Hello folks who wonder if getting one simple bouquet on the actual day is better, or getting showered with flowers because you threw a tantrum when someone forgot,

We often congratulate new parents, but we also sympathize, knowing how tough raising a baby is. While it's a monumental task even for two parents, let's give special recognition to single parents doing it all alone.

Now, picture a single parent raising not one, but two or three kids – the difficulty level skyrockets. Luckily, for all mistakes humans make, there are other humans who come and save the day.



After all those parents prayed for several days and generations, their prayers were finally answered. The solution was TikTok: give it to a crying baby or a distressed parent, and they will be temporarily distracted by a random video that "divides their brain cells" by the number of seconds they watch. By the time they realize their original problem, another mind-numbing video on the app distracts them once again.

Don't worry parents, TikTok is here to save the day!

This Mother's Day, take a moment to appreciate the arthropod mothers who don't have the luxury of distracting their young with TikTok while caring for dozens of offspring. Consider the wolf spider, for example, which carries its babies for one or two weeks before they disperse on their own in search of greener pastures. Not once have I seen a mother wolf spider complaining on social media or begging for sympathy.


While we're on the topic of spiders, many people fear that a vengeful spider will come after them to bite—even though most have never even seen a spider's fangs. I firmly believe that the more unknown something is, the more we tend to fear it. Today, we'll take a closer look at the temperament of a false wolf spider, including my attempts to provoke it, only to find that all it really wants is to be left alone.


Last year, when I went solo camping, I had the unsettling feeling that someone was stalking me. So, like any sensible person in today’s world, I reached for my weapon of choice: my smartphone camera. Holding it up, I announced loudly, “I’m going to film you. Anything you say or do can be used against you in a court of law TikTok!”

That’s when the stalker finally emerged, its silhouette coming into view.



Out of the shadows strutted a Columbian black-tailed deer, looking as mysterious as a soap opera villain. And then-brace yourself-it did the unthinkable. It winked at me. 

Yes, you read that right. The deer winked. “How dare you!” I gasped, clutching my smartphone like a shield. “You see a single, ruggedly handsome hiker and just decide to shoot your shot? 
The audacity!” 

I held my phone up to its face, channeling my inner paparazzi. “Sorry, Bambi, but I’m not interested. Try your luck on someone else!”


Having proudly graduated from TikTok University with dual degrees, I knew exactly what to do next: keep following the stalker-even if it was walking in the opposite direction. 

After all, the whole point was to capture proof that I was still the victim here. So, I started recording everything the deer did.

This one even licked its lips on seeing me! 

Note to self: maybe wearing tight Lululemons wasn’t the best idea for this camping trip.



Its next move? Foraging for some Coast Live Oak leaves.


One interesting behavior I captured on camera, which I had noticed before but never really thought about, was the deer’s ability to quickly contract and relax its muscles, causing its flanks to shiver. This movement helps them shake off or deter external irritants like flies and debris.


I also spotted some California Quails scurrying around, alerting others to my presence whenever I walked along the trails.




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