Wondering if they'll get the munchies and eat more human blood?

#Innewsoftheabsurd No, at least ,not yet confirmed: smoking marijuana does not protect you from mosquitoes. CBD shows promise as pesticide for mosquitoes. The cannabis compound is lethal to mosquito larvae. #Marijuana #mosquitoes #pesticide https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/7/517

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), there is a 72 percent chance of a 6.7 or greater magnitude earthquake occurring in the Bay Area by 2043 that could cause levees in the Delta to fail. #earthquakes #California #water #flooding https://youtu.be/FKUrZgSMZTA

Imagine...buying a brand new home but have no potable water service as connection to city water service is denied. Dozens of homebuyers in Jefferson County are sitting in limbo after learning their brand-new homes have no water. #infrastructure #water https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/water-taps-denied-red-rocks-ranch-homebuyers-colorado-jefferson-county-movein-hold/

@peeppeepcircus @CJLavoie Petrichor refers to the smell that most of us perceive when the first rains moisten dirt that has been dry for awhile. Petrichor is not one single chemical but a combination of chemicals of which Geosmin makes up a large part of it. Just think of dirt composed of all these chemicals and rain adds the water to make an aromatic solution. This distinctive smell is strongest right after the first rains of the season.

@peeppeepcircus @CJLavoie What most people don't realize is that a majority of these water and wastewater organisms reawaken just by the addition of water to soil. Yes, they are able to "hibernate" and survive drought and continue the life cycle when the next rain event comes. Water bears are a really good example of this cycle.

How #indigenous fire management works with nature to keep the cycle going. California flora in the Southwest evolved to survive and thrive through cyclical fire seasons. This can be easily visualized by plants that emerge in and around fire piles. #California #wildfires #nature #plants https://jrbp.stanford.edu/news/intentional-burning-awakens-fire-follower-indigenous-connections

@Valkyrie_D I think we all know what you meant😜

@Valkyrie_D Dang it...now I won't get Olivia Newton John's "Let's Get Physical" tune out of my head now https://youtu.be/vWz9VN40nCA

@tyghebright I follow Kathleen Neely https://www.kathleenneeley.com/ because of the beautiful world she creates from woodblocks. Any new prints she makes sells immediately. #art

@peeppeepcircus @CJLavoie This video I use for training water and wastewater personnel is a close of a stalked ciliate with scientific name of Carchesium. It is a stalked ciliate with a retractable stalk. Some species of stalked ciliates have a fixed stalk that does not contract/extend. https://share.counter.social/s/3c282b

@peeppeepcircus @CJLavoie They absolutely do make fascinating photos. As with any photo shot, you have to be present at the right time for them to reveal themselves for just the right shot.

@peeppeepcircus @CJLavoie
Your photo is appears to be missing a stalk like the bug in this photo. These are commonly called stalked ciliates. There are thousand species of stalked ciliates. I took these photos using a phase contrast microscope at 400x magnification. All these are different species of stalked ciliates. The cilia are located at the top and have a stalk which they use to attach, affix, anchor themselves to a substrate to keep from floating away.

@peeppeepcircus @CJLavoie Your photo'd bug has characteristics that are shared by protozoans & specifically ciliated protozoans. These single celled organisms have structures called cilia that look like short hairs on their bodies which are used for locomotion primarily and also used for creating water vortices that draw in food into their "mouths". 1/x

Today's Renaissance painter, Noah Verrier, paints what most of us see, and eat, and this translates into highly sought pieces of art that the common man can relate to. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/noah-verrier-junk-food-paintings-2546111 #art #CoSofood #foodpron #foodporn

On Navajo Lands, Ancient Ways Are Restoring the Parched Earth. Today, the Navajo are restoring their watersheds — and boosting their food sovereignty — with earthen berms and small dams made of woven brush, sticks, and rocks. #indigenousAmericans #indigineouspeople #Agriculture #farming #Climatechange https://e360.yale.edu/features/navajo-natural-infrastructure-dryland-streams

@LowEndMuse You are too kind...

@zoidette 🤙