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majima.club
Because I’m super good at social media posting, I’m going to put the ridiculous video I made today on Instagram. But I thought I’d share it with y’all also because I did submit this piece for the final #invertefest art book.
October 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
earlgreygory.bsky.social
Starting with the dark green. Honestly, the shiny parts feel a bit intimidating. I'll have to face them soon!
#sciart #invertefest #gardeningfeed #traditionalart
A painting of a dead june beetle on a light green field.
October 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
pkster101.bsky.social
One from Italy.

The Seven-toothed Red Resin Bee (Rhodanthidium septemdentatum)

Nests r built in empty snail shells.

#wildlife #entomology #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #insects #invertefest #bugsky #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #Hymenoptera #italy
October 8, 2026 at 4:43 AM
earlgreygory.bsky.social
Going for a green. This color felt surprisingly challenging to choose but I think I made the right pick. We'll see if my hunch is correct!
#sciart #invertefest #painting #relax
October 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM
earlgreygory.bsky.social
Drawing the June beetle, I found this in a parking lot, it felt like a gem from the sky.
#sciart #gardeningfeed #nature #invertefest
October 6, 2026 at 11:27 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
#art #artist #illustrator #illustration #coverart #invertefest #bugsky #sciart #nature #gardening #pattern #surfacepatterndesign #booksky #digitalart #toronto #canada #publishing #butterfly #yellow #canartist #arthropod #cover #bookcover #artistforhire #commision #commissionart #pattern #october
October 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
pkster101.bsky.social
Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus)

More sightings this year, than recent yrs.

#wildlife #butterfly #entomology #lepidoptera #butterflies #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #Sussex #invertefest #UKwildlife #bugsky #wildlifephotography #naturalscience #brightonwildlife #brighton #summer
October 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
earlgreygory.bsky.social
Starting a new insect, this is a June Beetle, found in July, weirdly enough.

#bugsky #gardeningfeed #sciart #invertefest
A pencil drawing of a dead june beetle
October 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
aubrietarose.bsky.social
Do you call them ladybugs or ladybirds?

I designed this as one of the tops for garden tables in my game-in-progress - but I'm quite happy with it just as a pretty piece of art of these lovely voracious little predators. 😁

#ladybugs #bugArt #inverteFest #beetles #ladybirds
A circular, stained glass or tile-style design featuring four ladybugs facing inward, and four facing outward with their wings spread. A design for a garden tabletop in my game, The Butterfly Garden.
October 7, 2026 at 9:21 PM
grays.art
Florida ivory millipede
(Chicobolus spinigerus)

coiled around a bare brown twig

CREW pen flint strand lake trails
Bonita Springs, Florida 9-20-26

#macroMonday #eck #macro #nature #green #art #macroPhotography #native #threeWordGenre #bugsky #invertebrates #invertefest
Macro of a millipede coiled tightly around a vertical brown twig against a solid black background. Positioned on its stage-left, the creature's smooth, rounded, segmented body arches in a dynamic curve, displaying alternating glossy bands of cream and deep chocolate brown. Dozens of its delicate, pale translucent legs extend inward, firmly gripping the rough woody bark. The smooth, rounded head capsule is visible near the upper center, tucked close to the twig. The lighting highlights the glossy, reflective texture of the exoskeleton, while the background is completely dissolved.
October 5, 2026 at 12:05 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
#InverteFest announcement: The December art book will be our 8th and last edition. We've been doing this since 2024 but my real life responsibilities have changed.

We might revive the idea in the future in one form or another, but no promises. If you want in, this is your last chance.
franzanth.bsky.social franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Aug 29
We present: The Art of #InverteFest - August 2026 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.

Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!

Download & submit to the next edition: invertefest.com/#artbook

#Art #SciArt
a promo image showing various pages from the book, each page showcasing different animals like a mantis, trilobite, cephalopod, beetle grub, tick, among others. the art featured shows a range of different medium, including 3D, paper cutout, pixel art, and so on.
October 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
pkster101.bsky.social
'Buzzing' or 'Ghost' spider - 'Anyphaena numida'

13th Sussex & 60th nationally confirmed on iRecord

#wildlife #Britishspiders #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #brighton #arachnids #spider #spiders #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #sussex #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #arachnid
October 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
*knocks door*
Excuse me, do you have a moment to submit your invertebrate artwork to our periodical art book
invertefest.com/#artbook
InverteFest – Saimi Hanma
#InverteFest is a periodic online event where we invite you to celebrate the overlooked invertebrate fauna around you and share the joys of discovery online.
invertefest.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:49 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
psst hey 👀 invertefest.com/#artbook
InverteFest – Saimi Hanma
#InverteFest is a periodic online event where we invite you to celebrate the overlooked invertebrate fauna around you and share the joys of discovery online.
invertefest.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
earlgreygory.bsky.social
Pass without Trace from start to finish. This piece will be on display in Lititz, PA for the month of October at Weaving Willow Crafts, stop by to check it out!
#sciart #videoart #gardeningfeed #invertefest
September 28, 2026 at 11:33 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
oh this is really sweet and serene! would you be interested in submitting to the InverteFest art book for our next (December) edition? the info and submission link is here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
September 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
oh this is delicate, not sure why I wasn't already following you - I remember the Cicada Blossom piece you submitted to the InverteFest art book a while back!

do you feel like submitting another one for the December edition? we'd be thrilled to have you again! invertefest.com/#artbook
September 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
kjmisme.bsky.social
Fuzzy wet bee looking cold and cute in the rain. 🌱 #invertefest #nativeplants of #maryland #gardening
A native bee, probably a common eastern bumble bee? clinging upside’s down to a goldenrod (probably Canada goldenrod?) flower cluster that is arched sideways by the rain. The bee is fuzzy and wet and just sleeping! Not dead! I checked by gently touching it and it moved its leg.
September 28, 2026 at 8:03 PM
pkster101.bsky.social
Shieldbug 'Eurydema ornata' (adult in pale form)

1st #Brighton & 12th #Sussex record.

#wildlife #entomology #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife #insect #shieldbugs
September 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
emilyjaneart.bsky.social
More lil rubber ducky isopod cards went out in the post this week! 📬

I'm so happy my invertebrate cards are getting some love ❤️🪲

emilyjaneartstudio.etsy.com

#bugsky #invertebrate #isopod #invertefest #card 🐡 #smallbusiness
A square card featuring an illustration of a rubber ducky isopod wearing a red and white striped party hat with a little pink heart above its head. Text on the front reads Happy Birthday. Signed by Emily Jane Foster. The card is on a bookshelf.
September 27, 2026 at 11:40 AM
pkster101.bsky.social
Cranefly 'Nephrotoma cornicina'

1st Brighton & 3rd Sussex iRecord.

#wildlife #entomology #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife #insect #cranefly #Tipulidae
September 25, 2026 at 10:39 AM
bookswain.bsky.social
I was breaking through thick brush to get to the creek and I almost stepped on this huge ant mound. Fortunately I saw it in time and didn’t disturb their home. 🐜
A large ant mound made with various forest products including a multitude of small twigs. It is surrounded by very thick vegetation including reeds and sticker bushes, perfectly designed to shred legs if one is stumbling around in shorts. bugky insects invertebrates invertefest
September 25, 2026 at 12:14 PM
bookswain.bsky.social
The western thatching ant (Formica obscuripes), a native species that actively tends aphids & membracids in their colonies to harvest honeydew. The ants stroke the rear ends of the homopteran insects with their antennae stimulating a honeydew drop. Symbiotic; in turn they protect their herd. 🐜
A group of red ants with black abdomens busily walking around the top of their twig covered mound. Bugsky invertefest
September 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM