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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Not an especially small idea, but I do think it would be jolly nice if we could politely discourage Russia from financially incentivising our coked-up, balaclava-sporting wife beaters into perpetuating civil unrest.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Calling all PA (esp. PGH!!) artists! The Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology & SaS are inviting 6 artists to join us for the annual SICB meeting Jan. 3-7 in Pittsburgh! We want to bridge a connection btw scientists & artists & have some of our science illustrated. Deets: bit.ly/sicb-art

A bright yellow, spiky as fuck assassin bug with the following words overlaid "Call for Artists! Learn about the latest animal research and create art inspired by the science at the SICB meeting in Pittsburgh PA. Apply at bit.ly/sicb-art Deadline to apply Nov 20 Project dates Jan 3-7, Stipend $1000

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'M SUPPOSED TO ENJOY IT? Oh god. Oh god no.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You've drawn what I would consider to be a perfectly appropriate amount of detail. I just take it to ridiculous extremes!

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hello, since Redbubble did me dirty (suspension without explanation while owing me money) let's experiment a little bit! If I've known you long enough not to abuse my work and you want a print/sticker/whatever from me, pay me what you want, I'll give you high resolution files. Try me! #Art #SciArt

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

100%, and an important clarification. When I say it's fucked, I mean it's upside down and doesn't give people a chance, not that it was designed with good intentions but is mysteriously failing.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ah jeez, the system's well and truly fucked, isn't it?

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 05/10/2026

Standing up to the balaclava nonces. Inspiring.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My bank offered me a Premier account with perks like cashback, better mortgage rate and Disney Plus for a year. Just a tiny catch - you need to be earning £5,000 a month to qualify. This is what's wrong with the system - offering ways to help money go further only to those that don't need it!

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Great layout design is a phenomenal skill. I always think it ought to be easy, up until the point I have to do it.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thanks - it's nearly the fun bit where I get to add all the subtle iridescent colours. That's my reward for doing all this tedious drawing.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It doesn't matter how many years I've been doing this for, detail is still fucken difficult to draw! Mad respect to everyone who draws full time.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This bee’s wing is driving me insane. Well, more insane.

An in-progress screenshot showing that I’m drawing veins and highlights on the bee’s black wing.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yeah, it had never even crossed my mind but was on the breakfast menu at a place in Cornwall and, well, it was insane.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Have you ever tried a bacon sandwich with marmalade? Game changer.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm afraid that theory is widely discredited nowadays, most notably by the latest research from prof. J Hoakes who proved, quite brilliantly in my opinion, that Cox is in fact a sentient jar of marmalade. Do your research, as they say.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That is not, by any possible measure, a 'good piece on him'.

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

4 years of #invertober #SciArt goobers you know what, from going through 3-4 months of one of my worst art blocks ever to an outpouring of art 2025 was overall a good art year #HumanMade #noAI #invertebrates

a collage of 32 invertebrates in a 7x5 grid, with a list of their latin names in the middle. there are beetles, millipedes, squids, butterflies, shrimp, slugs, crabs, jellifish, starfish, grasshoppers, leaf bugs, caterpillars, nautiluses, scorpions, damselflies, mussels, velvet worm, peacock spider, isopod, mantis, mosquito
the text (white on black) in the middle:
INVERTOBER 2022

1 | Chrysina beyeri
2 | Archispirostreptus gigas
3 | Oryctes nasicornis
4 | Sepioteuthis lessoniana
5 | Battus philenor
6 | Lysmata amboinensis
7 | Cicadella viridis
8 | Ariolimax columbianus
9 | Mnemiopsis leidyi
10 | Ocypode quadrata
11 | Junonia coenia
12 | Romalea microptera
13 | Patiria miniata
14 | Polyura athamas
15 | Pulchriphyllium giganteum
16 | Allonautilus scrobiculatus
17 | Antheraea yamamai
18 | Centruroides sculpturatus
19 | Enallagma cyathigerum
20 | Platycotis vittata
21 | Chalcosoma atlas
22 | Mytilus edulis
23 | Estigmene acrea
24 | Opisthopatus roseus
25 | Greta oto
26 | Maratus volans
27 | Peponapis pruinosa
28 | Acraga coa
29 | Armadillidium maculatum
30 | Typophyllum erosum
31 | Phyllocrania paradoxa
extra | Anopheles gambiae

a collage of 32 invertebrates in a 7x5 grid, with a list of their latin names in the middle. there are beetles, bees, ants, snails, octopus, flies, crabs, moths, isopods, grasshoppers, slugs, flatworms, jellyfish, mantis, spider, wasp, scorpion, starfish, clam, leaf bug, cuttlefish, millipede, dragonfly, mosquito
the text (white on black) in the middle:
INVERTOBER 2023

