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Days 29-31 studies in Heavypaint for Heavyjan

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Let's play guess that deep-sea drifter! Can you tell what animal this is from the super-close-up view? 🧐 (Stay to the end of the clip to get the full view).

This species of jellyfish, Deepstaria sp., often has a bag-like appearance, no tentacles, and a bell that can open more than a meter wide. These jellies were named after the submersible DEEPSTAR 4000, where they were first observed intact in 1966. These large and fragile jellies can’t be collected effectively with nets but have been observed on over 30 dives in the last 25 years using MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles. ⁠

Surprisingly, this species is closely related to one of the most common jellyfish in the ocean, the moon jelly, Aurelia aurita. Deepstaria’s adaptations—extreme size, mesh-like digestive system, and lack of tentacles—are actually typical of several other deep-sea species in the same family. But Deepstaria has another amazing adaptation: it can pull the opening of its bell closed, like a giant kitchen trash bag to trap things inside. ⁠

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Dandy Bloom & the Flowerettes in: the groovylicious out of this world tour - character bios 🌸

(Part 3)

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Wake up, babe. New MBARI species just dropped. 🤩 

MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean’s midnight zone and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence.

With a voluminous hooded structure at one end, a flat tail fringed with numerous finger-like projections at the other, and colorful internal organs in between, the team initially struggled to place this animal in a group. Because the animal also had a foot like a snail, they nicknamed this the “mystery mollusc.”

The team first observed the mystery mollusc in February 2000 during a dive with the institute’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Tiburon offshore of Monterey Bay at 2,614 meters (8,576 feet) deep.

They leveraged MBARI’s advanced and innovative underwater technology to gather extensive natural history information about the mystery mollusc. After reviewing more than 150 sightings from MBARI’s ROVs over the past 20 years, they published a detailed description of this animal.

Learn more more about this dazzling new denizen of the deep on our website.

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Azura

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everybody give it up for this brand of green. round of applause for most under appreciated green

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cycles of things

click for quality

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dead bug memorials

grasshopper, dragonfly wings, lady bug, moths

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Since it’s been like 7 years since I first made this character, I figured they deserved a makeover.

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MORE ocean/fish graphics

because why not.

let me know if you made any of these and want credit/removal.

animated fish divider by @animatedglittergraphics-n-more!

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Trying to post more of my original art!

I've been feeling very pressured by life lately, but for some reason, despite this, for the first time in while I wanted to draw in color. And from time to time I still have these glimpses of joy and love for the world. My friend said that it's the light shinig through my darkness

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Artwork from A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead (2016)