Eric R. Eaton
@bugeric.bsky.social
Nonfiction author, blogger, insect identifier, ally. Presenter/speaker. #SciComm, entomology, urban nature, human conflict with other species, other humans. Opposed to colonialism, capitalism. Married Progressive in Kansas, USA.
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@bugeric.bsky.social
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Explore Eric Eaton’s 9,908 photos on Flickr!
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If you like me here, you can also find me on....
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Bug Eric blog: bugeric.blogspot.com
Sense of Misplaced blog: senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/75196...
iNaturalist: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Bug Eric blog: bugeric.blogspot.com
Sense of Misplaced blog: senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com
Wild caught! Wow, I don’t recall ever seeing these breaded beauties on Jacques Cousteau, Nat Geo, or Animal Planet.
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Wild caught! Wow, I don’t recall ever seeing these breaded beauties on Jacques Cousteau, Nat Geo, or Animal Planet.
Best. Halftime. Ever.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Best. Halftime. Ever.
Reposted by Eric R. Eaton
The February photo from @bugeric.bsky.social and my calendar we make for family is this close-up of a gall caused by a tiny wasp in the genus Acraspis on a Chinkapin Oak leaf. #insects #galls #macrophotography
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The February photo from @bugeric.bsky.social and my calendar we make for family is this close-up of a gall caused by a tiny wasp in the genus Acraspis on a Chinkapin Oak leaf. #insects #galls #macrophotography
I can’t bring myself to cheer for the Seahawks. I grew up in Portland, Oregon, and I always had the feeling that Seattleites looked down their noses at us.
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I can’t bring myself to cheer for the Seahawks. I grew up in Portland, Oregon, and I always had the feeling that Seattleites looked down their noses at us.
February 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Another artist worth following. ❤️
Sketched an intersection from a coffee shop window. Made a viewfinder ouy of an index card so I didn't have as much of a "Fisher Price" problem with everything being too big and close together!
#art #gouache #pleinair #sketchbook
#art #gouache #pleinair #sketchbook
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Another artist worth following. ❤️
Not me, fantasy scrolling through insects in Albuquerque on iNaturalist.
February 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Not me, fantasy scrolling through insects in Albuquerque on iNaturalist.
Oh, boy. This deserves a LOT more reposts than it has right now. Riley Black deserves more followers, too.
It’s infuriating and dispiriting how cozy scientists and science communicators were with Epstein. Not just creeps like Krauss and Horner, but former SciAm editor-in-chief Mariette DiChristina corresponding with Epstein in 2014-2015. “He’s done so much for science, I think that deserves some fun!”
BU COM dean corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015, files show
Mariette DiChristina, dean of Boston University’s College of Communication, corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015. The two set up a one-on-one meeting, had “phone dates” and D...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Oh, boy. This deserves a LOT more reposts than it has right now. Riley Black deserves more followers, too.
Here is the presentation I did about spiders for the Athol Bird & Nature Club.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MmW... #bugsky #spiders #arachnids #presentation
Web-slinging Superheroes - Presentation by Naturalist Eric Eaton
YouTube video by Dave Small
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February 7, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Here is the presentation I did about spiders for the Athol Bird & Nature Club.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MmW... #bugsky #spiders #arachnids #presentation
I am way overdue in celebrating another mentor from my youth.... bugeric.blogspot.com/2026/02/reme... #botany #wildflowers #blogpost #mentors
Remembering Another Mentor
I had intended to make this post years ago. The subject deserves better. He is the late Leonard L. Wiley of Portland, Oregon. Though my rela...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I am way overdue in celebrating another mentor from my youth.... bugeric.blogspot.com/2026/02/reme... #botany #wildflowers #blogpost #mentors
I won’t repost photos that are lacking ALT text; but now I’m debating whether to just unfollow those photographers who don’t use it. I can be so ethical as to also be petty.
February 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I won’t repost photos that are lacking ALT text; but now I’m debating whether to just unfollow those photographers who don’t use it. I can be so ethical as to also be petty.
