Sayo-Art Prints and Gifts

Walking Octopus

Scientists recently observed the cocunut octopus walking along the sea floor. Researchers are unsure why, but suspect it might be a stealthier way to move unnoticed. Digitally rendered for the National Science Foundation.

Vole Animal Behavior

Prairie Voles males are devoted fathers, compared to the simliar Montane voles who have no loyalty to their mates or family. Researchres found that random changes altering the length of microsatellite DNA near the gene for the vasopressin receptor affect social behavior in male voles. A longer microsatellite region resulted in more bonding and care giving. Digitally rendered for the National Science Foundation.

Majungatholus Dinosaur

The Majungathlus atopus dinosaur was related to T. rex. Teeth marks on some bones indicate that they were likely cannibals. Digitally rendered for the National Science Foundation.

Redwood Flower Beetles

Fauna and Flora of the Redwood Forest Floor: Longhorn Flower beetles enjoy the sorrel and violets growing among the litter of redwood trees.

Frog Fungus and Warming Earth

Recent studies show the warming climate is contributing to the increase of chytrid disease, a fungus infection that is responsible for the extinction of many tropical frog species. The fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, infects tadpoles and eventually attacks the skin of adults and kills them. Scientsts know the spore stage can swim through water to infect other frogs, but there is still much to know about how the disease spreads, and if it can survive in other animals.

Carnivore Skulls of the American West

Carnivore Skulls of the American West: Skulls of cougar (Felis concolor), grey wolf (Canis lupus), grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis))

Plant Immune Response

Bee social roles change as they age.

Singing Fish

Some fish sing to attract mates. Digitally rendered for the National Science Foundation.

Swallowtail and Blue Azure Butterfly

Top painted in watercolor, bottom drawn in color pencil. Personal art.

Dragonfly

Painted with acrlyics for the National Science Foundation.

Ugly African Animals

Unasthetically unappreciated Animals of Africa. Including the vulture, wild dog, marabou stork, ostrich, warthog and heyena.

Arctic Iceberg Oasis

Counter to what one might expect, large icebergs in the Arctic ocean are beacons for life. Digitally rendered for the National Science Foundation.

Elk

Painted in acrylic for the National Science Foundation.

Singing Green-Eyed Tree-Frog

Green-eyed frogs in Australia recognize potential mates by the pitch and note rate of males songs. Geographic isolation has allowed the songs of different subpopulations to change to the point that they no longer recognize one another, even though their offspring are viable. Color pencil and digital rendering for the National Science Foundation.

Plesiosaur Mother and Baby

Scientists in Antarctica found the fossil remains of a baby plesiosaur, killed and preserved by a volcanic eruption. The fossils date to the late cretaceous age (70 million years ago), when ancient reptiles like this roamed the seas. Painted in Acrylic and digitally composed for the National Science Foundation.

Diving Penguin

Penguins may look akward on land, but they´re adaptations allow them to dive to far greater depths than humans (even with scuba gear). Digitally rendered for the National Science Foundation.

Ocelot Hunting the Agouti

In Panama scientists are studying the intricate relationship between prey and predato. Painted in Acrylic for the National Science Foundation.

Hydrothermal Sea Vent Communities

Strange creatures live off the energy from sea vents, deep beneath the ocean. Digitally rendered for the National Science Foundation.