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Flickr var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-19027154-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @hexapoda)http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2703a144cfcbdc8f2c449824b7f5ab74/tumblr_moc9n5NhpJ1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong> <a href="http://arthropodecology.com/2013/06/13/update-spiders-still-dont-bite/">Update: spiders STILL don’t bite | Arthropod Ecology</a>)</strong></p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/52873234619http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/52873234619Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:57:00 -0700spiderbitebrown recluseblack widowlesionnecroticsciencearachnidmyth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/21aeb948b78f3be3e51228996251aaf4/tumblr_mnzevetMlq1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://io9.com/intense-graphic-novel-about-insects-is-like-dr-seuss-m-472753047">Intense graphic novel about insects is like Dr. Seuss meets Darwin</a></p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/52309973075http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/52309973075Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:21:00 -0700insectsartillustrationgraphic novel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/61ccd808868e6b2a3dff1b407d05c79f/tumblr_mnbr8irJJx1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Forest Scorpion UV (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hexa_poda/8816889958/">hexapoda_</a>)</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/51256130648http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/51256130648Fri, 24 May 2013 15:45:54 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f44b00c5c67078ba40e8b3010b577cd6/tumblr_mn9k2xV14j1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ll wear a dress in the rain if I want to.</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/51160874936http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/51160874936Thu, 23 May 2013 11:16:00 -0700instagramumbrellarainportlandoregon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ad5ac0b03028d870f9887c5b1461b97a/tumblr_mme7q0YnbF1r1w416o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a7f5fa25ab66d51d687efd95aeee82c/tumblr_mme7q0YnbF1r1w416o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b37de7ecd88458307ff50e6ca010807e/tumblr_mme7q0YnbF1r1w416o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/66dde30728f64a43cfed0c58151b426e/tumblr_mme7q0YnbF1r1w416o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f5693398a423b8c6aaf76d907bd19fd6/tumblr_mme7q0YnbF1r1w416o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/390d67bbdf51e37d14d4929490c9846c/tumblr_mme7q0YnbF1r1w416o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/69f07b4eb87088bb4b203766e22bac46/tumblr_mme7q0YnbF1r1w416o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://staceythinx.tumblr.com/post/49805654413/luminous-creatures-captured-by-underwater">staceythinx</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Luminous creatures captured by underwater photographer <a href="http://www.jlambus.com/">Joshua Lambus</a></p> </blockquote>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/51097814234http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/51097814234Wed, 22 May 2013 14:50:44 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1384a8a4376a0792976e5e6865946c7/tumblr_mmnwjlsSQW1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I don’t normally wear necklaces, as you can see, they kind of get lost in my tattoo. However, I couldn’t resist this cicada wing necklace by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/horseflesh">Camilla Taylor</a> and she donates 15% of the money to the <a href="http://www.xerces.org/">Xerexes Society</a>, which is an insect conservation group right here in Portland. </p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/50213291019http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/50213291019Sat, 11 May 2013 18:38:00 -0700hexapodainsecttattoomantisjewelrycicadawingschest piece<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ceed10baa7f4738ff09a91fc1f3671f2/tumblr_mh06keJhqv1rwe56eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fyeah-seacreatures.tumblr.com/post/50040840708/r2-d2-perfetto-equilibrio" class="tumblr_blog">fyeah-seacreatures</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://r2--d2.tumblr.com/post/41155500793/perfetto-equilibrio">r2—d2</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <div> <blockquote> <p>Perfetto Equilibrio</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </blockquote></blockquote>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/50041541819http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/50041541819Thu, 09 May 2013 15:20:31 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b6300ca2769e3a2ad18edd393b199e0/tumblr_mfmvghiB8N1qzabkfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bogleech.tumblr.com/post/39276812892/fuckyeahtattoos-a-tattoo-of-glaucus-atlanticus">bogleech</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fyeahtattoos.com/post/39215729942/a-tattoo-of-glaucus-atlanticus-the-most-beautiful">fuckyeahtattoos</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A tattoo of <em>Glaucus atlanticus</em>, the most beautiful animal in the world according me. <br/><br/>Made by Ed Perdomo at Heidi Hay Tattoo studio, in Göteborg, Sweden. </p> </blockquote> <p>This individual is automatically awesome, forever, and that is REALLY well done.</p> </blockquote> <p>Amazing!  