Insects basically have two programmed instinctual drives: find some food and find some mate. While insects have devised fascinating ways to get food, that is not the focus of this article. Today, we want to talk about all the crazy and flirtatious courtship rituals insects perform when looking for mates. […]
Lisa Wood is a San Francisco artist and jewelry maker who creates insect dioramas, and one of the few artists in the world who animate insects like me. From mantids playing instruments to caterpillars getting eye exams, Wood’s dioramas are whimsical and unique. You can purchase her book “insects at […]
You will never see a dead fly in the same way after seeing Jan Flanigan’s dead fly insect art. In 2012, she began positioning flies on tiny cartoon drawings and photographing them to cheer up a close friend who was caring for her gravely ill husband. She soon had a […]
I put out a request for one or two ticks to my Facebook fans and one fan went above and beyond and send me a hundred ticks! Love the fans! However, one of my miniatures was not happy.
