Just tested out inkscape with 10 random 5,000 x 5,000 images embeded - save time ~5 seconds, load time ~11 seconds. Total svg file size ~200Mb. Inkscape definitely isn't a perfect piece of software, but it should be able to handle what you need
I typically use GIMP or Inkscape. Never had issues with importing lots of images into Inkscape, which is vector based, but that may depend on the resolution you import them at.
One of my favorite genera! Super charismatic
A polka-dotted Assassin bug (Heniartes spp.) hunting on a leaf in central Amazonas, Brazil #insects #bugoftheday #42
A Cobalt Milkweed Beetle (Chrysochus cobaltinus) meets a European Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) on a Showy Milkweed flower in southern Idaho #insects #bugoftheday #41
An Arrowhead Orbweaver (Verrucosa arenata) spotted in Costa Rica #spiders #bugoftheday #40
A Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) nectaring from a Narrowleaf Milkweed inflorescence #insects #bugoftheday #39
A Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria) hanging out on my bike tire in Davis, California #insects #bugoftheday #38
Large Brown Cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata) molts on a tree branch, spotted last August in Kyoto, Japan #insects #bugoftheday #37
One of those rare flying crabs
A predatory ground beetle (Opisthius richardsoni) found hunting on the banks of the Queets river on the Olympic peninsula #insects #bugoftheday #36
A Crethon Daggerwing (Marpesia crethon) puddling on the bank of the Rio Nushino in eastern Ecuador #insects #bugoftheday #35
A giant Silk Moth (Rothschildia sp.) attracted to a light trap in the cloud forest in central Ecuador #insects #bugoftheday #34
A well camouflaged wandering spider (Gephyroctenus sp.), spotted in Amazonas, Brazil. #arachnids #bugoftheday #33
This is certainly one way to use citations
Duponchel's Sphinx (Cocytius duponchel) resting on the ground after visiting a blacklight in the Brazilian Amazon near Manaus. #insects #bugoftheday #32
A Broad-shouldered Leaf Beetle (Platyphora
sp.) spotted in Amazonas, Brazil. This genus tends to sequester toxins from the plants they eat, so probably would not taste very good #insects #bugoftheday #31
A male Longhorn bee (Melissodes sp.) nectaring on Rubber Rabbitbrush. Bees in this tribe (Eucerini) get their name from the males' distinctive long antennae #insects #bugoftheday #30
Was worried my last proposal wouldn't get funded because this administration doesn't want to fund anything to do with climate change. Turns out it's going to get flagged because it uses the phrase "bee diversity"
A Cactus Chimney Bee (Diadasia sp.) peaking out of a prickly pear flower #insects #bugoftheday #29
A Snail-eating Beetle (Scaphinotus sp.) spotted in Redwoods National Park on the Pacific coast #insects #bugoftheday #28
A Bicolored Snakefly (Agulla bicolor) resting on a Balsamroot flower #insects #bugoftheday #28
A Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) Sunning on a leaf, and some nearby graffiti #insects #bugoftheday #27
A pair of Shoulder-streaked Firetips (Pyrrhopyge papius), spotted on the side of the road near Cosanga, Ecuador #insects #bugoftheday #26
A female Leafcutter bee (Megachile sp.) feeding from Rubber Rabbitbrush. Unlike honey bees and their relatives which gather pollen on their legs, Leafcutters collect pollen on the undersides of their abdomens - very visible here! #insects #bugoftheday #25
Some days I'm mosquito, but these last few weeks have been frog
An iridescent Long-Legged fly (Condylostylus sp.) resting on a leaf in Costa Rica #insects #bugoftheday #24
Flower Longhorn Beetle (Grammoptera subargentata) feeding on Anemone pollen by the edge of the Puget Sound, Washington #insects #bugoftheday #23
Terrible day for both my space heater and electric kettle to break. at least the snow is pretty
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) feeding from Curlycup Gumweed. Photo taken at the northern edge of their summer range #insects #bugoftheday #22
