🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋
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Alie Kratzer | 29 | Engineer + Scientist + Entrepreneur + Author | Director of Owlfly | personal account | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ she/her
Pinned
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ANSWER: I waited for a stretch of consecutive frosts. The wasps used up most of their energy trying to keep warm through the night and did not have much longer left to live.
I love how learning enough science can let me do silly things like safely remove an active yellowjacket nest with my bare hands without any pesticides. Bonus points if you can guess the secret!
(DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME)
(DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME)
I am That Bitch 🐝
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
ANSWER: I waited for a stretch of consecutive frosts. The wasps used up most of their energy trying to keep warm through the night and did not have much longer left to live.
Birthday week! I made it to 30. 🥰
I'm really proud of everything I did in my twenties - engineering degree, a business, 2.9 books, a beautiful genius fiancée, a patent, a factory, a new p*ssy...
And a really incredible community of friends and family who supported me on the journey. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
I'm really proud of everything I did in my twenties - engineering degree, a business, 2.9 books, a beautiful genius fiancée, a patent, a factory, a new p*ssy...
And a really incredible community of friends and family who supported me on the journey. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Birthday week! I made it to 30. 🥰
I'm really proud of everything I did in my twenties - engineering degree, a business, 2.9 books, a beautiful genius fiancée, a patent, a factory, a new p*ssy...
And a really incredible community of friends and family who supported me on the journey. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
I'm really proud of everything I did in my twenties - engineering degree, a business, 2.9 books, a beautiful genius fiancée, a patent, a factory, a new p*ssy...
And a really incredible community of friends and family who supported me on the journey. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
I am so incredibly gay y'all
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I am so incredibly gay y'all
Just turned mine off... 🤬
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just turned mine off... 🤬
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If you like bugs, or have a bug-liker in your life, I highly recommend these books! Alie's illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, and she's an awesome person you can feel good about supporting. Buy them!
Give the gift of hundreds of bugs this year with the OWLFLY HOLIDAY SALE! All orders above $40 USD are eligible for free shipping anywhere in the world (within our normal shipping range) with the coupon code BUGBOOK2025, now through December 31st. Restrictions apply.
www.owlflyllc.com/publishing
www.owlflyllc.com/publishing
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If you like bugs, or have a bug-liker in your life, I highly recommend these books! Alie's illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, and she's an awesome person you can feel good about supporting. Buy them!
Give the gift of hundreds of bugs this year with the OWLFLY HOLIDAY SALE! All orders above $40 USD are eligible for free shipping anywhere in the world (within our normal shipping range) with the coupon code BUGBOOK2025, now through December 31st. Restrictions apply.
www.owlflyllc.com/publishing
www.owlflyllc.com/publishing
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Give the gift of hundreds of bugs this year with the OWLFLY HOLIDAY SALE! All orders above $40 USD are eligible for free shipping anywhere in the world (within our normal shipping range) with the coupon code BUGBOOK2025, now through December 31st. Restrictions apply.
www.owlflyllc.com/publishing
www.owlflyllc.com/publishing
I love how learning enough science can let me do silly things like safely remove an active yellowjacket nest with my bare hands without any pesticides. Bonus points if you can guess the secret!
(DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME)
(DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME)
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I love how learning enough science can let me do silly things like safely remove an active yellowjacket nest with my bare hands without any pesticides. Bonus points if you can guess the secret!
(DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME)
(DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME)
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Sound on to hear the first ever audio recording of this cicada species' call! You're looking at (and listening to) the lovely Okanagana aurantiaca.
📷 alvarosj on iNaturalist
📍 Mexico
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 alvarosj on iNaturalist
📍 Mexico
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Sound on to hear the first ever audio recording of this cicada species' call! You're looking at (and listening to) the lovely Okanagana aurantiaca.
📷 alvarosj on iNaturalist
📍 Mexico
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 alvarosj on iNaturalist
📍 Mexico
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
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Always thinking of you, ya freaks
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Always thinking of you, ya freaks
WE HAVE A FACTORY NOW!!
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
WE HAVE A FACTORY NOW!!
A close up of the residents
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A close up of the residents
I am That Bitch 🐝
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I am That Bitch 🐝
Louis is really great to work with! Go measure antennomeres at his new lab to advance our collective scientific understanding of GALL WASPS - including those with large impacts on agriculture and forestry! 🧪
Big news - I’ll be starting an #insect #systematics lab at University of Nebraska-Lincoln this coming academic year! I’m looking to #recruit #PhDstudents to work in #wasp systematics, especially gall systems, to begin Fall 2026. Please help me spread the word — more details on the flyer below!
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Louis is really great to work with! Go measure antennomeres at his new lab to advance our collective scientific understanding of GALL WASPS - including those with large impacts on agriculture and forestry! 🧪
A better world is possible.
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A better world is possible.
Fun fact: About 1 in 100 men are born with XX chromosomes.
Many face intense discrimination due to secondary sex characteristics most commonly associated with women.
The condition can be easily treated with modern medicine, though access to treatment is increasingly restricted to the wealthy.
Many face intense discrimination due to secondary sex characteristics most commonly associated with women.
The condition can be easily treated with modern medicine, though access to treatment is increasingly restricted to the wealthy.
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Fun fact: About 1 in 100 men are born with XX chromosomes.
Many face intense discrimination due to secondary sex characteristics most commonly associated with women.
The condition can be easily treated with modern medicine, though access to treatment is increasingly restricted to the wealthy.
Many face intense discrimination due to secondary sex characteristics most commonly associated with women.
The condition can be easily treated with modern medicine, though access to treatment is increasingly restricted to the wealthy.
Fun fact: About 1 in 100 women are born with XY chromosomes.
Many face intense discrimination due to secondary sex characteristics most commonly associated with men.
The condition can be easily treated with modern medicine, though access to treatment is increasingly restricted to the wealthy.
Many face intense discrimination due to secondary sex characteristics most commonly associated with men.
The condition can be easily treated with modern medicine, though access to treatment is increasingly restricted to the wealthy.
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Fun fact: About 1 in 100 women are born with XY chromosomes.
Many face intense discrimination due to secondary sex characteristics most commonly associated with men.
The condition can be easily treated with modern medicine, though access to treatment is increasingly restricted to the wealthy.
Many face intense discrimination due to secondary sex characteristics most commonly associated with men.
The condition can be easily treated with modern medicine, though access to treatment is increasingly restricted to the wealthy.
TOMORROW!
Please plan to vote on November 4th if you live in the US!
Down-ballot elections can be nearly as consequential to your community as national ones, and fewer people vote in them so your voice has a larger impact.
Down-ballot elections can be nearly as consequential to your community as national ones, and fewer people vote in them so your voice has a larger impact.
November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
TOMORROW!
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Lambeosaurus made as a gift, and with thematically apt colors for today! #paleosky #dinosaurart #paleoart
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Lambeosaurus made as a gift, and with thematically apt colors for today! #paleosky #dinosaurart #paleoart
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This is clear political prosecution and government overreach meant to scare protestors by going after resistance leaders and political candidates.
Kat Abughazaleh must not be imprisoned for fighting against the President’s fascism.
Kat Abughazaleh must not be imprisoned for fighting against the President’s fascism.
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is clear political prosecution and government overreach meant to scare protestors by going after resistance leaders and political candidates.
Kat Abughazaleh must not be imprisoned for fighting against the President’s fascism.
Kat Abughazaleh must not be imprisoned for fighting against the President’s fascism.
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isn't it a sweetheart?
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
isn't it a sweetheart?
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ugh, laundry day.. 🐶🧺
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
ugh, laundry day.. 🐶🧺
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thank you to the bugs
October 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
thank you to the bugs
I am trying to come to terms with the fact that being able to hide my disabilities really well does not make me immune to their effects. 😮💨
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I am trying to come to terms with the fact that being able to hide my disabilities really well does not make me immune to their effects. 😮💨
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Great news! Plesionectes longicollum is a new genus and species of plesiosaur from Holzmaden, Germany.
www.sachspal.de/plesionectes...
This paleoart features two Plesionectes hunting near a colony of Seirocrinus.
Digital painting by Peter Nickolaus, 2025.
www.sachspal.de/plesionectes...
This paleoart features two Plesionectes hunting near a colony of Seirocrinus.
Digital painting by Peter Nickolaus, 2025.
August 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Great news! Plesionectes longicollum is a new genus and species of plesiosaur from Holzmaden, Germany.
www.sachspal.de/plesionectes...
This paleoart features two Plesionectes hunting near a colony of Seirocrinus.
Digital painting by Peter Nickolaus, 2025.
www.sachspal.de/plesionectes...
This paleoart features two Plesionectes hunting near a colony of Seirocrinus.
Digital painting by Peter Nickolaus, 2025.