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Nicole Stump
Nicole Stump

English teacher → venture capital → professional noticer of Central Texas nature. I write Stumped by Nature and host ATX Outsiders.

Stumped by Nature

Nov 5, 2026

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7 min read

Stumped by Nature

Wildfire

Oct 29, 2026

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6 min read

Wildfire

Lice, again

Oct 22, 2026

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5 min read

Lice, again

Nostalgia

Oct 15, 2026

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6 min read

Nostalgia

Scorpions

Oct 8, 2026

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6 min read

Scorpions

Lawns

Oct 1, 2026

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6 min read

Lawns

Lice

Sep 24, 2026

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6 min read

Lice

Texas sage

Sep 17, 2026

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5 min read

Texas sage

Houston toads

Sep 10, 2026

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7 min read

Houston toads

Clouds

Sep 3, 2026

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6 min read

Clouds

Vultures

Aug 27, 2026

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5 min read

Vultures

Limestone

Aug 20, 2026

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5 min read

Limestone

Bats

Aug 13, 2026

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7 min read

Bats

Misogi: Erin Warner

Aug 6, 2026

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8 min read

Misogi: Erin Warner

Armadillos

Jul 30, 2026

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5 min read

Armadillos

Cicadas

Jul 23, 2026

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6 min read

Cicadas

Purple Martins, the uprising

Jul 16, 2026

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3 min read

Purple Martins, the uprising

Purple Martins

Jul 9, 2026

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6 min read

Purple Martins

Mosquitoes

Jul 2, 2026

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5 min read

Mosquitoes

Pantry moths

Jun 25, 2026

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5 min read

Pantry moths

Nature’s father figures

Jun 18, 2026

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5 min read

Nature’s father figures

Ants

Jun 11, 2026

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7 min read

Ants

Backyard chickens

Jun 4, 2026

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7 min read

Backyard chickens

Misogi: Definitely-not-a-life-crisis, II

May 28, 2026

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5 min read

Misogi: Definitely-not-a-life-crisis, II

Misogi: Ian McCluskey

May 21, 2026

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6 min read

Misogi: Ian McCluskey

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