#purple lubber grasshopper

[yandere-writer-momo]

I've seen that it's okay to throw weird ideas in here.

Imagine some of Baki's characters as insect-like creatures (spiders or mantises? Basically insects with females eating males) Male insects bring food to the female as an offering and a chance not to be eaten. I find it funny that Baki's insect-like characters, wanting to mate with the human reader, not knowing how human mating occurs, but they are afraid, and bring her lots of food. So that she gets full and they can fuck in peace.

Or another point to this, if the food offering wasn't there and they just fucked? Insect! character wakes up, in the arms of the reader, and frightened, waiting to be eaten. The character is greatly relieved and happy when he learns from the reader that he will not be eaten before or after sex

I love ‘weird’ ideas. Adore them. Live for them. ❤️🩷

But if they found out they could mate with human reader without the repercussions? Poor little human reader would never be left alone 😭

Also! Here’s what I think the Baki boys would be as Bugs:

Katou: Cockroach (duh)

Hanayama: Rose hair tarantula

Katsumi: Golden ringed dragonfly

Jack: Emperor scorpion

Baki: Jumping spider

Retsu: Orchid mantis

Sukune: Goliath bird eater tarantula

Suedou: Easter lubber grasshopper

Kureha: Rosy Maple moth

Kosho: Death’s head hawkmoth

Oliva: Stag beetle

Yujiro: Hercules beetle

Shibukawa: Bullet Ant

Kozue: Great purple emperor butterfly

Doppo: Japanese giant hornet

[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

Bright colors off the beaten track

Everglades and Dry Tortugas, Florida, June 2021

[topsoilorganics]

10 things I Love About Organic Gardening

From the warm tender rays of the sun to the diverse variety of sounds created from the setting, these are 10 things I admire about gardening organically.

 1)    A Glimpse of Heaven. 7 A.M. Sunday.  Waking up from a night’s slumber, I begin my day. After assessing my hygiene, I indulge in a nice, warm cup of black coffee. I’m ready! As I take my first few steps outside of my crib, a cool breeze greets me alongside the unique colors of early morning. As the refreshing orange and timid yellow rays of the sun grow onto the sky, the subtle purple and bold pink aspects of it gently diminish. I wouldn’t have my mornings any other way.

(This photo was taken in East Naples facing Ave Maria.)

2)    Connecting With Nature. As I give oneself up to nature, I begin to hear the sounds that bring me to peace. The Pileated Woodpecker creating a beat along the trunk of a pine tree, the steady croaks of Squirrel Treefrogs combined with the buzzing of the Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, creates an atmosphere that calls out “LIFE!” Listening more carefully, I hear twitches in the shrubbery; Lizards playing their game of tag.

 3)    Make the Earth a Better Place. What would our world be without trees? What would our world look like without plants? Now imagine what it could look like if everyone took their part and planted a tree per year; or took the initiative to plant a couple of vegetables and flowers. Not only would that create a habitat for the animals we coexist with, but it would allow for our oxygen to be purified and provide us with a magical scenery.

 4)    Food I’m sure we all share the same interest when it comes to gardening; food! Yes, spot on. Being able to plant a seed today, and witness the fruitfulness of the plant is a miracle in itself. The hard work put into nourishing and maintaining the plant in return puts food on your plate. I can't think of a better reward for hard work than that.

(I climbed onto my roof to capture this beauty.)

5)    A Great Source of Vitamin D. Often referred to as the “sunshine vitamin,” vitamin D is produced in our skin in response to sunlight. It provides many benefits I think you would love to hear about. Not only can it help fight diseases and boost weight loss, but research also shows that it plays a vital role in regulating mood and suppressing depression. A study shows, subjects suffering from depression, progressively improve when receiving vitamin D.

 6)    Healthy for our Body and Land. Organic gardening is a boundless source to absorb vital nutrients to endure a healthy life. From vitamin K abundant kale to oranges that pack a punch of vitamin C. Without the need for supplements, your produce will keep you up and running. Gardening organically is also feasible to producing a rich layer of topsoil, reduce the risk of toxic runoff, and prevent water pollution.

 7)    A Great Way to Release Stress. I'm sure we all have our moments of feeling overwhelmed. Your work is piling up and will take a century to finish, your siblings can't seem to shut it, and your parents constantly request for you to do the next chore around the house. Taking a portion of your day to invest in gardening, can be a very sufficient way to release stress. Trimming tree branches with a pruner or destemming vines/weeds with a machete are awesome examples of doing so.

 8)    Keeps You Busy. I can't describe how many times I've heard young adults express how they are bored or don’t have anything to do. This, in my opinion, is a choice. Just in a garden, there is so much to do that I think it could be a full-time job. Properly irrigating the plants, repelling the pests, and fighting off diseases can be as tedious as a math problem. I won't even continue because I could go on for days.

 9)    Giving Back to the Community. With gardening comes, produce; with produce, comes happiness; with happiness, comes sharing. Our neighbors who may not have the knowledge or resources to begin a garden would surely love to experience the joys that come along with it. Just the act of gifting your neighbor some fresh fruit, or a bouquet of home-grown flowers says a lot. “Thank you for being my neighbor.”

 10) A Safe Haven. I like to think of it like this: A day in the garden is a good day. This is true to me because I find that a garden is a safe haven; where one has the opportunity to escape the unpleasant things in their life. A place to compile your thoughts, an incentive to grow as a person, and just a calm setting to refreshen the mind and soul.   

  Conclusion

There is much more to gardening and it would be my joy to write them all in this post but what fun would it be to spoil it all?  Now that I’ve shared a little bit, what do you like about gardening? If you have no prior knowledge or experience, jot down a few things you would like to learn. 

[firelord-frowny]

lmao i was talkin about bugs with my mamma and i managed to name over 100 bugs/arthropods that i’ve seen with my own eyes. i’m so proud of my bug-seeing. <3

big dipper firefly

brown chafer

japanese beetle

cucumber beetle

seven spotted ladybug

rove beetle

eastern hercules beetle

six spotted neolema beetle

brown marmorated stink bug

eastern leaf-footed bug

leaf hopper

dog day cicada

periodical cicada

waterboatmen

backswimmers

wheel bug

thread-legged assassin bug

pselliopus assassin bug

polyphemus moth

pandora sphinx moth

luna moth

tiger moth

snowy urola moth

hummingbird moth

nessus sphinx moth

somber carpet moth

wavy lined emerald moth (caterpillar)

eastern tent moth

eastern tent moth caterpillar

snowberry clearwing moth

monarch butterfly

tiger swallowtail butterfly

black swallowtail butterfly

zebra swallowtail butterfly

zebra wing butterfly

fiery skipper butterfly

silver spotted skipper butterfly

peck’s skipper butterfly

red admiral butterfly

red spotted purple admiral butterfly

cabbage white butterfly

common buckeye butterfly

chinese mantis

carolina mantis

field cricket

camel cricket

bush cricket/katydid

giant lubber grasshopper

american cockroach

german cockroach

oriental cockroach

carpenter ants

dobsonfly

widow skimmer dragonfly

red saddlebags dragonfly

black saddlebags dragonfly

autumn meadowhawk dragonfly

blue dasher dragonfly

ebony jewelwing damselfly

whitetail skimmer dragonfly

green darner dragonfly

earwig :(

pill millipede 

wood louse

house centipede 

mosquitos, duh

fruit flies, duh

robber flies

crane flies

picture-winged flies

cicada killer wasp

european hornet

bald faced hornet 

eastern paper wasp

european paper wasp

eastern yellowjacket

european yellowjacket

southern yellowjacket

red paper wasp 

common paper wasp

black and yellow mud dauber wasp 

common thread waisted wasp

cuckoo wasp

spider wasp

mason bee

european honey bee 

sweat bee 

eastern bumblebee

american bumblebee

carpenter bee 

four toothed mason wasp

carolina wolf spider gotDAMN those motherfuckers are ENORMOUS

crab spider

marbled orb weaver

black widow spider

cobweb spiders

cellar spiders

three spotted jumping spider

american giant millipede

northern walkingstick

planthopper

tiger bee fly

box elder bug

large milkweed bug

SO MANY BUGS TO SEE 

[cassyblue]

Last weekend was amazing. I got to finally meet @gemofsphene in person! Plus I got to hang out with @theselfieofdoriangrey before they head off for law school. And @darling-child-tisarwat is always so much fun to do things with! I hadn’t seen @my-heart-is-a-fish a lot since I graduated so it was great to see her all weekend. I already miss y'all. I haven’t had that much fun (or social life) for a while. It was the highlight of my summer to visit y'all 💚

[negreks-travels]

Purple lubber grasshopper in Cahuita National Park, Cahuita, Costa Rica

August 26, 2017

[firelord-frowny]

!!! i got bored and decided to make a list of all the wild bugs/arthropods ive ever seen with my own eyes and been able to identify annnnd here it is! i’m up to 85 and imma go through old pics to find more bc i KNOW there are more.

White tailed skimmer dragonfly

Widow skimmer dragonfly

Red saddlebags dragonfly

Double banded scoliid wasp

European yellowjacket wasp

Four toothed mason wasp

American bumblebee

Eastern bumblebee

European Honeybee*

Carpenter bee

European hornet*

Eastern yellowjacket

European paper wasp*

Eastern paper wasp

Red paper wasp

Common paper wasp

Cicada killer wasp

Spider wasp

17 year cicada

Metallic green sweat bee

Anormenis chloris leafhopper

Common meadow katydid

Fork-tailed bush katydid

Black and yellow mud dauber wasp

Marbled orb weaver spider

Silver spotted skipper butterfly

Snowy urola moth

Wavy lined emerald moth caterpillar

Common buckeye butterfly

Monarch butterfly

Tiger swallowtail

Black swallowtail

Zebra swallowtail

Red spotted purple butterfly

Red admiral butterfly

Fiery skipper butterfly

Cabbage white butterfly

Hummingbird hawkmoth

Pandora sphinx moth

Bald faced hornet

Wheel bug

Leaf footed bug

Eastern firefly

Marmorated stink bug*

Carolina mantis

Chinese mantis*

Periodical cicada

Common looper moth

Velvet ant wasp

Army worm caterpillar

Eastern tent caterpillar

Eastern tent moth

Wheel bug nymph

ladybug

Box elder bug

Wood louse

Pill millipede

House centipede

Peck’s skipper butterfly

Black widow spider

Robber fly

Crane fly

Dogbane leaf beetle

Earwig (idek wtf an earwig actually is. Is it a beetle?? Is it in the termite family?? Who are you, earwig? Imma look it up. Ok i just looked it up and MOTHER OF GOD they’re in the COCKROACH family and i will explain in the post after this one why i find that to be HORRIBLE news for me)

Japanese beetle*

Cucumber beetle

Northern walkingstick

Cabbage worm

European chafer beetle (I HATE!!!)*

Polyphemus moth

Luna moth

Dobsonfly

Silverfish

American cockroach

Oriental cockroach

German cockroach

Wolf spider

Nursery web spider

Crowned orb weaver

Garden spider 

Funnel web spider

(eastern?) harvestman

White spotted jumping spider

American green crab spider

Florida lubber grasshopper