Beautiful, True Art.

VERY VERY TRUE

Why do so many cephalopods die immediately after reproducing?

Okay so the physical reason is that mating triggers a change in their brain chemistry and hormone levels that essentially poisons them and makes them behave strangely and stop eating. If the gland responsible for this change is removed, the cephalopod continues as normal and lives for many months after laying eggs.

But the evolutionary reason is the end-Cretaceous extinction. Cephalopods used to have a pretty huge variation in lifespan, ranging from a few months to over 200 years (https://www.iflscience.com/ancient-paperclipshaped-sea-creature-could-live-for-200-years-57685)

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Ancient Paperclip-Shaped Sea Creature Could Live For 200 Years

Ancient Paperclip-Shaped Sea Creature Could Live For 200 Years

Large, long-lived cephalopods were hit hard by the mass extinction and those who survived did so by being short-lived and reproducing quickly, so they were selected for as cephalopods recovered from the extinction event. The most ancient species, the nautilus, can live for several decades and mate many times, hinting at the high diversity of life strategies that cephalopods used to have.

So yeah, the reason octopuses usually only live a year or two before self-destructing is because of that fucking asteroid.

HE'S GOING

A scallop hits da bricks. Filmed in Norway. From The Norwegian Fjords: Life in the Twilights (2018).

truly a little guy

art I made for my friend on ao3!! (character doesn't have a name yet or I'd put it here) you can find said friend on ao3 at xXxDragonothxXx or on YouTube at pippieplease!! they have incredible animations on YouTube and great fics on ao3.

something is so satisfying for me about this art style

I evaporated for a good while heres my apology :3

my persona, Medusa!! look at him!! they're inspired by decora fashion.

he is, though

HOWWWWW IS THIS SO STUNNINGGGGG

you can do it, magikarp!

[art by me - neonscrapyard]

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