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nemo
@bug-appreciator.bsky.social
Amateur naturalist. iNaturalist-er. Sharer of bird & bug pics, these days mostly pollinator garden pics. Lepidoptera fan, esp. moths.

Occasional art creator

March Mammal Madness superfan

🦔 Author of Hedgehog Art Through the Ages

Contains multitudes
Photos from the Houston Arboretum, was fun to spot a green tree frog
July 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I've been busy, haven't been able to get into the wild much lately but I did got to a local pond for a few minutes. Got a snap of a pair of Black Saddlebags in tandem. Got some eye lens detail on some Halloween Skimmer males and a Blue Dasher.
July 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Birds from this morning:
Green Heron, Barn Swallows, YCNH
June 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I spotted a nice butterfly garden near the office at work so I went to check it out. I found a lot of butterflies. The highlight was this Lyside Sulphur. Amazing color like a day-glo butterfly.
June 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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from "Classical Studies memes for Hellenistic teens" on FB
June 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Found a Gulf Coast Toad out there this evening, always a pleasure to see
June 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Red-shouldered hawk taking off
June 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
June 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Juvenile Eastern Bluebirds
June 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Great Horned Owlets seen at Hornsby Bend recently.
June 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Found a Halloween Pennant this morning, we're getting a lot more Odonate diversity emerging now.
June 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Reakirt's Blue laying eggs
May 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Gulf Fritillary in flight
May 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I made a silent puppet film about Godzilla vs. Paul Bunyan.

(thank you to @iamchubbybunny.bsky.social for Japanese translations and @okaywolf.ink for clanky piano!!)
May 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Last week, President Trump removed key protections from a marine protected area that's home to coral reefs, whales, sea turtles, and countless fish. My op-ed for @us.theconversation.com explains why that's bad and we should not do that.

theconversation.com/trump-is-str... 🧪🦑🌎🐟
Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s a problem for fishing’s future, and for whales, corals and other ocean life
America’s marine protected areas help fish populations thrive. Trump’s plan to open them to industrial fishing may ultimately harm the fishing industry itself.
theconversation.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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THIS MORNING I WAS BLESSED BY THE CAMPUS FOXES!!
#DoNotFeed #NoTouching #VaccinateYourPets
April 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Good morning! 🪶
April 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
There were a lot of wildflowers around, with a bunch of Antelope-horn Milkweed. I found milkweed bugs (lovely to see), but also found this beast, Apiomerus spissipes, an assassin bug that specializes on bees. When I first spotted them they were trying to snag a honeybee.
April 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Photos from birding out in Georgetown, TX today

#nature #birding #birds #lepidoptera
April 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Tonight while the USA sleeps, 129 million birds will fly overhead as part of spring migration.

Many will be tiny, colorful visitors arriving from South and Central America, such as warblers.

Migration modeling is fascinating. Yup, that’s BIRDS on the weather radar. 🌿 🪶

Learn more: birdcast.info
April 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I found a Gulf Coast Toad this evening.
April 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Moon Jelly graphite painting
March 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
If you ever thought “man it’d be cool to have an orchid in a greenhouse,” you are correct.
March 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Found a white-lined sphinx moth this morning. Lovely moths, always a delight to find.
March 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM