✨Thrilled to finally share the exhibit that I've had the honor of working on at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel @acadnatsci.bsky.social : "Botany of Nations: Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery" 🪳🪲🌱🐡🎨
Lindsay Lindhult, PhD | Science Illustrator & Arthropod Artist
@lindzeamays.bsky.social
"Where no crawly is creepy" 🧬 Research figures, logos, branding, assets 🌽PhD | plant biology, entomology 🌐Clients: Ocean Spray, Acad Nat Sci of Drexel, Rutgers, Western Sydney University Comms, Shop: Bio.site/lindzeamays IG: @lindzeamays_illustration
Digitally Illustrated asset library of true bugs to add whimsy to a research presentation about computer "bugs." Commission for Tabby. Thank you for the trust! ~~~~~~ Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration Lindzeamays.com ~~~~~~ Proudly human-made. No 🚫AI. 🪲🪳🐡🧪 🌱🎨
They cannot terrorize us into submission. We will protect our vibrant communities. We will fight back. Abolish ICE! 🐡🪳🪲🎨
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Lindsay Lindhult, PhD | Science Illustrator & Arthropod Artist@lindzeamays.bsky.social · 6mo agoPenstemon Inflorescence and Pollen Wasps. (2026) Watercolor and gouache on 8x10" cotton paper. Commissioned work. It was a delight to paint this delicate botanical piece as a gift for a client’s grad school supervisor. 🧪🪲🪳🎨🌱🌸 Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration Lindzeamays.com
Penstemon Inflorescence and Pollen Wasps. (2026) Watercolor and gouache on 8x10" cotton paper. Commissioned work. It was a delight to paint this delicate botanical piece as a gift for a client’s grad school supervisor. 🧪🪲🪳🎨🌱🌸 Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration Lindzeamays.com
✨New science illustration✨ Visualizing three experimental approaches to assess how leaf volatiles influence spotted-wing Drosophila (SWD) attraction to blueberry fruit. (Details in thread below) *** Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration Lindzeamays.com *** 🐡🪳🪲🌱🧪🎨
✨Megarhyssa macrurus✨ Finished drawing using a hybrid traditional and digital technique. This iconic giant parasitoid wasp has the longest ovipositor of all insects! 🎨🪳🪲🧪🐡 Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration Lindzeamays.com
🪰Sketch of a Eutrichotid fly🪰 Decided to add some color to a loose little ink drawing in the travel sketchbook. Flies look so comical with their cute space cadet faces and short aristate antennae. 🎨🪲🪳🐡
Philly Nature Journaling Club is back up and running this month! Have you been curious about observing and recording nature with us? Come check it out! Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
✨#artvsartist 2025✨ This one’s late. I needed some time to reflect on where I fit in this increasingly troubling world & what the future holds for science and science-adjacent creators. A thread of reflection: 👇 🐡🎨🪳🪲🧪🌱
✨New Original work!✨ Augochlorine sweat bee pollinating Southern frog fruit. Acrylic on 8x10 canvas board. Available! Prints coming soon on my website! ~~~~~~ Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration Lindzeamays.com 🐡🎨🪳🪲🐝 #bsnm #invertefest
Go follow my friend Sarah, who creates stunning realistic nature art 😍💚
'Life in the Undergrowth' soft cotton tees are available in my printshop! There truly isn't enough apparel featuring soil arthropods, so we're trying to fix that! ‼️For shipping in US, Dec 11 is the last day to order for pre-Christmas delivery. Thanks 💚 www.lindzeamays.com/printshop/p/... 🪲🪳🎨🐡
🎄Deck the halls with bugs!🎄 My new Hercules beetle ornaments are all painted for the Medford Dickens Fest this Saturday! 🛍️Only 3 available at the market so grab them while you can! ****** Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration Lindzeamays.com 🪲🪳🎨🐡
My last market of the year! Medford Dickens Fest is happening this Saturday! Remember to shop small this year! Not only do you score high quality art, but you keep artisans' passions afloat. Can't make it? Check out my online shop for more funky bug decor: Lindzeamays.com/printshop 🐡🪳🪲🎨 #bsnm
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries. Find more info, download past art book, and submit here: invertefest.com/#artbook
Quick ~1 hr colored pencil sketch of a Megarhyssa wasp. The queen of parasitoids. 💚 🐡🎨🪲🪳🌿
Lindsay Lindhult, PhD | Science Illustrator & Arthropod Artist@lindzeamays.bsky.social · 9mo ago🌿Life in the Undergrowth🌿 Hand-drawn by me in Procreate. Now available on merch in my print shop! Lindzeamays.com/printshop Free US shipping on $30+ w/ coupon code LOVEBUGS30 I appreciate your support for a small time creator. 💚 ~~~ Where no crawly is creepy! Lindzeamays Illustration 🐡🪳🪲🎨🌿
🌿Life in the Undergrowth🌿 Hand-drawn by me in Procreate. Now available on merch in my print shop! Lindzeamays.com/printshop Free US shipping on $30+ w/ coupon code LOVEBUGS30 I appreciate your support for a small time creator. 💚 ~~~ Where no crawly is creepy! Lindzeamays Illustration 🐡🪳🪲🎨🌿
🌿Life in the Undergrowth🌿 My new spooky autumn design that celebrates the tiny overlooked organisms who live amongst the soil, moss, and mushrooms. Prints, soft unisex tees, & more at: LindZeamays.com/printshop ~~~ Where no crawly is creepy! Lindzeamays Illustration Lindzeamays.com ~~~ 🐡🪳🪲🎨🌿
The Art of Transition Series: Monarch Butterfly (2025). Acrylic on canvas, 16x20". ~~~~~~ Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration LindZeamays.com ~~~~~~ 🎨🐡🪳🪲🦋
The Art of Transition Series: Cicada. (2025) Acrylic on canvas, 16x20". ~~~~~~ Where no crawly is creepy! LindZeamays Illustration LindZeamays.com ~~~~~~ 🪲🪳🐡🎨
✨Thirteen✨ Favorite Doctor + favorite Doctor Who Quote.🎨 I adored Jodie Whittaker's portrayal of the Doctor. The bright color palette, creative whimsy, the social awkwardness, caring deeply for her companions despite not always being able to express it. Y'all, I felt seen with this one. 🥹💚
Illustration of a jagged ambush bug (Phymata americana) 🪲 - #scientificillustration #zoology #biology #insect #animal #boardgame #insectarium #menagerie #cardgameart #sciart #bug #autumn
Who doesnt love hanging out in a cemetery during spooky season?! Do some field sketching of how all the earth is dying back in beautiful ways
Lindsay Lindhult, PhD | Science Illustrator & Arthropod Artist@lindzeamays.bsky.social · 11mo agoJoin the Philly Nature Journaling Club on 10/11/25 (10am-12pm) at the Laurel Hill Cemetery! I will be guest hosting for @megstampede.bsky.social during the spookiest month of the year! (Points if you show up in costume) 🎃👻🪦 Sign up here (it's free!): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #SciArt 🎨🦋🪲🪳🐡
Join the Philly Nature Journaling Club on 10/11/25 (10am-12pm) at the Laurel Hill Cemetery! I will be guest hosting for @megstampede.bsky.social during the spookiest month of the year! (Points if you show up in costume) 🎃👻🪦 Sign up here (it's free!): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #SciArt 🎨🦋🪲🪳🐡
These cuddling cuties are ready to journey to their new home! I adored painting this uniquely personal piece for some lovely iNaturalist hobbyists and fellow nature nerds. 🥹💚🏳️🌈 ~~~~~~ Where no crawly is creepy LindZeamays Illustration LindZeamays.com ~~~~~~ #inverts 🐡🪳🪲🎨
Cuddling Ambush Bugs on a Purple Coneflower. (2025) Watercolor and gouache. 8x10" This might be my cutest commission yet. 🏳️🌈 ****** Where no crawly is creepy LindZeamays Illustration LindZeamays.com ****** #inverts 🪲🪳🎨🐡
