So there’s stupid.

Then there’s really damn stupid.

Then there’s “thinking that Karkat is actually a mean person” stupid.

krudman:

innoxiousichthyarcadian:

hypocephalic:

asieybarbie:

wanashou:

beatonna:

If you aren’t totally quaking in your boots at the news of millions of bees dead, yet again, you’re nuts.

this should be concerning a lot more people than it is

not only because bees are one of the most important animals in the world and their job is a lot more than gathering honey but also because they are what scientists refer to as an “indicator species"

this means that when their populations start dwindling and then rapidly dropping, humans need to watch their shit because that means that environmental factors are too difficult for THEM to live in, so it might be difficult for US to live in, too. bees basically act as an indication that humans have a lot to worry about and when they start dying like this it deserves a lot more than a few headlines.

:((((((((

Mind you the source MSN live, sources itself, and then finally a grassroots organization who’s goal is global change. So of coarse they are going to report these numbers. While things for the honey bees seems dire you must research the numbers before you point fingers.

While much of the honey bee die off has been attributed to neonicotinoids there are other combined factors that have resulted in honey bee die off such as parasites, practices of beekeepers, and some of you might have read about cell phone signals

There were honey bee die offs on a similar scale in the 1980’s and run in a cycle of around every 20 years. Meaning since commercial honey bee beekeeping began there’s been massive die offs every 20 years starting in the earliest recordings in the 1869.

If you look further into the Oregon numbers it was actually the result of spraying 50 tree to kill aphids in an area near a local mall. These were wild bee colonies, meaning not domestic, meaning not commercially pollinating the food you eat. Unfortunately, the workers who sprayed the insecticide didn’t look at this handy dandy list of poisonous insecticides for honey bees published by Purdue University’s entomology department.

The recorded loss in Canada which touts over 30 million honey bees was a single beekeepers farm of 600 hives. In Canada there are over 7,000 beekeepers with in total, 600,000 hives, which is .001% of the total domestically owned bee population in Canada. 

Another issue is that presently there are only 2.5 million beekeepers in the United States in comparison to 5 million 50 years ago. So any loss is going to be magnified just because of the limited number of beekeepers. While many people have tried to start their own backyard hives, city and state legislation has barred future beekeepers feeding the problem of less and less beekeepers in the United States.

As far as the neonic sprays go, they were actually implemented to save honey bees! That’s right. I said neonic parasite sprays were used to save honey bees. Organophosphate sprays are bad news and when they were proven to not only harm the wildlife, but cause neural damage in people, the move to neonic sprays was a must. Studies that have been used to prove neonic sprays effects on honey bees have been shown to be inaccurate and have been DEBUNKED.

So where does this leave the honey bee and us? Well, we still need to avoid insecticides for our own health. While become propagators of our own environment as well. Putting further restrictions on a declining food supply and declining honey bee population is not beneficial to either side. Personally, I want to see a honey bee sperm bank put into action, but that’s just me.

Additional Sources:

Bee-ing Smart: Regulators must Distinguish Activists’ Bad Dreams from Good Evidence  - Forbes

Neonicotinoids and Honey Bee Health - Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

American Beekeeping Federation - For Future Beekeepers

YOU WANNA TALK BEES. I CAN TALK BEES ALL DAY.

I love being friends with smart people.

Reblogging because sensationalist media, and this is a nice companion post for what is alone a pretty scary article.

Be concerned, tumblr! But don’t be terrified.

icosahedrone:

icosahedrone:

Hey, cuties! I hit 300 followers a few days ago (I wanted to make sure I had a buffer before I announced it or else some troll would unfollow me…) so I wanted to do something for you guys! HERE IT GOES:

THREE people who reblog this will be chosen at random getthemselves/their choice of troll/kid in godtier done digitallyby yours truly!

• Alternate option: If you prefer something from OFF, Bravest Warriors, Bee and Puppycat, or Adventure time (Sorry I haven’t drawn many other fandoms aside from these. I don’t want to butcher the characters DDD: ) then we can go over it together :)

FIVE people who like/reblog this will once again be chosen at random to get an animated pixel of their choice of a Homestuck character from the fandoms listed in the previous alternate option.

• You’ll get an animated and a still version of the pixel
• Animation is going to be pretty basic (I mean it IS free so…) meaning blinking or just stand/bouncing (heh)
• Example:

Rules:

• YOU MUST BE FOLLOWING ME TO WIN ANYTHING! This is ONLY for my followers as a ‘Thank you.’
• Though I doubt people will reblog more than once, I’d like you guys to ONLY reblog once
• No giveaway blogs (once again, kinda doubt this is going to happen but still)
• The giveaway ends July 6th, 2013

This ends tomorrow so if you haven’t reblogged yet, get on that!

anjeval:

inkfromtheoctopus:

the-hatred-machine:

spazzledazzlevstheworld:

immabard:

thedukeoflions:

god pLEASE

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant

do fucking want!

I want the last one because of reasons

Men of the world, begin to wear waistcoats again because it is undeniably attractive if you do.

I’d wear these and I’m not even a guy *o*

askclockwisewhooves:

time (and space)

krazieleylines:

Well, if you want to learn more about the story, I wrote an introduction here Check it out, it’s the homestuck cast in a drama club. So if you love homestuck, highschookstuck, theater, drama, or shipping, you’ll love this!

Plus there will be lots of quadrants being filled. How many quadrants, you ask? Aaaall the quadrants :3

(The coding is messed up but it shall be fixed later when I get my computer back)

dacadaca:

makiba:

drpuellasuperdanganoffstucklock:

sparkafterdark:

daisura:

darklyspectre:

theta-wavelengths:

pansexual-atheist-time-lord:

spyduck:

busket:

chromakite:

This is a doorknob.

so you can feel like breaking someone’s wrist every time you enter your home

I just want a hand to put my genitals in that isn’t my own.

There are, apparently, THREE types of people…

no, four types, including the unoriginal dork who says “there are x kinds of people”

Now there are 5 types, including the new wave of people who hate on the “there are x kinds of people” people.

There are y kinds of there are x kinds of people people

I give you a hamburger

No it says “lettuce” 

Let me tell you about homestuck.

why do we always end up here

tangarang:

everyonelovesrobots:

So a while back I saw this picture drawn by tumblr user k4rkl3s and what was a joke between me and Tamara became a small audio piece based upon it. So this is a dedication to k4rkl3s for A+ artwork, and to all you Eri<3<Rose and Dave<>Karkat shippers

Eridan was Myself

Rose was Tamara

Dave was RJ

Karkat was Case

Audio artwork done by Sydleys (Check her out)

tomatograffiti:

I know it’s summer but, sweaters!! (and stockings, ooh la la)