fiadh (she/they)

thinking of becoming a Creature. or perhaps an Entity

Just saw an object in motion come to rest with absolutely no outside forces involved whatsoever

An illustration of a Valentines of a Horseshoe Crab that says "Never change" - described as living fossils, these arthropods have been around for over 250-300 million years with little changes (with similar fossils dating back to 450 million year). While "crab" is in their name, they are actually not crustacians and are more closely related to arachnids.

An illustration of a valentines card with a dung beetle that says "love the shit out of you". - (this one is specifically the flattened giant dung beetle): these scarab beetles are found all over the world except for Antarctica. They use animal droppings for food and a place to lay their eggs (so their babies will awaken to a delicious meal!). Dung beetles are usually separated into three categories: tunnelers, rollers, and dwellers depending on how they interact with the dung.

An illustration of a valentines with a Sea Pig that says "Hit by cupigs arrow". - (or Scotoplanes): these are a species of sea cucumber that live in the deep sea. The Sea Pig got its name from its pink colored body and its interaction with the muddy sea floor. They spend their days searching through the mud looking for pieces of dead algae and animals to consume. You can find large amounts of them gathered at whale falls.

An illustration of a valentines with a Bombardier Beetle that says "my love for you is explosive!" - (this one is specifically Pheropsophus verticalis): an excerpt taken from Australian.museum, "When threatened, the Bombardier Beetle uses a special gland at its rear end to mix together two chemicals, resulting in an explosion with a loud popping noise. The beetle produces temperatures of over 100 oC in the gland, which acts as a specialised, reinforced explosion chamber. Up to 80 explosions may be produced over a four-minute period." I highly recommend watching a video or reading up more on these guys, they're very cool.

Happy Valentines day! 🩷🎀✨️
Aside from the people in my life, my biggest love has always been the creatures on our planet

a round pottery piece with pig eyes and a snout

i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired

Rosarium Nocturne collection (interest check) 🌹 Which design is your fave?

A fact file of Tianyulong with a drawing oc it in the centre, surrounded by facts and labels, with a time scale on the right.

A fact file of Darwinopterus with a drawing of it in the centre, surrounded by facts and labels, with a time scale on the right.

A fact file of Oregramma with a drawing of it in the centre, surrounded by facts and labels, with a time scale on the right.

A fact file of Caytonia with a drawing of a tree on the right, and the leaves and reproductive organs on the left, surrounded by facts and labels, with a time scale on the right.

Hiya, I have 4 more school fact file sheets for #FossilFriday:
#Tianyulong, #Darwinopterus, #Oregramma, and #Caytonia! These are really relaxing to do, and I plan on doing more plants next!
I hope you like them!
#paleontology #paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #scicomm #schoolwork #publiccommunication

Luminous tide midi skirt 🪼 Which one do you prefer?

who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters

Finished Metroid Zero Mission for the millionth time the other night, so here’s an obligatory Samus drawing 🦾👱‍♀️💥🪐💚

An infographic of heterodontosaurus, with a lateral view I the centre surrounded by labels, and a close up of the head on the right, next to a geological time scale

An infogrwphic of dimorphodon with in in lateral view, flying, in the centre, with a block of text top right and a geological timescale to the right

And infograpgic of Anchiornis in lateral view, with labels surrounding it, and a block of text I the top right, next to a geological timescale.

I'm making a series of infographics at the moment for some school groups, and, honestly, I'm really enjoying it!!!
They're learning about paleontology, and I was asked if I could provide some images of extinct plants and animals! Here are the first few: #paleoart #scicomm #education #paleontology

Sylveon saying "hey guys" The kids say "Estrogeon" Sylveon says ".....close enough"

regional variants of Sentret and Furret, based on ermine (they get their own scarves and everything)! if you're cold, they're cold!!!

#pokemon #fakemon #pixelart

Christmas dress! 🥰 (it's so cosy!!!)

hey, sorry for using my implacable will like a knife to cut apart the heavens and mantle the godhead. i understand you really preferred the heavens unbisected

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

oh god what have I done. how do I draw bryozoa

guy who gets excited whenever he sees SpeedTree in the opening credits of a video game

“Oh man, you *know* it’s gonna be good!”

dunno if its my (unofficially) diagnosed adhd or the fact htat i was in the gifted program as a child but this shit was easy as fuck ?? like???????

fantastical drawing of Diplomoceras, a large extinct ammonite with a shell shaped like a paperclip somehow. It is colored in orange and brown tones. surrounding it are eight Pseudocenoceras, extinct nautiloids with round spiral shells, colored tan and orange.

Diplomoceras (the clippy) and Pseudocenoceras

Fuck normal PC cases, I want the eyesore gem case.

I think everyone has approximately the same amount of conspiracy energy, and if you don’t dissipate it decoding taylor swift lyrics or debugging linux drivers, it inevitably comes out as beliefs about faked moon landings

nerdy love interest: (removing glasses) wow... you've been blurry this whole time

Dracula Oh for Pete's sake, I dropped my cup! Gosh darn it! Dang!

Had to explain Ea-Nasir to my therapist

new coat!!! I don't have to borrow one EVERY time I go out anymore 🥺

fantasy drawing of the dinosaur camptosaurus, with a pattern reminiscent of a colorful quilt, in a blue gradient getting lighter towards the underside

fantasy drawing of the dinosaur pachycephalosaurus, with a pattern reminiscent of a colorful quilt, in a purple gradient getting lighter towards the underside

fantasy drawing of the reptile tanystropheus, with a pattern reminiscent of a colorful quilt, in an orange gradient getting lighter towards the underside

fantasy drawing of the dinosaur struthiomimus, with a pattern reminiscent of a colorful quilt, in a pink and red gradient getting lighter towards the underside

more realistic dinosaurs

twilight princess and portal are very similar games in that u r solving platformer puzzles while a girl is mean to you

drawing of a fantasy interpretation of a basilosaurus, a long bodied extinct whale with hind flippers. its body is patterned with multicolored squares like a quilt

extremely realistic basilosaurus reconstruction

got LOTS of new clothes!!! will post more soon 🥰