#insect alterhuman

[windswept-shapeshifter]

Bee alterhumans (especially social bees, i.e. honeybees and bumblebees) drop your experiences / what being a bee alterhuman feels like / what bee shifts feel like in the replies/reblogs I need to know for Science /opt /silly

[mukadediaries]

"It/its", in the same way you would use it to refer to a creepy crawly bug that crosses your path. 🪳

[equinoxiansystem]

tip for disabled nonhumans or nonhumans who do not live near accessible natural areas: i highly recommend gardening if you are able to! even something incredibly small like a succulent, or just one potted plant, or maybe several pots, or planters, it's up to you and your level of ability. sometimes we need to be around nature and we can't physically leave to reach it. it really genuinely does help to bring it to yourself

it helps to nurture and care for natural life and to spend time with it. spending time among trees, flowers, plants and dirt is good for the soul and good for mental health, it's a nice way to give yourself some of that 'being one with nature' feeling you're looking for. plus, if you are able to keep a garden outside, you will experience all kinds of cool critters coming to check out your plants. you will be able to exercise your nonhuman curiosity by taking a peek at some of the bugs that have come by

i know this won't work for everyone, but it has helped me a lot, it makes me feel like i have somewhat of a connection with the woods again, so it brings me some peace. hope this can help someone else, too

[professional-jaywalker]

Vermin

a short essay about being bug hearted, and killing bugs.

I think one of the most cruel thing to love might be invertebrates. Insects. Arachnid. Worms. Pest. With any other animal, it is seen as unreasonable to want to eradicate. Some insects do manage to earn human's favors, bees (but only the useful ones), moths and butterflies (but only the cute ones), and if you're facing a true bug lover, beetles and dragonflies and perhaps even spiders and centipedes and scorpions. But not all, and it's still simply reasonable, to hate even seeing them.

I've loved bugs since I was a kid. I think it felt wrong not to, because people didn't like them, and people didn't like me. I don't think I've ever understood what in how they move felt less alive for people than a puppy. Still now I love bugs. I love mosquitos and I love botflies and I love hornets and tiny annoying ants that crawl through the windows and cockroaches and the wasp that stung me on the thumb when I accidentally grabbed a stick she was resting on when I was 9.

You cannot possibly live a human life without killing countless things. It's impossible. The most vegan, most peaceful human, refusing to walk on grass to not harm the grasshopper that didn't jump fast enough, will not be able to live a life without killing an insect even accidentally. It's something I have thought about a lot overall. I'm not vegan. I've thought about it. It would make sense, I don't see a lot of difference between my own flesh and the flesh I eat. But somehow it feels even more insulting, to be something that kills, and to pretend I don't. I eat insects, too. I wouldn't be able to tell you exactly how I feel about it all.

Maybe it makes me an hypocrite, to be so perturbed about the way people treat insects when I still eat meat. But it's, I think, in the end, the fracture between someone seeing a dead cow, and a dead fly. Most people wouldn't have the courage to kill a cow. They would feel guilt. In fact, a lot of people already hide the fact that meat is flesh and is, strictly speaking, part of a cadaver. People who refuse to eat a fish with the head. Pork, not pig. Beef, not cow. I hate that too. But insects ? People kill a fly without even thinking about it. It's annoying, then it's dead. A dead fly doesn't elicit guilt.

People expect me to be the same. Even knowing I love insects, it's seen as amusing that I acknowledge them as more than a mindless automaton, and, if I can, if it costs me nothing, avoid killing them. I have killed countless insects. I've had to, purposefully, many many many times. But it is, in fact, killing. I just want to be allowed to recognize that.

I work in a lab, on ants. We dissected more than a hundred, ovaries, poison gland, brains, understanding how they work, how differentiation happens and how they communicate it. Reconstructing brains to evaluate changes in different structures, measuring how many proto-egg each individual has post-dissection and correlation to dominance, reading articles and articles about theory.

These specific ants like shallow humid grooves for their nest. Today we tested a large foraging arena, brightly lit for the cameras, dry, wide, open, empty. Ants panic after being picked up even with the least harmful tools we have. When in an unfamiliar space, we've had them in the past run until they died of exhaustion, unable to find the entry of the nest to hide. Two of them were placed in the foraging arena to test the cameras, test if we could read the tags they have on their back. Again and again, they like to follow the walls, possibly because it feels less exposed. And again and again, they stop, groom each other, and calm down if they meet, huddled into each other.

I can't claim to know what's going on in ants brain, whether they feel things similarly to us. But it's hard not to project.

Ant tagged 16, and ant tagged 12, close, unmoving.

[canines-crown]

There's a hornet in my room and that's so cool cause that's my theriotype and one of my favorite animals and I'm so exited but I'm also so afraid I tried to give her sugar but she didn't want it now she's just sitting on a curtain and she won't fly out the window 😭😭😭😭

I offered her my hand and she wiggled around with her front legs but idk if that was her trying to grab my finger or her warning me aaaaa😭😭😭😭

I also accidentally trapped her under a picture frame (dw she's okay) but what if she hates me now and wants to sting me y'all I'm literally so scared

I know hornets are really nice and kind and never do anything BUT I'M SO TERRIFIED SHE'S SO COOL BUT AAA

Too cool for meeee

[washedoutwings]

just wanted to let everyone know, we’re working on some bug/insect therian and otherkin identities and flags!!! please let us know if you’d like us to tag you once we finish them :) and if you’d like to request an identity for a specific species or family please let us know and we’ll try. it’s fun lol

[skuiive]

im bored so lemme give some inspo for what type gears you can get without raising suspicion!!

(this is aimed for those closeted therians but this can apply to anyone! even ppl who aren’t alterhuman and just enjoy the simple things in life!) (i am speaking from what helps me! but obviously you can take your own spin on this :))

this is a lengthly post so my apologies!!

necklaces / chokers : some necklaces have pendants of either a bone or dog, you can easily play it off and say it reminds you of your pet! also some chokers can be played off as an “alt style” of thats more your type! this can be applied to actual any theriotype! such as cats or fish or insects, etcetc.

backpacks : for our winged friends, you can find bags that has wings on them! some have moth, butterflies, and bats! i have even seen some with fly wings :)

cape / blanket : there are some capes or blanket that have a winged pattern, you may use it as gear so its like you have your wings !!

keychains : some keychains have tails! esp if they come with a bag :D

leg warmers / arm warmers : these can be very helpful for our fluffy friends !! it may replicate as if you have your thick fur

rings : rings have all different shapes and designs, some rings i have saved are dinosaur shaped, shark, and bones !!

hats / beanies : some hats or beanies come w animal shaped head! it could be either shark, cat, bear, etcetc. you could play it off that you are interested in in these type animals!

house slippers : ive seen some house slippers where they’re in the shape of paws, claws, and even dinosaurs!

fishnet : you can apply this to either your arm or legs, im not too sure but it is a thought! it could help for those who are more scaly

headphone accessories : theres some headphone accessories where you can clip on ears or shark/fish fins :))

thats all i can think of atm!! feel free to reply some gear that you use thats not very suspicious ! or to suggest some things

(reminder that you don’t have to have gear to be a therian, it doesn’t make you any less valid)

[the-return-to-source]

BUGGIES!! BUGS BUGS BUGS BUGS!!

[paxthepuppycat]

Can I request a bug stimboard? (totez okay if not plz dont worry <3) would b cool if it had a focus on bug antennas. any bugs r fine.

I thought an Bee Stimboard might be cool :)

lmk if you want a more specific bug species!

[themicahverse]

HAPPY THERIANTHROPY DAY !!!

Remember that you are valid, human or nonhuman, and your theriotype is valid no matter what <3

[crittertangles]

Humans are like ants to me: beautiful, fascinating, good team-workers and also kind of cute

[goldmanguyperson]

if i woke up turned into a big beetle that would not be kafkaesque to me that would be weee happy fun time

crawling up walls and shit… crawling on top of the house… flying around… dont have to work… hell yeah

[mukadediaries]

Dreamt the other night that I laid centipede eggs. The whole thing was a bit feverish and bizarre. But I especially remember holding my eggs in my "arms".

[raybeetle]

i just want to be able to eat fruit 3x my size

i just want to lie down on petals

[mechanical-sunchild]

Shoutout to insects and other invertebrates for doing jobs nobody else wants especially if you're considered 'ugly' by most and just generally being absolutely indispensable to the ecosystem of absolutely everywhere not to mention having some of the most fascinating bodies, features and abilities ever y'all are so underappreciated

[canines-crown]

Nah bro the insect shift came back my arm literally feels like this 💀