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hello! i am susie (pseudonom-de-plume) and i am.

on bluesky as kedamono-dreams as well

neocities page (hasnt been updated in forever and is incomplete): kedamono.neocities.org

music: kedamono-dreams.bandcamp.com

art is tagged with "#my art", actual blogging about myself is tagged "#me posting"

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Submitted by @donjuaninhell

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August 1988. Sunset Blues

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Today's wasp of the day is the thistledown velvet ant (Dasymutilla gloriosa)!

Credits: photo 1, photo 2

Also known as the glorious velvet ant, this tiny ambling squeaker has confused scientists with her fashion choices. At first it was believed that she was mimicking the fruits of the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), which are also common around her stomping grounds. Turns out that she's been wearing white millions years before the plant arrived on its landmass. Now it is believed that her white fuzz simply helps her keep cool— which isn't as exciting of an answer but still an interesting look into how organisms adapt to living in the desert.

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Today's wasp of the day is Belonogaster lateritia!

Credits: photo 1, photo 2

Wasps and birds typically do not get along. There are many types of birds that specialize in eating wasps, and there's even a few wasps that have been known to eat small young birds too. And yet, there are rare cases where wasps and birds coexist.

Sociable weaver birds (Philetairus socius) are known for making massive multifamily nests, and sometimes they specifically choose to be neighbors with the nests of wasps such as B. lateritia. It's believed the small birds do this because less predators are willing to mess with the stinging wasps around. It's also been theorized that the wasps' nest building instincts also help maintain the birds' nests. For the wasps, they also benefit from the protection of being a part of a larger structure. The flies that are attracted to the birds' waste are also an easy food source for the wasps' young.

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