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Laurie McKenna
Limulus Polethemus
445 million years old...
Limulus Polethemus Horseshoe Crab
...and counting
I grew up with horseshoe crabs, I have always loved them. They have survived in the oceans for 445 million years. I started drawing them mid 2020 when the vaccine was being created; I knew that their blood is used in biomedical processes and I am concerned about overharvesting.
They represent resilience and fragility.
They ask me to consider time and life not on a human centered scale.
The Horseshoe Crab T-Shirt
A silkscreened T Shirt Laurie designed to honor the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus). One of the oldest species living on our planet. (450 million years and counting).
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