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@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
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Photojournalist, striving to show the beauty of the little things in life; one arthropod at a time. Always happy to help with critter ID! Become a Patron to get to know Crawlies I post about up close and personal!
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There's a very limited window when you can enjoy the sound of dogs running on newly fallen leaves!

The BEST sound!

#DogsOfBluesky #becurious
Photo of a sheepadoodle dog mid leap across a substrate of fall big leaf maple leaves. she is in profile facing left.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Autumnal dicotomy

#becurious
Photo of an English daisy growing through a pile of fall-colored big leaf maple leaves.
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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If I have to sit here and drool over the thought of this ice cream - you do too!

(from an article in this week's edition of my newspaper by M. Battistella)
Screen grab reading: Blacktail Meadows specializes in small batch production, so no one product lasts for too long. A new fall favorite is sure to be Pumpkin Pie Madness Ice Cream, crafted with cooked down pumpkin simmered with pie spices, crunch candied pecans, smooth bourbon caramel and creamy brown sugar cream cheese frosting.
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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We’re snailposting, post your snails

#becurious
macro photo of a small glass snail. their body is dark sky blue and their shell is brown with black markings.
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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#Caturday

If anyone needs Luine from now until - oh…June - she’ll be right here on her heaty pad in front of the pellet stove.

#becurious
Photo of a blue tortie Cornish Rex on a wingback chair with blankets and a heating pad. Behind her is a pellet stove with a fire going.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Rashford turned 4 yesterday! 🎂

And he doesn't act a day over 1.

Seriously - dude has hella Peter Pan Syndrome 😂

Here he is demonstrating how big the tree that fell across road to cabin is (he's 18 lb) #DogsOfBluesky #becurious
photo of a black miniature schnauzer sitting on a large coniferous tree stump. He is looking at the camera and licking his nose.
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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All the SQUEE!

Bebe Pacific Sideband (Monadenia fidelis) - prettiest snails ever - even in miniature.

Shell not even 1cm yet - adults average 29cm! It will take this bitty 2 full years to get there - but they can live up to 10 years, so no hurry!

#becurious #Molluscs
macro photo of a very young snail. their shell is brown with black and brick red speckles (which will turn to bands as they age) their body is mauve with brick red speckles and their tentacles (AKA "eye stalks") are black. they are in profile facing right.
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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For my Artist Peeps!

Saw this dead tree at my fam cabin & knew some of y'all would LOVE to draw this. It's so epic!

#becurious
photo of a dead conifer tree with tons of whispy, downward branches.
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Guess what new-to-her critter Kiff found in the yard at 5:30 a.m. ??

You have 3 guesses and the first 2 don't count! 😂😭🤢

You will also guess what my ENTIRE HOUSE smells like right now.

#DogsOfBluesky
Photo of a just bathed sheepadoodle dog sitting on a brown linoleium floor with a brown Soggy Doggy rug just behind her. she is looking up at the camera. photo of a pile of damp towels and a dog leash on top of a washing machine. there is also a pair of yellow dish washing gloves. to the right is an empty pitcher with a whisk in it in front of a bottle of Tide laundry detergent.
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Moment of Zen - 26 sec of rain in an old growth forest💚 #becurious
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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The sign of a good walk in the woods is you have leaves and fir needles on your face!!
#DogsOfBluesky #MiniSchnauzer #becurious
Photo of a black miniature schnauzer standing in the woods on dry leaves and fir needles- he’s looking at the camera and has one leaf on his eyebrow, one on his ear and a fir needle on his mouth.
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Threaded the needle for this shot of a Western Gray Squirrel who was *sure* I could not actually see them. 😂

#mammals #becurious
close photo of a western gray squirrel standing in profile on a bare maple branch - they are facing left. Very out of focus you can see there are a few green leaves and maple seed pods between the camera and the squirrel.
November 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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There's a massive hatch of wooly aphids right now and the Robins are here for it!

This Ms. knew the seeds on the Oregon Ash would make a picture perfect frame.

#birds #becurious
photo of an american robin sitting on a curved ash branch surrounded by rust colored dried ash seed pods. The robin is facing away from the camera in profile toward the left.
November 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Happy Halloween!
photo of two pumpkins in green grasses. There is a fake cat skeleton on the large pumpkin on the right and a fake rat skeleton on the small pumpkin on the left
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Went to Union Creek in the Rogue River NF to close up family cabin for winter - and of course a Steller's Jay stopped by to supervise...

...the peanuts I brought. They came to supervise Peanut Distribution not "Proper Cabin Closing Procedure"

#birds #becurious
photo of a steller's jay standing on top of a flagstone outdoor cookstove. the stones are covered in moss and there are scattered fall maple leaves and fir needles. The steller's is in profile facing left with their head raised up and turned 3/4 to the right.
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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The other males are lookin' for the ladies, this Mr. Western Paper Was (Mischocyttarus flavitarsis) is having a snooze at the old Juice Bar.

You do you!

#inverts #becurious
Macro photo of a male western paper wasp sleeping in the curve of a red plastic flower on a hummingbird feeder. he is situated vertically in profile with his right side showing.
October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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What up? Elk butt!

Mr. and the fam enjoying probably the last 70F day of 2025.

#mammals #becurious
photo of male elk standing in a grassy field with fall trees behind him. he is facing away from the camera, with his head turned back looking directly into the camera.
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Zoom AI transcription from Oct. 21 local City Council Meeting.

Does Zoom AI know something we don't know, or is it just projecting the desires of AI and tech bros everywhere...

Also, yes, in case there was any doubt - Zoom AI - like all AI sucks.
screen grab of Zoom AI transcription of the Pledge of Allegiance, where it should say "The United States of America" it instead says, "the United Kingdom of America."
October 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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FYI Oregonians
graphic from oregon health authority advising WIC will continue into November, but does not give specific date.
October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Apologies for lack of recent Steller's Content!

No lack of Steller's - but sore lack of time!

Here's one from last week! #birds #becurious
Photo of a steller's jay in a fig tree. the stellers is perched on a diagonal branch, facing the camera with their head facing right in profile.
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Kiff is ready for her audition for the next Mad Max film.

OR - yes, it takes a collar, harness, then a separate martingale collar which is clipped with the leash to her harness, a muzzle and the KEEP AWAY leash just to get her to the vet 😂 oh and the Suspender Sock too

Muzzle is vet request 1/2
photo of sheepadoodle dog on gravely substrate facing just to the left of the camera. collar is pale pink, martingale collar is dayglow pink, harness is purple, KEEP AWAY leash is Crime Scene Yellow with red border. Muzzle is VERY large basket muzzle so she can breathe, pant, bark, but not bite. She has a white cotton sock on her front right leg which is held on with black, glittery elastic wrapped over her shoulders.
October 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Okay, if you DON'T know...

Kiff's coat 😂
screen grab of the cartoon character Kiff. She is wearing a red leather cropped coat with a double cherry zipper charm.
October 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Only hoodie I'll ever need for the rest of my life!

Huge bonus was little cherry charm coincidentally arrived in mail same day (random free gift that came with cheap earrings I'd ordered)

So now it's also Kiff's jacket!! IYKYK

Think @mariannedenton.bsky.social will truly appreciate this
picture of hot pink GAP retro 90s hoodie with zipper charm which is two glass cherries with one gold leaf.
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Good news - Kiff's cyst was benign! (JUST got results 14 days from surgery)

Bad news - I kept wound "too covered" per vet *sigh*

Now per vet rec we have "Suspender Sock" (his term) - yup I pinned elastic band to sock, around her back, back to sock to keep it on. More air to wound. #DogsOfBluesky
photo of a sheepadoodle dog on a sofa in front of a burning pellet stove. her right front leg is covered in a white cotton sock with a black elastic band running up over her shoulder to back side of sock to hold in place.
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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#BlockParty

Scraper account
screen grab of birdpic.bsky a bird photo scraper account to block,
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM