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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · Jun 23

I've been told that it's #InsectWeek and that I should plug my work.

I'm so bad at marketing... Uhhhhh... Buy my books...!

www.owlflyllc.com/publishing

The cover of the book "The Social Wasps of North America". Many wasps of all shapes, sizes, and colors are arranged radially out from the center.

The cover of the book "The Cicadas of North America". Many cicadas of all shapes, sizes, and colors are arranged radially out from the center.

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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 3d

Same hat!!!

🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 3d

That is an ABSURD siphonophore mimic...

Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 3d

CAN YOU GUESS THIS ONE?? 👀

(Thanks to @schmidtocean.bsky.social for letting me share their video!)

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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 3d

I would be delighted to read them!

🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 3d

I kinda doubt it... 😅

Spiders lose legs out in nature all the time, and I don't think people are actually counting them to decide whether or not to trigger a fear response.

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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 3d

I think it is! Which makes it even more wild

🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 3d

Hm... Interesting! How do you feel about rollie-pollies or millipedes?

🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 3d

Our evolutionary ancestors weren't exposed to very many dangerous spiders, either. So why is the fear so persistent?

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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 3d

Arachnophobia is interesting to me because it's so specific. Like, people generally aren't afraid of crabs, even though they're hairy and skitter around. And they're not afraid of bugs, even though they have about the same number of eyes. Most people will never even see a dangerous spider irl.

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Taffy (scarey)🍬🐇🎃 @taffywabbit.bsky.social · 3d

it's International Lesbian Day! which, among other things, reminded me that this big cool SLARPG ensemble piece I did at the start of 2023 never got posted on here. so here's that!

shoutouts as always to pretty furry women who kiss other women and punch gods, you could say I'm sort of an enthusiast

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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 4d

I am very good at Excel.

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Colin Purrington @colinpurrington.bsky.social · 6d

Show idea for PBS crowd: "Bamboo Evictions," where a crew goes around the country removing bamboo from residential properties and then planting native plants to fill the void. Modeled after "Hoarders." Would have interviews with neighbors, of course. #InvasiveSpecies #NativePlants #gardening #bamboo

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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 4d

That beetle is actually a really big deal! According to the map, it's eaten the entirety of Scandinavia and western Europe!

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Beanie (Alina T) @whatsupbeanie.bsky.social · 5d

If you can’t afford books but want to support your favourite authors - borrow and request from your library!!! We LOVE libraries and it’s a wonderful way to support both the author and the libraries who help so many kids have access to reading 🥹❤️ especially right now!

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · 6d

Pt1 🧵: Greta Thunberg deported to Athens says, "There's a live-streamed Genocide in front of our eyes in Gaza. No one will be able to say they didn't know this was happening. The Global Samud Flotilla only existed because our leaders failed. Our international systems are betraying Palestinians."