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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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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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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It me! My favorite squint of the last few months: Dogwood Spittlebug (Clastoptera proteus), which literally had me squinting at its clever mimicry!
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It's #NationalMothWeek and my birthday this weekend! How to celebrate? Attend a #MothBall of course! eventbrite.com/e/the-moth-ba…
Hey! I made some new friends for #pride, and you can find them (and the rest of my shop!) at @BRC_Central 's sponsored #bimakersmarket, June 3-6! 10% off with a code I'll put there. bimakersmarket.com #bipride #panpride #transpride #shopsmall #jumpingspiders #cutespiders
Meet George the monkey demon!
George likes peanut butter crackers, chasing moths, and watching classics on AMC. Just watch your toilet paper rolls.
#adobefresco #friendlymonsters #creaturedesign #digitalillustration
demon, netherlands, 15th century
ALT a medieval illustration of a grey demon with big yellow eyes and bat wings that appears to be falling
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Don't think this is quite in the @darkpatterns territory, but it did make my @turbotax experience go from "Yep sure this is fine" to "Now I have a headache"
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Max couldn't take her eyes off the cheese balls on @BingingWBabish. Immediately lost interest at the rum balls, as expected. #schweddyballs #SNL
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