Da Boygh. Go Bucs!

a butterfly is flying over a rocky hillside in the sky . ALT: a butterfly is flying over a rocky hillside in the sky .

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Whoa what the heck

Question for my fellow native plant enthusiasts & observers of nature- how would you characterize the total insect population in your area over recent years? Please specify your general area.

* substantially increased
* increased
* about the same
* decreased
* substantially decreased

#NativePlants

Lol ok

I am having second thoughts

Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off its closure The Venetoulis Institute will acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, converting it to a nonprofit to prevent the historic paper’s closure.

Well, here's some news. The Banner's parent company is buying the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette www.thebanner.com/economy/bann...

The Roberto Clemente Bridge should become a linear park The Pittsburgh bridge’s real power comes out when it’s closed to automotive traffic. So why not make that permanent and create a new attraction, like Dallas and New York have done?

As the NFL Draft approaches, read about a vision one architect has for the Roberto Clemente Bridge connecting the North Shore to Downtown — close the bridge to traffic permanently and turn it into a linear park. buff.ly/H3uOYfR

Illustration titled "Group of British Moths" from 1868-1870 depicts eight colorful moth species labeled 1 to 8, perched on detailed plants and leaves. The moths feature diverse wing patterns including vibrant reds, yellows, blacks, whites, and spots. Several caterpillars and pupae appear on the foliage, showing life stages. Species names such as Callimorpha jacobaea, Arctia caja, and Nemeophila plantaginis are listed below. The scene is arranged in a naturalistic style, emphasizing moth identification and botanical detail. No tiger is present despite the related keyword.

🐯 The living world: .
Boston: Samuel Walker & Co., 1868-1870, c1868..

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Hell yeah. Their most recent album is great too. They still got it!

Good riddance

There is a growing section of shirtless Rockies fans at Coors Field chanting "Take it off, take it off!"

the group is getting bigger as more topless people join

Two Promethea moth caterpillars

New paper! If trees are closely related, does it matter where they are from to plant-eating insects? We raised >950 Promethea moth caterpillars on 14 Prunus species to answer that question. Turns out, it matters a lot! Non-native trees = Lower performance

OA paper here: doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...

And the greatest baseball hitter ever (arguably)!

a stately greek revival mausoleum reading "Byers" at the top.

a weird egyptian-inspired mausoleum for the Winter family. Steps up to the mausoleum door are flanked by two sphinxes with some honkin bazongas

The headstone of Lester C. Madden (Sept. 24 1931 - June 7, 1983). The headstone features a shark head with its mouth agape showing many teeth, reminiscent of the poster for the movie Jaws

Come to Allegheny Cemetery in beautiful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! We have:

• radioactive golfer mausoleum
• big titty sphinx mausoleum
• a fuckin shark

Wildlife on the Rocks: Providing the Rocky Habitats Bugs Need for Shelter Rock piles and stone walls might seem like they take yard space away from plants, but these features are crucial to support a diverse wildlife community.

Got some extra stone bricks or sidewalk pavers? That’s free bug real estate! 🪨🐝
Plenty of bees, fireflies, & other bugs love to make their home under rocks. The housing market is tough, so learn how to help your local bugs by adding a rock feature to your space ⤵️

I got a human calling fetterman and was shocked

Impeach him

Prisoners in the dock at the first Nuremberg tribunal, with guards behind them.

Now is the time for all good men to disobey illegal orders from their commanders, or, you know...

Be Free or Die. The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape From Slavery to Union Hero by Cate Lineberry

A black and white photo of Robert Smalls with the caption: "Fuck them boats. - Cpt Robert Smalls

There was once an enslaved man who stole a Confederate ship and sailed his a bunch of families to Union controlled waters & got everyone free.

Then he fought as a soldier in the Union Army.

Then he was elected to US House of Representatives.

Robert Smalls was born 187 years ago today

Purple desert hairy verbena flowers visible from space during their peak Sentinel-2 satellite imagery.

Purple desert hairy verbena flowers were visible from space during their peak around 02/09/26. Photo: Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. Sarah Payne, a visiting researcher who stayed at the Reserve used ENVI to make the colors more visible through a process called Band Mapping.

Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request to Congress

I am shocked to see this language from the NSF.

“The U.S. National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request reflects a strategic alignment of resources in a constrained fiscal environment while eliminating woke and weaponized grant programs that previously funded radical DEI projects.”

KG's first MLB hit!

you look so cute and happy together! congrats!!!

Tiny Pearls and Cotton Candy: Up close with two Forcipomyia (biting midge) larvae There are different subspecies of Forcipomyia, biting midge larvae that come in a variety of tiny forms. This video by Japanese macro-photographer and

Another day, another jaw-dropping little weirdo insect. The video is very cool. thekidshouldseethis.com/post/tiny-pe...

I just planted some last fall. Got my first flowers growing :)

Oh wow! Do you know what equipment they use? I have a groundhog in my yard and would love to see what his den looks like.

the local cemetery is doing a tour of all the groundhogs that live there and showing off their little homes with ground-penetrating radar and calling it the HOLE NEW WORLD TOUR