Justin Chan
@justinchan.bsky.social
I create Illustrations & Concept Art for games!
Naturalist and Photographer capturing colourful portraits of Earth's tiny inhabitants!
www.justinchan.art
Naturalist and Photographer capturing colourful portraits of Earth's tiny inhabitants!
www.justinchan.art
some neat ones out there!
November 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
some neat ones out there!
found and dehydrated some mushrooms... 👀
for a DNA barcoding project!!!
for a DNA barcoding project!!!
November 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
found and dehydrated some mushrooms... 👀
for a DNA barcoding project!!!
for a DNA barcoding project!!!
based on a beautiful Dendryphantes nigromaculatus I found at Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland! Most easterly observation so far on iNaturalist: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
August 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
based on a beautiful Dendryphantes nigromaculatus I found at Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland! Most easterly observation so far on iNaturalist: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
I drew a new iNaturalist profile pic!
August 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I drew a new iNaturalist profile pic!
Oops, forgot to mention the species: Long-haired June Beetle (Polyphylla crinita)! Quite abundant throughout July!
August 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Oops, forgot to mention the species: Long-haired June Beetle (Polyphylla crinita)! Quite abundant throughout July!
Some recent herps from here in BC! Great Basin Spadefoot, Western Tiger Salamander, Pacific Chorus Frog, Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
June 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Some recent herps from here in BC! Great Basin Spadefoot, Western Tiger Salamander, Pacific Chorus Frog, Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
been using one of @anneliesemak.bsky.social's old telephoto lens recently to start photographing some vertebrates! fun change of pace!
March 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
been using one of @anneliesemak.bsky.social's old telephoto lens recently to start photographing some vertebrates! fun change of pace!
long time no post! a recent salamander doodle
March 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
long time no post! a recent salamander doodle
just a selfie with a new salamander friend! Ambystoma gracile
February 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
just a selfie with a new salamander friend! Ambystoma gracile
despite the cold weather yesterday, was graced by this little garter snake! just in time for the new year🐍
January 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
despite the cold weather yesterday, was graced by this little garter snake! just in time for the new year🐍
and speaking of iNat, here's my 2024 stats!!!
December 31, 2024 at 8:50 PM
and speaking of iNat, here's my 2024 stats!!!
not much time or interest for personal art this year... 😪
but when the stars aligned, i drew some bugs for my iNaturalist account profile picture!
but when the stars aligned, i drew some bugs for my iNaturalist account profile picture!
December 31, 2024 at 8:49 PM
not much time or interest for personal art this year... 😪
but when the stars aligned, i drew some bugs for my iNaturalist account profile picture!
but when the stars aligned, i drew some bugs for my iNaturalist account profile picture!
Highlight for me in the past week was finding a species of globular springtail that I've always dreamed of seeing! Vesicephalus occidentalis, probably the most beautiful glob in the PNW! They seem to love the cold and wet winter weather.
November 25, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Highlight for me in the past week was finding a species of globular springtail that I've always dreamed of seeing! Vesicephalus occidentalis, probably the most beautiful glob in the PNW! They seem to love the cold and wet winter weather.
I realized I haven't posted any art here yet... Here's some art with blue skies! 💙
November 18, 2024 at 10:29 PM
I realized I haven't posted any art here yet... Here's some art with blue skies! 💙
Siler collingwoodi and Epocilla blairei, from Hong Kong! Big tapioca pearl eyes 😭
November 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Siler collingwoodi and Epocilla blairei, from Hong Kong! Big tapioca pearl eyes 😭
A bit closer to home, some of the many wonderful jumping spiders that can be found in Vancouver! Phanias albeolus, Habronattus hirsutus, Habronattus ophrys, and Phidippus johnsoni
November 12, 2024 at 8:17 PM
A bit closer to home, some of the many wonderful jumping spiders that can be found in Vancouver! Phanias albeolus, Habronattus hirsutus, Habronattus ophrys, and Phidippus johnsoni
A similarly compact and equally adorable Irura bidenticulata from Hong Kong, check out those gold and purple scales!!!
November 12, 2024 at 8:09 PM
A similarly compact and equally adorable Irura bidenticulata from Hong Kong, check out those gold and purple scales!!!
Time for some Jumping spiders! Salticids are probably my favourite taxa and photography subjects; so incredibly diverse and so much personality! I believe they can cure arachnophobia with how cute they are. Starting this thread off with a Simaethula sp. from Australia!
November 12, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Time for some Jumping spiders! Salticids are probably my favourite taxa and photography subjects; so incredibly diverse and so much personality! I believe they can cure arachnophobia with how cute they are. Starting this thread off with a Simaethula sp. from Australia!
SO glad people are enjoying the macro photos! I'll be sharing more in the coming days! For now you can see my favourite photos on my instagram (jchan.photo) and on iNaturalist! (justinchans)
November 12, 2024 at 4:18 AM
SO glad people are enjoying the macro photos! I'll be sharing more in the coming days! For now you can see my favourite photos on my instagram (jchan.photo) and on iNaturalist! (justinchans)
And of course they also make such amazing and charismatic photo subjects! Starting from the left: Undescribed Ptenothrix sp., Sminthurinus henshawi, Fungus infected Ptenothrix, Ptenothrix beta
November 12, 2024 at 1:12 AM
And of course they also make such amazing and charismatic photo subjects! Starting from the left: Undescribed Ptenothrix sp., Sminthurinus henshawi, Fungus infected Ptenothrix, Ptenothrix beta
It's also been fun to get some of the first species records up on iNaturalist. Some of these are incredibly abundant, but there's just not many people out there looking for >0.5mm critters. From left to right: Sminthurinus lawrencei, Pygmarrhopalites bellingeri, Arrhopalites diversus
November 12, 2024 at 1:07 AM
It's also been fun to get some of the first species records up on iNaturalist. Some of these are incredibly abundant, but there's just not many people out there looking for >0.5mm critters. From left to right: Sminthurinus lawrencei, Pygmarrhopalites bellingeri, Arrhopalites diversus
huge highlight from the past year was discovering a brand new colour form of Dicyrtoma hageni: forma canadensis, and having my photographs used in documentation
November 12, 2024 at 12:57 AM
huge highlight from the past year was discovering a brand new colour form of Dicyrtoma hageni: forma canadensis, and having my photographs used in documentation
Pretty much exactly a year ago I found and photographed my first globular springtail, and since then I've been completely obsessed. I've photographed over 800 springtail individuals now, and there's still so much out there to discover! This one is about 2mm, and is one of many undescribed species
November 12, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Pretty much exactly a year ago I found and photographed my first globular springtail, and since then I've been completely obsessed. I've photographed over 800 springtail individuals now, and there's still so much out there to discover! This one is about 2mm, and is one of many undescribed species