it's what i do #furryart

when i get home from work i'll update the gfm with a proper update and proof of the quote, but it's looking like top surgery will cost me 14k at the practice where i had my consult so the goal price is going to be shifted up a bit.

There's a lot being shared right now about China's incredible shift towards renewable energy - and rightly so. But this, from the UK, is equally astonishing & encouraging. It's not just that change can happen. It's that it *is* happening. (Via climateactapp.substack.com/p/your-daily...)

FredEx boyzzz

Cellophane bee on crocus #invertebrates

hey you check out this cool bug (alt: a mite with a broad circular hat made of iridescent overlapping scales on its back)

Absolutely fascinating. I'm assuming a fungal infection but I'm hoping @ashwhiffin.bsky.social can shed some light on what's exactly happening here. #beetle @artindetails.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social

Happy #werewolfWednesday all Perfect time for a little teaser of what I’ve been working on 👀

this rabid animal comes into my house and he burps all over my humble abode for weeks on end and puts my banana bread in specimen jars for the roach nymphs

Unlike insect 'compound' eyes, spider eyes are 'simple': a layer of light-sensitive retinal cells under an outer lens made of cuticle. A second inner lens helps focus the light. Essentially, they have telescopes for eyes. And muscles let them point each telescopic eye tube /directionally/.

Many of these "8-legged cats" pair the exceptional principal eyes with six secondary eyes, giving them panoramic, nearly 360° view of their surroundings. They also have multilayer retinas with excellent color depth & resolution, capable of picking out fine details over a great distance.

Old one, but apropo

Wayne Maddison (waynemaddison.bsky.social), professor emeritus at UBC, captured this video of a nearly transparent jumping spider (tribe Amycini) from Canandé Reserve, Ecuador. Look closely & you'll see the principal eyes moving as it scans the area visually. Let's talk about spider-vision! 🕷️🧪

It's migration season! Monarch butterflies travel over 4,000 km to winter in Mexico's stunning oyamel forests. Witness the beauty of nature's incredible journey.

still alive

Happy 40th anniversary to the GNG anime! #ginga #hopeanuoli

Transgenic crops release Cry proteins into streams. But what does that mean for aquatic insects?🌱💧🐛 We measured and barcoded 1,800+ caddisflies across 25 streams. Environmental factors like temperature, land use explained most patterns. Cry1Ab had limited impact. academic.oup.com/ee/article/5...

A very badass fly with feathery legs. Genus Porphyrochroa

Fuck all the doom and gloom shit We will beat these fuckers. We will win. We will build a better world in spite and out of spite for their bullshit. They are but a speed bump on the road to a better world.

Winter is over, but not for her

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

Moon mother

02/30 #pleinairpril #2026 ain’t no way im painting a city scape everyday lol 😭😭 #visualdevelopment #tree #nopleinnogain @warriorpainters.bsky.social

This ant species is Pseudomyrmex boopis, which should be pronounced "BOOOOOOOP-is!" while bopping someone's nose, but taxonomists tell me to sit down and stop giggling and say "boo-OH-piss" like a grownup. So pronounce it however you want, I guess.

It's now been 3 hours since our supposed "ally" Donald Trump threatened genocide on a country of 93 million people. We've had absolutely nothing from the UK government. This doesn't come in a vacuum either - every day the US & Israel have been murdering innocent people.

This evening's surprise trade stream will be a charity stream for Gamers Outreach for their Gamers for Giving 2026 event!! We'll be helping provide entertainment to kids in hospitals

SUPER GUPPY

got crazy inspired by visiting an indoor garden last week & immediately had to paint one hundred plants #calsarts

It has been six years since the Gender Autonomy Act was passed in Iceland. In those six years, none of the usual fears that anti-trans advocates warn against have manifested - and trans people, non-binary people and intersex people have enjoyed increased rights and protections.

Yellow bears are the larval form of Virginian tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Spilosoma virginica). They can vary in color from white to black, with many being an intermediate yellow. They feed on a wide variety of plants. This one was on a lambsquarters. Blissfield Michigan, 02 Jul 2025.

Werewolf

smoldering coals 🌑

Ruby-tailed wasps were busy yesterday afternoon - what a little jewel of an insect! North Herefordshire #UKWildlife #BugSky

🧵 1/2 Possibly a question for @gavinbroad.bsky.social or any other #wasp fans. On the back of a nettle leaf was an #aphid with a wasp tightly gripping its antenna. Was this trying to parasitise the aphid? Was the aphid trying to hold it off with its antennae? #entomology #macrophotography

Helgi have a word #berensart2026

a cautionary tale

💫 Gouache and pencil on aqua board!

The ads are quickly becoming my favorite part of the Onion's emails

imagine this

I think I'm done, you can't push your unsolved discomfort onto other people and expect them to bend backwards towards you. that's entitlement. shut the fuck up and solve your issues.

new Salem variant dropped (he/him) 🐇💜🗡️

What a beautiful moment.

Happy International Asexuality Day!

1000 year old kitti

Beneath a crimson sky, the beast runs - predator’s fury, warrior’s mind. Twin blades gleam cold in his hands. The night itself readies for battle ⚔️ Digital commission for Mjodvitnir #werewolf #art #artsky