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Just a reminder that echinoderms used to have bilateral symmetry like us. Nowadays they're still born with it, but the radial adult form literally tears its way out of the bilateral larval body.
(recons by Nobu Tamura)

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2022-11-30

My amongids for Amongid Research Facilities is a speculative evolution project by about a stem-group of echinoderms sus amo ng

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2022-10-02

Back when I drew the inside of a REAL alien: a sea urchin.

Though ironically echinoderms are relatively close cousins of ours...

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2021-08-12

...the stars are brightly shining...

Images from "Echinoderms from Australia" by Hubert Lyman Clark 1938: https://t.co/1ejY1xZXuE via

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2019-12-21

& may be based on crinoids, relatives of and other echinoderms, which were thought to be extinct, as well as possibly sea anemone.

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2019-11-15

Exploring a swimming feather star. They are so cool!

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2019-08-28

This week I learned that sea urchins come in a crap ton of colours. You might even say a rainbow...So yeah, I couldn't resist. 🤷‍♀️🌈

The finished, spiky rainbow of goodness is coming later this afternoon!

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2019-08-17

Here is a painting of brightly coloured starfish in a star shape. Creativity, I has it! 😆 Fact: each animal shown here is based on a real species of starfish!

Available as a card or print in my Etsy shop (via linktree in profile).

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2019-08-09

The spectacular illustrations of the spectacular "Echinoderms from Australia" (1938) digitised for by .
https://t.co/RWBB1D4EHH

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2019-06-22

Vampires and monsters and killer echinoderms oh my

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2019-03-21

Illustrations of the spectacular "Echinoderms from Australia" (1938) via & https://t.co/ZvujJzxI3x

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2017-09-21

My oil paintings of a selection of UK echinoderms: sea cucumbers, starfish and sea potato...sounds like a weird seafood salad! 😬

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2017-05-31