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"The High Court on Wednesday [Kenya, 05/20/2026] ruled that refusing to amend gender markers in official identification documents of transgender persons breaches the constitutional rights. ...The judgement capped years of legal battles by Ms. Mbugua, a transgender rights activist, whose fight with State institutions dates back more than 10 years."

Infused with Light - Erika Toliusis , 2022.

Uruguayan , b. 1969 -

Little Grass Frog (Pseudacris ocularis), family Hylidae, found in the SE United States

The smallest species of frog in the U.S.

4/5/15 Nepomorpha (Aquatic Bugs)-Gelastocoris oculatus (Big-Eyed Toad Bug) 8mm

A common, though well-camouflaged bug of muddy freshwater shorelines, walks, or sometimes, hops. Toad Bugs are able to run and jump to catch prey or escape from predators.  

Adults prey on small insects and spiders, using raptorial front legs.  Nymphs prey on eat small insects and are highly cannibalistic.

acorn weevils, shockingly, want acorns to feed on and lay eggs in, and so are more often seen in late summer and early autumn, when mature acorns are everywhere. so what was this Curculio venosus doing out so early on a practically fruitless oak? i don't know, and judging by its expression i don't think it does either

Credits: photo 1, photo 2

Rabbit botfly, Cuterebra buccata, Oestridae, Diptera. Found in the United States.

Bot flies are parasites of mammals; the rabbit botfly, as its name suggests, parasitizes rabbits specifically. Female botflies will deposit their eggs either directly onto the host or on a vector insect which then visits the animal and unwittingly deposits them. After hatching, the larvae burrow into the skin of the host and feed on living tissue. Over a period of weeks, the larvae mature, eventually emerge from the host, and drop to the ground where they burrow into the soil to pupate.

Photos 1-3 by meaddy, 4-5 by awells, 6-7 by janetatlock, 8 by newmexicobirder, 9 (larva) by aphanotus, and 10 (adult fly with pupal case) by peterwchen

Owl Trill (Improved)