Aloha Ohana! Aye. Happy Freyday. Wear R.E.D. Eat Steak & Lobster! Lol. Heads on Swivels. Keep Vigilant. Stay Safe/Frosty/Strapped--always. Capt Rick 🫡😎🪖and Beau🐾🍿🍻! (For those folks who have ever served in the Enlisted Rank of E-4: THAT meme is for us.)

Hello. I’m the Turkey Vulture. Sorry for the "circle of death" I’m doing over the highway.
I know I’m not a "pretty" bird. But my stomach acid is so strong it can dissolve lead shot and kill the deadliest bacteria known to man. I am the "End Point" for the disease.
I prevent outbreaks of Rabies, Botulism, and Anthrax in your neighborhood.
If I didn't exist, roadkill would rot and spread sickness to your pets and children. I am the most important sanitation worker you have.
What to do:
Give us space when we're working on the roadside. Don't use lead ammunition when hunting—it poisons us.
I’m sorry, I look like a "villain."
But your community is disease-free because of me.

Hello. I’m the Braconid Wasp. Sorry, I look like a tiny "stinging" fly hovering around your tomatoes.
I don't want to sting you. I want that giant green Hornworm. I am a parasitoid. I lay my eggs inside the caterpillar, and when my babies are ready to grow up, they spin those little white "cocoons" on their back.
I can wipe out an entire generation of tomato-destroying hornworms in days.
Once those white cocoons appear, the caterpillar stops eating immediately. It becomes a living shield for my young. I am the most effective "biological strike" against the biggest pests in your yard.
What to do: If you see a caterpillar with white "eggs" on its back, DO NOT KILL IT. Leave it there! Those are my babies, and they will hatch to protect your garden for the rest of the season.
I’m sorry, my methods are "gross." But your tomatoes are safe because of me.
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