Kate Rutter (she/her)

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Scientists in Germany discover worms that form living towers and act as a single superorganism capable of moving together as if they had a mind of their own Konstanz, Germany — A fallen apple lies half-sunken in lush orchard soil, but under a pocket microscope the scene turns strange. Hundreds of thread-thin worms

Ooooh looky, Slime Mold has a protogé: tower-building worms.
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#slimemoldfanclub

Every accusation is a confession.

Thank you for posting this, the messages in that talk keep resonating, and keep me in active and purposeful hope. We are stronger together!

Graphic: As many as 69 million American women lack access to valid birth certificates

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

After weeks of 5Calling and replying to every DNC email with "JUST DO YOUR JOBS AND STOP ASKING FOR MONEY" I'm on Act Blue donating to the amazing and powerful Cory Booker. WHO IS DOING THE JOB. Thank you, Senator Booker.

It's #ArborApril, a month of drawing & journaling trees with Cathy Raingarden & Wild Wonder, bsky.app/profile/wild...

[Day 01] Out the Window: The Eastree lives to the East side of the micro-patio, and it's just leafing out. So many critters hang out here. The vivid life just outside the window.

Thank you, Mair. I am so eager to see you!

Let’s Draw Trees! with Kate Rutter @katerutter.bsky.social and Cathy Raingarden

4/6/25 9:30-11am Pacific*
FREE but registration required. Suggested donation: $25. Sign up: wildwonder.org/shop

We’ll have a “tree-mendous” time drawing trees together and kick off the #ArborApril challenge!

+9000. Do not comply in advance ->from On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder

nature journal page of arugula flowers (the petals look like butterflies!) and a sneaky small carcass of a post-life aphid. Surprisingly interesting with superlong horns and branches coming off it's butt-side.

Come for the arugula, stay for the aphids. Garden journaling is for everyone. (Also, get an inexpensive microscope, and it will change your world.)

BIG NEWS: YOU are invited to join the global nature journaling community in WONDERLAND! This is a new FREE, online, private, creative, and joyful space where we gather to share ideas, meet other nature journalers, learn from each other, and have fun! Join today! wonderland.wildwonder.org

Oh, yay!!!!

Sent Airbnb packing today. When a business marches in line with Randall Flagg and gets MAGAtty, I'm out.

Image reading: The CFPB has returned $21 billion to consumers (you).

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $21 billion (with a b!) to consumers from corporate fraud and abuse. Do the math on why the oligarchs want to kill it.

I hope Brigid likes oat milk. It's the best I can do right now.

Today I did something I never thought I'd do. I used Apple Maps to navigate.

Can we please bring WebRings back.

so life is older than we ever thought but slime mold was still there first: www.msn.com/en-us/lifest... #SlimeMoldFanClub #WeAreAllFromSlimeMold

Solstice is super neat. 36 location on this precious Earth. Each with a unique disposition of the day. Such a singular day!
~ Happy Solstice ~
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Data visualization of places, latitudes, day lengths, high & low temperatures, conditions, moon positions.
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The Ethel Merman Disco Album Ethel Merman · Album · 1979 · 7 songs

If you're tired of holiday music, you might try the Ethel Merman Disco Album because it is cheerful and weird af. open.spotify.com/album/7L11ew...

Headline: Soil Shapes Life, with an image of the Soil texture triangle, a circle of a Soil particle, and a square showing the Soil profile/horizon diagram. Protect and celebrate soil.

The words Strength in Diversity lettered under an image of the Soil texture triangle.

The words Holistic Unity lettered under an image of Composition of Soil particles pie chart.

The words New Horizons lettered under an image of the Soil profile/horizon diagram.

Happy World Soil Day! It's an important day in the year! 3 iconic soil-science shapes show how Soil shapes life.
Take time to...
~ Thank the Soil beneath your feet
~ Commit to preserving local Soil
~ Support work to restore degraded Soil
~ Celebrate the life, beauty, and wonder of Soil

An old Rio?

Is this a place to post rando sketches of things one sees? Asking for a friend.

LOL I still have the toothpicks. #goodtimes

Oh, Little Pitt had an energetic initial growth spurt, but lost energy and sadly, lost viability. I replanted/buried the remainint pitt+roots+stalk+dried leaves in a special place, returning it all to the earth. Thank you for asking, Little Pitt lives large in memory.

Slime Mold Helps to Map the Universe’s Tendrils of Dark Matter A single-celled organism’s pathfinding reveals connections in the universe’s vast “cosmic web”

Slime mold takes on the stars! www.scientificamerican.com/article/slim... #slimemoldfanclub

DIF-1(+3): Combating drug-resistant malaria parasites Malaria, which is caused by protozoan parasites in the Plasmodium genus, is a serious health concern globally. The most virulent malaria pathogen, Plasmodium falciparum, is resistant to artemisinin co...

Slime mold helps in the quest to cure malaria. www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #slimemoldfanclub

Stories From Those Aboard the Borealis Let’s chat with some of the people riding the Borealis on opening day to find out what this train means to them!

Hooray for Slime Mold Trains! #slimemoldfanclub streets.mn/2024/06/03/s...

Optimal distribution grid allocation of reactive power with a focus on the particle swarm optimization technique and voltage stability - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Optimal distribution grid allocation of reactive power with a focus on the particle swarm optimization technique and voltage stability

Well, Slime Mold has an algorithm. Sigh...is there no end to the extraction? Is there joint ownership for the IP? Will revenues protect slime mold habitat? Why do we take nature's magic and make it into a human-serving acronym? www.nature.com/articles/s41... #slimemoldfanclub #feelingirritable