Keystone Species Awards

Did you know that the total biomass of the Antarctic Krill, at 379000000 tonnes, is the largest animal biomass of any species on earth? And it is this tiny organism that sustains the entire continent of Antarctica (as well as other landmasses in the Southern Ocean).

I first came to know of this astonishing piece of trivia when I illustrated a panoramic habitat representation of the Antarctic Peninsula for Save Our Seas Foundation . Read more about how all life on Antarctica, right from tiny petrels to gigantic Humpback Whales, link back to the Antarctic Krill in the food web, on the article accompanying the illustration.

That’s one organism that ‘kreally’ deserves an award (and the limelight!)

The comic is a part of my ongoing collaboration with Europe’s leading news channel DW for their social media page. 

Similarities between the Sand Bubbler Crab and Bill Watterson

Some similarities between the Sand Bubbler Crab and Bill Watterson. A tribute to one of my favourite cartoonists on World Cartoonists' Day

From my Roundglass Sustain column.

Earth Day with Underground Weirdos

Happy Earth Day from some underground weirdos from my column with RoundGlass Sustain.

How the Fiddler crab got its claw

The fiddler crab's characteristically asymmetric and much larger 'major claw' has many functions. Males use it for a waving display to win female attention, in combat with other males, and also to dig burrows for their mates to lay eggs in. Naturally, size matters in the crab world!

All my publishers refused to run this one, for understandable reasons, so I thought I'd give it a home on the web. I hope you too have been working on your fiddler claw staying at home in quarantine!