Wasps!

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Wasps! Their name evokes fear and revulsion. But the wasps are critical members of the food chain and perfect checks on insect species. Nearly every species of wasp is specialized to feed or parasitize another species of insect (sometimes even … Continued

Arachtober and Humbugs 2021

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I’ve added new Entomological Illustrations for the Arachtober and Humbugs galleries in Scientific Illustration. Arachtober, as usual, covers Arachnids and related species of Chelicerata, such as spiders, mites, ticks, etc. while Humbugs are the Hemiptera order of Insects- true bugs, … Continued

Mimics 2021

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I’m working on more Entomological Illustrations, this time themed around mimic species of bugs, spiders, etc. These will be species which use Batesian or Mullerian Mimicry to resemble other species.

Arachtober 2020

Time again for my yearly drawings of spiders, scorpions, ticks, and related Chelicerata. I’m sketching out all sorts of oddballs and groups I’ve not drawn yet. First up is the Woodlouse Hunter, Dysdera crocata. It and the rest will be … Continued

Humbugs 2019

I’m returning to the Humbugs illustration project for December this year. Like my Arachtober series, Humbugs is a grouping of entomological drawings, this time covering insects. The first is the scourge of Scotland, the Highland Midge. The drawings will be … Continued