Glam Rock Squid

I have a great love for the ocean and the creatures the reside within it. I have been obsessed with Watasenia scintillans: Firefly Squid, for quite some time now. Anything that glows or sparkles or has interchangeable colors automatically attracts me. Because really I am a fish just looking for a lure.Cephalopods in general fascinate me and so this is the first of many bloggities that I will write to profess my love for such glamorous animals.

I start with the firefly squid, or as I call them the Glam Rock Squid because they have been an inspiration in writing my first picture book. It is along the lines of Alice and Wonderland in the sense that a little girl wanders off from her family and meets a lil' critter who beckons her to follow and get herself into danger but all the while having the adventure of her lifetime which may be much shorter than expected.

The Glam Rock Squid make an appearance in this story as a glum defeated shoal of squid who are technically Watasenia scintillans that because of their appearance have formed a Glam Rock band called The Spotted Losses. This all came about because not only do I love glam rock squid but I also love glam rock music. So for me, instantly after seeing Watasenia scintillans in action blinking and sparkling in the deep blue I thought to myself, if there was any animal in the world that could truly appreciate glam rock it's these squid. They have got the look down pat, all they need to do is work on the sound and with having so many tentacles it would be no problem, the drummer would have a 27 piece set and would make the craziest, sickest, wackidoo sounds like nobody has ever heard, and double neck guitars are for pussies, try quadruple. Plus costuming would be a breeze because they already look fabulous, but perhaps a touch of Brian Eno feathers and some Ziggy Stardust makeup and you have the recipe for the greatest band to ever exist.
Just remember it was me who thought of it first, so if anyone gets a band together you best be giving me some credit for the brilliant idea.

Illustration by Nathan Ernst http://www.nathanernstart.com/