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#ithakadarinpappas <> #lyricist & #vocalist of #escapefromthecityofangels & #SoGetUp #naturalist #surfer photog #LA, #LX #CDMX & #AkahtiLândia (BR)

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“Infinite Potential” (myself) absorbing a vibrant work by 92 year old, Nebraska-born Paris-based fiber art pioneer Sheila Hicks @hastingshicks (individual piece is from her series Infinite Potential) part of her large scale retrospective exhibition entitled, “What Is That?” hosted by Instituto Tomie Ohtake @institutotomieohtake (show closes October 25th). Fotos of me by Dede Fedrizzi @dedefedrizzi Music “Home Cabin in the Sky” by Linear North: @linearnorthmusic [][][] #fiberart #contemporaryart #sheilahicks #museum #gallery taken in Pinheiros by @_ithaka_

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[Chromacris speciosa] Group gathering of freshly hatched Soldier Grasshopper nymph’s in the Atlantic Forest. They remain in this red and black stage for about 60 days, slowly growing (at least 5 times larger) with a series of molts - and lastly, entirely change their colors. The last two pictures are of Chromacris speciosa individuals (in Portuguese, gafanhoto-soldado) wearing their ‘adult uniforms’. I have seen these two versions separately thru the years, but never knew it was the same species at different phases in their lives. The process of insects shape-shifting their way to adulthood (some species do it several times) is divine sorcery…absolutely crazy stuff. From the bio-art series: @aliens_of_akahtilandia [][][] #saltamontes #grasshopper #insect #macro #brasil taken in Serra Do Mar by @_ithaka_

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NWA “The Bleacher Shot” @icecoldbook - my March 1989 group portrait of NWA captured in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles as it appears on page 95 of the new 6.5” x 9” hardbound edition of @vikkitobak‘s “Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History” published by @taschen • Note: The image was previously used at the cover of the Straight Outta Compton remix / Express Yourself 12”vinyl release [][] Front book cover pic by @mikemillerphoto / Back cover: Run DMC in Paris, 1987 by the late Ricky Powell (1961-2021) @thelazyhustler [][] Additional text by: Slick Rick @therulernyc • LL @llcoolj • Ferg @asapferg • Kevin “The Coach” Lee @coachk44 • and @pierre_thomas [][][] #musicphotography #hiphop #nwa #rap #80s taken in MacArthur Park by @_ithaka_

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With my jungle pal Julietta. We don’t get to hang out often but our reunions are nothing but good vibes / foto @fregolonfregs [][] #friendship #cat #gato #sogetup #ithakadarinpappas taken in Serra Do Mar by @_ithaka_

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Lost Opportunity: I had one of the absolute best deep jungle wildlife encounters of my life the other day, face to face with a Tayra (aka Irara…or Eira barbara), but like a knucklehead was fumbling around trying to change a bird lens to something wider and succeeded in getting no shot whatsoever. Sometimes when you meet wild animals you kind of have a no fear ‘moment’ with them. It’s possible they have never seen a human before and they are just trying to figure you out. ‘My’ Tayra stood motionless for a few seconds curiously staring at me with a near identical expression to the one in this borrowed tayra photo [captured by wildlife shooter Ignacio Yufera]. The intent of this post is to introduce an incredible, relatively unknown animal very infrequently seen (curiously even though it is most active during daylight hours). The tayra is a member of the weasel family, it has a long bushy tail and visually appears like some kind of large terrestrial otter. Amazing creature, I didn’t get the shot, but feel privileged to have met a tayra in person. #tayra #irara #mataatlântica #jungle #wildlife taken in Serra Do Mar by @_ithaka_

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10 days ago

Unknown caterpillar in AkahtiLândia. If anyone knows ‘who’ this is please let me know (I have never seen this one before). [][][] #lagarta #caterpillar #insect #mactro #mataatlantica taken in Mata Atlântica by @_ithaka_

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Fishing Spider (probably Thaumasia spp. - Pisauridae) 📷 Ithaka [][][] #macro #arachnid #arachnology #spider #aranha taken in Serra Do Mar by @_ithaka_

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Mecistomela marginata is a large species of leaf beetle, the only member belonging to the genus Mecistomela. It primarily feeds on native and introduced palm trees. I observed this bastard on a small fruit tree freshly coated in an organic ‘anti-beetle’ compound (I guess he didn’t get the memo). Photo: Ithaka / Series: @aliens_of_akahtilandia [][][] #beetle #insect #macro #streetart #ithakadarinpappas taken in Mata Atlântica by @_ithaka_

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16 days ago

Jungle Bug / 📷 Ithaka #vwbeetle #vintagecars #bugsofinstagram #mataatlantica #streetart taken in Mata Atlântica by @_ithaka_

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18 days ago

Illustration by Tiago Albuquerque @tiago.albuquerque.insta (based on a 1991 photograph of myself taken in Pangrati, Athens) from “A Histôria do Rock Portugues” the new book by Rita Nabais @rbnabais (aka The History of Portuguese Rock)…stoked to be included. Big wave surf song: Seabra is Mad (1997) Lyrics by: Ithaka, Music by: Fossard, Butler Drums: Sergio Nascimento #rockportugues #musicaportuguesa #ithakadarinpappas #rocknroll #surfmusic taken in Pangrati, Attiki, Athens by @_ithaka_

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Membracis Lunata: Great to see my old friend Membracis Lunata yesterday (a member of the treehopper family). It’s been 15 years since I have last seen this exotic creature. Luckily this individual was polite enough to allow a portrait before flying off into the unknown. 📷 Ithaka - series: @aliens_of_akahtilandia [][][] #mataatlantica #macro #insect #entomologia #ithakadarinpappas taken in Mata Atlântica by @_ithaka_

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23 days ago

What my featured vocalist Ramphastos may lack in vocal ability, he makes up for in style and stage presence #tucan #aves #birds #mataatlantica #ithaka by @_ithaka_

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