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i posted this a loooong time ago but look at the lesbian bag i made, yahooo!! it’s so pretty. one of my favorite works so far <333

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Some of you may have heard about Monarch butterflies being added to the Threatened species list in the US and be planning to immediately rush out in spring and buy all the milkweed you can manage to do your part and help the species.

And that's fantastic!! Starting a pollinator garden and/or encouraging people and businesses around you to do the same is an excellent way to help not just Monarchs but many other threatened and at-risk pollinator species!

However.

Please please PLEASE do not obtain Tropical Milkweed for this purpose!

Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)--also commonly known as bloodflower, Mexican butterflyweed, and scarlet milkweed--will likely be the first species of milkweed you find for sale at most nurseries. It'll be fairly cheap, too, and it grows and propagates so easily you'll just want to grab it! But do not do that!

Tropical milkweed can cause a host of issues that can ultimately harm the butterflies you're trying to help, such as--

Harboring a protozoan parasite called OE (which has been linked to lower migration success, reductions in body mass, lifespan, mating success, and flight ability) for long periods of time

Remaining alive for longer periods, encouraging breeding during migration time/overwintering time as well as keeping monarchs in an area until a hard freeze wherein which they die

Actually becoming toxic to monarch caterpillars when exposed to warmer temperatures associated with climate change

However--do not be discouraged!! There are over 100 species of milkweed native to the United States, and plenty of resources on which are native to your state specifically! From there, you can find the nurseries dedicated to selling native milkweeds, or buy/trade for/collect seeds to grow them yourself!!

The world of native milkweeds is vast and enchanting, and I'm sure you'll soon find a favorite species native to your area that suits your growing space! There's tons of amazing options--whether you choose the beautiful pink vanilla-smelling swamp milkweed, the sophisticated redring milkweed, the elusive purple milkweed, the alluring green antelopehorn milkweed, or the charming heartleaf milkweed, or even something I didn't list!

And there's tons of resources and lots of people willing to help you on your native milkweed journey! Like me! Feel free to shoot me an ask if you have any questions!

Just. PLEASE. Leave the tropical milkweed alone. Stay away.

TLDR: Start a pollinator garden to help the monarchs! Just don't plant tropical milkweed. There's hundreds of other milkweeds to grow instead!

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feeling kinda down today so i made a chicken

it helped :)

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i can't be the only one who's just straight-up ... bored with women hating themselves. my mom keeps lamenting to me how upset she is about her gray hair. my friend stares at her laugh lines every day in agony. my sister loses sleep over the horrible unbearable thought of looking fat. and every time these women i love open up to me, i can't help but think ... then stop staring at yourself? stop drowning yourself, narcissus, and just fucking live your life instead of sitting in front of a mirror obeying cosmetic corporations' lies. just stop it. this is getting ridiculous. you're too smart to be falling for this bullshit. "oh no but these men who hate women told me that if i'm ugly i'm worthless!" girl if you actually believe that then good luck. but i am getting worse at being supportive of people whose nonsense worldviews keep them trapped in pain. stop looking at yourself start fucking living i am pleading you deserve to be happy and it is stupid that you disagree

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Today's outfit 💚 ft. My cat's tail

What do we think

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Me and my gf and friends

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Meet femScout’s Pa! 👔

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I crocheted this bunny as a custom order 🐇🐇🐇 i love how it turned out.

Pattern:

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I crocheted the Lamb from Cult of the Lamb!!! Isn't it cute?!

Pattern by Ripley Brennan

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@giddlygoat @sadcabbages

Challenge:

How far can this post spread only through mentions, only those mentioned can reblog,

@nerdylittlebugcreature

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@0dividedby0haha

@nontheanon

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Last song: pretty vacant by sex pistols

Fav color: red and purple

Last book: the plague by albert camus

Last movie: twilight (the second movie)

Last tv show: the amazing digital circus

Sweet/spicy/savory: spicy

Relationship status: taken <3

Last thing i googled: albert camus books (because i didnt know what the plague is titled in english)

Current obsession: crochet and team fortress 2

Looking forward to: sleepover with my friends

Tagging: (no pressure) @terramandm @giddlygoat @sadcabbages

ten people i'd like to get to know better

tagged by: @megkuna thanks <333

last song: the phantom of the opera

favorite color: muted green

last book: uhhhhhh oh man i really need to start reading books

last movie: phantom of the opera which i watched with a friend

last tv show: the original star trek which i also watched with a friend

sweet/spicy/savory: sweet, i love sugar too much

relationship status: single and not looking, i'd rather just have more friends

last thing i googled: "how to know if skincare routine is too harsh" my pimples hurt in a Different way now :(

current obsession: probably still mob psycho 100 but it's not what it used to be. yay depression

looking forward to: when my family finally moves into the new house

tagging: @scarecloud69 @disorganised-thoughtss @daneonrainbow @lawful-goof @officialkarinuzumaki @leo-probably @vychodocech @umkayonninay @mocha-blossom @spageddy29 no pressure though <3

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I'm late to this but hii

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I was tagged by @torrentarchive thank u pal :)

I tag @thisisthevoice @timpano33 @crittercreep @mallcarcass @meatsex and any of my buddies/pals/friends who would like to also do this

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Happy Halloween!!🕸🕸🕸

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My October mood tracker

Inspo:

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volcano snail

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Letter to my penpal in Azerbaijan. Her favorite color is yellow, i tried to make it obvious.