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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · 1d

I hope everyone enjoys the pin as much as I enjoyed making it and learning about pseudoscorpions. I keep looking for them now everywhere I go!

The Bizarre Beasts pseudoscorpion pin variants
Main-- red and orange holding a tan book
Uncommon-- periwinkle and teal holding a blue book
Rare-- all over gold

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · 1d

I immediately imagined them as adventurous, Indiana-Jones type explorers. I also loved that they are ancient creatures and sometimes referred to as 'book scorpions.' I made several sketches exploring these concepts and in the end we landed on the book-reading one for the final pin design.

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · 1d

When I was asked to design a pseudoscorpion pin, I must admit I did not know much about these tiny creatures. After doing some research I fell in love with their ways of moving about by hitching a ride on larger animals. What daredevils!

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · 1d

My mind mostly functions as a giant caldron perpetually simmering a stew of almost anything I encounter in life. I live in Missoula, Montana and when I'm not drawing or designing, I am most likely riding my bicycle in the woods, camping, gardening or spoon carving.

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · 1d

I supplement this work with fun illustration projects and occasional gallery exhibits. My influences are the usual inspirational suspects - films, music, silent era cartoons, Eastern European stop-motion animation, comics, nature, dreams, reading, food, and work of other artists.

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · 1d

Meet our pin artist: Daniel Mrgan!

My name is Daniel Mrgan, I’m 47, and I’ve been attempting art since early childhood. I was lucky enough to translate this interest into a graphic design job which is my present profession.

Pin artist Daniel Mrgan holding a baby goat outside surrounded by pseudoscorpion pin designs.

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · 4d

Our next bizarre beast is the world’s most bizarre hitchhiker and one tiny weirdo. So tiny you might miss it, but there’s probably one of well over 3000 species nearby right now!
Introducing: pseudoscorpions;
youtu.be/sKA-l5UN4iM?...

an artist's drawing of a pseudoscorpion reading a book as a play on the fact that they are sometimes called book scorpions.

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · 24d

Definitely looks weird!

Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Sep 8

@hankgreen.bsky.social makes the call on which beast is the greenest in the latest blind rank:
youtu.be/YKXi2pTVyqk?...

a green sesame street character is surrounded by green flames .

ALT: a green sesame street character is surrounded by green flames .

media.tenor.com

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Sep 2

Australia has a sizable share of the World’s Deadliest Snakes. This month, we're talking about a few of them with venom deadly enough to keep you from discovering their true nature: downright cuddly little critters.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fet...

Text "AUSTRALIAN SNAKES' with a red and black illustration of a snake on the classic bizarre beasts background in green with a gold border.

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Kickstarter is now closed. Thank you so much to everyone who supported Endlings. Here's your official Endlings line-up premiering later this fall. We're so looking forward to sharing these stories with all of you!

The final results of the Endlings Kickstarter, 1,066 backers pledged $96,669 to help bring this project to life.

Last updated August 14, 2025

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Darcy Shapiro @darcyshapiro.bsky.social · Aug 13

We’ve got 27 hours left on the Kickstarter campaign for Endlings, our new show on @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social, and we absolutely smashed our goal 🤯🥳🤩

I’m thrilled and so grateful that this many people are this enthusiastic about the stories we want to tell #scicomm

Endlings: An educational YouTube show about extinction

Join Sarah Suta & Hank Green to make a show about the history of extinction, and what it means for all of us!

www.kickstarter.com

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Endlings Kickstarter ends in 24 hours! We are SO CLOSE to making this show without sponsorships ($90K). If you want to join in the fun, pledge now at complexly.info/fundendlings1

An illustration of the Florida Panther with text LAST CALL Back on Kickstarter

Logos include Endlings an education YouTube show about extinction and Complexly the media company producing the show

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Aug 12

The audience response has been so great! We may have to make it a regular thing. :)

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Aug 11

Behind the scenes of our super sneaky new thing that just dropped! youtu.be/sb9jO93JNRQ?...

Sarah Suta holds up a tiny crocheted frog she made on the set of the new Bizarre Beasts ranking show!

Hank Green looks into the camera with a somewhat shocked face like he cannot believe what he's just heard.

A blurry photo of Kallie Moore, Sarah Suta, and Hank Green sitting on set together working on a new project!

Kallie Moore and Sarah Suta pose for a photo behind the scenes while working on a new Bizarre Beasts project!

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sarah is painting some pigeons today LIVE!! We will see you there 😎
www.youtube.com/live/zYG4Qw1...

Sarah Paints The Last Living Passenger Pigeon!

YouTube video by Bizarre Beasts

www.youtube.com

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Aug 4

If you guessed hornbills, you're right! Hornbills are kind of like the African or Asian version of toucans. And as for their weird animal bestie...you're likely to find them pal-ing around with a mongoose!

Watch the latest episode to learn more about hornbills. youtu.be/mAbJUS7096w

An illustration of a hornbill sitting on a tree branch looking cool but also slightly menacing.

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our next Bizarre Beast has quite an intimidating appearance. This large tropical critter may cause fear with its eyelashed eyes, but the weirdest thing about it is probably its interspecies bestie. Can you guess what the next bizarre beast is?

"CAN YOU GUESS THE NEXT BIZARRE BEAST?" With the silhouette of the next bizarre beast in the center on an orange background.

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Jul 26

Have you checked out our Endlings Kickstarter perks yet? We have so much cool stuff like this passenger pigeon pin!

find out more at complexly.info/fundendlings1

a mockup of a golden pin featuring a passenger pigeon on top of an hour glass with a bird skull in the bottom.

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Jul 23

We're almost out of pigeons! complelxy.info/fundendlings1

A photo of a tiny (1inch) resin pigeon next to a 1 inch scale bar on a bespoke forest background with red illustrations of endlings interspersed throughout. Text: "TINY RESIN PIGEON SIGNED AND NAMED BY HANK & SARAH"

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · Jul 23

Totally worth supporting - go for stretch goals!

Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Jul 22

You are all so awesome! We are 100% funded and Endlings is coming to a YouTube near you soon.

Check out our next goal now! Complexly.info/fundendlings1

A silphium plant (endling) 100% filled out because we are 100% funded to make the show!

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Jul 22

We <3 you too @kickstarter.com

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Jul 22

You are all so awesome! We are 100% funded and Endlings is coming to a YouTube near you soon.

Check out our next goal now! Complexly.info/fundendlings1

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Jul 22

In just a few hours, we are 50% funded already!

help us out at complexly.info/fundendlings1

A Silphium plant 50% filled in next to a text that says the Endlings Kickstarter was 50% funded in 2 hours!

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Darcy Shapiro @darcyshapiro.bsky.social · Jul 22

Workin’ on a new thing that lives at the intersection of my other things. Give it a look and back us if you’re into it! There are some pretty fun perks…

#scicomm 🧪

Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · Jul 22

The Endlings Kickstarter is LIVE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
Every little bit helps us fund this awesome show. Please help if you can!

Endlings, an educational YouTube show about extinction, launches today on Kickstarter!

Jungle vines in background hide red images of endlings and extinct species, and a Thylocene in the center

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