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Firefly species discovered after 90-year absence: 'Even when things seem lost, they can still find their way back'

Tan soon realized that he was looking at a Pteroptyx gombakia, or a Gombak bent-winged firefly. The discovery marked the first time that the species had been identified in 90 years — and the first live sighting of the species, ever.

Yay, fireflies!

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kossai

crosspost from tumblr .

do not interact !

liars
snobs who can not appreciate good wordplay
jerks who turn down gifts
unstylish weirdos who hang iron horseshoes as decor

and do not even think about boil eggshells around children , that is just gross behaviour :/

( joke breakdown )

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: the fairy dance ~ kimberley fraser

ysabetwordsmith

Today is sunny and warm.

I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches. They've been draining the hopper feeder daily and putting a dent in the thistle feeder.

I put out water for the birds.

My partner Doug is out mowing the house yard.

EDIT 6/11/25 -- I refilled the thistle feeder.

I started trimming grass around the edge of the strip garden, now that I have the big weeds pulled out.

EDIT 6/11/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 6/11/25 -- I took some pictures around the yard.

EDIT 6/11/25 -- I picked half a bag of mulberries in the south lot.

I've seen a skunk on the patio. I've seen a catbird and a phoebe. I heard a red-bellied woodpecker but didn't see it.

EDIT 6/11/25 -- I set up firestarters for the firepit.

I picked half a bag of mulberries along the west fence.

EDIT 6/11/25 -- We lit the bonfire for the esbat tonight. It took a little while to get going but then it burned pretty well. I'll try to check on it later.

Fireflies are out and I've seen a bat.

EDIT 6/11/25 -- I checked the bonfire. It's mostly burned down. I threw most of the stray ends into the middle, but it was still too warm for me to get all the way around. I'll need to go back out later.

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Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Brian Wilson, leader and co-founder of the Beach Boys, has passed away. He will be missed.

Carry on the Work

Bands -- WikiHow

How to Learn to Sing Pop Without Getting a Teacher -- WikiHow

How To Produce: The Complete Guide to Making Pop Music -- Soundtrap

How to Start a Band (10 Easy Steps) -- Chicago Sound Collective

How to Write a Pop Song -- WikiHow

Learning to Sing -- WikiHow

Music Production -- WikiHow

Songwriting -- WikiHow

Current Mood: nostalgic

haunted_cherries

Fandom: Twisted Wonderland
Characters/Pairing: Rem Van der Zee (OC), Theo Valentine (OC)
Rating: Gen
Prompt: #446 - Dessert for

100words and Contact for

fandomocweekly
Summary: Despite his aloof, sometimes grumpy demeanor, Rem manages to surprise Theo every time.

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‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides.

They include in Germany, where flying insects across 63 insect reserves dropped 75% in less than 30 years; the US, where beetle numbers dropped 83% in 45 years; and Puerto Rico, where insect biomass dropped up to 60-fold since the 1970s. These declines are occurring in ecosystems that are otherwise protected from direct human influence.
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At one research centre – falling within a 22,000-hectare (85 sq mile) stretch of intact forest in Panama – scientists comparing current bird numbers with the 1970s found 70% of species had declined, and 88% of these had lost more than half of their population.

As the insects die off, everything that eats them -- birds, amphibians, reptiles, etc. -- suffers a decline also.

Current Mood: angry

ysabetwordsmith

Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

The following poems from the June 3, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," "Homefree and Clear, " "One Bite at a Time," "Stars and Diamonds," "Mishpocha," "Changing Your Nature," and "Besa."

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kossai

little craft supply bundle arrive today , specially curate and package as slow stitch supply kit . to be honest , actually kind of get happy tears ! just feel very sweet and special , seller tie up and position things so delicately . wish think to take picture before unwrap everything , oops . will feel kind of hard to use some of these things , as is crafter eternal struggle , but also can not wait to make pretty stuff .

feel like special princess ~

Current Mood: enthralled
Current Music: a nest find ~ sky: children of the light ost

ysabetwordsmith

CEO invites the world to invest in refugees: 'Humanity flourishes when people have the tools to succeed'

“One in 10 of us will be displaced in 25 years. One in 10. Each of us is more likely to be displaced than ever before,” Oyler said in her TED Talk, which will be published at a later date.

“The time for incremental change is over. We must do things differently.”
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“When Uganda allowed refugees to work, the country's GDP increased by nearly a billion dollars,” Oyler said. “Ethiopia reformed its policies, and now thousands of refugees contribute in key sectors like agriculture and manufacturing.”

“When Rwanda, the country where I live, included refugees in its national ID program, they gained access to health care, financial services, and are growing an economy.”

It's all about knitting people into society as fast as possible. Make sure they have access to survival needs such as food, shelter, clothing, and health care. Then compare what they can do with what needs doing. To accommodate untrained workers, list your top 10 or so fields with a desperate shortage of workers, then offer free training for anyone who wishes to enter those fields.

