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Telamonia dimidiata.

when people say "ok but x bug has no benefit to nature" I bet they can't even name 5 facts about the bug they're shitting on. so how could they Possibly know what its function is in the environment and if it's "useless" or not

wasps being the perfect example, I still get people saying "oh bees are cute and pollinate :) yay. but WASPS ARE EVIL and they don't contribute ANYTHING!!!" and it's like buddy. wasps pollinate too. they also control spider populations. they do a lot of great valuable things. but even if they didn't, they're still worthy of being here. I see SO much hatred toward wasps and I wish people would try to learn a little more about them.

I'm mainly talking about paper wasps here because these are common ones we run into in daily life and most commonly deemed "aggressive". but wasps have body language. and if you learn to read this language and learn how to properly act around them, things will go a lot better for you! wasps can be curious creatures and they may come up to observe you, especially if you're wearing something brightly colored. this can be startling for sure, but my best advice is to just be still, DO NOT SWAT or wave your arms. try to just back away or sidestep so it loses interest and leaves. swatting is just gonna make them feel as if they are being attacked and increase your chances of being stung.

many stings happen due to unfortunate but accidental circumstances. unknowingly getting too close to a nest, stepping on a wasp on accident, one getting stuck in clothing, etc. I got stung once while gardening, went to pull a weed and the wasp was on it, so I grabbed her without knowing and she stung me because she was scared. this doesn't mean "oh wasps are AGGRESSIVE and EVIL" it means you stumbled into an unfortunate situation where the wasps felt threatened and defensive. instead of being like "FUCK all wasps" go forward trying to learn about common nesting areas, be wary of holes in the ground, wear gloves while gardening, and if you do have to be around a nest, try not to make a lot of noise. if the nest absolutely needs removed, call a professional.

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quilbug-draws

Insectember day 5: Chlorogomphus papilio

Common name: Asian Emerald Dragonfly✨

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Whoops

thats not a bug, thats a horse, they can stay tho

#unless......... horse = bug?#text

sometimesanequine

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sometimesanequine

Wind horse? A horse made of wind? A wind made of horse?

wimd horse...

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spiritcrowart

Orchid mantis! Pretty little fella... 🌸

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michaelnordeman

Carder bee/åkerhumla. Värmland, Sweden (May 25, 2022).

the-unicorns-of-nienna

[Image Description: three photographs, each showing a fuzzy brown bumblebee clinging to a cluster of yellow flowers. End image description.]

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horsefigureoftheday

Horse figure of the day: Schleich Connemara Mare #13863

the-unicorns-of-nienna

[Image Description: a photograph of a buckskin toy horse, with pink flowers in her mane. End image description.]

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rebeccathenaturalist

I've been threatening to make this meme for months. I like to joke on my tours that the black-spotted Pacific banana slugs (Ariolimax columbianus) are just banana slugs that are extra ripe, and now I've inflicted that Bad Naturalist Joke (TM) on all of you. This one doesn't do much except help people remember that these are banana slugs, but there are others like "sedges have edges, rushes are round, and grasses have nodes from the tip to the ground." (There's a naughty version of that one I don't share with the kids, BTW.) And a few months ago I was gifted a local mnenomic--"potato chips and bacon strips"--to help people tell the difference between the patchy, chip-like bark of Sitka spruce, and the long, grooved bark of western hemlock.

Anyone else have Bad Naturalist Jokes/Puns/rhymes?

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quilbug-draws

Insectember day 13: Calligrapha amator

Common name: Calligraphy beetle✨

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quilbug-draws

Insectember day 10: Kunugia divaricata

Common name: Lappet Moth✨

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bowelfly

quilt beetle

watercolor on BFK Rives paper

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[Image Description:

An illustration of a fabric dung beetle rolling a big quilted ball. The beetle is stylized as a pin cushion (those tomato-like ones, bright red with a green patch on top), with buttons for eyes. The motley ball is made of many triangular fabric patches, all in different colors and patterns, from polka-dots to 80s-carpet-like shapes. The border of the piece is also stylized like a quilt. /end ID]

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michaelnordeman

Early bumblebee/ängshumla, and Buff-tailed bumblebee/mörk jordhumla. Värmland, Sweden (June 3, 2022).

the-unicorns-of-nienna

[Image Description: three photographs of fuzzy, black and yellow bumblebees buzzing around pink flower buds. End image description.]

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whatthefoucault

Pride moths for Pride Month! Did this happen because I just kept misspelling pride month as pride moth? Yes. Did I have a wonderful time interpreting these pride flags as moths? Very much yes!

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