#EmotionalSupportSpood The first Brown Creeper I ever found, and I fell in love 🤎 (Attidops cinctipes)

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Periscelis wheeleri, the most grumpy old man fly I've ever seen

my last giant(ish) centipede had a clutch of babies a few months ago, here she is cuddling them right after they hatched

Being stuck indoors over Christmas with the lurgy hasn't been all bad. I've been working on my pet project. We can all dream of great things can't we. Might be a reality one day...

An important message from the Union of Saucy Bug Friends™. 2026 had better behave or it's going to get bitten! Fork-tailed Bush Katydid, Scudderia furcata C.2025 #MacroPhotography #HappyNewYear

new and exciting lichen illustration

We present: The Art of #InverteFest - December 2025 Edition A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna. Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book! Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz... #Art #SciArt

I can't get over those cartoon eyes. Those delicate, translucent 'leaves' (cerata, as I've learned). Those supernatural, otherworldly vibes. That Pixar-cum-Ghibli creature appearance... And eyes drawn by Gary Larson. I can't.

here's my review of games that made me think about game design this year. ...and a short summary of what I learned about the art form from playing them.

So it's time for the literal #Crustmas themed crabs, to match my Hannukah and Halloween threads! (And to kick off #InverteFest I guess!) 🦑 Most obviously, the Christmas Island red crab, featured in this viral skeet 1/8

Happy #InverteFest to everyone who celebrates. Post your invertebrate art.

Have yourself a merry little Carboniferous. #Art #SciArt #PaleoArt #Inverts

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! I tidied up this little thumbnail (of approximately 100 × 60 mm). It's all I could manage for now. 🥲

Day 25 of my 2025 Favorites: the most festive of boys Phidippus cardinalis. Just a lovely little velvet ant mimic lad. That red is so striking in the sandy scrub. ❤️ #EmotionalSupportSpood #InverteFest Merry Whatever-The-Hell-You're-Doing-Today Day to you all

He's just a little velvet an't man ❤️ #InverteFest

Merry #Crustmas to all who celebrate! Hoping you are firmly attached to people you love, are able to scoop up large amounts of food, and can hide in an impervious shell when the social situation requires it ❤️

Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁 As such, I'm required to provide photos of insects wearing Santa hats. Whether you celebrate or not, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Arthropod Photo of the Week: December 24, 2025 Leaffooted bug and ant Chariesterus moestus Hemiptera: Coreidae By Alberto Sánchez Herrera, Guanacaste, Costa Rica #arthropodPOTW

I don’t think I’ve ever seen our Christmas cactus bloom…it’s really quite impressive! And very well timed ⭐️

Today I have something really special for you guys! Not too far from the caiman I posted recently, I found something MIND BLOWING This is a butterfly pupa, and it mimics the head of a snake. And not just any snake, but specifically the head of a boa snake!!! Probably Opsiphanes, an owlet butterfly.

Things Found Under Palmetto Fronds Today: Otiocerus stollii (derbid planthopper) Apache degeeri (derbid planthopper) Sisyra sp (tiny lacewing) Little An't Man (Synemosyna formica jumping spider)

On the 5th day of fossils, my true love gave to me... 5 GOLD TRILOBITES! Beecher's Bed is a special Ordovician site in New York that preserves trilobite soft tissue with pyrite replacement. Legs, antenna and even trilobite eggs are found here. 1/x #12DaysofFossils

It's not a mantid, it's not a fly, it's a mantidfly! #entomology #bugskye #insect #photography #macro #nature

We're at... 67 submissions Though technically the submission deadline is the end of the year, the sooner we reach 100, the earlier I can start doing the layout and have my holiday. So please submit early!

A quick tip on insect wings #sciart #art #insects

Late-year academic push nearly over, so ready to get back to making these guys 🛠️

A little color to start off the weekend – a vibrant monkey grasshopper, Paramastax sp., from Colombia. They really do look like this - no saturation or vibrance added during processing. #bugsky 🐙🌿

There’s still time to order Nervous System jewelry (and puzzles!) for holiday delivery. My daily necklace is the Reaction Möbius Necklace in 3D-printed stainless steel. It's virtually indestructible and doesn't tarnish n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/product...

Every day (or night), I find a new insect at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica. Tonight it's this spectacular Macromantis nicaraguae mantid hiding under a fern, waiting for an unsuspecting insect to wander by. #bugsky #insects #nature

#Crustmas 😍

Ceriodaphnia hab ich bis spät in den November gefunden. Was ungewöhnlich ist.

Our only native mantis in Illinois, the Carolina mantis. I've looked for them often in the forest preserves and other natural areas, but I finally found one hanging off of a tire in a parking lot while running an errand

Look at this crab I found the other day🦀 It was way too cute.

Omg #Crustmas

Rhipidioides sp. This very small male Rhipidioides sp. beetle was a new visitor to our moth light this week. This is the only recorded observation in Western Australia. The larvae of this species parasitises cockroaches🪳 #ausinverts #wildoz #beetle #coleoptera #inaturalist

It's day 7 of the invertebrate macro photo #ArtAdventCalendar. Here, have a jumping spider 😘

The unbelievable process of casting a beautifully detailed #bronze #ant #sculpture. Read the whole thread, you won’t be disappointed!

Happy #Spooderday from this Magnolia Green Jumping Spider lad ( #lyssomanes viridis ) with his ridiculous #MunchDongles (thanks @travismcenery.bsky.social for that term 😂) who reminds y'all to make sure you have a nutritious #breakfast. 😁 #MacroPhotography #spiders #invetebrates

This is a squat lobster, one of the most confusing names because they are not lobsters. They are also not crabs. Welcome to Anomura, the false crabs (also includes: hermit crabs, king crabs, porcelain crabs, mole crabs) #Crustmas

Just needed a butterfly this morning. It's CoLD 🥶

Maybe obscure, but here's another form of early crustacean fossil for #Crustmas. These stunning fossils detail setae (hairs) on ~509 mya mouthparts and limbs, suggesting complex feeding. Only thing is they are bits, not whole animal. A lot to learn still 🧪🦑 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Leg fluff added, not long now! Still a decent paint session ahead of me tonight & tomorrow, though #crustmas #sciart 🦀

New record of Danarma eurymerus has just been reported. u-ryukyu.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/20216... I'd like to correct my previous ID of the Pokémon like crabs found in Okinawa; they also seem to be Danarma eurymerus. 日本からルリメベンケイガニ(新称)が報告されました。私の過去写真も本種のようですので訂正します。 🦀🦑🧪 #crab #カニ #invertebrate

Oh I have one for you... Yes, it's a symmetrical hermit crab IN CORN!! #Crustmas 🌽 www.schweizerbart.de/papers/njgpa...

Ilyoplax dentimerosa, a beautiful specimen, found in Korea. It's funky dance is coming soon! チゴガニの仲間、Ilyoplax dentimerosa の美個体です。韓国にて。本種の面白いダンスは後日アップ予定です、乞うご期待。 🦀🦑🧪 #crab #カニ #invertebrate

How the Pinch Stole #Crustmas

46 submissions! We're halfway there for this season's art book. Get in while you can!

Today is the first of 25 days of #Crustmas! Post as many crustaceans as possible! (not just crabs) 🦑🧪 This year I'm less personally inclined towards "crabs are the ultimate form", and my piece below explains why. PS all posts will be right here on the crab feed 🦀 bsky.app/profile/did:...