I really believe the Republican attack on abortion is directly related to decreasing birth rates and their fear that less people means less dollars in their pocket. Not the average citizen mind you, they just eat up the BS. But they have so much panic coming from their side about decreasing birth rates, I'm sure this factors in.

Drew a repeating tile using old school methods, like the crone I am. Venus flytrap digestive glands from inside the trap, on a leaf with no pigment. That's my desktop wallpaper now.
#nature #botany #science #art #microscope #carnivorousplants

This morning my lovely mantis was kind enough to gift me an exoskeleton. I was going to be good this morning and keep it in the box so I had time to work on my art, but nooooo. That is the edge of the eye, the thorns on a front leg, and a leg joint. Wet mounting both brought out pretty colors and made bubbles that actually decorate it rather well.

#nature #microscope #insects #mantis #biology #bugs

Found mushrooms growing in one of my pots this morning. The cap glitters like stars under the microscope. I made a spore print, but only got one pic of it before I smudged it into oblivion, naturally.

Wing and legs of a crumpled fungus gnat after he drowned in my cold morning coffee.

Venus flytrap trigger hair. The dark clusters of cells are digestive glands. My #microscope newbie butt is proud of this one. I guarantee you my other slides did not look this good.

#nature #carnivorousplants #science #botany

I hear a faint chorus of angels. The light, it hurts my eyes. What is this... tingling in my heart? Is this joy?

Want to surprise my child with some free mail in her name, found a place that I can get her some milkweed seeds :).
https://altnps.org/seed-packs/success

All my excitement about what the name for the mantis should be, and I think this 6yr old is going to make me name her "Hack".

So, last night I typed on here that I was looking for a mantis to bring inside this fall hoping they would lay an ootheca, and I stood up, stretched, and my kid ran inside saying she found a mantis, and it's female. Finished building her habitat today, what's a good name that means luck? #nature #insects #bugpet

Some of my plants, some of my art.

#gardening #carnivorousplants #art

Howdy, I like to play in the mud and feed bugs to my plants, but also have pet bugs that are pretty and a frog that bites my fingerworms. #introductions