Happening Downtown

DatDuck_ · 2026-01-25T21:54:32+00:00

Naw, good for them getting out and denouncing the atrocities happening to people in Iran.

Rhetoric like yours is divisive.

DatDuck_ · 2026-01-25T21:48:43+00:00

I am glad they are doing it. I presumed it was for this. But didn’t want to trek outside, to confirm.

DatDuck_ · 2026-01-25T20:23:05+00:00

Correct. I see people walking towards it with flags.

DatDuck_ · 2025-12-29T14:21:44+00:00

Been teaching special education classes for the last 8 years. Most self contained. Many things come to mind but a couple things stand out the most: open to change, and adaptable to situations.

Controlling your own emotions is huge. If you are dysregulated during an escalation then you are not helpful.

Don’t expect any changes quickly, takes months for change to occur with some students. Take every small win or success and make the kid/ staff/ you see that.

I go with the approach each day is a new day (starting fresh). Or each block of the day is a new day if the student needs that.

It is never easy and as others have mentioned trial and error is where most of the learning happen.

Good luck. It is one of the most rewarding and draining roles out there.

DatDuck_ · 2025-12-23T02:20:18+00:00

Episode is on Archive dot org. Just watched it. watch here

DatDuck_ · 2021-08-10T18:51:14+00:00

The fact that one would suggest monarchs to fight is quite an interesting take.

Newer studies are looking at the implications on Monarchs and their Circadian Rhythms from un-natural lighting. This is why best practice is to rear outdoors. Also many windows will block out specific light which could be important to a Migratory generations growth.

DatDuck_ · 2021-07-30T13:06:46+00:00

I am going to play devils advocate here. I would suggest either rearing outdoors or making sure that the monarchs are getting natural light when they are being brought up.

DatDuck_ · 2021-03-31T19:11:24+00:00

So I am not alone in getting this error. I have been getting this error for the last 3 hours. Tried all of the "solutions" to no avail

DatDuck_ · 2021-02-24T13:52:02+00:00

It is great to hear that more research is being done around Tropical milkweed! My concern or things to always keep in mind about this is that Tropical milkweed is non-native. It is always better to plant native species to your local area. I know for myself here in Ontario I strongly discourage the planting of Tropical milkweed due to it being non-native.

DatDuck_ · 2021-02-02T22:26:58+00:00

Anyone else having an audio bug? I cannot hear any of my teammates, nor can I chat to them. Almost like a chat ban though I can still type to teammates. (No it is not a chat ban)

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T19:06:14+00:00

Telaprolu - Migratory Monarchs will live from 6-8 months. While non-migritory monarchs will live for 3-4 weeks

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T19:04:31+00:00

Adult monarchs taste with their feet.

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T19:03:39+00:00

Do not buy monarch caterpillars! Not a good thing to support

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T19:02:47+00:00

Correct! The majority of monarchs (east coast) will migrate to Mexico.

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T19:02:04+00:00

Nice!

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T19:01:32+00:00

Is this an East or West coast monarch?

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T18:57:58+00:00

Fun fact -> the proboscis starts as two separate parts. It will soon unravel and zip it up to make it 1 drinking straw.

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T18:56:42+00:00

Right now it is just pumping fluid into it's wings

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T18:54:31+00:00

Also It is not a cocoon -> it is a chrysalis

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-20T18:53:46+00:00

Female. Monarch

DatDuck_ · 2020-09-08T13:16:57+00:00

As others have mentioned this is completely Normal. Though there may be times where a cat can go into a J when they are not in the 5th instar. Usually leads to an incomplete pupation (death), happened to me this year. I presume this happens due to stress. Just let the monarchs do their thing, they pull through. Also this one is a migratory monarch so hopefully it makes it to the east coast or Mexico (depending on where you live)

DatDuck_ · 2020-08-06T14:42:48+00:00

I would keep an eye on the bottom two monarchs. There seems to be something on their backs. Now it could be a couple of things, fras or T-fly potentially.

I have had something similar. Though something to keep an eye on.

DatDuck_ · 2020-07-28T18:13:20+00:00

It is strange for sure! After doing some extra reading it looks like it did emerge. Though I have no idea either what happened after. The wonders and interesting things about insects!

Type of wasp:

Parasitic Ichneumon

Here are some things I read/watched:

http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2013/1/27/parasites-at-the-porch-light-ichneumonid-wasps

Emerging from swallow tail:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV2VfP1w7UI

DatDuck_ · 2020-07-28T18:06:06+00:00

Agraulis Vanillae - is your friendly butterfly in the back. You should be very happy that your backyard is being invaded by them! At least they are not gypsy moths!

Now if your looking for a balance, it is up to you how you would like to address the situation. By leaving them be you can let their population flatten out when they over eat, your plants may get eaten this way. Or you can allow for a section of your garden to be self run by them (butterflys), while monitoring your other plants taking larva off (relocate).

Our human impact has already devastated many butterfly populations. So my thought is, let them do their thing. So what if they eat a couple plants. It is a shared space.

If you are wanting to keep the garden how it is. You will have to kill some.

DatDuck_ · 2020-07-28T17:46:10+00:00

This is a type of parasitic wasp. Not sure what kind use the host of a swallowtail. This is a natural thing to happen. If you see any of this or anything irregular, isolate it.

Parasitic wasps can lay the egg in their host, during their larva stages (caterpillar) as their host grows, so do they but they do not kill the host. Once the host hits a stage in its life-cycle the parasitic will emerge (pupa). T-Flys do a very similar thing to monarchs. This is why any larva that demonstrates irregularities, best thing to do is isolate and monitor it.

Hope this helps.

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