Owner of Kestrop Studio: Graphic Designer, Illustrator looking to move into SciComm. I like teaching cool facts about neighborhood nature, esp BUGS.
Somerville, MA
Joined July 2008
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Kate Mothstrop retweeted
Thanks to my inability to type on my phone, I would like to introduce you all to the newest environmental supervillain: Rachel Arson
This is Opolly. She wanted to tell everyone about all the positive things opossums do, so she's monching this watch. Why, Opolly?
"Because we eat TICKS!"
#botober #botober2022 #pun #virginiaopossum
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After he folded his 90th omlette (sic) of the brunch rush, he heard the sous chef's spell, and by that time it was too late. His only hope was that the diner would hear him before the cutlery was delivered... And that they spoke alligator.
#botober2022 #botoberDay2 #botober
In the high desert of the Dingus Region, the Golden Forearmadillo has a bond with humans: they curl around forearms at night to stay warm, which in turn keeps the people warm too. They're protected by law, and cherished by all. #botober #botober2022 #cryptozoology
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It's that time of year again: #botober! Made another handy doc to keep track of all four lists bc the lovely AI that @JanelleCShane work with are all too good to pick just one: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Feel free to use and credit @JanelleCShane and #botober for these highly sensible, subdued, totally normal drawing prompts. #botober2022 #AInktober #drawtober #sorrycarpaltunnel
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Meet the Sumac Flea Beetle (Blepharida rhois), who I met on my walk today. It was super fun to draw, with its cherry tomato head and thorax.
#digitalillustration #entomologyillustration #beetle #coleoptera #neighborhoodnature
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ID help needed with a cute little #spider I found yesterday in Cambridge, MA! Not a leaf curler, exactly, more like a leaf hugger? About 3mm. Found a new spot every time I turned away. V sneaky. #spiderID #arachnologist #whatisthisspider
Still no #inaturalist. Anyone got an ID? Some kind of lady beetle nymph? Massachusetts, today. #insectid
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Oh hey it's #InverteFest! I've been drawing a lot of #weevil characters recently. The more I look at reference photos, the more strange they get. Look at those snoots! #weeviltime #weevils #bugart
ALT cartoon drawing of a weevil insect waving, saying hey there! I'm a weevil!
ALT Cartoon line drawing of a weevil facing to the left, and part of another cartoon line drawing of a weevil going off the left side of the page
ALT Three simple realistic line drawings of weevils: giraffe weevil, peach root weevil, and horn-headed weevil
Favorite new friend from #nationalmothweek, this fuzzy Polyphemus moth. I just wanna shrink myself down and have a nap on its belly.
My #warmupsketch this morning based on this mood
#spider #spiderillustration #barklynxspider #moodyspood
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Kate Mothstrop retweeted
Possibly an undescribed Moth species from North East India.... Perhaps Sessidae or Zygaenidae.... looks like a cross between a moth,carpenter bee and a cuckoo wasp.... Dayflying and crazy irridescent! ....for #Titlituesday @indiaves #moths #lepidoptera
It's #NationalMothWeek and my birthday this weekend! How to celebrate? Attend a #MothBall of course! eventbrite.com/e/the-moth-ba…
Thank you, ceratopogonid flies 😍🍫🍩🪰🦟
Happy #WorldChocolateDay! While you enjoy your chocolatey snacks today, make sure you say a little thank you to all the tiny ceratopogonid midge flies who pollinate the cacoa flowers! 🪰 = 🍫!
📷 Via xerces.org/blog/valentines-d…
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