[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Scyliorhinus_retifer_SI.jpg[/img]
these are chain catsharks, and the first thing i thought when i saw them was HUH that looks a lot like mosaic/breakup!
[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Scyliorhinus_retifer_okeanos.jpg[/img]
the color within the lines is less clear in this picture, but the lines themselves look even more like mosaic/breakup to me.
apparently these guys are common in public aquariums, so it makes sense that the artists might come across one, either in person or over the interwebs!
I had no idea there was a real animal with that kind of pattern! Always figured they just named it after the art form. This is really cool!
I had no idea there was a real animal with that kind of pattern! Always figured they just named it after the art form. This is really cool!
I never even heard of these guys before you posted this! Very cool!
I never even heard of these guys before you posted this! Very cool!
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I cannot believe I never connected the two.... now I love the genes even more
I cannot believe I never connected the two.... now I love the genes even more
Oh wow! It always reminded me of the style of camouflage used by the Germans in WW1, but that's just because I'm a massive history nerd :p
Oh wow! It always reminded me of the style of camouflage used by the Germans in WW1, but that's just because I'm a massive history nerd :p
Wow! I've always thought it's just based on mosaics but this is cool!
Wow! I've always thought it's just based on mosaics but this is cool!
