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AOTM
About
The Casper Octopus was discovered only a decade ago, 4 km deep off the coast of Hawaii. It's discovery marks the deepest known octopus of its kind to be observed.
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It has only one series of suckers down each arm, and lacks chromatophores which usually are the cause for colouring in octopi (calling them octopuses works too!)
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Very little is known so far about the Casper Octopus, so little in fact that as of yet it lacks an official scientific name. More mysterious still is how it raises its egg clutches in temperatures averaging about 1c, its estimated that eggs need to be raised for over a year before they hatch!
This month's submissions:
Want to participate?
Creating artwork is fun, and helps us to learn and connect with other people!
Participating in AOTM is easy:
1. Be creative! Make anything inspired by this month's animal.
"Bad Artwork" doesn't exist, anything from stick figures to scribbles is encouraged!
2. Upload your artwork using the email in the button, let me know if you're comfortable with me sharing it :)
That's it! Hopefully you enjoyed making something... even if you don't want it shared, you made something super cool!
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Help choose November's animal!
What is Animal of the Month?
Animal of the Month was started as a way to share and celebrate 2 of my favourite things: animals and art!
Sadly, both of these things are under threat:
Habitat loss, misuse of natural resources, and global warming mean many animals we may not even know about are endangered or even facing extinction.Â
AI image generation means many creative people lose opportunities to create, it even is trained on the hard work of artists without their permission.Â
AOTM is a way to learn about and protect new animals, and share the hard work of creative people... that includes you!
Last Month - Orchid Mantis
Artwork Showcase
Any other artwork you'd like to share?
Please submit it above with the big "Submit Art" Button!
Thank you :)
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