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𓈎𓅂𓆯𓇋𓈖 @knsc.bsky.social · 23h

This morning - Vigilant nest guard.

#Nikon #photography #insects #ukwildlife #invertebrates #wildlife #nature

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Nicole Adams 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 ❌👑 @blathin384.bsky.social · 22h

Good morning ☀️
It’s #WingedWednesday and here’s a really big Carpenter Bee grappling with some tiny blooms.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #Insects

Photo of a large Carpenter Bee grappling with some tiny yellow blooms.

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Adam Fritz @mothfluencer.bsky.social · 21h

What's up? I'm Virginia Ctenucha Moth (aka The Nooch). That's right, I'm a moth. A wasp moth at that, biggest in NA, not to brag. Just because I'm a beautiful, day-flyer that enjoys a sip of nectar, doesn't make me no show off butterfly. Anyway, hit me up
#NonHumanNeighbours #Nature #Moths #Bugs

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Dr Perry Beasley-Hall @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social · 1d

Cooloola monsters are weird, chunky insects endemic to South East Queensland, Australia. They're probably related to king crickets (Anostostomatidae), but not much is known about their evolution. The wingless females live permanently underground. #EverydayEnsifera

📸: Visit Gympie Region

A pale insect with tiny eyes digging underground. It looks almost like a fat potato with legs.

Source: https://www.visitgympieregion.com.au/great-experiences/wildlife/

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CatsAreGods @catsaregods.bsky.social · 1d

We were on a trip and I missed #macromonday so here are #twofortuesday

#dragonflies #cuteinsects #wildlife #insects #nature #photography

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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 1d

Black bee with golden/bronze stained-glass wings. In slo-mo!

#insects #bees #climate #nature #love #slow-motion #smallwonders

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Jagal @jagalart.bsky.social · 1d

heather weevil

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Delta Hexagon @deltahexagon.bsky.social · 2d

bugtober - Aquatic and Mandible

i missed yesterday so i decided to merge these two prompts together into some kinda water critter with a retractable lower jaw and a good ole butt snorkel. ALWAYS need a butt snorkel

www.tumblr.com/spiderdungeo...

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Mariposa Miniatures @mariposaminiatures.bsky.social · 2d

More fairy garden beetles in pretty colorshift shades because I'm a crazy person!

Which of these colors do I make into beetle charms next? 🤔

[ #cuteart #artshop #sculpture #fairygarden ]

Three miniature beetle sculptures in a moss garden with sparkly dark blue/dark purple colorshift shells

Three miniature beetle sculptures in a moss garden with sparkly dark magenta/orange colorshift shells

Three miniature beetle sculptures in a moss garden with sparkly teal/purple colorshift shells

Three miniature beetle sculptures in a moss garden with sparkly lavender/pastel blue colorshift shells

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Creophilus @creophilus.bsky.social · 2d

Day 6 Invertober: Phalera bucephala. Watercolour. Lengthy watercolour.

Verdict: insufficient appendages.

#Invertober #Invertober2025 #SciArt

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

Day six of #invertober
Buff-Tip Moth

#invertober2025

sketchy drawing of a moth. It has brown-grey beige wings, and a floofy brown and grey body.

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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 2d

#invertober 6, buff tip moth. branch animal

#invertober2025

color block drawing of a buff-tip moth on a backdrop of faint stylized branches and leaves. there is a dark frame around the image, with "Phalera bucephala (buff-tip)" is written at the bottom in white

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🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 2d

CALIFORNIANS!

you can help make our state better and safer for trans people RIGHT NOW by telling Newsom he needs to sign these bills!

We need you!

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akari🐝Bugs cartoon artist @akari08biyorien.bsky.social · 2d

🌟New Item🌟
Namigengorou-kun, a kind of diving beetle goods are now available on SUZURI!
We’ve got T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, acrylic stands, stickers, and more
If you love diving beetles, I’d be happy if you could check them out!
suzuri.jp/akari08biyor...
#insect #bug #mushinonakama #divingbeetle

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A Measured Moth @measuredmoth.bsky.social · 2d

Your art is always top notch, and bits, epic.

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Pandy101 @pandy101.bsky.social · 2d

A few days late on this but :3c glad to make another piece of brand art for the team. Hope yall like the lil jokes hidden amongst the sticky notes.

Toontown: Event Horizon @toontowneventhorizon.com · 4d

Hello Toontown: Event Horizon fans, we have a brand new blog post to share with you today! Come take a behind-the-scenes look at how we craft our battle systems: toontowneventhorizon.com/posts/game-d...

Game Design Philosophy

The Game Designers have collected some thoughts about their battle system they wanted to share with YOU!

toontowneventhorizon.com

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★ Lav! ★ @misguidedlavender.bsky.social · 2d

reposting this comment here bc i think its really important

a screenshot of a discord message that reads "not really directly pointed at anyone in this discussion, but wanted to say that it’s also always important to never use other fan projects to put down any other, as well. i’ve been seeing it in a few scattered places, but i ask that no one ever use grindworks as the standard for how fast projects should move. it’s the same way i felt a few years ago when i’d always see “clash releases updates so fast, why doesn’t ttr move at that speed?” pitting two passion projects against each other like that is only gonna make both teams feel awkward and bad.

doesn’t matter what game or project we’re talking about. clear coasts, gags and gadgets, event horizon, hostile takeover, etc. if any of those take multiple more years to come out it’s fine, and not a problem of any team being “lazy”. there will absolutely be a time where grindworks development slows down or even stops entirely. and i wouldn’t want to be called lazy for prioritizing my own life and responsibilities over my hobby. we can start calling toontown projects lazy for not updating once disney comes out and officially endorses the monetization of toontown’s fan projects, leading to the return of the membership. until then, you gotta be grateful for the free work being put in."

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A Measured Moth @measuredmoth.bsky.social · 2d

Girl how are you so small. (She has no nucleus, and thus no DNA)

blogs.dal.ca/openthink/a-...

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A Measured Moth @measuredmoth.bsky.social · 2d

What game design does to a developer

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Quil @quilbug.bsky.social · 2d

Taking a small break from drawing, so its time to share some photography! First up, this polite and photogenic fella <3

🪲ID Guess: Peacock Spiders
#bugsky #ozinverts #inverts #spiders

A sideview photo off a brown peacock spider sitting on the edge of a grey painted beam, with mottled green shades in the background. The spider has a small, compact body covered in light brown fluff. across its six large eyes is a band of black that extends to the white splotch at the top of its abdomen.

A different angle of the same peacock spider from a closer front-view. With this view its squarish head and big round eyes are better seen. Its small pedipalps tuck over its chelicerae. Each joint of its legs begin with a small dark spot while the rest is the same light brown as the rest of its body.

A top view of the same peacock spider from a top view. The crescent pattern of black on the back of its thorax, and the subtle patterns on its almond shaped abdomen is better seen from this view.

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ev 🐱🐛 @evrclover.bsky.social · 4d

( cw jumping spider )
water droplet hat 💧🕷️💗 #jumpingspider #bugsky

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MOTH👑MONARCH @mothmonarch.bsky.social · 3d

I've had some of my Copics 12+ years and they still haven't dried out.

Photo at an angle of a sketchbook page of various cartoon insects drawn in colorful Copic markers. Some Copics visible on the desk to the right of the page.

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Toontown: Corporate Clash @corporateclash.net · 3d

An update, a long-awaited reveal, and a bit of chup (catch-up, that is)! Learn all about the projects of Corporate Clash and where they stand today in our newest blogpost!

Read about it here: corporateclash.net/news/article...

A variety of Toons are engaged in a pie-throwing battle. In the background are a variety of piled-up Gags, the Gag-N-Go with Reid cheering them on, and the Gag shop slightly out of frame.

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Entomemeology @entomemeology.bsky.social · 3d

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Toontown: Event Horizon @toontowneventhorizon.com · 4d

Hello Toontown: Event Horizon fans, we have a brand new blog post to share with you today! Come take a behind-the-scenes look at how we craft our battle systems: toontowneventhorizon.com/posts/game-d...

Game Design Philosophy

The Game Designers have collected some thoughts about their battle system they wanted to share with YOU!

toontowneventhorizon.com

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