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Insects At The Movies: Joe’s Apartment
Often shown as part of MTV’s legendary Liquid Television, John Payson directed this this short film gem in 1992 about poor slob Joe and the thousands of cockroaches he shares an apartment with. It’s great low-budget lunacy, and obviously one … Continue reading
Insects At The Movies: Mimic
Despite it being a rather standard and predictable genre movie in many ways, Guillermo del Toro’s MIMIC (1997) gives us giant human-mimicking cockroaches, a splendid combination of practical and CGI insect goodness. While diagrams of the “Judas Breed” anatomy are … Continue reading
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Tagged cockroach, Dictyoptera, giant, Guillermo del Toro, halloween, Kyle Cooper, Mimic
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The Hidden Treasures of Elizabeth Goluch
Elizabeth Goluch is a metalsmith from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her gallery contains (frustratingly small) images of well-loved, despised, and under-appreciated invertebrates wrought in precious metals and gemstones. Goluch’s insects have working hinges, and each holds within them a tiny treasure, … Continue reading
Stick Insects
I totally dig the wooden wing details in Kyle Bean’s matchstick insects. Even more enjoyable than the above photos by Owen Silverwood, fredbutlerstyle has some lovely in-progress shots of the dragonfly.
Posted in art, insect
Tagged butterfly, cockroach, dragonfly, Kyle Bean, Owen Silverwood, sculpture
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