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tamvmat.bsky.social
Alright! I drew the #InvertArtChallenge ; a clearwing moth
Sharpie Roller pen
A clearwing moth drawn with ink pen
July 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
saimihanma.bsky.social
Sorry, there's no #InvertArtChallenge this month because I'm still traveling.
January 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
We're halfway through July! Who wants to escape the heat and draw a bug? #InvertArtChallenge
saimihanma.bsky.social Saimi Hanma ⚔️ サイミ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Jul 2
Sharing this month's #InvertArtChallenge again because I realized when I started drawing this moth, that it's missing its front left leg!

So here are a few more angles with the other leg visible. Unfortunately I didn't get shots from the other side. I said it was an art 'challenge', right? 😅
invertebrate art challenge with a a bug on a wood table that looks remarkably like a bee, but it's a moth. it's black and yellow striped just like a bee, with brownish, clear, bee-like wings, but the body doesn't have the waist like bees and it's fuzzy. The antennae try to look bee-like, but can't hide the feathery mark of many moths. the same moth from a slightly different angle with it raised up a little higher in the front, and you can see the front right leg on the other side the view straight down on the moth another view straight down, only with some more of the legs showing
July 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
Here's my art for this month's #InvertArtChallenge, which I added to my Book of Bugs.

#TradArt #WorldWatercolorMonth
An open book of handmade brownish watercolor paper open to a watercolor illustration of a moth that looks remarkably like a bee., carmenta sp.
July 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
If you want to draw a bug for #InverteFest, join in this month's #InvertArtChallenge by drawing this fancy damselfly!
saimihanma.bsky.social Saimi Hanma ⚔️ サイミ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Aug 4
I'm a bit late, but here's the August #ArtInvertChallenge! It's a Common Spreadwing Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) I saw in Finland. I love the tiny jewels that you have to really look for to see.

You're free to use this image to draw, paint, write a poem or any other creative endeavor.
invertebrate art challenge - august the photo is of a damselfly perched on vegetation. it's very slender and the body is a shiny, iridescent green. the wings are clear and the eyes are brownish. the legs are black
August 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
Here's the latest in my book of bugs for the September #InvertArtChallenge.

#TradArt
An open sketchbook with hand made brownish paper and a watercolor illustration of an ambush bug which is armoured and has meat hook front claws. It's light yellow and brown
October 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
blueappaloosa.bsky.social
Did I intentionally wait until #InverteFest to do this month's #InvertArtChallenge? Maybe. But you assume I plan ahead.

Common Spreadwing Damselfly.
Pencil sketch of a damselfly on a branch, side-ish view. Watermark Reads: Blue Appaloosa
August 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
A couple more days for this month's #InvertArtChallenge! I'll share a new bug to make into art on Tuesday.
saimihanma.bsky.social Saimi Hanma ⚔️ サイミ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Jun 17
I had the idea to start a monthly #InvertArtChallenge, and I should wait until the start of next month, but I'm impatient, so here we go.

Each month I'll share a photo I've taken of one #Invertebrate and you're welcome to draw it, write a poem about it, or use it in some type of human-made art.
a photo of a green sweat bee on a yellow flower, viewed from the side in profile. the bee's head and thorax are metallic shiny green, the abdomen is black and white striped, the wings are transparent, but a gray shade. the text reads "invertebrate art challenge, june"
June 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
blueappaloosa.bsky.social
Getting this month's #InvertArtChallenge in early(ish), a Firefly. I tried to get some of the texture on the pronotum and wing covers, not entirely sure it was successful tho.

#SciArt #BugSky
Sketch of a firefly, an oblong beetle with a flattened pronotum. Watermark reads: Blue Appaloosa
December 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
saimihanma.bsky.social
This month's #InvertArtChallenge is one of our Pacific Northwest fireflies. They're largely overlooked because they don't light up in spectacular displays, although the larvae can glow. But they still deserve attention.
a black beetle with a shield like cover over its head, with two red half moon shapes on the sides. under the light, the black actually glitters subtly.
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
November #InvertArtChallenge is this goth Scottish lady

#invertebrates #SciArt
semi-realistic drawing of a tachinid fly, with bright yellow face and leg paws, a black hairy body, and white wings, on a black background. semi-realistic drawing of a tachinid fly, with bright yellow face and leg paws, a black hairy body, and white wings, on a white background.
November 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
I got the hashtag wrong on my own art challenge AND I've neglected sharing it. Someone fire me.

Anyway, if you want to draw a fancy damselfly before the end of the month, join us for #InvertArtChallenge.
saimihanma.bsky.social Saimi Hanma ⚔️ サイミ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Aug 4
I'm a bit late, but here's the August #ArtInvertChallenge! It's a Common Spreadwing Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) I saw in Finland. I love the tiny jewels that you have to really look for to see.

