Cynipid
cynipid.bsky.social
Cynipid
@cynipid.bsky.social
Crystal aka Fairy Gall-Mother
Entomologist, artist, and cat lover
Look at this stupid face! Stupidest face ever. So cute, it hurts...

I hope this shared pain has improved your day.
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Inigo: 💭 bugs...👀
October 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I have a new addition to my collection of earrings based on the forms of insect antennae. I started with serrate; then I did pectinate. The latter were my favorite and recently broke so I am recarving them and also did this lamellate set (bottom pair). Loving them!
October 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thank you! The other side has more mines. I tend to get distracted from reading and end up staring at the leafmines instead.
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Trying out an alternative to the usual black tassel that I attach to my bookmarks. I love the color contrast compared to my leafminer bookmark. I absolutely adore this bookmark and I hope to eventually make more. Good, serpentine leaf mines are sometimes hard to find in high concentrations.
October 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Finished a gold version of the chrysomelid beetle. I need to make the back covers but otherwise I'm done with these two. Tortoise beetles will be next.
October 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Much better! Kept the leaves, got rid of distracting ribbons and twigs.
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
He despises the pumpkins that we grew in his honor so I need the wreath to keep him sitting amongst them. However, he refuses to NOT chew on the wreath so I give up for now on trying to get a cute photo for the vet clinic's annual calendar. We will do this every year for the rest of his life.
September 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm loving the aesthetics of cats and Entomology-themed blankets. Makes me want to curl up with a warm cup of tea and cuddle with this wee-beasty.
September 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I completed a little embroidered chrysomelid. It turned out so cute! I created a tortoise beetle design that I will try out later.

Fall always makes me want to do fiber arts. I still have a new king-sized quilt in the works so there's hefty competition for my creative energy this year.
September 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My stained glass storage just upped its game. The sheets are stored in old insect cabinets that are turned on their sides. My newest addition are the retired specimen boxes for housing Odonata specimens that I use for my scrap glass pieces. #stainedglass
July 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A very cool wooden yoke. I have many ideas for this piece.
July 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
HIS COMING WAS FORETOLD!!!
Found this petroglyph-like cat etching in stone and also received this photo of my cat from my husband.
July 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I have a winner here. It was a tough choice. The one on the right was too short so I would have had to make a base for it. The green metal one is actually perfect. I'm going to go with that.
July 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🫢...😯...😍😍😍😍. I love that someone felt that they needed to put a bible next to it.
July 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Another possibility! Maybe too plain though?
July 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Another spool...
July 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I love old wood boxes. This might be the same seller for the dynamite box that I bought in highschool and used as a box sculpture.
July 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Might have a use for some of those soon...
July 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Possibility #2. Closer... Not quite right.
July 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A possibility for my second item. I need something shaped like a candle stick or vase that I can use to build a miniature table. It needs to be 12-13 inches tall.
July 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Found item number 1 that I needed. Beetle-kill, blue-stained wood plank with bark.
July 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Lungs? A friend suggested lettuce but no. It's obviously lungs.
July 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Visiting the flea markets today in search of a couple things. (🧵Thread below if you need a/an mental/emotional break)
July 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I am glad I found you here! Update on Moss and Aria: I got them books! They're studying our world; knowledge is power! Their current discussions are about interesting insect morphologies. They'll learn about nudibranches in the next volume. Thank you @saimihanma.bsky.social for the beautiful books!
June 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM