Marta Lacombe
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It's National Zoo day! Off to the 2nd best zoo in the country we went! Not only is the drive up (yes, up!) to the zoo beautiful, but the views of Colorado Springs are magnificent as well. Reservations are required. Make sure you the zoo is on your list of places to visit.
April 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It's National Zoo day! Off to the 2nd best zoo in the country we went! Not only is the drive up (yes, up!) to the zoo beautiful, but the views of Colorado Springs are magnificent as well. Reservations are required. Make sure you the zoo is on your list of places to visit.
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What an amazing day at the Annual Colorado College Powwow! Weather forced the performances indoors, but everyone adjusted, and a good time was had! Watching everyone dance made me hungry, so of course, I had to have an Indian taco 🤤. The textile room has artwork with descriptions in brail. How cool!
April 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
What an amazing day at the Annual Colorado College Powwow! Weather forced the performances indoors, but everyone adjusted, and a good time was had! Watching everyone dance made me hungry, so of course, I had to have an Indian taco 🤤. The textile room has artwork with descriptions in brail. How cool!
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It's Dandelion Day 🌼! To many, dandelions are a weed or a pest, but they have a greater purpose. They support pollinators, like the bumblebee, seen here. Preserving dandelions can contribute to the resilience and health of our entire pollinator network. We cannot survive without them!🐝🦋🦟🐞🌼
April 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It's Dandelion Day 🌼! To many, dandelions are a weed or a pest, but they have a greater purpose. They support pollinators, like the bumblebee, seen here. Preserving dandelions can contribute to the resilience and health of our entire pollinator network. We cannot survive without them!🐝🦋🦟🐞🌼
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Holy Hercules beetle!! I made it onto the Monopoly game board, Colorado Springs edition! 😃 Thank you to everyone who wrote in last summer. Make sure to pick it up in our gift shop, starting May 1st! We wouldn't have made it without all of your support ❤️.
April 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Holy Hercules beetle!! I made it onto the Monopoly game board, Colorado Springs edition! 😃 Thank you to everyone who wrote in last summer. Make sure to pick it up in our gift shop, starting May 1st! We wouldn't have made it without all of your support ❤️.
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!! Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was a pioneering entomologist and naturalist. Her study of butterflies and plants changed everything! WHAT A WOMAN!
#InternationalWomensDay #WomansHistoryMonth
Video from @theroyalsociety
#InternationalWomensDay #WomansHistoryMonth
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Maria Sibylla Merian: The woman who changed science forever | BBC Ideas
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March 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!! Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was a pioneering entomologist and naturalist. Her study of butterflies and plants changed everything! WHAT A WOMAN!
#InternationalWomensDay #WomansHistoryMonth
Video from @theroyalsociety
#InternationalWomensDay #WomansHistoryMonth
Video from @theroyalsociety
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As a professor of English, allow me to try, humbly and with the proper respect, to offer an appropriate response to the President’s address:
Fuck you, you fucked-up fuck, and fuck all the fuckers who willingly fuck with you, especially. You can all fuck all the way off, and then fuck off some more.
Fuck you, you fucked-up fuck, and fuck all the fuckers who willingly fuck with you, especially. You can all fuck all the way off, and then fuck off some more.
March 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
As a professor of English, allow me to try, humbly and with the proper respect, to offer an appropriate response to the President’s address:
Fuck you, you fucked-up fuck, and fuck all the fuckers who willingly fuck with you, especially. You can all fuck all the way off, and then fuck off some more.
Fuck you, you fucked-up fuck, and fuck all the fuckers who willingly fuck with you, especially. You can all fuck all the way off, and then fuck off some more.
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#Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #JohnMayMuseum #MayMuseum #FamilyOwned #NaturalHistory #ColoradoSprings #Colorado #FunThingsToDo #PPRA #PikesPeakRegion
February 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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This weather has me excited for all my insect pals to show up. Like this beautiful lady here, the praying mantis. She's a European mantis. Their name comes from the distinct way their first pair of legs resembles a praying pose. Those legs are 'raptoria legs', they're beneficial in capturing prey.
February 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This weather has me excited for all my insect pals to show up. Like this beautiful lady here, the praying mantis. She's a European mantis. Their name comes from the distinct way their first pair of legs resembles a praying pose. Those legs are 'raptoria legs', they're beneficial in capturing prey.
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Happy President's Day! Did you know:
Theodore Roosevelt has 2 bugs named after him.
Pheidole roosevelti is an ant found in Fiji. Named by WM Mann in 1921.
And Stenomorpha roosevelti, a beetle, discovered by KB Miller and Quentin Wheeler from ASU in 2005.
Theodore Roosevelt has 2 bugs named after him.
Pheidole roosevelti is an ant found in Fiji. Named by WM Mann in 1921.
And Stenomorpha roosevelti, a beetle, discovered by KB Miller and Quentin Wheeler from ASU in 2005.
February 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Happy President's Day! Did you know:
Theodore Roosevelt has 2 bugs named after him.
Pheidole roosevelti is an ant found in Fiji. Named by WM Mann in 1921.
And Stenomorpha roosevelti, a beetle, discovered by KB Miller and Quentin Wheeler from ASU in 2005.
Theodore Roosevelt has 2 bugs named after him.
Pheidole roosevelti is an ant found in Fiji. Named by WM Mann in 1921.
And Stenomorpha roosevelti, a beetle, discovered by KB Miller and Quentin Wheeler from ASU in 2005.
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Happy President's Day! Did you know that there are 5 insects named after US Presidents?
George W. Bush has a beetle named after him as well. The Agathidium bushi is a Round Fungus Beetle and was discovered and named in 2005 by KB Miller and Quentin Wheeler. It is found in Northern America.
George W. Bush has a beetle named after him as well. The Agathidium bushi is a Round Fungus Beetle and was discovered and named in 2005 by KB Miller and Quentin Wheeler. It is found in Northern America.
February 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Happy President's Day! Did you know that there are 5 insects named after US Presidents?
George W. Bush has a beetle named after him as well. The Agathidium bushi is a Round Fungus Beetle and was discovered and named in 2005 by KB Miller and Quentin Wheeler. It is found in Northern America.
George W. Bush has a beetle named after him as well. The Agathidium bushi is a Round Fungus Beetle and was discovered and named in 2005 by KB Miller and Quentin Wheeler. It is found in Northern America.
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Happy President's Day! Did you know that there are 5 insects (well 4 insects and 1 arachnid) named after US Presidents?
1. President Lincoln has a wasp from Australia named after him. It was discovered in 1940. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much on the wasp.
2. No pictures of the wasp was found.
1. President Lincoln has a wasp from Australia named after him. It was discovered in 1940. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much on the wasp.
2. No pictures of the wasp was found.
February 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Happy President's Day! Did you know that there are 5 insects (well 4 insects and 1 arachnid) named after US Presidents?
1. President Lincoln has a wasp from Australia named after him. It was discovered in 1940. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much on the wasp.
2. No pictures of the wasp was found.
1. President Lincoln has a wasp from Australia named after him. It was discovered in 1940. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much on the wasp.
2. No pictures of the wasp was found.
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Happy President's Day! Did you know that there are 5 insects named after US Presidents?
President Obama is the only president with an arachnid named after him.
Aptostichus barackobamai is a trapdoor spider. It is found in Northern California. It was named in 2012 by Jason Bond, an entomologist.
President Obama is the only president with an arachnid named after him.
Aptostichus barackobamai is a trapdoor spider. It is found in Northern California. It was named in 2012 by Jason Bond, an entomologist.
February 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Happy President's Day! Did you know that there are 5 insects named after US Presidents?
President Obama is the only president with an arachnid named after him.
Aptostichus barackobamai is a trapdoor spider. It is found in Northern California. It was named in 2012 by Jason Bond, an entomologist.
President Obama is the only president with an arachnid named after him.
Aptostichus barackobamai is a trapdoor spider. It is found in Northern California. It was named in 2012 by Jason Bond, an entomologist.
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Happy Valentine's Day!
The Love Bug is real, y'all! It is a species of the March Fly. It can be found in Central America and the South Eastern United States. It is named so do to mates becoming attached. They even fly together! I've also included a picture of a Ladybug because they're way cuter!
The Love Bug is real, y'all! It is a species of the March Fly. It can be found in Central America and the South Eastern United States. It is named so do to mates becoming attached. They even fly together! I've also included a picture of a Ladybug because they're way cuter!
February 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Happy Valentine's Day!
The Love Bug is real, y'all! It is a species of the March Fly. It can be found in Central America and the South Eastern United States. It is named so do to mates becoming attached. They even fly together! I've also included a picture of a Ladybug because they're way cuter!
The Love Bug is real, y'all! It is a species of the March Fly. It can be found in Central America and the South Eastern United States. It is named so do to mates becoming attached. They even fly together! I've also included a picture of a Ladybug because they're way cuter!
