Functionaldisaster - Mostly Confused

Love how tumblr has its own folk stories. Yeah the God of Arepo we’ve all heard the story and we all still cry about it. Yeah that one about the woman locked up for centuries finally getting free. That one about the witch who would marry anyone who could get her house key from her cat and it’s revealed she IS the cat after the narrator befriends the cat.

Animal of the Day!

Tasmanian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)

(Photo in Public Domain)

Conservation Status- Unlisted

Habitat- Coastal Southern Australia

Size (Weight/Length)- 17 kg; 46 cm width

Diet- Carrion; Crustaceans; Starfish

Cool Facts- Being one of the heaviest species of crab, the Tasmanian giant crab is the apex of its environment. These crabs live a slow life due to their size. They eat as many bottom dwellers as they can, helping to build up their extremely thick carapace. Despite being relatively slow, they can slam their giant claws with enough force to crack open mussels and other crabs. Once every nine years, Tasmanian giant crabs molt their carapace and can be threatened by large species of sharks and seals. People see the crabs as a delicacy, but their harvest is carefully regulated and only specific sizes can be gathered.  When a crab has enough strength to snip off a finger like a carrot, I salute anyone who gets within pinching distance.

Rating- 12/10 (Carcinization at its finest.)

Good Climate News: Headline Roundup April 1st through April 15th, 2023

Contrary to what you might expect, there's actually way more good climate news stories than I have time to post about individually. (Especially now that my health is better and I'm back to working more!) Which itself is fantastic news!

Some stories are big, some are small, but they all add up. All over the world, people are doing far more than we realize to help save the planet - and ourselves.

I'm posting this is mid-May bc I've gotten really behind on news posts, but trust me, there will be more roundups coming. And this is SO FAR from all the good climate news in April 2023. I may do weekly roundups in the future.

So, without further ado, some reasons to have hope, all from just April of 2023:

Good News Network

66% of Americans Willing to Try Anything That Can Help Save the Environment’, says New Poll

66% of Americans care equally about saving the environment as they do about saving money, according to new poll.

^Article date: 4/15/23

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Worlds Most Romantic River is Cleaned Up Ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris with 'Overwhelmingly Good' Water

Despite being called the most romantic river in the world, the Seine was well on its way to being ecologically dead in the mid-2010s.

^Article date: 4/14/23. And to clarify, the cleanup will NOT be temporary, they are building infrastructure and changing laws for the long term.

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Texas Lists Two Critical Pollinator Flowers as Endangered Species, Practically Guaranteeing Milkweed Recovery

The twistflower and the milkweed now enjoy the protections of the Endangered Species List, the most successful and robust such law on earth.

^Article date: 4/13/23

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Tree Growing Nonprofit is Sprouting Entrepreneurs With Unique Training and Lots of Trees for Madagascar

Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health.

^Article date: 4/12/23

World at Large

Critically-Endangered West African Lion Going from Strength to Strength in Niokolo Koba, Senegal

PICTURED: Florence the lion looks down at one of her new cubs born into her third litter since reaching adulthood. PC: Panthera, Departme

^Article date: 4/10/23

Good News Network

The Biggest EV Battery Recyling Plant Opens in the US

The Covington plant from Ascend Elements can process the batteries from 70,000 electric vehicles per year.

^Article date: 4/12/23

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Total Rejuvenation of ‘Dead’ River by a Rural Indian Community Hailed as National Example - Good News Network

A once-biologically dead river in southern India has been revived to the fullest extent thanks to local dedication and government involvemen

^Article date: 4/11/23

Good News Network

Some Coastal Salt Marshes Are Keeping Up With Sea Level Rise: ‘We Were Definitely Excited’

Salt marshes on the East Coast have accumulated soil more quickly over the past century—and some appear to be keeping pace with rising water

^Article date: 4/8/23

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‘Nest Man’ of India Has Built 250,000 Homes for Sparrows–And Trains Students to Build More (LOOK)

His efforts have resulted in nearly half-a-million nests being made entirely of recycled or biodegradable natural materials.

^Article date: 4/5/23

More roundup posts to come!

regular lobsters start out as just little lobsters but spiny lobsters start out as these beautiful weird larvae that also evolved to ride on top of jellyfish. This jellyfish is too small though!!!