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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

hey look it us! hope we get to go next year as well, it was a blast!

still frame from the OP post showing a group of people in a vendor hall, two in front two behind the stall, chatting about dinosaur merch, the main focus is a grey shirt with an orange tiktaalik doing a steppy outside the water and it says DON'T DO IT GRAMPA...

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

well at least the new pencil works well I'm still putting a @paperlike.bsky.social pencil on it, the doodling feels better for my style of work

Extra silly #SciArt sketch in grey on white with a grid of a worried dodo sitting in a big bowl with liquid carrots and potatoes with the text on the bowl saying GOOD SOUP

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

new gooby, we can discuss if vertebrate or if invertebrate we aint the professionals

Tully monster digital doodle in black ink with a white fill, a fish or worm with a bitey proboacis and eyestalk eyes

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

many fun chats with the most diverse pot of dinosaur nerds (and the invertebrate nerds) hope to come back next year!

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

what we learned from #DinoCon - people like invertebrate weirdos, MORE INVERTEBRATE WEIRDOS! - MEDIEVAL WEIRDOS - if the t-shirt is stupid, double the amount (we are completely out of DON'T DO IT GRAMPA t-shirts) - we support women's rights and wrongs and will make a DON'T DO IT GRANDMA version

digital painting of a bright orange stripey tiktaalik coming out of the water stepping on a sandy shore, with a theoretical first flying insect and some theoretical first land plants to the side, the text above on a white background says DON'T DO IT, GRAMPA...

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

scientists, you don't need AI for your conference posters, what you need is a lil bird calling a t-rex mommy!

zoom in on the OP poster, with black lines on white of a little bird saying "Mommy?" while looking at a very confused t-rex

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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I will always champion human-made art, with every fibre of my being. I am currently in the process of planning out some free resources and initiatives to support folks getting into paleoart - stay tuned!

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Finch @finchwing.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Had an incredible time at DinoCon 🥺🙏 thank you anyone who came!!! #dinoconuk

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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Proud of the DinoCon team for standing up for the community and for celebrating human art and artists ❤️ I was heartbroken and disappointed with that talk specifically, but being part of a community of incredible, creative, kind people who are so supportive of each other - that is special. ❤️

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

so nice of the shiny metal pins to arrive... JUST AS WE ARE BACK FROM #DinoCon well they will be on our Etsy once we rest and start sorting everything out thanks to everyone that stopped by for a chat, bought some art, complimented our art, or was just confused at our placement of Charlie 💚

Cardboard with swveral metal pins in it, a green microraptor sitting on a no-AI sign (says AIn't interested), a nautilus, cerstops skull on white, mosquito in amber, red shape white skeleton ichtyosauruses

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

on our way back from #DinoCon to Cam and gemini had the audacity to try and talk over the google maps robot lady, got shut off real quick

Photo of a car display showing 1hr 29min 91mi 20:45 with a transceibed line below saying "nothing you can f*** off"

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

day one of #DinoCon was so successfull we almost ran out of "don't do it grampa..." t-shirts! (a single XS and 2XL left) no time for photos, but managed to snap the mammooth duo before Caramel left for their new home 🦣 Mocha is still waiting for theirs!

Two fluffy crochet planters of mammooths, one is cream and the other dark brown, with two little plants in them, sitting on top of a crosstitch pattern, with some blurry other crosstitch patterns in the background

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

thabk you for stopping by, enjoy your tea/coffee/beverage in style!

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Thomas Womack @fivemack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#dinoconuk haul from @introvertebrates.bsky.social, www.patreon.com/SpeedThief, and Gert van Dijk of planetfuraha.blogspot.com

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

just in case the person has bluesky, you left a bag of 4 stickers at our #DinoCon table today! we are keeping it safe for you please come back for it :(

Photo of a little black and white striped paper bag with 4 stickers on top of it, a tea sipping orange thylacine spelled TEacine, a tiktaalik in a spilled cup with a choco chip cookie apelled TEAktaalik, two anti AI stickers one saying "AIn't interested" the other saying "NO GenAI images, all human made!"

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

@fionatel.bsky.social and me are ready with our #SciArt @introvertebrates.bsky.social table for tomorrow's #DinoCon day1! had a quick look around vendors that did not start setting up only at 9pm and thete is so much cute and cool stuff!

Photo of a convention table in a large room with a grey carpet, the tablecloth ia black with various colourful objects on top, and a t-shirt rack om the right

Zoom in on the conventiom table with Fiona sitting at the back, the black tablecloth covered table has a wooden rack, coasters, stickers, lots of multicolored embroidery planters, crosstitch and colorkng books

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

see you tonight at the table setting up! unfortunately we will be missing some inventory because of COURSE they only left the print shop now, so by the time they make it we will be very much in Birmingham already... don't worry, plenty of whimsy and color will still be available!

