Gross.

Got my advance copy of my new book, “Bugwatching: The Art, Joy, and Importance of Observing Insects.” You can preorder now from Princeton University Press. Shoutout to @samanthagallagher.bsky.social for the amazing illustrations!

Sheeeeeeeeeit #gotyoass #bugsky #insectphotography #masonbee

HAHAHAHAHA I forgot I made this and never posted it 🤣 #bugsky #bugtalk #insects

LOOK WHAT I FINALLY FOUND! 🤩🥳 #strepsiptera #andrena #goodbeeday

Who wants some good news? The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

Screenshot in case the main post gets taken down

Did you know stipple paper is a thing? I drew this A. manicatum on it from this reference photo I took some years back. I adore these charismatic little fellas, the original and prints are available on my website 💛🖤 www.samanthagallagherillustration.com/product-page... #bugsky #beedrawing #beeart

Soon up here in Zone 5, the Salix will begin blooming, feeding hungry early-emerging bees like this Andrena shown here 💛 Colored pencil drawing, 9”x12” and I have prints available in my shop 😊 #andrena #bugsky #beedrawinf #beeart #Insectart www.samanthagallagherillustration.com/product-page...

NOW who’s the one with all the cards, Mr. President??? Mmmm hmmm

I just heard Sandhill Cranes fly by!!🥹🥹🥹

Out here at #WildThings2025 !!

I see posts from time to time that say “somebody, somewhere needs flowers right now” and a beautiful flower photo. So…. Maybe somebody, somewhere needs freshwater fish native to North America right now. Here ya go! fish #fishart #fishdrawing #fishillustration

Happy Birthday Dr. Dre!! 🤗💛

jamelle is correct

MyRadar still holding on! 🤩

I have no pretty art photos to post. These days I’m busy using a liner paintbrush to move and examine propodeal corbicula hairs, or dust pollen from tibial scopae. Some of it reminds me of Cheeto dust 🧡 which makes me laugh, and makes me hungry. And I forget to take photos for the socials.

Restocked a couple packs of note cards! Printing more for Wild Things coming up March 1. What collection of notecards would you like to see? 🤔 #wildthings #artcards #insectart #rustypatchedbumblebee #fineart #insectillustration

November 9, compared to today, same store locally. Hope everyone got what they voted for❤️🤍💙 🇺🇸 #mygroceriesaretooexpensive #MAGA

Less than a month until the #WildThings conference in IL! I’ll be there with some merch- what would y’all like to see? (We might try and make some coasters today! Been wanting to add some to my shop forever 😄)

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

(Hehe #myradar) 🤭

Patriotic Federal workers, please try to keep your jobs. Take up a spot that might go to a MAGA. Follow WW2-era CIA advice and use your bureaucratic superpowers to sabotage evildoers. Be maliciously compliant.

Spent all day scraping hairs off a bunch of bees with a pin so I could examine this feature. How was your day? 🙃 #entomology #bees #andrena #beeID

We highly advised for all federal employees not to respond to or open OPM emails. Our coalition will be advised on additional precautions. Reports of a hostile takeover at OPM have been circulating. More details will be released in the future.

Any of you #artists out there done an Artist in Residence at a park? I’d love to hear about your experience! #nationalparks #artistinresidence #stateparks

#Bloomscrolling if you see this, quote and share flowers from your gallery 💛 #nativeplants

MyRadar didn’t change it. Ha.

#mood open.spotify.com/track/6kEbev...

I started trying to ID #Andrena today. It sucked more than I thought it would. I’m out of practice. Any tips?

In case anyone was wondering, with Valentine’s Day coming up and all, there are probably at least one million better ways to signal “giving my heart to you” than the one we saw on the news recently. (There’s even an emoji of one! #🫶)

I have several framed & unframed originals for sale on my site, including this mama Anthidium manicatum 😄 showing how she got her common name (wool carder). She is scraping soft, fluffy plant fuzz to line her nursery and keep her babies nice and cozy. Link to the art is here: tinyurl.com/2zb4c3ah

Live drawing sessions, coming soon to a Sammybeezz Instagram near you. Follow along as I: -embarrass myself singing along to the dirtiest Chili Peppers songs -cuss like Tony Soprano when watercolor meets frisket -spend the same amount of time drawing as I do sharpening pencils And so much more!

Kinda thinking it would be fun and hilarious to grade/critique AI attempts at scientific illustrations in the style of @realmaddox.bsky.social “I Am Better Than Your Kids.” Ha. www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=irule

Original framed illustration, for sale on my site. Anthidium manicatum on Sedum, black colored pencil and ink on stipple paper www.samanthagallagherillustration.com/product-page... #bee #stippling #Insectart #woolcarderbee #anthidium #beeart #nativebees #beeillustration #scientificillustration

There was a time when I could have made a living off painting fiberglass dogs… #fineart #dogart #nativeplants #lab #garden #flowerart

[10:40 AM CST 1/15/2025] Here are the lowest observed temperatures this morning, the coldest it’s been so far this winter for many locations. #ILwx #INwx

Does anyone else go on Google maps and street-view random places that you’ve never been to, and just “walk around” and before you know it… an hour has passed?

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

Hey corporate media, Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.

Today in West Dundee! Here til 3 #artshow #natureartshow

Ohhhh yeah!!

New bee just dropped

Just casually dropping THE VERY BEST Black Friday flier ever designed to let you know I’m having a sale in my shop 😏 Shhhh pretend you didn’t see this, I don’t want to embarrass all the other graphic designers out there cause I know this is really good. www.samanthagallagherillustration.com

This morning my feed is all cats. Not complaining though. But am feeling pressured to join in:

Finally got all my insect ornaments posted into my shop! I added a bunch more since last year- Good bug ornaments are hard to find! Gotta shop small to get the good stuff 😁 www.samanthagallagherillustration.com/ornaments

I could not agree more.

Good morning.

Phew, cold and WINDY taking pics of all of these outside… because I’m too lazy(BUSY) to put up a tree indoors to shoot them on 🤪 my fingers are numb!