Skipper butterflies mud-puddling 🥰 They’re taking in nutrients like salt and minerals that they don’t otherwise get from nectar

One of my caterpillars has this T-shaped marking 😮 so I just had to name it Tanner Junior after my boy 🖤🧡🖤 #bugsky #woollybear #dog

Little bit of National Geographic action in my own backyard. This rare little one is called Bacotia claustrella or Shining Smoke. As far as I'm concerned the little one looks like a Jim Henson puppet straight out of Labyrinth. Magical ✨✨✨ #insects #rarebugs

I came across some sawfly larvae recently. #sawfly #larvae #sketchbook #biodiversity #natureart

Sketch of a firefly, ready for take-off. Referenced from the quoted photo by Thomas Shahan. I think I need to simplify my shading when I draw bugs. There's too much going on, and stuff gets lost. #SciArt #Invertebrates #BugSky

They even eat their setae!! (hairs) A woolly bear caterpillar (pyrrharctia isabella) eating its old skin after shedding, taken with one of those clip-on macro lens I ordered from Amazon 🐛🐛🐛 #bugsky #woollybear

An update on my woolly bears!! They’re almost full grown already! First picture is a fifth instar, second picture are third or fourth instars, third picture was just before they molted for the first time 🥰 and last picture were some head caps left behind after shedding 🖤🧡🖤 #bugsky #woollybear

They even eat their setae!! (hairs) A woolly bear caterpillar (pyrrharctia isabella) eating its old skin after shedding, taken with one of those clip-on macro lens I ordered from Amazon 🐛🐛🐛 #bugsky #woollybear

Baby moths do do do do do de do Cinnababies on the exact ragwort I put the rescued cinnabar moth on. Coincidence or? Either way, brought me some joy today. #moths #invertebrates

Rescued one of my favourite moths from where it had got itself stuck in a bit of a tangle. The beautiful day-flying cinnabar moth. Now checking out every ragwort I pass because I want to see cinnababies in the garden 😄 #Invertebrates

Happy Canada Day! This is a digital collage of my linocut of each province and territory with their official flora and fauna, and my home province Ontario with trillium and common loon. I hope you enjoy your holiday and get out into nature. #linocut #printmaking #Canada #CanadaDay #wildlifeArt

Happy first day of the month and welcome to #ArtRepostJuly! Today's theme is #light I enjoyed the way the sunlight played with the flower petals in my photo which I used as reference for this one More info on this month's #ArtChallenge in comment #art #SciArt

Three Studies of Poppies. Sophia L. Crownfield, (1862–1929). Smithsonian Institution. #BloomScrolling #ColorADay #RedWed #SciArt

An update on my woolly bears!! They’re almost full grown already! First picture is a fifth instar, second picture are third or fourth instars, third picture was just before they molted for the first time 🥰 and last picture were some head caps left behind after shedding 🖤🧡🖤 #bugsky #woollybear

I have baby caterpillars!!!!!! (hatched last week) Bugalugs was the very first woolly bear I found last fall, and these are her precious children 💖 🐛🐛🐛 #bugsky #woollybear

Emperor Dragonfly depositing her eggs in our wildlife pond (Taken with Oneplus13 phone this morning) #dragonfly #emperordragonfly #arthropods #insects #gardenwildlife #wildlifepond

see a crab, post a crab (plus a shimp) #SciArt

I have baby caterpillars!!!!!! (hatched last week) Bugalugs was the very first woolly bear I found last fall, and these are her precious children 💖 🐛🐛🐛 #bugsky #woollybear

My pet caterpillars a little while back 🥰 I use them as inspiration for my caterpillar sculptures If you want to see more cute caterpillar/moth pics, check out my side account @backstripes.bsky.social !! 🐛💖🐛 #bugsky #sciart #woollybear #art

One of my isabella tiger moths This was her way of saying goodbye as I was releasing her 🥹 #bugsky #teammoth

One of my isabella tiger moths This was her way of saying goodbye as I was releasing her 🥹 #bugsky #teammoth

This spectacularly preserved dipteran (possibly a wood gnat) lived roughly 98 million years ago in what is now Myanmar during the mid-Cretaceous. (Burmese amber from my private collection) #Amber #Fossil #Diptera #Paleontology #Entomology

🌻 Studying the beautiful geometry of sunflower seeds before starting the final botanical illustration. Nature's patterns never cease to amaze me. 🌱✨ More from this month's sunflower project in the Botanical Club.💛 Link in bio. #BotanicalIllustration #NatureJournal #SunflowerArt

I can’t believe I forgot to post this here last week… These are my isabella tiger moths!! The females have rosy hindwings while the males have paler hind wings. And then you get a few cute pictures after. 🌙🦋🌙 #bugsky #teammoth

Been trying to identify this creature, found on the north coast of Scotland.

