I was talking to a child who was scared of butterflies. I explained flight patterns and how they are unique to each species. Explaining the reasons behind their seemingly chaotic behavior, helped replaced fear with curiosity. Sometimes fear around insects is just a fear of the unknown.

Can we please stop assuming autistic people are brainwashed when they communicate their beliefs. I came to my own conclusion that Palestine should be free and that genocide is never justified.

When I first heard cicadas as a child I thought they were the trees singing. They are among some of my favorite wonders of the natural world.

I judge vintage entomology books by their covers. After years of doing this I have yet to be disappointed with their contents.

My deep desire to just live in a forest has once again driven me to make a moss blanket. You can’t have too many moss blankets.

One more swallowtail to paint! And then I can add all the flowers to the background. The tiger swallowtail can have a wingspan of 6” making it one of the largest butterflies in North America.

I love sending messages like this to scammers and immediately blocking them. Maybe I need therapy.

I've never even heard of this social media b4. Only got it to follow @soundoftheforest.bsky.social as they were getting rid of facebook lol. I'm not even sure how this works yet. Is this like twitter in a way? I barley touched that site years ago lol