Breastfeeding orphaned wild animals since never.
SheBearRar
I believe the children are the future.
Wait a second
why do we care about her’s?
isn’t anyone concerned with Dexter on the right?
and Danielle telling blind people to learn sign language?
(Source: lolinternets, via phasmidhugs)
“Thula is the journal of the Australian Invertebrate Forum (AIF) which was established by Greg Bylund to advance invertebrate research, conservation, captive breeding and husbandry among invertebrate enthusiasts.”
Guess who got word yesterday that she is the new Editor of this bi-annual journal?
Me! Let’s all give a cheer for the nerdery!
Related:
I have two Pandanus Tectorius plants in the post for my new Peperrmint Stick Insect (Megacrania Batesii) 3rd instar female who is being sent off to me on the 13th March. The Batesii hasn’t been available due to low numbers for many years, so I am positively tickled to be getting one that can lay fertile ootheca (eggs) and be returned to nature. I also have a long list of buyers who are very, very interested and can be trusted to ensure that this species will live fruitfully throughout Australia. Well, excluding Western Australia and Tasmania, according to law.
I had several juveniles when I was 16, acquired by a co-worker’s partner who was a curator at Queensland Museum. They sat in my office and I left them there when I moved on for work. They let off a wonderful defence scent similar to Peppermint, it’s really quite non-sensical. 
Pic: Megacrania Batesii from Cologne Zoo, Germany.
Such a beautiful girl. I’m guessing these photos were taken shorty after she molted, as with most arthropods, their color doesn’t fully come in until after their new exoskeleton has been given some time to dry and harden after shedding the old one, and as a result they often appear extremely faded at first. I know the color can take over 24 hours at times to completely come in, or at least that was the case with a set of Idolomantis photos I found a couple years back documenting the color changing process.
I feel this particular lady is more deserving of one of the lesser-used common names of this species, which is the Indian Rose Mantis.
