Dave Hayes
@gnarlylarvae.bsky.social
Professor of Biology @ EKU | Molecular Ecology, Freshwater Invertebrates, Natural History Collections, 3D Printing | He/Him
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GnarlyLarvaeStudio
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GnarlyLarvaeStudio
The Dawn Horse, Hyracotherium, out for a walk today.
Digital sculpt by Minatures Museum. 3D printed to life size and painted by me. #SciArt 🐡
Digital sculpt by Minatures Museum. 3D printed to life size and painted by me. #SciArt 🐡
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Dawn Horse, Hyracotherium, out for a walk today.
Digital sculpt by Minatures Museum. 3D printed to life size and painted by me. #SciArt 🐡
Digital sculpt by Minatures Museum. 3D printed to life size and painted by me. #SciArt 🐡
Update: Hyracotherium has been making friends fast.
June 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Update: Hyracotherium has been making friends fast.
Lately I’ve been keeping our 3D printer busy with this life sized Hyracotherium (ancestor to modern horses) model. Digitally sculpted by Minatures Museum, I cut and scaled it to fit the pieces on the print bed. It’s like the most macabre LEGO set ever.
February 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Lately I’ve been keeping our 3D printer busy with this life sized Hyracotherium (ancestor to modern horses) model. Digitally sculpted by Minatures Museum, I cut and scaled it to fit the pieces on the print bed. It’s like the most macabre LEGO set ever.
Here’s a commission I’m able to share now.
Blackside Dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis), a federally threatened species native to the upper Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. Printed extra large at 400mm.
#3DPrinted and painted by me.
Blackside Dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis), a federally threatened species native to the upper Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. Printed extra large at 400mm.
#3DPrinted and painted by me.
December 22, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Here’s a commission I’m able to share now.
Blackside Dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis), a federally threatened species native to the upper Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. Printed extra large at 400mm.
#3DPrinted and painted by me.
Blackside Dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis), a federally threatened species native to the upper Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. Printed extra large at 400mm.
#3DPrinted and painted by me.
I always have to clean her paws when she comes inside.
December 15, 2024 at 9:50 PM
I always have to clean her paws when she comes inside.
My beagle and Diictodon always like to snuggle together on cold rainy days.
Digital sculpt my MinaturesMuseum, 3D printed and painted by me. 🐡🧪
Digital sculpt my MinaturesMuseum, 3D printed and painted by me. 🐡🧪
December 15, 2024 at 9:50 PM
My beagle and Diictodon always like to snuggle together on cold rainy days.
Digital sculpt my MinaturesMuseum, 3D printed and painted by me. 🐡🧪
Digital sculpt my MinaturesMuseum, 3D printed and painted by me. 🐡🧪
This is what happens when you need to record the mileage on the department truck you just returned but you’re also in a rush to get to your next class.
November 26, 2024 at 11:57 PM
This is what happens when you need to record the mileage on the department truck you just returned but you’re also in a rush to get to your next class.
Also, if you are attending the conference you can bid on these items I donated at the auction/raffle! The auction benefits student travel grants.
Fishmas Ornaments, a big jar of virtually every decent 3D printed fish on the market, a Mountain Redbelly Dace, and “Big Tom”, the giant Madtom model.
Fishmas Ornaments, a big jar of virtually every decent 3D printed fish on the market, a Mountain Redbelly Dace, and “Big Tom”, the giant Madtom model.
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Also, if you are attending the conference you can bid on these items I donated at the auction/raffle! The auction benefits student travel grants.
Fishmas Ornaments, a big jar of virtually every decent 3D printed fish on the market, a Mountain Redbelly Dace, and “Big Tom”, the giant Madtom model.
Fishmas Ornaments, a big jar of virtually every decent 3D printed fish on the market, a Mountain Redbelly Dace, and “Big Tom”, the giant Madtom model.
For the first time I’m attending a conference as a presenter AND a vendor. If you’re at the Southeastern Fishes Council meeting in Little Rock come by and buy some fish! Stuff that doesn’t sell here will make their way to my Etsy shop eventually. #SFC2024
November 21, 2024 at 2:59 PM
For the first time I’m attending a conference as a presenter AND a vendor. If you’re at the Southeastern Fishes Council meeting in Little Rock come by and buy some fish! Stuff that doesn’t sell here will make their way to my Etsy shop eventually. #SFC2024
November 15, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Like a big leaf? Or is this a typo for Gecko? If so, I’ve made these at life size but could easily make an XL version.
November 13, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Like a big leaf? Or is this a typo for Gecko? If so, I’ve made these at life size but could easily make an XL version.
Oh it’s dropped. @lincolnsavi.bsky.social got you covered. This one isn’t finished yet, but if someone wants a giant one I’m happy to do a commission on it! Savi made two poses -https://savimade.ca/shop/models/animals/amphibians/salamanders/ambystoma_jeffersonianum_complex/
November 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Oh it’s dropped. @lincolnsavi.bsky.social got you covered. This one isn’t finished yet, but if someone wants a giant one I’m happy to do a commission on it! Savi made two poses -https://savimade.ca/shop/models/animals/amphibians/salamanders/ambystoma_jeffersonianum_complex/
“If you’re cold, they’re cold. Bring them in.”
Thinking of changing my shop name to “Not to Scale.”
Yellow Spotted Salamander digital sculpt by @lincolnsavi.bsky.social 3D printed and painted by Gnarly Larvae Studio.
Thinking of changing my shop name to “Not to Scale.”
Yellow Spotted Salamander digital sculpt by @lincolnsavi.bsky.social 3D printed and painted by Gnarly Larvae Studio.
November 13, 2024 at 2:14 PM
“If you’re cold, they’re cold. Bring them in.”
Thinking of changing my shop name to “Not to Scale.”
Yellow Spotted Salamander digital sculpt by @lincolnsavi.bsky.social 3D printed and painted by Gnarly Larvae Studio.
Thinking of changing my shop name to “Not to Scale.”
Yellow Spotted Salamander digital sculpt by @lincolnsavi.bsky.social 3D printed and painted by Gnarly Larvae Studio.
I’ve been spending the last few months developing this educational set, “Doodle Darters” with the help of some talented digital sculptors, a graphic designer, and photographer. It is a set of six 3D printed darters that you can paint/color, sort of like a 3D coloring book. #SciArt 🐡 #SciEd #SciComm
November 12, 2024 at 1:43 PM
“What’s a Mata Mata?”
“Nothing, what’s the Mata Mata with you?”
Digital sculpt by Totarin Models, 3D printed and painted by me at Gnarly Larvae Studio. 🐡 #SciArt
“Nothing, what’s the Mata Mata with you?”
Digital sculpt by Totarin Models, 3D printed and painted by me at Gnarly Larvae Studio. 🐡 #SciArt
November 8, 2024 at 12:08 AM
“What’s a Mata Mata?”
“Nothing, what’s the Mata Mata with you?”
Digital sculpt by Totarin Models, 3D printed and painted by me at Gnarly Larvae Studio. 🐡 #SciArt
“Nothing, what’s the Mata Mata with you?”
Digital sculpt by Totarin Models, 3D printed and painted by me at Gnarly Larvae Studio. 🐡 #SciArt
New spicy Diplocaulus. I suddenly have a craving for Doritos.
Digital sculpt by @hellbendermuseum.bsky.social
3D printed and painted by me at Gnarly Larvae Studio.
#SciArt 🐡
Digital sculpt by @hellbendermuseum.bsky.social
3D printed and painted by me at Gnarly Larvae Studio.
#SciArt 🐡
November 7, 2024 at 10:09 PM
New spicy Diplocaulus. I suddenly have a craving for Doritos.
Digital sculpt by @hellbendermuseum.bsky.social
3D printed and painted by me at Gnarly Larvae Studio.
#SciArt 🐡
Digital sculpt by @hellbendermuseum.bsky.social
3D printed and painted by me at Gnarly Larvae Studio.
#SciArt 🐡
Local public library had a book sale, fill a bag for $1. All I really wanted was this one.
October 27, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Local public library had a book sale, fill a bag for $1. All I really wanted was this one.
Brindle Madtom. Sometimes your “work-in-progress” looks so good you want to call it quits. That’s how I feel about this latest print. This model, based off photos preserved museum specimens, was expertly sculpted by @rickstikkelorum as a commission for Gnarly Larvae Studio. 🐡 #SciArt
February 23, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Brindle Madtom. Sometimes your “work-in-progress” looks so good you want to call it quits. That’s how I feel about this latest print. This model, based off photos preserved museum specimens, was expertly sculpted by @rickstikkelorum as a commission for Gnarly Larvae Studio. 🐡 #SciArt
Giant Greenside Darter model that I recently finished. Printed at 14inches long, hand painted, and glazed. Digital sculpt by Rick Stikkelorum, available on Sketchfab.
#SciArt 🐡
Decided to auction this one off, if you’re interested in purchasing. www.ebay.com/itm/11606517...
#SciArt 🐡
Decided to auction this one off, if you’re interested in purchasing. www.ebay.com/itm/11606517...
February 10, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Giant Greenside Darter model that I recently finished. Printed at 14inches long, hand painted, and glazed. Digital sculpt by Rick Stikkelorum, available on Sketchfab.
#SciArt 🐡
Decided to auction this one off, if you’re interested in purchasing. www.ebay.com/itm/11606517...
#SciArt 🐡
Decided to auction this one off, if you’re interested in purchasing. www.ebay.com/itm/11606517...
I bought this transparent PETG filament for a different project but I just had to use it for a goldfish too. Fortunately Totarin Models has designed a fantastic fancy goldfish.
December 16, 2023 at 12:34 AM
I bought this transparent PETG filament for a different project but I just had to use it for a goldfish too. Fortunately Totarin Models has designed a fantastic fancy goldfish.
First test print of Rick Stikkellorum’s recently revised Ichthyostega sculpt, now with open mouth and so, so many teeth.
It’s always an honor when I get to be the first one to see a designer’s digital sculpt as a physical print, especially when it’s something as iconic as Ichthyostega. 🐡
It’s always an honor when I get to be the first one to see a designer’s digital sculpt as a physical print, especially when it’s something as iconic as Ichthyostega. 🐡
December 15, 2023 at 7:35 PM
First test print of Rick Stikkellorum’s recently revised Ichthyostega sculpt, now with open mouth and so, so many teeth.
It’s always an honor when I get to be the first one to see a designer’s digital sculpt as a physical print, especially when it’s something as iconic as Ichthyostega. 🐡
It’s always an honor when I get to be the first one to see a designer’s digital sculpt as a physical print, especially when it’s something as iconic as Ichthyostega. 🐡