Domenic Pennetta
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Domenic Pennetta
@domenicpennetta.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Scientific Illustrator | Speculative Evolution Artist | (He/Him)

Inspired by invertebrates, prehistoric fauna, and life on Earth. Creator of Project Perditus and Astrovitae Magazine.

Portfolio: www.domenicpennetta.com

🌿 Commissions are always open! 🌿
I must acquire all sea bunnies
May 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
What a great photo! ❤️ Wasps are so misunderstood, but you made this little guy look so peaceful.
May 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Don’t worry, I’m not great at identifying plants either! 🌿
May 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I think people who don’t like pill bugs are weird! 💔 Like, how could you NOT love a little guy who can roll into a ball?! Crazy!
May 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I’m surprised you were able to get a photo of one! 📸 They’re so fast! Looks like this guy is on some bee balm? They seem to really like those flowers! 🌸
May 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Twisted wing insects! I’ve always loved how bizarre they look—especially their trilobite-like eyes. Love seeing art of parasitic insects. 💖 Awesome work!
May 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
If #bug not friend, why #bug friend shaped?! 🪲❤️
May 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What flowers do they seem to like the most in your garden?! 🌼 And yes—I feel blessed whenever I see one of these little guys fly by. They’re fun to watch!
May 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
You’re quite welcome. And thanks commenting! Hopefully we’ll both get to see more moths this summer 😊
May 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
So what you’re saying is every moth is your favorite moth?! 💖
May 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Wow Peter 😮 That photo is incredible! ❤️ I’ve never seen a Luna moth in person—I can only imagine how much more impressive they look up close!
May 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Clearwing moths and sphinx moths belong to the same family, Sphingidae. ✨ So they look alike because they’re both related! :)
May 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Classic choice. ✨ Luna moths are magnificent!
May 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Thank you! 😊
May 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thank you so much Bernard! ❤️
May 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This beetle owes hymenopterans royalty fees for stealing their black and yellow color pattern!
May 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Oh I love hairstreaks! 🦋 I was just working on an illustration of a gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) last week. They have the coolest false antennae!
May 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is possibly the best compliment I’ve ever received 🤣 thank you!

I take pride in my weirdness. My hope is that I can show the world all these weird yet wonderful inverts that live around us! ✨
May 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I feel the same way! ✨ Sponges evolved early on the timeline of life and they’re still around today—they definitely need way more appreciation! Especially when it comes to paleoart!
May 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If you visit Wikipedia, editors have already replaced my original illustration with n earlier one that doesn’t include the proboscis.
May 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Yeah… my commissioner made the suggestion to add that proboscis. It’s possible that maybe it did have one? But there’s no evidence for such a structure in the fossil record (and taxonomy points otherwise). I pushed back some but I didn’t want to loose the commission 😅
May 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM