Spicy Cheese

Howdy. Friendly neighborhood park ranger and fandom queer here. Fic, art, and unsolicited ramblings within. Welcome :)

[catchaspark]

californians, consider calling your state assemblymembers in order to object to the current budget proposal stripping Medi-Cal (our Medicaid) from asylees and refugee applicants except in emergencies. also, they’re agreeing to reduce the asset limit for many Medi-Cal recipients back to $2000. That number means that the maximum amount a Medi-Cal recipient who is aged, blind, or disabled can have in the bank at any time is $2000. That figure is obscenely low, and it’s actually lower by about fifty bucks than the amount they’re allowed to get each month in income.* if enacted this policy change will vastly hurt thousands of seniors and disabled people and i’m not kidding. please speak up if you can.

[sangoundercover]

happy pride

[escuerzoresucitado]

[churlsgonewild]

[ruinedchildhood-deactivated3138]

[ratsoupee]

field trip cancelled

Based off hit tumblr post:

[hjarta-deactivated20260124]

just learned that magnolias are so old that they’re pollinated by beetles because they existed before bees

[scienceoftheidiot]

They existed *before beetles*

[somethingaboutsomethingelse]

[spacedandelions]

Why is this sad? Why am I sad?

[ignescent]

https://xkcd.com/1259/

Bee Orchid

[sepdet]

This is how I feel about Joshua Trees. They and avocado trees produce fruit meant to be eaten and dispersed by giant ground sloths. Without them, the Joshua Trees' range has shrunk by 90%.

(my own photos)

Not only they, but the entire Mojave ecosystem is still struggling to adapt since the loss of ground sloth dung. their chief fertilizer.

Many, many trees and plants in the Americas have widely-spaced, extremely long thorns that do nothing to discourage deer eating their leaves, but would've penetrated the fur of ground sloths and mammoths. Likewise, if you've observed a tree that drops baseball or softball-sized fruit which lies on the ground and rots, like Osage Oranges, which were great for playing catch at my school, chances are they were ground sloth or mammoth chow.

You can read about various orphaned plants and trees missing their megafauna in this poignant post:

The Trees That Miss The Mammoths - American Forests

Trees that once depended on animals like the wooly mammoth for survival have managed to adapt and survive in the modern world.



[modernvintage]

First quote from the linked article. Found it poetic.

[polar-biscuit-deactivated202603]

some lena stetches from today

[interestingmistakes]

Reblogging this manually. Op doesn't want credit for fear of being terminated.

[depsidase]

[do-not-u-dare]

Stole this from somewhere but i think it’s appropriate

[tiktokstowatch]

[typhlonectes]

Cat plays theremin

[seerauber-entartete]

the sustained note with the big-eyed stare… like… yes that sound is a perfect auditory representation of what is going on in the cat’s brain

[dudethatsmypillowcase]

Two eridians and their wet dog

[uncahier]

[giisip]

Pride Aquarium Comic Series 🏳️‍🌈🐢 ft. POLYTRIX/Huntr/x

Kicking off Pride month with a weekly sapphic couples mini comics based at the aquarium!! (As picked by my Patrons ❤️)

First week featuring Huntr/x!

If you wish to see early previews/access, NSFW exclusives and polls, feel free to support me over on Patreon or support me on my other social media platforms!

[seekingstars]

IN 150 CHARACTERS OR LESS - Nikita Gill

[wine-dark-sky]

I was so scared they were heading for a romance subplot but congrats to Project Hail Mary for going for the far funnier option of 'Trolley Operator' and 'Guy She Is Actively Tying To The Tracks'. What a dynamic. Movie of the year.

[fibromyalgicaf]

Edited to add: Since a lot of people are reblogging this original post, I'm adding the updated version I did that incorporates the intersex circle...

I know intersex people are still getting excluded in a lot of LGBTQIA+ spaces (let alone wider society) and I think it's crucial to show this group is included in the statement that we all deserve equal rights.

[lalulutres]

I love this picture so much! Post it whenever I come across it.

[dewitty1]

Inner Mongolian Child

The little girl’s name is Butedmaa and she was just 5 when this picture was taken in 2003 by Han Chengli.

(I used to have a printout of this at my desk at work because I just loved looking at it so much.)