If you want one, I sell them and this beautiful one to donate money to my local trans community center. tsushistickers.bigcartel.com

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

but hello again praearcturus gigas! it is suggested by the authors that this giant scorpion may have been aquatic or amphibious, aligning surprisingly well with its (retroactive) depiction in walking with monsters (art by @franzanth.bsky.social)

Puluhan bunga Rafflesiaceae ditemukan bermekaran di Kepulauan Anambas, menjadi catatan penting bagi keanekaragaman hayati sekaligus mendorong urgensi perlindungan habitat flora langka ini dari ancaman kerusakan. mongabay.co.id/2026/06/02/p...

always funny to me that this random weed in my yard is worth $10-15 in some north hemisphere markets #gardening (Typhonium roxburghii)

🪱

Lots of good discussion on here, and it’d be great to get some more newsletter sign ups! Premium subscribers get two original articles a week and a free one on Fridays. The more people who sign up, the more I can do with the space. buttondown.com/restingdinof...

One of the easiest animals to come by for biology class is the mussel, Mytilus edulis. But understanding the anatomy when dissecting a mussel isn't that easy, so this infographic makes it understandable. And keep in mind: this is what you eat when eating a mussel..

I helped describe a new species of Andean widow spider! zookeys.pensoft.net/article/185973 This was a rare occurence where an arthropod had a common name before a scientific one. Locals call it "la lucacha," so we are pleased to formally introduce "Latrodectus lucacha" to the scientific community.

happy #pride month, time to color some #SciArt goobies! 🍎🐝🐢🦋🪱

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is hiring for a Research Zoologist (Curator of Crustacea) trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...

Yeah, we have a video cassette player. It's cool to own your movies but it's also cool to produce an actual VHS footage without that fake-looking chromatic aberration edit haha. Stuff looks incredibly crisp on the CRT TV.

Fiery-throated Hummingbirds come naturally dressed for #pride month! 🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt

me, looking at yet another confusing Paleozoic invertebrate: "so, which side is the top and which side is the bottom?"

Happy pride month! These little fellas are available now in my shop! (link in bio) Sorry if I just made one of each, I also wanted to work in the sun fishes (the'll be available soon) TTwTT #SciArt #embroidery #AnimalArt

IMPORTANT: For any artists/writers/etc etc, using Linktree to point people to their work, from 5 July, they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. I deleted my account this morning.

Mantis couple! #bugsky 🐙 🐡

I also made a turntable of this parasitic wasp. I think Enicospilus myricae is really lovely and elegant. (It’s on my contact page on miekeroth.com , but I forgot the link I made for it was not relative so it didn’t show for a while. Now it is again)

Moonlight sonata. I took one of my favorite photos last night. While looking for a scissortail, this eastern meadowlark perched itself atop a nearby tree and sang a beautiful song just long enough for me to position it directly in front of the nearly-full Moon. #Photography #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

3D Behind the scenes #SciArt #paleoart #3dAnimation #coral #reef #horncoral

meanwhile me, finding and sending absolute bangers to my friends' kids

If you can't even bother paying an illustrator for your cover, how can we trust you not to cut corners with what's inside? We need to push back against this kind of bullshit practice, so if you don't like this, make your voice heard.

AI generated cover, probably all 56 figures inside as well, with absolutely no genAI use disclosure on the main page. Not to mention if AI was used for the cover, who is to guarantee that the text wasn't AI generated as well? Did a human check the text or references for hallucination? Very sloppy...

Info on @prinstitution.bsky.social's marvelous mollusks exhibit for #nationalsnailday, with a link to the online version Find lots of snail info on the gastropods page! www.museumoftheearth.org/exhibit/marv...

Happy #NationalSnailDay !🐌 Today-in-snails I'm working on a paper about Colposigma capitanea and C. euthenia from Antarctica w/ @ming-tfk27.bsky.social Come celebrate national snail day by visiting the Museum of the Earth's Marvelous Mollusks exhibit in person or online! #snails #gastropods 🧪🦑🐌

If you are craving some quick snail facts for #nationalsnail day, check out the "snails in short" series by @franzanth.bsky.social and myself Includes: snails in short, snail shells, snail ecology, snail fossils, and a timeline of great events in snail evolutionary history bsky.app/profile/foss...

