Male Mantises Are Such Bimbos I Saw This Guy Miss A Bee, Then Very Confidently Take A Bite Of The Goldenrod

male mantises are such bimbos I saw this guy miss a bee, then very confidently take a bite of the goldenrod buds he caught instead

Bonnie succumbs to entropy.

Freddy, these edibles ain’t shi- 💥

Happy (belated) Halloween! Drew the boys as cryptids to send off the spooky season 🐺🦋

I would LOVE to be her

I think the only person I've met in real life with 100% career satisfaction was this gal I knew who was a presenter at a children's science museum and delivered every line like she was running a WWE match. Every time you passed the room where she was giving a presentation, you'd hear something like "WHO'S READY FOR CEPHALOPODS?!?" and the kids would go absolutely nuts cheering.

ROSWELL MENTION?? I’d never pass up the chance to ramble about this bathrobe 🖤

Phone/Laptop:

Ros’ tech is strictly for business: freshly replaced screens and undecorated black/space gray exterior (matching on both devices, of course).

All the apps/files are unlabeled and stored away from potential onlookers. The vast majority are some kind of homemade MIB tech Scarberry cooked up: everything from hacking modules to airspace maps to clocks on galactic standard time.

There’s some classic surf rock, 50s hits, and jazz downloaded, but only like 6 songs in total.

Occasionally, he’ll change his wallpaper to a neat flower or insect he’s seen recently.

None of his contacts have photos.

Car:

That old black Cadillac is ALWAYS in top shape. The outside’s polished like a mirror and the faux-leather interior is always spotless: though the new car smell has long been replaced with his own strange metallic aroma.

The glove box is full of well-organized papers: some blank, many with forged arrest warrants and government documents. Plenty of dubious ID cards, too.

Secret hatches under and beside the seats: there’s always specimen jars, nets, handcuffs with too many wrist holes, spare parts, and at least one huge gun—that one’s especially well hidden.

The trunk is strangely durable.

Backpack (Suitcase, in his case)

There’s a surprising number of trinkets: apple seeds, dried flowers, vintage toys, maybe a skinny comic book.

There’s a space packed with gadgets that his phone and computer can’t take over: but there’s a large circular space that’s about the size and shape of his hat.

i think we as a society need to use cell phones/laptops/cars/backpacks to flesh out characters

Assorted commissions I did for my mutuals over on Instagram. They’re still open, so if you want to snag some of your own, my commission page is here!

https://artistree.io/thedarkvoxel

Top left: Esmerelda by @kittydoesathing , a fan character for my Maze universe. A lovely crusty granny who may or may not tell you your innermost fears while taking all the gold off your person.

Top right: Margaret by @ san.deeartist, adorable farm gal at odds with a mysterious tower. Don’t try confusing her with time paradoxes, she knows the answers from experience.

The huge one: Tobias by @ dashtealofficial, a turquoise titan of industry keen on greening a dying world, no matter the cost. He’s holding a bittersweet keepsake left behind by someone close.