I made this comic a few months ago, in collaboration with an expert named Tommy Tucker. I can't believe that it's immediately out of date because it refers to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Velvet-purple Coronet is a hummingbird endemic to the western slope of the Andes mountains from Colombia south into Ecuador. The bird appears all black until you catch it at the correct angle to show off deep purple iridescence. 🪶
Tatama National Park, Colombia

Tiny toad found during a night hike in the rainforest. That grumpy little face seems to capture the mood right now.
(Rhinella sp.) Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador

Here is a cockroach that is much better looking and more useful* than the current occupant of the White House.

*Almost all cockroach species are omnivorous critters that break down debris in the environment. They don't invade homes or bother people.

(Anaplecta sp.) Tatama National Park, Colombia

it’s 5am and i can’t sleep bc of our shitty government so instead i’m gonna read a book about a fictional shitty government but at least their world has dragons so

Maine Coon Alert---her expression is all of us this morning.

Here's a leaf-footed bug nymph with a sparkly blue booty. Maybe this is a means of confusing predators? Juveniles and adults can produce a defensive scent so it could be warning coloration too.
(Acanthocephala terminalis) Tennessee
#BlueBugs #BlueMonday

Mourning Doves
#birds #photography

One of the fun things you can do at a BugShot workshop is high speed photography of insects in flight. Here is a stalk-eyed fly showing off his blue booty.
#BlueBugs #BlueMonday
(Richardia sp.) Mindo, Ecuador

This means Vine is coming back, right?