Today I want to lift up an artist who means not only a lot to me, but likely a lot to many people invested in the paleo scene and the extinct arthropod/anomalocaridid wiki pages, too!
Jun (twitter), also known as Junnn11 on wikipedia. He is a Japanese artist who's work you might've seen if you've visited the anomalocaris/radiodonta wikis
His unique style breathes so much life into these extinct animals with the way they're coloured and posed while also paying close attention to animal's body plan and making sure they appear scientifically accurate! I have a lot of adoration and admiration for these illustrations. But He doesn't limit himself with JUST radiodonts. He's also illustrated a lot of other different animals (here)
I would not have known about these creatures if he hadn't drawn them! But this is not the only work he does. He also makes more detailed diagrams of these animals and their anatomy. He has even made some animations to further bring these creatures alive! (here)
All of this is to say that we owe a lot to this guy's creative mind and abilities and I think his contributions to science deserve to be seen and appreciated by the casual lovers of these creatures too! Please give his Twitter a follow if you have one! Thank you for all the illustrations, animations and diagrams you've made over the years!
new tarot card "fuck your entire life" and its a guy being attacked by devils and flaming skulls and wild animals and screaming and fire everywhere
You ever have a random thought that's not intrusive, but somehow simultaneously so instinctive and so detached from your regular everyday life, that you vaguely figure it was probably just an ancestral spirit possessing you for a second?
I was baking an apple pie for fun, freehanding cardamom by vibes alone. And a thought pops into my head, must not be wasteful with them, spices are expensive. And I had to halt right there for a second. Why would I feel financial guilt about the amount of seasoning in homemade goods, when I spend money on far more frivolous shit every single day? My own weight in cinnamon would cost less than my rent.
Thank you for your concern, Maarit from the 1600s, but trust me, we're good. I can measure this cardamom with my heart and not the scale.
got emotional at work because i imagined a cuttlefish
i'm not all that sentimental of a person (why would i travel to see things when google images exists) but i do believe looking up at the sky and seeing this firsthand could fix me
modern empath crisis of faith
DnD campaign where the players get rabies and over time get debuffs and buffs like +STR and -INT and the entire thing is timed until they die or cure the magic rabies
I don’t like being referred to as a boy
second night in a row of trading my sleep for v1 fishing drawings
when the jazz has elements of rock n roll
She/TheyI’m more active in bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/girlcel2.bsky.social
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