Combaticus
@combaticus.bsky.social
Bane of chuds, shit-libs and assorted centrists. Lover of ecology and evolution. Probably more educated and better than you.
去操你自己
去操你自己
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Have a restful day 😊💙🦋🌱
November 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Have a restful day 😊💙🦋🌱
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One evening, I returned to Central Park to observe our Barred Owl. It was quite active and, at one point, flew out of the Loch and across the roadway. It returned almost immediately with a Robin, which it promptly devoured! 😲😲😲 #Owls #CentralPark #birding
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
One evening, I returned to Central Park to observe our Barred Owl. It was quite active and, at one point, flew out of the Loch and across the roadway. It returned almost immediately with a Robin, which it promptly devoured! 😲😲😲 #Owls #CentralPark #birding
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Bigleaf maples (Sapindaceae: Acer macrophyllum) can be found within about 200 miles of the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to California. They're somewhat similar to the sugar maples in the east, but are shorter and have much larger leaves. Columbia River Gorge near Dodson Oregon, 19 Nov 2015.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Bigleaf maples (Sapindaceae: Acer macrophyllum) can be found within about 200 miles of the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to California. They're somewhat similar to the sugar maples in the east, but are shorter and have much larger leaves. Columbia River Gorge near Dodson Oregon, 19 Nov 2015.
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I think there's a lot of takes running around right now that are profoundly silly in the face of what just happened on Tuesday and the people who are doing them are also the people who were smugly proclaiming that dems were doomed because they weren't following their strategy for electoral dominance
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I think there's a lot of takes running around right now that are profoundly silly in the face of what just happened on Tuesday and the people who are doing them are also the people who were smugly proclaiming that dems were doomed because they weren't following their strategy for electoral dominance
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Masked bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Hylaeus spp.) spend a lot of time collecting pollen for their young, like this one on a sulphur cinquefoil (Rosaceae: Potentilla recta). They lack the transport hairs most bees have and carry it in a secondary "honey stomach." Clayton Michigan, 27 Jun 2014.
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Masked bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Hylaeus spp.) spend a lot of time collecting pollen for their young, like this one on a sulphur cinquefoil (Rosaceae: Potentilla recta). They lack the transport hairs most bees have and carry it in a secondary "honey stomach." Clayton Michigan, 27 Jun 2014.
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The pattern is:
1) Yell at Dems
2) Repeat
1) Yell at Dems
2) Repeat
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The pattern is:
1) Yell at Dems
2) Repeat
1) Yell at Dems
2) Repeat
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Maybe even some very original positive thoughts about Metal Gear and/or Dark Souls
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Maybe even some very original positive thoughts about Metal Gear and/or Dark Souls
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Sci-Fi premise: Aliens discover an Earth covered entirely by thermal powered data centers. There is no life.
They broadcast an all spectrum message of greeting only to hear,
“Greetings, alien life forms. White humanity was genocided due to the song ‘Kill the Boer,’ a highly controversial song.”
They broadcast an all spectrum message of greeting only to hear,
“Greetings, alien life forms. White humanity was genocided due to the song ‘Kill the Boer,’ a highly controversial song.”
October 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Sci-Fi premise: Aliens discover an Earth covered entirely by thermal powered data centers. There is no life.
They broadcast an all spectrum message of greeting only to hear,
“Greetings, alien life forms. White humanity was genocided due to the song ‘Kill the Boer,’ a highly controversial song.”
They broadcast an all spectrum message of greeting only to hear,
“Greetings, alien life forms. White humanity was genocided due to the song ‘Kill the Boer,’ a highly controversial song.”
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@catsofyore.bsky.social from a magazine article in 1931. the American writer Sophie Kerr had a cat with an excellent name.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@catsofyore.bsky.social from a magazine article in 1931. the American writer Sophie Kerr had a cat with an excellent name.
archive.org/details/sim_...
archive.org/details/sim_...
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Yes! I've been hoping to see Golden-crowned Kinglets in Central Park, and today I got my wish! I really enjoy these tiny, plump, energetic birds. BTW, they're hardier than they look and can survive -40° temperatures! 🥶🥶🥶 #Kinglets #CentralPark #birding
October 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yes! I've been hoping to see Golden-crowned Kinglets in Central Park, and today I got my wish! I really enjoy these tiny, plump, energetic birds. BTW, they're hardier than they look and can survive -40° temperatures! 🥶🥶🥶 #Kinglets #CentralPark #birding
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October 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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If white people can’t make good street food maybe they should be replaced. When something is broken you replace it.
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If white people can’t make good street food maybe they should be replaced. When something is broken you replace it.
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Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."
She was 78.
She was 78.
Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died
Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."
She was 78.
She was 78.
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Usually, I just look for birds, but sometimes settings are so beautiful that I wait near them, hoping a bird appears. That's exactly what happened when this Ruby-throated Hummingbird came to feed on Cardinal flowers in Central Park! ❤️❤️❤️ #Hummingbird #CentralPark #birding
September 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Usually, I just look for birds, but sometimes settings are so beautiful that I wait near them, hoping a bird appears. That's exactly what happened when this Ruby-throated Hummingbird came to feed on Cardinal flowers in Central Park! ❤️❤️❤️ #Hummingbird #CentralPark #birding
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“Hello Fast Steve. Do you have the cocaine you agreed to sell me?”
“Something feels off about this. Are you @schnorkles.bsky.social? Legally you have to tell me if you’re Schnorkles.”
*Schnorkles starts sweating profusely and places a hand over his badge to hide it*
“Something feels off about this. Are you @schnorkles.bsky.social? Legally you have to tell me if you’re Schnorkles.”
*Schnorkles starts sweating profusely and places a hand over his badge to hide it*
September 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“Hello Fast Steve. Do you have the cocaine you agreed to sell me?”
“Something feels off about this. Are you @schnorkles.bsky.social? Legally you have to tell me if you’re Schnorkles.”
*Schnorkles starts sweating profusely and places a hand over his badge to hide it*
“Something feels off about this. Are you @schnorkles.bsky.social? Legally you have to tell me if you’re Schnorkles.”
*Schnorkles starts sweating profusely and places a hand over his badge to hide it*
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Reddit is dying and quickly. Bluesky is climbing very fast.
September 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Reddit is dying and quickly. Bluesky is climbing very fast.
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🎉🎉🎉Woohoo! 🎉🎉🎉 I got a great look at one of my favorite warblers this morning in Central Park's Ramble--the Black-throated Blue! I love these little guys and I don't think I got a good shot of one the entire spring! 💙🖤💙 #Warblers #CentralPark #birding
August 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🎉🎉🎉Woohoo! 🎉🎉🎉 I got a great look at one of my favorite warblers this morning in Central Park's Ramble--the Black-throated Blue! I love these little guys and I don't think I got a good shot of one the entire spring! 💙🖤💙 #Warblers #CentralPark #birding
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I spotted several Monarchs in Central Park today, including this beauty in the Conservatory Garden. While I saw some migrating birds, I thought you might enjoy this feast for the eyes! 😍😍😍 #Monarch #ConservatoryGarden #birding
August 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I spotted several Monarchs in Central Park today, including this beauty in the Conservatory Garden. While I saw some migrating birds, I thought you might enjoy this feast for the eyes! 😍😍😍 #Monarch #ConservatoryGarden #birding
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Eight-spotted forester moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Alypia octomaculata) inhabit much of eastern North America. They're usually found near host plants for their larvae like wild grape and Virginia creeper. Unlike most moths, adults are diurnal. Side Cut Metropark near Maumee Ohio, 08 Jul 2012.
August 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Eight-spotted forester moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Alypia octomaculata) inhabit much of eastern North America. They're usually found near host plants for their larvae like wild grape and Virginia creeper. Unlike most moths, adults are diurnal. Side Cut Metropark near Maumee Ohio, 08 Jul 2012.
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It’s the only member of Paeoniaceae in my area, so the first time I saw one, the weird morphology really threw me for a loop! According to this paper, it’s primarily pollinated by wasps, Syrphid flies, and sweat bees, although I did see a fat bumblebee rather awkwardly clinging upsidedown to one.
View of Pollination ecology and floral function of Brown’s peony (Paeonia brownii) in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon
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August 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It’s the only member of Paeoniaceae in my area, so the first time I saw one, the weird morphology really threw me for a loop! According to this paper, it’s primarily pollinated by wasps, Syrphid flies, and sweat bees, although I did see a fat bumblebee rather awkwardly clinging upsidedown to one.
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A sand wasp (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) feeding on a curlycup gumweed (Asteraceae: Grindelia squarrosa). Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, 17 Aug 2014.
August 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A sand wasp (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) feeding on a curlycup gumweed (Asteraceae: Grindelia squarrosa). Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, 17 Aug 2014.
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Heron making a splash while the turtles carry on with basking on #TurtleTuesday. 🐢
August 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Heron making a splash while the turtles carry on with basking on #TurtleTuesday. 🐢