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Week 38

Talking to a girl was never a problem when I was growing up, telling her what I really wanted to say… well, that was a completely different story.

Wouldn’t it be easier to just go for a fantastic walk and let your surroundings do the talking? I mean, something like:

— isn’t this place beautiful?
— yup.
—(implicit) “Not as much as you are, honey.”

I mean, what else can be as romantic as a troll-bug ride… right?

Think about it.

You can’t tell me you wouldn’t like it… Right?

I hope you are having a great weekend, hopefully after enjoying a pleasant troll ride. See you next week!

Just be careful don’t get the wrong troll type.

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Week 37

This week turned out to be a bit stressful. Just yesterday I ended up with a contracture in my back because of the stress, so I can’t stop thinking about what the bugs do if they have to go to the chiropractor.

Today’s bug turned out to be perfect for the visit to the chiropractor. Especially if you are giant and need an expert for each leg haha.

I remember one time I visited a masseuse for stress in Hong Kong, I had never visited one of those experts, he was an old man who treated me in the newsroom, when I left the session I was even more stressed, everything hurt on my back. I think I discovered bones that I didn’t know I had.

Maybe that was the mosquito’s impression of the day today after finishing the session with six chiropractors.

Happy weekend!

Week 36

This week bug is a special one for me.

As you may know, I’m originally from Costa Rica. My little cozy country loves nature, in fact we love it so much that our passports feature species that can be found in Costa Rica, one of them the Morpho butterfly.

What you should know is that Disney got it all wrong, they created a fantasy of fairies that paint and set ready the butterflies for spring. As you can imagine, that’s really unlikely. If you ever go to a forest in Costa Rica, maybe you can find the truth behind that blatant Disney lie…

Every one knows that fairies have a butterfly garage. Morpho colors are due to their anatomy rather than painting.

So don’t let them catch you for a fool! Know you know how it works…
You’re welcome!

I hope you have enjoyed this week’s silly bug prank. This space is for fun and nonsense, but maybe I should make it clear that I mix some reality in these things. The wings of the Morpho butterflies aren’t blue, in fact they are brown and we see them that way because of the angle in which we observe them. If you’ve been to Costa Rica before you know what I’m talking about. Also true I have one of these butterflies in my passport. 🙂

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, full of butterflies! And don’t forget to comeback next week for the bug of the week.

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Week 35

Ants are amazing bugs don’t you think? Their physical abilities are legendary, if they were our size it would be like seeing them use their superpowers.

Although on second thought, if they lived among us, the recruit’s ceremonies of the university faculties would be really wild. Leap over a 50-foot-long cocoa pit might be an easy task for new ants in the faculty, but for average Andy…

After swimming in the cocoa for a while, Andy was able to join the Formica at Coetus. He’s now a proud member of the faculty known for those sweet, sweet college parties.

See you next week!

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Week 34

Dancing is a social skill that not many of us have crafted nicely. When I was in high school, my parents set me up to dancing lessons. I went because a girlfriend I had was in that class, and of course after realizing that I had two left feet and stomping on her a couple of times, she gave up on me.

Now imagine the social pressure that the violin mantis can feel at his prom.

How about you? Do you have social dance skills or more than 2 legs? Maybe I would be a mantis with 4 left legs… what a disaster!

BTW, if you saw last week bug (week 33), you might noticed I named the band “Joe and the Heimlichs” well, there’s a fun reason behind. Heimlich is one of the characters of the movie Bug’s life. The voice of Heimlich is played by Joe Ranft. It seemed to me a very appropriate name for a bug band.

Anyway, have a great weekend, a see you in a few days with more silly stuff.

Bugs, bugs, bugs.
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Week 33

Music is something that we humans are proud to be able to enjoy. We love how the vibration of the patterns makes our brain enter joy, meditation or euphoria.

I think any band would be lucky to have a fella like the one below, with that energy that can’t stop when listening to music… Let’s rock this party with Joe and the Heimlichs.

Joe and the Heimlichs are currently planing to do a new version of Woodstock, it might happen, who knows.

What do you say… would you go see them play one of their classics?

Have fun and enjoy your Sunday. See you next week with one more silly joke about bugs.

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Week 32

Well, that’s a fun trick!

I can imagine this buddy is the soul of the party, or maybe not quite…

The Boatmen has perfected this trick all his life, so, you shouldn’t try it at home. Unless that… you know… you can breathe in alternative ways down there.

I hope you have enjoyed this week silly joke about bugs. Step by the next week for an other weird bug idea. I’ll be posting a silly joke that includes a Rock Star!… yup I’m going musical next week.

See ya!

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Week 31

Have you ever wondered why dragonflies have that strange shape???? Their wing muscles are huge and then they have this tube-like end… for what?

Maybe it has something to do with aerodynamics, like in helicopters to stabilize their flight… But one thing is for sure, it’s a bit inconvenient if you stumble around with some little rascals and you’re a little distracted.

It is enough to look closely at little Aine to realize her intentions… She is the perfect accomplice who has distracted the clueless Alberto the dragonfly.

I hope you are having a great weekend, don’t forget to come back to my blog next week.

I do this nonsense just for the fun. But it’s an added boost to know someone else is enjoying it and that it might come back to see what’s new in the fantasy world of bugs.

See you next week!

Week 30

Fireflies are amazing, but isn’t weird they use their butts to communicate…

Maybe it works between them, but for sure isn’t a interspecies thing isn’t? Like, do you realize you are talking to my butt right?

Have a great weekend!

Week 29

I was amazed by this fact about silkworms, that was more than enough reason to choose a alien-looking bug that week back in April.

I guess they are also hard workers with little time for the triviality of everyday life. Even so, there are certain things from which you have no escape.

Get some silkworms if you want help with laundry, they are great! 🤣
See you next week with another silly bug joke.

Week 28

It’s not about quickly finishing… but about doing it well. At least that is the snail’s philosophy, I would say. This week is snailsophy to paint yellow a wall, I think they did just ok:

The paper version of this one was made on April 2.

Have a wonderful weekend and don’t forget to come back next week to the world of silly giant bugs.

Week 27

Who’s ready for the 4th of July fireworks?

This fun little spider landed in my sketchbook on March 26.

I hope you have a fun and safe celebration, full of emotions, just like if you turned into a kid again… And if you see a giant spider, don’t forget they dance wonderfully!

See you next week!


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Week 26

It still amazes me that we know so little about scorpions, particularly the fact that we don’t know why they glow under UV. Can you imagine an alternate universe where we can use that to our advantage? I mean, It could be the end of little toes stubbed on furniture while searching in the dark.

Silly joke based in something true, here’s the original paper version of the bug from last March:

I guess it had to be a dark background to make the joke about the girl looking for the key chain in a blackout, other serious stuff would be where you leave the scorpion when the power comes back on… hahaha.

Anyway, I also like these other alternatives below, what do you think?

Have a great week.

Week 25

Have you ever wondered what would have happened to you if you had chosen another career? In an alternate universe, I’m a clown making bug-shaped balloons for the kids.

Paper version:

This is a special week, last Sunday was Father’s Day. I created this blog to put nonsense silly humor, but sometimes thoughts cross my mind.

Celebrating Father’s Day, I reflect on what it means, there are many important things, perhaps one of them is raising our children to be brave enough to say what they want or like, no matter who tells them otherwise.

Happy Father’s Day!

Week 24

Richard the bug gives his best every day at his job as a waiter. But for some unknown reason, he doesn’t manage to get good tips. Maybe it’s because he hasn’t gotten shoes in beetle size yet… who knows.

Here’s the paper version of Richard the bug from March 5th:

This week’s illo had a subtle color, but here’s one with no base color, part of my usual process:

Have a great weekend, and don’t forget to comeback next week for more silly jokes and bug illos.

Week 23

Have you ever had that feeling when you go on vacation that you forgot something at home?

Here’s the original on paper from February 27, 2023:

I didn’t realize I made snout beetles so close to each other, last week I made another beetle like this for February. So this week I decided to connect them with the car theme. I guess next week I’ll go back to the original idea of the people around. Mean while a little more of this week’s bug:

A flat version

Base

Outlines

Don’t forget to comeback next week for more silly jokes!

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Week 22

There’s nothing like the feeling of the wind blowing through your shell, maybe the only way to make it better is to share it with your weirdo two-legged friends who need to ride a metal beetle to feel the wind…

This is how this buddy looked on paper when I first did it on paper on February 20:

Some screen grabs from this week, the car draft:

Re-doing this beetle, I started with the eye and the legs, then I noticed that at this point it looked a bit more like an alien creature than a bug… maybe that’s why it makes me uncomfortable when someone is looking over my shoulder 😅

Even with 2 legs it still doesn’t make much sense, I guess the essence of a beetle is in its distinctive trunk-shaped back.

See you next week!

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Week 21

When you have a rather large caboose, playing hide-and-seek is not as easy as it seems. But it could be a fun time… Hey, I can still see your tail, and it would help if you don’t chirp while hiding, c’mon try again:

This buddy first showed up o paper on February 2023, if you are not familiar with my blog here’s a short explanation why I’m embedding these tweets:

In September 2022, I started doodling bugs in a sketchbook, I kept doing it every Sunday as a way to clear my mind and have a little fun. So, I came up with the idea of putting them all together in one place (this blog), but placing them in a fantasy situation, in a silly joke. These are digital versions of my every-Sunday bug doodles.

If you like this silly world of bugs, come back next week for another dose of #bugoftheweek.


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Week 20

Bobby was doing well in college, even if he had gotten helmets in his size he might have had a future in sports.

At the moment, Bobby is on pause doing a part-time job, but he’s starting to notice a pattern:

Here’s the original on paper from February 5:

You may consider pizza for dinner today? After all is weekend, yeah why not… Maybe you are lucky and Bobby will deliver for you, who knows…

Have a great weekend, and remember to comeback for fun next week.

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Week 19

This week we have olympian bugs, I guess an ox beetle isn’t the fastest to compete on a sprint, but they try anyway… meanwhile, right at the starting line, their eyes water at the thought of winning gold this time:

So, get on your marks… set, go >>> A few more snapshots of the this week bug:

Here’s the original paper version of the ox beetle from January 29:

Don’t let this beetle down, it will be waiting for you next week.
Hopefully with a new bug friend:

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Week 18

Itsy Bitsy got tired of spinning webs, so he went for a swing, luckily Itsy has useful giant horns…

Here’s the original paper version from January 22. Unfortunately that day I was a little sleepy and tweeted with a typo turning this spider’s name into something else. 🤪 It should be a Long-horned Orb-weaver spider.

A few captures from the backstage:

See you next week, and remember not to take life so seriously!

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Week 17

Is time for conga!


I have to admit that ever since I first did this on paper, I had that idea in my head, I was like… oh, how about a dance pose for this week? I leave you the paper version that I made during the second week of January 2023.

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Music gives color to life, so let’s enjoy together

Don’t forget to come visit my hobby weekend next week! There is a new bug every Sunday.

Week 16

Isn’t it nice to sit back and relax on the weekends? In a parallel world where insects are not just giants, but live among us as a community, there must be a fly-washing service. Yes, one of those places to relax, spread your wings and get a good scrub.

The paper version from January 8th👇

Plus some more stuff of the fly-washing service. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

See you next week!

Week 14

I know nothing about ballet, but probably artists develop their super strong thighs and legs. Just like this dancer from beetle lake. Back in December 2022, I picked up this bug for a doodle because I got impressed with its thighs. Maybe he’s a dancer, what do you think?

See you next week!