Trogossitidae is dead. Long live Trogossitidae. And Lophocateridae. And Peltidae. And Protopeltidae. And Rentoniidae. And Thymalidae.

Just don’t get me started on how Melyridae has been split up too.

I love that they thought a snake potion would somehow fit into the ChemSafety system label.

That’s is definitely a DND item crossed over into our world.

For all the anti-solar hubbub, there’s the simple fact that’s it’s cheap, can be built distributed, and has way less problems than dirty energy. It’s going to replace so much energy infrastructure on those merits alone, which is great.

Fourth time 😫😭

That’s the pattern yes.

"Choose your own adventure in mental anguish and suffering"

WILL YOU
-count nearly invisible tarsomeres on a 2mm beetle? Turn to... COLEOPTERA
-count individual bristles on a made-up sounding body segment? Turn to... DIPTERA
-not be able to ID anything that's not spread? Turn to... LEPIDOPTERA

If it’s got wings, it’s an adult! Probably just a smaller species. Beautiful!

I didn’t even have tons of engagement or track it with stats but it was like a bomb went off in my engagement, absolutely destroying it overnight. Nothing I said or tweeted got any response, even from followers, probably because they weren’t seeing it anymore.

Jeebus!

Grubs be grubbing. Apparently looking exactly like that is highly selected for!

I mean, she’s not wrong. America elected HER so … we’ve got a lot to repent for. 😜

I love that there’s a whole group of creatures out there that are basically retractable ooze with a protective shell on top. Like come on that’s ridiculous and beautiful.

Us ESA taxonomists would like a word.

I think I found it in the back room today.