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Ele Willoughby, PhD

A phalanx of Yeti crabs cause I made a pattern with my linocut Yeti crab (Kiwa hirsuta), a crustacean with silky blond setae (resembling fur, which reminded scientists of the Abomnible Snowman) found on the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. .

The Yeti crab was found during the 2005 Census of Marine Life, near hydrothermal vents along the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 1,500 km S of Easter Island at a depth of 2,200 m. 🧵

As described this is a half-drop repeat pattern made from my linocut print on a black vertical rectangle of black kozo paper of a white yeti crab from above with its two elongated and fury arms reaching upwards.
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Ele Willoughby, PhD

The "fur" may contain filamentous bacteria used to detoxify poisonous minerals in fluids from the seafloor hydrothermal vents. Sometimes called a "furry lobster," it's actually a squat lobster. It's named for Kiwa, Māori guardian of the sea and hirsuta means hairy in Latin.

Find this pattern in my Spoonflower shop:

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Spoonflowerminouette's shop on Spoonflower: fabric, wallpaper and home decorI am an artist and printmaker trained as a marine geophysicist. I make art inspired by my love of science and the natural world.
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