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Traveling Herkimer here! For those wondering how I came to be, I was found and purchased at @cronkartco.bsky.social. Make sure to check their amazing store out! The lovely and talented @ravensnest1.bsky.social painted me up beautifully to look like the OG! Pretty dashing, if I don't say so myself.
February 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Traveling Herkimer here! For those wondering how I came to be, I was found and purchased at @cronkartco.bsky.social. Make sure to check their amazing store out! The lovely and talented @ravensnest1.bsky.social painted me up beautifully to look like the OG! Pretty dashing, if I don't say so myself.
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I went to the Paint Mines out in Calhan on Friday. What an amazing treasure! @epcparks is doing a fantastic job! The pics do not do it justice.
The Paint Mines is named so because the Native Americans would collect the different hues of clay to make paint. Make sure to visit! Easy hikes.
The Paint Mines is named so because the Native Americans would collect the different hues of clay to make paint. Make sure to visit! Easy hikes.
February 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I went to the Paint Mines out in Calhan on Friday. What an amazing treasure! @epcparks is doing a fantastic job! The pics do not do it justice.
The Paint Mines is named so because the Native Americans would collect the different hues of clay to make paint. Make sure to visit! Easy hikes.
The Paint Mines is named so because the Native Americans would collect the different hues of clay to make paint. Make sure to visit! Easy hikes.
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Hello! My name is Herkimer. I have a 70+ year history and have watched thousands visit my much loved museum in Colorado Springs, CO. #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #MayMuseum #FamilyOwned #NaturalHistory #ColoradoSprings #Colorado #FunThingsToDo #PPRA #PikesPeakRegion #Tourism #SmallBusiness
January 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hello! My name is Herkimer. I have a 70+ year history and have watched thousands visit my much loved museum in Colorado Springs, CO. #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #MayMuseum #FamilyOwned #NaturalHistory #ColoradoSprings #Colorado #FunThingsToDo #PPRA #PikesPeakRegion #Tourism #SmallBusiness
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Here are a few fun facts about me.
1. I'm a Hercules beetle and belong to a group called Rhinoceros Beetles.
2. Only the males have horns and come in a variety of colors. Including black, brown, blue, yellow, white, and, of course, green like me! #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #MayMuseum #ColoradoSprings
1. I'm a Hercules beetle and belong to a group called Rhinoceros Beetles.
2. Only the males have horns and come in a variety of colors. Including black, brown, blue, yellow, white, and, of course, green like me! #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #MayMuseum #ColoradoSprings
January 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Here are a few fun facts about me.
1. I'm a Hercules beetle and belong to a group called Rhinoceros Beetles.
2. Only the males have horns and come in a variety of colors. Including black, brown, blue, yellow, white, and, of course, green like me! #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #MayMuseum #ColoradoSprings
1. I'm a Hercules beetle and belong to a group called Rhinoceros Beetles.
2. Only the males have horns and come in a variety of colors. Including black, brown, blue, yellow, white, and, of course, green like me! #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #MayMuseum #ColoradoSprings
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Herkimer's fun facts of the day:
The Hercules beetle is only found in Central and South America's.
The Hercules beetle is only found in Central and South America's.
January 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Herkimer's fun facts of the day:
The Hercules beetle is only found in Central and South America's.
The Hercules beetle is only found in Central and South America's.
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Oh, what I wouldn't give to be home in the tropical jungle right now. Pretty great view, though! Be safe out there! #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #JohnMayMuseum #MayMuseum #FamilyOwned #NaturalHistory #ColoradoSprings #Colorado #FunThingsToDo #PPRA #PikesPeakRegion #Tourism #SmallBusiness #SupportLocal
January 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Oh, what I wouldn't give to be home in the tropical jungle right now. Pretty great view, though! Be safe out there! #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #JohnMayMuseum #MayMuseum #FamilyOwned #NaturalHistory #ColoradoSprings #Colorado #FunThingsToDo #PPRA #PikesPeakRegion #Tourism #SmallBusiness #SupportLocal
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I went sledding for the first time today. It was EPIC!! #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #JohnMayMuseum #MayMuseum #FamilyOwned #NaturalHistory #ColoradoSprings #Colorado #FunThingsToDo #PPRA #PikesPeakRegion #Tourism #SmallBusiness #SupportLocal
January 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I went sledding for the first time today. It was EPIC!! #Herkimer #HerculesBeetle #JohnMayMuseum #MayMuseum #FamilyOwned #NaturalHistory #ColoradoSprings #Colorado #FunThingsToDo #PPRA #PikesPeakRegion #Tourism #SmallBusiness #SupportLocal