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Entomopathogenics

This hawk moth (most likely a Violet Gliding Hawk Moth (Ambulyx liturata, Sphingidae)) has been parasitized by an Akanthomyces fungus (probably Akanthomyces pistillariiformis), a Cordyceps anamorph peculiar to moths.

After killing the moth, the fungus then totally engulfs and embalms the corpse producing this macabre sight. (An entomopathogenic fungus is a fungus that can act as a parasite of insects and kills or seriously disables them.)

Pu’er, Yunnan, China.

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. See more Chinese insects and spiders on my Flickr site HERE

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Moon Phases & Symbolism

🌑
New Moon: beginnings,changes, hope, renewal, setting intentions
(perfect for spells, fresh starts, new relationships and projects).

🌘 Crescent Moon: transitions, momentum, taking actions, setting goals.

🌗 First Quarter Moon: growth, effort, self-expression, manifestation.

🌖 Gibbous Moon: evaluation, observance, meditation.

🌕 Full Moon: clarity, intuition, insight, wisdom.

🌔 Disseminating Moon: peak of intentions, reaping what you sow, the climax.

🌓 Last Quarter Moon: release, letting go, eliminating bad habits and toxic people, destruction.

🌘 Balsamic Moon: reflection, relaxation, meditation, recovery.

To go to bed and to wake up again day after day besides a woman, to lie in bed with our arms around each other and drift in and out of sleep, to be with each other—not as a quick stolen pleasure, nor as a wild treat—but like sunlight, day after day in the regular course of our lives. I was discovering all the ways that love creeps into life when two selves exist closely, when two women meet.

Audre Lorde