Three Of My Recent Cephalopod Paintings, In Order Of Creation. Nautilus On Blank Skateboard, Kraken On

Three of my recent cephalopod paintings, in order of creation. Nautilus on blank skateboard, Kraken on wood panel, Japanese Firefly Squid on blank skateboard.

ONCE IN 80 YEARS

Puya raimondii, queen of the Andes, is the largest species of bromeliad, reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height and carry 20,000 flowers. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. It has been considered a Protocarnivorous plant (ensnaring birds).

Its reproductive cycle lasts approximately 80 years

Kate MccGwire, Secrete (mixed media with magpie feathers)

There was one of those hyperspecific polls that had an option like “your grandfather told you war stories that he never told anyone else” and now I feel like I have to tell the story about how a spider saved my grandpa’s life in WWII and how my family doesn’t kill spiders because we owe our existence to that One Single Spider

Iridescent slender springtail, Lepidocyrtus fimicolus, Entomobryidae

Found in the United States

Photos by tshahan

Sci.News: Breaking Science News

Dwarf Reed Snakes Can Cartwheel to Escape Predators | Sci.News

A team of scientists from Malaysia and the United States reports an observation of cartwheeling behavior to escape predators employed by the

In other 2023 news, the mythical Hoop Snake is a real thing