Am I the only one who noticed the tiny "Become a Mermaid" ad on weather sites is always drawn by the same three stock artists | Ads We Actually Clicked

Sarah Jenkins · 2026-10-07T11:00:04.029105+00:00

I have been clicking that weird "Become a Mermaid" banner on local weather pages for about 6 months now, always on my phone while waiting for the 10 day forecast to load. Here is the thing everyone gets wrong: they assume these ads are all from one scammy company. They are not. I saved 14 screenshots on my phone and 11 of them trace back to the same two illustrators, you can spot it in the hands and the hair shading. The copy also flips between "swim like a mermaid in 30 days" and "mermaid certification in Tampa" even when the ad looks the same at a glance. People keep saying to just ignore them but I want to know who is buying these. Has anyone else clicked one and actually landed somewhere that made sense?

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Am I the only one who noticed the tiny "Become a Mermaid" ad on weather sites is always drawn by the same three stock artists | Ads We Actually Clicked - Pinecone Attack