Saturday Tweets: Touch Your Opuntia

Did you know? Stamens of many Opuntia flowers respond to touch. #plantsarecool #pokingthings #cacti pic.twitter.com/rIqJMmgV3B — Jennifer Possley (@JennPossley) April 10, 2018 Eat. Mor. Figs.@CaFigs @ValleyFig https://t.co/RaSOARO7T0 — Ernest Miller (@RLMProvisions) April 13, 2018 One of the reasons I love this herbal so much is that, in addition to the beautiful drawings (mugwort in this instance), there are intricate scenes in the background of...

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Saturday Tweets: Beet Raisins, Seed Libraries and a Pepperoni Disaster

How to Make Beet Raisins https://t.co/ljNWtgweuZ — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 7, 2018 Chester Cornett & His Roman Workbench https://t.co/hUMSlxELM0 via @rudemechanic — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 7, 2018 You know, I really hate to keep beating a downed zuckerberg, but to the extent that expensive patents indicate corporate intent and direction — Come along for a ride, and let’s browse a few of Facebook’s recent U.S.P.T.O. patent applicat...

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Saturday Tweets: #FlyingLess, VHS Making a Comeback and Alanis Morissette Impressions

The #flyingless movement is gaining traction! It’s time for organizations to get on board. It’s not a huge ask: simply encourage members to fly less and support this behavior wherever possible. @AmericanAnthro @theAGU @TyndallCentre @KevinClimate @jasonhickel @Malena_Ernman https://t.co/144QP2UG8M — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) March 22, 2018 Manhattan Beach beekeeper pushed aside by city in favor of pest control contractor https://t.co/Upwrz5Erx...

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Saturday Tweets: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

For sheer beauty, the bee houses of Carinthia and Slovenia are unbeatable. Starting in the 18th c. peasants would decorate the front end boards of the hives with colorful, often biblical, paintings, the famous "panjska končnica". pic.twitter.com/olfgOctqbS — Wrath Of Gnon (@wrathofgnon) March 16, 2018 Last but not least, even "wild bees" and solitary bees have had houses built for them by humans eager to help the bees in their work of pollinating...

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Saturday Tweets: Bike Rants, Super Monster Wolf and Marginalia

Blame the Computer https://t.co/jf9oT4Anw7 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 9, 2018 “Being the early 70s, parents took to the streets in protest, and a grassroots campaign, Stop de Kindermoord (“stop the child murder”) took off.” Before Vision Zero, the Netherlands made a stronger demand for safety. We need the same.https://t.co/qUbTYc3MOA pic.twitter.com/LT7UmqyAju — Peter Flax (@Pflax1) March 8, 2018 I love Katie’s comment. I don’t need to get...

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