What if dinosaurs came back and they came back hungry? I dig into the Monsters episode "Sleeping Dragon" in today's I Want My DinoTV! Check it out and sign up on Buttondown. 🦕 buttondown.com/restingdinof...

Big things are happening on Eons! #paleo #scicomm

forever impressed by artists who can do test sheets because I always go full YOLO

It's #NationalMothWeek? I've drawn a few of those! #SciArt

Above Ancient Seas

I need a song to go with the instagram post for these. What to choose what to choose...

Happy #NationalMothWeek! The mascot for NMW is the Io Moth, Automeris io, a spectacular member of the #Saturnidae, the Silk moths. Here are a few of my favorite #Photos of one of my favorite moths 🥰 The last photo is a Female, which are much darker than the males. #Moths #MacroPhotography

Thinkin about lizard belly buttons. Baby lizards connect to their yolk sacs through a tube like baby humans connect to a placenta. Unlike humans, the mark where the tube used to be isn’t permanent and will disappear by adulthood. 📷Northern Exotics

@darcyshapiro.bsky.social will you make the announcement here 👀

acabei de conhecer uma provável nova espécie de #aranha que estão chamando na gringa de ballista-spider e tô MALUCO com o bicho pqp ela faz uma armadilha complexa pra catapultar as formigas que preda, jogando-as do chão para cima onde tá sua teia pegajosa tu nunca morre de tédio com os inverts

It's done. Rayon silk floss.

There’s way too much slop, fake animals and misinformation around, including the example Franz is highlighting below. So here’s a thread about spotting the fake stuff and reducing this crap on your timeline. (1/?)

Bonus bug studies! All seen on the trail.

Molten Slug (Squishscald) #pixelart #украрт

It is day 20 of #ArtRepostJuly! The theme is #whimsical! I present the two moods of crab 🦀

In case you missed it, the account mrrobertbob posted an extremely viral but misleading pic of a "flapjack octopus" who then blocked everyone who correctly pointed out it was GenAI. Stop sharing posts with images without credit/provenance. Lots of fakes/grifter accounts out there.

Comics for the cause!

have you drawn Bubica fanart? have you took a really cool bug photo? submit them all to the August #Invertefest edition!! bsky.app/profile/fran...

Her chonkiness #critterposting

For newcomers: yes the #InverteFest artbook accepts fictional invertebrates - crab spaceship, mecha squid, isopod gijinka, joltik crochet, starfish bard from your DnD campaign, and so on. Submission link:

If you’ve got Netflix, I’m on today’s new episode of Unexplainable talking about ichnology and dinosaurs! 🧪 🦖

you too can draw bugs for cheap and be included in our upcoming #InverteFest art book. submission form here:

Please help my friend Lubna get treatment for her son. Naser has undertreated hyperthyroidism which puts such a strain on his heart that he is now in hospital indefinitely until they can afford his thyroidectomy. Each donation will earn a doodle from me! chuffed.org/project/supp...

yes white mat or no white mat

her skrongliness commissioned by @spider.florist in the worst possible light 💕 you too can commission a horrible doodle of your Eldy Ring character for the cheap cheap price of "I make you donate 10-20 bucks to your local bug charity"

#ArtRepostJuly 18-20. Invertebrate, Eye (maybe? just look at its itty bitty eye 😆), Whimsical 'Planthopper Blossom (Lawana Candida)', 2025. Commissioned by Franz, mixing insect portrait with batik designs. I love this piece 🐛 Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/bydh... #art #bsnm #SciArt #BugSky

how bout stretching? now‘a probably a good time to stretch

Leptaena #brachiopod #3danimation #Blender3D #SciArt #paleoart

if you don't have any money, you too can support artists by liking and sharing their work, telling your friends about them, reminding them to eat, taking out their trash, doing their dishes, watering their plants, feeding their pets, please help i need adult supervision—

will you still love me if i summoned an army of worms

a most joyfull activity for a breezy summer evening (I went and got more chalk as I used up all the kiddos)

Well, there is a certain dinosaur game you can boost with a little review 👁️

gay birds #art #birds

there's a weirdly sharp increase of scam bots on telegram, but who's gonna tell them that the conventionally pretty girl fake pfp only works on whatsapp

In recent news of politics of backwater countries you shouldn't care about, Indonesia has categorized "LGBT" as a "non-military threat" to the state. They're gonna be too inept to enforce it, but the idea that No Love is a weapon against the state is too funny

a nicely framed silverfish for @baezil.bsky.social!

We are not protecting the future of art if we don't start asking "WHO made this and how" rather than "that thing is titled the same as my favorite game!" Just because it says Fallout or Pokemon or Spiderman on it, it matters who wrote it! You need to know artists names, not brands.

the worst/best part about living with animals is that your brain changes its interpretation of random noises from "oh no, paranormal activity" to "what the hell are those little shits breaking now?"

There here! 2026 Snake Stickers! for #WorldSnakeDay 🐍 Made with love, voted by the community! They are durable and high quality. If you or someone you know loves snakes, consider picking one up! Feed the passion for positive snake messaging! 💚 Snake Stickers available here: ko-fi.com/s/b344d83908

#FossilFriday I got blastoids! Should be Deltoblastus from Permian Timor.

#ArtRepostJuly 15 & 16. Green, Joy 'Resound,' 2024, acrylic on wood. Inspired by an evening of this cicada's surprise balcony performance 💚🎨 #art #artists #TradArt #SciArt #painting #invertebrate #bugs #bugSky #invertArt #wildlife

A cover reveal for the paperback edition of my Best Of story collection (audiobook also on the way).

"Tentacles are fascinating, multifunctional organs..." ah yes a very strong opening line for an article, definitely worth reading

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These are now on sale here: ariganahl.bigcartel.com/product/draw... As always, message me with a color request and I'll print you a cover in that color 😊🐙🦑🐡

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Fish, don't eat that blastoid. There's nothing there for you. It's going to hurt... ok fine, try to eat blastoids, go on, see what happens. Last week's original article now on my blog! Get pieces like this first through my newsletter. buttondown.com/restingdinoface

Um, seriously, anyone need art? 👉👈

Oooh dang, it's World Snake Day?? Gotta drop a Sam appreciation post then! 🐍💛 Did you know some prehistoric snakes still had their hind limbs but these were vestigal, and had little use in locomotion?