#weird little guys

[tkingfisher]

Just a little doodle of something small and odd and fierce.

[byelacey]

poke of mons

[nickyroethemarinebiologist]

Sometimes I think I’m funny

[sarahmackattack]

Last night while making a lecture for my class, I learned about these fluffy little nightmares.

Meet the blind mole rat. It spends its life underground, where it eats roots and burrows by chomping the ground with its huge teeth.

Their eyes are super small and covered in a layer of skin (yeesh). Their eyes can't form pictures in the same way ours can, BUT! They are able to detect the magnetic field of the earth- this is called magnetosensation! This is not an x-men skill, just a thing a little burrowing weirdo evolved. Sick.

Pic from Максим Яковлєв on our ol pal wikipedia.

[70sscifiart]

Ralph McQuarrie + weird little guys

[possumcollege]

Enjoy a few of my favorite Crittertongue background creatures.

These are typically one of the last things I draw on a strip. Most are just doodled in off the top of my head. Some are just shapes with faces (aren't we all) but some really capture my heart. I've probably erased thousands of them over the years for being too dumb or overly complicated. There are a few I might like to bring back or flesh out as characters but the real fun of them for me is filling this place with weird little guys.

[lucybellwood]

Found a lot of good stuff while clearing out a storage unit full of untouched family ephemera from 50 years ago, but this little guy might be the best

[xolasdoesntknow]

Weird they/them kids ❤️💙💛

[titleknown]

Finally, an article that discusses the real issues of the day...

[elleskinner-justart]

And now for something completely different... I'll be in a gallery show here in Portland called Sounds of Summer! A collection of art made with 7" vinyl records that opens 8/2/24 at Variable Creatives I have not played with acrylic in a hot minute and I had a blast painting these little guys dancing to the tune of their own drummers

[goatmattersinc]

I was asked recently to name 10 of my favorite fictional women. I rose to this momentous challenge, with flying colors if I do say so myself.

Now I have compiled anogher list. A more important list. A list truly reflective of my soul. I ask you now..

(Disclaimer: This is obviously not a comprehensive list.)

So now I request of you, tell me some of YOU'RE favorite Weird Little Guys ™️. Please note that Weird Little Guy ™️ is not gender exclusive, nor is it necessarily even size locked. It's mostly vibes.

Tagging @i-chew-on-pushpins @spaceswordblaster @angryfuturerobot @ghosthierophant and anyone else who wants to spread the love and joy of their Weird Little Guy ™️s.

[plasmahallucigenia]

[wordfather]

hey its okay so many slimy animals that daily top 10 channel had to list 20

[rvchh]

had to test out my fisheye lens on the girls

[wormyorchids]

Interior plains

[victusinveritas]

Tiny, bearded faces on the title page of this 1557 Ovid printed in Paris