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Nature and Gardening

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All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.

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[Image description: a two panel meme. In the top panel, a person labeled "my customers" asks the question "how do I keep bugs off my plants?" In the bottom panel, a person labeled "me, a native plant nursery owner" says "that's the neat part, you don't"]

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My arachnophobia is always conflicted by this... ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I still get the shiver of worry around spiders, but I will say that for every spider I've witnessed I've seen hundreds of butterflies and moths. I understand and empathize with the concern though