Insect - Blog Posts
looking at you with the biggest saddest eyes ever
pharaoh ants i love you
aaaghhhhhh
car for size comparison. big ant
Moss butterfly???
Caria chrysame psittacus, a type of metalmark butterfly known for its shimmery green markings. Photo credit: Kim Garwood
Was compelled to make this during a conversation about commonly hated bugs
ES|| La mayoría de ilustraciones que os enseño por aquí forman parte de proyectos personales que hago en medio de encargos y proyectos remunerados. Muchas veces tengo que dejar a medias estos proyectos personales porque no se vive del aire. A principios de año os empecé a enseñar mi experimentación con técnicas tradicionales, pues una cuantas ilustraciones se me quedaron en el tintero, como este caracol enamorado de una granada! No suelo hacerlo pero aquí os enseño un trozo del proceso de creación, en las imágenes podéis ver el boceto y la prueba de color en @procreate. Espero poder acabarla pronto en mis ratos libres y espero que no quede peor que en el apunte de color porque me tiene enamorada! A vosotros que os parecen los colores? 🐌 EN|| Most of the illustrations I show you here are part of personal projects I do in the middle of commissions and paid projects. Many times I have to leave these personal projects halfway because money. At the beginning of the year I began to experiment with traditional techniques, but a few illustrations were left in the inkwell, like this snail in love with a pomegranate! I don't usually do it but here I show you a piece of the creation process. In the images you can see the sketch and the color test in @procreate. I hope I can finish it soon in my spare time and I hope to not make it worse than in this color test because it has me in love! What do you think of the colors? 🐌
happy bees and chamomile flowers (2021) || abejitas felices y manzanilla (2021) || abelletes contentes y camamilla (2021)
ESP || Segundo experimento de texturas y materiales. Esta oruguilla no me gusta tanto como la ranita, quizás las hojas en acuarelas aguadas me molestan al lado de la oruga ya que esta no destaca tanto, quizás me he pasado mezclando colores o simplemente no estoy acostumbrada a utilizar tantos colores oscuros aunque también podría ser que me lo mire con malos ojos, con esas gafas del perfeccionismo puestas... A vosotros que os parece?
ENG || Second experiment of textures and materials. I don't like this caterpillar as much as the little frog, perhaps the leaves with so much watercolor textures bother me next to the caterpillar since it doesn’t stand out as much as I’d like to, perhaps I’ve mixed to many colors or I’m simply not used to paint with so many dark colors although it could also be that I look at it with bad eyes, with those glasses of perfectionism on... What do you think?
Close up WILD LOVE || detalle AMOR SALVAJE || detall AMOR SALVATGE (2019)
ESP || Detalle de una ilustración personalizada por encargo! En este caso dos animalitos se encuentran en una explosión de flores muy especial. 🌻🌿 Si quieres más información sobre ilustraciones por encargo o prints escibeme un correo! CAT || Detall d'una il·lustració personalitzada feta per encàrrec! En aquest cas dos animalons es troben en una explosió de flors molt especial. 🌻🌿 Si vols més informació sobre les ilustracions per encàrrec escriu-me un correu electrònic!
ENG || Detail of a commissioned illustration! In this case two animals are in a very special explosion of flowers. 🌻🌿 If you want more information about customized illustrations, prints and more, send me an email!
WILD LOVE || AMOR SALVAJE || AMOR SALVATGE (2019)
Personalized illustration on commission! Each flower and each animal have a special meaning. It is an original representation of love. 🦋🌿🌷 If you want more information about commissioned illustrations or prints, send me an email at annaflorsdefum@gmail.com ! Ilustración personalizada por encargo! Cada flor y cada animalito tienen un significado especial. Se trata de una representación original del amor.🦋🌿🌷Si quieres más información sobre ilustraciones por encargo o prints escibeme un email a annaflorsdefum@gmail.com ! Il·lustració personalitzada feta per encàrrec! Cada flor i cada animaló que apareixen a la composició tenen un significat especial que representa d'una manera força original l'amor..🦋🌿🌷 Si vols més informació sobre les ilustracions per encàrrec o comprar un print escriu-me un correu electrònic a annaflorsdefum@gmail.com !
Si quieres seguir mis ilustraciones puedes hacerlo en mi INSTAGRAM @annaflorsdefum
llops florals || botanical wolf
http://www.annaflorsdefum.com/Animals-florals
A commission for Bwors! His lady Beembo getting railed by a humble Predator in some sick Weylandyutani co kicks! Here's Bwors tumble!: bwors.tumblr.com
Character i made for silly rpg session and small cryptid we meet.
