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Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Pelican Spider Eriauchenus workmani #sciart #art #spider
A digital painting of a Pelican Spider. Reference: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292564777
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🪐 maki ⚢ @ljesak.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
bug time - #art #digitalart
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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Say hi to Praearcturus gigas. This Devonian arthropod from Britain's identity had been in dispute for ages, but a new study reinterpreted it as a giant scorpion. Though the fossil is fragmentary, the estimated size is about 1 meter long. This is one bug you want to ride into battle. #Art #SciArt
A landscape image showing mostly water with patches of elevated land. A big scorpion sits idly, with pincers close to its face, near some rocks by the water. In the distant foreground are Prototaxites, towering trunk-like structures scattered on the elevated land patches.
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Gwen!!! @poodlewool.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I encourage you to stop on in to the 'Shale and Well Met' for a pint of.. well, I'm not sure what. But boy is the company great!
A painting; Anamalocaris, with a moody expression, clutches a stein in a dark, underwater bar. Opabinia is sitting with her, talking animatedly. Other creatures in the background drink and talk as trilobites scurry around delivering steins.
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nao70shark @nao70shark.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Creatures of the Cambrian period!
A colorful poster illustration featuring 15 species of animals from the Cambrian period 541-485 million years ago. These are mostly unusual looking invertebrates, such as Hurdia, Wiwaxia, Anomalocaris, Peytoia, trilobites, Marrella, Nectocaris, Hallucigenia, Opabinia, Plectronoceras, Lyrarapax, and Naraoia. An early chordate (Pikaia) is also included. The animals are brightly colored on a dark black background. White numbers with a key label each species.
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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Look at this MANPAD-ahh nematode (note: slow motion video 83.3× slower than real time) From the paper www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The new Ze Frank video reminded me about an adaptation found in some entomopathogenic nematodes - using both their own muscle power and static electricity, they can leap into the air and home in on their host, like an anti-insect surface-to-air missile #Invertebrate 🧪 news.emory.edu/features/202...
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Fatal attraction: Electric charge connects jumping worm to aerial prey
A tiny worm that leaps high into the air — up to 25 times its body length — to attach to flying insects uses static electricity to perform this astounding feat, Emory physicists have found.
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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
A tick... on an ELECTRIC EEL??? That's like finding a cymothoid isopod on an elephant #Invertebrate 🧪 entomologytoday.org/2025/12/03/t...
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Ticks on an Eel: Museum Specimen is a First of its Kind
Two ticks found on an 1873 electric eel specimen mark the first recorded case of ticks parasitizing a fish—but only documented just this year.
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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
thrips
flat color cartoon drawings of several thrips, small insects which may have four wings or none. clockwise from top left: a thrips with very complex fringed wings, a thrips with large crab claws, two drawings of thrips with no wings and a dark brown front end and tan back, and a long and thin black thrips with red legsphotos of the real animals that are drawn in the previous image; Arachisothrips has large and complex wings, Stephanothrips is wingless with a dark brown head and thorax, Idolothrips is very long and thin, and Carcinothrips has very large crab claw-like forearms
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Chentomology @chentomology.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
*Niche critter profile*
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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Halloween over? WRONG, WEEVIL WITCH TIME! #SciArt #wip
Photo of my very scratched ipad screen protector ans a drawing in progress of a weevil with on a broom and a with apprentice which is a littlw grubby with a hat and wand in an acorn hole
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 01/11/2025
forgot i already had a weevilgroceries.jpg in my 2025 scans folder. man i got like 5 ideas total
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Humans-B-Gone! @humansbgone.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Ep. 11 is UP!!! youtu.be/27Dj4eAL610 #animation #scifi #insect #bug #mantis #tarantula #ant #beetle
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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
North American Hoverflies! 🪰
An illustrated poster with numbers and an identification key, highlighting the diversity of Hoverfly species found in North America. 18 flies are drawn on the poster. These flies are generally striped/have patterns that make them resemble bees. They are illustrated on a light earthy yellow-green background.
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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
with #Invertober2025 coming to a close........ do I restart this conversation and series of doodles for other #Silksong goobers....
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Chentomology @chentomology.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
If you like Hollow Knight and Silksong, you may also like those 2 previous illustrations of mine! Those are all kinds of interesting looking caterpillars with unique horns and masks 💚
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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
#invertober 13, banded sugar ant 🐜 #invertober2025
sketchy drawing of a banded sugar ant looking at the viewer on an orange background. "SUGAR!" is written above its abdomen
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KetrinaDrawsALot @ketrinadrawsalot.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I've reopened my Etsy shop! Also updated the name so it's easier to find with my social media. Now you can order a copy of "Insects A to Z" from anywhere, anytime! #insectsAtoZ #insects #book #selfpublishing #shopupdate
Top: Shop update! (and name change)
A picture of my book, "Insects A to Z"
Bottom: URL for my shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/KetrinaDrawsALot
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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Drawing them carboniferous creepy crawlies #sciart
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Kiabugboy @kiabugboy.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
The Crinoid hat video is up on my channel! youtu.be/ZdPTYamnqQA
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 12/10/2025
hands you some bugs
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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 09/10/2025
One of my patrons requested a spider with a hat! I remembered to take a WIP video of painting this little guy :) www.patreon.com/posts/140842... (There's also TWO art spaces at the branches tier if you want a little halloween drawing) #bsnm #Halloween
Brown and teal watercolor painting of a little spider with lots of eyes and a witch's hat.
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KetrinaDrawsALot @ketrinadrawsalot.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Not all skeletons are made of minerals or chitin #skeletober #inktober #skeleton #hydroskeleton #invertebrates #education #art #SciArt
An illustration about hydrostatic skeletons:
How do some squishy animals maintain their shape?
(Left to right: an earthworm, an anemone, an octopus, a jellyfish, and a nudibranch)
They have a skeletal system made of one or more water-filled chambers!
(Cross section of an earthworm and an octopus tentacle)
Water pressure inside keeps the chamber supported, like a water balloon!
Hydrostatic skeletons allow boneless animals to...
(An octopus in a bottle) Fit into tight spaces!
(A wiggling worm) Move quickly due to less weight!
(A planarian regrowing itself) Regenerate faster when injured!
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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
#invertober 9, flamboyant cuttlefish! #invertober2025
color block art of a flamboyant cuttlefish on a blue background with blocky flower textures
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Chentomology @chentomology.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Welcome to the horns & jaws club!
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Travis McEnery @travismcenery.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Hustled to get this one finished before other responsibilities called. Let me know what you think (and please share!) youtu.be/Zb31XOuU-FM
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The Tan Jumping Spider - The Spiders in Your House
YouTube video by Travis McEnery
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akari🐝Bugs cartoon artist @akari08biyorien.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Mitsubachi-chan, Tsuriabu-chan, Ohsukashiba-chan Sss… (previous work) #MitsubachiAndTsuriabu #bug #insect
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Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Painted Spiny Lobster. #invertober2025 #sciart
A digital drawing of a Painted Spiny Lobster
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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
#invertober day 7 scaly footed gastropod #invertober2025
geometric art of a scaly footed gastropod on a background of a stylized cutout-esque ocean floor. "SCALY FOOT" is written in large white letters, arrow pointing to the gastropod
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Perry Beasley-Hall, PhD @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Cooloola monsters are weird, chunky insects endemic to South East Queensland, Australia. They're probably related to king crickets (Anostostomatidae), but not much is known about their evolution. The wingless females live permanently underground. #EverydayEnsifera 📸: Visit Gympie Region
A pale insect with tiny eyes digging underground. It looks almost like a fat potato with legs.

Source: https://www.visitgympieregion.com.au/great-experiences/wildlife/
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Delta - Comms Closed @deltahexagon.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
bugtober - Aquatic and Mandible i missed yesterday so i decided to merge these two prompts together into some kinda water critter with a retractable lower jaw and a good ole butt snorkel. ALWAYS need a butt snorkel www.tumblr.com/spiderdungeo...
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Riley Neville @riley.sbug.games · 10/09/2025
Have you ever wanted to just be a worm for a day? Then good news because we're announcing a new game! wirm is coming SOON! 🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🍎 Wishlist it on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/1934870/...
