Our tiny insect friends have a few notable talents: digging in dirt, crawling on walls, and, apparently, creating artistic masterpieces.

We now know that stag beetles can make quite the little artists, thanks to Twitter user mandy @ japan and her pet stag beetle, Spike.

Mandy posted a few pictures on Twitter that show off his unexpected special talent that surely has sent shock waves around the art world.

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It's clear from the pictures that all the elements of art are carefully respected in his work: line, color, shape, form, value, space, and texture.

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After the post went gained some noteriety, Mandy made Spike his very own Twitter account. It serves as a kind of digital art gallery devoted to his work.

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Spike is 6 months old and has a girlfriend named Sally. He also likes bananas and dislikes empty jelly cups (the food pet beetles typically eat). And cutest of all, he even gives his owner "kisses".

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Someone book Spike a gallery show.

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