For the #SciArtSeptember prompt: illuminated and a bonus mesopelagic #invertebrate for #InsertAnInvert2024 it’s my #linocut of the #bioluminescent firefly squid! The firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), also called sparkling enope squid or hotaru-ika in Japan, live at depth (200 to 400 m) and are bioluminescent and emit blue light from photophores. 🧵1/

#linocut #printmaking #invertebrates #squid #fireflySquid #WaraseniaScintillans #enope #Squidtember #MastoArt

A few of my ocean creatures for #WorldOceanDay. We call this planet Earth but it is more than 70% ocean; the continents and islands are the exception not the rule on what is mainly an ocean planet. The oceans are the biggest biosphere, a huge driver of climate, a major source of food, medicine, life and livelihood for many. 🧵1/n

#linocut #printmaking #sciArt #oceanLife #portugueseManOWar #humpbackWhale #octopus #fireflySquid #biodiversity #conservation #MastoArt

Good morning 🦑 #おはよう ございます

The #fireflysquid , which adorns our early summer dining tables, is currently in its spawning season.

During this period, the firefly squid gather in the shallows while emitting light, transforming the coastline into a scene reminiscent of a starry sky ✨🌊

Let's protect the beautiful sea, and have a #FundaySunday 🤗

　
初夏の食卓を彩る #ホタルイカ はいま産卵期です、この時期ホタルイカは発光しながら浅瀬に集まるため、海岸は星空のように趣きを変えます✨🌊

美しい海を守りたいですね、#日曜日を楽しく お過ごし下さい🤗
#aiart #wrtn
ホタルイカはなぜ光る？
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For the #SciArtSeptember prompt glowing, it’s my linocut of the #bioluminescent firefly squid! The firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), also called sparkling enope squid or hotaru-ika in Japan, live at depth (200 to 400 m) and are bioluminescent and emit blue light from photophores. 🧵1/2

#linocut #printmaking #invertebrates #squid #fireflySquid #WaraseniaScintillans #enope #Squidtember

My Firefly Squid 🦑 linocut for #cephalopodWeek!

This is a linocut print of the firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), also called sparkling enope squid or hotaru-ika in Japan. These tiny squid live at depth (200 to 400 m) & they are bioluminescent & emit blue light from photophores.

The print shows the squid against a white background so you can see the whole animal & then its reflection is shown …

#linocut #printmaking #sciart #Squid #FireflySquid #cephalopod #bioluminescence #MastoArt

Finished my skateboard piece for the upcoming #allhandsondeck2023 show at Beyond the Pale brewery. Japanese Firefly Squid painted in bright acrylic, UV reactive neon paint, and fancy blue glow in the dark for the squid's bioluminescent spots.

These will be auctioned off for charity at the end of May, running until the closing event on June 4th.

#skateboard #skateboardart #acrylicpainting #fireflysquid #glowinthedark #blacklight #japanesefireflysquid #squid #squidart