Scientific illustrator for research & publications Biologist (PhD) | former researcher Helping scientists communicate their work visually Illustrations for papers, books & posters Get in touch: lazaroillustration@gmail.com Web: www.lazaroillustration.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mujyfwkw6k2uArt value lies in the process. Every piece of art has value because there is a process behind it. In my view, when the process is removed (as happens with generative AI) the value of the artwork is lost.02 Sep 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujyfwkw6k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3muhif7ldzc2kThis week's insect sketch. Yes, another cicada :) I'll stop with cicadas for a while, I promise... #insects #bugsky #cicada #sciart01 Sep 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhif7ldzc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mtwcm5i3ts24Wow, I forgot: #Invertefest [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwcm5i3ts24https://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mtvuzzkvic25Another #cicada drawing. A larva this time. #sciart #insects #bugs #entomology25 Aug 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvuzzkvic25https://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mtu23sg6v22bYesterday's hike. View of Gran Paradiso group from Colle della Crocetta24 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu23sg6v22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mteifxqdas2yBe ready for a lot of insect drawings over the next few months! #insects #entomology #sciart18 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteifxqdas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mssv3wruuk2tVery happy to announce that I've just started a promising collaboration with @batcon.org ! #bats #sciart11 Aug 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssv3wruuk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3msnwwh5gks2gWorking on a Minotaur Beetle (Typhaeus typhoeus) Those iconic prothoracic horns aren't just for show — males use them to lock horns and defend their deep underground burrows. Focusing on getting the thoracic sclerites and leg ornamentation right. #SciArt #Entomology #Insects #Coleoptera09 Aug 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnwwh5gks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3msb4bzrlms2eMore anatomy sketching for this new baboon and eagle illustration. #sciart #sketch #drawing #art [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb4bzrlms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mrppado5ds2uMaking a insect hotel from a wooden pallet #diy #insects #garden #howto #wood28 Jul 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrppado5ds2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mr5xghmhrc2lMore sparrow illustrations, always for this same project. Adult male and female. #sciart #birds [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5xghmhrc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mqp5uefq722iEveryone should grow a vegetable garden15 Jul 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp5uefq722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mqmf6i3sjs2vSome of my illustrations included in a paper figure. #scart #birds14 Jul 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmf6i3sjs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mq2ufpbkdc2vSketching for a new commission #sciart #sketch #drawing07 Jul 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2ufpbkdc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mppvv6x6ss2vI love Equisetum and the strange visual effect that they create.03 Jul 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppvv6x6ss2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mpjf2s4gvc2cConcept for book cover. The book subject is about how the environment shapes brain connections and how animals adapt to the environment through behavior. The mammal species is the owl monkey. #sciart #art30 Jun 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjf2s4gvc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mp4vz4dhf22nA beautiful visitor in my vegetable garden ☺️ #insects25 Jun 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4vz4dhf22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3moxivfbsqk2wOne of my illustrations has just been published in a new review in Biological Reviews: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/brv.70173 Always rewarding to see an illustration become part of the scientific literature. #SciArt #Illustration #AcademicPublishing #DiseaseEcology23 Jun 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxivfbsqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mosolbh65k2bMeanwhile at Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso...21 Jun 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosolbh65k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mofxryillk2dA few more illustrations for the birding app. This first drawing: fighting males. #sciart #sparrows #appdesign #uiux #uidesign #mobiledesign [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofxryillk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mnueawkfm22dIllustration for the upcoming Alpine marmot ecology, behaviour and conservation congress. #sciart #mammals #art #science09 Jun 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnueawkfm22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mncrggb5as2rImagine losing up to 20% of your brain volume every winter and regrowing it again in spring… Some mammals do exactly that! A new review on Dehnel's phenomenon has just been published in Mammal Review, featuring two of my illustrations. 🧵1/3 #Mammalogy #Mammals https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mam.7003202 Jun 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncrggb5as2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mn5kjycn2c24Remember, technological advance does not necessarily equal progress.31 May 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5kjycn2c24https://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mmz7okm56s2pThis is the best I've seen today [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz7okm56s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lazaroillustration.bsky.social/post/3mmonunmny22wHere is the final illustration of the sparrow flock. This will be used as homepage background for a mobile app. I will share more details when the app is released. #sciart #birds #art #app [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 May 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:7jeeuig4bmwjze3htdj4tofv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmonunmny22w