Just use its Latin name, Solidago. How am I supposed to know what it is called in English when each other language also has its own name.
And yes, in Germany I do see it as an invasive pest. But at least it attracts a lot of pollinators. The invasive species of Erigeron are worse.
What’s genetic monoculture then? Wouldn’t that be identical to just monoculture? Or is it having the same crop, but different genetic variants on the same field for multiple years?
At least it follows the normal text flow and you can read from top to bottom (if you ignore the user names). Not like on xitter, where you have to jump from the middle to top to bottom…
I agree with the second part of that sentence, but who would think that they discover universal truths or any truths at all? The whole premise of science is that we cannot verify anything or find any real truth. We can just show that anything else is much more unlikely to be true.
Hm, I have the opposite feeling as well. In a heavily fragmented area without any primary forests left (Germany) I still find sooo many species that were invisible to me before I dared to look. I cannot imagine how it must have been before when humans hadn’t had such an impact on the ecosystem.
But then I also notice how all of these species exist despite our influence. How they try to keep on living in our cities. And that’s indeed very sad.
Great text!!! Thanks :)
What isn’t iconic in nature though? Plants also have turned into similar looking herbs and shrubs over and over again. Or look at epiphytes! If there is an available niche it will get filled. And since plants all start with more or less the same basics, they fill it similarly. Evolution likes to repurpose stuff.
That’s just capitalism though and it has moved on. I don’t think you can really start a radical movement on Instagram. Capitalism will sell you radical looking stuff as long you keep engaged, but it won’t change anything.
You’re probably right, yeah…
It’s the Rod of Asclepius, not to be confused with the caduceus!
There are various theories why this symbol was invented. The one that makes most sense to me is that it depicts a (formerly widespread) parasitic nematode being removed by wrapping it around a stick to slowly draw it out of the body.
For a visual demonstration of the parasite and its removal: Bizarre Beasts - When is extinction the ‘right’ choice?
Could anyone explain this to me? I get why the astronaut would think the alien counts in base 4, but I don’t understand the alien’s response
A friend of mine (from Palestine) taught me another trick with garlic: mince the garlic, then generously sprinkle it with coriander powder and mash it all together with a fork. Add to a dish (like a sauce or a stew) when it’s already mostly cooked, just at the end. It has a pretty intense flavor and is really yummy.
Can anyone explain this to me? I cannot find anything searching for contadont :/
I like this list of instructions on how to have a beach body best:
Well, plants really don’t have to deal with our binary bullshit. Most of them don’t have any sex because they have perfect flowers anyways, meaning their flowers have male and female gametes.
As a biologist, it is always surprising to me, how frequently people don’t realize that all plants in our environment have some sort of reproduction. Like, that grass also has flowers and all house plants would also flower (except for ferns) if they were growing under the right conditions. Plant blindness is real.
I really dislike cultivars like this where they have been changed so much it doesn’t look like actual plants…
Zarathustra kann mich mal :P
I feel like something similar has been going on a few years ago as well (or maybe it’s an old post?)