D. Allan Drummond
@dadrummond.art
Scientist by day (drummondlab.org), artist by night (dadrummond.art). Sculpture, drawings, and other works. Obsessed with the details of the natural world. Lab posts at @drummondlab.bsky.social 🧪
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D. Allan Drummond
@dadrummond.art
· Oct 19
Huntress, my solid bronze mantis. She’s articulated…look closely and you can see the neodymium magnets at her neck and shoulders (coxae) 🔬
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#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
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#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
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
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Reposted by D. Allan Drummond
Dung beetles know where they want to go. They roll, push or shove their dung ball & every few seconds they stop pushing to climb on top of the ball to make sure they are going in the right direction. This dung beetle male is just climbing down after a look around.
More info in alt text
#insects
More info in alt text
#insects
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Dung beetles know where they want to go. They roll, push or shove their dung ball & every few seconds they stop pushing to climb on top of the ball to make sure they are going in the right direction. This dung beetle male is just climbing down after a look around.
More info in alt text
#insects
More info in alt text
#insects
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Asks Us to Consider the Monster
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 5, 2025
Parasitoid wasp
Rhyssella sp.
Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae
By Christian Brockes (wildmacro.de), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
#arthropodPOTW
Parasitoid wasp
Rhyssella sp.
Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae
By Christian Brockes (wildmacro.de), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
#arthropodPOTW
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 5, 2025
Parasitoid wasp
Rhyssella sp.
Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae
By Christian Brockes (wildmacro.de), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
#arthropodPOTW
Parasitoid wasp
Rhyssella sp.
Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae
By Christian Brockes (wildmacro.de), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
#arthropodPOTW
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Another version of the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) with spread wings. 🪲
#SciArt #insects #art #invertebrates
#SciArt #insects #art #invertebrates
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Another version of the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) with spread wings. 🪲
#SciArt #insects #art #invertebrates
#SciArt #insects #art #invertebrates
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'You're adopted'
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(For the non-palaeo folks, this is in light of a newly published paper re-establishing that #Nanotyrannus, previously understood to be a juvenile #T.rex, is indeed its own genus after all.)
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(For the non-palaeo folks, this is in light of a newly published paper re-establishing that #Nanotyrannus, previously understood to be a juvenile #T.rex, is indeed its own genus after all.)
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
'You're adopted'
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(For the non-palaeo folks, this is in light of a newly published paper re-establishing that #Nanotyrannus, previously understood to be a juvenile #T.rex, is indeed its own genus after all.)
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(For the non-palaeo folks, this is in light of a newly published paper re-establishing that #Nanotyrannus, previously understood to be a juvenile #T.rex, is indeed its own genus after all.)
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Ms Habronattus georgiensis being adorable as she waits for her takeout to arrive
#EmotionalSupportSpood
#EmotionalSupportSpood
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Ms Habronattus georgiensis being adorable as she waits for her takeout to arrive
#EmotionalSupportSpood
#EmotionalSupportSpood
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it is DONE my dudes, 32 goobers for #Invertober2025
now I REST because 3 drawing challenges in 3 months is A TAD BIT TOO MUCH
#SciArt #invertebrates
now I REST because 3 drawing challenges in 3 months is A TAD BIT TOO MUCH
#SciArt #invertebrates
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
it is DONE my dudes, 32 goobers for #Invertober2025
now I REST because 3 drawing challenges in 3 months is A TAD BIT TOO MUCH
#SciArt #invertebrates
now I REST because 3 drawing challenges in 3 months is A TAD BIT TOO MUCH
#SciArt #invertebrates
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 🎃👻
Is that a pumpkin or a spider butt? The marbled #orbweaver is all decked out for fall and the spooky season (though, really, this lovely lady was very shy and harmless)!
#Araneidae: #Araneus marmoreus
#Arachtober
Is that a pumpkin or a spider butt? The marbled #orbweaver is all decked out for fall and the spooky season (though, really, this lovely lady was very shy and harmless)!
#Araneidae: #Araneus marmoreus
#Arachtober
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 🎃👻
Is that a pumpkin or a spider butt? The marbled #orbweaver is all decked out for fall and the spooky season (though, really, this lovely lady was very shy and harmless)!
#Araneidae: #Araneus marmoreus
#Arachtober
Is that a pumpkin or a spider butt? The marbled #orbweaver is all decked out for fall and the spooky season (though, really, this lovely lady was very shy and harmless)!
#Araneidae: #Araneus marmoreus
#Arachtober
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Inside Dewey the Jumping Spider’s head 👀🔍
October 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Inside Dewey the Jumping Spider’s head 👀🔍
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Hear from Dr. Lindsay Zanno, associate research professor at North Carolina State University, head of paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and co-author of a new study published in Nature.