1 | Thermonectus marmoratus
2 | Megachile leachella
3 | Wasmannia auropunctata
4 | Papustyla pulcherrima
5 | Diaprepes abbreviatus
6 | Amphioctopus marginatus
7 | Syrphus ribesii
8 | Hepatus epheliticus
9 | Deilephila elpenor
10 | Magicicada septendecim
11 | Drosophila melanogaster
12 | Pentidotea resecata
13 | Melanoplus devastator
14 | Glaucus atlanticus
15 | Libelloides macaronius
16 | Pseudoceros ferrugineus
17 | Morpho peleides
18 | Lucanus capreolus
19 | Phyllorhiza punctata
20 | Mantis religiosa
21 | Thomisus onustus
22 | Dasymutilla occidentalis
23 | Heterometrus spinifer
24 | Danaus chrysippus
25 | Protoreaster nodosus
26 | Siphanta acuta
27 | Chlamys islandica
28 | Sepioloidea lineolata
29 | Scolopendra polymorpha
30 | Limax maximus
31 | Celithemis eponina
extra | Sabethes sp.

a collage of 31 invertebrates in a 7x5 grid, with a list of their latin names in the middle. there are lanternbugs, butterflies, cephalopods, jellyfish, flies, spiders, wasps, flatworms, ants, chnidarians, beetles, crabs, bees, snails, isopods, sea slugs, sponges, sea cucumbers, and bottom right occupying two spaces a horseshoe crab with a long tail.
the text (white on black) in the middle:
Invertober 2025

1 | Fulgora laternaria
2 | Siproeta stelenes
3 | Sepia officinalis
4 | Cotylorhiza tuberculata
5 | Bombylius major
6 | Brachypelma smithi
7 | Chrysis ignita
8 | Bipalium choristosperma
9 | Nothomyrmecia sp.
10 | Radianthus magnifica
11 | Goliathus goliatus
12 | Macrocheira kaempferi
13 | Bombus pratorum
14 | Monadenia infumata
15 | Argema mittrei
16 | Armadillidium gestroi
17 | Lampyris noctiluca
18 | Chromodoris annae
19 | Aplysina fistularis
20 | Coccinella trifasciata
21 | Histioteuthis heteropsis
22 | Neotibicen linnei
23 | Eristalis flavipes
24 | Hierodula membranacea
25 | Tachypleus gigas
26 | Chicobolus spinigerus
27 | Kiwa hirsuta
28 | Synchlora aerata
29 | Phidippus audax
30 | Parastichopus johnsoni
31 | Gecarcinus quadratus

7x5 grid on a black background of 32 invertebrates, from jellyfish, leafhoppers, anemones, weevils, lobsters, moths, snails, flies, cuttlefish, worms, spiders, clams, spiders, caterpillars, isopods, flatworms, nudibranch, dragonflies, ticks, centipedes, sea urchins, lacewings, squid, mosquitoes
in the middle are their latin names in white text:
INVERTOBER 2025

1 | Chrysaora pacifica
2 | Graphocephala coccinea
3 | Anthopleura xanthogrammica
4 | Rhynchophorus cruentatus
5 | Panulirus versicolor
6 | Phalera bucephala
7 | Chrysomallon squamiferum
8 | Mallophora fautrix
9 | Ascarosepion pfefferi
10 | Lumbricus terrestris
11 | Dolomedes tenebrosus
12 | Siliqua patula
13 | Camponotus consobrinus
14 | Eunice aphroditois
15 | Ornithoptera alexandrae
16 | Bathynomus giganteus
17 | Pseudoceros concinnus
18 | Sceliphron caementarium
19 | Vampyroteuthis infernalis
20 | Velella velella
21 | Libellula saturata
22 | Clione limacina
23 | Cicindela albissima
24 | Perna canaliculus
25 | Scutigera coleoptrata
26 | Jorunna parva
27 | Dermacentor variabilis
28 | Chrysopa perla
29 | Mesocentrotus franciscanus
30 | Anoplognathus pallidicollis
31 | Acherontia atropos
extra | Aedes aegypti

