Bonus #ArtAdventCalendar & #invertefest &#crustmas print made for #InsertAnInvert2024 🦀 Time after time shrimp like crustaceans have evolved crablike forms (through a process called carcinization) and do a good job of pretending to be crabs, but this odd looking fellow is the real deal, a true crab. My red frog crab (Ranina ranina), also known as a spanner crab or Huỳnh Đế crab, is … 🧵

#linocut #printmaking #crustacean #crab #frogCrab #spannerCrab #Ranina #wildlifeArt #MastoArt

I’ve taken my frog crab (Ranina ranina) linocut and made a repeat pattern. You can find it in the minouette Spoonflower shop, so you can get frog crab fabric, wallpaper and more. Plus I entered it in today’s challenge: Crustacean Core!

Vote frog crab 🦀

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I am an artist and printmaker trained as a marine geophysicist. I make art inspired by my love of science and the natural world.

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May is crab month for #InsertAnInvert2024 🦀 & the first prompt is “true crab.” Time after time shrimp like crustaceans have evolved crablike forms (through a process called carcinization) & do a good job of pretending to be crabs, but this odd looking fellow is the real deal, a true crab. My red frog crab (Ranina ranina), also known as a spanner crab or Huỳnh Đế crab, is hand-printed on Japanese kozo paper. 🧵1/n
#linocut #printmaking #crustacean #crab #frogCrab #MastoArt #wildlifeArt

The final #printerSolstice prompt is warm colours, so I made an animal in hues of orange and red. My hand-printed red frog crab (Ranina ranina), also known as a spanner crab or Huỳnh Đế crab, is hand-printed on Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. This crab is found in tropical and sub-tropical waters offshore Australia, the Philippines, Vietnam, the east coast of Africa, 🧵1/n

#linocut #printmaking #printerSolstice2024 #crustacean #crab #frogCrab #spannerCrab #Ranina #wildlifeArt #MastoArt

A phalanx of frog crabs in warm colours coming up for #printerSolstice

The final #printerSolstice2024 prompt is warm colours.

#linocut #printmaking #frogCrab #spannerCrab #ranina #sciArt #crustacean #MastoArt

Next block getting carved is a true 🦀

Not one of those false crabs. There’s a process called carcinization where crustaceans keep evolving a crab-like form again and again. So there’s many animals you might swear were crabs, called the such-and-such crab, which aren’t technically crabs. But this one is the real deal. Ranina ranina, the frog crab or spanner crab.

#linocut #printmaking #sciart #wip #crab #frogCrab #spannerCrab #ranina #crustaceans #invertebrates #MastoArt