#septembug 2020

[chameleocoonj]

These two are based on hammerhead worms and springtails respectively, pretty drastically different vibes, I think! Giant predatory land planarians are invasive species where I live and I just think they’re super cool. As for springtails, I only ever had teeny tiny white ones hitchhiking into my millipede tank, but I did remember that viral picture of one that looked like a raspberry going around... so cute... :>

[calamity-flames]

Septembug day Four: Hitchhiker!!

And only a little after midnight!!! (Help I’m so tired)

This one has the firefly because I find them on me a lot when I go inside during summer lol. Little hitchhikers! Silly but that’s what I thought of so

[chameleocoonj]

Need mail delivered in the underground? Need personalized fancy paper for the letter? These two septembug friends are just what you need! They’re based on trapdoor spiders and paper wasps. I always thought the spider’s abdomen looked like a stamp or wax seal, perfect for important documents. As for the wasp, I was inspired by pictures of nests made of colored paper that people leave out for them. Paper wasps are little artist architects and I love them. :>

[chameleocoonj]

Who’s that soldier with the handsome mandibles? Who’s that lady with the innocent look? Here are two friends based on a dobsonfly and an ichneumon wasp respectively. For a bit of a rush job on some busy days, I like how these turned out a lot! :>

[chameleocoonj]

Song and legs: a dog day cicada and a bunny harvestman. My first ever dnd character was a cicada themed bard, so I took this opportunity to redesign her in a more literal buggy fashion. I saw a harvestman recently and their legs really are crazy- it was just a solid brown color though so I took inspiration from the famous bunny species and how its front limbs look like nervous little sleeves when its cleaning its legs.

[chameleocoonj]

The mighty antlion rogue moves undetected in the sand, while the mysterious bag witch watches over the twig forest. I’m fairly happy with these two, but I think I’ll probably revisit the second one in the future- I got a little tired when working on the stick cloak haha.

[chameleocoonj]

Here’s the next two septembugs, based on the wavy mucksucker fly and pseudoscorpions. I think the first fella is the leader of a fly cult with haltere symbols, and the second is a tiny traveling scholar on the hunt for good books. These two were very different processes- I juggled with several options for eyes before settling on a fly, but the pseudoscorpion worked for me right off the bat. 🦂📚

[chameleocoonj]

After spending a lot of time struggling with a firefly design, I remembered the tiny wooly aphid and how they float around like little fuzzy fairies in the afternoon sun. With rain I tried to avoid the obvious earthworm to not fall into the same struggle, but I ended up with a worm anyway because they’re just great. :>