I hope I’m not taking this too seriously, but the examples Bob gave are of looking with concern for the bugs’ welfare. Entomologists presumably do that more than your average Instagram user because they actually study and handle the bugs. Others might just look at photos of bugs the same way they look at photos of plants or landscapes.
Thanks, Tristan. I have now replaced “evidence for bugs not being weird” with “evidence for interest in bugs not being weird”, which is what I meant (in agreement with my subsequent comment about Google Trends).
I hope I’m not taking this too seriously, but the examples Bob gave are of looking with concern for the bugs’ welfare. Entomologists presumably do that more than your average Instagram user because they actually study and handle the bugs. Others might just look at photos of bugs the same way they look at photos of plants or landscapes.
Thanks, Tristan. I have now replaced “evidence for bugs not being weird” with “evidence for interest in bugs not being weird”, which is what I meant (in agreement with my subsequent comment about Google Trends).