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Welcome to the Viper Nest!

i am incredibly fond of insects. they're small and usually pretty fast, so it's rewarding to successfully capture a photo of one. since 2017, i've been fairly consistent about chasing down bugs and sharing the results on instagram, but sticking them all in a square grid can only do so much for me (or you). here, i want to have a little more fun with my photos, and share other bug-related things that i like. there's a lot! i am not an entomologist, merely a bug fan, so this page in its current state skews more towards the entertaining than the informative, but who knows what it may turn into. right now there's an entomology textbook sitting on my coffee table, and plenty of time to read it while the bugs overwinter.

information

bugguide.net - insect identification guide for the united states and canada

waynesword.net - biology textbook written in html by a professor from southern california

inaturalist.org - citizen science! species sighting data from all over the world. i don't have an account yet, but birder and botanist friends of mine love it

my zine

bug holding

a short photo zine about some bugs i've held

gif garden

gifs by ben :)

interactive digital collage...?

not exactly sure what to call this section yet, but i want to keep making pages that are little snapshots of the bugs i've seen in a specific place and time. here's the first one:

bug media

new! fictional bugs and bug enthusiasts

comics

(2018) the warmth between bugs in the machine

by millionfish

17 pages; read here

(2019) stages of rot

by linnea sterte

152 pages; buy here

(2022) microcompassions

by brian bamps

5 pages; read here or here

(2022) last chance to find duke

by shang zhang

216 pages; buy here

games

(1991) simant: the electronic ant colony

by maxis

DOS; play here

(2016) the travels of the dung beetle

by louie zong

win, mac; download here

honorable mentions: animal crossing, pokemon

fanlistings