don't talk to me or my 1,000 sons ever again!!!
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new favorite bit is saying "I would be fangirling so hard if I met him in real life 😍" about random species of fish
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The juvenile African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) cosplays as a jellyfish.
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desperately need this to reach my target audience (people who know about random species of starfish)
p.s. this is available in my redbubble and other shops, link in pinned
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🐟🐡🦈🐠🦐🪼🦞🦀🐳🐋🐬🦭
MARINE BIOLOGY BLAST
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slipper lobster (larvae) painting from today as I’m out enjoying the weather! message me if interested in this piece and I’ll give you details!
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I see a lot of talk about common species like sharks and whatnot when it comes to marine life which is cool and good but you know what I don’t see people talking about? the batfish
this is a polka dot batfish. look at his cute legs and sweet little face. absolutely incredible. such a revolutionary creature. I fucking love batfish and you should too
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shark stapler
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Quick plaice doodle
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A seahorse checks out its own reflection in a diver's watch. Don McLeish.
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sharks every time theres a cataclysmic extinction event: damn thats crazy. anyway
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Did you guys know that the most recent version of sharks have fins that are kinda leg like and they like to walk up onto land?
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Daily fish fact #749
Silver spinyfin!
This fish has hardly a reason to be sad: it has the largest amount of rod opsin genes of any vertebrate! An opsin is a protein that is activated when it comes in contact with a certain wavelength of light, they are used in photoreceptor cells and allow us and other animals to see. To revise, two of the most significant types of photoreceptor cells in the eyes of a vertebrate are cones, which allow us to see in colour, and rods, which function in low light and allow us to see in the dark.
For the longest time, it was thought that vertebrates in general have just one type of rod opsin with one gene producing it (most do), but the silver spinyfin, a deep sea fish, is fascinating in that it has 38 genes for rod opsin! It can express 14 of those genes, and this selection of different rod opsins allows the silver spinyfin to see wavelengths between 445 and 520 nanometers, which encompasses much of blue light! In a strange twist, the silver spinyfin can see colour using its rod cells, likely to spot bioluminescence in the deep and dark ocean.
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I love you ocean, I love you beach, I love you seashell, I love you fish, I love you moon, I love you sun, I love you stars, I love you mermaids, I love you ships, I love you sailors, I love you surfers, I love you weird deep sea creatures, I love you pearls, I love you fossils, I love you treasure chests, I love you houseboats, I love you anchors, I love you waves, I love you sea foam, I love you sea glass, I love you-
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Trout hat... trout socks... trout earring... just need to find the perfect trout shirt to complete... my troutfit...
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