Shelbyeileen

u/Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world
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on Buzz off · c/science_memes · 13 pts · 86d

There are 3D models available for paper wasp nests, that can stop them from latching to your house. Wasps are HIGHLY territorial, and will not start a new colony nearby to another nest.

I left an old one up by my garage, and despite it being empty, no wasps come remotely close to my the front of my house anymore.

on Buzz off · c/science_memes · 17 pts · 86d

I'm a gardener and every time someone approaches my door to solicit pest management, I ask if it will kill the wasps and spiders. Every single time they share an excited yes, I get to tell them that I don't kill my gardening coworkers.

Wasps and spiders eat the bugs that eat my crops. Pesticides also greatly increase your risk of health issues. No thank you.

on what? · c/science_memes · 12 pts · 151d

I remember the first time I saw the 'evolved Troodon' as a little girl and it terrified me. I'm curious what it would be updated to, since we've learned so much in the last 30 years

on rulessein · c/196 · 2 pts · 232d

Awwww. I was gonna post that mummy.

on advertising rule · c/196 · 7 pts · 247d

I hope that YouTube, Instagram, and Pandora notice that I close their app every time I see a gambling ad

I'm so glad I got sterilized. Besides the fact that I have a degenerative genetic disorder; housing isn't affordable (and no roommate or landlord wants messy/loud children in their home), food prices are ridiculous, pregnancy is too risky, there's dwindling social programs to help mothers, the US doesn't have maternity leave, the earth's climate is changing drastically, and war is looming. It's literally the best time to be sterilized.

If I change my mind, I'll adopt. The US foster system is overflowing with hundreds of thousands of children, whose parents were forced to birth them, but couldn't care for them. 11% more children have been filling foster homes because of RvW.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/nottheonion · 18 pts · 348d

My friend's daughter works at a Starbucks and has been dealing with this, because they're not allowed to write political names. I told her to start calling out the name Charles, because it's his legal name, and it's not inherently political.

on don't eat wild carrot · c/science_memes · 4 pts · 352d

As long as you're sure it's Queen Anne's Lace (hairy stem, flowers with red dot), rip it up and use it. They're much tougher than normal carrots, but still taste great and make a lovely vegetable stock. My dogs go NUTS for them as treats. There's a bunch of tutorials online for how to use them.

Note: You won't be able to get rid of them without weed killer, because their seeds turn into little burrs that cling to animals... but the plant is tasty, so why waste it?

on scrunchy rule · c/196 · 17 pts · 352d

That's a 3D printed dildo! I really hope the person wasn't using it! Ouch!