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Saimi Hanma ⚔️
@saimihanma.bsky.social
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Author of 'The Naturalist at Home' and 'Nature Obscura'. Writer, artist, photographer. ND (aka Kelly Brenner) 著者 #TradArt #Invertebrates @nudibranch.bsky.social #InverteFest www.metrofieldguide.com
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Jan 15
I am Saimi Hanma (formerly Kelly Brenner) and the author of The Naturalist at Home as well as Nature Obscura. I'm also an artist and photographer, focusing largely on invertebrates.

You can find my art, photos, writing, info and web shop on my website: www.metrofieldguide.com
the book cover for the naturalist at home: projects for discovering the hidden world around us by kelly brenner. the central image is a curiosity cabinet with various items like skulls, shells and lichens. the book cover for nature obscura: a city's hidden natural world by kelly brenner. it's a pencil illustration featuring a variety of nature such as a ladybug, crow, invertebrates, moss, slime molds and so on a charcoal illustration of a sea angel, which is a sea slug which looks like a winged sluggy devil a photo of a horned nudibranch from the front against a dark background. the sea slug is translucent with spiky cerata on the back which have brown lines and are tipped in orange
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1m
Update! These are what remain from the above posts. I will post some more books when I get time.

Thank you to everyone who's bought books so far. I'm really happy to see books from my library going to so many places where I know they'll be enjoyed.
the wavewatcher's companion by gavin pretor-pinney hope is the thing with feathers by christopher cokinos braiding sweetgrass by robin wall kimmerer otter country by miriam darlington mr wilson's cabinet of wonder by lawrence weschler dinosaurs in the attic by douglas preston mycelium running by paul stamets darwin comes to town by menno schilthuizen Extraordinary insects by ann sverdrup-thygeson the animal dialogues by craig childs the wood for the trees by richard fortey still life by melissa milgrom nature's nether regions by menno schilthuizen summer world by bernd heinrich
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 4h
It has not! I'll message you shortly to get your info.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 4h
Adult spiders clearly aren't so good at it, but the babies are with ballooning to disperse!
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 4h
Hitching a ride! They're known to grab onto other insects to travel around. Pretty smart mode of transportation when you're so tiny.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 6h
This is magnificent.

Sharing to the #Invertebrates feed
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Soh Kam Yung @sohkamyung.bsky.social · 6h
My first pseudoscorpion observation was pure luck. Happen to see this wasp and took a shot. It was only later did I see what was hanging on the antenna.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ]
A brown pseudoscopion hanging on to the antenna of a wasp. The wasp is yellow with black stripes and transparent wings.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 6h
We just had two more hot days way above average temperatures, but it's supposed to cool down starting today and maybe even rain finally so hopefully we'll finally get mushrooms and slime molds soon!
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 16h
Sure thing! I'll contact you in the morning to get your info. And don't tell @figmentpudding.com but I still have more books to post later.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 19h
Oh this is very good to know!
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 20h
They're both yours! I'll dm you for details.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 20h
Thanks! I have my domain there already and didn't even think about it. I only have the free version but I just turned on the under attack mode so hopefully it'll help.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 20h
WTF my website is getting absolutely hammered with spam right now and I checked my analytics and I'm getting massive traffic from China and Singapore. I had to put it into maintenance mode temporarily. WTH is going on.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 21h
So I shouldn't tell you it's a really interesting book...
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 22h
oh wow lol! I thought you were running out of room...Okay, dm me your mailing address and I'll get you an exact shipping cost.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 22h
nah you can just sum up in any post, or you can DM me if there's anything you want.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 22h
Lost art: $10
Mycelium: $13
Kingdom fungi: $25
Darwin: $6
What a plant knows: $10
Extraordinary insects: $15
Animal dialogues: $5
Wicket bugs: $10
Wood for the trees: $10
Still life: $14
Nether regions: $5
Summer world: $5
Unicorns: $6
the lost art of reading nature's signs by tristan gooley mycelium running by paul stamets the kingdom fungi by steven stephenson darwin comes to town by menno schilthuizen what a plant knows by daniel chamovitz Extraordinary insects by ann sverdrup-thygeson the animal dialogues by craig childs wicked bugs by amy stewart the wood for the trees by richard fortey still life by melissa milgrom nature's nether regions by menno schilthuizen summer world by bernd heinrich the natural history of unicorns by chris lavers
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 22h
Wildwood: $20
Weeds: $16
Mr. Wilson: $7
Dinosaurs: $8
Dry Storeroom: $5 (library discard)
Otter: $10
Sweetgrass: $10
Dog days: $10
Velvet worms: $9
Moth snowstorm: $15
the moth snowstorm by michael mccarthy horseshoe crabs and velvet worms by richard fortey dog days, raven nights by john marzluff and colleen marzluff braiding sweetgrass by robin wall kimmerer otter country by miriam darlington dry storeroom no 1 by richard fortey mr wilson's cabinet of wonder by lawrence weschler dinosaurs in the attic by douglas preston weeds by richard mabey wildwood by roger deakin
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 22h
Hare: $10
Poseidon: $11
Spirals: $12
Wavewatcher: $12
Perfect thing: $15
Bird sense: $8
Hidden lives of owls: $9
Hedgehog: $5
Eastern Ice: $9
Hope: $5
Flight path: $10
several books laid out including the way of the hare by marianne taylor the hedgehog's dilemma by hugh warwick Spirals in time by helen scales poseidon's steed by helen scales the wavewatcher's companion by gavin pretor-pinney Flight paths by rebecca heisman owls of the eastern ice by jonathan slaght bird sense by tim birkhead the hidden lives of owls by leigh calvez hope is the thing with feathers by christopher cokinos the most perfect thing by tim birkhead
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 22h
Updated used book sale post! See replies for currently available books.

Prices don't include shipping. US shipping only. If you're interested in a book, comment on the post.

Plus, I have a box of imperfect daily 5 minute drawing zines and I'm going to include one for anyone who buys books.
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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 1d
Psst... hey, @saimihanma.bsky.social and other slime mold enthusiasts. The Wandering Naturalist podcast has a new episode available that's all about them. 😃 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Inconceivable Slime Molds - Slime that's Intelligent?!
Podcast Episode · The Wandering Naturalist · S7 E256 · 19m
podcasts.apple.com
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 23h
Update: all of the accessories are sold. As of this moment the lenses and flash kit are still available.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d
I'm happy to sell it in parts. Can you email me? Then I can get you more details about the price and exactly what's in the kit so you have a better idea. My email is the same as my bsky user handle at gmail.
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d
Tapeworms would be a good start
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d
Climate change and fascism really fucks things up
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d
It still feels like summer here, the thought of pumpkin spice feels weird
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マメホコリ工房 @kataoka5233.bsky.social · 1d
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Physarum viride

毎度おなじみのアオモジホコリ。よく見かける種になります。
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