""Shrimps is bugs" all over the city: Thank you for leading me to this rabbithole of scientific and taxonomic discovery."
"No, it hadn't occurred to me before, I was stuck on how their tails look like mermaids. This is all very fun to think about, reevaluating attachment to categories and all that. Thanks for the brain candy."
Shrimps are being reframed as 'bugs' seen ubiquitously, revealing taxonomic ties and prompting deeper scientific curiosity. Initial attention to mermaid-like tails obscured recognition of arthropod characteristics shared with insects. Encountering taxonomic details produces a pleasurable perspective flip and invites playful reevaluation of categorical boundaries. The journey down a rabbithole of discovery blends factual anatomy with whimsical imagery, making learning feel like brain candy. Gratitude accompanies the newfound interest, and the experience encourages questioning habitual classifications while appreciating both scientific nuance and aesthetic associations.
Read at Portland Mercury
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