#Green Island

[jadafitch]

Blue Hill Bay Light, Green Island, Brooklin, Maine. Two cows were kept on next door Flye Island, so that keeper, Roscoe Chandler had a steady supply of milk to help with his ulcers. The cows could walk between the islands at low tide. Occasionally they got spooked by thunderstorms, would start swimming into the bay, and have to be herded back to their island by boat.

[toyastales]

The green marble is a vibe

[stalinyaoi]

[lightingxrose]

Meet the muses and me

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❛ ᥕᥱᥣᥴ᥆꧑ᥱ t᥆ ꧑y bᥣ᥆g ! ·﹆〻₎∖ ❀࿔₊°

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. . ⇢ I'm Lyonesse ˎˊ˗ ꒰ she/they ꒱

︶︶︶︶︶nickname:lyo︶︶︶︶︶

I rp as several muses, some of which include the following! They're listed by Fandom.

Bsd-Bungo stray dogs

Dazai-canon

Chuuya-canon

Fyodor-canon

Mori-canon

Gin-canon

Q-canon

Ren-oc

Daki-oc

Azusa(Charles)-oc

Irina-oc

Bleach

Renji-canon

Byakuya-canon

Hitsugaya-canon

Soi-fon-canon

Yumichika-canon

Naruto/Boruto

Naruto-canon

Hinata-canon

Temari-canon

Sumire-canon

Shiena otsutsuki-oc

Shiro okayama-oc

Naruko uzumaki-oc

Hueco mundo-oc

7ds-Seven deadly sins

Meliodas-canon

Ban-canon

King-canon

Diane-canon

Merlin-canon

Zeldris-canon

Lyonesse-oc

Enid-oc

Emrys-oc

One piece

Luffy-canon

Zoro-canon

Izumi-oc

Izou-oc

Miwa-oc

Black butler

Sebastian-canon

Undertaker-canon

Scarlett-oc

Xylas-oc

Dragon ball

Goku-canon

Chichi-canon

Supreme-Kai-canon

Black chichi-canon

Videl-canon

Android 18-canon

Vados-canon

Arinsu-Canon

Celera-oc

Mary-oc

Fairy tail

Laxus-canon

Natsu-canon

Gray-canon

Erza-canon

Lucy-canon

Juvia-canon

Mirajene-canon

Clara-oc

OBEY ME shall we date

Asmodeus-game

Yuki(mc)-game

Akari-oc

Miraculos Ladybug and Cat Noir

Marinette

Shadybug

Luka

Juleka

Sk8 infinity

Reki-canon

Langa-canon

Cherry-canon

Joe-canon

Gintama

Katsura-canon

Kagura-canon

Tokyo Ghoul

Kaneki-canon

Juzou-canon

Kurayami-oc

Sunako-oc

Diabolik lovers

Ayato-canon

Shu-canon

Laito-canon

Reina-oc

Darling in the franxx

Zero two

Assassination Classroom

Karma-canon

Nagisa-canon

Koro-canon

Roleplay rules

Importance level Please read the following carefully! Hello, and welcome, these are my roleplaying rules, I advice you to follow them, if you don't, I will NOT REPLY TO THE DM. Please continue.

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RULES

♡Please keep the replies 3+ lines. Use proper grammar. Please inform me before appearing for several hours. One liners are accepted. Please continue the Rp, I do not wish to be the only one, that keeps the roleplaying going.

◇Please continue the Rp, I do not wish to be the only one, that keeps the roleplaying going. a one liner Please don't use ** or - during our roleplay unless you're I cannot respond to: ((*sits on couch all day, switching channels, with nothing to do*)) This is because there is no interaction, so please keep interactions coming.

♧If neither of us have a plot, we can simply come up with one, but do not come up with something without effort. ((If you have read this far, type "I like sweets", in the chat)) Oc's can be realistic, or drawn, or animated. ★I do cannon ships!!! I don't roleplay with furries, or nekos.

♤Do not rush me to reply, or I will leave you on seen i have a life outside roleplay so don't expect me to reply quickly Do not control my characters, please.

□Author's Note: I do all sorts of rolaplays, BxB, GxG, and BxG, I'm mostly into BxB, but I'm open to the others, as long as there are good plots behind them. All rules apply, to all types of roleplays! Thank you for reading. Aus are always welcome

Oc's

Black butler

Xylas

Scarlett

7ds

LYONESSE

Enid

Emrys

One piece

Izou

Miwa

Izumi

Fairy tail

Clara

Dragon ball

Celera

Mary

Obey me shall we date

Akari

Naruto

Hueco Mundo

Naruko

Shiena

Shiro

Bungo stray dogs

Azusa(Charles)

Daki

Ren

Aloysiya

Irina

Diabolik lovers

Reina

Tokyo ghoul

Kurayami

Sunako

Other

Emilie

Haruki

Rucia

Lucifer

Lucas

Saruna

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[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Giant Emerald Pill-Millipede: when these enormous millipedes are all rolled up, their bodies can be as big as a baseball, a tennis ball, or a small orange

This species (Zoosphaerium neptunus) is commonly known as a giant emerald pill-millipede. The females can measure up to 90mm long (roughly 3.5 inches), making this the largest species of pill-millipede in the world.