Bug related doomdles and i have no idea how i did the last one so fast 0-0.
My dear animation model Tobi jumpscare !!!! wet cat is a robberfly and insect legs are one of my favourite things to challenge myself drawing :>
Cockchafer Beetle one of my favorite beetles ^^ It's totally not anatomicly accurate :^
[image link<] [>image link] real maybugs for refrence ^
☆Meet the OC: HoneySota☆
Warning: In this post I use the art of my OC, which my wonderful friend made for me (I drew it myself quite a long time ago, my friend's art is also quite old, maybe there will be new ones too, since I slightly changed his story).
HoneySota is an Insecticon of the Actias luna type, although it shares traits with a couple of other moth species. It originated on Cybertron and in its "young" years was found in one of the Insecticon colonies beneath the planet's surface.
Hive "Prosperitatis" (from Latin "Prosperity") - was located under Altihex/Uraya (Mostly in Altihex, but one side of the hive was on the border with Uraya). It was quite old by Insecticon standards, but not the largest. It existed back in the heyday of gladiator fights and the unification of tribes, so in the archives of Iacon and various historical datapads there is evidence of rare Insecticon scouts. The small size, strict control over the number of colonies helped this hive to remain unnoticed in the optics of other Cybertronians for a long time. Rare clashes were considered just an accident. The Hive Queen was a proponent of the fact that Insecticons should mind their own business and not interfere with the politics of growing industrialization (I know that you may have questions, but I have my own headcanons for Insecticons). She had little interest in what was happening on the surface, and was indifferent when one or two warriors from her swarm disappeared, simply saying that she would create new ones or that it was easier to remain unnoticed. The passive policy and general disinterest of the Queen, in fact, led to the gradual violation of territorial boundaries and the withering of the Hive. It was exterminated by the functionalist rule and many of HoneySota's kindred became simply hunted "beasts" for the gladiators in Kaon.
As part of "Prosperitatis", HoneySota was a scout, with a moth-like form and an extremely mobile frame similar enough to a normal Cybertronian for surface missions, he was versatile (aside from the obvious telltale signs of his insectoid origins: an extra pair of optics, hypersensitive furry antennae, and wings folded behind him). His work in intelligence made him a dangerous and formidable opponent, Sota is more than capable of holding his own and that of his fellow Insecticons. He can be kind and even nice, but you need remembering about his more savage nature. Sota is intelligent, adaptable, and quick to learn new things. Becoming his friend is a sure good thing, but Sota is a bot with questionable morals, as he has a different way of thinking. For the most part, he enjoyed his life as a scout, and his mind not so clear enough from the effects of the Queen and the Common Mind to analyze what was happening on the planet. During the daytime cycles, he mostly rested in secluded places and avoided Cybertronians, but during the nighttime cycles, on the contrary, he felt comfortable and even made acquaintances (mostly those who had no prejudices against Insecticon).
Driven by his own curiosity and the fact that his native colony of insecticons was gradually dying out, he left the hive shortly before the final destruction of "Prosperitatis". Before the hive came to an end, he often turned to his queen, speaking of the need to leave the territory for the sake of survival, but was punished for this more than once. The queen was passive and confident in the stability of her own position, so HoneySota himself left the familiar way of life. So when the "Hive" was destroyed, he was left in proud solitude, without the necessary documents and earnings. Initially, HoneySota planned to join another hive to continue living a familiar way of life and not feel lonely. After the death of the queen, his processor was empty of the general swarm of thoughts and this led to discomfort, besides, life in the society of Cybertron was difficult. Much later, he overcame himself and decided to try to live alone, fearing that other hives would fall.
(The author of these drawings has deleted himself from the network, so I can't tag him. The art was made only when Sota appeared and I started to come up with his lore)
For the most part, before the war, he worked as a courier among the gangs, carrying dubious orders. At first, it was difficult for him to understand the concept of "legality" and "illegality" of some actions, but he had comrades who helped and taught him. HoneySota was able to integrate into the society of Cybertron, perceiving it more as a strange, peculiar hive. This helped him get rid of the feeling of loneliness, and rare meetings with other Insecticons were a pleasant surprise. He also often worked as a guide, along the underground untouched communications that were mainly used by Insecticons. Or as a waiter, a general worker in general, since he could not apply for any specific job due to the fact that he have moth altform (the functionalists were not happy, so he had some problems with documents and proving that he was not a "stupid animal"). Living in proud solitude, he discovered a lot for himself, since the mind of the swarm still partially deprived him of individuality earlier.
