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Ele Willoughby, PhD

My Firefly Squid 🦑 linocut for !

This is a linocut print of the firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), also called sparkling enope squid or hotaru-ika in Japan. These tiny squid live at depth (200 to 400 m) & they are bioluminescent & emit blue light from photophores.

The print shows the squid against a white background so you can see the whole animal & then its reflection is shown …

Linocut print of a firefly squid against a white background in rosy pink, with gold and black eye on left and then reflected and shown with its bioluminescence in light blue spots on dark blue background on right.
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Ele Willoughby, PhD

against dark blue so you can see how its bioluminescence would appear underwater with fluorescent blue spots. When they spawn on the shores of Japan visitors come to see the blue glow and they are a boon to fishermen who collect the dying squid.

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www.etsy.comFirefly Squid Lino Block Print Bioluminescent Squid Print - EtsyThis Wood & Linocut Prints item by minouette has 33 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Canada. Listed on Jun 18, 2023
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