The Turks have only been in Istanbul (not Constantinople) since 1453, and only in Anatolia as a whole about 400 years longer. I’m not aware of any popular movements to make Turkiye Byzantine again (been a long time gone, Constantinople), but wars have been fought over more remote claims…
I think “ephemeral fly” more adequately describes the species, but it might be the same as the damselfly. At any rate, Bolling shows just how fleeting our lives are in a deep-time universe.
sevaar777 over 1 year ago
Native Americans believe(d) they belong to the earth mother, not the other way around.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 1 year ago
Damselfly? I thought it was a dragonfly.
I tried to look it up but biologists use a whole different dictionary.
comixbomix over 1 year ago
Get to the chapter where the Red-Winged Blackbirds devour all the damselflies.
wolfiiig over 1 year ago
As long as they stay away from my crabgrass I won’t resort to violence!
Vet Premium Member over 1 year ago
Next up Dung beetles. All your crap is belonging to us!
backswordmaster over 1 year ago
Damselfly = Ukraine?
Bill Löhr Premium Member over 1 year ago
Actually, Red-winged blackbirds live in marshes not woodlands, not that it’s really relevant to the story.
hmofo813 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Here’s a summary of the background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pKMV6e5kEo
GaryCooper over 1 year ago
If damselflies could talk, apparently they’d never shut up.
fritzoid Premium Member over 1 year ago
The Turks have only been in Istanbul (not Constantinople) since 1453, and only in Anatolia as a whole about 400 years longer. I’m not aware of any popular movements to make Turkiye Byzantine again (been a long time gone, Constantinople), but wars have been fought over more remote claims…
anomaly over 1 year ago
Having seen red-winged blackbirds only in enormous flocks, I’d be surprised if they were at all territorial.
Decepticomic over 1 year ago
I don’t think I can handle a 2023 version of this; I’m black-pilled enough.
jpozenel over 1 year ago
Can’t imagine what an aching thorax would feel like.
Anything like a toothache?
wostraub over 1 year ago
I think “ephemeral fly” more adequately describes the species, but it might be the same as the damselfly. At any rate, Bolling shows just how fleeting our lives are in a deep-time universe.
Kevin Parker Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’ve long said that the lovely sound of bird song would translate as either “This is my tree!” or “I want to have sex right now!”