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Katie McKissick
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AKA Beatrice the Biologist. Science illustrations, comics, and books. Lover of science and nature. She/her.
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Get a load of this stupid D bag.
A plastic bag with the letter D printed on it, sitting in a pile of leaves and dirt on a curb.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Daughter is going to school dressed as Fionna from Adventure Time, so I'm making her a needle-felted Cake to bring with her. So far I've only stabbed myself once!
Needle-felted character on my desk who looks like Cake from adventure time, a beige and white cat. The figure doesn't have legs yet. Fionna and Cake from Adventure Time
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Great sign in Reno, NV
A sign featuring the Dude from the movie Big Lebowski, saying, “immigrants really tie this nation together, man.”
October 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Husband requested I crochet a bone for Halloween decor. I have regrets.
A crochet bone on a couch. Supposed to look like a standard cartoony femur but it looks disturbingly phallic.
October 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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October 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Little bacterium, are you hopeful about the future? "For sure!" Really? Why? "Because I eat poop." Oh. "And so many people are just FULL OF IT." Well, I'm happy for you then. "There's so much poop!"
September 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Back in the Pre-Cambrian Era (540+ million years ago). Two cells are talking: First cell: Have you heard the news?? Second cell: No. There's no such thing as "news," ya weirdo. First cell: Oh ya I forgot! Life was so much simpler back then...
September 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Vaccines are effective, safe, life-saving, super duper. The end.
September 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Found a new way to channel all my nervous energy -- TAKING AMAZING CARE OF MY DAUGHTER'S TAMAGOTCHI
September 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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I 3-D printed this little giraffe the old fashioned way.
A crochet giraffe with a purple/pink/white scarf.
September 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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AMERICA!
A weed whacker on the sidewalk with a sign that says “free! Sometimes works!”
September 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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No explanation needed.
September 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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slugs vs. snails. Snail: What are you wearing? Snail: Why are you naked?
July 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Comic that says, Little bacterium, are you hopeful about the future? "For sure!" Really, why? "Because I eat poop." Oh. "And so many people are just FULL of it." Well, I'm happy for you then. "There's so much poop!"
July 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Poor couch cushion.
Dog sitting on the back couch cushion, totally squishing it in the middle.
July 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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More like a place where a delightful sum of informed, critical, well-adjusted people have gathered.
The solved mini New York Times crossword where 7 across is “Bluesky” and the hint is “left-leaning social media site.”
July 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Daughter just got some pet hermit crabs, so time to reshare this oldie.
A hermit crab and snail look at each other. The snail says, "Why are you wearing a snail shell? You're not a snail... you're a crab." The hermit crab says, "Oh, uh. I found it. I wear dead snails' shells to protect myself. I'll probably wear yours too after you die. Is that... cool with you." The snail looks concerned. Next panel, the snail says, "Year, sure, whatever... you weirdo."
June 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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At a BBQ, a harvestman daddy long leg crawled on by, and my daughter and her friend were afraid of it. I picked it up, let it crawl on my hands and arms to show them how cute it is. They gleefully held it for a few minutes before we released it in some shrubbery. Now my daughter wants one as a pet.
June 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Remember folks, the movie Idiocracy was actually about how bad society got after we outsourced our thinking to AI.

But anyway, be sure to drink your Brawndo. S'got electrolytes.
A screen shot of the movie Idiocracy where Dax Sheppard and Luke Wilson are looking at dirt in a barren field.
May 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Us: Vote no! Do something! Throw some sand in the gears!

Senate democrats:
Anakin Skywalker saying, “I don’t like sand.”
May 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Just followin' orders.
A conversation between two cells: Ohmygod stop it! Stop dividing! You're making a tumor, and you'll eventually kill us all! Just followin' orders.
May 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Never underestimate the little guys, k?
Science comic where a bunch of small bacteria say "Here's a list of genes we'd like you to use." And a big body cell says, "Right away, whoever you all are!" The caption says, "Bacteria can change the way our body cells function. Never underestimate the little guys, especially when they're so numerous."
May 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Irises are wonderful showboats.
Photo of purple, orange, and white irises in a front yard.
May 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Is anyone available to help me ID some mushrooms in my backyard?
Brown mushrooms in the grass. Holding two mushrooms in my hand. Holding one small mushroom in my hand. Brown mushrooms in the grass.
May 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM