#gorgonian

[thecontrarianlibrarian]

Unknown 200BC-578BC Athenian with morriganspawn Mythan pottery shard

Just playing around with more dnd lore in the form of Ancient Greek pottery. Here a pottery piece depicting and Athenian and a captive changling.

May 9 2023

[deepest-shrimpathy]

A bunch of coral close-ups from some of my dives in Anilao, Philippines (2019)!!

(The coral variety by Sombrero Island in particular is just immaculate)

[scalestails]

Purple gorgonian.

[fisherken]

Coral cornucopia at East of Eden by Ludovic Via Flickr: Similan islands - East of Eden Thailand - February 2006

[osteichthyasss]

[heycalacademy]

Gorgonian coral / CAS-IZ 73805

Scientific name: Pacifigorgia   Collection date: 19 Jul 1990 Collector: Gary C. Williams Locality: MEXICO: Baja California Sur: Gulf of California: Mulege (Punta Prieta), 26 54'N, 111 58'W. DEPTH: 5 m [Sta. B1] Department: Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, image © California Academy of Sciences

[crochetbabe]

I just mailed a package with some art pieces to be displayed as part of the Save the Reef project I’m working on! These will be going to the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Key West for their April presentation on coral restoration. 

I have made two healthy sea fans, two dead sea fans, and two of sea hares (Stylocheilus striatus) for this presentation. The dead sea fans have white branches to represent coral bleaching and one (pictured above) has a large split down the middle. A boat anchor will be part of the art piece and it will have landed on this sea fan. 

We have to work to protect our oceans, and I am so happy to be involved with an international fiber art community who are working to bring awareness about conservation! 

[paws-gills-and-polyps]

A brief clip of the yellow finger gorgonian (Diodogorgia nodulifera) that was gifted to my gf a few months ago. I wish the you could see how bright yellow it really is. I’m going to set up a time to take a DSLR pic of this thing eating because it’s so cool to watch the polyps grab particles from the water. As a non-photosynthetic coral, this dude gets direct feedings every other day or so and some broadcast feedings a few times a week. Very cool coral, it’s done well in the tank and I couldn’t be happier with it. I would love to get a few other gorgonians!