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Environmental and ecological discussion, particularly of things like weather and other natural phenomena (especially if they're not breaking news).

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The entire state of Illinois is going to be crawling with cicadas (arstechnica.com)

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So interesting to learn about the ecological impact of cicadas. Imagine being a bird right now in Illinois. They don't even know how good they're gonna eat this summer. I'm happy for them lol

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Mother cicadas use the metal-enhanced saws built into their abdomens—wood-drilling shafts layered with elements like aluminum, copper, and iron—to slice pockets into tree branches, where they’ll lay roughly 500 eggs each.

Whoa.