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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 11h

Don’t get me started on all the posts about the president’s obsession with renaming things. Starve him of the attention he craves.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 11h

I’m having a hard time enjoying the embarrassment of Eric Schmitt, while other posts rightly remind me that innocent people are still dying in Ukraine and Gaza, and that we don’t punish rapists here in the U.S. (unless maybe they are non-white).

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 11h

Great shot! Thank you for sharing.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 22h

Sending you healing energy and comforting sentiments, from across the river in Leavenworth.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have to find another source of exciting entertainment besides American football. There are more teams I hate than I can cheer for. I haven’t known an autumn without football since around 1970, though.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Well, one of the founders of YETI was cooperating with the border wall work in Big Bend National Park, so….

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Aw, thanks! If you are in the U.S., I can probably sell, sign, and send a copy of whichever you would like.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m sad I missed pre-settlement times in North America when there were still Passenger Pigeons, Carolina Parakeets, and bottomland forests with huge trees for them to live in. I was robbed of that experience.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I ended up selling 18 books at the #KansasBookFestival yesterday. Considering my subject matter is not terribly popular with the masses, I’m pretty happy. Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, USA.

Me, older white man with gray hair, beard, and glasses, wearing blue flannel shirt with bright green t-shirt underneath, sitting at table with black tablecloth. On the table are copies of my books: Kaufman Field Guide to Insects; Bugwatching; Insectpedia; and Wasps. All this under a tent in a parking lot. Other people and tables in background.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

*He* probably has his best financial numbers ever, at the EXPENSE of everyone, and everything, else.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The comments. I’m crying, and I don’t even understand most of the references. LOL!

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dang paywall at the Inquirer.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not a “tail,” the attachment threads that anchored it to the branch I found it attached to.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think the cocoons are mimicking bird poop, actually.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The hosts for this parasitoid include the caterpillars of at least two species of owlet moths.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today is World Wasp Day, so here’s the newest species from our yard in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. This is an ichneumon wasp, Charops annulipes. You might recognize the banded cocoon it emerged from, more than the wasp itself. #bugsky #WorldWaspDay #bugwatching #insects #wasps

White cocoon with black bands and spots, attached to a long silken thread. Below is the small, very slender wasp that emerged from the cocoon. Wasp is mostly black, with white “feet.”

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I will have a table in the exhibit hall for #entsoc2026 in Columbus, Ohio, USA, November 8-11. Let me know if you are likely to buy one (or more) so that I know how many copies to order ahead of time. I will also happily sign books you already own. Thanks! #booksky #bugsky

Books, from left to right: Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America; Insectpedia; Bugwatching; Wasps. Hardwood floor background.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m still waiting for cinnamon-apple spiced things to triumph over pumpkin spice, but I otherwise agree with your sentiments.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

LOL! This is one of my most favorite accounts here. Thank you for the humor.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Came here to comments to say the exact same thing! Thank you! So tired of power-mad individuals killing innocent people, and destroying the planet, to prove….WHAT, exactly?!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Reposting this would be very helpful. We're having a tough month at Skype a Scientist between much of my energy being devoted to Academy of Natural Sciences stuff. I need help!!

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This looks suspiciously like something AI-generated. Sigh.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

An awful lot of our laws are designed to oppress black people, Indigenous people, other minorities, women…. Those are the very people we *need* in leadership positions. That is one reason to reconsider convictions as a barrier to candidacy.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We’ve had a thin *veneer* of civility, this regime has only revealed what has been seething all along. EVERYONE is angry, too many for the wrong reasons.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I don’t know what *you* are talking about. There are 21 *videos* scattered throughout my Bugle Eric blog posts, which I now have to deal with. I’ll probably have to delete the posts completely.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

That is still helpful! You have to do what works for you. I was never cut out to work with other people every day, but I still need to earn some money in a way that doesn’t compromise my principles.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Are you blogging elsewhere now, or doing something else? I am looking for options that can generate more revenue.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Anyone else get an email from Blogger saying that as part of their “maintenance,” some videos in their blog will be permanently deleted?!? They say that twenty-one (21) of mine will be removed. WTH?!?

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I love the way you think! You are a treasure.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This has been a banner year for Cloudless Sulphur butterflies here in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, where they are late summer and fall visitors. Solid yellow male on left, female on right. #bugsky #bugwatching #butterflies #insects

Big, all-yellow butterfly on a pink zinnia flower, in the sun.

Big, yellow butterfly with pink streaks, and blotches circling white spots. Taking nectar from a pink zinnia flower in the sun.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’m so sorry you aren’t feeling better, but also, *holy cow!* This got me to look at your profile, and I’m following you now. You are a wonderful talent.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wonderful reminder that you can be creative with your *previous* artworks.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Politics these days are not normal, so…. Also, more people are waking up to how the private corporate sector is controlling government, and deciding economic winners and losers.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Here's the link to my presentation about wasps at The Linda Hall on Saturday. This talk gets more accurate, informative, and entertaining each time, as I learn more.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIDH... #bugsky #bugwatching #wasps #insects #entomology

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Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect

YouTube video by The Linda Hall

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Gorgeous photo. I’m more interested in other kinds of insects, but your photography demands that I follow you. 😁

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

No, it’s NOT weird! I am both fascinated, and disturbed, by the differences between “dog people” and “cat people.” I would love to learn more, and have conversations, but don’t know where to start.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Aw-w-w, I’m so sorry. I empathize completely. Thank you for taking such good care of her.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

CEOs are rightly held in contempt for contributing to the wealth gap and other awful conditions, but it feels like we are letting the rest of the boardroom, and the faceless majority shareholders, off the hook. How do we change that?

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The bird is real, but the video is most definitely AI generated. Sigh.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Me, talking about wasps to a rapt audience at The Linda Hall Library this morning in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. I can’t tell you what an emotional boost I get from being around intelligent, enthusiastic, and diverse people. It doesn’t happen frequently enough. #bugsky

Myself, an older white man at a podium, facing an audience (their backs to the camera), with a slide projected behind me, featuring images of three tiny wasps, under the header “Reasons to LOVE wasps: Diversity!” Bottom center text lists these bullet points: “Solitary, Tiny, Can’t sting you, Ecologically important, Free pest control.”

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When you share your butterfly photos on iNaturalist, each one becomes a piece of information scientists can use to better understand and protect butterflies. Find a butterfly near you, take a photo (your phone camera is great), and share it on iNaturalist.

Colorful butterfly cutouts scattered across a grid-paper background. Text reads: "The easiest thing you can do to protect your local butterflies: 1) Go find butterflies near you. 2) Take photos (do your best, smartphone cameras are great, too!). 3) Share your photos on iNaturalist. September 12, 2026 — Butterfly Big Day."

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Happy Birthday! May it continue to be excellent.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2/2 I was on the fence about signing the contract, but then Mayor Mamdani threw in free housing.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

1/2 In my fantasy football life, I’m quarterback for the New York Jets. That’s how this works, right?

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/09/2026

This is one of the objections I have when people talk about how useful LLMs can be for literature searches or for any kind of search, really. Even beyond the biases that inevitably (and, in some cases, intentionally) show up, part of a good literature search is seeing information *in context.*

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

College football (USA) lost all credibility with conference realignment, and somehow things are still getting *worse*. Complete train wreck.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

College football lost all credibility with conference realignment, and somehow things are still getting *worse*. Major sh!tshow.

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