Hej! I'm working on another game, Zid Journey. I ask you to help spreading the word. This game's the result of actual human work & passion. No AI. Find & wishlist ZJ (or try our previous game, Zniw Adventure) on Steam. We have demos, free OST, and manual. Or just tell your friend about it!

vespa crabro for @hamletisintown.bsky.social! #PixelArt #PixelArtist #aseprite #sprite #SciArt #EntoArt #entomology #hymenoptera

I've got tomorrow's newsletter scheduled! I hope you like prototurtles.🦎 Friday newsletters are always free, so subscribe through Buttondown to get them right to your inbox.

Theme: Horned #banner fish swimming around the coral #pixelart #ドット絵 #pixel_dailies #fishes @pixeldailies.bsky.social

✨ Shop Update! ✨ 'Fishy Business: Chili Rasbora' This piece began as a color study of these beautiful small fishies, and is now available on my print shop! 🐡🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/bydh... #art #artists #SciArt #fishArt #bsnm #SupportArtists #SupportHumanArtists

To clarify, you DON'T have to be my Patron to get the new brushes in their free period, and you don't need a Patreon account. That said, there are many benefits of at least making an account and becoming a free member, #Patreon has changed to the better lately, with a public discovery network.

Any time a creative turns to this tech, they are saying "I do not respect the people who do this thing. I do not value their creative contribution to my vision. I think they are so worthless, they can be replaced by the machine that ate their work." It's not surprising this is seen as hostile.

Fyi the cupcake character is one created by Loryn Brantz, who has this to say about Buzzfeed using it without her permission.

It's getting harder and harder to place paleontology stories in traditional publications. I took up this newsletter to tell stories I don't get to otherwise cover - and hopefully get some more support to do it. If you can swing the paid tier even for a month, every little bit really does help.

Careful when you're lazing at the surface. Something might come up to bite you. Cool bite mark research from @uglyfossils.bsky.social and colleagues, now up on my blog. Want to support more writing like this? Consider signing up for my newsletter's premium tier. buttondown.com/restingdinof...

So, hey, the oldest known fossil octopus? Turns out the fossil is the decayed carcass of another creature. I'll tell you all about it in this week's new article for premium subscribers (and thanks to @franzanth.bsky.social for telling me about it!).

Theme: A paper wasp doing some #origami #pixelart #ドット絵 #pixel_dailies #invertebrates @pixeldailies.bsky.social

It's my Birthday and so you should take the day to read my stories on patreon. You can also support me by buying my art and photography 🎉 1. lucidillusions.darkroom.com 2. www.inprnt.com/gallery/luci... 3. ko-fi.com/lucidillusio... Or commission me to write a story. ko-fi.com/lucidillusio... 📚💙

"It's a dream job really, to be stuck on an island counting all the insects," honestly, sign me up. my back is stiff from all this desk work.

if you want to share that blue octopus pic/footage, find a reputable source like SciAm. not some random content theft/engagement farming account with dodgy caption and no accountability.

The Forbidden Lamp CarmesJocelin

wait but blasting my clothes with a plasma beam makes my chores feel more exciting and adventurous, how do i set this up at home

half of my feed right now is brits complaining about the heat wave with the occasional pics of melting puppies and kittens have we considered collecting photos of melting puppies and kittens (and human babies) to pester politicians like "what's your climate plan because look at my sad puppy???"

Congratulations! #Animalart #wildlifeart #wolves

Snakefly here :) #sciart #snakefly #ink #insektober21 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphidi... "Snakeflies are a group of predatory insects comprising the order Raphidioptera, from Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís), meaning "needle", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning *wing*"

My #okeanos SEA STAR STORYTIME video from EX1706! #AAPI representation while its still May! That was one of my best experiences at sea! youtu.be/t7Y2WCeMvKs?...

The Museum of Nature in downtown Ottawa. A castle-like building opened in 1912. Renovated and expanded recently, a glass tower was added over the main entrance, where it now houses an illuminated moon. See comments for print info!