i am making Bug Plane designs >:)

Putting on the heaving naturals vest, blowing my whistle demurely

this man should get combat pay bc he was FIGHTING here

oh and this specific diagram

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

Let us examine the set of circumstances that led to this Eulimnadia clam shrimp living out its entire live cycle in a styrofoam cup on the ground.

An invasive species of thrips that recently arrived in the United States is a major concern for growers of vegetables and ornamental plants. A new guide in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management summarizes current knowledge about Thrips parvispinus. entomologytoday.org/2026/08/04/t...

Meet Thrips parvispinus: The Tiny Thrips Becoming a Big Problem

An invasive species of thrips that recently arrived in the United States is a major concern for growers of vegetables and ornamental plants. A new guide in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management…

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In The Before Times, the East Germany Stasi had a name for it — Zersetzung (decomposition or disruption) or the pathological fragmentation of being with a person stripped of any self-identity and also called anomie. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun

As AI insinuates itself into every corner of our lives, many of us are growing inured to the push to digitize the whole world—including humanity itself.

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I love finding old tree wounds, the leaking sap ferments into a yeasty mush that persists for years and is full of weird bugs. Here's a flat clown beetle, Hololepta sp, pulling a fly larva out of the muck. Western New York, last month.

Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2d ago

BP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...

A poop mimicking caterpillar!

im fucking crying pls just watch this

$500 goal here for my friends, Lubna and Nasser. They are fleeing from the evacuation line. ⬇️💖🇵🇸

lubna70.eurosky.social@lubna70.eurosky.social · 2d ago

🚨💔 For five days, donations have stopped, but our suffering has not. I am fleeing with my children from the yellow evacuation line, carrying our tent while my son Nasser desperately needs surgery. We need only $500 to survive and reach safety. Please don't leave us alone🙏 chuffed.org/project/185826

tldr i got served an eviction notice this morning & my bank account is in the negatives right now. the past 2 months have been a nightmare and my situation just keeps going from bad to worse (more in-depth explanation in the 3rd pic) ko-fi.com/corantus/

Latest batch of therian sun catchers (frontlit left, backlit right)! Thanks again to the commissioners. They'll be going in the mail today. I'm opening slots for five more, to be finished the week of August 24. $65 (with small extra charges for certain expensive colors) plus $15 US postage, FCFS

Hi! Are you a furry who's recently begun transitioning, but haven't been able to afford to commission updated sona art? If so, I want to draw the new you!! I'm hoping to set up an entry form and gallery for this very soon, but I'd love to work with 1-2 folks in the meantime! DM if interested!! 🏳️‍⚧️🎨

Thread of stuff in my shop so maybe I can pay for my therapy missed appointment fee of 105. Absurd its that much, but I'm locked out of therapy til i can pay it off. Sorry again for being in hell when it comes to debt and bills. I know its majorly annoying and makes people not like me. #HelpSky

Rare Mew Black Star Promo (8) Vintage 1999 Pokemon Card (Non-Holo) (Mint Condition) - ovaettr AKA Orion Fern's Ko-fi Shop

A special rare Wizards Black Star Promo #8 Mew card from the Pokemon Trading Card Game, released in 1999. Non-holo. This was the VERY FIRST Mew card e...

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10 days and only at 7% I’m struggling to sell commissions , we desperately need help

Nerdfangz@nerdfangz.bsky.social · 2w ago

Made a gofundme , we desperately need a car asap . We were borrowing a vehicle up until now, and now we need a way to get to work and provide for family Anything helps ;; 🙏❤️ gofund.me/6aaca0f03

And if you're outside of the US and want to support by purchasing stickers, please visit my buddy Jack's shop! www.jaquilios.com/shop/p/chari...

Charity Stickers — JAQUILIOS

Vinyl Stickers, water-resistant, handmade Sizes vary between 5-7cm/2-3 inches, see individual Sticker dimensions All proceeds will go to charity donation funds. Shipping excluded. Following chariti...

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Please help my friend Lubna get treatment for her son. Naser has undertreated hyperthyroidism which puts such a strain on his heart that he is now in hospital indefinitely until they can afford his thyroidectomy. Each donation will earn a doodle from me! chuffed.org/project/supp...

🚨 A Heartbreaking Update: Please don't let Naser down 😭

🚨🙏 Read with your heart and humanity 😭👇🏼

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Hello I have made this due to a mutual having issues with some folks on here forgetting this fact and shouting at him for it. Feel free to use it as a handy PSA x

hey all, a friend is looking to raise money for an abortion and travel. goal is $500 all in ca/v: JeHyeonSim please put 🌸 in the memo, pic for attention

i hate this game. here are my scrunklies

this evening we are enjoying Frank & Barrera's 2010 paper on staphs in the genus Belonuchus lurking around water-filled Heliconia bracts and snatching tasty mosquito pupae out of the water like inverse crocodiles

my old rabbits of watership down designs 👀

This little dude was based 1:1 on the Baby Yingliang fossil. The baby did never see the light of the day, but it's immortalised in art.

Natalia (娜塔莉)@nataliajagielska.bsky.social · 4d ago

Look at them tiny babies

Donate. Boost. Help however you can.

Oftentimes Jack 🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸@pepsffk.bsky.social · 6d ago

🚨Urgent A desperate plea Verge of death my baby suffers severe pneumonia,bronchitis,chronic anemia,losing consciousness. His condition is deteriorating. Urgently need £350 for emergency treatment. IV fluids,nebulizer treatments,injections. Please help! chuffed.org/project/1911...

Sometimes you've gotta go metallic to mimic your model! This common tropical hover #fly at the top is a convincing mimic of the local orchid #bees in the genus #Euglossa (bottom). #FlySchool2026 #Syrphidae: #Ornidia obesa Soltis Center, Costa Rica