#CapCut I forgot to adjust the volume of this video before so I fixed that! Throwback to raising this gal last year. Really missed having a large silk moth (the sound of them flying is sooooo loud though). Love these chaotic dorky animals. #moths #entomology #silkmoth #animallover #funnyanimals

Replying to @worldtraveldiva gladly! Hope you enjoy her buzzes, she was quite loud! #carpenterbee #entomology #buglove #bees #insects #nativebees

#CapCut A carpenter bee wouldn’t let me walk past her the other day and I was incredibly confused why. I noticed her tongue was sticking out and then moments after she started flying towards the chip bag I was holding, and it clicked in my head what she wanted! A few years back encounters like these would’ve honestly terrified me. Now that I’ve done a lot of exposure therapy and learned more about bee behavior, I’ve grown a lot more comfortable around bees and other hymenoptera like wasps too! I could tell she wasn’t being aggressive (carpenter bees never are- and only males really are territorial in my experience, but they’re all bark no bite let alone sting) but I was very confused what she wanted at first. After she licked my sweaty fingers for a bit she flew off and left me alone. I love having small encounters like this with insects- it’s very charming and always cheers up my day. I’m excited that the bugs are coming back out!!! #savethebees #savenativebees #savetherightbees #entomology #bees #nativebees #insectlover

Click beetle from a few weeks back when I was doing some bark peeling! #entomology #CapCut #clickbeetle #beetle #insects

Forgot I said that. Was hoping the weevil would fly but alas they were just crawling. When an insect crawls to the tip of my finger like that they usually take flight! #CapCut #entomology #weevil #buglover