Cath HODSMAN, Insect Artさんのイラストまとめ

Did you know..? Insects have compound eyes, made up of many individual light receptors. Dragonflies have the best sight. They have 30,00 receptors per eye! The size &shape of their eyes give them a near 360 degree visual range-that’s why they r such accurate & successful hunters.

Legend has it that the Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) butterfly is responsible for the origin of the term “butterfly”, due to the gorgeous “buttery” colour of the females. The males are a lovely acid green....💚💛 https://t.co/ofeFqflx2E

Invert’ hair/fur/bristles r multi-functional.Depending where they r on the body, they can be used 4:-tasting food; trapping prey;detecting prey/predators;insulation,carrying food,camouflage,or even 2 attract a mate & there must be others I’ve forgotten. 😮https://t.co/ofeFqflx2E

It’s #MariaMerian Monday. This pioneering artist & ecologist accurately catalogued,then painted the metamorphic lifecycle.Born in the 1600’s she even sailed solo,2 Surinam,the New World 2 record insects she saw. An achievement unheard of amongst women. My homages 2 her & her art.

Hydrangea macrophylla & Seven Spot ladybird (Cocinella septempunctata) Most hydrangeas have sterile flowers, so don’t produce pollen/nectar. But, if you leave their huge flower heads on during the winter, they make fab over-wintering homes 4 insects. https://t.co/ofeFqflx2E

@dunnjons @BSBIbotany @Love_plants @thenewgalaxy @LeifBersweden @wildflower_hour @RareBirdAlertUK @Greenwings @shetlandnature @MarkAvery @BloomsburyBooks Amazing story about an amazing flower. Here’s my homage to this elusive plant. Medium, watercolour.

....in the meantime, there’s always insects....

Robert Hooke is another artist (and scientist) I love. He published the first ever sketches whilst looking through a microscope in his ground breaking book “Micrographia” 1665. It opened a whole new micro world. Folks were able 2 see fleas,flies & ants in all of their tiny wonder

@DragonsEggSoaps Good choice Zoe. Very unique! What about a lush looking dragonfly too...handsome as hell... 🧡xx

We should all reassess what we think is “beautiful”. Yes, puppies, lambs and kittens are cute.... but to me, the face of a female worker bee is one of the most beautiful animals you’ll ever see...