Just learned that the oldest land mammal is a bisexual tortoise named Johnathan and what a wonderful thing to learn during the first week of Pride month

Another batch from the MV in Belper last night. Eyed Hawk-moth, Puss Moth, Small Elephant Hawk-moth & Green Carpet @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @spinneybirder.bsky.social @derbysnottsentsoc.bsky.social #teammoth

I'm so proud of my caterpillars!!! And their cocoons are sooo pretty, with their black and orange setae all over 🖤🧡🖤 #bugsky #woollybear

I'm so proud of my caterpillars!!! And their cocoons are sooo pretty, with their black and orange setae all over 🖤🧡🖤 #bugsky #woollybear

A woolly bear checking out its surroundings

Once again, we have… Caterpillar number 1, and now caterpillar number 2!! Fly tying style I have a proper fly tying setup now and it’s made things a lot easier 🐛🐛🐛 #bugsky #sciart #woollybear #art

Caterpillar number 1, and now caterpillar number 2!! I made it slightly curled and darker compared to the first one I made When I make more of these I’ll put them all in a shadow box display! 🖤🧡🖤 #bugsky #sciart #woollybear #art

Almost done with this little one! Just adding some legs now 🖤🧡🖤 #bugsky #woollybear #wip

Appreciating the little differences between my caterpillars 🥰 🐛🧡🐛 #bugsky #woollybear #journal

Sending an army into the enemies nest #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

Bees of Progress 🌈 We love honeybees, but the world is full of bees that also deserve our attention! #pride #rainbow #bee #pollinator #SciArt

Citrus fruits hand made from paper: Orange, Lime, Lemon, and Calamondin. It's fascinating how each species has it's own characteristic flowers, leaves, buds, and of course fruit. #sciart

"Flight of Fancy", 16x16", Ink and acrylic on wood panel. MORE INFO: www.lynnetteshelley.com/flight-of-fa... #lynnetteshelley #art #artist #fineart #traditionalart #bsnm #sciart #butterflies #insects #animalart #bee

There's not long left now to back Warped Ocean 2 so I thought I'd get around to making a little thread sharing all the designs and add-ons! :D www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... Here's the Manta Ray pin in gold and rainbow-plating! #ArtShop #DarkArt #SciArt

100 Days of Reef Fish Blennies day 1/10: watercolor painting of a Schroeder’s Coral Blenny, Ecsenius schroederi. This species eats algae, helping to keep coral reefs clean and in balance. #sciart #coralreefs #marinelife #dothe100daysproject

A couple of weeks ago, we posted a request on Steam and on the WolfQuest Discord, asking for anecdotes and accounts about how WolfQuest has affected our players. And people delivered – big time! Today's devblog shares a few of the responses (out of more than 300!). youtu.be/DnpsgC5IP4c

My caterpillars survived the winter!! This is my journal entry about it I’m up to page 10 now in my journal! 🐛🐛🐛 #bugsky #woollybear #journal

My new book: PONDS: An Illustrated Guide yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ponds #lakes #freshwater

Commission in progress: "Mystic Harbor" (detail), oil on map, 14 x 22 3/4", 2026. The portly spider crab is subtler than the hermit. Different textures. Less linear, more feel in terms of paint handling. #art #sciart #crabs

This thumbnail-sized miracle from the forests of Singapore is called a Man-faced stink-bug (Catacanthus incarnatus). Can you see why? Can’t unsee that.

Drew a southern leopard frog in graphite this week. I think I’ve drawn more frogs than any other animal at this point. It’s become a way to measure how my hands have changed. The texture on this one would not let me put the pencil down. #sciart #pencil

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