Gideon’s Forest

Gideon’s Forest The biggest goal of my work is to inspire conversations and dialouge about bugs and how they impact our lives.

I hope to educate people about the splendor of insects, and inspire others to think more about bugs in our lives.

This is not goodbye. You are welcome to unfollow. I will be back, I don’t know when. But when I do come back I will have...
01/22/2024

This is not goodbye.
You are welcome to unfollow. I will be back, I don’t know when. But when I do come back I will have missed you dearly and will be happy to see you again. I am grateful to you all for your support in my life. You will never fully know what you have done for me. Just window that I share with you to peer into the apartment that is my life.
Much love to you. I wish you joy, and it’s contrast pain. Which gives us meaning and the power to grow and change. Everyday I ask myself, how can I be better than I was yesterday for my community. This place we call Earth. ❤️‍🔥🤝

Missing my time working with bugs. I’m excited to get back into it and to focus on the educational aspects of entomology...
01/10/2024

Missing my time working with bugs. I’m excited to get back into it and to focus on the educational aspects of entomology. The next bug series will be about some of my favorite butterflies and then I’ll share some about beetles. (:

Cicadas are my favorite. I love the variation of colors and noises that they make!
06/30/2023

Cicadas are my favorite. I love the variation of colors and noises that they make!

Automeris baby
06/11/2023

Automeris baby

This is really difficult for me to share. I want to start off by saying thank you to every single person who has ever su...
06/01/2023

This is really difficult for me to share. I want to start off by saying thank you to every single person who has ever supported my business. I could not have done so many things without your help. Whether it was purchasing something, coming to see me at a show, talking with me about your love for bugs, or even sharing/liking a post. It is with a heavy heart that I will be closing my web shop. I have struggled and worked so hard to maintain my mental health while running a business. It has not been easy! I am transgender and have been struggling with balancing my mental health and my physical health with my shop. It has been so rewarding to have the space away from customer service jobs to support my transition. I could not have done it without you. It is just so difficult to keep up with fulfilling orders, and taking care of myself. I may open my shop back up in the winter, but who knows! I will keep sharing bug content because it is what I love. If you live in Pittsburgh I will still be selling my things at Robinson mall and attending festivals over the summer. I will also still be selling bugs at for all you artists and enthusiasts out there. I love you all so much and appreciate you more than you could ever know! I’ll keep you updated as things move along. I love you so much. Thank you. 💗

Some moth and butterfly boxes!
05/10/2023

Some moth and butterfly boxes!

So things I’m working on! There’s a lot of stuff in the shop right now. I’m getting ready for@the Mother’s Day flea mark...
05/02/2023

So things I’m working on!
There’s a lot of stuff in the shop right now. I’m getting ready for@the Mother’s Day flea market in the strip district! Maybe I’ll see you there?

Hi!! I’m running two more classes the first of July. A butterfly/moth course and a beetle/cicada course. This might be a...
04/30/2023

Hi!! I’m running two more classes the first of July. A butterfly/moth course and a beetle/cicada course. This might be all I do for this year or until the fall as I’ll be working a lot of festivals until holiday season.

I finally have gotten my hands on some Luna moths! These are all a1 specimen and are so pretty I wanna cry
04/29/2023

I finally have gotten my hands on some Luna moths! These are all a1 specimen and are so pretty I wanna cry

Here are the male and female Automeris IO moths that hatched yesterday. I have a few more but these are the first ones o...
04/14/2023

Here are the male and female Automeris IO moths that hatched yesterday. I have a few more but these are the first ones out. The worst part (imo) about growing silk moths is just that once they hatch, they really don’t live very long. Their sole purpose is to mate and lay eggs. The male here is already showing signs of dying and is unable to move. The female is still alive but is reserving her energy for laying eggs. :,(

I’m running a sale! 15% off for the next few days (:
04/13/2023

I’m running a sale!
15% off for the next few days (:

Summer 2023 events!
04/12/2023

Summer 2023 events!

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Pittsburgh, PA

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