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@backstripes.bsky.social
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An account for hobby projects. Main account: @meerwolfrenders.bsky.social
Pfp was my first webkinz as a kid. I named him backstripes.
Mostly posts about my caterpillars here.
SFW only. Autistic, agender. They/she
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backstripes @backstripes.bsky.social · Nov 20
This, is Bugalugs! From last month
I have 3 other pet woolly bears, but they’re all hibernating outside under a tarp right now… 😭 I miss them!

I’ve decided to take up the hobby of keeping woollies, and I’m excited to share that journey here
#caterpillars
backstripes.bsky.social
#sciart #bugsky
meerwolfrenders.bsky.social MeerWolfRenders🧡🐾 @meerwolfrenders.bsky.social · 1d
Yesterday I decided that I’m going to remake the moth. I think I used too many different beads and I want to try making a simpler design

Working on the wings has become very meticulous, trying to match the level of detail on the body. I tried two different ways but I’m not enjoying the process :/
Small sculpture of an isabella tiger moth; made out of beads and wires; showing the left wing in focus where I tried filling in all the gaps with many tiny beads. Same sculpture; showing off the right wing where I tried only putting black beads where there would be spots on the moth’s wing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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mollyburgess.bsky.social
This lover is Susanna🖤❤️🖤
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#valloween #valentinesday #fiberart #softsculpture #moth 
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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arimcollection.bsky.social
🦟 This week, discover the unique ornaments of Ficalbia uniformis (Theobald, 1904) ⬇️!
Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1649366 .
Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes !

Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social

#Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐
A photographic plate of Ficalbia uniformis (Theobald, 1904)
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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theweeowl.bsky.social
My art shop has a collection of inexpensive original miniatures in a variety of nature subjects.
Good news for buyers in the USA, your art will be sent duty paid, and art is exempt from the tariffs!
folksy.com/find/shop/th...

#NatureArt #Drawing #Miniature #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #bsnm
A photo collage of some of my original miniature artworks, all are 7.5 x 7.5cm and will fit a 3" square frame: A portrait of a fox in profile, forget me not flowers, a bumblebee, pink cosmos flowers, an ammonite fossil, a ladybird, a goldcrest bird, a burrowing owl and a blackbird.
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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emmasartworks.bsky.social
A not-completely-exhaustive illustration of our winter shorebirds, but these are the species that you’re most likely to see during winter around Teesmouth (northeast England).
🐡🪶
#birdingNortheast
Pen and watercolour illustrations of waders/shorebirds from the Hartlepool/Teesmouth area of northeast England
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
backstripes.bsky.social
I couldn't resist 🖤
My dog Tanner (Manchester Terrier) wearing round black glasses. Same subject, slightly different angle.
February 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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ninaelisereiter.bsky.social
My handmade lepidoptera collection of hair clips, pins and magnets. I've been working so hard on the designs, so I am really happy to finally show them. 🦋😭 They are available in my Ko-fi shop as made to order items!
#hairaccessories #butterflies #moths #lepidoptera #polymerclay #crafts #hairclips
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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dannidocpaints.bsky.social
Here’s a spread of art prints available on my site.
Smaller prints are $15 and larger ones are $20.
Every little bit helps us so so much!

www.danielledoctor.com

#art #artshop #availableart #prints #oilpainting #landscape #smallart #flowers #chickens
6 art prints on a wooden table. Two of the prints are of landscapes, one is of a pair of succulent plants, one is of tulips, one is of a daffodil, and another is of a couple of chickens. 4 of the prints are 5”x7” and the 2 flower prints are 4”x4”. Each print had a white border. Picture was taken before prints were installed in white mats.
January 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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patrlynch1.bsky.social
The Night Hunters. A spread for my new book STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, coming in September, 2026 from Yale University Press.
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #owls #herons #birdart
Book plate spread on the nocturnal owls and herons that are common in streams and smaller rivers of the eastern U.S.
February 4, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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beastieandbone.bsky.social
The design for my papercraft book of endangered/rare moths and butterflies (Page Street Publishing/Macmillan) is SO CLOSE to being done and I can’t wait to start showing y’all sneak peeks! Here’s a look at the Bathurst Coppers to tide us over. #sciart #entomology #paperart #butterfly
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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lizaadamczewski.bsky.social
Rescued a lizard who was out in the cold, having lost its tail. I thought he was dead just laying there on his back in the cold wet grass but with overnight care he’s doing well. He will stay with us until the weather warms up a bit. So I’m off to find more insects & worms for his super
February 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
For the #FebruArty theme of #fancy, does it get much fancier in the dog world?

