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It's been over two years I've been enjoying this isopod journey, and I still love my little leaf babies. But I also feel the pull of new directions now. My hyperfixation brain tends to shift every 2-3 years. Hmm.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 1h

Also I have spotted fungus gnats in my badium and vulgare bins. Somehow. I guess I've lost the gnat war.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 1h

Bummed out because for the first time ever I accidentally left my office lights on all night (where my bugs are). Poor things had the longest day of their life. I hope they're okay.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 22h

I think I found a source of white rot wood today to forage from. Was not prepared in the moment, may return later with bags though. In too much pain to carry it today. I brought home a small sample though.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 22h

Morning shift, get lost boys, this gal needs some air

Two A. Badium isopods ahold of a balled-up female

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 23h

It's kinda multiple skills involved. And so much of it I would just vaguely describe as "getting a feel for it." How squishy is this unit. What are some good methods for tackling a given situation. What is the gimmick of this map. Will they throw surprise reinforcements at me. etc

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HLK 🧛 @hlkfotos.com · 12/10/2026

Killdeer killdeerin'. #BirdOfTheDay #Brown #eck 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) crouched low on the edge of a gravel road next to green grass, facing toward the right of frame with its back and wings angled toward the camera. It's a plover, a type of wading bird, with a brown back and wings that are raised in display, and a fanned tail showing black, white, and rusty-orange coloring. A white collar and a thick black breast band wrap around its neck, along with a white forehead patch and a thin black stripe across the face. Its dark eye is ringed in a slender band of bright red, and its slim black bill is slightly open as it calls.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The most fun thing ever to randomly see

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I want to do this once I get my own place again! <3

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I love green drinks!! Cheers

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

thank you. that means a lot to me. makes me feel less alone.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My cat stopped to take a drink of water and I called to him and he meowed in reply to me while he was drinking so it was just sort of "mlup!"

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

people don't like it when you post this kinda shit on social media, i know. it's oversharing or whatever. but i am alone in my room with nobody to talk to at the moment. so. i apologize for oversharing.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

the pain was really bad last night and i couldnt sleep. i dont have painkillers that impact the pain at all. i am exhausted and faint and scared.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

so, I am sorry for sounding so dramatic. in my head i really do fear i am dying, since they still have no clue what's actually wrong with me. i try hard to fight the fear but my anxiety is very strong.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

back to being light-headed today and you'd think by now I would just know how to be calm about it, but I simply am not. it scares me no matter how hard to tell myself I am fine. I tell myself it's stupid to be dramatic, it annoys people. and i'm sure it does. but I can't help the fear.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I got them because summers are long and hot here and I miss nature so much during that time. It's soothing having a little slice of nature to always watch.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The issue of pushing back against gen AI is important to me and I'd like to be a better proponent for helping humanity find a better path forward. And part of that is not falling into the temptation to mock or shame, even when people are being really frustrating.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Anyway, I am going to try to do better! I'm glad I watched the video and it really made me think a lot. It articulated some things I've been thinking about really well, and also made me think about new stuff too. I highly recommend watching it if you find the time.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So I've made posts before along those lines, talking about the importance of addressing those underlying reasons. But I do see I am sometimes hypocritical and sometimes participate in shaming too such as memes and mocking people who use gen AI.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

But, like, I also know shaming people definitely doesn't change hearts or minds. So I also sometimes try really hard to not do that. And to instead address the underlying reasons why people felt driven towards gen AI in the first place.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

mitigate those harms. In a world that is overwhelming, it's hard to stop and have those conversations. And it's easy to get emotional and angry when seeing people use something you know causes harm.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Just finished watching the video I just reblogged. It's a long one, but it was really good. And I think really important. I've participated in shaming people online for using AI. In part because it's so much easier than trying to have a calm conversation about its harms and how to maybe

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Simkaye 🌈 @simkaye.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I hate AI as much as the next artist, but I'd like to gently nudge in the direction of thinking about the psychology of shame and feelings of superiority and how they hurt movements. Because if I'd ever used AI, posts like this would probably push me away too youtu.be/y85nqc2zm7M

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How to (Anti) AI Better

YouTube video by Dr. Fatima

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

She was really thrashing hard. Anyway, these buggos seem about as bold and fecund as Zebras, so far.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I touched his back gently with a finger and he would not budge, had to touch him several times. No doubt they will be back to attemtping mating again in no time but this gives the female a bit of a break to rest.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I don't normally interfere when males are enthusiastically "ganging up" on a female because that's athropomorphizing but, just now I couldn't help it. Bit worried they may stress the female out too much. A spritz of the water bottle got one male to leave. The other was stubborn!

