Thursday

The Psychology of Computer Programming (1971)

Art by Nichlas Benjamin

made the bastard in blender

sketch

“Envelope” (2014) ⊞ Caetano de Almeida · hand-drawn intersecting line grid on paper

Geometric Shapes / 260803

Underworks

1981

My latest New Scientist cartoon

Many species of rockfish spend long periods sitting nearly motionless among rocks and corals, waiting for unsuspecting prey to swim by while staying hidden from predators. Sometimes the best hiding place is simply not moving. 🙃

screen material update

Tomopterids are pelagic polychaetes (segmented worms) with paddle-like parapodia that propel them through the water column. They are relatively common in the midnight zone and can live down to about 2,500 meters (8,200 feet). Many Tomopterids are only a centimeter or two long, but some can also get to be quite large—up to 30 centimeters (12 inches!). They are voracious predators, using their speed and agility to capture and consume a variety of midwater organisms. ⁠ ⁠ Females of this group produce a pheromone that attracts males and signals them to shed sperm into the water. This, in turn, signals the female to release her eggs—a behavior called swarming.