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herpsandbirds · 17 hours

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hi!! im super glad i found this blog i think it might be my favorite now😭there are SO many cool creatures on here and i really appreciate that youre bringing them to light!!

i hope you dont mind if i ask this, but do you have anything on crustaceans?? theyre some of my favorite animals!

Thank you so much pudding pop. I love crustaceans too. I haven't blogged a lot of them, but here's what I've done so far.

Herps and Birds (and More) (Posts tagged crustacean) (tumblr.com)

And, here's one of my favorites, a mole crab from the west coasts of North and South America...

Pacific Sand Crab (Emerita analoga), family Hippidae, order Decapoda, Laguna Beach, CA, USA

photographs by Peter J. Bryant

Northern California, photo by Jerry Kirkhart

#mole crab #crustacean #emerita #hippidae #decapoda #ocean #animals #nature #north america #south america #central america

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samimarkart · 2 days

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Stomatopoda Meshwork

2024, hand cut suede openwork, 16x16in

i’ve been connecting plankton and lace together in my mind for a couple of months and attempting to create designs inspired by both, and I think I finally cracked it. i was gifted some lovely white suede a while ago and finally was able to put it to use! I designed a lace doily pattern inspired by mantis shrimp larvae digitally, then transferred it to the suede and cut it out by hand with my fabric shears. I think the fragility and delicacy of plankton really gives itself to lace designs. really happy with this piece and wondering how I can make this a series of multiple different planktonic species all as doilies :)

#my art #art #queer artist #fiber art #lace #openwork #doily #suede #mantis shrimp #shrimp #marine biology #plankton #crustacean

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typhlonectes · 3 months

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#crab #crustacean #animals #nature #science #memes

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crab-justice · 1 year

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#shrimp #crustaceans #crustacean #tiktok #as always if you find a better quality version i will reblog

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thefoilguy · 4 months

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Lobster - Aluminum Foil Sculpture

#lobster #crustacean #sea life #sea creature #foil #sculpture #fanart #animal #lobster sculpture #lobster art #lobster fanart

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hieronymusarchives · 8 months

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Crab tureen, 1736-95

Artists in Jingdezhen, China. Porcelain

Peabody Essex museum, Salem MA

#crab #crabs #crustacean #vessels #objects #ceramics

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bedupolker · 4 months

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Half Life

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#comic #traditional art #the symposium #scorpion #crayfish #crustacean #arachnid #my art #long #long post

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sixteenseveredhands · 11 months

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Shellback Crabs: these crabs create their own shields out of clamshells; their semi-membranous bodies can be pressed into the contours of the shell, producing a suction mechanism that holds the shell in place

The members of this genus (Hypoconcha) have a series of unique adaptations that facilitate this kind of camouflage behavior. Many of the Dromiidae crabs (e.g. hermit crabs, sponge crabs, shellback crabs, etc.) are equipped with a specialized pair of legs that enables the crab to hold a shell, sea sponge, and/or ascidian against their body, but shellback crabs also have a flexible, semi-membranous body that can be tucked more firmly into the contours of a bivalve shell, producing a suction mechanism that keeps the shell firmly locked in place.

The body of the shellback crab is also covered in a very fine layer of hair-like structures called setae, and when the crab presses itself against the shell, these membranous "hairs" can take on an almost translucent appearance, particularly around the margins of the crab's body.

I recently posted some photos/info about some of the crabs in the genus Lamarckdromia (which belongs to the same family) and as I was doing the background research for that post, I was just kind of mesmerized by all of these weirdly adorable crabs that seem to exist within the Dromiidae family tree. Each genus has its own unique adaptations that allow the crabs to use specific materials for camouflage -- some of them use living sponges, clamshells, ascidians, etc.

And I could not stop laughing at the little faces on these crabs. They've all got the same bemused/indignant expression...as if some random asshole has just walked up to them, shoved them over, and announced to the entire ocean that there's a crab hiding beneath that disguise; as if that actually happens to them quite a lot, and they're getting really sick of it.

Sources & More Info:

Crustaceana Monographs: Comparison of the Shell-Carrying Behaviors of Desmodromia, Conchoecetes, and Hypoconcha (the relevant info is on page 191)

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: Shellback Crabs and their Larval Stages (PDF)

South Carolina Public Radio: Shellback Crabs

Again, I don't normally feature crustaceans on my blog...but I really couldn't resist this one.

#arthropod #crustacean #marine biology #sea life #crab #shellback crab #hypoconcha #evolution #biology #cute animals #nature is weird #these guys look awfully crabby tho

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ketrinadrawsalot · 4 months

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Decapocember Day 14: Know your Decapods!

Available as a print, just in time for holiday gift-giving!

#education #illustration #marine biology #decapocember #decapod #crustacean #art #crab #shrimp #lobster

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strawlessandbraless · 4 months

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Going into 2024 like… 🦀 🖤 😞

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mirokov · 4 months

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Nancy found a girlfriend

#yakuza #like a dragon #infinite wealth #ichiban kasuga #nancy #crustacean

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herpsandbirds · 5 months

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Crayfish (Cherax pulcher), family Parastacidae, from freshwater streams in West Papua, Indonesia

photograph by Christian Lukhaup | ZooKeys

#crayfish #crustacean #cherax #parastacidae #new guinea #asia #animals #nature

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samimarkart · 30 days

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Blackwater Dive

2024, hand bleached and dyed denim, cotton batting and thread

inspired by blackwater photography of plankton! this was my first time layering bleach painting. All the silhouettes were painted with bleaching gel, loosely tie dyed, and then bleached again to make the highlights. I quilted the piece using my free motion foot to outline each individual animal and tacked down the rest of the quilt with small satin stitches that remind me of marine snow. I dyed bias tape to match. super happy with this one and excited to show it in a gallery setting soon!