#mechanical insect

[steelhipdesign]

Glow Fly

Yay! It's the last one in this series. I don't mind posting but it does take a lot of time. Trying to make a description of the build interesting can be challenging too.

As those who have followed me for awhile know I'm a bit obsessed with making mechanical insects. They are not easy to make. The legs need holes in the main body, the head needs a hole, the abdomen needs another hole. That's a lot of holes in a tiny piece of brass. The engineering is always a challenge. It does make it a bit easier if it's like this, mounted on a panel. I will make another but just anchor each piece, legs, body, head, abdomen, to the board. If I space it correctly - it will look like a joined mechanism hopefully.

I didn't use a LED for this one. I wanted it to look old, so I chose to use an incandescent globe. As it's only 3V it's not that powerful. You can really see the difference between the power use of an LED compared to old "Edison" bulbs. The light isn't the feature here - the insect is. So I didn't overly embellish the piece for that reason too.

The wings are brass charms but they are thin and fragile so I don't think they would hold up under heavy wear unsupported. As a pendant you would only have to worry about clothing or hair snags. The body is a small brass tube. I inserted four smaller tubes and poured in some resin. I drilled those out so I could thread the four legs (made from heated element wire and crimps). The wire leads from the bulb are threaded through as is the head (a heart shaped vintage copper bead) and finally to two tiny front legs/feelers. The eyes are simply phillip's head screws. The wings are screwed onto an hexagonal ring. That is attached using two more screws tightened onto the body. As the wires are so fine, I had to secure the body with an extra wire anchor so it wouldn't put any tension on the wires.

There is an obvious caveat on this piece. She is fragile. The incandescent globe will chew through batteries too. I showed this to my group of friends who meet down the dog park on Fridays for wine and snacks. It was the favourite of many. I'm looking forward to making more fantasy insects that won't really resemble any real species on our planet.

#incandescent #light globe #light bulbs #steampunk #steampunk jewelry #steam punk #steelhipdesign #handmade #steampunk art #mad scientist #science jewelry #pendant #miniature #light up #insect #entomology #insects #fly #flying insects #mechanical insect #fantasy jewelry #fantasy #fantasy art #science fantasy #steampunk insect #machinery #fly model #insect model #wood #wooden

[toacody]

Bionicle MOC - Shadow Bohrok

Amazing what just a new coat of paint can do.

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Creator: Alex-Darkrai

#lego #bionicle #robot #robotic #robotic unit #bohrok #shadow #insect #insectoid #mechanical #mechanical insect #armor #armor plates #mech #mech suit #shield #swarm #2002 #revamp #style update

[pazzesco]

Metallic Mechanitis Butterfly Cocoons

C. Adult male & D. Adult female both from western Brazil

#cocoons #nature #nature photography #photography #butterfly cocoons #lepidoptera #insects #mechanitis lysimnia #metallic mechanitis #papilionoidea #cliff clavin

[bonefall]

Elder Bones... what if I... made a ClanGen mod based off of Better Bones.

Sure go ahead!

I hope they take that nutrition mechanic off the backburner soon, I feel like that update would be the perfect opportunity for someone to go in there with a BB-inspired mod.

#One of the Many things I'd like to do is make a 'nutrition post' #which would be like... the basis of me then delving into each clan's cuisine #I mention it a lot but RE: WindClan is seriously undernourished #Cats need a lot more fat in their diets than rabbits alone can provide #And the way BB deals with that is by treating insects as vegetables lmao #Because insects are actually much higher in fats than you realize #GOOD fats. #Plus then you could make a mod that adds intestinal parasites as a mechanic for not cooking food #Which could be a good challenge. Not only do you have to hunt but you need dedicated kitchen cats #bone babble

[dare-to-dm]

One thing people need to understand about me is that I am always role-playing. Even and especially when I'm playing board games where that's not the point. So to me, games where the mechanics have literally nothing to do with the framing device are kind of absurd.

#yesterday I played a board game called Animal Dominance #I had never played it before but it's one of my friend's favorites #the concept is basically the different animal kingdoms fighting each other for dominance over the planet #before even knowing the mechanics I demanded to play Insects #because I was already in the mindset of imagining how this would play out #and I just can't imagine any other group beating insects #reptiles won by dominating the tundra btw #so realism is not being well served here #but hey the mechanics matched the theme so I was able to get well absorbed

[scruplescripture]

Guys what if scarabs dream shadow thing is blue because he was originally blue, like a lobster situation and he got fucking boiled somehow. Ignore how that doesn’t make sense. Just think about it, because I know we’ve been running with the whole ripped off wing situation, I think this might be interesting… I think I might have something here…..

Scarab could actually be a metallic blue. Just ignore the science behind it and embrace the blue. Trust me. Might use lobster mechanic for daydreamer AU

#lobster mechanic #that’s what I’m calling it #someone validate this idea it came to me in a haze #insects and crustaceans aren’t too far apart anyways #like the cars universe #iykyk

[sveene]

Been fixating on how Final Form’s laser chest weapon works. He’s got a lot of organic stuff going on as well so here’s my idea - feel free to ask questions if it’s not clear enough.

Kinda feel like using the chest cannon is a last resort for him, probably gives him stitch or something as well as depleting loads of energy

#mandroid final form tfe #transformers mandroid #art #digital art #my art #transformers earthspark #sketch #tfe mandroid #illustration #tfe dr meridian #he is so interesting wtf #i can’t fucking stop drawing the greasy bastard #mad scientist turns himself into a mechanical insect #madness this dude

[dailybutterfly]

Butterfly #32: Mechanitis polymnia

Image credits: 1, 2, 3

Found from Mexico to the Amazon rainforest, this butterfly’s larvae feeds on plant species from the genus Solanum.

#butterflies #butterfly #bugs #insects #lepidoptera #mechanitis polymnia

[cannibal-wings]

Watching a lot of slow motion flight videos of insects... you know, for no particular reason.

Very interested in how beetle wings fold and unfold. Def for no reason, totally.

#i actually do love various flight mechanics in animals #as seen by my many posts about birds and sometimes bats #and also the reason is fic if i wasnt obvious enough #also also insects are so cool like theyre so cool

[whumpy-wyrms]

i have a confession everyone. i am actually scared of caterpillars

#this came out of absolute nowhere but i just saw a video of caterpillars and got jump scared #i’m shaking in my boots #🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛 #AHHHH #THEY’RE SO…. #BIG AND ROUND AND HAVE GUTS THAT GO EVERYWHERE IF THEY’RE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON OR EATEN BY A REPTILE #AND THEY’RE WIGGLE AROUND AND WRINKLY AND HAVE SO MANY LEGS #AND THEY HAVE WEIRD TEXTURESSS #AND THEIR EYEBALLS WIGGLE #OR SKMETHING #I SAW A SPECIFIC CATERPILLAR ONCE AS A KID AND IT FUCKING SCARRED ME #just looked up brown caterpillar with eyes and got jumpscared again oh shit oh fuck it’s so fucking gross and scary #anyway it’s called eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillars #specifically the brown ones because that’s the one i saw as a kid #and they do this weird defense mechanism by trying to mimic snakes by sticking out a disgusting orange thing from their face and wiggling #their head back and forth and it’s fucking scary it genuinely scares the shit out of me #so i guess their defense works LOLL #BUT EWWW SORRY FOR BEING HATEFUL TOWARDS CATERPILLARS BUT THEY ARE THE ONE (1) INSECT I CANNOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR #I LIKE SPIDERS! I LOVE TARANCHULAS AND OTHER BUGS #but caterpillars… it sounds like a shitpost but i’m being serious. i literally have no other fears besides needles and caterpillars #just had to get this out there

[silveredcircuitry]

The doctor is in! :)

love drawing my terrible amoral psychic bug woman. and the humanoid puppet thing she keeps around to do stuff for her too.