Nanotyrannus Confirmed: Dueling Dinosaurs Fossil Rewrites the Story of T. rex
YouTube video by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
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October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hear from Dr. Lindsay Zanno, associate research professor at North Carolina State University, head of paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and co-author of a new study published in Nature.
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Sorry spider haters, but this was just the most beautiful beast & I knew (nearly everyone) would need to see it 😉. It sat frozen, up on its toes, on the edge of Leeman (WA) salt lake while I took pics. Unfortunately it was too big (body length 1.4cm) for my lens. #spider #Lycosidae #Tetralycosa
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Sorry spider haters, but this was just the most beautiful beast & I knew (nearly everyone) would need to see it 😉. It sat frozen, up on its toes, on the edge of Leeman (WA) salt lake while I took pics. Unfortunately it was too big (body length 1.4cm) for my lens. #spider #Lycosidae #Tetralycosa
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Just your normal classic bumblebee with the normal number of wings and totally a vegetarian, don't worry about it
(bumblebee mimic robberfly, of course 🖤)
(bumblebee mimic robberfly, of course 🖤)
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Just your normal classic bumblebee with the normal number of wings and totally a vegetarian, don't worry about it
(bumblebee mimic robberfly, of course 🖤)
(bumblebee mimic robberfly, of course 🖤)
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Reposted by D. Allan Drummond
Henny Halloween. 🐔🎃
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.
October 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Henny Halloween. 🐔🎃
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.
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#Invertober2025 day 24: Perna canaliculus. Pencil.
Verdict: Surprisingly tiresome to draw despite total lack of appendages.
#Invertober #SciArt
Verdict: Surprisingly tiresome to draw despite total lack of appendages.
#Invertober #SciArt
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
#Invertober2025 day 24: Perna canaliculus. Pencil.
Verdict: Surprisingly tiresome to draw despite total lack of appendages.
#Invertober #SciArt
Verdict: Surprisingly tiresome to draw despite total lack of appendages.
#Invertober #SciArt
It’s me fr 😇🐞🦀🪰🦋🪳🦠🐜🧪
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It’s me fr 😇🐞🦀🪰🦋🪳🦠🐜🧪
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Check out this amazing bird we made (I work on it's silicone feet a lot and was on a lot of the car/road shots):
youtu.be/3HQ-HrwIgOc?...
youtu.be/3HQ-HrwIgOc?...
Wildwood First Look: Where Magic Takes Flight | LAIKA Studios
YouTube video by LAIKA Studios
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Check out this amazing bird we made (I work on it's silicone feet a lot and was on a lot of the car/road shots):
youtu.be/3HQ-HrwIgOc?...
youtu.be/3HQ-HrwIgOc?...
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This teeny, tiny jumping spider can be found in Florida's long-leaf pine savannah habitat. The granules at the spider's feet are grains of sand. This is another fabulous spider introduced to me by @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social #Arachtober
(Naphrys bufoides) FL 2024
(Naphrys bufoides) FL 2024
October 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This teeny, tiny jumping spider can be found in Florida's long-leaf pine savannah habitat. The granules at the spider's feet are grains of sand. This is another fabulous spider introduced to me by @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social #Arachtober
(Naphrys bufoides) FL 2024
(Naphrys bufoides) FL 2024
Casting day 🔥🐜 One last major piece to finish for a very patient collector…here’s a complete ant, redesigned, cast in two flasks just now. Looks good, let the finishing commence! 🛠️
October 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Casting day 🔥🐜 One last major piece to finish for a very patient collector…here’s a complete ant, redesigned, cast in two flasks just now. Looks good, let the finishing commence! 🛠️
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Fun camel spider (solifugid) encounter in the desert tonight
October 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Fun camel spider (solifugid) encounter in the desert tonight
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October 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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It’s not #arachtober without Phidippus mystaceus 😮💨
Was lucky enough to photograph some super handsome P mystaceus males on a recent trip to Texas! Scanning fences and railing beneath trees paid off!
in situ, fuji, laowa 65mm
Was lucky enough to photograph some super handsome P mystaceus males on a recent trip to Texas! Scanning fences and railing beneath trees paid off!
in situ, fuji, laowa 65mm
October 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
It’s not #arachtober without Phidippus mystaceus 😮💨
Was lucky enough to photograph some super handsome P mystaceus males on a recent trip to Texas! Scanning fences and railing beneath trees paid off!
in situ, fuji, laowa 65mm
Was lucky enough to photograph some super handsome P mystaceus males on a recent trip to Texas! Scanning fences and railing beneath trees paid off!
in situ, fuji, laowa 65mm