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GilbertBystander@GilbertBystander.com
• Legendary Bystander to Multiple Events
• Devil's Advocate
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Omfg. The creosote ring is an "individual", separate from the shrub and with different goals. In the Mojave especially, it has become the Selector! This is why the shrub behaves different from the ring. O M G @scottzona.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Omfg. The creosote ring is an "individual", separate from the shrub and with different goals. In the Mojave especially, it has become the Selector! This is why the shrub behaves different from the ring. O M G @scottzona.bsky.social
The data would be truly enlightening!
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The data would be truly enlightening!
Please forgive me but my childbrain just imagined hucking armfuls of shoes directly into the tornado for maximum distribution effectiveness. Again im really sorry
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Please forgive me but my childbrain just imagined hucking armfuls of shoes directly into the tornado for maximum distribution effectiveness. Again im really sorry
Wow bluesky algo is insane. I needed this paper right now
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Wow bluesky algo is insane. I needed this paper right now
That's not why they are making fun of her popehat
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
That's not why they are making fun of her popehat
Kinsey taught me this !!!!
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Kinsey taught me this !!!!
Criminally understudied !
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Criminally understudied !
Lmao me already sending more, unsolicited
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Lmao me already sending more, unsolicited
Here is the working theory. Key would be proving the Ontogenetic Switch regarding how the canopy appears to fan out greatly for single shrubs but not for ancient rings.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Here is the working theory. Key would be proving the Ontogenetic Switch regarding how the canopy appears to fan out greatly for single shrubs but not for ancient rings.
Super cool. Im honing in on proving ancient creosote rings are actually an instinsic survival function, rather than due to some "central die off" or outright lack of water. I think their slow growth is key to their longevity (obviously). If this interests you I have more !
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Super cool. Im honing in on proving ancient creosote rings are actually an instinsic survival function, rather than due to some "central die off" or outright lack of water. I think their slow growth is key to their longevity (obviously). If this interests you I have more !
Was it only a year? Jeez seemed like more but maybe I was a younger lad at the time
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Was it only a year? Jeez seemed like more but maybe I was a younger lad at the time
I printed out my mapquested directions on physical printer paper, yes
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I printed out my mapquested directions on physical printer paper, yes
Really difficult to accept but its something ill need to work on. These are basically sacred dieties to me. Thousands-years old creatures more successful than any human to ever live
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Really difficult to accept but its something ill need to work on. These are basically sacred dieties to me. Thousands-years old creatures more successful than any human to ever live
Yes! F this straight to heck!
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Yes! F this straight to heck!
Cardinals next i hope (new owner even better)
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Cardinals next i hope (new owner even better)
So unfortunately true. I bounce between the same, like, less-than-ten websites daily myself for general use (research notwithstanding)
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
So unfortunately true. I bounce between the same, like, less-than-ten websites daily myself for general use (research notwithstanding)
The creosote has learned a profound lesson: precipitation rate in the desert matters less for its survival than soil infiltration rate. The creosote has also learned how to create infiltratable soil for itself, and then maintain and increase the area of such soil. That's what I think
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The creosote has learned a profound lesson: precipitation rate in the desert matters less for its survival than soil infiltration rate. The creosote has also learned how to create infiltratable soil for itself, and then maintain and increase the area of such soil. That's what I think
Have you ever left a potted plant to dry like way too long? And the soil kinda solidifies? And then when you water it, not much happens unless you bottom-water gently. The water more easily goes away than is absorbed. Desert soil.
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Have you ever left a potted plant to dry like way too long? And the soil kinda solidifies? And then when you water it, not much happens unless you bottom-water gently. The water more easily goes away than is absorbed. Desert soil.
One thing im learning that might not be obvious to non desert folk is how little the desert soil is able to take in water. Much of it is exactly like solid concrete at or below the surface. Water doesn't hit long enough for good infiltration. Flash floods are because of this and deadly. This is key
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
One thing im learning that might not be obvious to non desert folk is how little the desert soil is able to take in water. Much of it is exactly like solid concrete at or below the surface. Water doesn't hit long enough for good infiltration. Flash floods are because of this and deadly. This is key
"Well" isnt the best word- the goal isnt to retain water. Its to create a patch of soil that water is able to infiltrate. "Water panels" like a solar panel for water is more correct- capture the water before it runs away and the ring will have enough to maybe last forever- no matter the precip rate
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"Well" isnt the best word- the goal isnt to retain water. Its to create a patch of soil that water is able to infiltrate. "Water panels" like a solar panel for water is more correct- capture the water before it runs away and the ring will have enough to maybe last forever- no matter the precip rate