Benmightbeafish
@baltmanben.bsky.social
Freshwater Fish and Walstad Style Aquarium Enthusiast, Lover of Spiders and All Bugs, Cross Stitcher and Paper Crafter, Stop-Motion Animator, 🏳️🌈 (He/Him), Au(probably)DHD, Theater Technician for Work.
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Haaeeeellllllllllp!!!!
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Haaeeeellllllllllp!!!!
The highest honor!!!
September 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The highest honor!!!
How delightfully audacious!!
September 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
How delightfully audacious!!
My goodness, all your bugs fill me with such joy! Thank you for sharing your creativity and hard work with the world!
August 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My goodness, all your bugs fill me with such joy! Thank you for sharing your creativity and hard work with the world!
Not quite so heavy!
June 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Not quite so heavy!
Wait, is he modeled after a specific species? What I was going to type was "an excellent bronze jumping spider weighing set up if ever I saw one". But then I thought about the tiny little goofball I need to get up and feed this morning and giggled.
June 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Wait, is he modeled after a specific species? What I was going to type was "an excellent bronze jumping spider weighing set up if ever I saw one". But then I thought about the tiny little goofball I need to get up and feed this morning and giggled.
He looks wonderfully heavy!
June 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
He looks wonderfully heavy!
*It CERTAINLY it.
June 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
*It CERTAINLY it.
If you scroll past the spiders I have a post with a bit more of my art including the discus fish stitch I did! Constantly stitching, but as you know well each piece take awhile 🤣. Wish I could figure out how to pin 2 threads on here so I could have one for fish and one for art right at the top.
June 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you scroll past the spiders I have a post with a bit more of my art including the discus fish stitch I did! Constantly stitching, but as you know well each piece take awhile 🤣. Wish I could figure out how to pin 2 threads on here so I could have one for fish and one for art right at the top.
I have added a second sponge filter and promised myself to stay more on top of floating plants removal, so I will try again. Someday I may even get to try the big cold water change to try and spark some breeding with them.
June 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I have added a second sponge filter and promised myself to stay more on top of floating plants removal, so I will try again. Someday I may even get to try the big cold water change to try and spark some breeding with them.
That's a wonderful group! I need to bulk back up my pygmy corrie group. Quite a few died I think due to too little aeration.
June 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
That's a wonderful group! I need to bulk back up my pygmy corrie group. Quite a few died I think due to too little aeration.
I bet every little shape completed is also very satisfying! I felt that when I did some geometric animal designs! Your tank is lovely! I like the corries hanging out at the bottom! I love my jungles for how little cleaning I have to do on them 🤣
June 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I bet every little shape completed is also very satisfying! I felt that when I did some geometric animal designs! Your tank is lovely! I like the corries hanging out at the bottom! I love my jungles for how little cleaning I have to do on them 🤣
Absolutely Nora! Your abstract stitches have me absolutely memorized! You have certainly inspired me to try a geometric design myself! Thank you for checking out my tanks! They certainly are my world!
June 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Absolutely Nora! Your abstract stitches have me absolutely memorized! You have certainly inspired me to try a geometric design myself! Thank you for checking out my tanks! They certainly are my world!
Taking a stroll, bring a hat. Diatom stuff!
May 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Taking a stroll, bring a hat. Diatom stuff!
Why bother to learn the chant if you aren't gonna use it at such an appropriate time!
May 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Why bother to learn the chant if you aren't gonna use it at such an appropriate time!
Wowww. I'm all about incredibly difficult hand held work with tiny things, but that is incredible. However did you do the untangling? Also, would that be a boy spood? I'm still building up my confidence around the nuisances of pedipalp size/shape.
April 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Wowww. I'm all about incredibly difficult hand held work with tiny things, but that is incredible. However did you do the untangling? Also, would that be a boy spood? I'm still building up my confidence around the nuisances of pedipalp size/shape.
Mesmerizing, beautiful and learning. Thank you! <3
April 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Mesmerizing, beautiful and learning. Thank you! <3
Awwww, all is forgotten if not forgive. Now you can be friends again.
April 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Awwww, all is forgotten if not forgive. Now you can be friends again.
Wow, this is a spectacularly gorgeous worm and photograph! And such a great explanation. Thank u for all the wormy work u do!
April 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Wow, this is a spectacularly gorgeous worm and photograph! And such a great explanation. Thank u for all the wormy work u do!
Oh my goodness, my heart is so melted
April 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Oh my goodness, my heart is so melted