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Search results for tag #nature

[?]Guido Bibra » 🌐
@guidobibra@mastodon.social

Kreuzberg Kitties #43
Baghira on a sunny late December day.

foto.bibra-medien.de/2026/08/1

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    [?]Ben Higbie » 🌐
    @BenHigbie@mastodon.social

    While jogging yesterday I saw something scurrying around in the grass on the side of the road, so I stopped to take a look and a little kitten face popped out and meowed at me. So I brought it home and now it is in my room. It has been eating a lot, and doesn't appear injured or sick.

    the kitten on the bathroom floor with my hand over it

    Alt...the kitten on the bathroom floor with my hand over it

    the kitten in my hand, looking at the viewer, belly-up

    Alt...the kitten in my hand, looking at the viewer, belly-up

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      [?]Ma Quest :ablobjam: » 🌐
      @MaQuest@mastodon.green

      The Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative
      "Our vision is Buffalo living as wildlife, protected under Tribal law....Before 1800, it is estimated that 60 million Buffalo roamed the plains of North America. By 1900, there were fewer than two dozen left in Yellowstone."
      windriverbuffalo.org/

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        [?]Ma Quest :ablobjam: » 🌐
        @MaQuest@mastodon.green

        News From The Nest
        05.37 Both young storks fly away.
        I think they might be our storklets.
        How fast they grow!
        whitestorkproject.org/live-cam

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          [?]The Bee Guy » 🌐
          @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie

          …and for those of you who take the wider view of things…
          You’re very welcome!
          Go easy folks.


          Alt...Ginger-haired Common Carder bumblebee forages intently on pink petalled Cosmos flower then flies abruptly out of shot.

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            [?]The Bee Guy » 🌐
            @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie


            Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

            23.

            Bumblebees leave a scent on flowers they visit which can be recognised by other bees thus saving them time and energy foraging already ‘empty’ flowers.

            ‘There are always flowers for those who want to see them.’
            - Matiss





            Alt...Ginger-haired Common Carder bumblebee forages intently on a pink petalled Cosmos flower then flies abruptly out of shot.

              [?]palimpseste_bot » 🤖 🌐
              @palimpsestebot@mastodon.social

              Wonder told him that. It kept any flower from being commonplace.
              Now do you see what I mean by looking at the stars? Does n’t the wagon get lifted out of-the ruts when we hitch it to a star? Don’t let the stars go out! Nor let the other lights make you forget them.
              Ambition, purpose, hope, wonder! All of these and many others are still shining. Follow the…

              — George Lawrence Parker
              palimpseste.vercel.app/#text/f

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                [?]TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨ » 🌐
                @tksst@fediscience.org

                💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔬🌸 Japanese photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular measuring around 0.3 mm in length.

                These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like .

                👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimu

                A macro close-up photograph shows a tiny, translucent pink globular springtail facing forward with its two fuzzy antennae spread outward in a V shape.

                Alt...A macro close-up photograph shows a tiny, translucent pink globular springtail facing forward with its two fuzzy antennae spread outward in a V shape.

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                  [?]Estelle Platini » 🌐
                  @estelle@techhub.social

                  "There is truth in 's omission of from his world, to the extent that the mechanized of today may be described as appropriating and exploiting everything there is as raw material or fuel, and destroying whatever cannot be exploited—even human beings.”

                  ― Günther Anders, in "Kafka pro und contra: Die Prozess-Unterlagen."

                    [?]GREEN YOUTH MOVEMENT » 🌐
                    @greenyouthmovement@masto.nu

                    @Janet_52square Thank you so much for the love shown to the nature around.
                    I can know that you are also rearing hens which we are also preparing for as part of , hopefully we can share knowledge about this.
                    In the pond where you put the beetle, isn't there fish?

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                      [?]ABellingrodt » 🌐
                      @ABellingrodt@pfalz.social

                      'Detailfotografie', Du hast die Haare schön... 🎶

                      Auf dem Bild ist eine Nahaufnahme einer heranwachsenden Maispflanze an einem sonnigen Tag zu sehen. Im Zentrum steht ein vertikaler, hellgrüner Maiskolben, der noch von seinen schützenden, grünen Hüllblättern umschlossen ist. Am oberen Ende des Kolbens tritt ein dichtes Bündel von Maisbärtchen hervor, das wie feines Haar wirkt. Diese Fäden sind am Ansatz hellblond bis grünlich gefärbt und gehen nach unten hin in ein kräftiges rötliches Braun und Dunkelrot über, wobei sie sich leicht kräuseln. Der Kolben wird von einem dicken, knotigen Maisstängel gestützt, der direkt rechts neben ihm emporragt. Im Hintergrund und an den Seiten sind weitere Teile der Pflanze erkennbar, darunter ein zweiter, kleinerer Maiskolben im linken oberen Bereich sowie breite, saftig grüne Blätter, die von der Sonne angestrahlt werden und feine, parallele Blattadern aufweisen. Das Spiel aus Licht und Schatten hebt die Strukturen der Pflanze plastisch hervor.

                      Alt...Auf dem Bild ist eine Nahaufnahme einer heranwachsenden Maispflanze an einem sonnigen Tag zu sehen. Im Zentrum steht ein vertikaler, hellgrüner Maiskolben, der noch von seinen schützenden, grünen Hüllblättern umschlossen ist. Am oberen Ende des Kolbens tritt ein dichtes Bündel von Maisbärtchen hervor, das wie feines Haar wirkt. Diese Fäden sind am Ansatz hellblond bis grünlich gefärbt und gehen nach unten hin in ein kräftiges rötliches Braun und Dunkelrot über, wobei sie sich leicht kräuseln. Der Kolben wird von einem dicken, knotigen Maisstängel gestützt, der direkt rechts neben ihm emporragt. Im Hintergrund und an den Seiten sind weitere Teile der Pflanze erkennbar, darunter ein zweiter, kleinerer Maiskolben im linken oberen Bereich sowie breite, saftig grüne Blätter, die von der Sonne angestrahlt werden und feine, parallele Blattadern aufweisen. Das Spiel aus Licht und Schatten hebt die Strukturen der Pflanze plastisch hervor.

                        [?]Janet [she/her] » 🌐
                        @Janet_52square@sunny.garden

                        We found a new friend this morning. Meet the great diving beetle. OH rescued him from the hens' water (the hens were worryingly interested) and we put him in a pond where he'll be much happier.

                        Flowering pond lily in our pond

                        Alt...Flowering pond lily in our pond

                        A great diving beetle or dystiscus marginalis (male) in a plastic tub having been rescued from the hen’s water.

                        Alt...A great diving beetle or dystiscus marginalis (male) in a plastic tub having been rescued from the hen’s water.

                          [?]palimpseste_bot » 🤖 🌐
                          @palimpsestebot@mastodon.social

                          THE full-moon day of the month of Kumbha (corresponding to 12th February to 12th March) is held sacred by the Hindus throughout India for bathing in the sacred tank called the Mahamakha-saras in Kumbakonam. This occasion, which occurs annually, is called the Makham, i.e., the occasion when the moon passes through the asterism of Makham in…

                          — Sangendi Mahalinga Natesa Sastri
                          palimpseste.vercel.app/#text/9

                            [?]Ali Atmaca » 🌐
                            @aliatmaca.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

                            I've absorbed the color of the ground. Nothing can stop me now.

                            A tabby cat lying on its side on dry cracked dirt ground with sparse grass. The cat is depicted in full color, whereas the surrounding dirt and vegetation are rendered entirely in black and white. The cat rests in the center of the frame with its paws slightly curled, casting a dark shadow to the lower right. You may not understand the true magic behind selective color, though it's the will of our planet. Give up your job and become a cat.

                            Alt...A tabby cat lying on its side on dry cracked dirt ground with sparse grass. The cat is depicted in full color, whereas the surrounding dirt and vegetation are rendered entirely in black and white. The cat rests in the center of the frame with its paws slightly curled, casting a dark shadow to the lower right. You may not understand the true magic behind selective color, though it's the will of our planet. Give up your job and become a cat.

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                              [?]Ma Quest :ablobjam: » 🌐
                              @MaQuest@mastodon.green

                              News From The Nest
                              19.06 A stork arrives on the nest.
                              20.11 Another one flies in.
                              22.09 Both storks have settled down for the night. Not sure who they are though.
                              whitestorkproject.org/live-cam

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                                [?]Amanda Makepeace (ᏣᏁᎾ) [she/her] » 🌐
                                @amandamakepeace@turtleisland.social

                                Wild Teasel growing along a local footpath I frequent when I need a walk close to home.

                                Dried teasel flower heads glowing in the soft afternoon light. Behind them are tall trees

                                Alt...Dried teasel flower heads glowing in the soft afternoon light. Behind them are tall trees

                                  [?]Ellie Kanning-Dawn » 🌐
                                  @thatwriterellie@mastoart.social

                                  RE: mastodon.social/@VeroniqueB99/

                                  i just web searched this expecting it to be made up, but apparently it's not 🤯

                                  [?]Vee » 🌐
                                  @VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social

                                  a social media post saying, "I just learned that if a hermit crab finds a new shell that is too big, it will wait for other hermit crabs who need new shells to gather, and then they will organize themselves by size and trade shells. And I am pissed that the crabs have a better housing market than we do."

                                  Alt...a social media post saying, "I just learned that if a hermit crab finds a new shell that is too big, it will wait for other hermit crabs who need new shells to gather, and then they will organize themselves by size and trade shells. And I am pissed that the crabs have a better housing market than we do."

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                                    [?]~meoralis~ » 🌐
                                    @meoralis@pixelfed.social

                                    Late #FootpathFriday around the #Škocjan Caves


                                    #ŠkocjanCaves #ŠkocjanHöhlen #HöhlenVonŠkocjan #ŠkocjanskeJame #footpath #hikingTrail #Wanderweg #hiking #hike #wandern #Natur #nature #ForestFriday #mosstodon #Slowenien #Slovenia #Slovenija

                                    A narrow dirt path winds through a lush forest, bordered by a metal handrail on the right. Moss-covered rocks and boulders line the left, while tall trees and dense green foliage form a canopy overhead. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting dappled light on the vibrant forest floor.

                                    Alt...A narrow dirt path winds through a lush forest, bordered by a metal handrail on the right. Moss-covered rocks and boulders line the left, while tall trees and dense green foliage form a canopy overhead. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting dappled light on the vibrant forest floor.

                                    Location: Škocjan

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                                    [?]arcturus » 🌐
                                    @arcturus@pixelfed.social

                                    Flowering rush

                                    #nature #naturephotography #flowers #wildflowers #bloomscrolling

                                    A low key photograph of a cluster of white flowers with purple pistils of a Flowering rush in bluish evening light. The cluster grows from a common green stalk, with smaller stalks branching off to each flower, around twenty in total and some flower buds. The background is a green blur with vertical streaks from reeds growing in the background.

                                    Alt...A low key photograph of a cluster of white flowers with purple pistils of a Flowering rush in bluish evening light. The cluster grows from a common green stalk, with smaller stalks branching off to each flower, around twenty in total and some flower buds. The background is a green blur with vertical streaks from reeds growing in the background.

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                                      [?]GREEN YOUTH MOVEMENT » 🌐
                                      @greenyouthmovement@masto.nu

                                      RE: masto.nu/@greenyouthmovement/1

                                      Please donate any amount if unable,boost for your network such that potential people may donate.
                                      Every single donation made,is a step towards getting land which will be training ground for both sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation as it will be providing enough harvests to donate

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                                      [?]GREEN YOUTH MOVEMENT » 🌐
                                      @greenyouthmovement@masto.nu

                                      We thank everyone who has been able to support our work to get more land where we can grow more food to feed more families.
                                      We are at 4% and the biggest percentage remains uncovered and this means we need more donations than those that we have got.
                                      Any amounted donated today,keeps us growing towards the goal
                                      gofund.me/8da0ff4a0

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                                          [?]The Bee Guy » 🌐
                                          @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie


                                          Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

                                          22.

                                          Solitary Bee Lifecycle.
                                          Quick Version!
                                          Adults emerge in spring/summer.
                                          Mate.
                                          Male dies.
                                          Female starts nest.
                                          Lays up to 30 eggs in individual pods stocked with pollen and nectar.
                                          Female dies.
                                          Young pupate over winter.
                                          Emerge in spring.
                                          #biodiversity


                                          Alt...Black and white Ashy Mining Bee finished foraging on a yellow dandelion flower and takes flight.

                                            [?]palimpseste_bot » 🤖 🌐
                                            @palimpsestebot@mastodon.social

                                            Two young Brazilian boys strolled in the shade, conversing. They were simple youths of the interior, knowing only the plenty of the primitive plantation where, undisturbed by labour-saving devices, Nature yielded man her fruits at the price of the sweat of his brow.
                                            They were ignorant of machines to the extent that they had never seen a waggon or a…

                                            — Alberto Santos-Dumont
                                            palimpseste.vercel.app/#text/9

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                                              [?]Wendy » 🌐
                                              @wendythedruid@thistleandmoss.org

                                              Shake the trunk. Take what falls.

                                              Asimina triloba. Our largest native fruit and the only one here that thinks it's tropical — bottomland shade, Georgia to Michigan, late August into September. Ripe means soft, the give of a peach three days past the store. Scoop the custard off the flat seeds and eat it standing up.

                                              Then save a seed, because a pawpaw seed cannot be dried — let it dry and it dies. Rinse it, seal it in a bag with barely damp sphagnum, put it at the back of the refrigerator for ninety to a hundred and twenty days. Plant it an inch down in spring. Five to seven years later you're eating fruit no corporation ever priced.

                                              The light in a kitchen where somebody puts seeds in the fridge for a tree they'll eat from in 2032 is a particular light.

                                              What's the longest thing you've ever planted on purpose?

                                              https://thistleandmoss.com/p/trump-caitlyn-jenner-and-the-gop-are-human-fucking-filth?utm_source=PixelFed&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

                                              #Pawpaw #Foraging #Gardening #Nature #Georgia #FoodSovereignty #Herbalism #SeedSaving #NativePlants #Solarpunk #Photography #Druid #Folklore #BloomScrolling

                                              A pale green, curved fruit hangs from a tree branch among large glossy leaves. The background is filled with dense green foliage.

                                              Alt...A pale green, curved fruit hangs from a tree branch among large glossy leaves. The background is filled with dense green foliage.

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                                                [?]Antoinne Sterk » 🌐
                                                @antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social

                                                Golden-hour

                                                A flowering plant backlighted by warm sunlight. The tall stem supports a cluster of delicate white to soft pink flowers and closed buds at the top. The translucent petals and fine hairs on the stem catch the golden light, giving the plant a glowing contour. The background consists of soft, heavily blurred (bokeh) shapes with muted tones of slate blue, soft yellow, and warm peach.

                                                Alt...A flowering plant backlighted by warm sunlight. The tall stem supports a cluster of delicate white to soft pink flowers and closed buds at the top. The translucent petals and fine hairs on the stem catch the golden light, giving the plant a glowing contour. The background consists of soft, heavily blurred (bokeh) shapes with muted tones of slate blue, soft yellow, and warm peach.

                                                  [?]palimpseste_bot » 🤖 🌐
                                                  @palimpsestebot@mastodon.social

                                                  Madonna, wherefore hast thou sent to me
                                                  Sweet-basil and mignonette?
                                                  Embleming love and health, which never yet
                                                  In the same wreath might be.
                                                  Alas, and they are wet!
                                                  Is it with thy kisses or thy tears?
                                                  For never rain or dew
                                                  Such fragrance drew
                                                  From plant or flower--the very doubt endears
                                                  My sadness ever new,
                                                  The sighs I breathe, the tears I shed for thee.

                                                  — Percy Bysshe Shelley
                                                  palimpseste.vercel.app/#text/8

                                                    [?]palimpseste_bot » 🤖 🌐
                                                    @palimpsestebot@mastodon.social

                                                    In days gone by there was a land where the nights were always dark, and the sky spread over it like a black cloth, for there the moon never rose, and no star shone in the obscurity. At the creation of the world, the light at night had been sufficient.

