nigel 🐎

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a green, slightly blurred from motion, Chinese mantis crawling across a light wooden desk.

now you tlak to the green animal
this is important

crawls darkly

a large green mantis on the poster's wrist whom is wearing a soft black glove.

falconry

A digital illustration of a dark gray and striped griffon with a lighter underbelly. His head is tipped upright and to the right with a five-pointed crown over him as he sits atop a pillar with his wings open at his sides. several other pairs of feathered wings fan out from behind him in light-to-darkening shades of tan. an orange sun sits behind the main griffon while four small, distant griffons fly in a circular pattern behind his head. The background is wheat-gold with a loopy filigree decoration in each corner.

[2020]
#art #gryphon #ocs #fantasy #TheTalesFromVeynekan

snowy tree cricket preforming his lower temperature song
Oecanthus fulto
#invertebrates #orthoptera

A large green mantis climbing vertically and facing downwards on the frame of a shelf taking up the right side of the photo, on the left is a banner of the lesbian flag designed by Emily Gwen hanging from the wall behind the mantis.

liked how this turned out
#illustration #characterdesign

evil rock.mp4

A photo of a brown Chinese mantis with green eyes, middle and hind legs, and green streak along his wing sides. his front legs are a dull gold, and he stands atop a person's hand.

I now also have a thing I found outside (T. sinensis, nonnative here)
Apple ⬇️

a photo brown Chinese mantis with green eyes looking at the viewer, swinging out his raptorial front legs to reach for the person's hand ahead of him.

hello

A digital illustration of a dark gray and striped griffon with a lighter underbelly. His head is tipped upright and to the right with a five-pointed crown over him as he sits atop a pillar with his wings open at his sides. several other pairs of feathered wings fan out from behind him in light-to-darkening shades of tan. an orange sun sits behind the main griffon while four small, distant griffons fly in a circular pattern behind his head. The background is wheat-gold with a loopy filigree decoration in each corner.

[2020]
#art #gryphon #ocs #fantasy #TheTalesFromVeynekan

A digital painting of a horse's head, primarily using dark blues with teal highlights. the horse throws its head up, eyes whaling, as it pulls against a bridle bit in its mouth and martingale attached to the bridle. the rein is pulled tight. a white bolt of lightning tears diagonally across the background behind the horse's face.

Restraint

#art #horses #originalart

Lyroda subita hauling a cricket back to her nest
#photography #wasps #invertebrates

A digital painting comprised primarily by heavy shades of navy and midnight-purples with white and gold highlights, where a bearded unicorn stands, chest facing the left, at the edge of an ocean with her neck curved to face the right. a moth clings to the side of her horn, the moon hangs in the sky beside them. only a few stars shine in the darkness, and the moon casts a warped reflection on distant waves.

The Mage
#art #unicorn #illustration #fantasy

all Tenodera sp. are nonnative where I live. mine now

a large green Chinese mantis nymph on a person's hand, facing the camera with its black "night mode" eyes.

lol look waht i found in the dark

I really can't recommend familiarizing yourself with the things that live and grow around you enough. It's immediately grounding to be able to recognize individual plants/bugs/animals and have some understanding of their relationship to each other and to you. It makes day-to-day life feel richer

An orange butterfly with black spots and ring patterns on its wings laid flat while it feeds from a black-eyed susan flower.

a dark paper wasp on a daylily leaf while sipping from a droplet of water on the leaf's surface.

pearl crescent & dark paper wasp (Phyciodes tharos, Polistes fuscatus)
#bugs #invertebrates #photography

a collection of 6 digital drawings of characters from Chicory: A Colorful Tale. 1, The protagonist, a dog, in black and white, leaning forward while holding a large paintbrush. 2, A white and yellow cockatiel in the top corner with their wings opened, wearing a lime-green outfit and feathered cap beside text reading "This easter egg made me happy :)". 3, Chicory, a hare colored purple and wearing a long dark cape, hugging the protagonist who is much shorter than her, and now colored light green. 4, A bust of a lion with a large red mane, eyes closed passively, and holding his paws together. 5, a bust of Chicory in intense colors and white lines against a jagged black background surrounding her, paralyzed with emotion. 6, Chicory and the protagonist, both wearing a Wielder cape, with their backs facing the viewer as they stare upon the land from a mountain peak.

[2021] drawings from when I played Chicory, and I just finished replaying it last night. still so wonderful
#Chicoryacolorfultale #fanart

I like going monk mode

staring vigilantly and then spots something that might be yummy

a large robber fly that mimics a bumblebee's appearance, its thorax is bright yellow and fuzzy while its underside and eyes are black.

the robber fly viewed from the side, watching for prey from a dangling branch.

bumblerobber, Dasylechia atrox
#invertebrates #diptera #photography

a brown chinese mantis nymph on a person's hand looking toward the camera with its vibrant green eyes.

stares at you beautifully

a digital painting of a brown-and-tawny gryphon looking out into the sea and clear blue sky from a rocky cliff, and a deep blue dragon padding up along the sheer path to join him. the background is rugged, tall cliffs cut by ocean winds, and a forest capes the mountainous distance.

my final 2025 art fight submission, for @ HeadphoneGhost on there
#art #artfight #dragons #gryphons

a digital painting of a brown-and-tawny gryphon looking out into the sea and clear blue sky from a rocky cliff, and a deep blue dragon padding up along the sheer path to join him. the background is rugged, tall cliffs cut by ocean winds, and a forest capes the mountainous distance.

my final 2025 art fight submission, for @ HeadphoneGhost on there
#art #artfight #dragons #gryphons

two slugs at night both on a bent over plant stalk, one gray juvenile on the left and a large tan adult on the right. the adult feeds on the plant while the juvenile curls to investigate the larger slug's side.

the tan slug continuing to feed, while the smaller gray slug has turned away from its side.

Arion sp. slugs feeding on a broken plant stalk, may 2024
#invertebrates #molluscs #photography

a brown Chinese mantis nymph facing the camera while standing on a person's hand.

a green Chinese mantis nymph crawling forwards on the person's hand.

aliens attack me

three digitally painted horses, the left-most is a bust of a chestnut facing away and has a white streak on its neck. the middle bust is a bay looking toward the viewer with raised ears, and on the right is a full-body of a black horse in the midst of bucking, head down, with one hoof touching the ground.

[2022]
#horses #art #equine

a young bright green chinese mantis crawling over the tips of a person's fingers.

the same mantis nymph now in a darker room, displaying its "night vision" eyes which have become fully black.

adopted a thing I found outside on the ground (Tenodera sinensis are an introduced species to north america 👍)