Look at these gnarly feet! Believe it or not, Butterfly does not suffer from Scaly Leg Mites. This is something called Dragon Legs. In older individuals of some Asian chicken breeds, they will develop ridged, raised scales. These aren’t fragile like Scaly Leg Mite scales, and are hard like armor. Not all seramas develop this, but Butterfly sure did. It makes him look interesting but doesn’t cause him any issues. Cool stuff!

anyways... what? 🐛

Transfiguration's gonna come for me, at last, and I will burn hotter than the sun.

🦋🔥Knight-Commander Agria Lebeda🔥🦋

[INCREDIBLE art by @earthlydusk]

𝐊𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐮 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐍𝐉 - 𝟏𝟎/𝟎𝟖/𝟐𝟑

one of my eastern black swallowtail caterpillars I gathered in SEPTEMBER apparently escaped, pupated (somewhere secret in our bedroom) and hatched today so we have a surprise baby!

his name is Power Outlet (roommate found him on one) and he’s being housed in a mesh hamper from target because it’s still very winter and really too cold for him to go outside.

forest mother of pearl butterfly and giant centipede ! finally getting around to those sponsored bugs from a while ago oughhghg

thecrystalkeepers on ig

butterflies pictured (as far as i can tell, in order): chocolate solider (junonia iphita), postman butterfly (heliconius melpomene), malachite butterfly (siproeta stelenes), blue moon butterfly (hypolimnas bolina), another two malachites, some type of lacewing butterfly (the coloration is throwing me off), another blue moon butterfly, two more malachites, and i think the top butterfly in the last gif is the chocolate solider from the first gif, and the one on their hand looks like another blue moon butterfly. if i got any of these wrong, please let me know!

Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts

My comic for “Queer Compassion in 15 Comics,” a collaborative anthology that blends social science and art to illustrate LGBTQ+ experiences of compassion. You can read it online for free, or purchase a physical copy at that link :)

I was asked to write a statement about this piece, which I will share here:

There are some difficult feelings in the comic about estrangement, belonging, and cultural longing. The story didn’t click for me, though, until I started reading the stories of others in the community from the research. There’s a lot of beauty in there, but there’s also a lot of hurt. I wanted to squeeze everyone’s hands and somehow find the perfect words of comfort— and isn’t that all that anyone wants to do when they see family going through it? So I started thinking of it as a call-and-response between you, at your lowest point, and the ghosts of your ancestors. If they could talk to you, what would they say? “Look—you’re safe and fed.” “You’re alive.” “How magnificent!” “You can cry, but wouldn’t it feel better if you did it in the shower?” “Now hold my hand and walk with me.” “Take care of yourself.” “Brush your teeth.” “Text her back.” “We love you.”

It’s surreal to share this. I began working with the anthology crew in 2021, towards the beginning of my undergrad. In just under a week, I’ll be graduating. This project has been living in the back of my brain for the past three years, a source of comfort and catharsis. Now we get to inflict it on all of you, hahahaha…!! Sincerely, I feel so lucky to have been able to participate in it. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to everyone who leaves their touch on this anthology— scientists, artists, interviewees, readers, and beyond.

nO, nOOOoo wHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??!!

closeup + their original colors bc i think they look so pretty together :3

Butterfly 💕

I genuinely love not having a crush like I’m not over here feeling physically sick over some mid guy being dry to me I’m literally chilling

a few months ago i was like "haha what if i made my own super forms for the hirogaru team before they inevitably get canon ones in the finale!!" so made these real fast... and then they never got super forms in the finale???? so have mine instead LMAO

i might return to them if i feel like it bcus i don't 100% love all of them (cough cough i'm sorry prism...) ah well c'est la vie!!

Once more, I find myself asking the age old question: what if dragon egg could hatch

Goobers :] cropping is kinda shit but shhh you didn't notice

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i am writing an accidental haiku to attract haiku bot