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so you're a parent, right? and your kid's school has been keeping in pretty constant contact about their staffing issues. you get it; it's not like education has ever been a well-paid job. maybe you even considered it once, a million years ago, but you discounted the idea as soon as you saw the paygrades - it really is a vocation for those people.

anyway, yeah, your kid's had substitutes for over half the academic year now and it's not that they're bad at their jobs, per se, it's just. well. y'know. a rotating cast of teachers isn't ideal for academic advancement. kids need stability.

but you get why the school hasn't let their usual teacher go and hired someone new. you think he's been on stress leave, maybe? you understand that, for sure; practically everyone is going through burnout right now, ironically. and the guy's the most committed, knowledgable, passionate teacher you've ever met. he has a doctorate, for christ's sake - god knows why he's teaching middle school. but he cares. like REALLY cares. you swear he fully teared up at the last parent-teacher conference when you said your child was considering a career in STEM because of his lessons.

you hope he's doing alright. and you really hope he comes back soon; apparently the last sub believed in intelligent design.

anyway, it's time for the launch, so you'd better focus up and watch-- wait. what the FUCK.

#<3 #project hail mary

mortallycrispygardener

shiftingbonesofapoltergeist-dea

I'm sorry WHAT

smallerontheoutside

'lazy people don't feel guilty about not doing anything' is insane to me and I have been trying to make my brain believe it for a long time, it shocked me to my core when I first heard it

astropithecus

An important corollary to "if you were faking your mental illness, you could stop whenever you wanted."

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raylangivins

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Carriola Tussock Moths: these moths have translucent patches (i.e. hyaline windows) on their wings, and their green-tinted veins are clearly visible within

Above: Carriola witti

Moths of the genus Carriola have a very unusual appearance, as their wings are covered in translucent patches that reveal a delicate network of greenish-yellow veins. The green coloration is caused by the haemolymph (i.e. "blood") that passes through these veins.

Above: the male form of Carriola thyridophora, with a close-up of the hyaline windows and bright green veins on its wings

The males of this genus typically have brown or beige borders around their wings, while the females have pink or white borders instead. The hyaline windows also tend to be much clearer and more extensive in the females.

Above: the female form of Carriola seminsula

This article describes the adaptive benefits of wing transparency in moths:

The coevolutionary arms race between prey and predator has generated some of the most striking adaptations in the living world, including lures, mimicry and camouflage in prey. Transparency, by definition, constitutes the perfect background matching against virtually all types of backgrounds. Transparency is common in pelagic environments where there is no place to hide.

Above: genus Carriola

Carriola tussock moths can be found in many different countries throughout Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines and Malaysia. They also inhabit certain parts of China, India and Sri Lanka.