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An account for hobby projects. Main account: @meerwolfrenders.bsky.social
Pfp was my first webkinz as a kid. I named him backstripes.
Mostly posts about my caterpillars here.
SFW only. Autistic, agender. They/she
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For my caterpillar doodles I was inspired by this cute old book I’ve had since I was a child, I wonder if anyone else has heard of it?
A worn yellow book called “Hope for the Flowers” by Trina Paulus. The front page has drawings of a butterfly and two caterpillars.
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I started this observation journal for my caterpillars, hoping to learn something interesting about them in the long run!

I’ll share one of my entries once in a while, starting with… caterpillar poop!! 😂 (aka frass which is a term for insect poop)
#bugsky #caterpillars
A yellow Hilroy exercise notebook. It has doodles of banded woolly bear caterpillars on its front. The title at the bottom reads “Observation Journal Vol. 1” and “Woolly bear caterpillar / Isabella tiger moth” Page 4 in my notebook. A title line reads “Observation 8” dated on 02/10/25. The entry reads “Caterpillar poop check! Each caterpillar typically makes 10-20 frass when active; healthy frass looks dark green to dark brown and moist, often leaving a wet spot underneath. Learned that some grass will naturally look smaller and dryer after dehydrating for several hours. Caterpillars sometimes pick up their own poop with their thoracic legs to move it aside from where they’re going!” A small doodle of a banded woolly bear caterpillar is at the top of the entry. There is also a page marker at the bottom right corner with another caterpillar doodle.
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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These are my other three woollies; meet Cheeky, Neo, and Raunip! 🐛🐛🐛

I found them all crawling along a bike path, where I saw many other woollies had already met their demise 🥺
#bugsky #caterpillars
A banded woolly bear caterpillar crawling on a piece of wood; I named this one Cheeky. Holding a dandelion leaf with a banded woolly bear caterpillar on it; I named this one Neo. A banded woolly bear caterpillar sitting on a dead leaf; I named this one Raunip.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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I was able to positively identify my pet woollies individually this fall

Bugalugs, for example (my favorite 🥰) has the cutest black spot on her side that the others don’t have
#InsectThursday #bugsky
A banded woolly bear caterpillar sitting still on the underside of a piece of bark.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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This, is Bugalugs! From last month
I have 3 other pet woolly bears, but they’re all hibernating outside under a tarp right now… 😭 I miss them!

I’ve decided to take up the hobby of keeping woollies, and I’m excited to share that journey here
#caterpillars
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM