“Symbiosis” is composed of 4 14”x14” wooden panels. Each panel is an abstract representation of a bug's intestinal tract and the mutualistic symbiosis between the bug and the plethora of bacteria living inside its digestive system. The work takes inspiration from the intense colors used to represent the intestinal tract of the bug Anasa tristas through microscopy. Since microscopy is already a fairly artistic aspect of the STEM world, this piece abstracts the original scientific image, representing the walls of the intestinal lining in bright, chaotic lines with the central line of the intestinal tract represented with the inverse of the rest of the background (two black panels with white central lines and vice versa). The bacteria within the intestines of the bug are idealized as ben-day dots represented both within the central lines and the background digestive tract. The work acts as a work of contemporary art while still clearly inspired by biological structures and concepts.