becca | they/them
@beccagoesoutside.bsky.social
senior artist by day, conservation bio grad student by night. chicago. bugs, powerlifting, comics. no ai shop: weneedtogooutside.com newsletter: beccagoesoutside.com
we saw a VERY tired black witch at mothapalooza in ohio this year, and it was the highlight of the weekend for many!!
iNaturalist@inaturalist.bsky.social · 2w agoYOUR 2026 MOTH CUP CHAMPION IS THE BLACK WITCH! 🏆 Ascalapha odorata takes the crown, with the Tropical Swallowtail Moth (Lyssa zampa) coming in second place. Thank you to everyone who played along!
the July shop update is LIVE! new tees, lanyards, stickers, prints & more 🎇🌭☀️ motel777.xyz/shop #merch
I get asked a lot if I use reference photos or not. I do most of the time, I take my own pictures and they usually end up blurred - but they can still be worked with!
"No sheet that I've attended previously could have prepared me for what we saw at Mothapalooza. The variety, density, and quality of moths (and beetles!) forced a total system reset in my brain." latest post is up at: www.beccagoesoutside.com/ego-death-at... 🌿 #wildlife #nature #photography #bugsky
ego death at mothapalooza 2026
i am now 200 moths piloting a skin suit
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So cool! Everyone get Mothing this week!
Caterpillars Count!@caterpillarscount.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat are you doing for National Moth Week? Here are some moths from our @dinalab.bsky.social Mothbox programmed to take photos every 10 minutes at the NC Botanical Garden. Find a moth event near you! nationalmothweek.org
Well isn't this just the coolest thing I've ever seen
Digital Naturalism Laboratories@dinalab.bsky.social · 2y agoHiya folks! For new people here's the big project we have been working on in Panamá! The Mothbox! It's a fully #opensource insect camera trap with loads of documentation to build the whole thing yourself from off the shelf parts! digital-naturalism-laboratories.github.io/Mothbox/
learn how to build a basic moth bucket trap on my blog! www.beccagoesoutside.com/zine-moth-bu... #bugsky #nature
zine: DIY moth bucket trap
Build a no-kill, no-skill bucket trap for mothing in under an hour!
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just thrilled. not one, not two, but FIVE of these beauties visited my moth sheet and bucket trap over two nights while visiting my parents in michigan this week. 🪲🪳
These ones I am in love with... Somethin about goofy little scaley goobers I love. Baby alligator legs are adorable as well. #sketchbook
where are we going? #birds #nature #comics #art now on my website www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-proces...
If I see one more person post “plant endangered plants to prevent ai data centers!” my brain is going to explode The level to which people assume our government has ANY plant protections is just so frustrating The bell bowl effect never goes away, I am still SO ANGRY
join as a member for free to see sketches, reference photos, and other parts of my process 🦉 🌱🎨 www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-3/
comic & process: prothonotary
it's just hard to say ok
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check out the sketch, reference photos, and process for the latest comic at www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-proces... 🌎 🌿🦉 #nature #birds #art
do birds experience spring like we do? i like to think so. at least a little bit. read how the comic was made: beccagoesoutside.ghost.io/comic-signs-... #birds #illustration 🌎 🌿🦉 #wildlife #nature
may or may not be horrifying myself by starting to sift through 420gb of old wildlife/plant photos so i can upload a chunk of them to inat as reference photos, wish me luck
urban coyotes illustration stages 🎨 #sciart #science #nature #art #illustration 🧪 🌎 🌿
you can draw with a grid. yes, you. yes! you! and i'll tell you how! now public: beccagoesoutside.ghost.io/anyone-can-d... #art #illustration #sciart #nature 🦉
anyone can draw with a grid
a beginner-friendly technique for accuracy, speed, and fun.
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everyone seems to run into the same couple problems when trying out macro photography, but thankfully, a bit of troubleshooting can get you great shots of bugs friends in no time. beccagoesoutside.ghost.io/beginner-mac...
beginner macro part 4: troubleshooting
resolving common problems in macro.
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diagram based on a taxidermy swallow at the field museum 🌟
