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shaaznerd.bsky.social
Dr Trash Panda
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Having some trouble motivating myself to get up for some reason
Black and white cat asleep with her head on her paw and a smile on her face
January 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Isopods!
My kid made these for me out of aluminum.
Three isopods (pill bug/woodlouse) made of stripes of beaten aluminum.
December 25, 2024 at 6:42 AM
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Absolutely metal paper wasp dragging home a huntsman
Bright orange wasp dragging a great Victoria huntsman spider Bright orange paper wasp with its mandibles embedded in the face of a spider
December 14, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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My kid, googling to learn more about their ear infection, is advised to start breastfeeding.
Screenshot of search results. How to prevent ear infections? Prevention. 1. Clean your hands. 2. Breastfeed exclusively until your baby is 6 months old and continue to breastfeed for at least 12 months. 3. Don't smoke and avoid exposure to secondhand smoke. 4. Dry your ears thoroughly after swimming.
December 6, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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Isopod linocut Try #2

Armadillidium vulgare (pill bug)
Blue linocut print of an isopod
December 1, 2024 at 5:22 AM
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Found this absolutely gorgeous color morph in my Porcellio scaber colony today
Isopod (common woodlouse) with a dark back and very pale almost translucent skirt with a nearly black border.
November 23, 2024 at 7:25 AM
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How can I be expected to get up?
A tuxedo cat lays on the arm of the poster
November 18, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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How cool is this bookend my kid made me?
Brass and paper bookend. The paper is folded like an opening book with the brass as the book covers. Supported books include childhood favorite Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising series.
November 13, 2024 at 7:28 AM
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First attempt at linocut. Have more to learn before I do my isopods justice!
Black and white linocut print of an isopod
November 10, 2024 at 6:23 AM
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Small black bee on dandelion Small black bee face on dandelion
November 8, 2024 at 3:56 AM
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Quote with your emotional support isopod
Buddelundinae: brown native Australian isopod with slight reddish tinge on the skirt (not taxonomically identified to species)
November 2, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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Or brain cake!
Brain cake with fondant and gooey strained raspberry jam
October 21, 2024 at 8:41 AM
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Got some (captive bred) native Australian isopods to try and raise! They are very cute and small!

Cubaris nigroflava, the "black and yellow isopod"

I'm very excited!
A small isopod with grey and yellow stripes, on cork. A small isopod with grey and yellow stripes, on cork.
October 10, 2024 at 7:04 AM
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Sometimes you just need a spot to rest your head.
A black-and-white cat smiles and closes their eyes while resting awkwardly on the fingers of their person
October 2, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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One of the few still masking in public... but the kids and I have COVID for the first time. I wish Australia would let us get booster shots.

Check out my heart rate variation data and see if you can guess when I started getting symptoms...
Chart of time vs a measure of heart rate variability from 0 to 100, colored by stress. It suddenly shifts to high levels in the afternoon.
September 24, 2024 at 8:45 AM
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This sweat bee working the pollen! #InverteFest
A dark sweat bee on a dandelion The bee has some pollen on its legs, body, and head from the dandelion The bee has more pollen from the dandelion The fuzzy bee is covered head-to-toe with pollen from the dandelion
August 31, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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Morning run finds. I was disappointed not to see the spider that wove this web as I imagine it would also be cute and tiny!
A tiny spider web hung with dew Orange mushroom in eucalypt leaf litter
June 16, 2024 at 6:11 AM
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This cat's whiskers!! ♡♡
May 15, 2024 at 5:32 AM
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Hey lil' sweetie
Small green praying mantis Small green praying mantis
January 4, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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Porcellio scaber, wild caught, reared for about a year now #InverteFest
Two grey slaters or rough wood lice on cork Butts of three slaters of different colors (speckled and solid grey)
December 26, 2023 at 8:18 AM
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Australian Paper wasps!
Paper wasp nest with wasp on guard of capped cell (pupa inside) Australian Paper wasp nest with two wasps on guard; a larvae can be seen in one cell and several small eggs in others.
December 17, 2023 at 6:05 AM
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This little spood waving at me in my garden
A small jumping spider on bricks looks up at the camera
December 8, 2023 at 3:10 AM
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Aww saw this wee halictid ♡
Small black and grey bee on a yellow flower
November 6, 2023 at 6:46 AM
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I love them! And I can bring the brain...
A brain cake with grey squiggles of fondant icing and jam goo
October 28, 2023 at 8:17 AM
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Hey little guy
An isopod's grey face peeks out from a cleft in cork bark
October 11, 2023 at 6:30 AM