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

the bugs appreciate your kindness 🙏

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

been meaning to check that game out still!

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My visit with my GP, btw, went very badly, she refused to talk to me or answer any questions. Said I had to do x-rays and bloodwork before she was willing to say a single thing to me. (I have done them, she still has said nothing) So part of why I went to ER was just to get someone to ... talk to me

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have so much I want to do in life. I hope I get to do it.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Still working on this, sadly not better. Went to the ER today due to worsening lightheadedness/feeling as though I'd pass out + other weirdness. They say it does not seem to be immediately life-threatening. Which is a comfort but not as much a comfort as I'd like.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Fuzzy legg!! That's so cute, reminds me of the horses with fuzzy fringes near their hooves I think it's a tiger moth (Spilosoma vestalis maybe)? So pretty.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Did the tea a few days ago, gave peas to my buggies last night. This morning I spied the Badium trying to mate.

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In other news, I spent a couple hours learning about the math involved in large language models and I AM SO MAD! IT IS LITERALLY JUST SPICY AUTOFILL IDKY I THOUGHT THE DIP$h!+s IN MY OLD PROGRAMMING CLASSES WOULD BE SMARTER THAN THEY ARE THEY ARE LITERALLY JUST WORSHIPPING A REFLECTION OF HUMANITY

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Honestly I'm in between hyperfixations at the moment. Previously it was Deltarune (made a game mod for it).

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Secretarybird for friendsofabracadaver on tumblr! Thank you for the #Waymakers donation! 🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt Waymakers raises funds to benefit @theyoungcenter.bsky.social 's critical work to help unaccompanied immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!

Illustrated portrait of a Secretarybird, with its long neck with elegant gray soft plumes, bright red-orange facial skin, and long black feathers jutting like spikes from the back of its head which cast shadows on its shoulders. The background is a soft dusty brown-purple, suggesting a broad expansive grassland.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My favorite girl is heeeere

L'ARachel says, "Very well, Eirika. You've found me out!" with narrowed eyes (in reality I caught her mid-blink but it makes a very nice effect)

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On Ch 14 now, no grinding except to grind trainees up to level 10. And I think I am gonna just promote people. I don't want to wait til level 20, I might not even reach lvl 20 by the end of the game. Most of my guys are around lvl 12 - 15 Wait why does thief promote w/ Ocean Seal in this game wtf

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh yeah, centipedes are cause for concern, I should have mentioned that. Some hitchhikers got into one of my bins and I had to do a whole substrate change, it sucked. I'm mostly just surprised folks are so shocked that other bugs and hitchhikers exist.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I don't say any of this to them, I'm not rude about it, I just make sassy subtweets on Bluesky instead, don't worry

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

idk it's just so funny to me how shocked they are. Like I expect someone keeping pet isopods to also at least have passing knowledge of other inverts but I guess maybe not

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There's bugs out there. And when you take dirt and leaves and stuff, they're gonna be in your bin. It's ok. Bugs are a thing. You are keeping some as pets. Expect other bugs to exist too.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I feel like just about every day in the isopod sub, there is a post going "WHAT IS THIS IN MY ISOPOD BIN?!?!?" and it's like a mite or a bark louse or a springtail or maybe a baby centipede or whatever. And they are always SO shocked and upset. And I am like . . . have you been outside before.

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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

lookin at many a mantis while workin on a comm, so heres a carolina mantis for day 3 of #invertober #invertober2026

symmetrical geometric art of a carolina mantis, from the mid thorax up. the background is purple with lighter geometric lines following the flow of the mantis' contours

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Daily birds 78 - Firehawks

top left is a brown falcon, bottom left is a black kite and right is a whistling kite, each holding a burning stick and trailing smoke against a pale yellow background.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Not as much pain today or nerve weirdness, I didn't even feel close to passing out today (so far) ❤️ I am glad.

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Jay @jaybugjabbers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's not often I say, "I agree with the Pope," but dang dude. Spot on.

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