Polka-dotus beetlicus.
[Update — it has been brought to my attention that this creature is some iteration of Virginia’s most maligned invasive species, the spotted lantern fly.]
Polka-dot beetle!!
A college buddy took this photo in Baltimore. He said this guy reminded him of me.
Hey, I’ll take it. This dude is living his best life.
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Photo by Alfons Mucha
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“What are you afraid of losing, when nothing in the world actually belongs to you?”
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Cover to Sierra Eagleson’s “Brush Fire — Live From the Woods” single, 2022
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Cover to “Horrific” #3, Don Heck, 1953
Harwell Publications.
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Illustration of the Bombenkinder Raven, Sono Dulci, 2017
Bombenkinder is a Maryland-based punk rock band.
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