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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days ago

They’re Trying to Find a Mate for This Very Lonely Caterpillar | The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is critically endangered, with the last known larva living in a lab in New Mexico.

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They’re Trying to Find a Mate for This Very Lonely Caterpillar | The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is critically endangered, with the last known larva living in a lab in New Mexico.

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Climate change and too much grazing have wreaked havoc on the plants that the insects need for food.

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    I fucking hate NYT, here’s a better article about this:

    https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/invertebrates/Sacramento_Mountains_checkerspot_butterfly/index.html

    … and another:

    https://www.nmwild.org/2025/03/20/the-butterfly-effect/

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