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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter

@irrlichtwinter.bsky.social

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aspiring writer, poet, artist, and reader of books loves moss, lichen, underwater invertebrates, and bats he/it pronouns

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 13h

thank you! Those shines were so striking in the references, I tried really hard to represent them <3

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 14h

they are adorable!

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 14h

ooh, I love how vibrant the colors are! Such fun clams <3

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 14h

such a little one!

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 14h

Day 13 of #invertober
Banded Sugar Ant

Ant ant, all alone... It needs friends

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drawing of an ant on a green background
the ant has a black abdomen & head, and a yellow-brown thorax and legs

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 1d

Day 12 of #invertober
Pacific Razor Clam

I thought this would be an easier subject, and then I had such a difficult time rendering the shell 😂

#invertober2025
(reposted bc I forgot alt text...)

drawing of a clam with an oval shaped shell. The shell is yellow and brown. The clam has a beige siphon that is sticking out on the side.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 1d

yesss, that would be so cute!

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

Good for them! Worms really living the life ;-)

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

an adorable worm! though my art is supposed to be of lumbricus terrestris 😊

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

Day eleven of #invertober
Dark Fishing Spider

just a li'l guy...

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 3d

earthworms deserve to be adored <3

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 3d

Day ten of #invertober
Common Earthworm

So cute, so cute! I have loved earthworms since I was a kid

drawing of an earthworm. It is orange-brown with darker brown segments

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Day nine of #invertober
Flamboyant Cuttlefish

forgot to post these guys yesterday. Anyway, flamboyant cuttlefish are among my favourite critters!

#invertober2025

drawing of three flamboyant cuttlefish. they are very colourful, pink purple and yellow with white accents, and they look kind of like orchids.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 6d

I love that the species is called rubber ducky 🥹

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 6d

day eight of #invertober
Bee-killer Robber Fly

... so I accidentally used references for Mallophora bomboides instead of Mallophora fautrix xD
but I guess they are both floofy
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drawing of a floofy fly. It looks like a bee, but it isn't a bee. It is covered in white floofy hairs, and has orange wings.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 6d

that is so metal, what a cool critter!

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 6d

so many little friends! <3

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 6d

Day seven of #invertober
Scaley-Foot Gastropod

Today was a real struggle, but tkat said, we made it a whole week! :D
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drawing of a snail on a dark blue background. The snail has a beige and orange coloured house on its back. Its body is read, transitioning into a foot covered in many beige scales.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 6d

this colour scheme rocks! ❤️ I love how the dark coloured gastropods look like living lava rocks, I could barely believe my eyes when I saw the photographs 😂

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 6d

I love how weightless your gastropod looks 🥰

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 6d

a little twig friend 💚

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 7d

a finchy! wikipedia says they are called spice finch, which is super cute 🥰

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 7d

Day six of #invertober
Buff-Tip Moth

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sketchy drawing of a moth. It has brown-grey beige wings, and a floofy brown and grey body.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 8d

all the little guys! 😍

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 8d

I see I'm not the only one that saw all the details on that lobster and thought 'time to get experimental' xD
Love how vibrant your lobster turned out!

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