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franz
@franzanth.bsky.social
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i draw bugs and stuff. offline on the weekends.
please ask before using my images.
he/him 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇩

contact: franzanth at gmail
portfolio: franzanth.com

Hashtags: #Art #SciArt #Gardening

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Dec 3
Activities for this season of #InverteFest:

Community science
www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...

Art book submission form
docs.google.com/forms/d/1jHk...
franzanth.bsky.social franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Aug 4
Greetings, chordate comrades. #InverteFest is upon us.

tl;dr: Over the last 7 days every April, August, and December, we invite you to show the internet your coolest bugs & slugs.

Go find critters, post your art, write wikipedia pages, do whatever you like to celebrate invertebrates with us!
What is #InverteFest? It's a periodic event where we invite you to celebrate the overlooked invertebrate fauna around you and share the joys of discovery online. #InverteFest takes place every April, August, & December over the last 7 days of the month. Going out? 1. Find invertebrates 2. Share observations online using the hashtag #InverteFest 3. Interact with others who are celebrating the event NOT Going out? - Post your squid painting - Stream a game where you play as a crab with a knife - Selfie with your 27 beetle enamel pins - Write wikipedia pages Questions? ask franzanth / maureenbug / saimihanma More info and ideas on: invertefest.com
franzanth.bsky.social
attention nerds
mdahirel.bsky.social Maxime Dahirel @mdahirel.bsky.social · 15h
Because why not, I finally wrote it up:

"What’s the highest score we could get in Scrabble if we play a taxonomically valid genus/species name?"

mdahirel.github.io/posts/2026-0...
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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mdahirel.bsky.social
Because why not, I finally wrote it up:

"What’s the highest score we could get in Scrabble if we play a taxonomically valid genus/species name?"

mdahirel.github.io/posts/2026-0...
A footnote: "And by “useless”, I do mean “useless”. This is not even the kind of biology trivia you can use to wow/gross out people at parties, for instance." Another footnote: "Zaptyx jamesi (a snail) feels more like Zaphod Beeblebrox, somehow"
January 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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bydhiyanah.bsky.social
#SpoonieAuthChat I'm an artist & illustrator who works on cover art! I've done some design and hoping to experiment more with interior illustrations. All hand-drawn, human-made from years of continued practice 💚
bydhiyanah.carrd.co
January 26, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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alexwild.bsky.social
An even weirder berry mimic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmeco...
Myrmeconema neotropicum - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
fake berries, what
This Plant Produces Plump, Fake Berries to Trick Birds Into Spreading Its Offspring Far and Wide
The black-bulb yam excels at mimicry, producing small clones of itself that look like the dark, shiny berries of seed-growing plants
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Look at him, the smallest possible salticid 🥹
(Neonella camillae)
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Miniscule perky black jumping spider with orange legs and bright white palps, peering up at you with the tiniest big eyes
January 26, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
boop da snoot

Day 25 of #Birbfest2026 - Common Kingfisher

#SciArt #birds 🪶

(thanks to @franzanth.bsky.social for glazing it for me, was out of glaze lol)
digital drawing of a Common Kingfisher on a grey background, a tiny bird with a massive beak almost the size of their body, a bright sparkly blue head and wings, and a warm yellow/orange belly with orange legs
January 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
Invertebrate DLC for Megaquarium WHAT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH5r...
Megaquarium: Invertebrilliant Collection (Trailer)
YouTube video by Tim Twice Circled
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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abistevensart.bsky.social
Warped Oceans is LIVE! 🎉
AND we already unlocked the Crab, Lobster and Oarfish pins in gold and rainbow!!! 🥳🥳🥳
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

#artShop #Pintopia #WarpedOcean #Backerkit
Warped Ocean
Dive into the darkest depths with me and discover warped denizens of the deep! The watery sequel to Celestial Beasts will emerge from the depths in January 2026.
www.backerkit.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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abistevensart.bsky.social
Both Crab pins are funded!! 🥳🦀
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#artShop #pintopia #warpedOcean #backerkit #darkArt
An image with two of the same pin design in 2 colour-ways: it's a crab with one claw larger than the other and lots of stylised eyes all over it's shell and larger claw arm. The top one is gold plated and coloured red, white and green. The bottom one is rainbow plated and coloured in shades of green, blue, pink and purple. The word 'unlocked' is written vertically on both sides of the image.
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
the princess and the pea, but it's freelance artists and their tablet pens
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
hamburger is just ruojiamo with more verticality
acorviart.bsky.social alicia 🍳 @acorviart.bsky.social · 3d
overheard at costco, one guy explaining to his friend in mandarin that a pizza roll is like a baozi with pepperoni, reigniting the eternal debate: is a pizza roll a baozi
January 23, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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acorviart.bsky.social
overheard at costco, one guy explaining to his friend in mandarin that a pizza roll is like a baozi with pepperoni, reigniting the eternal debate: is a pizza roll a baozi
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
fish are fun and games until you're expected to draw every scale and fin ray
quailnoises.bsky.social Lina @quailnoises.bsky.social · 3d
Born to draw weird invertebrates forced to draw thousands of fish
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
born to make art, forced to answer emails
January 23, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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jesncin.bsky.social
Whenever Americans talk about how "it's strange that Indonesia is such a big place with a massive population, the biggest Muslim majority country in the world in fact! Yet they have such little international influence!" I want to shake them and scream THAT'S BY YOUR GOVERNEMENT'S DESIGN YOU FOOLS
January 23, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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saimihanma.bsky.social
From now until the end of the month, you can get ebook versions of all of my zines in a bundle for $5.

That includes:
5 Minute Daily Drawings : Year 1
5 Minute Daily Drawings : Year 2
Insert An Invert
August Arthropod Art
Nudivember 2024
Nudivember 2025

itch.io/s/179175/6-z...
6 Zine Bundle by Saimi
A bundle by Saimi, $5.00 for 6 games
itch.io
January 22, 2026 at 5:58 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
this must be the work of an enemy stand
rachelnuwer.bsky.social Rachel Nuwer @rachelnuwer.bsky.social · 3d
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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rachelnuwer.bsky.social
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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corbin.io
I'm excited to release Just the Browser! It helps you remove AI features, ads, shopping integrations, and other annoyances from desktop web browsers.

This project includes configuration files, a simple setup script, and guides for manual installation. It supports Chrome, Firefox, and MS Edge.
Just the Browser - Just the Browser
Remove AI features, telemetry data reporting, sponsored content, product integrations, and other annoyances from web browsers.
justthebrowser.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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delightmonster.bsky.social
A reintroduction: I'm a disabled and autistic artist/writer in America. I sell stickers, stationery, and other supportive darkness for the best—and, more importantly right now—the worst parts of life.

The Midwinter Heartache collection is out now:
bigchallenges.bigcartel.com/category/mid...
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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delightmonster.bsky.social
time to tap the sign again
delightmonster.bsky.social kate horowitz (she/???) @delightmonster.bsky.social · Aug 4
I'm now available for many different kinds of editorial & art work (2nd image); please send any relevant job postings & gig opportunities* my way. Absent those, I will accept memes (3rd image) & treats. 🍓

*Remote work only. My current level of disability does not permit a commute.
Selfie of Kate, wet from the rain, standing in front of a rainbow. Text reads “hire me! - writing -editing - teaching -custom sticker design” Photo of Kate’s plaid-coat-covered back as she walks toward the water. Text is a list of professional skills, including science-medical writing, copywriting, copyediting, and proofreading, teaching, illustration, and merch design Selfie of Kate wearing a pink windbreaker embroidered with an angry strawberry. Kate is making the strawberry face. Text is a list of other ways people can help, including buying stickers from her shop and sending memes and snacks.
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
That first Chalcoscirtus lass I found, in 2022, and figured she was a baby of some larger species (some Phidippus spiderlings look similar). But no, she's full grown, tiny, and lovely. 🖤
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Tiny black jumping spider with bright yellow palps and orange legs, shiny all over, somewhat chonky. Peering at you from a dry pine needle The little lass running along the pine needle, basically the same width as her. Handsome shiny black with orange legs Side view of the creature running along the pine needle. She's pretty stubby The lass peering up at you from under the pine needle
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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kiabugboy.bsky.social
Spiriferid
#Brachiopod #3Dart
3D model of a generic spiriferid Brachiopod. It superficially looks like a clam where the sides of the shell tapers into points But Brachiopods are Lophophorates, not molluscs
January 22, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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echinoblog.bsky.social
*laugh* a FASCINATING observation of this sea cucumber, Paracaudina from Australia doing.. something. Blowing bubbles? A great big "WHAT?" #echinoday www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Paracaudina bacillis
Paracaudina bacillis from Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron/Point Nepean Rd, Blairgowrie VIC 3942, Australia on January 20, 2026 at 09:03 AM by Jak Grimm. Wonder what the pearl bubble is?
www.inaturalist.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM