ten-thousand worms in a trench coat

23 | he/they | AuDHD | based UK | ecology and worldbuilding!!

[monstermonger]

AAAAA PHEW i just finished binding a bunch of new zines that compile my PNW fantasy sketch pages :”) just in time for when I get to table at the Portland Zine Symposium tomorrow!!!!! if anyone’s in the area come say hi!!!

I’ve loved walking through this event for several years now, I’m so happy that i get the chance to table this time 🥹🥹🥹

[monstermonger]

Thanks for the interest folks ;_; I went ahead and added it to my ko-fi shop for those who want one but can't make it to Portland!

(Since I'm tabling this weekend and next, I might be a little slow sending them out, but i'll do my best to do it asap, definitely within 2 weeks! Thank you ;v; )

[monstermonger]

So this zine managed to sell out twice, and your guys' support on it kinda actually changed my life. ( <- I've been anxious to say it that bluntly,.. but it's true.) Thank you, seriously ;_;

For this reprint, I made a new cover (since the old one was just a repeat of one of the inner illustrations), and also added one more ecoregion: The High Desert :D So now it has:

The Coast Range

The Valley

The Cascades

The High Desert

I'm definitely going to expand on this idea into a bigger project as soon as I have a bit more time-- like an actual book :") But this will be the final version of the zine! Thanks so much again yall.

[mourningkite]

Underground is a weird place

[quilbug-draws]

Insectember day 27: Vestria sp.

Common name: Rainbow Katydid✨️

[olliemnjones]

Here's one of a few double-page montages I've done for Decomposer, a graphic novel by Mason McDonald that I have been creating art for. If you'd like to see more about the book, check out the Kickstarter which is live for 5 more days! DECOMPOSER: An Eco-Horror Graphic Novel by Tabitha McDonald — Kickstarter

[cosmicretreat]

Filming an effects sequence for Dragonheart (1996)

[ba1laur]

an affront to god

[unbotheredmuse]

[twulfs]

✦ fluorescence

[nemfrog]

Moths attracted to lamplight. And is that a bat who wants to fill up on some moths? In Field and Forest. 1928.

Internet Archive

[enchantedbook]

Illustration by Signe Aspelin for 'Tales of the Mushroom Folk' , 1909.

[weepingwidar]

Amber Skye Alcock (South African, 1998) - Miss Apocalyptic Sunfish (2025)

[weepingwidar]

David Bates (American, 1952) - Barn Owl 2 (2005)

[weepingwidar]

Theodor Severin Kittelsen (Norwegian, 1857-1914) - Nøkken Fisker (The Water Sprite Fishing) (1912)

[dimetrodone]

Chameleons

[lepidtreasures]

The bugs have begun to return and my mental health has instantly improved.

[sickadafacts]

3/9

Scientists recently completed the most detailed map of an animal brain ever made—the entire brain of a fruit fly.

Using powerful microscopes and machine learning, researchers traced all about 140,000 neurons and more than 50 million connections inside the fly’s brain. This “connectome” lets scientists see exactly how signals move through the brain, helping them study how memory, movement, and decision-making work. Even though fruit flies are tiny, their brains share many basic wiring principles with much larger animals—including humans.

Turns out even flies got alot on their mind!

[littleorangemushrooms]

About 26 hours in the life of a fruiting Stemonitis chocolate tube slime mold, the weirdest of weird little folks.