I was not expecting this line in a paper on multidrug resistant bacteria in ornamental aquarium shrimp 😂 poor shrimpies.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

The real deal baby!

I saw him while diving in Thailand! I still haven't told my mom because she'd never let me leave the country again. Gorgeous

I once spent a ridiculous amount of time bent over a Madeiran tide pool for this exact reason. The other beachgoers must have thought I was nuts 😂

You need this thread right now. I know I did.

He is so much cooler than I can ever aspire to be

Gutted to report I wasn't included in Grammarly's Expert Review drama. Need to work on my expertise

LET GO OF THAT BEE OR SO HELP ME

Hey man that's really cool camouflage but I kinda needed that bee to pollinate my zucchini flowers...

Cabinet of Curiosities: Sea Urchins — Vintage Natural History Illustration Set Vol. 1 5 vintage sea urchin illustrations lovingly restored from Manuel d'Actinologie (Blainville, 1834). Public domain, commercially licensed. Includes individual transparent PNGs (1300 × 1000px), full illu...

If one spends half their days looking at 19th century monographs, one might as well take a few extra moments to turn their illustrations into design elements, am I right?
curiositycabinet.gumroad.com/l/urchinsvol1

www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/redspot...

I would like to pitch a feature on the silliest-looking blennies. Nominating this guy

This is why I'm a mason beekeeper! I do all the work, they just hang out and give me nothing in return. Somehow it works out. 😍

Tropical Fishkeeping Hobbyist truly displayed zero chill with this feature cover. Amazing! 🌞

Learn about the coral that laughs at photosynthesis: www.tfhdigital.com/tfh/library/...

It's not for me, but thanks!

Is this on-site?

Ecinoderm Anuses This is a unique collection of images. All anuses of echinoderms (sea cucumbers and starfish). These animals lie in the sand, anus up. It's just the logical thing to photograph them like that. Plus, w...

Periclimenes imperator lives mostly on the outside of its host, but sometimes it inquilinises the sea cucumber's butt.
A guy was nice enough to capture all the butts for your reference: www.flickr.com/photos/pacif...
Enjoy!

Deman's giant-clam shrimp, photo by Anna Deloach. Thhe shrimp is covered in fine black polka dots. The clam's gill filaments are visible to the left

Figure from Bicknell et al 2021 showing an internal fossil mold of a large clam ,several cm across, and small shrimp exoskeletons visible inside. A close up view of the shrimp is to the right

When an organism lives inside another organism, it is called inquilinism. Modern giant clams have shrimp specially adapted to live in their gill cavity. @paleoadiel.bsky.social and colleagues described inquiline shrimp in the body cavity of giant Cretaceous inoceramid bivalves! (224)

A hand holding up a piece of white paper on which is printed in blue a picture of a clam and the words NO HEADS NO LEGS NO GODS NO MASTERS NO GENDERS. Behind this is the inked lino block

Learning how to linocut simply to illustrate my most banger bsky posts 😂

Geosesarma dennerle!

Aw YEAH

Is (was...) it closely related to ringnecks? The two specimens photographed are just gorgeous ☹️

It's really all such a joke isn't it?

The fact that you can have your own t-shirts printed for super cheap nowadays is totally cursed knowledge for someone like me. Now to commission someone for a proper design... 🦐

A shy shrimp is on top of a Corydoras panda. It has made a little heart with water droplets.

Many tiring things, but we will overcome them with our love for fish and crustaceans.

Actually I'd apply that wonderful infographic itself to a jean jacket if I could lol

Random thought: I need a bunch of plankton patches to decorate a jean jacket

We've got painted ones here and they just lead to pedestrians being run over by cyclist lol