# Nature-inspired Comics? **URL:** \ **Category:** Nature Talk\ **Created:** [March 13, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815 "2019-03-13T20:01:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/1 "2019-03-13T20:01:31Z")
I wanted to start a topic where people can share nature-inspired comic strips. By “nature-inspired” I mean a comic that relies on one’s knowledge about nature for its humor. Comics about pets, as wonderful as they are, do not count. Also: - Nothing too blue or lewd that would go against the forum’s guidelines. - No poo-pooing someone’s comic just because you don’t think it’s funny. - If possible, provide a link to the comic’s original location on the web. **Bonus** : Can you ID the species involved and link them back to iNat? OK, here’s mine, which I love because Spider-Man is my favorite superhero _and_ I love my [_Pepsis_ wasps](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/54027-Pepsis). Unfortunately I don’t know where this comic originated. ![IMG_5691](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/7a122e43a144ac003720994dcdfe9f93188985dd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mira\_l\_b](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mira_l_b/32/44_2.png) [@mira\_l\_b](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mira_l_b)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/2 "2019-03-13T20:36:29Z")
I don’t expect any points for this shameless act: [Araneae](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47118-Araneae) X [homo sapiens](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43584-Homo-sapiens)? Pardon incorrect notation. This is fantastic and so far this Nature Talk thing is awesome, thanks for taking a chance on it. ---
**Author:** ![charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@charlie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/charlie)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/3 "2019-03-13T20:41:49Z")
General comics (rather than just one comic): Gotta have [Bird and Moon](http://www.birdandmoon.com/) and [Tales from the Field](http://www.tailsfromthefield.net/) by[iNat user @Field\_Daze](https://www.inaturalist.org/people/field_daze) There’s also [this XKCD comic](https://xkcd.com/1692/), scroll down[to the bottom](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47744-Hemiptera) ---
**Author:** ![mira\_l\_b](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mira_l_b/32/44_2.png) [@mira\_l\_b](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mira_l_b)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/4 "2019-03-13T20:43:32Z")
> [@tiwane](#): > > blue @tiwane what does blue mean in this context, dark/sad or something else? I’m a little dense sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![nloveland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/nloveland/32/587_2.png) [@nloveland](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/nloveland)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/5 "2019-03-13T20:51:37Z")
[http://theycantalk.com/post/172016723955/mohawks-the-book-httptheycantalkcombook](http://theycantalk.com/post/172016723955/mohawks-the-book-httptheycantalkcombook) ![tumblr_p5tcr2fG8I1uacv0ho1_540](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/0cc9a71ac41f7069ffbd5c86cbdb3e5c21d760fc.jpeg) This is one of my favorites from They Can Talk ---
**Author:** ![diegoalmendras](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/diegoalmendras/32/1473_2.png) [@diegoalmendras](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/diegoalmendras)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/6 "2019-03-13T21:03:03Z")
hey guys, I started a science zine serie, not really sure if fits here, and also, are in Spanish zinerd or [https://www.instagram.com/holazinerd](https://www.instagram.com/holazinerd) and [https://www.facebook.com/holazinerd](https://www.facebook.com/holazinerd) ---
**Author:** ![diegoalmendras](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/diegoalmendras/32/1473_2.png) [@diegoalmendras](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/diegoalmendras)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/7 "2019-03-13T21:06:30Z")
that spider man strip is from Loncho, a chilean comic artist, and also illustrator! [https://www.facebook.com/ILUSTRALONCH](https://www.facebook.com/ILUSTRALONCH) he is amazing! ---
**Author:** ![upupa-epops](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/upupa-epops/32/1972_2.png) [@upupa-epops](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/upupa-epops)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/8 "2019-03-13T21:07:59Z")
_Calvin and Hobbes_ has some great nature-based strips. I’m not sure how to interpret “relies on one’s knowledge about nature for its humor”, so I might be pushing the rules a bit here since the comics explain everything. ![Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strip for July 04, 1989](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/d29a9ae48d0b63f4b643af29c4881325b3aad026.gif) [https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1989/07/04](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1989/07/04) ![Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strip for July 16, 1995](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/23c3feff5c379e1ede23196621805cb54bf64dee.jpeg) [https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1995/07/16](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1995/07/16) Also if birders were doing a rocket launch: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/d954c1395268db4fe06082dcabd1c3abec00e508.png) [https://www.xkcd.com/1596/](https://www.xkcd.com/1596/) ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/9 "2019-03-13T21:23:41Z")
“blue” = raunchy or dirty. ---