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Drew Shields (commissions open) @gnarlyghost.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Insect Musician
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smws @kiaparowits.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Over the years I've painted from many photographs. It exercises skills around many aspects of drawing and painting, and as long as you understand the limitations can be very fruitful. #art #illustration #digitalart #drawing
Digital painting of the very colorful iridescent dogbane beetle Chrysoctius auratus after a picture by George Grall on a light gray background
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Sbug Games @sbug.games · 08/06/2025
Isopod is coming 21st of October 25! Please wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...
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Riley Neville @riley.sbug.games · 01/10/2025
Isopod is gonna be out SO SOON I'M TERRIFIED! go play the demo and wishlist please!
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Sergio Ibarra @theafenogaster.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Lasius neglectus worker #myrmecology #digitalart
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D. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · 28/09/2025
Greetings little one 🤓🥹
A sculpture of a pseudoscorpion, 3D printed in gray resin sitting in my hand with its claws up. In the background is a workbench.
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Rachel Ignotofsky @rachelignotofsky.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Have I mentioned how much I love Trilobites? Let me know which of these cutie crawlers are your favorite! Art from my new book: DINOSAURS exploring prehistoric life and geological time buy book here: a.co/d/0BJZbR4 #prehistoric #evolution #dinosaurs #fossiladdict #sciart #paleoart #fossil
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Quil @quilbug.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Insectember day 5: Rosalia Batesi Common name: Black-spotted blue longicorn A distinguished gentlebug! 🎨 #insectember2025 #anthro #bugart
An illustration of an anthropomorphized black-spotted blue longicorn beetle greeting someone gleefully, waving and raising it's top hat. The beetles segmented body is a bright cobalt blue with some sea-green faded on its abdomen and back of its thorax. It has contrasting black spots on its elytron, faded around its limb joins, and on its face. Its antenna are longer than its body and between each blue segment is a black puff. Its top pair of arms are raised, one holding its top hat up from its head and the other waving. Its one bottom arm rests a hand on its hip, and the other holds onto a fancy cane.
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Cinderoid✨ @cindervoidz.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Sup doc #bugoc #art #ocsky
Image shows an illustration of an anthro assasin bug wearing a long, fancy coat.
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Quil @quilbug.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Insectember day 27: atractocerus brasiliensis Common name: ship timber beetle Nyoom! 🎨 #insectember2025 #anthro #bugart
A digital illustration of an anthropomorphized ship timber beetle flying on its way to deliver mail. It has a long, sleek body of shiny dark-brown chitin and two tattered looking transparent wings. It's eyes are large and muted mauve, and it has a pointy mouthpart peeking out from under it. It wears a blue old fashion mailman hat, carries a blue mail bag and holds some paper scrolls under one of its arms. Its long abdomen curves in the motion of its flight as it seems to swoop in a downward curve.
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Colin Purrington @colinpurrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Junebug larvae use their back hair to move. #tmi #beetles #coleoptera #entomology #melolonthinae #scarabaeidae
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Logan / Tachyon @tachyonart.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
"Uplifted cephalopods are natural candidates for hard-vac wetwork with millenia of evolution in Terran seas having prepared them amply for navigation in zero-g. The minds and bodies capable of moving with such ease through such an alien environment, however...
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Nick Bezio @beziostudio.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Day 30 - Dream. The final day of #sciartseptember. My long-term dream has always been to create a series of illustrated guides that would help identify the various jellies and jellyfish of the would. Creating illustrations like the ones below to accurately ID species.
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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🍂 It's officially Autumn! 🍂 QRP with your Autumn themed #art they are dressed as museum specimens, spoopy *NO A/I 🚫
very silly #SciArt doodle of a mosquito and a beefly going trick or treating, the mosquito is wearing a needle strap and is dressed up as a holotype specimen, the beefly is in a little blue sample tube and is a DNA reference specimen, they both had little pumpkin baskets filled with candy.
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Chentomology @chentomology.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
It’s Weevil Wednesday! Weevils are probably the most diverse and successful group of any kind of living things, and their adorable snouts are definitely playing a critical part in their success. I’m happy to complete a new illustration & sticker sheet design for them! 💚🌱
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★Jay ✩ Funkiest Bug @erujayy.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Mecynorrhina Oberthuri Decorata My favourite beetle of all time ✨ #inverts #SciArt 🪲🦐
An illustration of an orange splotched beetle with cream stripes sits atop blue and purple flowers.
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