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apantesis
@apantesis.bsky.social
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science witch
she/they genderfluid

minimalist in the streets, maximalist in the sheets.

current emotion: le tired
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legolostatsea.bsky.social
In case anyone's wondering, this is what a pink sea fan looks like when it's not entangled in marine debris (see earlier post). This specimen's probably nearly 30 years old. #Eunicellaverrucosa
Photograpr of a large pink sea fan being held aloft on a beach, with sand, sea, rocks and sky in background
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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mrtylercrook.bsky.social
I just became aware of this incredibly relatable drawing by John Singer Sargent.
A pencil drawing of a woman reclining in bed, but her hands look kind of fucked up, and her face has been scribbled out, apparently in frustration by the artist
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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ageofoddish.bsky.social
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
My hand holding a shortbread cookie in the shape of an airplane. There are red sprinkles in the pattern of the survivorship bias plane. A plate of the same cookies.
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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hagofbolding.bsky.social
Sketchin kelpies
A loose digital sketch of a horse standing in chest deep water, the skeleton is reflected below
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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wa-moths.bsky.social
Seen in the Perth Hills, a male Clouded Footman (Anestia ombrophanes) showing his beautiful yellow hindwings. The hindwings are usually not visible when these moths are at rest
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
Top view of a moth with pale cream coloured forewings with a pattern of darker bands and spots, and striking yellow hindwings
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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annijyn.com
you have no power over me 🌞🔮✨
a line drawing of a woman with long hair wearing an odd the shoulder dress and a black thin crown on her head. a black owl sits on her shoulder. swirls of reds and golden yellows cover a teal background, white hanging stars line the top of the image.
November 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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jackdashby.bsky.social
Licking their bits, dancing with a feather, and cuddling an egg: some very curious curatorial decisions have been made with these #taxidermy stoats in Birmingham #Museums stores. 🤔
A taxidermy stoat posed leaning on one arm and licking its groin A taxidermy stoat posed upright, jumping, catching a small feather A taxidermy stoat lying down hugging a white egg
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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hannahtempler.com
thinking about... tarantula paw
A very very very zoomed in close-up of a little tarantula paw. It looks like a little cats paw
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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lotuscat.bsky.social
Lichen world. Mt Kokuzo, Saku, Nagano #Lichen #FungiFriends
地衣類の世界。長野県佐久市虚空蔵山 #地衣類
Patches of crustose lichen on tree bark. Patch on top has brown apothecia with round white rims, and white-grey thallus. Patch on bottom have orange dome-shaped apothecia against green thallus. The two patches are separated by thick black line.
November 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
apantesis.bsky.social
winged elm hanging on to that last vestige of summer
a photo of a winged elm twig with two tiny leaves attached. the larger leaf has a rainbow if colors and vitality, with gray and brown dead edges and orange-yellow-green towards the center. the smaller least is all brown. the main twig has the nominal wings flanking the sides. in the background, the sky is blue with big puffy clouds.
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
apantesis.bsky.social
This is true for all Good Trees
(they're all good trees, Brent)
thekentacorn.bsky.social The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 2d
Let you into a little secret

Every day I place a hand on an oak tree for a few seconds

Of course I do not know if I am transmitting, receiving, or both
An oak tree trunk and a human hand
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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matpringle.bsky.social
And the block and print.
Block and print of the ghoulish Unquiet Grave inspired artwork.
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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petitdeux.bsky.social
Et voilà. Fini la broderie pour cette année.
Je me lance maintenant à fond dans mon tricot :)

🌟 Retrouvez ces pièces sur Etsy dès samedi 29 nov à midi 🌟
Photo qui montre des broches et pendentifs en métal avec chacun une broderie dessus. Il y a beaucoup de crânes humains et de fleurs, ainsi que quelques champignons.
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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zaraalfonso.bsky.social
I’m really excited to share that I won the Frank R. Paul Award for Best Magazine Cover Art! My painting Stasis, a self-portrait about invisible illness, was featured on the cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 58 🖤

#art #painting #portrait #illustration
“Stasis” is a portrait painted by the artist Zara Alfonso, and is the first piece in her series about invisible illness. A portrait painting of a girl with skin so pale she’s almost translucent, her lips are tinged blue and she gazes upward through seemingly unseeing eyes. Pale moths and winged insects cover the expanse of her face and body, blending into her skin in places.
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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ionomycin.bsky.social
nursery
a young woman sweeping the floor with a mop in a room full of fish tanks. the room appears to be underwater, as there are fish visible behidn the windows
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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coreybrickley.bsky.social
your honor i plead crashing out
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Goddess of the Wolves Totem 🐺✨
My piece for the upcoming Giant Robot Store - Totoro Show celebrating all things Ghibli!

My piece will be available 11/29 at 11am PT on their site here:
www.giantrobot.com/collections/...

(She does have very minor damage to her mouth shown here)

#art #pottery
A ceramic sculpture of a large white wolf with two tails. This is Moro, the Goddess of the Wolves from the film, Princess Mononoke. She is barring her teeth, holding a handmade red tassel with a fortune coin tied to it, and she also has a handmade replica of San's necklace. This closeup shows the wound/damage to her face. it's a very small amount of chipping as though she's had some teeth removed. But she still has the power to bite.
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 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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leftistlawyer.com
I know this week can be really hard for queer and trans folks. So if that's you, remember that I love you and you are under no obligation to hide who you are for anyone. You're perfect. And if your family can't see that, it's their loss.
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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bedupolker.bsky.social
Never not a good time to post old watercolor bug doodles
Two bugs illustrated in a loose watercolor. The top is a colorful moth with ornate blue, white, and gold patterns on its wings. The bottom is a true bug with large, horn-like appendages coming off its thorax.
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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inaturalist.bsky.social
Sometimes the first thing nature makes you say is "what the heck is that?!" In this case, we're looking at a bunch of Jacobson's Giant Scale Insects (Icerya jacobsoni).

📷 beizi125 on iNaturalist
📍 China
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
These insects (of which there are almost twenty gathered on the underside of a leaf) have oval, beige-colored central bodies with lots of white, spindly appendages growing off them. They are quite spectacular to behold.
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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hby.bsky.social
#pixelart
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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bealeiderman.bsky.social
A very furry moth in the genus Trosia. It flew through the rain and got some water in its eye so it looks like it’s crying 🌱

#insect #macro #nature
A moth on a stick. I picked it up on the stick to photograph it. The wings are covered in cream scales but the wings themselves are bright orange and they show just a bit among the scales. There is a line of black dots running from the middle of the wings diagonally towards the bottom tips. The thorax is covered in fur, cream with longer tufts of orange. It looks like a fancy cape a king might wear. The face is very furry and bright orange with black eyes and antennae. The legs are furry and bright orange close to the body and then black near the feet.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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gwenckatz.bsky.social
"Are you coming over tonight"

"Can't, I'm filling beetle dicks with toothpaste"

"What"
americanbeetles.bsky.social Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 4d
Well that’s a new one, even for me
Photo of a printed out beetle article, in which I have highlighted the part of the methods section that says they everted the endophallus by INJECTING TOOTHPASTE
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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franzanth.bsky.social
we're at 31 submissions out of the 100 available slots already, damn
franzanth.bsky.social franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 17d
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.

Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
announcement image that says Have bug & slug art? Submit to #InverteFest Digital Art Book. Publishing every April, August, December. Download previous editions & find the submission link at InverteFest.com/#Artbook the image is decorated with artwork of various animals from various artists, featuring insects, slugs, and so on.
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM