There’s also a Santa in a Santa suit - disconcerts me when the malls are not doing Christmas.
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See what you like and evolve, but please don’t feel shame.
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I’m a total paleontology nerd, so when I first made my account, I really wanted to use a good piece of paleoart - there’s a lot of really good stuff out there. But, of course, I felt a sense of guilt at the idea of using someone else’s work as my profile, no matter how well I credited it.
Within my first month or so on iNat I stumbled upon this beautifully lush hill teeming with clubmosses, tiny shade-growing plants, and lichen-encrusted rocks. At the end of my mini-spree there, I got down on the ground of soft clubmosses and took the wide picture that is now and has since been my profile.
I’d been aware of the hill for a few years and I still visit it regularly, as there’s a lot of cool stuff to be found there.
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Maybe not… it might be such a Rohrschach test vibe… I see spider because that is what I am primed for, but it is still off 
Don’t get me wrong, I also kind of like the simplicity of that avatar👍
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Missing the joke probably, but aren’t they supposed to be Salticidae eyes as viewed from the front? I get that they have 8 eyes, but the other 4 on the sides/back aren’t as prominent.
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That profile pic has a double meaning 
It works best if you put the accent on the wrong syllable.
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Welp. I looked back to see what you guys are talking about and now I’m angry.
Regardless, in the interest of on-topicness… I kind of wish I had it in me to have a silly nature photo? But I’m always very self conscious of how I look, and while I’m generally happy with looks after putting on a full face of makeup and dressing up, I also tend to look like a sunburnt toad when I’m out in the woods (I’m pale. I don’t tan, I just get progressively redder. My eyebrows blend in with my skin. its not a good look.)
And unfortunately, we live in a society, and I’m constantly (probably unrealistically) worried about what kind of comments I would get by daring to be an imperfect woman online.
So I dunno.
I do enjoy my cute mushroom, I guess?
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If they are talking about your appearance in THIS venue, they are definitely making inappropriate comments.
(I’m always a bit annoyed that I have an appearance. People seem to have such silly expectations about it. I blame it on watching too many movies. LOL!)
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Everytime I see robotpie‘s Rubber Ducky the old Sesame Street song sung by Ernie crawls in my ear…and stays way too long…
Rubber Ducky, you’re the one…
You make bathtime so much fun….
I like this one. A bit ‘Silence of the Lambs’ but in a good way. https://uk.inaturalist.org/people/catbaker81
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I love this photo showing the pleasure found in the natural world. @cheryl394
I saw that she lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which we visit every winter. I contacted her through iN and we met and went out several times photographing insects and lighting for moths. She is every bit as joyful as her photo!
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Amen! I have brought this up before as well. However, I have found some work-arounds to judge the level of expertise of an identifier.
I laughed out loud as well about the third one. What a great sense of humour!
Great “name” on the profile, too.
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@tiwane’s comment reminded me of @creosotelover’s profile, which is very consistent in fondness of this species, I think?
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Creo certainly does seem to be. You can always ask sote, but I think we know what the expected answer is.
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