                                                    — Margaret Raine Hunt
                                                    palimpseste.vercel.app/#text/6

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                                                      [?]LeadingLines » 🌐
                                                      @leadinglines@mastodon.green

                                                      Murder goes to sleep 🌃

                                                      You'll have to zoom 🔍 for this one if you're on mobile, and please read the alt text - I ran out of characters.

                                                      Every day when the sun begins to set, our local crow and rook population comes together for a social gathering on the nearby fields. During daytime, they forage there for food in smaller numbers. But in the evening they just hang around doing absolutely nothing except softly murmuring to each other. It's the most wholesome thing to watch. After about 30 minutes, a small group decides to leave, and within a few moments everyone follows to return to their home trees. And, amazingly, while they're very vocal most of the time, no one says a word on this last flight of the day. Horizontal image of a city skyline at sunset, at the bottom of the frame. The sky takes up most of the image, it's blue at the top with a gradient flowing into yellow-orange at the horizon. A large group of crows and rooks are in the sky, returning to their nests at the end of the day.

                                                      Alt...Every day when the sun begins to set, our local crow and rook population comes together for a social gathering on the nearby fields. During daytime, they forage there for food in smaller numbers. But in the evening they just hang around doing absolutely nothing except softly murmuring to each other. It's the most wholesome thing to watch. After about 30 minutes, a small group decides to leave, and within a few moments everyone follows to return to their home trees. And, amazingly, while they're very vocal most of the time, no one says a word on this last flight of the day. Horizontal image of a city skyline at sunset, at the bottom of the frame. The sky takes up most of the image, it's blue at the top with a gradient flowing into yellow-orange at the horizon. A large group of crows and rooks are in the sky, returning to their nests at the end of the day.

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                                                        [?]Ma Quest :ablobjam: » 🌐
                                                        @MaQuest@mastodon.green

                                                        News From The Nest
                                                        05.50 Another fabulous sunrise at Knepp. No storks slept on the nest last night. Several have already begun to migrate and the webcam will soon be switched off..
                                                        whitestorkproject.org/live-cam

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                                                          [?]Cambirdsong » 🌐
                                                          @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

                                                          My favorite view is imminent. Can’t wait to hear the waves curling onto the shore and gulls crying, and to feel the warm sand and salty air.

                                                          A narrow path through pale sand dunes covered in sea oats and reed grasses, with a view of breaking greenish-blue ocean waves (August 2024).

                                                          Alt...A narrow path through pale sand dunes covered in sea oats and reed grasses, with a view of breaking greenish-blue ocean waves (August 2024).

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                                                            [?]Anja » 🌐
                                                            @Anja2@norden.social

                                                            Von Rowardennan nach Ardleish und mit der Fähre nach Ardlui

                                                            Ein nasser und matschiger Pfad führt an einem See durch eine hügelige Landschaft in Schottland. Links ein Baum, rechts zwei kleine Häuser, eins davon eher eine Hütte mit einem rötlichen Blechdach. Im Hintergrund ein See, Berge und ein grauer, dicht bewölkter Himmel. Etwas Sonnenlicht beleuchtet die Hügel. A wet and muddy path winds its way past a lake through a hilly landscape in Scotland. To the left is a tree; to the right, two small houses, one of which is more of a cottage with a reddish tin roof. In the background are a lake, mountains and a grey, heavily overcast sky. A little sunlight illuminates the hills.

                                                            Alt...Ein nasser und matschiger Pfad führt an einem See durch eine hügelige Landschaft in Schottland. Links ein Baum, rechts zwei kleine Häuser, eins davon eher eine Hütte mit einem rötlichen Blechdach. Im Hintergrund ein See, Berge und ein grauer, dicht bewölkter Himmel. Etwas Sonnenlicht beleuchtet die Hügel. A wet and muddy path winds its way past a lake through a hilly landscape in Scotland. To the left is a tree; to the right, two small houses, one of which is more of a cottage with a reddish tin roof. In the background are a lake, mountains and a grey, heavily overcast sky. A little sunlight illuminates the hills.

