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thatonecreature.bsky.social
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@thatonecreature.bsky.social
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Bug person with a particular interest in beetles, wasps and mining bees! Also a big fan of flies.

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I draw whatever I feel like drawing and talk about insects.
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BIRD @thatonecreature.bsky.social · 9h
Also, I now have art commissions opened! One slot for now. Prices in GBP but I should be able to accept USD and EUROS.

Paypal only.
INFO + TOS:
extraterrestrialavian.straw.page

Any support is appreciated and please be patient with me :)

#art #bugart #furryart #smallartist #oc #artist
Seven rough drawings of flies on a grey background. The flies are drawn in a non realistic way. A drawing of anthropomorphic American cockroach. It is grinning and has long thin antenna. A drawing of an anthropomorphic fairy fly wasp. It is brown and has large eyes. A digital drawing of an anthropomorphic green katy did also known as a bush cricket. It is standing on its hind legs which are covered in small spikes. It is all green with long green wings hanging from its back. Its four arms stick out slightly and it has a reddish orange eye and long thin antenna which are divided into about 6 segments. It has a yellow striped marking running down the back of its head. It is looking behind it. Beside it is a small photo of a real oak bush cricket which it is based off. The insect is small and green with wings folded over its back. It is on a branch or twig and the blue sky is faintly visibly in the background behind the insect.
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dilmir.bsky.social
Last repost: Insect/invertebrate characters might be my favourite part of the furry fandom because they're so rare but every one I see is so cool and imaginative.

Keep it up, bug people
November 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
WIP drawing :) I think fungus gnats are kind of cute so I wanted to draw one. Sciara hemerobioides with a box of flowers- since there's a lot of photos of them on flowers on inaturalist.

#art #bugart #smallartist #furryart #insectart #oc #bug
A sketch of a fly holding a box of flowers. It has long antenna and wings draping over its back. It holds the box out.
December 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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alexwild.bsky.social
Very pleased to have had a small part in this new paper showing that the greater chestnut weevil is not, as feared, extinct.
cellpress.bsky.social Cell Press @cellpress.bsky.social · 4d
"Rediscovery of the greater chestnut #weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation" spkl.io/63326Ad07u

@Michael A. Charles & colleagues
@currentbiology.bsky.social
Charles et al. rediscover the presumed - extinct greater chestnut weevil (Curculio caryatrypes) in the eastern US via iNaturalist, and genomic data and field surveys confirm identity and active reproduction, revealing persistence despite American chestnut collapse and underscoring the power of digital platforms for biodiversity research and conservation
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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flygirlnhm.bsky.social
For #InsectAdvent, I present a head as hairy as that of Santa Claus himself.

This gorgeous beardy-wierdy belongs to the beefly NHMUK016433577_Trichophthalma_porteri_PT (& soon to be available on the @nhm-london.bsky.social data portal)

#digitisation #diptera
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
Also, I now have art commissions opened! One slot for now. Prices in GBP but I should be able to accept USD and EUROS.

Paypal only.
INFO + TOS:
extraterrestrialavian.straw.page

Any support is appreciated and please be patient with me :)

#art #bugart #furryart #smallartist #oc #artist
Seven rough drawings of flies on a grey background. The flies are drawn in a non realistic way. A drawing of anthropomorphic American cockroach. It is grinning and has long thin antenna. A drawing of an anthropomorphic fairy fly wasp. It is brown and has large eyes. A digital drawing of an anthropomorphic green katy did also known as a bush cricket. It is standing on its hind legs which are covered in small spikes. It is all green with long green wings hanging from its back. Its four arms stick out slightly and it has a reddish orange eye and long thin antenna which are divided into about 6 segments. It has a yellow striped marking running down the back of its head. It is looking behind it. Beside it is a small photo of a real oak bush cricket which it is based off. The insect is small and green with wings folded over its back. It is on a branch or twig and the blue sky is faintly visibly in the background behind the insect.
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
Thinking of making some winter themed insect characters to sell as adopts/character designs. By that, I mean making characters based off species typically associated with winter and colder climates- just an idea.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Idk
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Rake-legged mite! Rake-legged mite! Rake-legged mite!

Bug had not been introduced to Rake-legged mites in person. We fixed that today. He played dead the entire time. 10/10 experience
Flat brown roughly triangular shaped mite with stubby black legs, the 1st pair of which has large spines on the inner side which resemble a metal rake. He's very small amongst the white sand grains
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
A small wolf spider (?) from last month. Not sure on the exact species- spiders aren't a group I'm good at identifying.
#spiders #bugs #arachnid #invertebrate
A small brown spider in a plastic container. It has orange brown coloured legs with stripes and the legs are hairy. It is facing the camera with its big black eyes.
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
Alder leaf beetle, Agelastica alni, I believe. Found two a few days ago- I've never seen them out at this time of year before.

#bugs #entomology #insects #beetle
A small dark blue and shiny beetle hiding under a piece of bark on a tree.
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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mothmonarch.bsky.social
🔺 RESOLUTION 🔻
A red mage moth delivers their finisher! Personal illo.
Digital art of a cartoon moth dressed as a red mage in a leaping pose, rapier held forward in their right hand and floating focus held behind in their left. Magic circles, vines, and petals behind them evoke the "Resolution" spell from FFXIV.
August 2, 2023 at 5:38 PM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
Don't think I've ever posted this here- drawing I did of a personal character who's a female tawny mining bee, Andrena fulva. This species also happens to be my favourite insect species so I had to make a character based off it!!

#art #insectart #furryart #bugart #drawing #smallartist
#oc
A digital drawing showing an anthropomorphic bee character standing in front of a red and yellow background. The bee has one hand held out, palm facing the screen. She has purple eyelids, orange fluff on her back, black chest fluffy, grey hands, grey mandibles and black antenna. She is looking at something behind her.
November 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
Not much out at this time of year over here unfortunately- it's too cold for a lot of species. Today was a warmer day so I did find some ladybirds at least.

Adalia bipunctata and Harmonia axyridis. :)

#bugs #entomology #beetles #insects
The underside of a green leaf with a small,reddish coloured ladybug perched on it. It is facing sideways and you can see a big black spot on the elytra on the side. It has a black pronotum with a white patch and tiny black head. Ladybug crawling underneath a stinging nettle leaf. The leaf is green and the ladybug has a black underside and orange elytra with black spots.
November 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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bertonemyia.bsky.social
I'm rolling out some older pics I never got around to processing.

Here's one of the smallest (~1mm) rove beetles I've seen. This cutie was found on a rose leaf, associated with its prey, spider mites. I ❤️ how they hold their abdomen up 🥹

#Staphylinidae: cf. #Oligota
Pender Co., North Carolina, USA
A small black beetle sits on the light green underside of a leaf. It is shiny with small punctures and hairs, and has a tapered abdomen. It's elytra, or wing cover, are short like many other rove beetles. A small black beetle sits on the light green underside of a leaf, investigating a piece of debris. It is facing the camera with its abdomen pointed up and over itself. The beetle is shiny with small punctures and hairs, and has a tapered abdomen. A small black beetle sits on the light green underside of a leaf, investigating a piece of debris. It is facing to the right with its abdomen pointed up and over itself. The beetle is shiny with small punctures and hairs, and has a tapered abdomen. A small black beetle sits on the dark green upper side of a leaf. It is shiny with small punctures and hairs, and has a tapered abdomen. It's elytra, or wing cover, are short like many other rove beetles.
November 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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alexwild.bsky.social
Mosquitoes, a photo gallery:
Mosquitoes - Alex Wild
Mosquitoes comprise a large family, Culicidae, of slender, scale-covered flies found worldwide. We think of mosquitoes as voracious blood-feeders, but the primary food of adult mosquitoes is actually ...
www.alexanderwild.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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spiderdungeon.bsky.social
$20 for both or $10 each!! im super broke rn so anything helps :)
Arizona blonde tarantula adopt brazilian jewel adopt
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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jopabinia.bsky.social
Every day:
Peppermint narwhal collage of many arthropod species drawn in cartoon extra cute style. Text: I am thankful for arthropods. Be thankful and protect what you love
November 28, 2024 at 3:23 PM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
Hover fly on a small plant I saw today, something from the genus Syrphus is my best guess. It was rather still and unresponsive but didn't seem to be dead.

#insects #entomology #flies #bugs #bug #insect
A small yellow and black fly with red eyes resting on a green small leafy plant. It has its clear wings folded over its back and has tiny antenna located just under its eyes, right in between them.
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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naturebureau.bsky.social
Dr Erica McAlister with the 3 authors (Steven Falk, Gail Ashton & Rory Dimond) who gave a presentation for the
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social Dipterists Day in Cambridge about the #FliesofBritainandIreland. Due for publication late Jan/early Feb 2026 @gailashton.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
Polybothris sp. from Madagascar. It was collected in 2006 according to the label.

#bugs #insects #entomology #beetles #coleoptera
A photo showing the top view of a pinned jewel beetle specimen. The beetle is brown with four large yellow spots on either side of its elytra, two on each side. There are smaller yellow spots visible aswell. It is pinned, with a pin going through the top of the right elytra. Side view of a pinned jewel beetle specimen. It is brown and there are two large yellow spots visible on the side of the elytra.
November 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Q: Why are Bugs so silly?

A: Because they don't have a serious bone in their body

*loud booing*

Anyway here's Apache degeeri, a silly derbid planthopper
Pinkish red planthopper with large wings like a maple seed, and a pointy triangular snoot topped with wavy white lines
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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tdikow.bsky.social
#FlyFriday

beautiful dark-colored assassin fly Diogmites nigripennis (Macquart, 1847) (Asilidae: Dasypogoninae) with wasp prey - collected at La Selva, Costa Rica in 2010 - 1 of 125 species of assassin flies known from this lowland rainforest habitat - n2t.net/ark:/65665/3...

#asiloidflies
assassin fly mounted on pin with prey wasp it captured assassin fly mounted on pin with prey wasp it captured assassin fly mounted on pin with prey wasp it captured locality label for assassin fly
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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mavisbickle.bsky.social
A single Palpita vitrealis, Silver Y, Turnips and White-points, Yellow-line Quaker, Blair’s Shoulder-knot, R-G Carpet and some LBAMs made 12:9 for me to the light last night VC33 Stroud
Oh, and another late Uncertain for @ruthnewby.bsky.social
#teammoth
Palpita vitrealis White-point Turnip The Uncertain
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
thatonecreature.bsky.social
I feel like misinformation and fear mongering is unfortunately rather common with insects and arachnids online and its really disappointing every time I stumble across a post or video or article that's pushing false narratives about these already misunderstood and often hated groups of animals. :(
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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franzanth.bsky.social
"Musca depicta ("painted fly" in Latin; plural: muscae depictae) is a depiction of a fly as a conspicuous element of various paintings."

WHY IS THIS A THING
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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colethebug.bsky.social
Quote with your purple art! 🟣
Fanart of Blackarachnia from Transformers Animated An OC of mine based on the paddle-legged mosquito. She's blue and wears purple
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM