OMFGs. I'm so excited.
Look at this absolutely legendary pale prominent moth that visited. Behold, one of the greatest twig-moths of all time!
Behold it! It's lil face!
Epic twig/bit of old stem mimicry. Perfect. No notes. What an absolute joy to see.
I cannot love this moth enough, camo bugs are my favourite bugs ever.
It's too stormy to put the moth trap on right now - had to pack it away to keep it safe in the gale. Poor moths out there, I hope they're hiding in sheds and log-piles and other safe places.
Anway, in the mean time pls enjoy this Enpinanga borneensis moth, captured by Budak. It is an excellent camo moth. <3
Today in podcasts & audiobooks keeping me alive: one of my favourite cryptic creatures from the Cryptonaturalist podcast - https://www.cryptonaturalist.com/blog/2018/8/15/episode-9-the-old-barn
Also have some cryptic moths, those are good too. The best comment I ever got on this piece was here on Tumblr - someone said "they're holding a summoning circle... They're summoning more moths"
May we all find ways to summon the good moth friends we need 🦋💖
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From my 1st poker deck, Cryptic Cards, moth designs painted in acryl gouache. The deck is sold out now, but you can get uncut sheet to use as wall art here.
I still love these bugs. I need to make another deck. 💖🦋
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Smol reminder that I am disabled.
Being disabled is fine.
All the euphemisms non-disabled ppl use to make themselves feel better when they could just say 'disabled'? Send them the whole way downriver to the Bay of Cuntpuffins where they can get in the sea.
Thank you. Have an ink-moth (polychromos pencils over ink)
Colour pencil portrait of a Pachyrhynchus weevil and it's Doliops longhorn beetle mimic. The weevil has a particularly hard exoskeleton, which makes it hard to chew for it's predators. One theory about how the mimic benefits from the disguise is that lizards avoid trying to eat both the chewy weevil and it's mimic 🪲🪲
Drawn by me in polychromos pencils, took approximately for-fkn-ever 😅 Pls don't remove credit thx 💚
Hello lovely people. Time for another drawing paper review! This time it’s a pad from fancy Fabriano. And WHEW does it seem like a contrast to the last review (W&N cartridge paper, which I loved.) This Classico 5 used to be my fav, but how things change…
Fabriano Classico 5 details
Source: Jackson’s art online
Brand: Fabriano (Italian paper producer that dates back to 1264)
Description: off-white 300gsm, mould-made, 50% cotton, surface-sized, acid-free, hot press (smooth finish) watercolour paper. Apparently the Royal Society of Botanical Artists thinks it’s the Best Shit
Price: £12.70 for 25 A5 sheets in a spiral pad (spendy)
TL;DR review: I’ve used this paper for a while, and although I love it because it’s comfortable like an old shoe... The surface falls apart like my bad fucking knitting; too damn fast if we’re being rly honest. It holds colour well and feels just the right smoothness to draw on. But sadly, it can’t take as much layering or pencil detailing as I really need. *Sigh.* Maybe it’s time to accept that Legion Stonehenge fine art paper is my new bestest fav?
Macrocillix maia - a moth with wing patterns that mimic flies on bird poop to deter predators. WIP series from start to finish for #WIPWednesday
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Arctiid Wasp Moth (Arctiinae, Erebidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..
I have a soft spot for moth mimicry...
