#insect drawing

[maggotmuncher0]

new character (?)

[milkforbrainsart]

I saw a picture of a Goliath beetle and it’s markings looked like a death metal band logo, so, I had an idea. Can you read it? 🪲

[emmanuel-the-manual]

🦋Painted Lady Butterfly🦋

[gelevermori]

Mantis art

[mpicabo]

Just had a dream about this insect with an impossible life history. Supposedly it was in the order Diptera, true flies, and this was bizarre for many many reasons. It did not exhibit a larval stage, instead having juveniles mimicking juvenile cockroaches. It then would develop into a nectar feeding pollinator with a long extended head to reach into flowers as opposed to a proboscis. This development stage would already have forewings, and halteres, so as far as insects go it really shouldn’t be molting further.

However, it then gains sexual dimorphism, vaguely resembling termites. At this stage they are social, but not eusocial or sexual. I remember being told there was a stage after this and between the sexual adults; why there was a stage here and no where else that would make more sense, I cannot tell you. Maybe this was where the pupal stage would have gone, as little sense as that makes.

Finally, in the mature stage, the sexual dimorphism becomes far more extreme. The males become far larger, and appear to fuse their head and thorax into a cephalothorax, more closely resembling arachnids in the order Solifugae than insects, but on closer examination that would quickly fall apart. The females meanwhile take on a body more similar to that of a worker ant. I do not believe this stage to be eusocial either, but they do exhibit a high degree of sociality, traveling in large colonies similar to those of the army ants, gobbling up whatever comes across their path. I did not see any caste division or was made aware of any differences in reproduction.

So yeah, there are a TON of problems with how this dream insect would function in our world, but here is a weird fake fly. What should we call it? Let me know!

(Also pinging @humanbyweight cause I wonder if she’d have any ideas, hope ya don’t mind ❤️)

[kaifougere666]

Forgot to post it but we had to draw insects for art class

If you're seeing this, go check out my other stuff please

[asrelius]

sketches and finalized print i did today <3

[theweeowlart]

⭐️New Listing!⭐️ I've added 2 brand new original bug drawings to this listing. Ladybird (ladybug) and cicada. All of these drawings are 5x5 inches and just £30 each! Original drawing mixed media -Bugs https://etsy.me/3Dk60wu via @Etsy

[cryptic-science]

japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma), but green because i wanted to play with colour. october 5 2023.

[echolonely]

Privet Hawk Moth - Mothtober #30

This hawk-moth is huge, with 12 cms. It's original area is Europe but it has been accidentaly introduced in Australia, Canada, New-Zeland and USA where it became an invasive specie. It can be see between May and August. If you disturb it, it can hiss.

About the drawing

This one was both simple and complicated to do. I had lots of trouble for the abdomen part but I was fun to render the smooth gradients of the wings.

[maggotmuncher0]

-one bug or double it and give it to the next person?

-give me the bug.

[milkforbrainsart]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa a wasp

[emmanuel-the-manual]

Metamorphosis

[tootditoot]

Can't find a magnifying glass to look at insects yet. I did have a moth fly directly at my face tho

[anjhdesigns]

big poplar sphynx moth drawing

[inkywyvern]

Ferntober 12- Wings

A little moth drawing (not based on any particular species) with some fun textures!