ginsengandtonic

[ginsengandtonic]

Butterflies and moths generally feed on nectar that is full of sugar, but low in sodium. So they have to get sodium (aka salt) elsewhere. This behaviour is called “puddling” - male butterflies and moths drink anything salty and collect salt to be given to females as a nuptial gift. The females lay eggs that are higher in salt, which results in better function of excitable tissues - muscles and nerves - providing a selective survival advantage. (Source: insect physiologist here).

... in my research lab we just use water with sugar and a tiny bit of salt - add a teaspoon of sugar to a cup of water, sprinkle in some table salt, mix and that’d be good enough. But don’t leave an open container - they’ll drown. I’d suggest a closed container (like a mason jar) with a paper towel leading out of it like a wick. (video) (source)

[ginsengandtonic]

[ginsengandtonic]

[ginsengandtonic]

hello, grasshoppers!

welcome to my quaint little blog :-)

i'm 锦胜 – jin sheng, gam sing, however you'd like to pronounce it – but i'm also happy to be called ginseng. i also go by jorō! non-binary ⚘ butch dyke ⚘ adult they/he/she

farmer by trade, local entomologist by study. your resident naturalist for all things weird and wild. send me any bugs you find, i'd love to see them!

a little more about me below:

𖢥 ▪︎ i run my own little farm called furusato homestead, or 故郷農場. i'm in the farmer's market every weekend, selling eggs and produce and little jars of whatever i've cooked up the past week. if you happen to see me there, feel free to say hi! 𖢥 ▪︎ jack of all trades, master of none – crochet, illustrating, woodworking, pottery, i do a little bit of everything! i'm not particularly good, but i try my best. 𖢥 ▪︎ i have three lovely wifeys, you may see them around if i ever liveblog or take photos around the farm.

tags:

art and media ⚘ #gintonic-art #gintonic-photo ramblings ⚘ #gintonic-ramble #gin-live farm stuff ⚘ #furusato homestead reblogs ⚘ #🪲 askbox ⚘ #snailmail #麦ask (for questions)

behind the blog:

(about the blog, byf/dni, content warnings, rules, etc.)

hey there! i'm @nephilapothecary, but some of you may know me best as @homestead-akatsuka or just trout. i'm the creator behind this blog :-)

ginsengandtonic is the in-character tumblr (or matsublr) for the osomatsu-san au version of jorō. that means all reblogs and posts made here will be in-character and from the perspective of my farmer guy! since this is an ososan-related blog, it may feature characters from the same media (canon characters, other ocs, etc.)

byf/dni:

⸙ this blog will not spoiler tag any images of arthropods - insects, arachnids, myriapods, and the like. there's going to be a lot of bug posts given the nature of jorō as a character! ⸙ canon characters featured will not be shown as shipped/coupled with any other characters just so there's no confusion - there's a lot of yumes out there, i can't cater to all of them unfortch! ⸙ dni blmatsu/proship; just be decent and respectful, etc. play niceys

content warning tags:

⸙ none at the moment. if/when there's sensitive content involved, i'll be adding tags here for warnings!

houserules and notes:

⸙ asks are more than welcome! jorō will answer in-character. asks directed to me specifically can be sent to @homestead-akatsuka! ⸙ if you have your own oc blogs, feel free to interact whenever! i'd love to play toys with your ocs and even any matsublr blogs for canon characters! interacting with your own blogs work too x-) ⸙ all art posted here will be made by me!