I always assumed that the “mock” meant substituted rather than taking the piss, but that would be even funnier.
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In spring 2019, photographer Joe Neely caught a truly heartwarming moment that quickly touched people all over the world. While on a road trip through the American West with his girlfriend Nicole, he came across a colorful field full of blooming orange and purple flowers in Colorado. The air buzzed with bees going about their busy work—until something unexpected happened.
Joe noticed one little bee flying slower than the rest. She looked tired, her tiny body dusted in pollen. After hovering for a moment, she gently landed on a flower and curled up to rest. Joe, amazed by the peaceful sight, grabbed his macro lens and carefully snapped a photo. Then, another bee joined her, curling up beside her on the same bloom.
The couple watched quietly as the two bees napped, nestled in the flower until they finally woke and flew away.
“I didn’t even know bees slept in flowers,” Joe said.
That simple, tender moment is a reminder of just how magical and gentle the natural world can bee. 
Credit to the original photographer.
Text by Des Kiely on Facebook.
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Meh. Not a patch on the hypnotoad.
correct me if im wrong but shouldnt the reference ‘she’ be a ‘he’?
I’m assuming that they are worker bees, so “she” is probably appropriate. It’s only the drone bees that are generally regarded as male.
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Hidden in the misty cloud forests, the Monkey Orchid astonishes with its perfect mimicry—a flower that blooms with a face, complete with haunting eyes and a nose.
This surreal creation of nature seems to stare back, blurring the line between plant and animal in a mesmerizing botanical illusion.
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Wow, brilliant. 
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They still look AI, but it is a thing;
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This is how I imagine @cynicaloldgit looks.
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On a good day, maybe. 
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Haha @cynicaloldgit
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Sir David’s key message in the Ocean film is that all is not lost. Countries have promised to protect a third of the world’s oceans. He hopes his new film will spur leaders to take firm action on this promise at a UN conference next month.
He believes that could be transformational.
“The ocean can bounce back to life,” Sir David says. “If left alone it may not just recover but thrive beyond anything anyone alive has ever seen.”
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Bwahahahahahahaha.
The track record of countries keeping environmental promises is already abysmal. And with more rightwing leaders backtracking on environmental pledges, cutting the net zero crap and promising to drill, baby, drill, the future of the world’s oceans is looking bleaker than ever.
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Attenborough’s message is that nature can easily recover if given the chance.
But it is true that the Trumps of this world don’t make it easy.
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When left to it’s own devices, nature is very good at sorting itself out. It’s human interference that it doesn’t like.
Just as an example, if I plant flowers in my garden, i can pretty much guarantee that 90% of them will wither and die. At the same time, on my garden path, there are dandelions growing through literal fucking concrete.
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We all saw that in 2020, when Covid meant people couldn’t travel as much. Unfortunately, it was soon back to normal once restrictions were lifted.
Edit: just booked to see Ocean on Thursday evening.
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