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Gay CurmudgeonSpring has arrived in the Valley of the Dolls. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dolls</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dollcollector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dollcollector</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dollphotographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dollphotographer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/barbie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#barbie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fashiondolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fashiondolls</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/valleyofthedolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#valleyofthedolls</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#playtime</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toys</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagetoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintagetoys</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Gay CurmudgeonHappy Black History Month from the Valley of the Dolls! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackhistorymonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackhistorymonth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackhistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dolls</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dollcollector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dollcollector</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dollphotographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dollphotographer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#equality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#equalrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/barbie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#barbie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aquaman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aquaman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gijoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gijoe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/josiewest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#josiewest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/janicewest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#janicewest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bestofthewest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bestofthewest</a>

gergTrying out my dodgy-DIY homemade flash diffuser. Quite happy with the results! Some sort of midge, Glyptotendipes sp. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/midge?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insectsofthefediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectsofthefediverse</a>

SpytfyreThat's still <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tapsAff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tapsAff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weather</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> in middle of NOVEMBER... There's still <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/midges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midges</a> around! <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EndTheMidgies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndTheMidgies</a> stop them taking over the world! Nobody is ready for them! Not even <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mosquitos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitos</a> the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> are smaller and that makes them Begbie from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/trainspotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trainspotting</a> Absolute nutters. They'll just use the mosquitos as muscle! Soon you'll see a mafia like speak easy on every street, serving human blood cocktails. Dancing mosquitoes! GAAAAAAAAAAH!

Stooryduster<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScotsTober" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScotsTober</a> word03 Noo. <a href="https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/noo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/noo/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scottish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scots</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cartoon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScotsLeid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScotsLeid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flood</a>

Jamie ScottThis has the potential to be the most Scottish movie that ever Scottished<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZcJBAxu6hE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZcJBAxu6hE</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/midges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midges</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#horror</a>

MusikBlog™MusikBlog präsentiert Munich Rocks! 2024 – Teil 4 <a href="https://dju.social/tags/Americana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Americana</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/BluesRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BluesRock</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/Country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Country</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/FolkRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkRock</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/HipHop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HipHop</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/IndiePop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndiePop</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/MusikBlogNewcomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusikBlogNewcomer</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/NNDW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NNDW</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/FREAK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FREAK</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/Levin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Levin</a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/Midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Midge</a>’sPocket <a href="https://www.musikblog.de/2024/06/musikblog-praesentiert-munich-rocks-2024-teil-4/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.musikblog.de/2024/06/musikblog-praesentiert-munich-rocks-2024-teil-4/</a>

Colin PurringtonAnother find from yesterday. I think it's a slender ant-mimic jumping spider (Synemosyna formica). <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spider</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/salticidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#salticidae</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ant</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mimic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mimic</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/JumpingSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JumpingSpider</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacroPhotography</a>

Matt WillemsenA little-known virus on the rise in South America could overwhelm health systems <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/little-known-virus-rise-south-america-could-overwhelm-health-systems" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/content/article/little-known-virus-rise-south-america-could-overwhelm-health-systems</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthAmerica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#virus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oropouche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oropouche</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amazon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deforestation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fever</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CulicoidesParaensis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CulicoidesParaensis</a>

Undiscovered ScotlandNot all Scotland's midges are this big. As Summer approaches, here's what you need to know about the smaller ones: <a href="https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/midges/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/midges/index.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Midge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MonsterMidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MonsterMidge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Midges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Midges</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UndiscoveredScotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UndiscoveredScotland</a>

Colin PurringtonFound this ghostly fly, some sort of Chironominid, I think, in my garden yesterday. Pentaneurini?? Basil seedlings for scale. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fly</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#basil</a>

djl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿The Scottish Midge<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humour</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hell</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bloodsucker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bloodsucker</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a>

GentleMan GefI won't be going to see <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Barbie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Barbie</a> in the theater, but look forward to streaming it soon.I sure hope <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Midge</a> gets their well deserved revenge.

Undiscovered ScotlandNot all Scotland's midges are this big. As Summer approaches, here's what you need to know about the smaller ones: <a href="https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/midges/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/midges/index.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Midge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MonsterMidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MonsterMidge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Midges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Midges</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UndiscoveredScotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UndiscoveredScotland</a>

Tanya ReynoldsWow, they are really messing with the relationships this season and setting up the future story that they covered at the beginning of this season. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MrsMaisel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MrsMaisel</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Midge</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Susie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Susie</a>

Gay Old TimeAlways color-coordinate with your girlfriend 👚 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vintageAd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintageAd</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Barbie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Barbie</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Midge</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lesbian</a>

AbibliophobiaToday’s photo features two different insects. The delicate white flowers in front of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monarch</a> butterfly are actually cypress flower gall midges (Taxodiomyia cupressi). Female midges lay their eggs on newly developing cypress needles, and their maggots feed and cause the needle to form a small, white, flower-like gall inside of which the maggot develops. I think these galls are quite lovely and see them on several of the young <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BaldCypress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BaldCypress</a> trees in my yard.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gall</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a>

Kenneth M SweeneyDon't forget to subscribe to keep up with my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcast</a> series, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheComfortableSpot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheComfortableSpot</a>. Coming tomorrow, I chat with legendary musician <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Midge</a> Ure. We get through a lot of ground so hope you can join us. You can find the episodes on any of your favourite podcast platforms.

Jillian SpinaVideo version~ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei2nErhOQ68" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei2nErhOQ68</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/fanart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fanart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/fananimation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fananimation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/midge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/gif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gif</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/animatedgif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animatedgif</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastoart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/creativetoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#creativetoots</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/50s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#50s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/nyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nyc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/themarvelousmrsmaisel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#themarvelousmrsmaisel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/marvelousmrsmaisel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marvelousmrsmaisel</a>

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