@minifauna
queer cat person. nerding out on plants, insects, sci-fi & whatever else grabs my brain and won't let go. mad for moths, loopy for leafminers, & giddy about galls (butterflies & birds deserve an honorable mention)
omg omg omg
your extension website is much better than mine!
our yellow flowered bulblet monsters are oxalis. their pretty phase was incredibly brief this year; they're already crisping up
I mean it's cute in the pictures..!
on the left- a brown tabby is laying down and looking over his shoulder at the camera. he looks sleepy, content, and a little bit confused. on the right - a plush black cat with golden eyes looks up at the camera. he looks alert and dismayed, with his ears dished back into "airplane ears"
here's some good morning cats! (it's morning, but they're not quite convinced)
my fancy latte is destroying society?
GOOD
this is awesome!
Woof
as a USian who works with folks from central and south America.. it's a useful term. I also use American, depends on the context.
went last in 2022? 2023? need to get up there again, it's a good flower year. hey neighbor!
one of my faves!
figueroa?
quoteposts of "your favorite $20 word."
✨ umbelliferous ✨
epiphyte
peregrination
I feel SO ALIVE
that wonderful moment where "I should go to bed"
becomes
"oh fuck oh shit it's late"
"oh fuck" and "oh shit" are full of us surprised night owls
The discovery of a new “species” invariably leads to the discovery of new “species interactions” - new connections in the web of life. Here, the discovery of a new gall wasp also uncovered EIGHT new interactions with other insects - some likely new species as well. #biodiversity @ymilesz.bsky.social
told a derm PA that a med they prosposed was in a class of meds I shouldn't take (per the MD manages my autoimmune condition).
asked if there were any alternative options. PA said no. their tx is fine, it's topical, said I was wrong, said "I wasn't
accepting tx" and fired me as a patient.
not familiar with the celadine, but anything with bulblets is just fuckin uncouth.
the knotweed.. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Noctuidae "Jeff" (sensu @zoesamuel.bsky.social)
When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.
confirmation on moth pupa. can't speak as to whether it's Jeff's as I don't know him personally
she clearly got a promotion, wink wink
one of the few podcasts I have ever paid for. but I stopped paying for it years ago, and then stopped listening entirely. the lawyer has a lot of interesting things to say, but I'm not listening to the cohost.
my friends are miscreants, my kitties are varmints
(used as silly terms of endearment!)
I only set up moth sheets near home; there's not many places to make observations solo.
hanging out late, in the dark, looking at bugs? I want a lightweight portal setup because of my stupid arm -- but also hoping someday I'll find a local bug buddy.
apparently these exist?! a friend has a pair and said they'd help with moth sheet construction
are they floating into you, or are you floating into it?
I'd be in
I let my contributions to inaturalist lapse, given all the recent nonsense there.
it's 2026, I don't need AI slop or 'self driving' car slop
I need a Wallace and Gromitt style food delivery system
yuppp I overslept my alarm. took a sick day, boss is chill, but in a way that makes me suspicious.
fed the cats & a few hrs ago, otherwise still horizontal in bed, it's warm and everything hurts less.