You're free to use this image to draw, paint, write a poem or any other creative endeavor.
invertebrate art challenge - august the photo is of a damselfly perched on vegetation. it's very slender and the body is a shiny, iridescent green. the wings are clear and the eyes are brownish. the legs are black
August 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
blueappaloosa.bsky.social
November's #InvertArtChallenge, a Tachinid Fly. Such neat little feets! So fuzzy! I should probably get better at sketching fur/fuzz/hair.

#SciArt
Sketch of a tachinid fly on some flowers. It's a very fuzzy, black fly with a lighter colored head. Watermark reads: Blue Appaloosa
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
saimihanma.bsky.social
Here's another view of the same moth for reference or if you want another angle to draw.

#InvertArtChallenge
the top view of the moth in the previous post on a leaf.
July 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
blueappaloosa.bsky.social
For Choose-Your-Own-Invert #InvertArtChallenge this month, I did this jumping spider from @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social.

I gave him back his missing legs. I was planning to leave the abdomen and back legs lighter/less detailed to imitate the distance blur...but then kinda didn't.

#SciArt
Pencil sketch of a jumping spider looking towards the viewer. Top-ish front view. Watermark reads: Blue Appaloosa
January 18, 2026 at 12:15 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
Apologies for forgetting this month's #InvertArtChallenge again and thanks once more to @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social for the reminder.

This month we travel to Scotland for this wonderful tachinid fly. I don't know the species, so if anyone does, please lmk.

Feel free to create using this photo!
a curious fly on white composite flower. the fly is fuzzy black with a spikey butt and a bare, cream colored head and orangish tinged clear wings
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
Here's my #InvertArtChallenge finished piece, done in watercolor on handmade paper, in my ongoing 'book of bugs'.

Anyone else going to participate in this first challenge? I'll have a new bug photo for you at the beginning of July.

#Invertebrates #TradArt
an open book with brownish handmade paper and a watercolor illustration of a shiny green bee with black and white striped abdomen, covered in specks of pollen.
June 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
blueappaloosa.bsky.social
Sketch for #InvertArtChallenge this month. Dunno if I'll be able to do these regularly, but maybe some sketching would be good for me.

#SciArt #InsectWeek #BugSky #Hymenoptera
Pencil sketch of a bee, side-ish view, facing right. It has a striped abdomen and fuzz on it's head.
June 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
weird wasp-like mof for July's #InvertArtChallenge

#SciArt #invertebrate
drawing of a very thin moth with distinct wasp-like black and yellow bands, but extremely fluffy, with see-through wings with dark veins and fuzzy edges, on a white background. drawing of a very thin moth with distinct wasp-like black and yellow bands, but extremely fluffy, with see-through wings with dark veins and fuzzy edges, on a black background.
July 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
parkerbs.bsky.social
#InvertArtChallenge

Trying out pink eraser stamps again, so I carved out a Common Spreadwing Damselfly. Pretty happy with the results. Eraser stamps are fun.
A photo of a pink eraser stamp with a spreadwing damselfly carved on it. Plus the pen sketch used to plan the eraser stamp and two prints of the stamp. Also shown is the tool used to carve the stamp.
August 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
last #InvertArtChallenge goober of the year, the goth firefly 🖤

#SciArt #invertebrates
semi-realistic drawing of a pacific northwest firefly, chunky long beetle all black with shimmery blue and white dots and two red stripes on the thorax, on a black background. semi-realistic drawing of a pacific northwest firefly, chunky long beetle all black with shimmery blue and white dots and two red stripes on the thorax, on a white background.
December 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
blueappaloosa.bsky.social
Here's this month's (out of season) #InvertArtChallenge, a Christmas Tree Worm! It's an invertebrate creature, not a plant. The "feathers" are modified palps used for capturing and eating tiny prey.

#SciArt #BugSky
Sketch of a Christmas tree worm (it kinda looks like a strange plant, with a thick round "trunk" and many feather-like tentacles branching out from the top like a flower). Watermark reads: Blue Appaloosa
October 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
saimihanma.bsky.social
It's a new month, which means it's time for a new #InvertArtChallenge! This time I have an ambush bug for you to draw, paint or otherwise make art out of.
invertebrate art challenge september. a profile photo of an ambush bug sitting on a composite of white yarrow flowers. the bug is pale yellow underneath, including the legs, the front ones which have hooks. the top is mottled brown and looks like a mountain range
September 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
blueappaloosa.bsky.social
Started seeing all the Bird Whisperer posts and realized I hadn't done this month's #InvertArtChallenge. 😱 Eraser on this pencil is getting pretty dirty, but I was too lazy to find another so I just tried to roll with it.

#SciArt
Pencil sketch of an ambush bug, side view, on some flowers. It's a fairly "bug-looking" bug, but kinda spiky. Watermark reads: Blue Appaloosa
September 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
I've started thinking of this as my book of bugs so I guess that's what it's called now. My latest entry is a sweat bee for this month's #InvertArtChallenge.

Art challenge info: bsky.app/profile/kell...
A watercolor illustration of a sweat bee, with a shiny green head and thorax and black and white abdomen. It's covered in tiny hairs and pollen. It's in a book of handmade brownish paper
June 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM