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Nicole 🪲
@fossilforager.bsky.social
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Naturalist & illustrator based in California 🌸
Draws bugs & other critters (she/her)

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · Oct 18
Hi everyone! I’m Nicole! I’m an illustrator & designer who is incredibly passionate about ecology and creatures! I love making art and merch for all nature lovers, whether you’re a hobbyist or scientist! 🦋🌱

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An illustrated taxonomy poster featuring native bees found in North America, illustrated on a light periwinkle-blue background. The bees are all illustrated in various poses on native wildflowers or according to their species-specific behaviors. From top to bottom, left to right, there is the yellow-faced bumblebee, the orchard mason bee, the blueberry cellophane bee, the common long-horned bee, the western leaf cutter bee, the bumblebee-like digger bee, the bicolored sweat bee, and the eastern carpenter bee. An illustration of a humpback whale skeleton laying on the sea floor, surrounded by pink octopuses, rat-tailed fish, a giant isopod, a grooved tanner cab, and hagfish! They are illustrated on a dark blue background. An illustrated tiled pattern showing 6 species of salamanders and newts native to California arranged on a light blue background. They are mostly earthy brown, orange, yellow, and black. There are water droplets, sorrel, and redwood leaf litter scattered in between the amphibians.
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I already have travel anxiety whenever I fly and I have to fly this weekend for work… lol
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Currently very busy getting ready for #EntSoc25! I’ll be in the artisan row with a lot of my wares, hope to see some of you there!! 🪰🦋🐞💕
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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surely if mamdani wins he inspires younger and cooler political candidates to run in other cities/states right
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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applied to vend at my local oddities & curiosities expo events for next year!! 🤞🤞🤞
November 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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North American Hoverflies! 🪰
An illustrated poster with numbers and an identification key, highlighting the diversity of Hoverfly species found in North America. 18 flies are drawn on the poster. These flies are generally striped/have patterns that make them resemble bees. They are illustrated on a light earthy yellow-green background.
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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North American Hoverflies! 🪰
An illustrated poster with numbers and an identification key, highlighting the diversity of Hoverfly species found in North America. 18 flies are drawn on the poster. These flies are generally striped/have patterns that make them resemble bees. They are illustrated on a light earthy yellow-green background.
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Lil guy alert!! Thrilled to have @fossilforager.bsky.social’s first plush offering 🌱
October 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Isopods!! 🧡
A vibrant illustrated poster featuring 14 species/varieties of isopods of various colors. They are illustrated on a yellow-vibrant orange background and have numbers with a key describing which species is which.
October 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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My new nudibranch keychain decorations from @fossilforager.bsky.social ! The purse has a Cooper's aeolid and the wallet has an orange-peel doris. PERFECT defenses for my tendency to lose essentials in dim corners and dark surfaces.
A gray canvas purse and a black leather wallet on a desk, both with brightly colored acrylic sea slugs clipped to zipper pulls. Cooper's aeolid: slender, pale bluish body with clusters of scarlet tendrils and orangey-tipped antennae. Orange-peel doris: round and orange, nubbly-textured, with a white cottontail-bunny puff at one end and stubby orange 'horns' on the other.
October 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Whale Fall pins are now available to PREORDER! ✨

I wanted to make sure those who missed out last time could hopefully get one this time! 🐋❤️

🔗 below!
A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod, a crab, and chimaeras.
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Whale Fall pins are now available to PREORDER! ✨

I wanted to make sure those who missed out last time could hopefully get one this time! 🐋❤️

🔗 below!
A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod, a crab, and chimaeras.
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I love my whale fall pin! Thanks so much! I would also love a magnet and/or a patch, if you were considering other mediums… 🦑❤️
Photo of a white person’s forearm tattooed with Armando Veve’s whale fall illustration. The arm is resting on a sofa, and in front of the arm sits a beautiful enamel pin with gold plating. The pin also depicts a whale fall scene, with small deep-sea critters such as eel and octopi clinging to the skeletal remains.
October 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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bro do I really need to start posting my shit on Facebook. my art gets reposted on there by random accounts and always gets tons of likes LMAO
October 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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please admire this massive grape (regular grape next to it for scale)
A photo of the palm of my hand holding two red grapes - one is huge and at least twice the size of a normal grape, the other is a normal red grape for scale.
October 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Unfortunately it looks like we won’t be hitting the preorder minimum for these hats unless we get some more orders!

So if you’re interested in a leafcutter ant hat or are considering holiday gifts, please preorder! 🐜🌿

Available below ⬇️
A photo of an olive green dad cap with two embroidered brown leafcutter ants holding leaves. It is photographed on top of a rock. A photo of an olive green dad cap with two embroidered brown leafcutter ants holding leaves, but photographed from a different angle. It is photographed on top of a rock.
October 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Unfortunately it looks like we won’t be hitting the preorder minimum for these hats unless we get some more orders!

So if you’re interested in a leafcutter ant hat or are considering holiday gifts, please preorder! 🐜🌿

Available below ⬇️
A photo of an olive green dad cap with two embroidered brown leafcutter ants holding leaves. It is photographed on top of a rock. A photo of an olive green dad cap with two embroidered brown leafcutter ants holding leaves, but photographed from a different angle. It is photographed on top of a rock.
October 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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tick pin, anyone?
A photo of a black legged tick enamel pin. It is small and plated with gold metal, and has a blackish-brown scutum and head with a red-orange body. The legs are black. It is photographed on a lichen-covered rock.
October 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I can’t believe we sold out of the whale fall pins… thank you all so much wtf 😭😭💕💕
fossilforager.bsky.social Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · Oct 9
Whale Fall pin 🦀🐋🦑
A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod, a crab, and chimaeras.
October 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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this is what my phone’s camera roll looks like at any given time btw
A screenshot of my phone’s camera roll, which is filled with reference photos of various fly species.
October 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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MY FALL DROP IS NOW LIVE! NEW PINS (DID SOMEONE SAY WHALE FALL?!!), STICKERS, AND MORE!!!

🛒🐛 shop.fossilforager.art
A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod, a crab, and chimaeras. A photograph of a shiny gold metal-plated jewel weevil enamel pin. It is a green weevil with yellow and pink highlights, and large dark eyes. It is photographed on a lichen-covered rock. A photo of a tiny fruit fly enamel pin, with large red eyes and brown markings! Also photographed on a lichen-covered rock A photo of two leafcutter ant pins carrying large green leaves. The ants are small and reddish-brownish. They are photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock.
October 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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fossilforager.bsky.social
Whale Fall pin 🦀🐋🦑
A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod, a crab, and chimaeras.
October 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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WHALE FALL PINS NOW AVAILABLE THEY’RE GOING FAST SO GET EM WHILE THEY’RE HOT!!!
fossilforager.bsky.social Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · Oct 9
Whale Fall pin 🦀🐋🦑
A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod, a crab, and chimaeras.
October 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
fossilforager.bsky.social
MY FALL DROP IS NOW LIVE! NEW PINS (DID SOMEONE SAY WHALE FALL?!!), STICKERS, AND MORE!!!

🛒🐛 shop.fossilforager.art
A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod, a crab, and chimaeras. A photograph of a shiny gold metal-plated jewel weevil enamel pin. It is a green weevil with yellow and pink highlights, and large dark eyes. It is photographed on a lichen-covered rock. A photo of a tiny fruit fly enamel pin, with large red eyes and brown markings! Also photographed on a lichen-covered rock A photo of two leafcutter ant pins carrying large green leaves. The ants are small and reddish-brownish. They are photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock.
October 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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shop update is live! so pleased with the new stuff this go around - check it out if you’re able!
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#bsnm 🐡🦑 #bugsky
arched sticker with a black background. text reads “NATURE IS QUEER” in a rainbow gradient and various marine animals swim above the text hand holding a transparent maple leaf shaped red pin. a rosy maple moth illustration sits in the center of the pin. hand holding a sticker of a mom and three baby opossums. Their eyes are holographic and look like they’re shining. hand holding a heart shaped white sticker that says “I ❤️ kelp” and kelp fills out the negative space in the heart shape.
October 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Our Halloween shop update is now LIVE! 🎃

🔗⬇️, Shares = 💚

[ #cuteart #artshop #merch ]
A graphic for Catmint Studios’ Halloween shop update. There is a graphic in the middle of our mascot character Chip - a brown cat with a mint leaf bandana. He is winking and wearing a yellow witch hat. The text underneath says “Halloween shop update live” - Scattered in the background are various Halloween-themed Catmint Studios merch items including enamel pins, stickers, sticker sheets, lanyards and more!
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM