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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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I know it's common for multiple hair strands to come out of one follicle but this seems like an overkill??? Am I evolving into a bird???

20 years of chicken PFP finally paying off
extreme close up of a fingernail holding a tuft of hair, with probably 9 strands joined together at the base, while the other end opens like a fan
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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This study examines a fossil assemblage with seven Hallucigenia stacked on the ctenophore Xanioascus. The lack of grasping, masticatory, or piercing mouthparts in Hallucigenia suggests that they used suction feeding to eat the gelatinous carcass, similar to how today's pycnogonids (sea spiders) eat.
Similar to the previous post but from a high angle. Seafloor scene seen from above, showing a swarm of 13 Hallucigenia, essentially worms with long legs and spiky backs, sitting on and around the carcass of a clear jellyfish on a seafloor. Digital illustration.
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Meant to post this some days ago but I got distracted.

My latest for @invertebratepal.bsky.social's work on Hallucigenia's ecology, interpreting the little fellas as scavengers of soft-bodied carcasses.

Read the preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

#Art #SciArt #FossilFriday
Seafloor scene from a low angle, showing a swarm of 13 Hallucigenia, essentially worms with long legs and spiky backs, sitting on and around the carcass of a clear jellyfish on a seafloor. Digital illustration.
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
Species key for the nerds
The same drawing as the first post with annotations of the animal names. On the foreground are Opabinia, coming out from its behind are various tendril-shaped animals as follows. Comaster (crinoid), Pteraeolidia (nudibranch), Labellibrnachia (tubeworm). On the backround are various geometric shapes made of various animals. Pegea (salp), earthworm, Naria (cowrie), Tubipora (octocoral), Eriovixia (orbweaver), Hyperalonia (fly).
January 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
Here's the #InverteFest art book December 2025 cover posted in full - how many species can you identify in this piece? (Answer below)

Prints: www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...

#Art #SciArt
horizontally long artwork with line-heavy drawing. opabinia on the right and wavy, fern or tendril-like shapes coming out from its tail end swirling across the image made of various animal parts, with geometric shapes arranged in the background
January 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
this is the 3rd snake I've had to escort out in the past 3 months, what the hell.

I think Lycodon capucinus
a mostly black snake coiled around and behind a plastic pipe in the corner of a bathroom similar shot, slightly different view similar shot showing more of the snake's body and head
December 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
We present: The Art of #InverteFest - December 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.

Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!

Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...

#Art #SciArt
a promo image showing various pages from the book, each page showcasing different animals like an opabinia, a leaf insect, close up of a starfish, and so on. the art featured shows a range of different medium, including digital, pixel art, ceramic, fursuit, post it, and so on.
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
final WIP before i finalize this cover
horizontally long artwork with line drawings. opabinia on the right and wavy, fern or tendril-like shapes coming out from its tail end swirling across the image, with geometric shapes arranged in the background
December 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
me: i'm running out of time for this cover
also me: let's draw some tedious animals for this cover
a crinoid arm, essentially a row of fern-like tendrils
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
8 days between WIPs wow
horizontally long artwork sketch with opabinia on the right and wavy textural shapes coming out from its tail end swirling across the image
December 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
another #gardening post lol remember back when i had one giant taro that grew so large its leaves blocked our path

well now we have (at least) 7 and they block our path more gloriously than ever
tropical backyard photo, concrete path in the middle, random plants to the left and right. in the far end is a cluster of giant taro plants with leaves that mostly grow upright but some lean sideways completely blocking the path closer shot of at least 7 crowns of giant taro stems
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
some northern hemisphere folks in my group chats are complaining about being unable to grow ferns...

meanwhile i have a literal mountain of ferns in my compost pile oops
#gardening
tropical backyard photo showing a literal mountain of freshly culled ferns stacked between two trees
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
*finally* starting to work on the next #InverteFest art book cover
(i promised myself i'd start back in september)

(also submit your work now)
a landscape image with rough sketchy lines of wave-like curls
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar is happening, go check out the hashtag to prettify your scrolling experience.
Calappa, a dome-shaped crab in dark color, seen from the front. Behind its body and in front, hiding its claws and most of its face, are phalaenopsis, moth orchids with roughly circular shape, in lighter colors. Black and white drawing.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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I can't believe I got kicked out of my own room and forced to enjoy a nice rainy morning in the backyard. #gardening
A tropical garden jam packed with greenery, primarily tall mango trees and 2 meter tall ferns
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
I'm allergic as hell to cats but this is worth the training effort.
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
is this a cow or a goat i can't tell mammals apart
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
Everyone's auroraposting but my tropical sky is severely lacking any, so here's Utaurora comosa from Cambrian Utah. #Art #SciArt
a shrimp-like aquatic animal with rows of triangular flippers on both sides, a shrimy tail, and an elephant trunk at the front. it's illustrated with five eyes but that bit is speculative.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
Alright help me decide the vibe for the next art book cover. Previous 3 covers in order are below.
#Art #SciArt
Three artwork put in one image. Description of Artwork 1: An ornate design with a jumble of various marine life messily stacked on top of each other in the middle, surrounded by a wavy border. on top and below the middle design are geometric patterns showing various land arthropods. the entire design is in contrasting red, dark blue, with bright yellow outlines. Description for artwork 2: An assortment of illustrated invertebrates, as colorful as if a paint shop spilled their entire stock on the floor. Some of the animals are tube shaped, others are frond shaped, frilly, shelly, a few leggy or tentacly. The edges of the image is balanced by geometric shapes, just as colorful. Description for artwork 3: A vertically long white drawing on black. the main figure is a wave of white, flowing from the bottom to the top composed of various invertebrates swimming and flying in unison - a sea slug, a bristle worm, a remipede, mosquito, jellies, and so on. lighter on the background are rough sketches of geometric pattern complementing the fluidly moving animals.
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.

Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
announcement image that says Have bug & slug art? Submit to #InverteFest Digital Art Book. Publishing every April, August, December. Download previous editions & find the submission link at InverteFest.com/#Artbook the image is decorated with artwork of various animals from various artists, featuring insects, slugs, and so on.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
Art train time!

Next stops:
@delightmonster.bsky.social
@lordsovorn.bsky.social
@emilyjaneart.bsky.social
@trigonotarbida.bsky.social
two dome-shaped round beetles grazing, viewed from a low angle, illustration a pink spider with black spots like ladybug, hanging between flowers, illustration a landscape of stick-like fungi with a big slug looming in the background mantisfly, an insect that heavily resembles mantises, illustrated with ornate pattern fillings in green and gold
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
most of my work this year has been NDA but nobody can stop me from uploading this lowres render of the background props: the gay shells #Art #SciArt
seafloor scene with 4 brachiopod shells clustered together, colored in pastel rainbow
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
franzanth.bsky.social
bored: do you prefer the big spoon or little spoon
inspired: do you prefer the dorsal valve or ventral valve of a brachiopod
a pair of clam-like brachiopod shells, one slightly bigger than the other
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
hey uh how do i tell the neighborhood children they're free to loiter but their literal shit ton of poop pellets make a slipping hazard
green spiky caterpillar on a green leaf loads of caterpillars on a tree trunk more caterpillars on leaf litter little round pellets of poop all over the concrete floor
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
franzanth.bsky.social
finally, an opportunity to use this quote
text screenshot Franz Anthony “Gay as hell.”
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM