Mesa Schumacher’s Post

Project Animalia #745 Blue Lanternfish (Diaphus coeruleus) It's possible #lanternfish compose up to 65% of deep sea biomass. The photophore-studded #fish migrate vertically daily to feed. #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #fishart #dailyart

Project Animalia #744 Indian Ocean Crocodilefish (Papilloculiceps longiceps) A master of sandy camouflage... #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #fishes #fish #fishart #dailyart #biodiversity #oceanart

Project Animalia #743 Atlantic hump-backed dolphin (Sousa teuszii) The hump? It's an accumulation of connective tissue that grows as they age. #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #dolphin #dailyart

Project Animalia #742 Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) Adult form of "wooly bear" caterpillar. Bright colors advertise its toxicity, they convert from toxins in their food. #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #lepidoptera #dailyart #moth

Project Animalia #741 Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) This gar has existed in this form since the time of the dinosaurs. Floats like a log, snags prey like a mousetrap. #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #gar #fishes #dailyart #fishart #dailydrawing #fish #longnosegar

Project Animalia #740 Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) Living only in the wetlands of the high Andes, summering in salt lakes, leaving when they dry out. #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #flamingo #birds #bird #dailyart #oceanart

Project Animalia #739 Vent octopus (Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis) Combining my love of the deep ocean, and of all creatures #cephalopod! #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #deepsea #octopus #octopuses #dailyart #oceanart #biodiversity

Project Animalia #738 Bird dropping spider (Cyrtarachne sp.) Once upon a time there was an #arachnid called the Bird dropping spider. And there was much rejoicing. #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #spider #dailyart #oceanart #BiodiversityMatters #biodiversity #spiders #spidersofinstagram

Project Animalia #737 La plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) The only river dolphin that also lives in estuaries and ocean water. #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #dolphin #cetacean #marinemammal #dailyart #oceanart #biodiversity

Project Animalia #736 Black olive snail (Oliva vidua) For obvious reasons. And now I feel hungry somehow... #sciart #bioart #wildlifeart #animalart #natureart #animallover #medart #snail #mollusk #shell #dailyart #oceanart #biodiversity