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Scary as this girl may look, she's actually a friend! Meet the Cat Faced Orb Weaver. She chows down on mosquitoes and other bugs.
There are indeed some spiders that can cause us a lot of pain, like the black widow and brown recluse; these guys can't.
There are indeed some spiders that can cause us a lot of pain, like the black widow and brown recluse; these guys can't.
September 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Scary as this girl may look, she's actually a friend! Meet the Cat Faced Orb Weaver. She chows down on mosquitoes and other bugs.
There are indeed some spiders that can cause us a lot of pain, like the black widow and brown recluse; these guys can't.
There are indeed some spiders that can cause us a lot of pain, like the black widow and brown recluse; these guys can't.
Fog (pʼó in Lakota) is a lot like the clouds in the sky. Like clouds in the sky, though, there are many different types of fog.
According to the National Weather Service, the types of fog are Radiation, Advection, Freezing, Evaporation or Mixing, and Hail.
Here's a quick summary of what they are:
According to the National Weather Service, the types of fog are Radiation, Advection, Freezing, Evaporation or Mixing, and Hail.
Here's a quick summary of what they are:
September 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Fog (pʼó in Lakota) is a lot like the clouds in the sky. Like clouds in the sky, though, there are many different types of fog.
According to the National Weather Service, the types of fog are Radiation, Advection, Freezing, Evaporation or Mixing, and Hail.
Here's a quick summary of what they are:
According to the National Weather Service, the types of fog are Radiation, Advection, Freezing, Evaporation or Mixing, and Hail.
Here's a quick summary of what they are:
I've always noticed this type of grass in the autumn because it turns such beautiful colors. Big Bluestem Grass is native to North America. It's valuable in its prairie ecosystem for many reasons, including its ability to prevent erosion, survive drought, and the number of animals that feed on it.
September 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I've always noticed this type of grass in the autumn because it turns such beautiful colors. Big Bluestem Grass is native to North America. It's valuable in its prairie ecosystem for many reasons, including its ability to prevent erosion, survive drought, and the number of animals that feed on it.
Add this number: 1-800-222-1222 - USA poison control
Look up poison control in your country to see if you have a number, too. Feel free to leave it in the comments for easy reference!
#parenthack #poisoncontrol
Look up poison control in your country to see if you have a number, too. Feel free to leave it in the comments for easy reference!
#parenthack #poisoncontrol
September 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Add this number: 1-800-222-1222 - USA poison control
Look up poison control in your country to see if you have a number, too. Feel free to leave it in the comments for easy reference!
#parenthack #poisoncontrol
Look up poison control in your country to see if you have a number, too. Feel free to leave it in the comments for easy reference!
#parenthack #poisoncontrol
Cattails are native to North America, but I couldn't find the Lakota name for them. That said, the Lakota and other indigenous peoples have used these plants for everything from food to making things to use in everyday life.
September 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Cattails are native to North America, but I couldn't find the Lakota name for them. That said, the Lakota and other indigenous peoples have used these plants for everything from food to making things to use in everyday life.
Dude. I don't think I'd want to be on this kind of boat while using the toilet.
#bathroomdecor #wtf #cariboucoffee #decorationfail
#bathroomdecor #wtf #cariboucoffee #decorationfail
September 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Dude. I don't think I'd want to be on this kind of boat while using the toilet.
#bathroomdecor #wtf #cariboucoffee #decorationfail
#bathroomdecor #wtf #cariboucoffee #decorationfail
I was surprised to see sap coming out of this tree in our front yard not long ago. Sap usually comes to the surface in the spring, rather than late summer, and then retreats down the tree to help the tree survive the winter.
September 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I was surprised to see sap coming out of this tree in our front yard not long ago. Sap usually comes to the surface in the spring, rather than late summer, and then retreats down the tree to help the tree survive the winter.
The brightest object in the night sky, the moon (Wi in Lakota), unites the world in its soft light. Many cultures, including the Lakota, use the moon phases to signal their months.
The word "moon" has worldwide connections as well.
The word "moon" has worldwide connections as well.
September 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The brightest object in the night sky, the moon (Wi in Lakota), unites the world in its soft light. Many cultures, including the Lakota, use the moon phases to signal their months.
The word "moon" has worldwide connections as well.
The word "moon" has worldwide connections as well.
Like lots of kids, my daughter absolutely loves catching grasshoppers (gnus’ka in Lakota), and she's gotten good at it! I have to watch to make sure she doesn't try getting a bird or squirrel again.
September 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Like lots of kids, my daughter absolutely loves catching grasshoppers (gnus’ka in Lakota), and she's gotten good at it! I have to watch to make sure she doesn't try getting a bird or squirrel again.
Last year, one of the naturalists at my favorite nature center showed me newly hatched monarch caterpillars on a milkweed leaf - under a microscope. They were so small, we couldn't see them without help. In 10-14 days, those teeny tiny caterpillars were ready to create their coccoons.
September 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Last year, one of the naturalists at my favorite nature center showed me newly hatched monarch caterpillars on a milkweed leaf - under a microscope. They were so small, we couldn't see them without help. In 10-14 days, those teeny tiny caterpillars were ready to create their coccoons.
Monarch Butterflies are absolutely iconic. When people mention a butterfly (íŋyaŋ in Lakota), many of us picture the orange, white, and black of the monarch.
It's truly a remarkable creature with cultural significance in indigenous cultures all along its migration route.
It's truly a remarkable creature with cultural significance in indigenous cultures all along its migration route.
September 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Monarch Butterflies are absolutely iconic. When people mention a butterfly (íŋyaŋ in Lakota), many of us picture the orange, white, and black of the monarch.
It's truly a remarkable creature with cultural significance in indigenous cultures all along its migration route.
It's truly a remarkable creature with cultural significance in indigenous cultures all along its migration route.
Hail can be seen as a marker of a severe storm, since it's formed by the winds within the storm. The bigger the hailstone, the stronger the storm.
These were tiny but happened during a sudden storm, like the ones we've been getting all summer long.
These were tiny but happened during a sudden storm, like the ones we've been getting all summer long.
September 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hail can be seen as a marker of a severe storm, since it's formed by the winds within the storm. The bigger the hailstone, the stronger the storm.
These were tiny but happened during a sudden storm, like the ones we've been getting all summer long.
These were tiny but happened during a sudden storm, like the ones we've been getting all summer long.
Stinging nettle (Čhaŋíčaȟpehu in Lakota) has a huge native range: North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. This painful plant is actually extraordinarily useful. People have used it to treat conditions from asthma to arthritis, and eaten it in all kinds of recipes.
September 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Stinging nettle (Čhaŋíčaȟpehu in Lakota) has a huge native range: North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. This painful plant is actually extraordinarily useful. People have used it to treat conditions from asthma to arthritis, and eaten it in all kinds of recipes.
My little girl has loved exploring plants and nature since she rode in the stroller. I have many pictures of her examining flowers she'd grabbed as we passed them by.
As soon as she began to walk more, I started teaching her what I knew about outdoor safety.
As soon as she began to walk more, I started teaching her what I knew about outdoor safety.
September 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My little girl has loved exploring plants and nature since she rode in the stroller. I have many pictures of her examining flowers she'd grabbed as we passed them by.
As soon as she began to walk more, I started teaching her what I knew about outdoor safety.
As soon as she began to walk more, I started teaching her what I knew about outdoor safety.
According to the University of Minnesota, this sign is wrong, wrong, wrong.
Okay, that's being picky. What's being done here is actually called occultation because they're using a black tarp here. Solarization is apparently done with a clear tarp.
Okay, that's being picky. What's being done here is actually called occultation because they're using a black tarp here. Solarization is apparently done with a clear tarp.
September 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
According to the University of Minnesota, this sign is wrong, wrong, wrong.
Okay, that's being picky. What's being done here is actually called occultation because they're using a black tarp here. Solarization is apparently done with a clear tarp.
Okay, that's being picky. What's being done here is actually called occultation because they're using a black tarp here. Solarization is apparently done with a clear tarp.
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
Have you ever wondered what those bright red or yellow sticks in winter are? If you're in Northern USA, you could be looking at Dogwood (Čhaŋšáša in Lakota). They grow well in moist or wet soil, making them great options for landscaping near water.
September 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Have you ever wondered what those bright red or yellow sticks in winter are? If you're in Northern USA, you could be looking at Dogwood (Čhaŋšáša in Lakota). They grow well in moist or wet soil, making them great options for landscaping near water.
Milkweed Bugs are native to North America, and they eat milkweed seeds, and only milkweed seeds. Their objectively boring diet helps keep milkweed populations in check, and the seeds' toxic compounds are what give these bugs their bright orange look.
September 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Milkweed Bugs are native to North America, and they eat milkweed seeds, and only milkweed seeds. Their objectively boring diet helps keep milkweed populations in check, and the seeds' toxic compounds are what give these bugs their bright orange look.
Goldenrod (tȟal'ágnake in Lakota) is native to North America, and its bright flowers are one of the first signs of Fall. All kinds of insects chow down on it, including monarch butterflies. We humans have also used it to treat inflammation, GI problems, and wounds.
September 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Goldenrod (tȟal'ágnake in Lakota) is native to North America, and its bright flowers are one of the first signs of Fall. All kinds of insects chow down on it, including monarch butterflies. We humans have also used it to treat inflammation, GI problems, and wounds.
My daughter loves crunching on sunflower (Wíyutehiŋzila in Lakota) seeds. Who can blame her? They're delicious and nutritious.
Sunflowers are all native to the United States and Mexico, so they help native ecosystems thrive.
Sunflowers are all native to the United States and Mexico, so they help native ecosystems thrive.
September 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My daughter loves crunching on sunflower (Wíyutehiŋzila in Lakota) seeds. Who can blame her? They're delicious and nutritious.
Sunflowers are all native to the United States and Mexico, so they help native ecosystems thrive.
Sunflowers are all native to the United States and Mexico, so they help native ecosystems thrive.
When I walk into a spider web, I don't think about how it was made. I just think about getting it out of my face by way of unintentional interpretive dance.
When I'm NOT walking into them, webs are pretty interesting.
When I'm NOT walking into them, webs are pretty interesting.
September 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
When I walk into a spider web, I don't think about how it was made. I just think about getting it out of my face by way of unintentional interpretive dance.
When I'm NOT walking into them, webs are pretty interesting.
When I'm NOT walking into them, webs are pretty interesting.
Swamp milkweed (wahíŋheya íphiye in Lakota) has always been a plant I've loved the look of. I hadn't realized it was a milkweed until making this video, though.
Like common milkweed (čhešlóšlo pȟežúta), it's native to this area, but it prefers a wet environment, hence its name.
Like common milkweed (čhešlóšlo pȟežúta), it's native to this area, but it prefers a wet environment, hence its name.
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Swamp milkweed (wahíŋheya íphiye in Lakota) has always been a plant I've loved the look of. I hadn't realized it was a milkweed until making this video, though.
Like common milkweed (čhešlóšlo pȟežúta), it's native to this area, but it prefers a wet environment, hence its name.
Like common milkweed (čhešlóšlo pȟežúta), it's native to this area, but it prefers a wet environment, hence its name.
Ever since I noticed these trees changing color in the fall, I've been fascinated by them. Turns out, they're tamaracks (akemantak in Lakota), and their wood was apparently used to make snowshoes by the Algonquin people (one of the Indigenous peoples of Canada).
September 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Ever since I noticed these trees changing color in the fall, I've been fascinated by them. Turns out, they're tamaracks (akemantak in Lakota), and their wood was apparently used to make snowshoes by the Algonquin people (one of the Indigenous peoples of Canada).
Did you know the columbine flower is the state flower for Colorado? The high school is indeed named after the plant. I couldn't find the Lakota name for this sweet plant, but I have the feeling I'll be disappearing down a rabbit hole of Lakota naming customs.
September 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did you know the columbine flower is the state flower for Colorado? The high school is indeed named after the plant. I couldn't find the Lakota name for this sweet plant, but I have the feeling I'll be disappearing down a rabbit hole of Lakota naming customs.
I'm used to knowing these clouds simply as cumulus clouds, but according to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), they're also known as cumulo-form.
While they can appear threatening when you're in their shadow, they're actually great indicators of fair weather.
While they can appear threatening when you're in their shadow, they're actually great indicators of fair weather.
August 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I'm used to knowing these clouds simply as cumulus clouds, but according to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), they're also known as cumulo-form.
While they can appear threatening when you're in their shadow, they're actually great indicators of fair weather.
While they can appear threatening when you're in their shadow, they're actually great indicators of fair weather.