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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer

@squishyfauna.bsky.social

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⭐️ Herpetology & Entomology (mostly) artist drawing some little guys ✨ 🌙 next event - Cardiff Film & Comic Con - 18-19th October https://linktr.ee/squishyfauna 🚫GenAI 🚫NFTs Starlight, 30s, queer, they/them C-DID, SzPD, autistic & disabled

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 1h

I’m part of #FrogCon this year! It’s a free to attend online convention with panels, a virtual artist alley, game devs, music and more!

So here’s some of the froggy goods you can find in my shop
squishyfauna.etsy.com

#frogs #cuteart

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 5d

New collection of badges coming soon! 👀 another 8 designs to be shown

Will have them next weekend at Cardiff Film & Comic Con!

What other animals do you think might be in this collection?

#furryart #cuteart #glorpy

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 7d

Also sorry I’ve been gone so much lately, I haven’t been very well so keeping up with anything has been a bit of a nightmare tbh. But hopefully I’ll be around a bit more now!

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 7d

Got some cute glorpy-fied anthro badge designs in the works! Got 8 designs, finished 4 and halfway through the 5th. At this rate I’ll have them for CFCC next weekend!

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 7d

I’m so happy you like everything!! Thank you soo much for your support !!! 🥹💖

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⁺ . ✶ forestarchie ✶. •. @forestarchie.bsky.social · 28d

Fall YCH🍂
3 slots - 150💰 each!

Fill out the form below if you’re interested⬇️

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 28d

Sorry I’ve been so MIA, life has been busy and stressful.

We sadly lost 2 pets yesterday for unrelated reasons so I may need some more quiet time but I’ll be posting more often as soon as I’m able to again ❤️

Hope you’re all well

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Sep 5

Got a little series in progress of some alien animals and I’m excited about them. Getting stuff done for the furries 👀

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Sep 2

Changed up my Patreon. Sticker clubs are gone but now my only tier gives you a chance at a commission - each month someone gets chosen in order of signing up and they get a commission from me!

patreon.com/squishyfauna

Get more from SquishyFauna on Patreon

Monthly bug and reptile sticker club

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 31

Ahh thank you! Sadly my laptop is not able to run anything and I need a new one, but when I do I’ll try and remember this!

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 31

I really need to try playing again! I’m obsessed with the art style

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 30

Aaaand we’re done!!

God this was such an amazing experience. I can’t believe how well this went and I’m so excited for an army of Fernando the isopod to arrive at my house in a few months! Thank you so much to everyone who shared, backed or believed in me on this 😭💖

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Taplaos Tapster @taplaos.bsky.social · Aug 30

[ #TapsWIP ]- Grubbin hideout

Late night doodle

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 30

Trying not to be in waiting mode for the next 35 minutes until the Kickstarter ends is so hard lmao

I say as if I haven’t been in waiting mode ALL DAY

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 30

five hours left and we’ve reached double the initial goal! So excited to see how well this is going 😭

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 27

3 days left and fully funded! Designed by me - mini acrylic charms available and freebies for all physical reward backers too

www.kickstarter.com/projects/squ...

#invertefest #isopods #bsnm

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 30

10 hours left! Every backer gets a freebie glitter sticker, there’s mini charms available and the isopod plushies are cheaper than they will be after!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/squ...

#sciart #bugsky #invertebrates #cuteart

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 30

I got four new mantis babies today! I haven’t had a mantis for a while and I’m so excited to have more again. They’re all so cute

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 29

31 hours left! Get them cheaper this way while you can 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/squ...

#bugsky #invertebrates #sciart

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · Aug 28

While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:

At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

AI impoverishes us at every step of the process:
- data centers pollute our environment
- energy use drives up costs
- content theft robs creators of income
- the actual output is used to displace workers and depress wages
- using it harms our mental health and impairs our competence
- the flood of AI slop is damaging our sociopolitical landscape

All in service of making a worse product - and world - to enrich a handful of already spectacularly wealthy people

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank youu! So cool we both got to be part of this 🥰

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’m part of this alongside so many amazing artists! 🥰

franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Aug 28

We present: The Art of #InverteFest - August 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.

Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!

Download here drive.google.com/file/d/19wfG...

#Art #SciArt

a promo image showing various pages from the book, each page showcasing different animals like an orchid mantis, opabinia, a butterfly. the art featured shows a range of different medium, including digital, plushie, papercraft, 3D render, comic, and so on.

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Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you! I’m so happy so many people love him

Squishy Fauna 🪲🐍 local bug dealer @squishyfauna.bsky.social · Aug 27

3 days left and fully funded! Designed by me - mini acrylic charms available and freebies for all physical reward backers too

www.kickstarter.com/projects/squ...

#invertefest #isopods #bsnm

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Hope Doe @flyapples.bsky.social · Aug 26

Trying to learn gouache, here are some rock studies I put goggly eyes on just because.
ガッシュを真面目に勉強している
本当です

Hello, there. I’m not crazy
Says the gouache rock study

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