Here are a few things he learned about himself:
He likes lamps and glowing things (aka a moth, guys. There must be a thousand and one lamp jokes here). Sometimes his friends would use it to wake him up. HoneySota would scare them by suddenly appearing out of the darkness like a jack-in-the-box. He has his own small collection of glowing things or light-refracting crystals.
He can make high-pitched squeaking sounds when scared or when someone pokes him in his delicate parts (if you've seen videos of the Death's Head Moth squeaking, this is it).
HoneySota loves sweet energon and can be a bit careless with the treat. Engex tastes sweet to him too, and the Insecticon gets a funny tingling sensation in his fuel tanks when he drinks it.
He can cling to flat surfaces and scare the crap out of other bots, as many find his behavior creepy. (It's worth remembering that he's still a warrior who left his scout past behind.)
"Dude let me in, I'm a fairy" - a commission I ordered from this wonderful artist @recvachka (thank you🔥✨)
Later in the pre-war time, he spent some time in the Decepticons, but quickly realized that he would become nothing more than a tool and left their ranks. Unfortunately, he allowed Shockwave to research him, as he thought it could help his comrades. A couple of the scientist's experiments made HoneySota more terrifying and capable of creating a colony in his self. He was not a "queen", but had the necessary changes in his body to create other Insecticons. The changes made him more aggressive than usual, although earning his respect or friendship will keep you safe (In this regard, he is like Aragog, he can be calm and not touch you, but his morality is so gray that you can quickly become dinner for his descendants). After he left the Decepticons, he remained in neutral territories for some time, where he worked as a courier and helped smugglers traveling from world to world, from one spaceport to another. The life of a nomad was not to his liking, Sota wanted to create his own hive. In one of his travels, he ended up staying on Eukaris, where he found a Conjunx Endura and founded a small hive.
His Conjunx Endura, whose name is Niagara, is the Prince of one of the "Kingdoms" that are at war with each other. Niagara was pleased with the idea of spreading his own hive, so together with HoneySota he began to strengthen the borders and recapture his own territory. Past experience made the moth a strong warrior, so soon a small nest and the first Insecticons appeared. In the recaptured territory, they founded their own hive, at the moment they have common Sparklings-bugs (the way they created is really quite scary, if you are interested, perhaps I will tell you. ask me please).
The names of the sparklings bugs and their species: Victory (Species: Dryocampa rubicunda), IceCrunch (Species: Oryctes nasicornis), Jewel (Species: Cetonia aurata), SlyShine (Species: Chrysolina coerulans) and Divine (Species: Rosalia alpina)
Niagara is a character of my wonderful friend, who made me a new reference HoneySota, now we are creating lore together. (On the left is Niagara's art, on the right is my old art where Sota is sitting hugging her sparklings. Now my friend and I are drawing new references for the little bugs, so I will publish them when they are ready)
Earlier I published a video in which I made headcanons for the voices of my characters, you can see it here. Voice of HoneySota: Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave
If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them, because this is not all the information I have.
ANTLERED WASP
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images will be displayed on post if permitted usage of em is gained
these photos do not do the justice bestowed upon those ol titles but man are they shiny
if any folks are strugglin to find more images of these fellas try aiming on bar for ‘peach weevils’
coming from that title alone, fickle things make a menace for many fruit trees alongside peaches but
back to the title though, have a timelapse of a six spotted leaf rollin weevil preparing a leaf for egg housin.
Purple leaf-rolling weevil, Rhynchites bacchus, Attelabidae
Found throughout Europe and into Asia
Photos 1-3 by per-hoffmann-olsen, 4 by mattewow, 5 by johule, 6 by bogdan_mag, 7 by naturalist_ua, and 8 (for scale) by olexandr_ghryb
neobarrettia spinosa aka. the greater arid land katydid
Beetle. 8x10inch ink.
Beetle. 5x7inch ink.
Moth. 8x10 ink.
“When the flower blossoms, the bee will come.”
~ Srikumar Rao
bugwer
i tried using a smaller canvas size because i am kind of running into issues hosting my art,, it takes too much room up asdhsakjsakjsa
also lola x meiko will be here soon i just took a little side quest to try out smaller canves
alts yaa vv