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It's #DinoConUK week! In just a few days, over 1.5K dinosaur (and general palaeo) fans will be making their way to Birmingham for Europe's largest dinosaur-themed event. It's going to be fantastic with so much happening, watch the # for news and pics. Follow @dinoconuk.bsky.social for news...

DinoCon 2026 promo slide, showing Allosaurus with people and the Birmingham venue hotel.

Darren Naish Mesozoic marine reptiles cover slide, plus book Ancient Sea Reptiles.

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

oooooh that looks promising! no black widows being sold tho

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

they are pretty small guys, but perfectly sized for those tiny pots of plants you can find at plant nursery shops! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

so, due to unforeseen circumstances we now have TRIPLE the amount of these stickers than what we planned, so if you spend £10 at our #DinoCon table you can get whichever one you want for FREE!

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

YOU WANT BIRBS WE GOT BIRBS! dodos and great auk planters ready for #DinoCon #SciArt #crochet

photo of three crochet planters on wooden disks, sitting on a wooden table. there are two dodos in grey and light brown threads and one great auk, an extinct penguin from the British Isles, colored in black and white. all three have little plants in them

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

two new t-shirt designs coming to #DinoCon! "bad choices man" and a pile of dinosaur cookies (as well as our previous t-shirt designs, people really liked the invertebrate fossil one at Lyme Regis!) #SciArt

semi-realistic digital drawing of four gingerbread cookies in the shape of dinosaurs, with white frosting showing their skeletons. t-rex with a bit butt, ichthyosaurus, stegosaurus, triceratops, on a dark green background

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

So much great stuff is happening at @dinoconuk.bsky.social -- join us July 25th-26th, Hilton Birmingham Metropole. A huge vendor hall, #palaeoart events, talks, book signings and more. Book at dinocon.co.uk

DinoCon promo image showing art by Frip.

Cover slide for Darren Naish talk on marine reptiles.

DinoCon promo image for beginner's palaeoart workshop.

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

see you in 3 weeks for @dinoconuk.bsky.social, find us at table 56 for some dinosaur, dinosaur adjacent and extinct invert goodies!

a map of light green tables on a dark green background, table 56 is highlighted in yellow and a mosquito wearing a paleontologist hat is pointing at it saying "find The Introvertebrates HERE!"

a collage of four images, from top left
four stickers with various puns on extinct organism names (TEAktaalik, sTEAgosaurus, TEA-rex, TEAlacine)
a deep red purple tshirt with four extinct invertebrates, the text in white says Fossilt are more than dinosaurs! with names and years of fossil found to the side, black ink sketches with white
a series of little wooden stud earrings on carboard of various extinct invertebrates and a ceratops skull
a very dopey looking dodo crochet planter with a purple african violet inside

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

we will have it in our Etsy around DinoCon time!* but no clue what the shipping will be like as they are printed and shipped to order * we haven't set orders to the US yet, but it might be a good time to do so theintrovertebrates.etsy.com

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

they are also coming in sticker format so you can trick people into leaving sticker cookies around!

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

stopping, but mostly because there is a second shirt design that needs finishing before #DinoCon lol

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

lmao I mean we DO have a 3D printer now...

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

and here is the final version (because I could easily spend way more than 20 hours on it so I must STOP) now to find a nice place to make sticker sheets with them cookies, the other thing we will have at #DinoCon is cookie t-shirts!

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

cookies will be done and printed (t-shirts..... Christmas cards?) and teady from our @introvertebrates.bsky.social table at #DinoCon in a month!

photo of my procreate screen without a background of a #SciArt digital drawing of four gingerbread cookies in the shape of a t-rex ichtyosaurus stegosaurus and triceratops, with the white feosting on top of them in the shape of theor skeletons

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

still need to get back home to get the correct DMC thread IDs* because why be organized and have that knowledge easily accessible before you even start! * everyone welcome to choose their own colors! make the raptor purple, make the sign black, make the text white! get creative!

screenshot of a grey background with white text next to color and symbol squares
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white - No stitch
Black with diagonal line - DMC 310 - Black
Red with diamond - Anchor 29 - Dark Carnation
Yellow with crossed box - Anchor 305 - Light Topaz
cream with tilda - Anchor 276 - Pearl
green with infinity sign - Blue
green with diagonal line - Purple
white with X - DMC 01 - White Tin
cream with circle - Anchor 397 - Light Gray
dark cream with a diagonal line with a dot - DMC 642 - Dark Beige Gray

