#entomolog t

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@entomolog-t for Sal

a mini cat tree for a tiny arachnid kitty

[musiclovingmoth]

if you pick up a large rock in a stream you might just find an angry guy

[celestialmacros]

Sumac Flea Beetle (Blepharida rhois)

August 13 (larva) and July 18 (adult), 2024

Southeastern Pennsylvania

The larva of this beetle have a rather, um, unique form of protection. Yes, they are carrying their fecal matter around on their backs.

[hazerl]

My redbubble shop is now live! I made it mostly for these novelty periodical cicada shirts but I might upload more of my illustrations for products I can't produce/sell in my own shop. Excited to wear these to celebrate the double emergence!

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@neonthebright Lilliputian Chase

(within 15 minutes of meeting Jacob, but still. This is definitely his opinion on his giant, lol. Give your lil buddy a lift, his legs are short.)

G/t Tropes

I love when tinys flip the switch on their giant counterpart. Like, the tiny who used to be horrified at the though of being picked up refuses to waste the time climbing up the stairs. The Giant is right there? Its not like they’re doing anything?? And like, with sass? 

Giant: Hold on a sec- I’m busy with some emails

Tiny: Yeah no, sounds great I’ll just scale the equivalent of a mountain side since you’re too busy to walk 15 feet. Much appreciated.

The hands that once made them feel so insignificant now make them feel like a king, being carried around. Just tactless and shameless demands that the giant begrudgingly yet lovingly complies with because… yeah, the got a point. 

[miyrumiyru]

Superior buTTerfly -t-

Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene)

[gullivertravelstowonderland]

Hey entomology g/t peeps!

I'm working on an outdoor borrower oc with an insect ranch and I need ideas! What are some good bugs for her to keep and what could they be used for? I know I want them to have spiders for their silk and at least one vinegaroon as her ride animal, but what else could they raise? I think they're gonna live in Louisiana and I'm currently looking at the local species but if any of y'all have suggestions I'd love to hear them!

(Also if you wanna talk abt bugs and g/t hmu)

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hey @entomolog-t wanna have opinions on my thing?

Roll the Poll: gt edition

I really liked what @kieraelieson did with @snowdice's Dice Roll fic prompt generator thing to make it poll shaped, and I thought I would like to do something similar. Except G/t themed.

(I'm making it Sanders Sides, but obviously you can sub in whatever characters you're currently obsessed with)

Still working on fleshing out the questions and the options for answers, and I'd love to hear other people's thoughts, but here's what I've got so far:

1. How many POVs?

options: 1-6

if 1 wins, then either the story is just about one character who is giant or tiny, or there are two characters in this story but only one is a POV character

2. Who are the main characters?

options: all the sides

whoever wins the poll will be the first POV character, and then it'll pass to the one in second place, etc, until we've reached the number of characters chosen in the first poll

3a* Who is the (primary**) giant?

options: all the sides selected in poll 2

3b* Who is the (primary**) tiny?

options: all the sides selected in poll 2

* these two polls can be run concurrently, as long as the same character doesn't win both

** If there will multiple giants and/or tinies, you can fill those spots with the runners-up

if there are only 2 characters, then instead of doing 3a and 3b, only do 3c

3c. Who is which size?

options:

giant winner of poll 2, tiny runner-up

tiny winner of poll 2, giant runner-up

4. What kind of gt?

options:

borrowers

fairies

gullivered

sizeshifter

suddenly shrink

suddenly grow

[insert more options here]

5. bonuses

options:

no bonus

language barrier

injury

captured

[insert more options here]

and then use a random word generator to generate a single word prompt, and you're off!

I want to figure out perhaps some more scenarios and bonuses, and then I can start the polls going!

[chemistfail]

Messy calico pennant w some artistic liberties

[smol-and-scared]

I was thinking about my post analyzing godhood and size. And I wanted to give a quick shout-out to @entomolog-t's fic "Finding Strength" It's basically the exact vibe I was going for... but in reverse!

The scenario I described is like:

"Humans are unfathomably powerful to us." -> "Oh. that god-like power is just... normal to them. Oh..." -> [ExistentialTerror]

But Ent's (amazing) fic is like:

"Pfft, my human is mediocre AF" -> "oh... mediocre Humans are still inconceivably powerful to us. ...Oh fuck. ohfuckohfuckohfuck" -> [ExistentialTerror (Instrumental)]

Either way

It's a matter of psychology that I desperately want to explore (but haven't found proper inspiration for):

A tiny being forced to accept their own insignificance; A character that has always seen themselves as 'normal' and humans as 'the giants'... being given empirical proof that they are a 'tiny'.

The illusion is shattered. Wherever they go, 'the giants' will always be there. ...Because there were never any giants to begin with.

There's just a world full of normal people and this small, helpless little creature that is suddenly very very aware of their place in it.

PS: Go follow @entomolog-t!! Their writing is incredible.

[libraryofbaxobab]

March 28, 2023:

This is so Gothic that it has gone beyond action, beyond atmospheric, to pure, 100% medical-grade Vibes.

ALSO there's an unusual adorable animal sidekick!! His name is Hermes and he's perfect

9/10

#WhatsKenyaReading

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well now I must read it

Some fanart for @entomolog-t story INSTAR

Love me some alien shenanigans!

[xtmprszntwlfd]

overall this is kinda trash, but now that im making a star trek tumblr i want to include it bc it was first serious trek fanart i made, and bc there's enough to like about it to not throw it out completely (painted in june 2022)

the sketch was better by the way:

[arosescrow]

DO YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT PLUME MOTHS

Their exoskeleton looks like a T

And their wings FOLD DOWN FROM THE EXOSKELETON IN A BUNCH OF LITTLE PLUMES

Like WHAT

Anyway here is a link to a cool little academic website about them. Pictures attached.

This one is from the reddit post asking for ID that I originally found out about them on.

This is a white plume moth with its wings unfolded.

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if you pick up a large rock in a stream you might just find an angry guy…(Read More)

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very well put

GT Writing/Reading Question

Ive been writing GT stories for some time now, and reading them for much much longer, so I'm curious what the consensus of this topic is (my opinion and reasons in the tags if you're curious)