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In my orange phase.
More strange megafauna.
Interwoven
Like a giant pink warship, the Rosy Frigate punctuates the endless sea of tendrils. It hosts a crew of disk-shaped ravenous eating-machines called orbics. It is the orbics’ duty to keep the creeping tendrils from strangling and overtaking their home. Fading daylight signals their departure from the safe cluster beneath their giant companion to begin the night’s work of clearing new growth in the near vicinity. Each orbic can consume half its body weight in tube-carpet flesh every night, ensuring they will always have a place to return to at dawn. A Dwarf Blue Cortina observes the melee in confusion. Anything larger than an orbic will send it leaping away for cover, as its curiosity is matched only by its caution. The stoic quartet of Reponos standing solemnly in the background is incapable of seeing or hearing the events taking place nearby. Their role in this ecosystem turns out to be rather bizarre…
First Light
Dawn breaks in the desert, revealing a scurrying frenzy of creatures returning to shelter after the night’s mischief. Tallest among them, the Cycloptic Night-Seeker surveys the scene looking for any last morsel of food before the day’s solar onslaught forces its retreat into shadow. The Testapallidus at its feet may prove an ideal treat, unless the sand-swimming Armored Loricatus captures it first. Though the Testapallidus’ hard dorsal shell protects it from most threats, the Night-Seeker possesses a keen intellect, curious disposition, and two formidable front appendages that are as dextrous as they are sharp. Usually too quick for the large hunter, a trio of gregarious Desert Sentinels are more concerned with ambush predators such as the Loricatus, and one inflates its signaling air sacs in alarm. Already, members of the desert’s daytime cast are making an appearance. Luteos have positioned themselves at the top of the ridge to greet the first slanted rays. Relying on photosynthesis for a large portion of their metabolism, they tilt their bodies to follow the sun throughout the day. In a short time, more heat-tolerant daylight denizens will take the stage and play out their part in the everyday drama of the high desert.
In never really sure what Linus is up to. #Linuspaulingthecat #science #sciencecat #scientificillustration #crazy #crazycat #midnightcrazy #weird #weirdcat #catsofinstagram #cats #cats
🪲BEETLES!🪲
A project for my information illustration class (beetles not to scale but I did include their average sizes)
Woahh new botanical who put that there?
Shaggy ink caps ✨click for better quality✨
Collect the ink and write dramatic letters, draw fancy pictures, and scribe mysterious runes on leaves ✨
Here comes October ✨ you gonna pick any pumpkins ?
Cayenne Botanical
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🍯Common Honeysuckle - Lonicera periclymenum✨ honeysuckle is one of the June birth flowers, the other being rose 🌹 some cool facts about honeysuckle: 🍯 Representative of joy and happiness 🍯 Nectar can be sucked straight from the flowers once picked 🍯 There are 108 varieties of honeysuckle 🍯 Keep negativity and evil away by planting honeysuckle near your home .
Thistles✨🏴the flower of Scotland ✨ Thistles grow everywhere in the summer. Very beautiful once they bloom and you have to admire their resilience☺️ .
A happy Hydrangea 💐 I can't wait to press some of these in the summer☀️ prints of this coming soon ☺️ .
Goliath beetle ✨ Hot pressed 100% cotton, 9"x12", Watercolor original ✨ If you want to invite this friend into your home, they will be listed in my Etsy soon :) (I'm planning for December 14th)
Speckled Wood Butterfly 🦋 what a lovely October friend! Have you seen any of these butterflies where you live? Ive been seeing lots of little yellow and white butterflies, even a few monarchs but as the weather gets cooler they’ve been coming around less. I’ve added shimmer to his wings so he catches the sun 🌞 .
Myosotis Sylvatica ✨ I think the dark mode forget me nots are my favorite version 😊 how about you? . The Myosotis prints can be found on my Etsy (LunalinStudio) in the “botanical illustrations” category 🌿 .
Forget me nots 💐 these are my favorite flowers❤️ I won’t be seeing any more until next season but until then these ones can live in my home all winter ☺️
Friendly reminder that dandelions are flowers too💐The dandelion prints are going to rejoin the clover and be uploaded to Etsy later today 😁✨
Behold! The Red Clover prints with dark and light background options have been listed on Etsy ☺️ now to do the dandelions🌱 ⚫🍀⚪ 8.5"x11" glossy photo paper ✨ I think the dark background is my favorite but which is your favorite?
Red clover! 🍀 This was probably the most difficult one so far because of all those little petals, but I’m very pleased 😊 these are also very tasty! If you lick the bottoms of the petals it’s wonderfully sweet✨
✨Taraxacum✨ and so with the ending of summer, so too does the season for dandelions come to an end. Now all that’s left to do is scan it and add the labels! Next up I’m thinking… Red clover? Then maybe some fun fall forage flora! Let me know any other plants you'd like to see :)
ES|| La primavera es el tiempo predilecto de las flores y como no, de las rosas silvestres, las cuales tienen infinidad de propiedades medicinales.
Sus frutos contienen gran cantidad de vitamina C, por lo que son muy adecuados para combatir estados gripales. Son antianémicos, estimulantes, tonificantes, antidiarreicos y, en decocción, diuréticos.
Los pétalos pueden comerse frescos. En infusión como colirio tienen grandes propiedades oftalmológicas, ayudan a combatir infecciones e inflamaciones oculares. Además, mezclada con miel combate la gingivitis, y mezclada con zumo de limón, si sumergimos las uñas, las hace fuertes y saludables. La decocción de las flores ayuda contra las menstruaciones abundantes.
La decocción de la raíz y sus tallos es astringente y, haciendo gargarismos, combate las afecciones e irritaciones de gola.
Además, otras especies de rosas son muy apreciadas en el mundo de la cosmética y la perfumería. Los tónicos para la piel tienen propiedades cicatrizantes, regeneradoras y bactericidas, combaten las arrugas y las inflamaciones cutáneas. En la aromaterapia, las rosas, ayudan en estados de depresión, insomnio y ansiedad. 🌱✨
Ya sabéis que con los temas de salud siempre se tiene que ir con cuidado y consultar con profesionales. No a todo el mundo le van bien los mismos remedios, a veces pueden tener contraindicaciones o generar alergias!
EN|| Spring is the season of flowers and of course, of wild roses, which have countless medicinal properties.
Its fruits contain a large amount of vitamin C, making them very suitable for combating the flu. They are antianemic, stimulant, toning, antidiarrheal and, in decoction, a diuretic.
The petals can be eaten fresh. In infusion, as eye drops, they have great ophthalmological properties, they help fight eye infections and inflammations. Furthermore, mixed with honey it fights gingivitis, and mixed with lemon juice, if we immerse the nails, it makes them strong and healthy. The decoction of the flowers helps against heavy menstruations.
The decoction of the root and its stems is astringent and, when gargled, combats throat infections and irritations.
In addition, other species of roses are highly appreciated in the world of cosmetics and perfumery. Skin tonics have healing, regenerating and bactericidal properties, they fight wrinkles and skin inflammations. In aromatherapy, roses help in states of depression, insomnia and anxiety. 🌱✨
With health issues you always have to be careful and consult with professionals. The same remedies don’t work well for everyone, sometimes they can have contraindications or cause allergies!