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                                                              [?]Antoinne Sterk » 🌐
                                                              @antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social

                                                              Montbretia

                                                              A single flower spike curving downward, tightly packed with small, sleek flower buds arranged in alternating rows along the stem. The buds feature a striking gradient, transitioning from deep reddish-magenta at the bases to warm yellow and fiery orange at the tips.

                                                              Alt...A single flower spike curving downward, tightly packed with small, sleek flower buds arranged in alternating rows along the stem. The buds feature a striking gradient, transitioning from deep reddish-magenta at the bases to warm yellow and fiery orange at the tips.

                                                                [?]palimpseste_bot » 🤖 🌐
                                                                @palimpsestebot@mastodon.social

                                                                (Opp. Ed. Schulze. V. I. seq.
                                                                Migne, Lat. 76. col. 391.)
                                                                Against I.But all we who follow the words of the evangelists
                                                                state that God the Word was not made flesh by nature, nor yet was
                                                                changed into flesh; for the Divine is immutable and invariable.
                                                                Wherefore also the prophet David says, Thou art the same, and
                                                                thy years shall not fail. And this…

                                                                — Philip Schaff
                                                                palimpseste.vercel.app/#text/d

                                                                  [?]that.turtle » 🌐
                                                                  @That_turtle@mastodon.social

                                                                  A Great Blue Heron standing in shallow, calm water, holding a crab in its beak. The bird's reflection is visible on the water's surface.

                                                                  Alt...A Great Blue Heron standing in shallow, calm water, holding a crab in its beak. The bird's reflection is visible on the water's surface.

                                                                    Peter Riley boosted

                                                                    [?]Lorraine 💜🦜🎶🍀🤘 » 🌐
                                                                    @Lorraine@beige.party

                                                                    I wandered around the patio at PT and took some halfway decent pics of flowers and butterflies. I'm dedicating all of my photos today to my lovely fedi-friends who share their beautiful photos with all of us. I appreciate you so much ~ thank you for always making my day brighter 💜

                                                                    Pink and orange flowers on very long stems with lots of green leaves. A dark butterfly is getting nectar from an orange flower. It has dark grey and almost black designs on its wings. The larger part of each wing, on the edge, looks torn up to me.

                                                                    Alt...Pink and orange flowers on very long stems with lots of green leaves. A dark butterfly is getting nectar from an orange flower. It has dark grey and almost black designs on its wings. The larger part of each wing, on the edge, looks torn up to me.

                                                                      [?]Porched Earth » 🌐
                                                                      @iZone@pixelfed.social

                                                                      Our Lady Lyndsay Of The Satellite & The Radar says, “It’s a beautiful Eve: GTFO and kick your balls 🏈”.

                                                                      #CTV #News 🇨🇦
                                                                      #Weather #Toronto and #GTA
                                                                      #Nature #Photography

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                                                                        [?]Commons.fi » 🌐
                                                                        @commonsfi@social.coop

                                                                        Now's the time to get nettle seeds! Cut the plant from the bottom, hang it upside down to dry for 3 days, then rub the seeds off and pass everything through a medium-fine screen so that only the seeds end up on the other side. Remember, nettle picks up toxins and heavy metals so only forage it from clean places!

                                                                        Here's a link to help you ID what you're looking for:

                                                                        betonica.co.uk/herbal-news/loo

                                                                        A patch of nettle with seeds hanging down.

                                                                        Alt...A patch of nettle with seeds hanging down.

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                                                                          [?]Corey S Powell » 🌐
                                                                          @coreyspowell@mastodon.social

                                                                          The quarks inside a proton account for just 1% of its mass. The rest is kinetic energy, gluon force, and virtual particles.

                                                                          Which is to say--only about 1% of *your* mass is "matter" in the conventional sense. You are quantum through and through.

                                                                          symmetrymagazine.org/article/s

                                                                          In this graphical representation of the proton, the large spheres represent the three valence quarks, the small spheres represent the other quarks that make up the proton, and the springs represent the nuclear force holding them together. Image: Brookhaven National Laboratory.

                                                                          Alt...In this graphical representation of the proton, the large spheres represent the three valence quarks, the small spheres represent the other quarks that make up the proton, and the springs represent the nuclear force holding them together. Image: Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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                                                                            [?]Corey S Powell » 🌐
                                                                            @coreyspowell@mastodon.social

                                                                            A particle made of force?

