Shipwrecked Archives

26 - She/They - queer - history major with main focuses of mythology/folklore, historical human rights & violence, gender & sexuality A personal account also used to ramble about various hyperfixations, worldbuilding projects, and different ttrpgs characters

[th-orne]

eastern emerald elysia, elysia chlorotica

(inaturalist)

[catnoli]

horn shark 💜 get it here as a sticker!

[aliquid-de-magis]

things chomp can do with his smart little shark brain:

1) play toys

2) understand some toys are forbidden

3) play toys all sneaky

[tealightrook]

@lichpire

[catnoli]

horn shark and sea urchins (their fav snack) 💜 get it here as a postcard and sticker!

[aliquid-de-magis]

his tuoy...

[tealightrook]

@lichpire

[gothratkingg]

Horn Shark

[catnoli]

a lil collection of horn sharks nd sea critters 💜 get it here as a sticker sheet!

[protectoursharks]

Just found your blog! Utterly delightful stuff. Do you know anything interesting about horned sharks? I like them because they go :3

Thank you so much!!!!

Horned Sharks // Heterodontus francisci

Horned sharks are a member of the bullhead shark family! These sharks get their name from the two small "bumps" behind their eyes and the spine (or horn) in front of their dorsal fin. This spine is actually venomous and is used in self defense! Their venom is not deadly to humans but it will still hurt like hell if you get pierced. Their venom, like many other venomous Chondrichthyes, is very understudied. Most venoms that have been studied within this class are stingrays.

These sharks like to hang out on the sea floor or in rocky crevices. They most commonly eat crabs, sea urchins, and any small fish that wander too close. Horned sharks are also some of the few sharks that actually lay eggs, making them oviparous. Approximately 40% of sharks are oviparous, meaning that they lay eggs externally, and horned sharks do just that! The female will deposit the eggs in rock crevices to protect them from predators, and 6-9 months later they'll hatch!

[chanceofbrainstimz]

Horn Shark

[catnoli]

horn sharks in love ^_^ get it here as a sticker!

[smithsonianlibrariesarchives]

Body of the sea urchin Stereocidaris nascaensis from Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences no. 62 (1967). Full text here.

[joyjoy-ahoy]

splatoon stuff hey-ya!

[echinoderm-of-the-day]

Today’s echinoderm is Colobocentrotus atratus, commonly known as the helmet urchin.

Image source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2461

[marine-gifs]

Pipefish courting. Filmed in Finland. From Sea in Motion - Hidden Worlds of the Baltic (2023).

[littlelesbianraccoonguy]

Idk if this is a popular or unpopular opinion, but pipefish are VERY underrated in my opinion, like yeah, seahorses are cute and all, i love seahorses as much as the next guy, but pipefish? Oh my god, so cute, so this is a pipefish appreciation post

[wolfraven-creations]

I finished another boba tea inspired painting! This one is based on galaxy fruit tea, all the fish are based on fruits and boba, and the eels are coconut jellies.

[12ozstudios]

Cute little pipefish tattooed by Meghan Patrick at 12 oz. Studios Brooklawn, NJ.