**Author:** ![mira\_l\_b](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mira_l_b/32/44_2.png) [@mira\_l\_b](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mira_l_b)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/10 "2019-03-13T21:25:19Z")
I think these are all from cartoons printed in the [The New Yorker.](https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons) They were on the refrigerator of unknown desk calendar origin. In my view the cartoons from the New Yorker using animals to poke fun at human behavior are the best part of that publication : I have one more that’s marginally more riske, so I’m going to get permission first. [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7251-Passeriformes](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7251-Passeriformes) [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/211194-Tracheophyta](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/211194-Tracheophyta) ![IMG_8292](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/8632fc9cd17f8614ee8c9fc348591f27b3159463.jpeg) [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5562-Trochilidae](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5562-Trochilidae) ![IMG_8293](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/5470a55f6272ea921033b2af5cc7f741501baa6b.jpeg) [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15977-Turdidae](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15977-Turdidae) [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/211194-Tracheophyta](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/211194-Tracheophyta) ![IMG_8294](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/c422b674e2b88240c330cf18f6a525bdfd128a2d.jpeg) Also, I’m not sure if this counts as relying upon nature knowledge as much as human nature, but if challenged I can make a hearty case for overthinking the nuances in the bird behavior and such! ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/11 "2019-03-13T21:26:44Z")
> [@upupa-epops](#): > > relies on I think these are great! Calvin and Hobbes was an amazing strip. Taxa involved? [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/54028-Pompilidae](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/54028-Pompilidae) [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85553-Serpentes](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85553-Serpentes) [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/71261-Accipitriformes](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/71261-Accipitriformes) ---
**Author:** ![upupa-epops](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/upupa-epops/32/1972_2.png) [@upupa-epops](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/upupa-epops)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/12 "2019-03-13T21:56:20Z")
> [@tiwane](#): > > Taxa involved? Ah I missed that request! The ‘not in a “V”’ in the XKCD strip refers to the silhouette of [Turkey Vultures](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4756-Cathartes-aura) when flying. ---
**Author:** ![bingaman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bingaman/32/609_2.png) [@bingaman](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bingaman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/13 "2019-03-13T22:49:20Z")
Check out [Liz Ann Kozik](http://liz.kozik.net/). She makes a lot of comics about the history of restoration and the people who did it. Very cool colors too. ---
**Author:** ![charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@charlie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/charlie)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/14 "2019-03-13T22:53:24Z")
What type of tiger is Hobbes? @Bingaman I love Liz Ann Kozik’s goldenrod inspired color scheme ! (As well as the contents of the comics). ---
**Author:** ![dziakj1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/dziakj1/32/610_2.png) [@dziakj1](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/dziakj1)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/16 "2019-03-13T22:57:53Z")
I recommend Rosemary Mosco’s work. ---
**Author:** ![choess](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/choess/32/2433_2.png) [@choess](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/choess)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/17 "2019-03-14T01:10:18Z")
I admit I always giggle at the [herpetologist XKCD](https://xkcd.com/867/) (profanity at expense of ornithologists). The tooltip text is good, too. ---
**Author:** ![KitKestrel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/kitkestrel/32/2501_2.png) [@KitKestrel](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/KitKestrel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/18 "2019-03-14T01:20:02Z")
And then there’s Gary Larson. I mean, where does one start! ---
**Author:** ![sarahduhon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/sarahduhon/32/1200_2.png) [@sarahduhon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/sarahduhon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/19 "2019-03-14T01:44:23Z")
False knees! [http://falseknees.com/273.html](http://falseknees.com/273.html) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/f74090b8e8be996a36dfbc186efa63a3f989295e.png) And another one because it explains exactly how I feel about the world: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/e88384da0d789c2d80bf96c64fe14c095da0397d.png) ---
**Author:** ![mira\_l\_b](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mira_l_b/32/44_2.png) [@mira\_l\_b](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mira_l_b)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/20 "2019-03-14T01:58:22Z")
I spent more time today being distracted by trying to find copyright appropriate gary larsons than I care to admit. I have a hard time choosing! ---
**Author:** ![schoenitz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/schoenitz/32/56_2.png) [@schoenitz](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/schoenitz)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815/21 "2019-03-14T02:55:32Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/845fec0d0fe5d28ceed7b2a40c40e79938b33b47.png) (from somebody’s [twitter](https://twitter.com/AuthorGaylord/status/1030485182288093184) although I remember seeing it years ago.) [Next page](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/nature-inspired-comics/815.md?page=2)