Ok so I'm taking a genetics class right now and in lab we've been given fruit flies with different mutations that we need to breed over the course of the semester.
Now, first thing I learned: fruit flies don't eat fruit. They eat yeast. They eat the yeast on fermenting fruit. They can not actually eat fruit. Their name is a lie.
Secondly, one of the two mutant lines I was given to cross are flies with the apterous mutation, aka they're wingless. I feel so bad for them, they can't do the one thing they're named for, they cant fly.
And then I realized. My fruit flies are in truth insects that eat yeast and can't fly.
Anyways, I've been calling them my yeast crawls and I am their god now.
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Purpose
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GNAT VS DRAIN FLY
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[ID: a close up photo of damselfly wings. End ID]
For the elytra thing!! Damselflies have super gorgeous wings imo, there's a lot more variety than just this though, some have partial dark spots and some are entirely an iridescent black, whatever feels most fun for you!
immediately reminded me of a net, these guys r so cool!
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some random bug critters
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hapey valentinse day! i made this foar a valentinse gift exchaeng
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stealth bonus creatures! i've been calling these ones water, ground, and grass type, and they are hercules beetles 💪
(rest of the beetles here!)
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jumperwho jumping spider!!!!!!
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Go For Broke / Hivemind @terrorscififest !
scifi horror my beloved <3
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colorful buggy commission 🌈🐜!
✨ commissions are open
⚡ find my art on twitter, twitch, instagram, @ jakeromanoart
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Day 1: Beast
Late for day 1 of TES Summer Fest, but have some chaurus studies.
My initial idea for beast didn’t make it in time, but this was in preparation for it. It'll be something I look forward to sharing :]
Image ID: several drawings/studies of chaurus in fountain pen, assembled like a reference sheet. One is being led by a much smaller Falmer and one is "bowing" like a puppy.
@tes-summer-fest
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feeding the lizards! featuring terry, the admiral, yuri, and umberto.
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*GROWLS*
uh oh you got that drain fly in a defensive position, you must have really fucked up buddy... well, whatever you did to it, you probably deserve it. I surely wont be around to help you, and well, you gonna need it Pal.
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For the elytra thing, how about a bloody net-winged beetle? They’ve got some really interesting designs on their wings, not to mention the incredible colors!
you can’t fool me. that’s clearly a bell pepper
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pretty fly for a demon guy
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