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Sarah Finn @romanceofbooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hand-colored engravings of insects from ‘Der monathlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung’ by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. Published in Nuremberg, 1746-1761. University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections. #insectart #sciart

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm usually happy as long as I've given them the right number of legs.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Very kind - I'll get them in the post on Monday. Thanks Marc.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another great day at the annual AES bug event. I will never take people buying my drawings for granted.

A table showing some of my insect postcards and greeting cards. Oh, and me. Smiling like a loon.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Beetle 4/11 - Anthaxia #Art #SciArt

illustration of a dark green-turquoise iridescent beetle with two big streaks of vivid red and two dark blue on the wings. The entire animal's surface is visibly mottled with fine hair on the legs.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you live in / near London and like bugs, this event is full of traders selling pets, specimens, books, artwork etc. It's really big (and I hide in the quieter upstairs bit that a lot of people forget about).

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Looking forward to the AES trade event tomorrow - always a fun day meeting Bug People.

A hastily-cobbled-together poster advertising my attempts to sell postcards and prints at tomorrow's AES exhibition at Kempton Park Racecourse from 11 - 16:30

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's called film "footage" because camera operators initially held the cameras with their feet. That changed after a film shoot in 1931, when an operator got a foot cramp and was forced to hold the camera in his hands. The "footage" he got that day was extraordinary. That man's name? Hans Cameraman.

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

QRP your bird art!

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There are many artists drawing stunning illustrations of bugs - seemingly far more now than 5 years ago. I'm wondering what niche I should aim for to try and stay visible (ridiculous detail is not especially unique, and means my output is super slow).

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sharing my judgemental owl again - it took 6 months and I was really pleased with the foliage.

Drawing of a juvenile owl standing on a mossy tree stump surrounded by ivy, bramble and dead leaves.

A close-up showing details of 2 mushrooms, the mossy log and bramble leaves.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I am begging those in power to understand food webs!

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Don't see what all the fuss is about - I've been not supporting Ed Sheeran for years.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was like a tiny helicopter* *if, in fact, helicopters looked and sounded like moths.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

WE HAD A PRIVET HAWKMOTH IN THE GARDEN! No photos, as it was dark, but this is the first time I've ever seen one - hence the rampant capitalisation.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Salisbury - luckily it's only about a 45 min drive away, and the venue was a quaint little former church (pleased to say I didn't erupt into flames the moment I crossed the threshold).

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Jess Taylor @loadofolbobbins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Right my insect loving friends, all is now live with my bug themed campaign, we've got bees, wasps, woodlice, ants, beetles, treehoppers and dragonflies.... to be made into wooden pins. #SciArt #BugSky #Insects #ArtSky #Illustration #Procreate www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

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Mini-bee-sts - Insect Inspired Merch

A collection of merch inspired by the buzzing and fluttering minibeasts that live in our gardens.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I don't think I've ever posted these posters together as a set, so here's a first. Wonders of the Deep series, commissioned by the International Seabed Authority between 2020-2022 to celebrate the fragile biodiversity of deep sea. Not for sale. #Art #SciArt

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Check out these crazy 'army camo' leaves we found at the weekend...

A tree leaf with a striking 3-tone camoflage pattern, similar to what you'd see on an army uniform.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Politicians in power would be wise to understand this and focus on stamping out this behaviour with the same gusto they apply to peaceful climate protesters.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Fascists do not have 'legitimate concerns' - they can't be reasoned with, appeased or converted. Moreover, most of them aren't even proper Fascists, just morons whipped into a frenzy by Russian-funded puppets.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Haven’t had much time for drawing lately, but still making occasional progress on this fluff monster.

An incomplete drawing of a black bee with a bright yellow thorax. It doesn’t have wings yet. It will eventually.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I always love getting them printed out so I can enjoy the colours and details on real paper.

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