#my art #oc #original character #scifi #Doc #The Starship Legitimacy #insect #bug #blood #blood tw #digital art #alien oc #mad scientist #mad scientist oc #im really proud of the shading and the blood smear on the cheek #also retroactive changes to the cybernetic bits to make them look like they could more realistically emulate a human body #it's still not actually realistic and also makes my job harder drawing it. but it looks cooler so there #I don't WANT to design an original yet realistic set of mechanisms to emulate a human torso I want to draw my blorbo

[maulfucker]

I am a serious oc artist

#hm i should make an original art tag #my ocs #i discarded and restarted my pirate crew lineup. it's the exact same guys but with bonus doodles this time #these are the crew's medic‚ assistant droids‚ and mechanic. and together they install cybernetics on whoever loses a limb near them #or whoever wants cybernetic enhancements and doesn't mind trusting two insect freaks who have never heard of anesthesia #pros: they work very well together‚ they've done this before. cons: PAIN

[vrgssmncht]

14 years old me would not believe how I am doing right now. Am I stressed and all? Sure. But I've never had this many relations and responsibilities in stuff I actually care about, I've never been this social, and I've never been this active before WOAGH.

#I'm fuckin invited to learn spider identification by a spider scientist this saturday (IM HYPED AND NERVOUS) #I'm working on multimedia division for UKF's global expedition #AND I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSECTS DIVISION FOR UKF TOO #WHAT THE FUCK #I'm so fucking nervous for everything but man I'm doing stuff! AND I LEARN STUFF #I'M LEARNING #CREATING #TEACHING #this is great #OH AND NOW I REGULARLY DO CAMPUS INSECTS MONITORING WITH THE HEAD OF INSECTS CONSERVATION DIVISION #life is niiiiiiiiiice #personal #life update I am not dead #ashamed that I smoke and am caffeine dependant now tho I need to fix my coping mechanism #just wanna.. talk about it idk

[devoidmoth]

I was re-designing a character last night and was struggling a bit with the wings, so I finally just did a whole study of all sorts of different style wings. It really helped me focus in on what I was doing wrong.

#my art #fav piece #wings #wing art #wing study #art study #angel wings #moth wings #insect wings #mechanical wings #dragon wings #butterfly wings #fairy wings #fantasy wings #bird wings #bruh so many to tag lol

[masonsystem]

this game is completely abysmal actually 😁😁😁😁

#this insect cavern is badly designed steaming shit like g*d fucking damn man #this blindness mechanic is ass shit and the fact the chrysalis is so fucking missable like this is horrendously designed #what is wrong with you truly. what the fuck man #trr #im just in awe like this was from 2007. how did you make a dungeon this dogshit at that year #you put bonuses and treasures in out the way places like this #not the fucking boss key. fuckkkk you #i honestly almost dont want to play this game anymore bc what the fuck is this. I AM SO UPSET..... #is this how ppl felt like when they had to do the water dungeon. i have empathy for them now

[pictures-and-things-321]

Some after work Instagram browsing brought up an unexpected gem today as it randomly decided to show me some automatons.

I haven't seen any since childhood, where I vaguely recall them featuring on quirky supernatural or spooky shows as creepy curiosities from time to time.

I hadn't realised that they were still made or indeed that they could be made into such beautiful creations. With serenely swimming whales, cantering horses and fluttering birds & insects.

I decided to see if I could make a basic one using bits and bobs from my room. This ended up including black card, scissors, a bamboo skewer from one of my orchids, wire and wire clippers, a thin cylindrical ice cream stick that I saved from a kulfi, and hot glue and my glue gun.

It took a bit of time to wrap my head around the (admittedly very basic) mechanics and the end result is liable to come apart at the seams if I so much as think about turning the mechanism too vigorously. But I am happy with my first attempt.

If I can figure out how to make a less slap dash mechanism then I might make a realistically painted deaths head hawk moth automaton. I am rearing some caterpillars of this species so I am ever so slightly obsessed with them at the moment. You can see the caterpillars at the top of this post and I don't think I am alone in thinking they are absolutely gorgeous little buggers.

#hawk moth #lepidoptera #automatic #automaton #automata #automatons #insects #insect #moth #puppet #wings #invertebrates #deaths head hawk moth #mechanism #mechanical #caterpillar #caterpillars #creepy #halloween #craft #paper crafts