Sea Snail - Blog Posts
My dandy's world oc Shelby & Coral
I just realize that I never explain my oc and her dog Coral. So, she's a sea snail main toon who surfaced and met the other toons. She was created to represent Autism since in the 1980's and 2000's (I noticed the dates on the posters) that Autism awareness was at peak. So, they created her and Coral (her pebble like companion to represent support animals) to help kids be taught and understand autism as a whole. Since a lot of people view autism as "different" which is why she's a sea snail. She's very fluttershy like, being a "scaredy shell" of the group of toons but can talk to fish and other aquatic creatures! When she was brought into the world with Ichor, Deliah realized that there weren't any references with her hands being shown similar to Gigi. So, she similar to my headcanon with Gigi that they have "placeholder hands" which are blackened and are made of pure ichor. She doesn't like showing them because she already feels so different from her pals due to how she is. Unless it's toons she really trusts. Coral's extremely protective of Shelby, a loyal companion who helps Shelby through a lot. She's a good girl. I imagine she's a bit taller than Pebble but smaller than Coal. Especially since I imagine Pebble is a puppy while Coal is an old lady. Coral is like a medium/adult coral thing. As for ships with Shelby, normally I'm going to ship her with Bobette. I know it's different since Shelby isn't a christmas toon but, it would be interesting that a long-distance relationship can be shown in the cast of toons! Like long-distance relationships happen a lot of the time in the real world so that's my cup of tea. If ya'll have any questions about her, or me or just wanna chat, let me know :D!
To post about the miniature melo (Micromelo undatus) may seem a bit odd, as it is not a nudibranch but a closely-related sea snail! Its thinly-calcified shell is easily seen covering half of its back and is patterned with dazzling brown-red lines, a stark contrast to the blue, white-spotted body below. It lives in many tropic waters, whether that be Japan or Florida, and reaches about 3cm in length. It eats polychaete worms, and uses their toxins as its own.
You know I always wonder what discoveries lead up to super toxic animals toxins being used for medicinal purposes who thought of this?? And what lead to this conclusion? “Look this highly toxic thing works well as a pain killer” how did you learn this?? And what made you think about it in the first place??
^inspired by these menaces
favorite finds from my beachcombing collection