There is a significant degree of sexual dimorphism in this species, with the males measuring only about 45mm (1.8 inches) long -- roughly half the size of the females.

Giant emerald pill-millipedes are found only in Madagascar, which is home to several endemic species of giant pill-millipedes (order Sphaerotheriida). The Malagasy name for giant pill-millipedes is "Tainkintana," which means "shooting-star."

Pill-millipedes use conglobation as a defense mechanism, which means that they can curl their bodies up into a spherical shape so that their dorsal plates form a protective shield around the softer, more vulnerable parts of their bodies, just like an actual pill-bug or a "roly-poly."

When they roll themselves up completely, they look almost like gently polished chunks of malachite, emerald, or jade.

Giant emerald pill-millipedes will sometimes form large swarms that travel together as a group. This is the only species of giant pill-millipede that engages in any sort of swarming behavior, and the purpose of that behavior is still unclear. The swarms often contain thousands of individuals, with almost all of them moving in the same direction, even when there is no physical contact that might allow the millipedes to "herd" one another along.

Their swarming behavior also has some very peculiar features, as this article explains:

During swarming, Zoosphaerium neptunus individuals pay little attention to their surroundings; many specimens were observed walking straight into and drowning in small puddles. Some swarms even display ‘cliché lemming behaviour:' in Marojejy, a large part of a swarm walked into and drowned in a small river.

No single specimen was observed walking ‘against the current,' all specimens were moving in the same direction (southeast), even when not in contact with one another.

Of 273 randomly collected individuals, 105 were males, while 168 were females. The males were 8.3 - 14.1 mm wide (average width 10.4 mm). According to the inner horns of the posterior telopods, all males were sexually mature. The females were 9.95 - 15.4 mm wide (average width 11.4 mm). All females displayed non sclerotized vulvae and were sexually immature.

Some researchers argue that the swarming serves as a defense mechanism, providing a layer of protection (or at least some cryptic cover) against local predators, but the swarming behavior is still poorly understood.

Important Note: I just want to remind everyone that these animals belong in their own natural habitat -- they should not be trapped, bought/sold, traded, shipped, collected, or kept as pets. This particular species does not survive well in captivity, either, and the demand for these "exotic" invertebrates is putting the wild populations in jeopardy. The previous article discusses those issues, too:

Another possible threat for Z. neptunus swarms are collections for the pet trade. There exists a large demand in Japan, Europe and North America for 'green -eyed monsters’ as pets. Giant pill -millipedes from Madagascar unfortunately have a very short survival time in terraria. The species is specialized on low-energy food (dead leaves), and adapted to the cool climates (<20°C) of the highlands. Specimens in terraria often starve to death quickly.

So I know that they're adorable and really, really fascinating...but let's just let them be their chunky, adorable little selves out in the wild where they belong.

Sources & More Info:

European Journal of Taxonomy: Seven New Giant Pill-Millipede Species and New Records of the Genus Zoosphaerium from Madagascar

Madagascar Conservation & Development: Swarming Behavior in the World's Largest Giant Pill-Millipede, Z. neptunus, and its Implication for Conservation Efforts

Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum: The Giant Millipedes, Order Sphaerotheriida (an Annotated Species Catalogue) (PDF)

African Invertebrates: Madagascar's Living Giants: Discovery of Five New Species of Endemic Giant Pill-Millipedes from Madagascar (PDF)

[victortsai945]

Puppy Rock!

[reasonsforhope]

"With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, the Colombian city is driving down temperatures — and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.

In the face of a rapidly heating planet, the City of Eternal Spring — nicknamed so thanks to its year-round temperate climate — has found a way to keep its cool.

Previously, Medellín had undergone years of rapid urban expansion, which led to a severe urban heat island effect — raising temperatures in the city to significantly higher than in the surrounding suburban and rural areas. Roads and other concrete infrastructure absorb and maintain the sun’s heat for much longer than green infrastructure.

“Medellín grew at the expense of green spaces and vegetation,” says Pilar Vargas, a forest engineer working for City Hall. “We built and built and built. There wasn’t a lot of thought about the impact on the climate. It became obvious that had to change.”

