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An account for hobby projects. Main account: @meerwolfrenders.bsky.social
Pfp was my first webkinz as a kid. I named him backstripes.
Mostly posts about my caterpillars here.
SFW only. Autistic, agender. They/she
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backstripes @backstripes.bsky.social · 9d
This, is Bugalugs! From last month
I have 3 other pet woolly bears, but they’re all hibernating outside under a tarp right now… 😭 I miss them!

I’ve decided to take up the hobby of keeping woollies, and I’m excited to share that journey here
#caterpillars
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jamisonartist.bsky.social
Successful install today. I’m pretty happy with these 2. Great clients and pretty ok artwork.

#art #sculpture #jamison #insect #ceramics #steelart
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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backstripes.bsky.social
I started this observation journal for my caterpillars, hoping to learn something interesting about them in the long run!

I’ll share one of my entries once in a while, starting with… caterpillar poop!! 😂 (aka frass which is a term for insect poop)
#bugsky #caterpillars
A yellow Hilroy exercise notebook. It has doodles of banded woolly bear caterpillars on its front. The title at the bottom reads “Observation Journal Vol. 1” and “Woolly bear caterpillar / Isabella tiger moth” Page 4 in my notebook. A title line reads “Observation 8” dated on 02/10/25. The entry reads “Caterpillar poop check! Each caterpillar typically makes 10-20 frass when active; healthy frass looks dark green to dark brown and moist, often leaving a wet spot underneath. Learned that some grass will naturally look smaller and dryer after dehydrating for several hours. Caterpillars sometimes pick up their own poop with their thoracic legs to move it aside from where they’re going!” A small doodle of a banded woolly bear caterpillar is at the top of the entry. There is also a page marker at the bottom right corner with another caterpillar doodle.
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
backstripes.bsky.social
I started this observation journal for my caterpillars, hoping to learn something interesting about them in the long run!

I’ll share one of my entries once in a while, starting with… caterpillar poop!! 😂 (aka frass which is a term for insect poop)
#bugsky #caterpillars
A yellow Hilroy exercise notebook. It has doodles of banded woolly bear caterpillars on its front. The title at the bottom reads “Observation Journal Vol. 1” and “Woolly bear caterpillar / Isabella tiger moth” Page 4 in my notebook. A title line reads “Observation 8” dated on 02/10/25. The entry reads “Caterpillar poop check! Each caterpillar typically makes 10-20 frass when active; healthy frass looks dark green to dark brown and moist, often leaving a wet spot underneath. Learned that some grass will naturally look smaller and dryer after dehydrating for several hours. Caterpillars sometimes pick up their own poop with their thoracic legs to move it aside from where they’re going!” A small doodle of a banded woolly bear caterpillar is at the top of the entry. There is also a page marker at the bottom right corner with another caterpillar doodle.
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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sculptedreef.com
🪸 "Jewel" no.16 ✨ Ft. Larger Pacific Striped Octopus 🪸❤️🐙

#ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
A mixed media artwork featuring a hand sculpted octopus and corals patiently crafted from tiny glass beads. The octopus on this piece depicts the species Larger Pacific Striped Octopus, a dark brown and white octopus with an iconic bar stripe spot pattern. The corals are pink, green and a muted purple. Everything is built around a large violet colored clam shell.
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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casswart.bsky.social
November 2025 #BirdWhisperer project bird is the Spotted Owlet! 💙

#Bird #BirdArt #birdartist #ornithology #SciArt #NatureArt #WildlifeArt
Spotted Owlet sketch study sitting on a branch with an adult flying behind in the air coming towards the Owlet.
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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minouette.bsky.social
I was just looking over the new prints I made in 2025. Think about portraying pollinators. 🧪🐡🐝 This print shows a great little pollinator in the garden: a transverse-banded flower fly (Eristalis transversa) on Echinacea purpurea or purple coneflower. Because of its yellow stripes, tendency to
As described this is my 8” x 10” print showing the centre of a purple echinacea flower. The centre of the flower is orange with black outlines and some yellow bits and occupies the lower right corner. Radiating out are several pink and violet petals. The background is green. On top of the centre of the flower is a transverse-banded flower fly facing the lower right corner. It is yellow and black striped with translucent wings and red-brown eyes.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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backstripes.bsky.social
These are my other three woollies; meet Cheeky, Neo, and Raunip! 🐛🐛🐛

I found them all crawling along a bike path, where I saw many other woollies had already met their demise 🥺
#bugsky #caterpillars
A banded woolly bear caterpillar crawling on a piece of wood; I named this one Cheeky. Holding a dandelion leaf with a banded woolly bear caterpillar on it; I named this one Neo. A banded woolly bear caterpillar sitting on a dead leaf; I named this one Raunip.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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onioncakes.bsky.social
Just uploaded my new Guiding Lights #Insect collection!

If you're looking for #dinosaurs and extinct and endangered animals my shop is a great place for you to take a look!

TheOnionCakeStore.etsy.com

My #BlackFriday sale starts Friday and its 25% off orders over 35! So favorite your wants now!
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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spirasen.bsky.social
Bordered plant bug nymphs, or perhaps juvenile Christmas lights.
#bug #bugsky #nymph #macro
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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luxomancer.bsky.social
Banded Tiger Moth, genus Apantesis (getting to species ID can be tricky with these.

#fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#MacroPhotography
#photography
#Nature
#NatureIsAmazing
#Invertebrates
#insects
A phot of a black and pale yellow moth from above as it rests on a white sheet. The moth's slender legs are black as is its slender feathery antennae. The head and forebody are fuzzy and feature three broad black stripes surrounded by pale yellow. The wings are marked by bold areas of black surrounded by pale yellow. A photo of the moth from the side. A close up of the moth's head and forebody showing the fuzzy scales and the antennae in more detail.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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rafael-glass.bsky.social
🎄 Ready for XMAS! Apache Jumping Spider (Phidippus apacheanus) by Rafael Glass

👉 RafaelGlassArt.Etsy.com

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#glass #glassart #glasssculpture #art #borosilicate #flameworking #sculpture #glassfigurines #fire #Flames #spider #glassspider #phidippus #apache #jumpingspider #xmas #christmas #santa
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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theweeowl.bsky.social
An original artwork of monarch butterflies in flight with a paper cut out feel. Original art is a one of a kind gift that will be meaningful and lasting...
folksy.com/find/item/85...

#Butterflies #MonarchButterflies #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
A small drawing of a group of orange and black monarch butterflies in flight with a green background with abstract flowers. The drawing is on white paper. The name monarch is believed to have been given in honour of King William III of England, as the butterfly's main colour is that of the king's secondary title, Prince of Orange. An original art work, please note that the frame is not included. Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm).
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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christinawald.com
Another bird book I illustrated! This was about bluebirds. #sciart #bluebirds #kidlitart #kidlit #birds #birdart
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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hugopaleoart.bsky.social
New art is arrived !

A large Yutyrannus is being cleaned up by a group of Hongshanornis. A curious Gegepterus approaches.
In the foreground, a Zhongjianosaurus seems interested in the small birds.
#paleoart #SciArt #dinosaur #digitalart #yixian #china #feathered
Zhongjianosaurus yangi, Yutyrannus huali, Hongshanornis longicresta and Gegepterus changi
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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kindracrick.com
One of my Nocturne interference prints was purchased at the PADA pop-up. First time at an event like that.

Thank you Waterstone Gallery and to the lovely art collector!

#printmaking #mixedmedia #sciart #entomology
Block print of an Emperor Moth in interference blue on black paper. There are topographic lines in graphite radiating away from an absent moon with pinpoints of white ink in a star-like pattern. by Kindra Crick #artist #art #pdxart
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
backstripes.bsky.social
These are my other three woollies; meet Cheeky, Neo, and Raunip! 🐛🐛🐛

I found them all crawling along a bike path, where I saw many other woollies had already met their demise 🥺
#bugsky #caterpillars
A banded woolly bear caterpillar crawling on a piece of wood; I named this one Cheeky. Holding a dandelion leaf with a banded woolly bear caterpillar on it; I named this one Neo. A banded woolly bear caterpillar sitting on a dead leaf; I named this one Raunip.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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renecampbellart.bsky.social
How he started (March 2022) vs how he's going (November 2025).

Plus about 2.5 years' worth of painting hiatus throughout 😅

#sciart 🦀 #painting #art
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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francinefox.bsky.social
Have you ever heard of an allonautilus? The fuzzy sea peach at the top of my oil painting is the extremely rare allonautlius. Its only been documented in the wild a couple of times.

*more in comments*

#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
Oil painting of two nautili and one allonautilus on a blue gradient background with patches of copper mica. Each cephalopod has an atomic diagram around it like a halo.
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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nataliewernimont.bsky.social
I am working on some new moth and butterfly paintings that will be available soon + here are some that are available now on my website (www.nataliejunewernimoon.com) 🖤

#paintings #moths #butterflies #entomology #sciart #insects #bugs #oddities #nature #moth #butterfly #art #shopsmall
Seven realistic paintings of various moths and butterflies in wood frames in different colors/styles. The pieces are sitting on a distressed white tabletop. There are hints of wood tone showing throughout the white surface, which you can also see behind the insects. This helps to indicate that they have been painted on clear glass, and each one looks like it is floating in the middle its respective frame.
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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leier-coyol.bsky.social
Needle felted keychains, these and more critters will be available this christmas on my shop!
#SciArt #felting #art
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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sculptedreef.com
🪸 "Jewel" no.16 ✨ Ft. Larger Pacific Striped Octopus 🪸❤️🐙

#ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
A close up of a mixed media artwork featuring a hand sculpted octopus and corals patiently crafted from tiny glass beads. The octopus on this piece depicts the species Larger Pacific Striped Octopus, a dark brown and white octopus with an iconic bar stripe spot pattern. The corals are pink, green and a muted purple. Everything is built around a large violet colored clam shell.
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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washbearswares.bsky.social
bird wirewrap challenge DAYS 85-96 🕊️

pink-headed fruit dove • anna’s hummingbird • bittern • mute swan • blue chickens from SDV • purple martin • southern carmine bee-eater • scarlet ibis • red-headed woodpecker • whooping crane • currasow • tufted titmouse

#birds #birdart #SciArt #art #jewelry
a 6-photo collage of various wirewrapped bird pendants a 6-photo collage of various wirewrapped bird pendants
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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infinite8horizon.com
Hibiscus harlequin bugs on ... Australian native hibiscus

#MacroMonday
#photography #macro #insects #TectocorisDiophthalmus #EastCoastKin
A cluster of hibiscus harlequin bugs on a hibiscus bud A cluster of hibiscus harlequin bugs on a hibiscus bud
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Bug is partially moved in, which means I'm reunited with one of my creations, Mr Zygoballus sexpunctatus. He was one of my first gifts to her, a couple years ago 🖤
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Silly boxy little black jumping spider with a silvery face and thick first leg pair and forward facing large chelicerae. He's made of wood and wire and black beads for eyes Side view of the compact wooden creature and his little cone-shaped booty
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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jemsjumpers.bsky.social
Day 150 of showing the internet that (jumping) spiders aren't scary 😲

Peanut's species is known for its bold colours and striking contrasts, and he is truly one of the most unique we’ve ever had. From his fiery tones to his crisp markings, he’s a tiny work of art 💛 #jumpingspider #cutespider
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM