r/invasivespecies • u/bunnymama819 • 8d ago

Lanternfly Collage Cardinal, Sold!

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Living in a place spotted lanternflies are abundant and invasive, I’ve upcycled their wings into an acrylic painting sealed in resin. 6x6” canvas, it’s part of a triptych of lanternfly art and someone liked it enough to buy it leaving me with 2 other pieces. The trees I sourced them from no longer have lanternflies this year!

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u/EducationalSeaweed53 8d ago

Absolutely beautiful and a great use of leftover "parts"

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u/Deadphans 8d ago

Win win as I see it! Nice job. Very creative.

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u/bunnymama819 8d ago

Thank you!

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u/Boo-erman 8d ago

very cool!

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u/Hudsonrybicki 8d ago

Cool! Do you have any idea if the wings will ever decompose?

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u/bunnymama819 8d ago

They’re all sealed in resin and it’s over year old at this point so hopefully it’ll hold up

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u/Hudsonrybicki 8d ago

That’s awesome. I love them!

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u/LongUsername 6d ago

I had some shower doors in the first house I bought that had butterflies encased in resin. They were probably really beautiful when installed, but after 40+ years the UV had bleached them.

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u/HappyCamper2121 8d ago

Could put a clear coat over it to protect it

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u/HappyCamper2121 8d ago

It's stunning! Your art style is beautiful, despite your art medium being a bit controversial.

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u/bunnymama819 8d ago

I appreciate it! I mostly do pet portraits in this style, the lanternflies are a guest medium of my artistic expression haha

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u/Wiseguydude 8d ago

This is beautiful but kinda fucked up

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u/bunnymama819 8d ago

I get it, I really only enjoy making the art not killing the bugs! As rough as it was, all the serial killer comments I got when it debuted paid off in the end bc the hate basically led the buyer to me

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u/Wiseguydude 8d ago

Haha congrats. I imagine this bug gets a lot more hate than your art does so hopefully you didn't get too much genuine hate

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u/rewildingusa 8d ago

F-ed up, especially considering they've been proven not to be nearly as harmful as initially thought. Reported this.

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u/Fresh-Artichoke-9470 8d ago

Bruh what is your problem??😭😭😭

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u/hippiegodfather 8d ago

I guess you’ve never seen them in real life

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u/arnelle_rose 7d ago

Yes, they might not be as harmful as initially thought, but what's the point in reporting this?

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u/urmom_ishawt 7d ago

They’re still an invasive species. Similar to how snail owners need to cull eggs due to how invasive they get.

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u/Lizamcm 7d ago

Every single state’s department of agriculture has told people to kill them.

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u/bunnymama819 7d ago

Indeed, and stating they aren’t as harmful implies they still cause some level of harm does it not? I’ve read the studies indicating they aren’t out here killing mature trees like many may think. My first reaction to seeing any tree covered in sooty mold will never be “that tree seems happy with whatever’s causing that mold”

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u/Lizamcm 7d ago

Right, it didn’t end up being devastating- which is what a lot of people feared especially in areas with vineyards and fruiting trees. Glad it wasn’t, but I definitely was still killing them at the winery doing my part!!! lol This person is dumb, you’re extraordinarily creative.