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You have this post till midnight September 1st 2025, you may do whatever you like with it, but afterwards reblogs will be turned off

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Obsessed

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I switched out his light for a smaller, more concentrated one.

Now he is TRULY on stage. He will sing you an Opera.

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Weekly Creature~ California Spiny Lobster ୭ ˚. 🦞 ˎˊ-

This week’s creature is the California spiny lobster. If you want to you can request creatures for me to make on of these posts about 💙

Scientific name: Panulirus interruptus

Status: Least concern

Class: Malacostraca

Population: N/A

Lifespan: 30-50 years

Have they been on Octonauts?: Yes (though the species isn’t specified, I’m just guessing)

California spiny lobsters are found in rocky reef areas that have sheltered crevices, usually at depths of up to 70m. They start feeding at night. When they swim, they flick their tail which then propels them backwards, but they mainly just crawl. Adults usually weigh around 1-2.3kg, and are normally around 30cm long. They tend to range from orange to red, and are also a bit brown. California spiny lobsters live along the coast of the southern part of California. They feed on invertebrates such as mussels and urchins.

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YALL BETTER GET OUT AND VOTE, YOU HAVE BATFISH TO THANK FOR THIS BLOG EXISTING AT ALL

Round 3 - Actinopterygii - Lophiiformes - Aug 3

(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)

Order: Lophiiformes

Common Name: “anglerfish”

Families: 15 - Lophiidae (“goosefishes” and “monkfishes”), Antennariidae (“frogfishes”), Chaunacidae (“sea toads” and “coffinfishes”), Ogcocephalidae (“batfishes”), Caulophrynidae (“fanfin seadevils”), Neoceratidae (“Toothed Seadevil”), Melanocetidae (“black seadevils”), Himantolophidae (“footballfishes”), Diceratiidae (“double anglers”), Oneirodidae (“dreamers”), Thaumatichthyidae (“wolftrap anglers”), Centrophrynidae (“Horned Lantern Fish”), Ceratiidae (“warty seadevils”), Gigantactinidae (“whipnose anglers”), and Linophrynidae (“leftvents seadevils”)

Anatomy: gills open behind the pectoral fins (as opposed to behind the gill opening); depressible teeth can hinge back; in most species, a wide mouth extends all around the anterior circumference of the head, and bands of inwardly inclined teeth line both jaws; a modified dorsal fin ray acts as a lure to draw in prey; males are often several orders of magnitude smaller in mass than females

Diet: crustaceans, fish, worms

Habitat: marine and brackish habitats worldwide; the majority are demersal bottom-dwellers while some are pelagic; some live in the deep sea while others live in shallower waters

Evolved in: Eocene, possible Late Cretaceous

Propaganda under the cut:

The lure (esca) of anglerfish varies between species. In the deep-sea anglerfish (suborder Ceratioidei) the esca contain bioluminescent bacteria, making them glow in the dark waters of the deeper pelagic zones. In other species the esca possesses different luring mechanisms, such as emitting odoriferous chemicals that attract olfactory-driven prey. In some, the lure simply resembles prey attractive to small fish, such as shrimp or worms. If it is lost, the esca can be regenerated.

The Triplewart Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii) can move its lure back and forth with five distinct pairs of muscles.

In Europe and North America, the tail meat of fish of the genus Lophius, known as Monkfish or Goosefish (image 2), is widely used in cooking, and is often compared to lobster tail in taste and texture.

Frogfishes (family Antennariidae) (image 3) are masters of camouflage: many species can change colour and some are even covered with other organisms, such as algae or hydrozoa. They typically move along very slowly, walking on their pectoral and pelvic fins, lying in wait for prey, and then striking extremely rapidly, in as little as 6 milliseconds.

Deep-sea anglerfish (suborder Ceratioidei) employ an unusual mating method. When scientists first started capturing ceratioid anglerfish, they noticed that all of the specimens were female, and on some of these they had what appeared to be parasites attached to them. These turned out to be the highly dimorphic male ceratioids. This is one of the few instances of naturally occurring parabiosis. Because individuals are rare, encounters between two of the same species are very rare, let alone two members of the opposite sex, so finding a mate can be difficult. This has led to the development of sexual parasitism in deep-sea anglerfish, where the males latch onto their mates, using their mouths which may only be suited for this purpose. In some species of anglerfish, fusion between males and female is possible due to the lack of immune system keys that allow antibodies to mature and create receptors for T-cells.

While often depicted in close-up photos with very little surroundings for size reference; most anglerfish are on the small side, around 2–18 cm (1–7 in) long. However, some species do live up to the hype. The largest is the monkfish commonly known simply as the Anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius), reaching on average 40–60 centimetres (1.3–2 ft), with larger specimens growing up to 200 cm (6.6 ft) long! The largest deep sea anglerfish is the Krøyer's Deep Sea Angler Fish (Ceratias holboelli), which can reach 120 cm (3.9 ft) long, though most females only get up to 77 cm (2.5 ft) long.

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They’re so absurdly Colorful.

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🫶 my Her 🫶

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A lobster returns to its den. Filmed in Denmark. From Sea in Motion - Baltic Miracles (2023).

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So fucking ROUND

OYSTER TOADFISH MY FAVORITE GUY THE OYSTER TOADFISH

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*puts a disk in u*

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@maugarts it's fucking AI

fullfrontalfish i am sorry to say that the post you just rbed is all ai :(

WHAT. NO. I NEED TO LOOK CLOSER