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ceramic cats by @/studiomimmiceramics on instagram!

i am So excited! why You ask? the carebear Onesie!! it’s is In my Online shopping Cart!! i can See it!!

the dog from teletubbies. perfect creature

Oh how i enjoy Going out In my little Outfits! today it’s Is overalls and A funny T-shirt! but oh…. what Socks to wear??

Pride velvet worms 💗🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

feeling… rather Small today… tiny even! a petite boy… A little Lad if you Will! so small, You’ll find me Under your bed or hiding Behind a Teacup today Folks!

I JUST DISCOVERED THESE AND I WANT TO LNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING LOOK AT THEIR LITTLE FACESS AWWW

trend forecast for 2023: sleepycore. not in a tryhard, ottessa moshfegh’s 2019 novel my year of rest and relaxation type way but in a “i have an uncontrollable urge to live life as a sleepy kitten” type way. i truly intend to become the human embodiment of the sleepytime bear next year

I'll Eat You Up, I Love You So

A Primer For the Small Weird Loves, Richard Siken | The Embrace II, Ron Hicks | Henry and June: From “A Journal of Love,” The Unexpurgated Diary (1931-1932) of Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller (@theoptia) | the night belongs to lovers, Ilaria Ratti | Dark. Sweet.: New & Selected Poems, Linda Hogan (@feral-ballad) | Intimacy, Angelica Alzona | Shame is an Ocean I Swim Across, Mary Lambert (@synbeam) | The Kiss, Edvard Munch | Summer Morn in New Hampshire, Claude McKay

why Do i have to Work A Job… why can’t i Just be little Bug… and munch on Leaf… oh the yearning…..

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🐛 hey kiddos! 🐛 let’s spend a day at the butterfly garden! 🦋

i see baby caterpillars, pinecones, and an itty-bitty ant!

what else do you see? 🔎🐛🐌

The Camouflaged Looper: these caterpillars fashion their own camouflage by collecting flower petals/vegetation and using silk to "glue" the pieces onto their bodies

Though they're often referred to as "camouflaged loopers," these caterpillars are the larvae of the wavy-lined emerald moth (Synchlora aerata).

Camouflaged loopers deploy a unique form of self-defense -- they snip off tiny pieces of the flowers upon which they feed, then use bits of silk to attach the vegetation to their backs. This provides them with a kind of camouflage, enabling them to blend in with the plants that they eat.

Some of them create little tufts that run along their backs, while others fashion a thicker camouflage that covers their backs completely. In some cases, the camouflaged loopers will even build much larger bundles that surround their entire bodies.

Their range includes most of North America (from southern Canada down through Texas) and they can feed upon an enormous variety of plants -- so the disguises that these caterpillars build can come in countless colors, shapes, and sizes, incorporating many different flowers and other bits of vegetation.

And this is what the fully-developed moth looks like:

Sources & More Info:

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy: Wavy-Lined Emerald, Master of Disguise

Maryland Biodiversity Project: Wavy-Lined Emerald Moth (Synchlora aerata)

The Caterpillar Lab: Camouflaged Looper

University of Alberta Museums: Synchlora aerata

Missouri Department of Conservation: Wavy-Lined Emerald

Nebraskaland Magazine: The Amazing Camouflaged Looper

Lake County Forest Preserves: Camouflage Revealed