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Sam Leach (born 1973)

Osedax Mucofloris (bone eating snot flower)

Oil and resin on board
36.5 x 26.5 cm
signed 'Sam leach' on verso

Osedax Mucofloris, also known as the "bone eating snot flower”

This particular species was only found quite recently. It is intriguing to note that these types of creature are quite widespread despite the comparative rarity of whale carcasses. How do they get from one carcass to the next? Well, they do.

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