#eel day

[tfinnbarr]

O happy morn! Quickly now, I can hear the revelers approach- Eel day is upon us once again!

[sturgeonposting]

Happy World Eel Day!

Sturgeon are my main love (and hyperfixation) but anguilliformes hold a similar place in my heart. So, in honor of World Eel Day (May 19th), here is an eel comic that I made for an oceanography class -- written, sketched, and lined by me, and then colored and rendered by the bestie.

[spyglassrealms]

it's been five years since the first Eel Day

[eldritchbean-shapeshifter]

Had a bit of a rough day today

My dysphoria followed me into my dreams. I really hate it when that happens because dreams are supposed to be my safe space where I can do and be things I can't experience in real life.

I slept all day because my depression and burnout have been really bad lately (and have been keeping me up super late at night), and I didn't want to be awake when that meant having to deal with my body feeling wrong.

It's hard to want to get up when you aren't supposed to have legs that day.

Luckily my family is super cool. I recently came out to those of them that didn't previously know, and while most of them just Don't Get It, they've been super nice and cool about it. So I don't have to hide anymore at home. That really helped.

[mostlyvoidpartiallyjims]

The dash is going to be uninhabitable today i'm so sorry

[loth-creatures]

🏳️‍🌈BE GAY DO CRIMES 🏳️‍⚧️BE GAY DO CRIMES 🏳️‍🌈 BE G A Y DO CRIMES🏳️‍⚧️ FINALLY FINISHED YEEHAW 

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU FUCKERS

NOW GO CAUSE SOME TROUBLE KARK SHIT UP LETS GOOOO

[dokelsss]

fish-a-day #5: Noodley

[ineffable-gallimaufry]

okay i think that's all the oceany valentines i'm going to do . happy (early) valentines day!

[foxsnails]

European eel! Did you know that 2023 World Eel Day is on the 19th of May this year?

(Watercolour painting)

[hannahvardit]

These two never showed up in each other’s comics beyond sometimes sharing a cover which is all fine and well; personally I’m not a big fan of crossovers and multiverses and I like that they have their own individual shit going on, but also. But also. They’d be super fun together.

[courtesycalling]

piece for the NSBS zine

[cornkernelcorp]

Ya’ll who the HELL is this guy?? Do any of you know how to make his cake’s recipe?

[corpsoir]

post zucchero fight etc ahah .

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)

(Photo from Murex Dive Resorts)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Indo-Pacific Ocean

Size (Weight/Length)- 1 m

Diet- Shrimp; Small fish

Cool Facts- It might surprise you that the ribbon eel is actually a species of moray eel. They find rock crevices throughout coral reefs while waiting to ambush prey. They can sit still for hours before latching on a fish. As with all morays, ribbon eels have a set of pharyngeal jaws set further back in their throat. They use these secondary jaws to pull their prey deeper into their mouth for easy swallowing. Ribbon eels are naturally very skittish and use their large mouth as a warning to predators, including the photographers taking their picture. Unfortunately, ribbon eels are highly valued in the pet trade and almost always pass away in captivity.

Rating- 12/10 (Possibly protandrous hermaphrodites.)

[spearxwind]

There's been reports of a gigantic leviathan attacking ships sailing into Void's Embrace. [...] None of the hunters are making it back.

Bonus detail shots:

[tourettesdog]

Ectoberhaunt 2022 Days 11, 19: “Drown”, “One and One Hundred”

*screams softly*