And coincidentally, I met Ed Perdomo many years ago in Colombia :)</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/50027687398http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/50027687398Thu, 09 May 2013 12:08:32 -0700<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="227" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=5c8b378b19&photo_id=8715491462&flickr_show_info_box=true" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=5c8b378b19&photo_id=8715491462&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="227" width="400"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Ctenophores (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hexa_poda/8715491462/in/photostream">hexapoda_</a>)</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49815926106http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49815926106Mon, 06 May 2013 17:42:00 -0700ctenophorejellyoceanseasea creaturevideomacrocomb jelly<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e615cd869a9be5627d1b7e92f055aa98/tumblr_mmekncDkJY1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ctenophores (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hexa_poda/8715607938/in/photostream/">hexapoda_</a>)</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49815974474http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49815974474Mon, 06 May 2013 17:42:00 -0700ctenophorejellyoceanseasea creaturemacrotransparentcomb jelly<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f059089a70a89e963f0f5c85d3afd5a/tumblr_mmazyt1LeZ1qb3ugyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7cdaf6ffc63dbcfd02caf19806b322bb/tumblr_mmazyt1LeZ1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9b1bae4ab49f4ffd2910ae206f129237/tumblr_mmazyt1LeZ1qb3ugyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>New prints for sale in my Etsy shop!  <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HexapodaIllustration">Hexapoda Illustration</a></p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49644634304http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49644634304Sat, 04 May 2013 19:23:17 -0700etsyillustrationbiologysciencescientific illustrationmantispraying mantissquidinsects<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="224" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=c5c70de9b7&photo_id=8695829179&flickr_show_info_box=true" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=c5c70de9b7&photo_id=8695829179&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="224" width="400"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Tiny Sea Star (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hexa_poda/8695829179/in/photostream">hexapoda_</a>)</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49527171448http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49527171448Fri, 03 May 2013 11:52:00 -0700sea starstarfishmacrovideooceanseamarineinvertebrateechinoderm<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0733ab9d4d144b6e0d3a523b209b88da/tumblr_mm7batIbqv1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A Stroll through the Park (by<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30092205@N08/6486216831/in/set-72157622948876948/"> Scott Cromwell</a>)</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49484846925http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/49484846925Thu, 02 May 2013 19:37:00 -0700insectmantisstrollerbabycutefunnyanthropomorphic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a294a3b0aea75692a5c357fcf8f462dd/tumblr_mlu9zw8Kxw1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This original illustration is for sale in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HexapodaIllustration">Etsy</a> shop! I have prints there, too.</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48897308010http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48897308010Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:40:00 -0700etsyillustrationinsectscicadasart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf6ed38a8e0ec84ac372d9b0982faa6a/tumblr_mlpynanPig1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>That awkward moment when you find a jumping spider at the bus stop but don’t have any spider vials on you so you empty out your water bottle and people stare while you coax the spider inside.</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48704141915http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48704141915Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:45:10 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2d3b90aeaa9a20f62aefaaa6044fa96d/tumblr_mlpu7lwocA1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Forest Scorpion (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hexa_poda/8675834590/in/photostream">hexapoda_</a>)</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48698986420http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48698986420Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:09:00 -0700scorpionarachnidmacro<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9c4d2b891cd56680b7b0f7e93d9b2404/tumblr_mlovaxLnuz1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Black Widow (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hexa_poda/8674456936/in/photostream">hexapoda_</a>)</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48669341548http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48669341548Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:35:00 -0700spiderblack widowmacroarachnid<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a5d327e4af88574104aee5e8ead0d892/tumblr_mlo2zrpZoM1qb3ugyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love it when gifts await me at work! Carabid beetle, black widow and forest scorpion (among others).</p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48622061196http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48622061196Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:23:51 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/10ce9b8d1bc1716a880c59dadf8f7541/tumblr_mlf1nnfTNB1rcf7b4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9925b3cce9af9974474222fe1003980/tumblr_mlf1nnfTNB1rcf7b4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://animalplanet.tumblr.com/post/48475348205">animalplanet</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cenobiteme.tumblr.com/post/48474833736">cenobiteme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Gilded Invertebrate Crown</p> </blockquote> <p>SCREECHES HORRIBLY</p> </blockquote> <p>Screeches delightfully! </p>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48479755827http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48479755827Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:05:25 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4a3d2196864932d0b77daf0034e2b053/tumblr_mkelziNC291qcgu8to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cornersoftheworld.tumblr.com/post/46612250103/barvaria-germany-by-dennis-f">cornersoftheworld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Barvaria, Germany <br/>(by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wodkawarrior/8205957243/in/photostream">Dennis_F</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48300306329http://hexapoda.tumblr.com/post/48300306329Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:45:16 -0700