#leaf insect

I ran out of greens a couple times on the leaf insect, so I had to gradually incorporate different shades. I'm glad I did though, since it gave more dimension to the segments. <|:] 𖦹 *٭ 𓆣 𖢥 𓆣٭ * 𖦹

walaphyllium monteithi, Australian leaf insect 🪲🍃this month's patreon sticker 💌

I don’t know about y’all, but my social media algorithm keeps showing me leaf bugs. Are leaf bugs trending right now or is it just me? Regardless, I felt compelled to draw one so here’s my rendition of a hidden leaf insect (specifically, a species within the Cryptophyllium genus)

First time making a posable felt friend like this. All hand sewn! Took a long time but I’m proud of this little bugger

Photographed in Queensland by pennytaylor

this was the only time i saw a leaf insect... and it was a cute one... i need to see them again

The first image is Cedar on November 3rd, and the second is her today (January 20th). She's gotten absolutely enormous, and her arm is almost entirely back!

Oil paints on real insects