David Zhixuan Zhang
Flannel Moth
Illustration
2023
Flannel moths are deceptively cuddly-looking insects that hide poisonous spines in their fur that cause excruciating pain on contact. This illustration depicts the moth as a partner in a toxic relationship who is blissfully unaware of the pain she causes her other half.
Work by
David Zhixuan Zhang aka. VIATHINE
“"The Slaughtering Swarm" is a project that explores a variety of arthropods and the unusual survival mechanisms they employ to kill, drawing comparisons between these actions to human behaviours and...” [More]