Urban Ranger Lass- adventurer in a city

I'm on a quest on finding meaningful activities and things to admire to fill my days in the harsh and synthetic environment of Riga, a one million city in Eastern Europe! mostly original content, but I might reblog stuff about environment or mental health awareness or crafts projects I' m planning to attempt.

[urbanrangerlass]

ID help, pretty please! This caterpillar and the tent it has built was found in an organic Chaenomeles japonica (Japanese quince, from family Rosaceae, little researched but locally somewhat common cultivated plant) orchard in Latvia (Northeast Europe). Tent is full of frass and last year’s leaves and they seemed to come out of the tent, I suspect for pupation, as they weren’t really interested in munching the new leaves. We took some in for rearing, but honestly, I have never reared leps, so I’m kinda at loss here. There is little research on Chaenomeles japonica pests, it’s generally thought they share them with apple trees, but I have been comparing the larva with every single listed apple lep, and no match so far!

[urbanrangerlass]

I suspect it to be Trichiura cartaegi, but still would love some input. The larvae I’m trying to rear, have grown significantly over the wekend, munch on leaves and spew greenish liquid if handled

[urbanrangerlass]

ID help, pretty please! This caterpillar and the tent it has built was found in an organic Chaenomeles japonica (Japanese quince, from family Rosaceae, little researched but locally somewhat common cultivated plant) orchard in Latvia (Northeast Europe). Tent is full of frass and last year’s leaves and they seemed to come out of the tent, I suspect for pupation, as they weren’t really interested in munching the new leaves. We took some in for rearing, but honestly, I have never reared leps, so I’m kinda at loss here. There is little research on Chaenomeles japonica pests, it’s generally thought they share them with apple trees, but I have been comparing the larva with every single listed apple lep, and no match so far!

[urbanrangerlass]

Pretty oldschool flowers, no comment

[urbanrangerlass]

The first no-jacket-warm day this spring, went to the city Forest Park and decided to dress up cute!

[urbanrangerlass]

I’m trying to do more creative stuff lately, at least half a hour a day if I can, also I’m trying to put to actual use the art supplies I have been hoarding!

[urbanrangerlass]

Guess what I got for birthday? That's right, a super cute cactus necklace! And it goes so well with my big, soft, flouncy mustard cardigan. I generally felt very cute today, pardon the vanity of a bathroom selfie

[urbanrangerlass]

I went to visit my parents and ''little'' brother. He offered me some ice-cream. I kinda expected a slab of cheap vanilla ice-cream showed in the first mug he could find. Instead I got this- and it even matches my skirt. It really made my day!

[sunflower-cane]

I made this for my fellow migraine peeps, its an illness thats never taken seriously but i promise it is serious. 

[urbanrangerlass]

Yea... And try explaining aura to employers... My brother has had fierce migraines up to weekly since he was nine or ten. The thing is, he has gotten darn good at recognizing auras, so he basically gets a 2 hour warning. That usually gives him enough time to get home, pop his medicine, and sleep in a dark room for a couple of hours and be fine instead of having a full blown day and a half of pain and vomiting that would happen if he tried to plough through. However employers don't really see it that way...

[urbanrangerlass]

I looked at my bed and thought

''My greyhound of a tubular bed...'' and then I did a second take because, honestly, WTF brain!

[urbanrangerlass]

I really really want a female friend who would help me to dig through my wardrobe while sipping tea and snacking on home baking and help me to put together cute, comfy mori kei inspired outfits! Heck, I want more female friends in general! Who wants to be my friend? Virtual friendships count!

[nonbinary-entomologist]

okay so i found this little brown hairy caterpillar from inside of this one magazine i order and it's winter so there's no leaves or plants growing outside, what should i feed to it? can't really go and buy any salad today, can it make it to tomorrow without any food? or is there some food i can find from my kitchen that these lil buddys like? (i really do not want it to die)

I really don’t know because I don’t know what kind of caterpillar it is. Im sorry I just can’t answer this question because I honestly don’t know.  

[urbanrangerlass]

How tiny is tiny? If we are talking about 3-4 mm, and it is hairy and bristly and brown, it might be the larva of a dermestid beetle. Those guys eat hair/wool and dead skin flakes and later develop in tiny beetles. They are also common indoor pests who damage fabric and yarn. But to be totally frank, I wouldn't rear anything that comes as a larva from a warehouse in winter. Chances are good it's a pest.

[urbanrangerlass]

We are moving. The first blue bag from the right is about 70% of my boyfriend's total stuff. The rest is my clothes and hobby stuff. I still have to pack up the kitchen. He calls me his little hoarder...

[naenae70]

[frugalmori]

I have never seen daffodils like this! Are they real?!

[urbanrangerlass]

I suspect they are cut flowers and have been 'fed' dye by adding it to their water. You can create some amazing effects in light coloured flowers doing that!

[urbanrangerlass]

Skitting Shittles

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[urbanrangerlass]

I haven't posted any original content for a good while, so here is a pic of my parents' kitty Pooh. Internet loves cat pics, right

[just-shower-thoughts]

The first guy to look at sperm under a microscope must have had a fucking heart attack

[urbanrangerlass]

Actually, I have always wondered about this. The first man to describe spermatozoa was of course Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Despite being common craftsman, he even tried to publish his findings and succeeded to some degree. Was the work on animaculi in semen also published? I'm no history expert, but wasn't semen still pretty darn taboo at those times? Couldn't there be like a huge public outrage about this filthy man probably doing you-know-what to obtain samples and then messing with them?

[urbanrangerlass]

Is it worth starting to use my own ex libris now if I plan on marrying and changing last names in 5-10 years? I have wanted one for ages, because I think it's such a sophisticated thing to have, but what is the general consensus on what happens with one once I change names? Can I have two in use?