                                                                            Chinese researchers claim they've definitively detected a "glueball"--a particle of intertwined gluons, which carry the strong force. Gluons bind together protons & neutrons, but they can also stick to each other. No ordinary matter required.

                                                                            science.org/content/article/be

                                                                            The Beijing Spectrometer III has provided evidence for glueballs, which are made almost entirely of force-carrying particles.

                                                                            Alt...The Beijing Spectrometer III has provided evidence for glueballs, which are made almost entirely of force-carrying particles.

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                                                                              [?]Antoinne Sterk » 🌐
                                                                              @antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social

                                                                              Orange

                                                                              A vibrant bright orange poppy flower. Its delicate petals have a crinkled texture, typical of poppies. In the center, there is a distinct green seed pod surrounded by a circle of brownish-dark stamens.

                                                                              Alt...A vibrant bright orange poppy flower. Its delicate petals have a crinkled texture, typical of poppies. In the center, there is a distinct green seed pod surrounded by a circle of brownish-dark stamens.

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                                                                                [?]Chris » 🌐
                                                                                @Chris@mast.social

                                                                                Nice 2015 hike in the Adirondack Mountains of New York... 🍂 🌲 🥾

                                                                                Background: Clear blue sky with some clouds... Middleground: Small mountain and mix of evergreen and deciduous trees with hints of fall foliage... Foreground: Very rocky flowing stream and random vegetation... Created: 9/26/15 11:35am Aperture: ƒ∕2.2 Exposure: 1∕1224 s ISO: 40 Focal Length: 4.8 mm Galaxy Note (?) I think Samsung-SM-N910A

                                                                                Alt...Background: Clear blue sky with some clouds... Middleground: Small mountain and mix of evergreen and deciduous trees with hints of fall foliage... Foreground: Very rocky flowing stream and random vegetation... Created: 9/26/15 11:35am Aperture: ƒ∕2.2 Exposure: 1∕1224 s ISO: 40 Focal Length: 4.8 mm Galaxy Note (?) I think Samsung-SM-N910A

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                                                                                  [?]Trilobyter » 🌐
                                                                                  @Trilobyter@mastodon.world

                                                                                  Gulf fritillary on zinnia in the front garden.

                                                                                  Macro color photo of a predominantly orange butterfly with white and black spots viewed head on with wings partially opened in a vee shape. It is perched on top of a yellow zinnia flower with other yellow zinnias behind it.

                                                                                  Alt...Macro color photo of a predominantly orange butterfly with white and black spots viewed head on with wings partially opened in a vee shape. It is perched on top of a yellow zinnia flower with other yellow zinnias behind it.

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                                                                                    [?]Will 🇯🇵 » 🌐
                                                                                    @wilpercy@beige.party

                                                                                    Rice paddy pic No. 109.

                                                                                    Something different.

                                                                                    A square format detail of rice plant stems. The original was a color photo but this is a monochrome copy made to look like a grainy etching. Most of the image is of stems and leaves but at the top a thin strip of rice ears is visible, and at the base, scrubby fallen stems drift like snow at the edges of the frame. Rice paddy pic No. 106 is the original.

                                                                                    Alt...A square format detail of rice plant stems. The original was a color photo but this is a monochrome copy made to look like a grainy etching. Most of the image is of stems and leaves but at the top a thin strip of rice ears is visible, and at the base, scrubby fallen stems drift like snow at the edges of the frame. Rice paddy pic No. 106 is the original.

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                                                                                      [?]Sabine » 🌐
                                                                                      @canyakker@mas.to

                                                                                      Found a Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) today. They mimic Monarchs, and are equally distasteful to predators. Their caterpillars feed on willow and keep the Salicylic acid (think Aspirin) in their body, making them taste bitter.

                                                                                      An orange butterfly with black lines across the wings and some white dots in black rims along the edges. Around it are leaves providing dappled shade, and some flowers.

                                                                                      Alt...An orange butterfly with black lines across the wings and some white dots in black rims along the edges. Around it are leaves providing dappled shade, and some flowers.

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