Almost forgot about the public hearing on a special use permit for CoreCivic to operate a vacant prison as an ICE detention facility. Looks like a done deal by how much supportive testimony. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA isn’t just hopeless, it’s toxic. Please get me out!
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Almost forgot about the public hearing on a special use permit for CoreCivic to operate a vacant prison as an ICE detention facility. Looks like a done deal by how much supportive testimony. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA isn’t just hopeless, it’s toxic. Please get me out!
Much of what is said in this Substack essay applies to why I advocate for insects.
Why have I adopted #bird conservation as my focal cause?
I could just say "I like birds" but I wrote more words (in my mostly dormant personal blog).
On birds, but also on staying motivated when one lives itinerantly, enjoys learning, thinks about ethics, etc.
open.substack.com/pub/carfreeb...
I could just say "I like birds" but I wrote more words (in my mostly dormant personal blog).
On birds, but also on staying motivated when one lives itinerantly, enjoys learning, thinks about ethics, etc.
open.substack.com/pub/carfreeb...
Why Birds?
On Motivation and Why I Choose Birds as My Cause
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Much of what is said in this Substack essay applies to why I advocate for insects.
Puppy Bowl should have penalties like “ineligible retriever down field,” and “unsportsmanlike tail wagging.”
January 28, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Puppy Bowl should have penalties like “ineligible retriever down field,” and “unsportsmanlike tail wagging.”
Reposted by Eric R. Eaton
“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
I’m thinking that this post and the comments demonstrate that there is no fair tax system *anywhere*, and that there may never be one?
January 26, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I’m thinking that this post and the comments demonstrate that there is no fair tax system *anywhere*, and that there may never be one?
This is going to sound terribly arrogant, but the closest thing to my current work in progress might be….Walden?
January 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
This is going to sound terribly arrogant, but the closest thing to my current work in progress might be….Walden?
I'm not all bugs all the time, especially on this blog.... senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com/2026/01/cree... #birdsky #birds #raptors #hawks #birding
Creepy Cooper's, Sinister Sharpie
Last month we had two predatory birds visit our yard in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. While they were thrilling to observe, they gave me a bit ...
senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I implore you to purchase my books anywhere *but* Amazon.
Amazon is planning a 2nd round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30k corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
Exclusive: Amazon plans thousands more corporate job cuts next week, sources say
Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I implore you to purchase my books anywhere *but* Amazon.
Krystle is also profiled in my book, Bugwatching: The Art, Joy, and Importance of Observing Insects.
Great interview with Krystle Hickman, a wonderful photographer & community scientist who I'm lucky to know. She first learned about native bees as an adult and is not a trained scientist, and has since made important scientific contributions and inspired countless people (including me). 🌿🐙📷 #BugSky
Making the Invisible Visible: Photographing Native Bees with Krystle Hickman - Bioneers
Through photography, observation, and community science, Krystle Hickman is documenting the lives of native bees that most people never notice. In this conversation, she shares her observations and in...
bioneers.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Krystle is also profiled in my book, Bugwatching: The Art, Joy, and Importance of Observing Insects.
I learned yesterday that I was unsuccessful in registering for a table at the annual Bug Fair in Los Angeles, and I’m devastated. The 40 slots sold out in under two hours. An event like that can sustain my spirits for months, even if I don’t profit financially.
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I learned yesterday that I was unsuccessful in registering for a table at the annual Bug Fair in Los Angeles, and I’m devastated. The 40 slots sold out in under two hours. An event like that can sustain my spirits for months, even if I don’t profit financially.
Another wonderful photographer account, all photos with ALT text.
January 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Another wonderful photographer account, all photos with ALT text.
Congratulations, Indiana University! Thank you for reminding us that good guys can finish first.
January 20, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Congratulations, Indiana University! Thank you for reminding us that good guys can finish first.
OMG, what a touchdown run.
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
OMG, what a touchdown run.