On Monday I shared a bit about the Thomas Dambo’s Trolls: A Field Study exhibition at the North Carolina Arboretum. As promised I will share the remaining trolls featured in this wonderful creative installation. I have heard from several of my readers that they have seen some of Dambo’s trolls in other areas so it is pretty neat to know that some of my readers are already familiar with the trolls.

First up is Boge whose caption is “Come here little human. I’m collecting interesting thoughts about nature.”

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Birch expounds “Nature is bigger and smaller than I thought.”

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Lilnut was a favorite for most visitors that I observed both times we visited. No wonder! “Can I catch you in my net? I won’t eat you. I only catch and release (Like you should too if you find an interesting insect.”)

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I got caught.

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Anya has buckets and says “I am finding out so much crazy stuff about human folks.”

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Valle is a sleeping giant of sorts. “Snoooooore. I was having a relaxing dream about dung beetles. Close your eyes and try our nature with your other senses.”

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And finally, my favorite of the collection. Larke. “Just pretend I am not here and I’ll watch while you turn trash into treasure! Shh. I stay still so I don’t scare off anyone feeding the earth with compost magic.”

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Thanks for joining me for another post sharing this wonderful exhibit. You can see the exhibit at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville through February 17th, 2026.