James H.

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

That little rock stack in the creek probably felt harmless. I get it. People see flat rocks, build a tiny tower, take a picture, and move on. It feels like nothing.

But in a stream, rocks aren't toys and decorations: they're crucial habitat.

Dragonfly larvae cling to them. Caddisflies build around them. Mayflies, stoneflies, water beetles, snails, crayfish, salamanders, fish eggs - all kinds of tiny stream life use the cracks, shadows, undersides, and flow breaks around those rocks.

Before dragonflies ever become the thing you see flying around your yard, they spend most of their lives underwater as predators. Some species stay there for years. They eat mosquito larvae, midges, and other small aquatic animals long before they ever grow wings.

So when a rock gets pulled out of the creek and stacked on the bank, whatever was living on it or under it may suddenly be exposed to air, sun, heat, and predators.

One person stacking three rocks destroys an entire stream, that's the wrong way to think about it.

But that the habit scales badly. One person does it. Then another. Then twenty people do it. Pretty soon a living creek bed has been rearranged into somebody's little art project.

And for bigger animals, the stakes can be even higher. Hellbenders, North America’s giant aquatic salamanders, live under large flat rocks. Males prepare nest spaces under them and guard the eggs there. Move the wrong rock at the wrong time and you killed a nursery.

This isn't about never having fun outside. It's just one of those small things we can stop doing once we know better.

[James H. @brainfreiz]

@BostonSatire Idk, no mention of a potential Jaylen Brown trade. Fake.

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

@IndianaFever Virgin of the Rocks, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1483-86

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Holly. Every day for the past 5 years, she picks out a stick and brings it to her favorite spot for “zen time.” While her stick may change, her routine never does. 13/10

[Sam Calhoun @_samcalhoun]

Stephon Castle’s reaction to Tarris Reed Jr. being his new teammate

[Huskies In The Pros @HuskyPros]

TARRIS REED AND STEPHON CASTLE WILL BE TEAMMATES IN SAN ANTONIO!!!

[Dan Hurley @dhurley15]

Bleed Blue!!! 🐺💙

[UConn Men's Basketball @UConnMBB]

STORRS ➡️ SACRAMENTO

Kings get a WINNER 🏆

[No Escalators @NoEscalators]

ALEX KARABAN IS A FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK

[blue @bluewmist]

Our house rule is you don't have to go to sleep if you're reading. So my 8 year old is now reading 6th grade reading level because he likes thinking that he's getting away with staying up after bedtime. Win/win.

[Paul Bronks @SlenderSherbet]

Research has shown that dogs are more intelligent than we think.

But not all of them.

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

Moscow's instantly-iconic exploding fuel storage tank is resulting in a flood of memes. I'll add a selection below...

[James H. @brainfreiz]

@ScottCo39908318 Must be watching someone puke after running suicides

[Restoring Your Faith in Humanity @HumanityChad]

An all too common experience

[James H. @brainfreiz]

@SimplyAJ144 @BarstoolBigCat

[Hartford Yard Goats @GoYardGoats]

THE HARTFORD WHALERS ARE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!!!

[Marty Hogan @marty_hogan]

OK... take my money

[Nature 🦜and Music 🎶 @GuGi263]

when your 18 year old once water loving sprocker who is part blind, has arthritis and doggy dementia wonts to stay out in the pouring rain splashing around 🥹... its like watching him be a puppy again...

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

Simply perfect