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Casket Based @cineblah.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

There's a bit in Superman where he takes a brief moment in a battle to save a squirrel and I love that kind of shit.

Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

READ. THIS. BOOK. Everything you know or suspect about one of the most influential media companies confirmed. I teach these issues, already know this stuff, and I was still shocked by what I read. I can't stop thinking about @carelesspeople.bsky.social

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Some positivity for this rainy hump day.

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Here's the difference a little under two weeks makes! They've gone through a couple molt sessions (probably going from second to fourth instar--there's usually five in total).

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Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

a writing residency where you go for a long nature walk, sleep for three days straight, & then write one or two paragraphs before you go home

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

This morning, I told A I saw a bunch of monarch eggs on a baby common milkweed. He didn't believe me..."They're not here yet." "Bet ya I'm right!" I said. And guess who was right?!

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Trimming back plants in the garden always makes me paranoid. Gotta watch out for our butterflies' friends. This is Todd the Toad.

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Emily Carter @emilycurates.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

It's been a while... I've been (kinda) patiently preparing the garden. Today I thought I'd celebrate with this necklace I got years ago--somewhere, in Indiana. No, the wings used for the jewelry were not harvested from live butterflies. If you know who might have made this piece, please let me know!

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

This was one of the last butterflies of the season. One of the easiest ways to tell males and females apart is the pheromone sacs males have on their wings. Usually, they look like two black dots, but you can really see the detail here.

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Many factors to consider regarding the already declining numbers of Monarchs. With the fires in CA having destroyed forests where some overwinter, and (maybe?) talk of federal policy that could help increase numbers--I'm not sure with this administration though--there's more we need to do.

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

A beautiful book. I thought it couldn't possibly beat The Lost Bookshop. I was wrong.

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

When we entered the area where the Monarchs overwintered, I told my husband to "look at the butterflies all over the trees!" About ten minutes later, and after the guides gave us binoculars to see them better, he excitedly said, "Those are butterflies!" I guess he didn't believe me...

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Katie Tartaglia @katartag.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This was one of the most amazing experiences I've had. We went to see the Monarchs overwintering in Mexico last month. Locals care deeply for these butterflies and their environment. They told us that this was nothing like what it was only ten or so years earlier when numbers were so much higher.

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