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something just didn't seem right w/ the moth.. so i've been researching it, and i think I found it: it needed something to climb, otherwise it can become crippled.

as soon as i read that, I ran out, found a twig, propped it up in there, and helped it climb up the twig. it kept falling off until finally, it started hanging on good, and climbed up. now it's just hanging from there. so I think that was the missing ingredient.. it just needed to do some "pullup holds" to strengthen it's arms, and let it's wings expand etc.

now i'm feeling better about it survivng. whew.

When the butterfly or moth is about to emerge from its pupa, which may be several days or several months later, generally this will be signaled by a color change a few hours ahead of time. The emergence is very rapid (turn away and you may miss it), but afterwards the adult will spend a couple of hours stretching out and drying its wings. Amazingly, the adult does this by pumping blood through the veins in the wings, but then sucks the blood back into its body so the veins become hollow air-filled tubes – that’s why butterfly wings don’t bleed when they get torn. It will need something to crawl up and hang from during this process so the wings can fully expand, or it may be crippled. you should provide a twig or other rough-textured vertical surface suitable for climbing – at a pinch a crumpled paper towel in the container can provide enough clearance.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/203352

sick food forest vid in Costa Rica

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w-ydI89rVg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w-ydI89rVg</a>

misc runner's farms

lots of kenyan/african elites have farms etc.

yeah as i've transitioned into being mostly vegetarian i'm starting to wonder about my protein intake. should probably journal it out for a while to make sure i'm not shortchanging myself. was never an issue when i was eating meat or fish every day.

i haven't found myself missing extra protein sources at all, but i'm also not trying to put on/maintain mass. though, without as much physical activity, i had gotten up to 157 just eating veggies/rice/occasional milkshakes. without milkshakes & eating alot less (mostly what i grow + rice or pasta), back down to 145. can't feel any difference with/without protein.

i actually got some protein supplements because of the recent craziness, only used it a few times. feels completely useless.

beyond that, i'd eat a ton more veggies/fruit if i had them. would love to see how i'd feel eating way more fresh veggies/fruit right off the tree. predict it'd be incredible.

pc!

09-04-20

Morning BW - 66.5

Notes

Rest day today.

Have to say, despite low calories, recovery has been really good lately. I think that's probably mostly to do with really focussing on protein intake, can imagine I was usually just getting like 50g a day, maybe 70 on days I had a shake, before this.

Diet

Kcal - 1610
Prot - 120g3

09-04-20

Morning BW - 66.5

Notes

Rest day today.

Have to say, despite low calories, recovery has been really good lately. I think that's probably mostly to do with really focussing on protein intake, can imagine I was usually just getting like 50g a day, maybe 70 on days I had a shake, before this.

Diet

Kcal - 1610
Prot - 120g3

 

nope, seems to have come out of nowhere.

damn wtf. brains are cool.

hah nice.

you been watching any bourdain lately? or did that somehow just pop in there?

I'm considering going vegetarian. A over 95% plant based diet....

nice do it!

throw in meat/poultry occasionally when you feel you need it. but try to go mostly non-animal products.

eventually it feels great.

occasionally i still eat meat/chicken but it's gotten to like 2x/month level. instead, mostly veggies+rice etc. feel great. highly recommend it.

i eat cheese/milk products ~1x/wk or so. pretty sure i could go no meat/chicken for a month no problem. really don't crave it at all anymore. instead, i crave peppers, veggies, and fruits. lmao.

green lyfe!

made a spicy tomato sauce out of my tomatoes (+ cayenne pepper, red chili pepper) .. was incredible.





included some of the plants i picked from in the subsequent photos: