Hi! How are you! I fucking love echidnas. What’s your favourite obscure animal?
How was your day? Mine was fun because now I have one less assignment to worry about. I think I did well, but I always worry that I’m going to get negative feedback regardless of how well I think I did.
Frogs are neat too. Have you seen those weird ones with the holes in their backs? Fucking grosses me out, but you got to admire a mom that would go to that length to protect her tadpoles.
Oh, and bugs, what’s your favourite bug? I think weevils are cute but I’m partial to bees. I know, bees are a bit of a basic choice but they’re cute! Sue me! Green lavewings are great too, they look like magical creatures of some kind.
Anyway how are you?
The back feet of echidnas are backwards, what a fucking weirdo
I just wrote a short story for a (foreign language) course about finding and adopting a platypus. I used these pics for it. I loved learning more about monotremes, truly so cute!
Help this plum is angry at me, what do
smooch that snoot 😍
This weevil is so pretty that I thought it was AI generated at first. It even has a great name, Polka Dotted Clown Weevil
🤩 now I want a beautiful weevil dress covered in sequins
My favorite bug is the wheelbug, aka Arilus cristatus. It’s an assassin insect that preys mostly on pests and is an indicator of a healthy ecosystem. Also look at that fuggin half cog sticking out of her back. Metal.
Steampunk bug
On a scale of 1 to 100 how gay are you
1000% gay and anyone that talks to be also becomes more gay
I’m straight now
Oh, no, the survey!
Would you like to talk about the assignment?
No way, I never want to see that thing again lmao
Also, what would you name your favourite moth?
Elephant Hawk Moth
I got to pet that one a while ago. Got into my room and stayed there for hours.
Alright, do you have any bugs for me to debug?
How’s the land down unda? Burnin’ as evah? (I assume you’re Aussie)
Ye it’s on fire we’re all melting here
I went out for a run before work today! Which is most definitely the first time I’ve done that
my baby mantiseseses hatched, that’s exciting
I really like toads. Specifically Fowler toads. They look grumpy all the time, in a good way.
Marmots also rule hard.
I like a lot of bugs, but a recent focus of mine, as I found one in my shower and didn’t know they lived in my state, is a bristletail. They’re like a shrimp that does backflips for some reason. They’re one of the older bugs out their, and I think possibly related to sea scorpions, but I’ll have to recheck that particular knowledge base when I get the motivation next.
My day is about to get hectic. I’m building a house, and left a room intact from an old build to qualify as a remodel for tax and appraisal purposes. I was getting ready to install some tile so I can put a toilet in, and the salvaged room floor collapsed. After ripping out the subfloor, I found that a porch attached to the house was hollow and filled with dirt, which rotted the wooden sill plate on the foundation. So I have to Jack the house up to replace the boards and then build a new floor.
Any advice I get on the fix seems to come from flippers. I don’t want landlord repairs, I want permanent fixes. I’m not selling this shit. No ten year fixes. 50 year fixes.
At least it happened before I finished it and moved in.
Pillbugs are fun
i love hyraxes
