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Coenosia attenuata, Ed Yong, Neil Stevenson, Michael Pollan, Growing Carrots, Poaching Eggs
Nature, Entertainment, literature, garden Jeff Prentice Nature, Entertainment, literature, garden Jeff Prentice

Coenosia attenuata, Ed Yong, Neil Stevenson, Michael Pollan, Growing Carrots, Poaching Eggs

Coenosia attenuata is fascinating! It’s a type of fly often nicknamed the "killer fly." Native to the Mediterranean region, it’s a predator in both its larval and adult stages. The adults are especially cool—they hunt and eat other small flying insects like gnats, aphids, and fruit flies, even catching them mid-air. This makes them super beneficial for controlling pests in greenhouses and gardens.

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Architecture Dubai, convo

I'm looking at a screensaver of Dubai, and I'm wondering, how is it considered among architects and critics as far as architecture? Is it considered cutting edge and, you know, in overall good design, or does it look kind of tacky?

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The female figure and face in advertising and media

The female figure and face in advertising and media

The female form has been idealized since antiquity, evident in the art of the Greeks and Romans and later in Renaissance paintings. In Western society, the image of the idealized woman as a symbol of beauty, fertility, or virtue carried into modern advertising.

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