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Moth and Mantis Art, specimens and design inspired by the natural world’s darker elegance. Welcome to Moth and Mantis

A little anatomical. A little Victorian. A lot of natural history. 🖤DM to purchase
25/09/2026

A little anatomical. A little Victorian. A lot of natural history. 🖤

DM to purchase

21/08/2026

White Morph Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila) — Wet Specimen

Nothing here is mass-produced. Every specimen is unique, and once it’s gone, it’s gone.What would you take home for your...
27/06/2026

Nothing here is mass-produced. Every specimen is unique, and once it’s gone, it’s gone.

What would you take home for your own cabinet of curiosities?

🦋 Ethically sourced specimens
🦴 Natural history & curiosities
🌿 More collections coming soon

An octopus, preserved in a glass globe — a quiet piece of natural history for those drawn to curiosities and the strange...
10/05/2026

An octopus, preserved in a glass globe — a quiet piece of natural history for those drawn to curiosities and the strange beauty of the organic world.

Available now.

06/04/2026

My next trader to introduce for the Cornwall show is Moth and Mantis
Art, specimens and design inspired by the natural worlds darker elegance.
They have wonderful framed specimens, cabinet pieces and curiosities.
Ethically sourced insects, preserved to be admired not hidden away.

Book your tickets now for early entry 10.30am and grab the best pieces.
Pay on the door entry from 11am.

https://buytickets.at/claresinvertshows/1998426

A fragment of living jewel. ✨Papilio blumei — the Green Swallowtail. Its emerald glow isn’t pigment, but microscopic str...
07/03/2026

A fragment of living jewel. ✨

Papilio blumei — the Green Swallowtail. Its emerald glow isn’t pigment, but microscopic structures in the wings bending light.

One of nature’s quiet masterpieces.

🦋 Southeast Asia

Framed specimens, cabinet pieces, and quiet curiosities.Ethically sourced insects, preserved to be admired—not hidden aw...
13/12/2025

Framed specimens, cabinet pieces, and quiet curiosities.
Ethically sourced insects, preserved to be admired—not hidden away.
Made slowly, with care and respect for the natural world.

Which one draws your eye first?

TotnesMakers


Precision, patience, and pinned wings.A quiet look at the prep work happening behind Moth and Mantis right now.Violet sp...
09/12/2025

Precision, patience, and pinned wings.
A quiet look at the prep work happening behind Moth and Mantis right now.
Violet specimens, clean lines, and slow craft—nothing rushed, nothing overworked.

More pieces in progress.
Follow for builds, process shots, and upcoming drops.

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1 New Walk, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5HA
Totnes
TQ9 5HA

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