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Spidey-pus! The argonaut octopus is the only animal that spins a shell with its ARMS, just like Peter Parker shooting web. Ok not exactly. But it IS a mindblowing superpower that you can read about more in my @TheOctoNation blog post: https://t.co/57gNaSFK5a
me: Would you still love me if I turned into a centipede?
spouse: no
me: So it would be over?
spouse: yes
I've illustrated the Chylde That Will Never Be 😭🤣
Although I couldn't travel to France & Sicily as I'd dreamed, my remote research was facilitated by many generous people, esp. Anne-Lan of the JVP Association and historians Josquin Debaz and Michela D'Angelo. Someday I still hope to visit Jeanne's home (and see waterspouts!) 6/
Here they are all in one place: the #Squimoji of #Squidtember! Feel free to download and use as you like! (now, onwards into #OCTOpusmonth....)
okay #Squidtember I gotta make up for posting about octopuses TWICE this morning! 😆
in grad school I studied Humboldt squid! their babies are called rhynchoteuthion paralarave, which means "nose-squid almost-larvae"
explanation in thread...
so excited to remember I had this art waiting in the wings for #Squidtember https://t.co/qQvHcBIaTX
pseudomorph #squimoji for #Squidtember, a brilliant request from @dianateuthis ! A pseudomorph is a squid-shaped ink blob released to confuse predators, but what does it mean in text-based human conversation??? open to suggestions
perhaps a good time to announce that my more-or-less-monthly newsletter, the OctoPost, features *at least* as many decapods as octopods (especially in #Squidtember!)
ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO INK: https://t.co/SXqoKFrisn