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my sweet baby grub, gently spoon-lifted into its new enclosure
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Inspired by @pangur-and-grim new grub and @dimespin comment on this post!
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Made a discord sticker for study dates with my friend! Feel free to use it (noncommercially of course)
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when people say "ok but x bug has no benefit to nature" I bet they can't even name 5 facts about the bug they're shitting on. so how could they Possibly know what its function is in the environment and if it's "useless" or not
wasps being the perfect example, I still get people saying "oh bees are cute and pollinate :) yay. but WASPS ARE EVIL and they don't contribute ANYTHING!!!" and it's like buddy. wasps pollinate too. they also control spider populations. they do a lot of great valuable things. but even if they didn't, they're still worthy of being here. I see SO much hatred toward wasps and I wish people would try to learn a little more about them.
I'm mainly talking about paper wasps here because these are common ones we run into in daily life and most commonly deemed "aggressive". but wasps have body language. and if you learn to read this language and learn how to properly act around them, things will go a lot better for you! wasps can be curious creatures and they may come up to observe you, especially if you're wearing something brightly colored. this can be startling for sure, but my best advice is to just be still, DO NOT SWAT or wave your arms. try to just back away or sidestep so it loses interest and leaves. swatting is just gonna make them feel as if they are being attacked and increase your chances of being stung.
many stings happen due to unfortunate but accidental circumstances. unknowingly getting too close to a nest, stepping on a wasp on accident, one getting stuck in clothing, etc. I got stung once while gardening, went to pull a weed and the wasp was on it, so I grabbed her without knowing and she stung me because she was scared. this doesn't mean "oh wasps are AGGRESSIVE and EVIL" it means you stumbled into an unfortunate situation where the wasps felt threatened and defensive. instead of being like "FUCK all wasps" go forward trying to learn about common nesting areas, be wary of holes in the ground, wear gloves while gardening, and if you do have to be around a nest, try not to make a lot of noise. if the nest absolutely needs removed, call a professional.
#I was out walking my dog once and a big ole wasp came up to me to investigate because i was wearing a brightly flower patterened shirt#she landed right on me and had a good investigate before moving to my hand and mooching around on there and checking out the lead#before flying off. and it was such a sweet interaction. she was so polite! and I just stayed still and calm and let her do her thing#and she responded by being chill because I wasn't threatening her at all or making a fuss#I used to be kinda scared of wasps because I got stung in the face once as a toddler and that encounter dispelled any remaining fear I had#they're good swag beasts. shockingly respecting an animal and not provoking it by being big loud and irratic reduces friction#i understand irrational phobias and having allergies and stuff but those aren't an excuse for blind uninformed hatred#and you'll have a much easier time if you work on approaching interaction with animals that scare you as calmly as possible
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god made molluscs and then everything else was an accident
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just found a presentation on wolves i made recreationally when i was 8 years old
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