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Bugs Like Kate
@ilikebugs.bsky.social
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Creature drawer, pixel pusher, bi nonmonogamous enby in the northeast. Mostly a personal account with some Kestrop Studio thrown in.

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ilikebugs.bsky.social
Saw my first jumping spider of the year yesterday! This little shy baby let me get a few photos before hiding back in the fence post. Possibly Genus Pseudeuophrys. #invertfest #salticidae #jumpingspider #arachnerd
Small brown and tan jumping spider viewed from the top Small brown and tan jumping spider from a three-quarter front view. He's sitting in a crevice in a fencepost.
April 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Hey hey it's a fuzzy bee day! Here are some bumblebees to kick off #invertfest!
Big fuzzy bumblebee in a light purple azalea flower, side view Big fuzzy bumblebee in a light purple azalea flower, top view
April 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Imma need to pet one of these immediately
shpedovski.bsky.social Shpedovski @shpedovski.bsky.social · Feb 28
Bugbirds are getting traction on Tumblr again so I thought it would be nice to show them here as well :D
One day I want to make a refsheet for them and make an open species officially, so people could have fun and make their own weevil-gryphon-thing
March 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
I need to try this. Except imma try to pretend to be a potato.
ascalaphid.com ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · Feb 27
Brother Ignatz trying to get out of dish duty by pretending to be a stand of reeds. again.
zoop
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Asking the really important questions today: if you are a "giraffic designer" do you:

A. Design giraffes
B. Design FOR giraffes
C. ARE a giraffe, and a designer

#showerthoughts #graphicdesign #giraffes #wordplay #poll
February 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
It's the same picture. #dontbesuspicious #raccoon #pizza #trashpanda #animalart #lifeimitatesart
Photo of me, light skinned round faced person with a curly short mohawk and bright red-pink hair, rainbow glasses and a wide eyed expression. I'm holding a piece of pizza with both hands in front of me. Collaged on top of the photo is one of my drawings: a cartoon raccoon with a similar wide eyed expression holding a piece of pizza in front of them.
February 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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bedupolker.bsky.social
Radiodont head
An anomalocaris, a shrimp-like prehistoric creature with prominent claws and stalk eyes, depicted here with cartoonishly sad watery eyes, next to text "I'm a creep." Directly below it is the same anomalocaris singing its heart out. Text, "I'm a weirdo!"
February 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Overhearing people at the salon talking about figs. Must resist talking about fig wasps. Must resist.
#bugnerd #figwasps #wasps #insects
February 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
I like to reflect on the world, much like this bear. #pun
alinagrafik.bsky.social AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 @alinagrafik.bsky.social · Feb 8
#BlueSkyArtShow #Reflections

Window reflections partially obscure this bear behind a storefront display, yet you see the bear's hair texturizing the reflection.
There is a stuff (real) bear behind a display window, but reflections obscure the bear's body from his head back towards his body. The part of the bear that is clear is his open mouth with sharp teeth in view. I light shines on his mouth, so it is pronounced in the photo. A strange mix of image!
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Hello new friends and old friends! If you like getting email about art and bugs and other nature stuff, maybe you would like mine!
mailchi.mp/146aab4b7d4a...
#emailnewsletter #artist #bugnerd #birdnerd
February 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Self care advice from this bug
luxomancer.bsky.social Luxomancer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @luxomancer.bsky.social · Feb 4
Your local assassin's guild would like to remind you to stay #hydrated today. 🥷

Milkweed Assassin Bug, #Zelus longipes with small mosquito-like green fly as meal and another fly hanging around possily as a #KleptoParasite

#MacroPhotography
#Insects
#Inverts
#AssassinBug
#WeKnow
A long and slender black and red assassin bug on a light painted wood surface snacks on a green mosquito-like fly as another small black fly hitches a ride on the assassin bug's leg.
February 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Gay beetle!
phazonharbinger.bsky.social Cain Eyre @phazonharbinger.bsky.social · Feb 4
The rainbow colours of Cicindela japonica need to be seen to be believed. This is all the same individual just viewed at different angles. More commonly known as the Japanese Tiger Beetle. #bugsky #coleoptera #beetle #insect #nature #wildlife #macro
February 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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kathleengmaz.bsky.social
Because they still have Black History Month in the Federation.
A painting of the many black characters and actors featured in Star Trek over the years
February 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Hourly comics day is here!!!! Will be posting in this thread. #hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicsday2025 #hourlycomics 🧵
Caption: 9:30am Do I draw a variation of this every year? Black and white digital sketch of Puck, my black cat, with his paw on my cereal bowl. Sketch of me with short curly mohawk and roundish glasses wearing a hoodie, holding cereal bowl with one hand and spoon in other. Speech bubble from Puck says Dis... Dis for me? Speech bubble from me says No.
February 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year: #hourlycomicsday! I'll be posting here in a thread. Excited to see who else here participates! #hourlycomics #hourlycomicsday2025
A black and white pen and ink cartoon drawing of my head and neck - I have a round head, side curly mohawk, roundish big glasses and a massive open-mouthed smile. Above me in a speech bubble: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG. I have a hand over a banner that reads HOURLY COMICS and 2025 is written below the banner. The sketchbook is resting on a blanket cropped out of frame but also at the bottom of the sketch rests the pencil and pen I did it with. I am not excited or anything.
February 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Me: I don't FEEL the H in ADHD, though.
My repetitively-stressed wrists, elbows, and shoulders staring at the pile of origami stars I decided to learn to make at midnight: You sure about that, champ?
#selfdiagnosed #justletmework #selfcareishard #artist #chronicpain #donttellmypt
January 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
YES YES YES!
travisbaldree.bsky.social Travis Baldree @travisbaldree.bsky.social · Jan 29
Oh, hi there! It's cover reveal day for Brigands & Breadknives, with art yet again by the amazing @emberwickart.bsky.social-
I love it so ❤️
Coming Nov 11 '25 from @torbooks.bsky.social-
Cover for Brigands & Breadknives, depicting a campfire scene with an elven adventurer, a rattkin writing letters in the back of a wagon, surprised by a goblin in a patchwork coat brandishing a breadknife, with a demon chicken on their head. Okay, so it's hard to describe.
January 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Look at the majesty of these toes, friends. LADY BEETLE TOES.
January 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Fun news! If you join my Patreon you're in the Creature Crew (and can do so for no dollars down, no dollars a month, but I also will take dollars in exchange for more art).

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January 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
My first but definitely not last False Knees reposts! One of my favorite artists and inspirations.
January 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Nature is beautiful
A sandwich tern swallowing a huge fish
January 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Check out these buggy Valentines that come with facts on how to help them out!!! Love them!
sarahmackattack.bsky.social Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Jan 24
Hey Lovebugs, ya get your valentines yet for this year?

These packs have 20 cards in 'em, in 4 different insect designs! Praying Mantis, Rosy Maple Moth, Lightning bug, and Metallic sweat bee!

Each comes with a fact about the bug AND an action to help that insect!

squidfacts.bigcartel.com
sarah holds up a pack of valentines in front of a 12 foot skeleton with arms outstretched and glowing eyes. The cards have ribbon on top with hearts, and the top card has a praying mantis that is saying "You look good enough to eat"
January 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
I'm lichen this bug post
nathanharness.bsky.social Nathan Harness @nathanharness.bsky.social · Jan 21
A lichen katydid eating the same lichen it has evolved to mimic and live on. Look at those Maxillae- like little mouth fingers
January 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
Trying out new acrylic markers with some colorful pigeons and reminding myself that I need to make more time for play! #pigeons #pigeonart #animalart #birdart
Acrylic markers on a desk, on top is a picture done with acrylic markers of cartoony colorful pigeons. Between the pigeons are bread products. In the corner it says pigeons, my loves.
January 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
ilikebugs.bsky.social
What the world needs now
Is bugs sweet bugs
#bugphotos #letsgobugging #insects #insectphotos #parody
Close-up photo of an Eastern Tent Caterpillar moth with wings raised on the tip of my finger. The moth is very fuzzy and has feathery wings. Close-up photo of a longhorn bee on a yellow flower. The bee is very fuzzy. Close-up of a very light green flatid planthopper on a wooden railing. Its eyes make it look a little like a cartoon. Close-up of a blow fly (related to house flies) on a goldenrod blossom. Profile view. Its front two legs are up and it looks like it's rearing like a horse.
January 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM