Tag Archives: butterflies

Heffalumps and Woozies

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Nathan

After two years when it just wasn’t possible, we finally had an in-person OzCon International this year. It was in Pomona, California again, and it was one day and some change, so I initially thought it wouldn’t make sense to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Atticus Gannaway, Celebrities, Characters, Eric Shanower, Food, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Plays, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a day in oz, american fairy tales, ashley chase, billina, bunbury, butterflies, cindy ragni, colin ayres, cowardly lion, dina schiff massachi, dogs, dorothy gale, eric gjovaag, erica olivera, freddy fogarty, geoffrey l. gould, glenn roberson, insects, j. l. bell, judy garland, kabumpo in oz, liberace, nate barlow, naya rivera, oz film manufacturing company, ozcon international, oziana, ozma of oz, polychrome, prince pompadore, return to oz, sam milazzo, steve cox, the emerald city of oz, the glass dog, the master key, the patchwork girl of oz, the real critics, the tik-tok man of oz, the wiz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, toto, woozy | 7 Comments

Wiggler Wednesday

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Nathan

I’ve discussed many enemies from the Super Mario franchise over the years, but I don’t think I’ve said that much about Wigglers, the giant caterpillars introduced in Super Mario World. Their thing is basically that they’re normally cute, yellow, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Cartoons, Mario, Monsters, Television, Video Games | Tagged bees, butterflies, cataquacks, caterpillars, centipede, flutters, fly guys, fuzzies, fuzzlers, insects, king bowser koopa, lost kingdom, luigi mario, mario and luigi paper jam, mario and luigi: bowser's inside story, mario and luigi: dream team, mario kart: double dash, mario mario, mario party 9, mechawiggler, metro kingdom, new donk city, new super mario bros., paper mario: sticker star, piranha plants, plungelos, squigglers, super mario 3d world, super mario galaxy, super mario odyssey, super mario sunshine, super mario world, tropical wigglers, wiggler wagons, wigglers, worms, yoshi, yoshi's island | 3 Comments

Nobody Ever Suspects the Butterfly

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Nathan

Picture by Carsten Witte In this post about a Chinese drama, there’s a mention of butterfly demons, and some possibilities as to how this links to mythology. Butterflies are apparently considered manifestations of the soul in Greek, Chinese, and Japanese culture. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Aztec, Chinese, Dragon Quest, Greek Mythology, Japanese, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Roman, Urban Legends, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged aoyama, batterflies, betterflies, butterflies, caterpillars, cupid and psyche, demons, dread admirals, ghosts, godzilla, insects, itzpapalotl, mothman, mothra, moths, mothula, okiku, okiku mushi, psyche, shinchu, souls, yokai | 5 Comments

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