Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
Wonderfully Detailed Portraits of Insects Taking Flight
Adrian Smith of Ant Lab captured detailed portraits of various mantises, moths, hoppers, flies, and other insects taking flight at 6,000 FPS.
Man Plays Banjo for an Attentive Wild Fox Who Comes Back for an Encore Performance
While musician Andy Thorn was practicing his banjo, a wild red fox had come over to listen to him play and even came back for an encore.
The Slow Mo Guys Build a Rainbow Fire Tornado
The Slow Mo Guys combined two previous experiments - a fire tornado in 2015 and rainbow flames in 2016 - to create a rainbow fire tornado.
Attaching a Furby to a Modular Synthesizer
Sam Battle of LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, took one of his beloved Furbys and attached it to his modular synthesizer board.
Adorable Duck Runs the New York City Marathon
An adorable Pekin duck named Wrinkle put on her running shoes and ran the New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 7, 2021.
Gorgeous Floral Interpretations of Great Works of Art
Harriet Parry brilliantly combines floral design with great works of art for her wonderful series "Flower Interpretations".
A Playful Origami Paper Cat Hand Puppet
Highly creative puppeteer Barnaby Dixon created a wonderfully playful origami paper cat hand puppet for a theater performance.
Porcupine Visits Ring-Tailed Lemurs at the Oregon Zoo
A very cute porcupine named Nolina went for a nice walk with her caretaker who took her to see the ring-tailed lemurs at the Oregon Zoo.
Animated Parody of ‘Star Wars’ Droid Shopping Scene on Tatooine Featuring Justin Roiland as Uncle Owen
Animator Joel Haver partnered with Justin Roiland to create "Sand Planet", an animated parody of the droid shopping scene from "Star Wars".
Woman Hilariously Rates the Random Items That Her Cat Brings to Her While She’s Sitting on the Couch
Taryn Troutman quite hilariously rates the random array of items that her cat Coconut brings over to her when she's sitting on the couch.