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Only one close up today because this doodle only has a hidden signature/my logo. So let’s dive into those fun facts! A group of krill are called a swarm and they can be seen from space! I still like my idea of calling them a Krillion. What do you think sounds better a swarm of krill or a krillion of krill? It might be too redundant and cheesy but I still like it! For a creature known for being numerous and getting eaten, you would think it would have a short life span. Maybe a year or two? Nope. Krill can live up to 10 years! The real question is how do they survive that long? They survive by staying in those swarms and by swimming deeper into the ocean during the day and coming to the surface to feed at night. Like I said last week, Krill are a keystone species vital to its marine southern ocean ecosystem. This week I want to illustrate this with two examples.
Like its known predator the blue whale, the Arctic Krill is a filter feeder but, instead of using baleen plates in their mouth, they use the many front arms to filter algae out of the water. Winter can be a hard hunting time even for these filter feeders so Krill have adapted to shrink when there is not enough food. Hope you enjoyed these fun facts! If you would like to learn more here are some websites I used to find these fun facts! Krill https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/krill/ https://oceana.org/marine-life/cephalopods-crustaceans-other-shellfish/antarctic-krill https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/animalsoftheice_krill/ http://www.krillfacts.org/1-krill-facts-center.html http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/big-ideas/krill/index.html Keystone Species https://frontier.ac.uk/blog/2017/11/23/the-importance-of-keystone-species Phytoplankton https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/phyto.html
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One of the millions, no billions, wait maybe trillions?
The Krill, paper clip size crustaceans, known for feeding the biggest creature known on Earth, the blue whale. My doodle is specifically based off of the Antarctic Krill, a keystone species of the Antarctic ocean. A vital species that keeps its ecosystem the way we see it now. Take out the krill and many of its predators lose a valuable source of protein and nutrients in a frozen land where food is scarce. I wanted to try something different this week so no hidden doodles within the doodle, other than my signature. Also the outline and color is created digitally rather than just my usual pen and ink. Hope you enjoy! |
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I'm just a doodling artist. My current style started in a lecture class at MCLA where I began doodling in my notebooks. Now I've started a new series focusing on animals. Archives
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