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Mesa Schumacher
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Science and Medical illustrator, infographic artist.
Professional #sciart nerd.
Writer and kidlit author/illustrator rep. by Sorche Fairbank

MED/SCI: www.mesaschumacher.com
KIDLIT: https://imaginationillustration.mesaschumacher.com
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#ProjectAnimalia 789: Cayenne caecilian (Typhlonectes compressicauda)

A legless amphibian from South America!
A bit overwhelmed this week, it was nice to escape into this dark texture.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #caecilian
Realistic illustration of a Cayenne caecilian (Typhlonectes compressicauda), a dark-colored, legless amphibian.
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 788: Basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis)

A deep water pacific eel with interesting skin! I find my mind escaping to the deep sea more and more these days...

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #sundayfishsketch #oceanart
Realistic illustration of a Basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis) on a white background.
February 2, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 787: Seven-spot archerfish (Toxotes chatareus)

I'll never get over the amazing hunting strategy of this #fish. Shooting water up to 2m to knock insects off vegetation.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #sundayfishsketch #oceanart
Realistic illustration of a Seven-spot archerfish (Toxotes chatareus), and white-brown fish with black spots, shooting water into the air.
February 1, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 786: Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina)

I've spotted this bottom-feeder in the Chesapeake Bay. Swims softly but carries a poisonous barbed tail.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #stingray #oceanart #fish
Realistic illustration of a Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina), a brown ray with a long snout.
January 31, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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New to my feed?
I began #ProjectAnimalia in 2021, and drew an #animal every day. This year I'm going for 1000.

Follow along for some #animalart escapism...
And let me know if you have requests!

785: Regal moth (Citheronia regalis)

#sciart #dailyart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration
Realistic illustration of a Regal moth (Citheronia regalis), an orange and white moth with striped wings.
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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#ProjectAnimalia 784: Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

A marsh and mudflat wader with flamingo-like legs. Their tuxedo plumage has always fascinated me. 🙃

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #birds #birding #birdart
A realistic illustration of a Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), a black and white wading bird with long pink legs.
January 29, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 783: Volta's electric eel (Electrophorus voltai)

Named for the inventor of the battery, this #ell has the strongest bioelectricity generator known—up to 860 volts.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fish #fishart #electriceel
Realistic illustration of Volta's electric eel (Electrophorus voltai), a long dark fish.
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 782: Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)

A day I'm in the ocean is a good day.
Lucky for me, Mauritius has amazing reefs, with residents like this #triggerfish!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fish #fishart #snorkling
Realistic illustration of a Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum), a dark oval fish, with white spots on its belly, and yellow and orange markings around its fins.
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 781: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

Happier in the water than the air, here in charismatic summer plumage! They perform a beautiful courtship dance. 💕

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #grebe #birding #birdart
Realistic illustration of a Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), with a baby chick riding on its back.
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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#ProjectAnimalia 780: Speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis)

I'm now back in the rhythm of daily animals, and my creative muscles are feeling stronger.
Here's an extremely rare river shark!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #shark #sharks
Realistic illustration of a Speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis), a light gray river shark, on a white background.
January 24, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 779: Coyote (Canis latrans)

I once met a #coyote while running in the mountains.
We stood on the path staring each other down for about five minutes, then she vanished into the brush.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart
Realistic illustration of a Coyote (Canis latrans), on a white background.
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 778: Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)

Not entirely finless, but lacking a dorsal fin.
Critically endangered with 1,249 left in 2023.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #porpoise #whale #whaleart
Realistic illustration of a Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) on a white background.
January 22, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 777: Payara/vampire fish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)

Another aggressive Amazonian fish! But three feet long and comes with fangs. 😚

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #vampirefish #payara
Realistic illustration of Payara/vampire fish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus), a silver-green-brown fish with large fangs on the lower jaw.
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 776: Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)

It looks and acts liek a dead leaf, flitting harmlessly around—until it extends its long mouth and swiftly inhales its prey!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #leaffish
Realistic illustration of an Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus), a brown and yellow fish on a white background.
January 20, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 775: Haller's round ray (Urobatis halleri)

A coastal ray that preys on invertebrates near shore.Named after a boy who it once stung on the foot. 😂 Watch out!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #rays #fishes #stingray
A realistic illustration of a Haller's round ray (Urobatis halleri), a brown mottled stingray on a white background.
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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Oh #portfolioday! Hi. 😋

I'm a #sciart #medart and kidlit illustrator, and I draw a lot of things. But one of my favorite things to create are
unique, complex, accurate, anatomy dissections. I love a puzzle.

These pieces also happen to be real life #jigsaw #puzzles!
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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#ProjectAnimalia 774: Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)

This Amazon river #fish deserves an image search, if only to see that it can be over ten feet long, and takes multiple humans to lift.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #arapaima #fishes
A realistic drawing of a Arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a large green and red Amazon river fish on a white background.
January 13, 2026 at 4:19 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 773: Three-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)

The "Congo Eel" of the Mississippi flood plain, this #salamander has the largest recorded red blood cells of any animal!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #amphiuma #amphibian
Realistic illustration of a Three-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum), a long brown salamander from North America.
January 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 772: Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)

An Indo-Pacific catshark. Daytime hider, nighttime hunter.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #coralcatshark #catshark #sharks
Realistic illustration of a Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus), a slender, marbled shark on a white background.
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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Just here in my room. Ssssss-snoozing.
From the #kidlit sketchbook.

#illustration #illustrator #kidlitart #childrensbooks #scbwi #kidlitillustration #dailyart
January 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia 771: Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)

Tiny shorebirds, the size of sparrows. My daughter used to call them "little mice." ☺️

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #birdart #plover #pipingplover #birding
A realistic illustration of a Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) running on a white background.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia continues.
770: Swollen olive snail (Oliva bulbosa)

A carnivorous marine snail which engulfs prey with its foot and digests it beneath the sand...

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #snail
A realistic illustration of a Swollen olive snail (Oliva bulbosa), a brown and white marine mollusc.
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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#ProjectAnimalia continues.
769: Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)

A beautiful ray, with a dangerous tail.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #ray
Realistic illustration of a Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma), a yellow-brown ray, with blue spots and a blue tail.
January 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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Hitting the New Year running and throwing myself into making art of various kinds. Deciding to give myself a bit of room to play. :)

#illustration #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #scbwi #kidlitillustration #dailyart
A grayscale illustration of a girl running through a town, clutching a package, scattering pigeons.
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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#ProjectAnimalia continues.
768:Australian white ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)

The legendary Sydney "bin chicken." The urban #birds are climate migrants, moving to cities as their floodplain homes dry up.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #birdart
Realistic illustration of an Australian white ibis (Threskiornis moluccus), a white ibis with a black beak and head, and black tail feathers.
January 2, 2026 at 11:08 AM