Happy to announce that my poem "Perish and Live Forever," which first appeared in MEXICANS ON THE MOON, has just won the @sfpoetry.bsky.social 's Dwarf Star Award for poetry. This award is for best micro poem of 10 lines or less. Many thanks to members who voted. It is a big honor. Much love!

I've had this on my computer for 2 decades. it's still funny tho so whatever, happy autumn

How ghost crabs 👻🦀 run so fast 🏃: At top speed, they push with their trailing legs (L if crab running R) like a vaulter's pole, leaping into the air! Their leading legs (R if crab running R) don't "step". They use those legs like skis 🎿, bouncing off the sand! doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Thank you to everyone who at-ted me on this. You are correct, this truly is me.

I am filled with JOY. JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

very cool of google to change their sun icon to a Dorstenia gigas inflorescence just for me

w/o downloading anything new, where are you mentally?

Me

From @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social: “If you’re under 65 and not high risk, the window to get a Covid-19 vaccine is right now—before the FDA label changes (possibly this Friday). Once it happens, access will be limited immediately.”

In which twitter's dumbshit AI repeatedly can't identify Kiswahili

Going to the library fucking rules. You can walk in and pick your favorite things and then walk right out without paying anything. It's unbelievable and 100% the kind of thing that won't exist in the future unless you recognize the goodness now before it's too late

I'M SO PROUD OF MY HUSBAND, today was his first time selling Euphorbia he grew from his own seed... he sold 20 plants!!! Pretty good for our small monthly gathering. I'll have stuff to sell eventually, but am still working on some of my own seedlings...

Also this year I'm trying out this tiny cucurbit called a "Mouse Melon", haha. Literally only growing this cuz it's fucking cute, but hopefully they taste ok too. This one is half an inch at the moment; they're fully grown when they're about an inch long. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melothr...

Hey, so, TOTALLY not suggesting that RFK Jr. BACKS DOWN when we PUSH BACK, BUT if you’d like to call… HHS Toll-Free: 1-877-696-6775 HHS Direct Line: 202-690-7000 PLEASE share and consider calling your senators and representatives as well. NONE of this is okay. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The perfect flower for those who enjoy smelling an ass (it smells like ass) The flower is impressive though, about 3 inches across

Check out my dude here… unsurprisingly, this variety is defined by its longass peduncle (ie the “stem” of the “flower” shown here, not the horn on top, tho it’s also extremely cool)

"zak and sara by ben folds"

read my entire graphic novel

Check out this thread for some hot in-ground Boophone distichia flowering action. It'll get pretty good, I promise. Starting off with the bud from last saturday.

To celebrate today’s @thevaultcomics.bsky.social GOOBERS trade release, here’s some design and process artwork from the series.

I'm officially getting kinda into Aristolochia :[ They're not even succulent!!! I'm in "just growing shit cuz I like the vibes" territory now.

This is making me so sad so I tried drawing a giant sloth attempting to free this friend 😭😭😭

Stuck in the tar pit :/ it seriously looked just like regular water. Can someone come by and lift me out? You might have to lean in a little to reach me, thx

*chortles* Also, I recently spent twelve (12) human hours correcting my writing which, up until I became an editor, I figured was proficient. My friends, I realize now that I did not know what a double-dash was. I apologize for depriving original readers and backers of ~45% of dashes you deserved.

I've been toning our unhinged Post Malone series (in addition to editing it, lol). It has been extremely fun to work alongside my exceptional EIC Adrian (writing), cofounder/ art god Nate on interiors, and the terrific Jim Campbell on letters. Big project + small team of friendos = good times

2008 quickie redraw :þ

I'm a big cooked egg fan but I also really love the taste and texture of raw eggs. I stopped caring about Consequences and have been drinking my eggs recently (and I'll do it again!!!) 🥚

It's my birthday tomorrow and my only request is that you read/review/tell a friend to read my book about getting a second chance with the boy who got a way, fumbling through young adulthood, and of course, the horrors..! Strange Bedfellows! www.arielries.com/books/

it is my birthday, which means I must sing (poorly) about how I have books you can read...! A funny YA graphic novel and an M/M romance-focused mature adult fantasy series! Also some free webcomics! 🧵 bookshop.org/shop/lorian longlostlorian.itch.io/for-a-horse-... www.otherknown.com tapas.io/lorian

Looks like Mars is back on the menu boys (I am very excited)

Enjoy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentuck...

Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish! You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧‪

wokeness 2: whoops, all Nurembergs!

I have on my friends and acquaintances list: a seagull person, grackle person, toucan person , eel person, worm person, shrimp person, elephant person... and then a shitton of plant peoples. Bsky serves as my general "amusing invertebrate" person. I strive to be your Ocypode & Dorstenia person!

the absolute flaccid pathos of a beached sea cucumber

Trying to find an old "final" file... past me is a bona fide stupid bitch

#makeaterriblecomicday2025 sorry I accidentally made a terrific comic

And just look at that adorable face𓂃🫧‪

callout post: the cicada outside is doing too much. it's not even that hot out

Yay: no jury duty tomorrow. Boo: Going tomorrow would be much less of a pain in the ass than having to go next week 🫠 please... i just want to be lazy...

lil dragon

I left this Stapelia engleriana seed horn on my desk and walked away for an hour… now it’s Doing The Asclepiad Thing

We've just updated the @wired.com guide to protecting your privacy while attending protests with the latest best practices. @agreenberg.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Thinking about her ;__;

so Art is fun but there's a limit

I love having a plant humidity cabinet. I stick my head in there like 5x a day, it smells like the jungly area of a natural history museum.

Corals

"We can handle one 10,000-person protest, but ten 1000-person protests throughout the city will overwhelm us." -LAPD Chief Michel Moore in response to the 2020 uprising Decentralization is key. Elon Musk personally banned our Twitter account in 2022, but this post remains good advice today.

A reminder that I'm extremely beautiful irl, and also photogenic

1 like=1 controversial comics opinion.