truepenny: artist's rendering of Sidneyia inexpectans (ds: trying to help)
Sarah/Katherine ([personal profile] truepenny) wrote2016-12-07 02:48 pm

The Burgess Shale Revisited . . . in PLUSH

So in the comments to my review of Wonderful Life, an alert reader mentioned purchasing a plush Opabinia. I think I withstood temptation for about 18 hours before I just couldn't stand it any longer and had to Google "plush opabinia," whereupon I discovered that not only does such a thing exist, there's more than one. There's Opabinia in brown, blue and red, yellow and blue, yellow and orange, blue and purple, mottled green and blue . . . Anomalocaris also appears in plush, as do Hallucigenia and Wiwaxia and Perspicaris and Ottoia and Amiskwia and, I admit it, my absolute favorite, Sidneyia:

I love Sidneyia inexpectans with all my foolish weirdo heart. Can't even tell you why.

[identity profile] matociquala.livejournal.com 2016-12-07 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, I am trying not to spend money...

[identity profile] truepenny.livejournal.com 2016-12-07 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
::enables::
larryhammer: floral print origami penguin, facing left (Default)

[personal profile] larryhammer 2016-12-08 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, with a name like inexpectans, how can you not?