looks like a lacrosse stick, or a crutch maybe?

presumably the idea is just to use/interact with the device on one’s own terms, rather than being harrassed by it into engagement?

i do both, but they’re different things.

i need to branch out with my sources

“Entomology (from Ancient Greek entomon ‘insect’, and -logia ‘study’)[1] is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term insect was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. This wider meaning may still be encountered in informal use.”