Current Mood: busy

haunted_cherries

Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
Characters/Pairing: Jihe'to Fashonti (OC), G'raha Tia (Canon)
Rating: Teen
Words: 1595
Summary: G'raha was content to enjoy Jihe'to's presence from the shadows, acting as protector and secret admirer with the object of his affections blissfully unaware of his existence. On a routine trip to visit said miqo'te at the Botanists' Guild, fate decided to put an opportunity before him that he can't refuse.

Notes: Originally posted to AO3 on 1/22/24 and now being archived here! Original notes: This was originally apart of my XIV Write 2023 collection, but felt like it would be better as its own piece! Original notes below:

[Me using multiple prompts in one sitting YET AGAIN? Yeahhhhhhh get ready for that to be an ongoing thing. xD

Prompts in question: Fish Out of Water, Hamper, Grave, Fulsome, Suit

I have to be honest/transparent and say that this is my first time openly posting OC x Canon stuff for the FFXIV fandom. G'raha x Jihe'to, aka "StarFlower", is a ship that's been pretty close to my heart ever since I put them together, and before today I never talked about them out in the open b/c I'm nervous goof who wished they could be as brave as the other G'raha shippers. xD Today I wanna break out of my comfort zone and give a snippet of their pre-relationship b/c I love them both and said screw caution, be cringe freely! xD

Ain't the most polished draft b/c after a while I said "screw it, I just want this done and out of my WIPs", so apologies in advance for any scuff.]

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It was like listening to birdsong in the midst of a beautiful summer day.

Ah, that was it. That was the best way G’raha could describe Jihe’to’s singing.
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ysabetwordsmith

Today is partly sunny and mild.

I fed the birds. I haven't seen much activity yet.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 6/10/25 -- I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a male cardinal, and at least one mourning dove.

EDIT 6/10/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I heard a blue jay screaming but didn't see it.

EDIT 6/10/25 -- I've been outside a couple of times to walk around the yard. Fireflies are starting to come out, but it's still so light that they're hard to see. I may try again later. I've seen a bat over the south lot, and a skunk on the patio.

EDIT 6/10/25 -- We went out a little later to see the fireflies. This is the most I've seen so far, earlier it was just ones and twos. There aren't as many as there will be later in the season, but it's the first big flush so we're pleased to see them.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

althea_valara

First y'all: I am disturbed that the original post I grabbed this from called this the "Favorite Characters Colors Addition". It is like nails on a chalkboard, the way I cringed. The correct word in this case is "Edition", and I half-assed a correction using Paint.

I gave a thought of branching out to other Final Fantasy games but no, I could fill the grid only with folks from Final Fantasy XIV, so I did so.

( cut to spare your reading pages, but also: some light character spoilers through Endwalker patches )

Current Mood: bored

ysabetwordsmith

Farmers are creating a brighter future for Bolivia’s red-fronted macaws

Once rural landowners learned they could generate income by protecting macaws, the endangered birds went from burdens to boons.

Progress!

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ysabetwordsmith

Musician Sly Stone has passed away. He will be missed. Listen to a performance.

Carry on the Work

How to Become a Musician

Social Activism -- how to articles from wikiHow

Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide

Current Mood: nostalgic

kossai

kossai struggle with movies and TV , and not always sure why . but tonight mood strike , and finally sit down to watch ... nimona .
remember when people would talk about how celeste destroy emotions and leave in teary wreck , but kossai did not get that . wonderful game , but in some ways just did not click with madeline's problems like others did .

nimona though ... do kossai recognise that in stories like rusted moss and nimona , nonhumanity intend as allegory ? yes . but just by nature of kossai as physical nonhuman , those aspects feel very literal , and speak to core on that level .

absolute wreck now . need crossover hangout sesh with nimona and fern , stat .

Current Mood: dies dies dies dies dies
Current Music: screams

ysabetwordsmith

dialecticdreamer is hosting Magpie Monday with a theme of "recovering from nightmares."

For each person who sends at least one prompt, I’ll write a story, send it via private message or (for too long fills) an email, then write a brief thumbnail summary and post that in reply to the comment, and move on.

The prompt call will be open until around midnight local time on late Tuesday/early Wednesday, which gives everyone time to join in.

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ysabetwordsmith

Today we visited the butterfly gardens at Lake Charleston.

( Walk with me ... )

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ysabetwordsmith

Today I started making liquid fertilizer from Russian comfrey. Begin with Part 1: Jugs. With those done, I harvested leaves.

( Walk with me ... )

Current Mood: accomplished

ysabetwordsmith

Today I started making liquid fertilizer from Russian comfrey. This plant fills a lot of guild roles in permaculture including fertilizer, miner, mulcher, protector, attractor. I have been using it primarily as a bee plant that I can also slash-and-drop several times a season. I grow it under many of my trees and there's some in the prairie garden too.

There are various ways to make liquid fertilizer from comfrey. I will be testing two: 1) a small amount of comfrey leaves in a large amount of water, and 2) only comfrey leaves crammed tightly in a jug. (See Part 2: Leaves.)

( Walk with me ... )

Current Mood: accomplished

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