae! 😱 Much like a Cuckoo, it fools the ants into thinking it is one of their own young, mimicking both their chemical scent and the calls made by a queen ant.