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“He filled their listening ears with wondrous things.” Episodes of insect life. 1849. Book cover. 

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WHAT THE FUCK

Rove beetle, Plochionocerus fulgens, Staphylinidae  by Andreas Kay

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Living in the hills

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Seasonal shots of the same meadow, not all from exactly the same angle.

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Figured i’d kick off this blog with one of the most iconic british species, the only Saturniid moth in Great Britain, the Emperor moth. I found one pink spot phase catepillar in penzance many a year ago but this adult was hatched from captive stock.

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From Southwestern University’s 1922 yearbook.  See How to Hoodoo Hack a Yearbook.

Here’s my gallery of unusual imagery from vintage college yearbooks.

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when u make new friends and u don't know how to act around them yet

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Featured cabin 🌲

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Silence, solitude and simplicity. 

A home in the woods. Awesome shot by @nwnatives | Follow us @upknorth

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Camarotus might be my new favorite weevil genus. such powerful beasts…

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Here’s a gnome from The Fairy-folk of Blue Hill by Lily F. Wesselhoeft. 1895.  See How to Believe in Your Elf.

A gnomenclature of vintage gnomes.

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in this house we do grandma activities

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beasts of beauty and grace, too good for this world

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stop whatever you’re doing it’s time to watch Bombylius major exhibiting some extremely good behavior

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Tetraphalerus bruchi (Coleoptera: Ommatidae)