Weird Internet Rando

Mostly reblogs, occasional words. Software engineer, adhd, amateur artist, dog owner, queer. Possibly an actual plant. Pronouns she/her/they/them

[marisatomay]

“don’t eat honey because it exploits the bees and they can’t consent!!!” bees are literally unionized and will walk out if they don’t like being in the beekeeper’s hives

[redshiftsinger]

It's true.

I worked with a beekeeper (not at beekeeping, guy had a day job as a machinist and kept bees as a side thing). One day there was a swarm in the parking lot and people were freaking out because, y'know, BEES EVERYWHERE. Beekeeper guy went to his truck. Pulled a swarm-catching box out. Put it on the ground and walked away. Bees went in the box after a while. Guy put the box back in his truck and drove home with them.

You cannot prevent bees from leaving a hive they don't like the conditions of, without also preventing them from being able to make honey. The latter is dependent on them being able to come and go as they please. If they don't like their hive THEY WILL LEAVE.

Beekeeping is probably the single most non-exploitative animal agriculture in the entirety of human history. I don't know how it's even possible to exploit bees. They answer only to their queen.

[swordshapedleaves]

They absolutely do not answer to the queen. If she sucks they will kill her and make a new one.

[queenforthepeehole]

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

wait so technically vampires are vegetarians

[yaoib0y]

op elaborate

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

blood is a non-meat animal product, like diary or eggs. that counts as vegetarian don't it

[erratic-meowmeow]

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

if a vampire only feeds on villagers it finds wandering around in a haunted forest or whatever, that counts as both eating local and free-range

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

#well. it counts as eating locals

[cheruib]

ramadan mubarak to all my beautiful mutuals who celebrate it, may it fill your hearts with peace and hope 🌷🦋🤍

[lateforcakes]

big ole comic about adult ADHD diagnosis + big feelings + making sure childhood me is okay

[bob-belcher]

Happy International Women’s Day!

[daily-spooky]

[godshideouscreation]

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[fixaidea]

Here's a tough one:

You have to remove an animal from a room. Your equipment is a long stick, a bucket and a hoodie.

Which one would you choose?

Bat acting all weird and erratic

Snake species native to your country

Voting ended onJan 16, 2024

[theexoticvet-deactivated2022070]

Is it OK for owners to leave while vet puts the pet down?

A tweet from a pet owner about the emotional toll that euthanizing animals takes on veterinarians when owners leave the room has sparked a conversation.

You have probably read the tweet from a pet owner saying her vet told her that “… 90% of owners don’t actually want to be in the room when he injects them so the animal’s last moments are usually them frantically looking around for their owners &tbh that broke me” or another post allegedly written by a vet stating if you leave your pet during euthanasia you are a “coward”.

First of all, I cannot imagine any veterinarian saying any of those things. It is my belief that a lay person wrote those things and simply claimed the vet said them, but I could be wrong. Regardless, those posts are absolutely incorrect and those people should be ashamed of themselves. I also think that number is hugely exaggerated. Maybe 10% of owners don’t want to be present, and you know what, that is ok.

Euthanasia is a very personal thing and people have all kinds of reasons for not wanting to be present. Simply making the decision to have your pet put to sleep shows that you are compassionate and unselfish. Euthanasia is the ultimate act of love for your pet because it is completely about them- the owners get nothing out of it. The owners love their pet so much that they would rather be without them than keep them and have them suffer.

Your pet is not going to look around desperately for you or feel abandoned. Shame on those “vets” for putting out that misinformation and shame on them if they had a scared pet and they did nothing. Your vet can give your pet sedatives and other medications so they are relaxed and comfortable, I have NEVER allowed a pet to be scared or anxious before a euthanasia and the vast majority of vets will not either.

Please do not feel ashamed or upset if you choose not to be with your pet for euthanasia. I promise that the veterinarian and staff will comfort her just like she was their own and make sure she is relaxed and at peace throughout.

[talesfromtreatment]

This morning I got to help with a euthanasia of a 7 year old dog that developed immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. For some reason the dog’s body decided that the cells that make platelets were demons and they needed to be attacked. If you don’t have platelets you bleed. Everywhere. The pup’s PCV went from 38% to 15% in 4 days.

The owner was trying to be very brave and asked about ‘when would the eyes close’ (they won’t) and would anything happen (they can twitch and release bladder and bowels) and she was horrified and terrified but also feeling really guilty for even contemplating not being present. She was in near hysterics of grief and guilt and wondered aloud if we’d think she was a bad person for not staying.

I specifically asked if she had, perchance, read an article stating that the animals look for you and she admitted she had seen it. I then told her that if the person who wrote that bullshit ever appeared in front of me I would punch them in the face for the emotional harm they have caused so many people. I told her that her leaving would be no more stressful to her pet than when we took the dog in back for the blood draw and that in fact her being distraught would cause her dog far more anxiety than her leaving.

She decided she would stay while the pet was falling asleep from the sedatives, and asked if I would stay with the dog while it was put to sleep. I told her I would have anyways, because I’d become very attached to this little dog over the last week. We cried. We hugged. When it was time she said that she was glad she had stayed through the sedative because the falling asleep was very peaceful and that her pet’s gentle breathing in slumber was a good final memory to have of her. She left. I stayed. And that was the right thing for all 3 of us.

[unbearable-lightness-of-ink]

big issue with linear time is that when there are a few minutes until some event and they aren't enough minutes to do anything with, you just lose those minutes. I think you should be able to save them for later and then combine them into a chunk of leftover time that you get to use at the end of the day, like bonus hours.

[fuckyeahcomicsbaby]

Different Stories Resonate with Different People

[lovingmyselfishard]

I will always reblog this.

[brightwanderer]

I once spent three hours scouring the internet to find this comic again, I will not let that be repeated.

[lynati]

@signoraviolettavalery I meant to ask last night if you’d ever seen this comic before.

[marithlizard]

This is one of the few things I always reblog when it comes round, because everyone should get to see it. 

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[homoqueerjewhobbit]

I laughed so hard at this I accidentally exited the Tumblr app and when I reopened, Tumblr had bolted back to the top of the feed, so I just rage scrolled through every single thing both posted in the last hour and that I scrolled past in the last hour to find to present this incredible tiktok to you, my dear followers. Esp @ritterssport

[todaysbat]

round three: vampires

The Hairy Legged Vampire Bat (Diphylla ecaudata) is a greyish brown bat with big black eyes and (for a bat) small ears. It does in fact have exceptionally hairy legs as its name suggests (though I have been unable to locate a picture of these hairy legs). It has more teeth than the common vampire bat (26 to 18).

The Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) is a very cool cream colored bat that is known to eat scorpions and smile pretty for the camera. Oh and it was recently named the state bat of California (which I personally have very strong feelings about how they picked the wrong bat species).

round three: vampires

Hairy-legged Vampire bat

Pallid Bat

Voting ended onJan 14, 2024

[todaysbat]

Still somewhat close but the pallid bat already has a lead