This is the way. Common names should not be regulated, it destroys the whole point of them.

24 new species found in ocean zone eyed for battery metals mining Researchers pulled 24 tiny new creatures from a deep abyss in the central Pacific Ocean, some with long, spindly legs and others with more squat, compact bodies. Some appeared to feed on the sediment…

24 new species found in ocean zone eyed for battery metals mining news.mongabay.com/2026/04/24-n... 🧪🦑🌎

Yesterday the Indian government removed people's right to self-identify as transgender

The fact that this did made no news, even on LGBTQ focused sites like Pink News is just insane.

happy Eid al-Fitr to those who celebrate

ngl, getting real tired of people who make fun of my first language. like "ooooh, geef me een klap papa, dutch can not be a real language" stfu you speak english, a language with "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." as a gramatically correct sentence

mostly same, but as anthro as anthro can get is just a human

don't listen to the haters, it is green buge

still sick, will probably not go to the botanical garden this week

i was going to go to a botanical garden today, got sick instead...

pokemon character "Rika" is a woman in a tan shirt and suspenders with long green hair covering half of her face and a serious expression. on the right is Clodsire, a pokemon which is a medium brown colored very large and simplified cartoon salamander. Clodsire is drawn very crudely

I don't know which pokemon game Rika is from, but I really like how her design goes with her monster

so, since i haven't said it on here directly yet: fuck ICE, fuck Trump, fuck fascists. also, if you're going out protesting, wear your PPE. use the same protective gear you'd use if you were to mix arsanic to make a paint. gasmask (without your face visible if possible), jumpsuit, gloves, etc. etc.

Illustration of a beetle spraying acid out of its abdomen at an ice cube

I process a lot of what’s going on around me through insects. Inspired by a good friend I made this drawing of a bombardier beetle spraying acid at ice. Abolish ICE

fuck ice.

what is this, a board of peace for ants?

@zombiecleo.bsky.social, sorry for possibly bothering you, but i want to make fanart of you, can't draw people properly, and thus would like to know what type of bug you'd want to be, and if i were to do zombification in the art which type would be right (IE fungus, worm, something else). thanks

A close-up of the drawing showing detail of the tiger beetle's giant jaws, shiny antennae and head. The beetle has brownish red eyes and a metallic blue green body.

Close-up showing the beetle's thorax and part of the abdomen. The surface is a combination of red, green and blue with a metallic sheen.

Close-up showing the beetle's rear leg. It's very long and thin, covered in fine hairs.

An image showing the full drawing in a wooden frame.

Folks, it's done. Very pleased with this one. Chinese Tiger Beetle (Cicindela chinensis).

Chiitan loves good transgender people🏳️‍⚧️
In today's world, even making these kinds of statements will get you slandered, but I think it's more important to create a world where transgender people can live peacefully and be themselves, so I will continue to send out messages until my account is deleted

Fuck it. Look at my lizard. His name is Pebble because he's a gargoyle and he really do be acting like he's a statue whenever anyone looks at him

To be clear this is not and will never be a justification for American imperialism. Venezuela’s future is uncertain and worrying, but a horrific regime of its own may have been ended; let the victims voice their thoughts foremost

I wish I had more to say on the matter but please prioritize listening to the voices of Venezuelans at this time. Don’t let your hatred of America blind you to the evils that have persisted in other parts of the world

sadly that's sometimes just how animal keeping in general is. my condolences

a pine tree with bugs hanging all around it. at the very top is a dragonfly-like meganeura with open wings, circling the base is the giant millipede arthropleura. on the branches sit various insects and circular pine cones.

Have yourself a merry little Carboniferous.
#Art #SciArt #PaleoArt #Inverts

i should grow an amorphophallus some day

Pycanum rubeus

fantastical drawing of Shonisaurus, an ichthyosaur (ancient marine reptile visually similar to a dolphin, but with four flippers). The Shonisaurus is covered in colored squares like a quilt, in varying tones of purple, blue, and orange. there is a speech bubble with the following in black handwritten text: "It doesn't matter to the companies whether any of their new AI tools help you. AI tools are not meant to help you. AI tools are meant to attract investors. Remember who fights and who capitulates."

wow, it's Shonisaurus, the giant Triassic ichthyosaur!

As always, arthropods really dominate the art book. If you have artwork featuring other invertebrates, please submit to help with this imbalance!

We're at... 67 submissions

Though technically the submission deadline is the end of the year, the sooner we reach 100, the earlier I can start doing the layout and have my holiday. So please submit early!

If I win the lottery I'd buy a nice cottage in the countryside, then spend the rest of my days rewilding some land, gardening, drawing and cooking. It would never even cross my mind to become an evil transphobic nazi. Folks, the wrong people in this world have the money.