A silly new guy I made for @saint-vesta 's mythology based seamonk world! The two characters on the left in the second picture belong to them and you should all go check them out!
Happy #CephalopodWeek! So you're probably wondering, "What does this monkfish? have to do with cephalopods?"
This illustration (left) of a Monachus Piscis is from Pierre Belon's 1553 edition of De Aquatilibus, a book of animals that live in and near the water. This "sea monk," based on Norwegian eyewitness accounts, was later thought to be a giant squid.
What, you don't see the resemblance?
Image 1 from: Pierre Belon. Petri Bellonii Cenomani De aquatilibus. Paris: Charles Etienne, 1553.
Image 2: Japetus Steenstrup's comparison of a common squid, ca. 1854. From Wikimedia Commons.
S is for Sea Monk! A rare sea creature caught off the coast the coast of Zealand (not New Zealand just regular old Zealand) in 1546. . . . . . #drawlloween2020 #cryptid #cryptozoology #seamonk #artistontumblr #artistsoninstagram #babcakes https://www.instagram.com/p/CGvHfPgDXyS/?igshid=fgjha6efsljq
In 1546, the Sea Monk/Sea Bishop was found off of the coast of New Zealand. Their name stems from the fact that they look like a monk, and in some cases, was thought to be a merman. The creature is mentioned in a lot of art and literary works. Recent studies have suggested that it is instead an angel shark.
The Sea Monk, or sometimes Sea Bishop, was the name given to a sea animal found off the eastern coast of the Danish island of Zealand in 1546. It has also been sighted by two fishermen and some nearby swimmers in Pula, Croatia in the year 2011 and is one of the more popular sightings of the cryptid in the Adriatic sea. It was described as a "fish" that looked superficially like a monk. It was mentioned and pictured in the fourth volume of Conrad Gesner's famous Historia Animalium. Gesner also referenced a similar monster found in the Firth of Forth, according to Boethius, and a sighting off the coast of Poland in 1531. The sea monk was subsequently popularized in Guillaume du Bartas's epic poem La Sepmaine; ou, Creation du monde, where the poet speaks of correspondences between land and sea. Learn more at the University of Cryptozoology #seamonk #seacreatures #cryptids #cryptozoology #UofCZ #staycurious #cryptozoologyuniversity #paranormal #creepy #giantbeast #nativelore #seamonster (at Pula, Croatia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwQa0rlFQB6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a80dup2zc0ff
Coming to Kickstarter later this year! A book with illustrations of cryptids, creatures of folklore, and mythology. You can get early access to the Kickstarter by signing up here: https://www.eldritchrach.com/cryptids/
Day 3. Cryptid .I decided to do the Sea Monk.Found in 1546 off the coast of the Danish Island of New Zealand.Turned out it was probably just an angelshark. #cryptid #mabsdrawlloweenclub #seamonk #drawloween #inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/Bodq_jPhNqF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n6r8ulvaqp84
So, I found a Sea Monk sunbathing. He seemed profoundly asleep, so I tried to take a picture next to him. Apparently this animal has shallow dreams because it took him a second to turn around and try to bit me (I deserved it for intruding in his territory). Anyway I got to appreciate this endangered animal for up close and let me tell you, he’s a beauty. I’m really happy Hawaiians are taking care of their populations.
They’re living their lives peacefully, completely unaware of what is happening in the plot
Blake stops responding to Sun, and he’s just sort of like “I bet she’s having too much fun to respond! :D” Because he’s an idiot
They only figure out something’s up when it’s on the news that Ruby/Yang’s house burnt down. And then they freak out, but they still can’t get in contact with anyone