An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation. Disclaimer: Etsy assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, labelling, or content of sellers' listings and products. This also seems very different to the New Guy ones since the artist is not even the double-down kind of artist. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. In amongst the pictures of the yellow-spotted pink abomination nestled an even greater insult to nature - the feller above, Latin name Psychrolutes marcidus, common name "Blobfish".

Preservation will very slightly shrink the specimen, so his external skin has tightened and it looks more like a tadpole shape,” says Parkinson. When it’s underwater, the blobfish looks like a regular fish, its inflated appearance is the result of bodily decompression it experiences when removed from its native, deep-sea habitat. People also say how this is a Dobson comic in disguise and I see that being the case, though again, the artist in question is just whatever and this take is far from new or shocking at this point.To celebrate 20 years since Parkinson captured the memeable blobfish mugshot, staff at the Australian Museum held a morning tea complete with blobfish cupcakes . Since then, its saggy pink form and relatable resting grumpy face has inspired soft toys, comics and songs. If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case. If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.

Type in "work-life balance," and out comes a meme of a blobfish sprawled on a couch, looking like it’s pondering the complexities of quantum physics, but really, it's just figuring out what to binge-watch next.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. Parkinson still has no idea what sparked its sudden popularity, but figures the photo she took must’ve been discovered online. In the obscure depths of the internet, much like the deep sea abode of the blobfish, resides the Blobfish Meme Generator. Ecologist Kerryn Parkinson snapped a photo of a particularly bizarre-looking pink fish among their discovery.