(...and if you saw the version of this with the typo, no you didn't. I am not in a state of mind at the moment to allow typos to stand😭😅)
Digital drawing in white ink against a black background of a standard poodle seen in profile facing right. Its coat is cut into pompom shapes along the tail, around the leg and hip joints, and left longer around the chest and back of head with an additional pompom standing straight up above the eyes.
February 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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wolfquest.bsky.social
Tower Fall Released!

This new DLC map is part of the v3.0 update -- yes, we have finally released WolfQuest version 3 -- yes, that's WolfQuest 3 -- a mere nine years after we announced Tower Fall back in January 2017. Learn all about it! youtu.be/N-0ZMyJjKvI
Tower Fall Released!
YouTube video by WolfQuest
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January 28, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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arimcollection.bsky.social
🦟 This week, discover the unique ornaments of Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) ⬇️!
Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1651525 .
Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes !

Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social

#Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐
A photographic plate of Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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origamiorganelles.bsky.social
Did you know #honeybees have 5 eyes? Make our Honey Bee paper model to see them & learn more about these amazing #pollinators! Find out more here: buff.ly/HGmSdCN
Deutsch: buff.ly/gviwvoU

#EduSky #honigbienen #insects #iteachbio #scienceteacher #Naturwissenschaften #BiologieLehrer
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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mattfossen.com
First completed art of 2026! It's a leafhopper assassin bug, Zelus renardii. #entomology #Bugsky #SciArt
Digital drawing of an assassin bug perched on some yellow flowers with orange centers.
January 28, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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sapphirewolfe.bsky.social
Luna Moth Rug 🌙

Another tufted rug piece made, my most recent one 💫✨

I learned my lesson in finer details. A lot more difficult to tuft and carve 😮‍💨 and takes a lot more time.

I still am very proud of it though.

#fiberart #art #moths #mothart #rugs #rugtufting #tuftingart #rugart #acrylic
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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tamiwicinas.bsky.social
I sculpted and wired a ceramic mushroom lamp!
#ceramics
Ceramic mushroom sculpture, about 1.5 feet tall. The mushroom lamp is switched on.
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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lotsofbugs.bsky.social
Don't mind me, taking my little weevils out for the day.

#indiedev #gamedev #blender #substancepainter #beetle #bugs #insects #game #artist #solodev
January 28, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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erujayy.bsky.social
The next four bugs from the Ancient Arthropods campaign!

Now that all goals are unlocked, here is a small introduction to them all!
All in all, beetles have changed very little through millions of years, how beautifully weird!

> www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

#enamelpins #SciArt #insects
An illustration of a beetle into amber. It is grey with lighter spots. The text is as follows: Notocupes. Carboniferous, 315 million years ago. One of the first beetles that have been discovered in burmese amber. Notocupes have been found in many periods during the Mesozoic. An illustration of an uncoloured old-world stick bug doing the Get Stick Bugged pose. The text is as follows: Renphasma. Creteceous, 145 million years ago. An old world stick insect from what is now China. It's most notable feature are the spots on its wings that are even present in fossils. An illustration of a great ancietn mayfly which has 6 wings. The text is as follows: Palaeodictyroptera. Permian, 299 million years ago. One of the earliest flying insects, they're the prehistoric mayflies who sported three pairs of wings and tube-like mouth parts. An illustration of an old-world scorpion that is dark brown with orange tones and big pincers. The text is as follows: Jaekelopterus. Silurian, 430 million years ago. Jaekelopterus came in many shapes and sizes, but they were known as the scorpions of the seas (Europterids.) This apex predator was over 2 meters.
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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minouette.bsky.social
Tardigrades in Space Wikipedia page.

I thought tardigrades were well known but I once sold #sciart at a microbiology conference & was surprised that there were folks there who had not heard of the mighty tardigrades, so I am happy to introduce you if new to you

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigr...
My linocut tardigrades shows the microscopic 8 legged arthropod in a gradient of darker to more orange brown in on cream coloured washi paper with coloured confetti inclusions
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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seastainedglass.bsky.social
Sea glass butterflies 🦋
January 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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lizaadamczewski.bsky.social
Take a moment to remember the good things in life; I know it’s hard to do this, when it feels like the world is tipping this way & that, but if my little mouse can help you connect with “la vie en rose” again just for a moment, then my job as an artist is done for today 🩷
January 27, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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soundoftheforest.bsky.social
I process a lot of what’s going on around me through insects. Inspired by a good friend I made this drawing of a bombardier beetle spraying acid at ice. Abolish ICE
Illustration of a beetle spraying acid out of its abdomen at an ice cube
January 25, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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lizaadamczewski.bsky.social
The necklace gets some hand beaten rods
January 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM