#spannerCrab

Ele Willoughby, PhDminouette@spore.social
2024-12-25

Bonus #ArtAdventCalendar & #invertefest &#crustmas print made for #InsertAnInvert2024 🦀 Time after time shrimp like crustaceans have evolved crablike forms (through a process called carcinization) and do a good job of pretending to be crabs, but this odd looking fellow is the real deal, a true crab. My red frog crab (Ranina ranina), also known as a spanner crab or Huỳnh Đế crab, is … 🧵

#linocut #printmaking #crustacean #crab #frogCrab #spannerCrab #Ranina #wildlifeArt #MastoArt

Ele Willoughby, PhDminouette@spore.social
2024-03-07

The final #printerSolstice prompt is warm colours, so I made an animal in hues of orange and red. My hand-printed red frog crab (Ranina ranina), also known as a spanner crab or Huỳnh Đế crab, is hand-printed on Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. This crab is found in tropical and sub-tropical waters offshore Australia, the Philippines, Vietnam, the east coast of Africa, 🧵1/n

#linocut #printmaking #printerSolstice2024 #crustacean #crab #frogCrab #spannerCrab #Ranina #wildlifeArt #MastoArt

My frog crab (Ranina ranina) linocut print in orange and red on white washi paper, 8” x 8”. It’s viewed from above and has white spots and hairs.
Ele Willoughby, PhDminouette@spore.social
2024-03-06

A phalanx of frog crabs in warm colours coming up for #printerSolstice

The final #printerSolstice2024 prompt is warm colours.

#linocut #printmaking #frogCrab #spannerCrab #ranina #sciArt #crustacean #MastoArt

A collection of linocut prints laid out to dry of red and orange frog crabs (Ranina ranina) viewed from above.
Ele Willoughby, PhDminouette@spore.social
2024-03-03

Next block getting carved is a true 🦀

Not one of those false crabs. There’s a process called carcinization where crustaceans keep evolving a crab-like form again and again. So there’s many animals you might swear were crabs, called the such-and-such crab, which aren’t technically crabs. But this one is the real deal. Ranina ranina, the frog crab or spanner crab.

#linocut #printmaking #sciart #wip #crab #frogCrab #spannerCrab #ranina #crustaceans #invertebrates #MastoArt

Photo of a carved lino block with orange tinge of a frog crab viewed from above. The background has been cut off the block and the crab has spots, hairs and some texture carved into it. It sits on a cutting mat with some ink stains.

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