the worst part about being an adult is thay its no longer socially acceptable to just roll down a really big hill and then run back up it and roll back down again. “oh is this a syphilis metaphor” passerby would ask. “is this for a tick tock”. no i just wanna come home covered in dirt and scratches and bask in the the solace of childlike mirth
This is how I feel about Joshua Trees. They and avocado trees produce fruit meant to be eaten and dispersed by giant ground sloths. Without them, the Joshua Trees’ range has shrunk by 90%.
(my own photos)
Not only they, but the entire Mojave ecosystem is still struggling to adapt since the loss of ground sloth dung. their chief fertilizer.
Many, many trees and plants in the Americas have widely-spaced, extremely long thorns that do nothing to discourage deer eating their leaves, but would’ve penetrated the fur of ground sloths and mammoths. Likewise, if you’ve observed a tree that drops baseball or softball-sized fruit which lies on the ground and rots, like Osage Oranges, which were great for playing catch at my school, chances are they were ground sloth or mammoth chow.
You can read about various orphaned plants and trees missing their megafauna in this poignant post:
First quote from the linked article. Found it poetic.
Oh, oh dear Ithink I may go mourn the loss of ancient species now
The world has lost 5% to 10% of all insect species in the last 150 years — or between 250,000 and 500,000 species.
Often when I go to research an interesting native flower, to see who that flower was meant to attract…I find that the plant now only propagates vegetatively, through clones. Likely, the original pollinator or pollinators are all gone. But this cloning
We’re surrounded by orphaned plants, and many weren’t orphaned long ago. They were orphaned recently, because of us. That’s just reason why gardening with native plants is so critical. We have a responsibility to the plants and animals we share the land with, to plant things that insects can eat. To give them nesting habitat. To avoid poisons.
Hey, Tumblr. You like non-stereotypical depictions of autism? What about ✨ neurodivergent protagonists ✨ ? Yes? What about asexual neurodivergent protagonists that go on chapters-long rants about their special interests? You want gay characters that are important to the plot too? Then I’ve got the book for you! The author is gay!!! American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis, is
Love how there is no rhyme or reason in tgcf mxtx just adds whatever tf she wants.
We have a virginity detecting sword, TWO sentient fabrics, flower sex ladies, ghost heat, a girl stuck in a pickle jar, qi rong, chastity meatballs in combat, coffin boners, “I have a shameful affliction”,
And of course:
EDIT: THE MECH FIGHT + HUMAN MEAT SWORD CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT ABT THAT
fuck all of you who decide to stay neutral. fuck all of you who decide to stay silent. fuck all of you who are not educating yourself about what is happening right now. fuck every celebrity that posted a notes app screenshot of empty words. fuck bbc and nbc and joe biden and the u.s and britain and nearly every western country and media outlet. fuck israel and zionists and privileged white liberals turning a blind eye. fuck all of you. israel bombed a hospital and hundreds if not thousands are dead and a father had to carry the PIECES of his sons in plastic bags because they were blown to bits. a resting place for journalists has now turned into a morgue. every day people are being killed and it’s being DOCUMENTED and you still wanna be silent and neutral and say this doesn’t involve you. your lack of humanity is vile and horrid and i hope you never know one moment of happiness the rest of your life.
ALT
