Viva Greta.

I finished all my Christmas commissions of bugs which means I can get back to painting a lot of bug! I love doing these bigger collection paintings and watching kids try to identify them all.

When you shoplift from Hobby Lobby

your political platform can’t just be against something, you have to be FOR something, and the thing you’re FOR has to be BETTER than the thing that IS hope this helps

If I can ask y'all for some help, please read & just share the following? Medical emergencies + 2yrs of unemployment + debt is a hell of a combo. Any support would be a huge help. So far, through your kindness I've been able to pay off $3k of my $20,000 debt gofund.me/5bfe73dd9

am I first

Earlier this year I drew this magnificent Metallyticus splendidus. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. That's all.

I’ve upped the goal to $5K because y’all keep crushing every other milestone I’ve set so far. thank you to everyone who’s donated or shared. lotta people are gonna eat because you cared ❤️ teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...

So, all the Corporate Democrats who said Dems can only win by by "running to the center," or "siding with Israel on Gaza" or "not being distracted by the Trans issue," should shut up & have the humility to listen. Zohran is what happens when you run FOR justice rather than just against Trump. 2/2

This just makes me SO SO HAPPY. When a friend actually takes the time to read something you made. 🥰 And recreating the cover? 😭 Thank you Nicole!

I finished reading @ssavaart.com book last night! I loved it so much and can’t wait to share my thoughts. Scott is an amazing friend, artist and author. If you need a little encouragement making art read his book.

hunger’s a battle we gotta fight on multiple fronts, and in numbers, so I also joined a coalition of over 40 tiktok creators who are raising money for @feedingamerica.org. $1 can buy at least 10 meals! donate if you can, repost if you can’t! tysm ❤️ teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...

I was jewel beetle specifically sternocera aequisignata for Halloween. I went to one Halloween party and hid in a dark room, emerged for the costume contest and then disappeared. It was great.

Will never not be haunted by the @soundoftheforest.bsky.social fun fact that some snails have up to 20,000 teeth

finally hung up the prints from @soundoftheforest.bsky.social along with reorganizing my tiny ass bookshelf 😭 i reaaaally need a new one.. peep the PaintGem diamond art as well!!

Netanyahu won't stop until he's murdered every Palestinian on Gaza. #FreePalestine www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

As Palestinians cling to a fragile ceasefire after suffering horrific genocide, I ask those who remained silent and complicit for the last two years—was it worth it? Was it worth it to know this is how history, your children, your descendants, will remember you? www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-does-i...

if you want to do some good today, my friends the Espitas (some of whom y’all helped me raise a ton of money for last year, thank you ❤️) could use whatever attention or dollars you could spare for them. www.gofundme.com/f/your-gener...

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg raised her fist as she and about 160 other Global Sumud Flotilla participants arrived in Greece to roaring cheers. Crowds welcomed them after their release from illegal Israeli detention. Greta later addressed supporters — her remarks are below.

Pt1 🧵: Greta Thunberg deported to Athens says, "There's a live-streamed Genocide in front of our eyes in Gaza. No one will be able to say they didn't know this was happening. The Global Samud Flotilla only existed because our leaders failed. Our international systems are betraying Palestinians."

I think the biggest indicator of the illiteracy that I’ve recently seen is people thinking The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift is an accurate representation of her in Hamlet.

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’

I am so happy I finished my painting of a bunch of cicadas so I could work on this painting of cicadas!

I had so much fun modeling for this painting! Howard is so incredibly talented and his mythology paintings are gorgeous.

I honestly have no idea what’s been happening online or in the news today, I was helping @soundoftheforest.bsky.social sell her art and meet her lovely fans at BugFest at the wonderful NC Museum of Natural Sciences, who are always so kind and accommodating

We made it to BugFest at this year! We got to learn cool facts about bugs, support some cool artists, and even eat some bugs too. It was especially nice to see @soundoftheforest.bsky.social and buy some of their amazing artwork! Their videos have been an inspiration.

I have an 80 pound limit between the two suitcases I have for bug fest. All the Art ended up weighing 79.7 pounds. That was close 😬

This little butterfly has a whopping 229 pairs of chromosomes! That is, I think, the most of any multicellular animal described so far. www.the-scientist.com/an-elusive-b...

I understand my father. Everyone needs to stop touching the thermostat.

A lot of you know that I adore a fancy dress with puff sleeves and a good spin. I’m trying to look into the ethics of the company Lace Made since they want to work with me. So far, I can’t find anything about their ethics which is a little suspicious. Does anyone know anything about this company?

*nodding confidently to myself as I draw* Yes. I know what animals look like.

My beetles surprise me with a banana cake for my birthday!

Preorders are out NOW for the long-awaited SECOND EDITION of THE SOCIAL WASPS OF NORTH AMERICA! The 2nd edition includes all new up-to-date taxonomy, detailed in crisp photo-quality illustrations. This is a must-have guidebook for naturalists everywhere! press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

I feel like Gandalf getting Bilbo to go on an adventure every time I get a friend who hates the outdoors to look for insects with me.

All my friends who are at dragon con who ask me what they can do to accommodate disabled people. WEAR A MASK.

Sneak peek at the miniatures I’ve been painting for bug fest at the North Carolina Museum of natural sciences! I just finished painting 28 of these little paintings.

My artwork is on the cover!!

Bug time!! Got this one done just in time for #Invertefest ~

Animal crossing in real life.

As a hobby artist who devotes waaay too many hours to an economically-unviable past-time, I have to take my victories where I can. So seeing my drawings in an exhibition and genuinely feeling that they belonged there (quality-wise) was a fantastic experience that I'll treasure for a long time.

Does anyone have a music streaming service they like that isn’t Spotify or Apple Music?

Got to tell one of my nephews how grasshoppers change into locusts when they get too much serotonin triggered by crowding. I love being the bug aunt.

Find yourself a friend that will draw a middle finger in a game where you fight bugs together. @midgekhajiit.bsky.social

Me and my roommate infodumped about insects in random tictok lives tonight. We successfully got 4 lives to turn into just talking about cool facts. Some people stopped to take notes. Facts bring people together.

THESE ARE MADE OUT OF WOOD! Got to love good bug art.

Mombi was diabolical in the books.

I love playing around with different mediums. Beetle baby done in watercolor.

As long as there’s cheese, there’s hope

I got to tell TV people about the ribs of cicadas.

Artist, show case your art style! I tag @kaitlund.bsky.social @katsuryn.bsky.social @iriscompiet.art