#Insect Week

[arthistoryanimalia]

#InsectWeek fashion:

Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian, 1890–1973) for Maison Schiaparelli (French, founded 1927) Necklace & Suit, Fall 1938 collection necklace: rhodoid (cellulose acetate plastic) & metal; suit: rayon, silk, plastic Metropolitan Museum of Art 2009.300.1234, 2009.300.2374

Necklace: "From the fall 1938 pagan collection, this iconic necklace epitomizes Schiaparelli's Surrealist tendencies, perhaps more than any other design she executed because of the unreal idea of insects crawling on your skin as a fashion statement. Because of the clear Rhodoid, a type of cellulose acetate plastic, the multicolored insects seem to be resting on the wearer's skin. Rhodoid was a newly developed material and Schiaparelli was unafraid of using inventive materials for her designs. She appreciated the avant-garde quality and element of surprise infused into the design by using unconventional materials. The pagan collection was inspired by Botticelli's lush paintings; therefore flowers, woodland creatures, foliage, and insects decorated dinner suits, evening gowns and accessories. The multicolored metal insects were also seen securing a ribbon hatband on a doll hat and resting on the collar of a suit [shown here]. This necklace was worn by Millicent Rogers (who also owned the suit previously mentioned), one of Schiaparelli's best clients who was brave enough to wear her outré designs."

Suit: "Elsa Schiaparelli was influenced by the Surrealist art scene of Paris in the 1930s, and references to that movement frequently materialize in her designs. Artists were using collage, photography and paint as their medium; Schiaparelli was using clothing. Here, in a suit from her fall 1938 Pagan collection, she incorporates three elements that have become hallmarks of her career-- interesting fabric, Surrealist elements and unconventional buttons. Schiaparelli scoured fabric houses to find fabrics that perfectly translated her artistic ideas. The crepe used for this jacket and dress is highly textured, adding a rough dimension to the overall design. The Surrealist elements here, the plastic bug ornaments, are shockingly realistic and in juxtaposition to the delicate pink silk of the collar where they rest. As Dilys Blum states in Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli, many designs from this collection featured earthy decorations inspired by Botticelli's paintings, like flowers, fruits, animals and insects. Buttons were another form of expression for Schiaparelli. In this case, the leaf-shaped buttons represent foliate forms, another common motif seen throughout the Pagan collection. This unusual ensemble would require a certain level of fashion bravado, and the previous owner, Millicent Rogers, definitely possessed that."

[efraart-mix]

5 years... 5 years Celebrating Insect Week!!! Even taking precedence over Sonic's Anniversary in my priorities... And you know...? I don't regret it at all.

For several years now I have been a lover of insects, I am very attracted to them and I feel that they are more striking creatures than many tend to believe, and as a Sonic artist, it is a pleasure to see that the number of Sonic FCs based on them has increased , that many have taken them into account to create varied and original designs 💖😊.

Thank you all very much for your love 💖💖💖... Thank you... For making this a great community of Sonic Insects. Happy Insect Week 24

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Mant.

Created when I misheard @stephnichollsartist.

The ant parts are based on a lovely Australian species called the green pony ant (Rhytidoponera metallica). I miss Australia, especially all the ants.

Amusingly, while there are no mantis ants, there is such a thing as an ant mantis: Odontomantis planiceps, a mantis whose juvenile form mimics ants, AND Myrmecomantis atra, who mimic ants even as an adult. Most predators would rather not mess with ants so it's a good defense strategy.

[megarhyssa-sp]

literally pinning down that old man for "Ford Gets Held Down" day by @candycatfalls, i'm a day late but i can do what I want because i said so. Enjoy some Bill Cipher, BCE (Boredom-Certified Entomologist)

[lonesomenecromancer]

MOTH BLAST

[sparrrorow-art]

earwig for this anon whom i totally don't recognize from my notes, not at all. anyway, earwigs good.

[lowpolyanimals]

Hoarding Bug (Halloween) from Lethal Company

[bedupolker]

No I'm a bee I swear

[daily-dose-of-lepidoptera]

Daily Dose Of Lepidoptera

[Day 121]

-Salt Marsh Moth-

Estigmene acrea

-Apple Hawkmoth-

Langia zenzeroides

-Campylotes histrionicus-

[unluckyprime]

i am off to Texas for vacation— and DETERMINED to hold a katydid!! I held one last year, and I just drew this on the plane ride down in hopes i get to again. photo from last year below, i just think they’re so neat!!

[efraart-mix]

Happy Insect Week to the Skylander insects :D

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[fandolion]

10:1 scale model of a broad bodied chaser (Libellula depressa ♂) by Julia Stoess

It's hard to get a sense of scale but this sculpture is 80cm wide!

Every bristle is selected and glued individually, often using elk, reindeer and dog hair. Her models take 3-6 months to finish. As a model maker and bug fanatic I can't get over the attention to detail and how well made the wings are??

Dragonfly requested by @stargod , and below I've added my personal favourite, her 10:1 May beetle model ❤️

[mothmonarch]

🦋 IT'S NATIONAL MOTH WEEK! 🦋 My celebratory sale returns this year with 10% off everything shop wide from July 22nd through the 30th - just use code "BUGKING" at checkout!

I've been so delighted by the response to my work recently. If you've been eyeing up a favorite pin, bandana, sticker, charm, art print, or perhaps another special little treat among the many I've made, this is your time! 🐛💖 Exclusive & original designs by one indie artist (hello!) only at shop.mothmonar.ch!

[bedupolker]

Beetles can be messy pollinators, eating leaves, drinking sap, and pooping in their host flowers. Neat!

[the-yawning-cat]

Bug Bois? S&M AU

Posting some old art (bout a year or so old)-

DISCLAIMER! This AU is NOT mine, only the art. This is fanart I drew of one of the many fanfiction one-shots in a book I read a while ago, I am currently trying to find the book title and author again so I can give them proper credit!

Please ignore the eye straining background, idk what younger me was doing-😭🤧