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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

some more pics of the chipmunk I was hanging out with a couple days ago, some of my favorite pics in a while :)

Eastern chipmunk launches off of a rock directly at the camera, holding a large acorn in his mouth

Eastern chipmunk poses facing the camera after depositing a delicious acorn in the crevice in the rock behind him

Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

are they adding DMs and stuff on here soon? really getting tired of that other place but as good as this app is it feels too incomplete to use often

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

I wish I had this much energy 🐿️💚

eastern chipmunk leaping over a rock with a large acorn stuff in his mouth

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Hazy Bombyx @bombulziir.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

Happy Tiny Turtle Tuesday

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

I’ve had such a great time in SC very sad to be leaving today, but I will definitely be back as soon as I can

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

I love love love the slight blue iridescence on the backs of these long tailed skippers #invertebrates

long tailed skipper sipping from small flowers

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

small grey froggy friend I found chilling on a reed by the river 🐸🤍

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

Today was extra special I saw my first wild alligator! 🐊

American alligator with its eyes, snout and part of its back above the murky water as it swims around the lake

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

made a very colorful friend today 🦎

Green anole (bright green coloration) eyes the camera while climbing on a leaf

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

I’ve seen so many incredible butterflies on my trip but this is one of my favorites #invertebrates

Gulf fritillary sipping from a hot pink flower

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

A Pelican Story in 4 Parts 🪶

Group of brown pelicans flying against the blue sky and clouds

Brown pelican dives beak first into the ocean

Brown pelican with its throat full, sitting on the waves

Brown pelican takes off from the ocean leaving a trail of water behind

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

peewee getting a look to see who dares enter his forest!

eastern wood peewee perched on the broken edge of a thick branch that has a small amount of Spanish moss hanging down from it

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

this beautiful golden silk spider had quite the view of us on the trail, on her web up in the trees overhead

golden silk spider suspended on its web up in the trees

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

it’s an invertebrate eat invertebrate world out there #invertebrates

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

having egreat time at the marsh 🪶

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

resin bees are so damn cute wtf

Northern rotund resin bee taking a sip of nectar from a birds-foot trefoil flower

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

Noooooo don’t fly away we just met! 🪶

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

Bullfrog? More like Bullfriend :)

American bullfrog sitting on the muddy shore

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

happy international caterpillar day!! #invertebrates

monarch caterpillar, late instar, eating a common milkweed leaf

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Daryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

My photo editing backlog is down to less than 550 photos, plz clap. Here's another flame skimmer shot I finally just processed showing more wing detail! #invertebrates 🌿🐡

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

well you’re not very good at hiding are you, silly? 🪶

male Baltimore oriole perched on a branch viewed through the leaves

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

chowing down on a yummy ant mmm

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 05/08/2023

“bumblebee flower beetle” is much too long of a name, i propose shortening it to Bumblebeetle :))

bumblebee flower beetle climbing through mulch

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 05/08/2023

lonely beetle tending the garden 💚

lightning beetle resting on the petal of a black eyed Susan flower

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 05/08/2023

When life gives you lemons 🍋 🪶

Goldfinch, perched on a lone leafless branch viewed through thick foliage

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

Greetings, chordate comrades. #InverteFest is upon us. It's a periodic event where we invite you to celebrate the overlooked invertebrate fauna around you for an entire week. It's happening on whichever social platform you're on, so feel free to reupload this image to spread the word!

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What is #InverteFest?
It’s a periodic online event where we invite you to celebrate the overlooked invertebrate fauna around you and share the joys of discovery online.

Going out?
1. Find invertebrates
2. Share observations online using the hashtag #InverteFest
3. Interact with others who are celebrating the event

BONUS: Join our iNaturalist project to contribute to community science

NOT Going out?
• Post your squid painting
• Stream a game where you play as a crab with a knife
• Selfie with your 27 beetle enamel pins
• Write wikipedia pages

QUESTIONS?
ask franzanth / maureenbug / kellybrenner on iNaturalist / twitter / tumblr / instagram / bluesky

MORE INFO AND IDEAS ON: invertefest.com

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

Sometimes you bumble, sometimes you bee.

Bumblebee on top of a purple thistle flower

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

Chipmunks deserve so much love honestly

Chipmunk peaking out from in between the rocks

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

this is so excellent I’m going to start using whistlepig and weenusk this is the best set of names of almost any animal

“the groundhog is also referred to as a chuck, wood-shock, groundpig, whistlepig, whistler, thickwood badger, Canada marmot, monax, moonack, weenusk, red monk, land beaver, and, among French Canadians in eastern Canada, siffleux.”

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

patience and lightning reflexes 🪶

2 green herons perched on a fallen branch over the water, the heron furthest from the camera retrieves a small fish, visible in the tip of its beak, from the lake

2 green herons perched on a fallen branch over the water, the heron furthest from the camera extends its neck down into the water, which splashes up around it, in search of fish

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 31/07/2023

splish splash taking a bath! 🪶

mallard, facing the camera, shaking off the water after while taking a bath in the lake

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 31/07/2023

these are probably useful for a spell or incantation or potion or some other arcane function

4 mushrooms with yellow tops and pale yellow stems growing in a patch of moss on an incline surrounding by tangles of roots

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Daryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 31/07/2023

No megafauna on Sitka day 3, but SO MANY SLUG FRIENDS. Any invertebrates folks know the ID? 🐌🌿

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 31/07/2023

the difference in standards between “medically significant” venomous animals vs poison mushrooms is very funny to me. like a spider could have a reputation as being super dangerous despite 0 confirmed deaths in decades but if a mushroom is listed as deadly? yeah that shit’s almost a bioweapon 💀

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Buggywug @bugsandslugs.bsky.social · 30/07/2023