Kat's Creatures

05/15/2026

Warwick Public Library had the CUTEST thing at their farmers market pop-up: a STICK LIBRARY for dogs!🥰🐾💕

05/15/2026

05/02/2026

If you find a Luna moth on your house…

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A luna moth on your siding at dawn isn't dead. She's resting.

Adult luna moths have no mouths. They can't eat or drink. They emerge from the cocoon with a fixed fuel reserve that has to last their entire adult life — roughly a week. She's not resting between meals. She's rationing for the one thing she emerged to do.

She's on your wall because your porch light pulled her in. Moths navigate by the moon, and an artificial light hijacks that instinct. She spiraled toward it instead of finding a mate.

- If you find one on siding or a screen door, leave her. She'll rest all day and fly at true dark
- If she's somewhere a cat will find her, slide paper under her feet — she'll grip it — and carry her to a shaded tree trunk
- Don't touch the wings. The scales rub off and don't grow back
- Swap white porch bulbs for warm amber LEDs — moths don't orient to those wavelengths
- Put exterior lights on a timer that cuts off by 10 p.m. — peak moth flight is the hours you're asleep anyway

A luna moth that was common a generation ago is now a sighting people photograph. The porch light is most of the reason.

03/28/2026

Experienced axolotl keepers needed! Please pass on.

A New Bedford-based axolotl rescue is sounding the alarm after taking in more than two dozen babies since last fall.

Learn more about LibertyLand Axolotl Rescue's mission: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/new-bedford-axolotl-rescue-seeks-support-after-large-intakes/

03/13/2026

Want a break from brain rot this weekend? Voting for the RI Nature Video Festival’s People’s Choice Awards has been extended until midnight, Sunday, March 15th!

WATCH, CHOOSE, & VOTE for YOUR FAVORITE short video from the 2026 Festival. The complete video reel is available on the RI Natural History Survey’s YouTube channel, and the special feature “UNDERTAKERS” (a short, very creative, documentary of the complex life cycle of American Burying beetles (Nicrophorus americanus)), is also available for YOUR viewing pleasure!

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People’s Choice winners will receive real cash prizes furnished by the generosity of the Peter H. Warny Conservation Fund. EVERYONE who casts a ballot will receive, by email, a small token of appreciation. Thank you to the Festival’s sponsors this year:

RI Natural History Survey
RIC Environmental Club
RIC Film Studies Program
Ocean State Film Society
Greg Gerritt
The Peter H. Warny Conservation Fund

And big thanks to the organizers: Kira Stillwell, David Gregg, Greg Gerritt, Vince Bohlinger, Jim Murphy, Glenn Rawson, & Pete August

The Rhode Island Nature Video Festival is a program of:
Rhode Island Natural History Survey
Rhode Island College Environmental Club
Rhode Island College Film Studies Program
Ocean State Film Society

02/15/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day from Kat’s Creatures! 🥰

12/27/2025

I have some very sad news to share. After a very sudden illness, our dragon, Wren, passed away yesterday. Since so much of Kat’s Creatures was inspired by her, we’re taking an indefinite break from posting new designs. Existing products can still be purchased through Redbubble, and the discounted sidewalk sale items will be available again by mid-January—so if you are interested in any of the clearance items, please still message us directly to order, but be aware that they may not ship until after January 15. Peace be with you this holiday season, and give your furry, scaly, feathered, or chitinous pals a hug or a special treat in memory of our Wren!

12/19/2025

I came home to Kat talking with ChatGPT. What did she want to know? “CHAT, WHY DON’T I HAVE BACON?” 😂

12/08/2025

12/08/2025

We are grumpy. 😖