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

since quite a few people inquired at Lyme Regis #FossilFestival, started working on the crosstitch pattern so people can make their own lil judging microraptor in any color of choice!

photo of a digital crosstitch pattern, a white grid with vertical and horizontal lines has pixels in black, cream, yellow, dark and light grean, grey, and a white with an X, the design isn't fully done yet

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

what a great Lyme Regis #FossilFestival event! pins left coming to #DinoCon, new t-shirt designs, already spoke to many lovely people that we will see again in a month there!

photo of a table with a white tablecloth on it, upper left corner is a bunch of ammonite sparkly christmas charms on red thread, upper right is a wooden container, in the front are rows and rows of various wooden pins, some of extinct dinosaur skeletons, some of little drawing of extinct invertebrates.

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

what we saw for day 1 behind our merch lovely venue, more chill than last year, nice chats, lots of coasters sold lol seems that is the most popular item this year see you tomorrow for day 2 of Lyme Regis #FossilFestival

photo of our stall from behind, shirts on the left, fans, coloring books, 3D printed hexagons, various colored dinosaur crochet planters, a spinning tower of charms and keychains, in front of us two tablecloths, one blue the other white

photo straight from behind a small shelf and various crochet dinosaur butts looking at me, iced coffee on the left and two hexagons with stuff pinned on them from behind, t-shirts hanging on a wall to the left

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Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre @charmouthhcc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We are all set up and ready to welcome visitors at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival today and tomorrow! Come see some sea dragons and get top tips on how to find fossils, and meet our team!

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Lucy Jackson @lej-palaeo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Belated #FossilFriday from the schools day at the Lyme Regis fossil festival, I ran an activity where the children drew what they thought ammonites, belemnites and crinoids looked like in life, we then spoke about taphonomy and how we figure out what extinct animals looked like from their fossils!

Photo of Lyme Regis beach with ammonite lampposts and a seagull flying

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

yesterday's set-up with a few more bits and bobs to do this morning, see all you Lyme Regis #FossilFestival goers at The Malthouse!

photo of Fiona wearing a leafy shirt and sweater standing behing a table full of colourful coasters, stickers, planter, and behind her on all the walls are our various t-shirt designs hanging, the t-shirt colors ranging from black, dark green, dark blue, oat, light green, purple.

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Lyme Regis #FossilFestival here we come with the @introvertebrates.bsky.social stall!

Photo of a black dog bit snug in thr backseat holding onto her dog bed with plants and birds patter, next to her a tub full of croched planters

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

FINISHED WITH NO DAY TO SPARE! Will be at our @introvertebrates.bsky.social stall at the Lyme Regis #FossilFestival #SciArt #noAI #HumanMade #crosstitch

Photo of a white aida cloth with a crosdtitch of a grumpy green microraptor sitting om a sign in grey thread that says "AIn't interested" with the AI crossed in red.

Photo of the back of the crosstitch from the other photo, but you can kind of just tell the general shape and colors

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The Introvertebrates @introvertebrates.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

we are a duo of geneticists with a love of all things science-y and fossil-y, if you visited our stall last year we now have new t-shirt designs, new planters designs, and even coasters! #FossilFriday #SciArt #DinoCon

A hall full of people setting up tables, two people are sitting down onr with a light blue ammonite blouse the other dark blue cartoony ammonite, the table has multicolor dinosaur crochet planters, paleonthology tshirts, a rack with jewelry, an anti ai sign.

A red purple t-shirt with white and black #SciArt doodles of four extinct invertebrates, the text above says "Fossils are more than dinosaurs!" with their names by them:
Opabinia (505 mya)
Jaekelopterus (410 mya)
Pseudopulex jurassicus (165 mya)
Callichmaera perplexa (95 mya)

crochet stegosaurus in bright yellow, red, blue and green thread, glued to a wooden disk, with a tiny little asparagus plant in it, sitting on a wooden table.

four white coasters with drawings on a wooden table, all with tea-puns on them. from top left:
sTEAgosaurus, green with yellow spikes, sitting in a fancy pink teacup with roses and a little custard cream cookie
a thylacine in bright orange with black stripes sipping out of a glass cup with chamomile flowers at the bottom and a jammie cookie on the side, the text above says TEAlacine
TEAktaalik, brown and shiny coming out of a teal camping mug with LIVE WILD written on it, next to the mug is a teabag and a chocolate chip cookie
TEA-rex, bright feathery and red, peeking out of a brown blue office cup, with a scone covered in clotted cream and strawberry jam next to the cup

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

"so what fanart do you make" "we make fanart of bugs, we just really love bugs, here is fanart of a weevil"

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