Efforts began in 2016 under Medellín’s then mayor, Federico Gutiérrez (who, after completing one term in 2019, was re-elected at the end of 2023). The city launched a new approach to its urban development — one that focused on people and plants.

The $16.3 million initiative led to the creation of 30 Green Corridors along the city’s roads and waterways, improving or producing more than 70 hectares of green space, which includes 20 kilometers of shaded routes with cycle lanes and pedestrian paths.

These plant and tree-filled spaces — which connect all sorts of green areas such as the curb strips, squares, parks, vertical gardens, sidewalks, and even some of the seven hills that surround the city — produce fresh, cooling air in the face of urban heat. The corridors are also designed to mimic a natural forest with levels of low, medium and high plants, including native and tropical plants, bamboo grasses and palm trees.

Heat-trapping infrastructure like metro stations and bridges has also been greened as part of the project and government buildings have been adorned with green roofs and vertical gardens to beat the heat. The first of those was installed at Medellín’s City Hall, where nearly 100,000 plants and 12 species span the 1,810 square meter surface.

“It’s like urban acupuncture,” says Paula Zapata, advisor for Medellín at C40 Cities, a global network of about 100 of the world’s leading mayors. “The city is making these small interventions that together act to make a big impact.”

At the launch of the project, 120,000 individual plants and 12,500 trees were added to roads and parks across the city. By 2021, the figure had reached 2.5 million plants and 880,000 trees. Each has been carefully chosen to maximize their impact.

“The technical team thought a lot about the species used. They selected endemic ones that have a functional use,” explains Zapata.

The 72 species of plants and trees selected provide food for wildlife, help biodiversity to spread and fight air pollution. A study, for example, identified Mangifera indica as the best among six plant species found in Medellín at absorbing PM2.5 pollution — particulate matter that can cause asthma, bronchitis and heart disease — and surviving in polluted areas due to its “biochemical and biological mechanisms.”

And the urban planting continues to this day.

The groundwork is carried out by 150 citizen-gardeners like Pineda, who come from disadvantaged and minority backgrounds, with the support of 15 specialized forest engineers. Pineda is now the leader of a team of seven other gardeners who attend to corridors all across the city, shifting depending on the current priorities...

“I’m completely in favor of the corridors,” says [Victoria Perez, another citizen-gardener], who grew up in a poor suburb in the city of 2.5 million people. “It really improves the quality of life here.”

Wilmar Jesus, a 48-year-old Afro-Colombian farmer on his first day of the job, is pleased about the project’s possibilities for his own future. “I want to learn more and become better,” he says. “This gives me the opportunity to advance myself.”

The project’s wider impacts are like a breath of fresh air. Medellín’s temperatures fell by 2°C in the first three years of the program, and officials expect a further decrease of 4 to 5C over the next few decades, even taking into account climate change. In turn, City Hall says this will minimize the need for energy-intensive air conditioning...

In addition, the project has had a significant impact on air pollution. Between 2016 and 2019, the level of PM2.5 fell significantly, and in turn the city’s morbidity rate from acute respiratory infections decreased from 159.8 to 95.3 per 1,000 people [Note: That means the city's rate of people getting sick with lung/throat/respiratory infections.]

There’s also been a 34.6 percent rise in cycling in the city, likely due to the new bike paths built for the project, and biodiversity studies show that wildlife is coming back — one sample of five Green Corridors identified 30 different species of butterfly.

Other cities are already taking note. Bogotá and Barranquilla have adopted similar plans, among other Colombian cities, and last year São Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in South America, began expanding its corridors after launching them in 2022.

“For sure, Green Corridors could work in many other places,” says Zapata."

-via Reasons to Be Cheerful, March 4, 2024

[amalgamatedalcove]

North of Green Island Ludao by Sonse Via Flickr: Taiwan 2015

[nordsea-horizons]

lily’s home on nixie, with video bc the ✨vibes✨🌱🫧🍀

[anwynalene]

Forest Adventures | Instagram | Prints

[danielnelsen]

did a submarine tour of the great barrier reef and managed to get a picture with a shark and a turtle in it! (turtle is on the floor a bit below the shark’s tail, bit hard to see)

[atompalace-official]

Celebi and Serperior in Pokémon TCGP:

[3garcons]

TS Ensemble at Green Island Gazebo Aug 2023

[stalinyaoi]

[turtledudeextreme16]

Literally every ninjago season in a nutshell 💀

Credit to original poster (not sure who)

[johngentry]

Flavors of the Island: Culinary Experiences on Green Island

Immerse yourself in a world of flavors that only Green Island can offer. From traditional to contemporary, our food dishes highlight the island's unique culinary treasures, leaving an indelible mark on your taste buds. Learn more: https://youtu.be/JCaFVVYUbkg