My Firefly Squid 🦑 linocut for #cephalopodWeek!

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 …

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