Jan Kocian's Cartoons

Jan Kocian, while sending spectacular photos of opisthobranchs from the Washington region of the northeast Pacific has been accompanying many of his messages with humorous cartoons. I haven't had room to include them with his messages so I am posting them separately so you can all share his quirky sense of humour. I will include a link, where relevant, to the original message. See also Jan's message #14867 concerning Melibe leonina being stung by sea anemones, and #15247  on hitchhikers.

The lower cartoon here accompanied a thank you note Jan sent me. The slug on the keyboard is Phyllidiella rudmani.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2006 (January 17) Jan Kocian's Cartoons. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/jankocian

Related messages


Melibe leonina clustered [2]

February 16, 2006
From: Jan Kocian


To accompany Jan Kocian's message [#15776] on clusters of Melibe leonina, here are some more of his photos and another example of his artwork.

Locality: Harbor, 18 feet, WAshington USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean, 05 February 2006, Eel grass area. Length: 40mm. Photographer: Jan Kocian

Kocian, J., 2006 (Feb 16) Melibe leonina clustered [2]. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15837

Re: Armina californica Last Supper?

January 19, 2006
From: Bill Rudman


Here are two of Jan Kocian's cartoons to illustrate his message #14913 about Armina californica feeding on 'uprooted'  sea pens.

Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jan 19) Re: Armina californica Last Supper?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15592

More Jan Kocian Melibe cartoons

January 19, 2006
From: Bill Rudman


Here are two more of Jan Kocian's art works. The topic is feeding in Melibe leonina [see messages #15431; #14953].

The lower one in particular suggests photographing them close up could be hazardous.

Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jan 19) More Jan Kocian Melibe cartoons. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15593

Jan Kocian's Cartoons

January 18, 2006
From: Bill Rudman

Jan Kocian, while sending spectacular photos of opisthobranchs from the Washington region of the northeast Pacific, has been accompanying many of his messages with humorous cartoons. I haven't had room to include them with his messages so I am posting them separately so you can all share his quirky sense of humour. I will include a link, where relevant, to the original message.

This one accompanied his message [#15551] on Cumanotus sp. 1

Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jan 18) Jan Kocian's Cartoons. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15591