Moss’s Guide To Catching A Little Guy (safely And Without Traps):

I love shrews because they’re such strange little guys. They have the largest brain-to-body ratio of any vertebrate and some species can even be toxic. Anyway, give it up for these weird little guys!

Also, shoutout to anyone else that loves rodents and other strange little guys. Let’s be friends.

The unken reflex is a posture that toxic amphibians will take to show off their bright colors. It’s their way of saying “stay back! I’m dangerous!”

In California, the California Newt (Taricha torosa) will do the unken reflex to show off their bright orange bellies. These newts produce tetrodotoxin.

Back to posting funny animals. Here’s a patrick star I drew during my paleo class!!!

Spotted skunks do handstands when trapped or startled! Here’s a skunk I drew 🦨

If I put a white pigeon in the bottom right, I win

Porcelain crabs aren’t actually crabs! They’re another one of those freaks who has achieved the ideal body shape and gone through carcinization (becoming crab-like)!! All hail the crab!

When you're sad, just remember that somewhere in the world is a cat that's sleeping in the sun that you might get to pet one day, or that maybe you'll see a really fluffy dog next time you go to the park, or maybe you'll get to see a fat squirrel doing something funny on your next walk. If you feel like giving up, just think about all the animals you'll miss if you're gone.

I have a folder called Time is a Flat Circle in which I collect evidence of humanity. Here is most of them.

Caught some strange guys over the weekend! This is a deer mouse. PSA!!! Be very careful handling some little guys because there may be possibilities of them carrying hantavirus!

When I'm depressed, I draw a funny little animal. Please enjoy this opossum.