https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_MbvSUvTk
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 31 January 2021 07:54 (three years ago) link
33-Year-Old Bat: I am the night. Caretakers: You are an adorable senior citizen. pic.twitter.com/pgxAa9JORG— Sonya The Outsider (@sable_sonya) February 2, 2021
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 19:50 (three years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/qkyeCoZ.pnghttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2021/01/tiny-chameleon-smallest-reptile-discovered-madagascar/
Scientists have discovered a tiny new species of chameleon in a patch of rainforest in northern Madagascar. This so-called nano-chameleon is about the size of a sunflower seed, fits on the tip of a finger, and may be the smallest reptile on Earth.Officially known as Brookesia nana, or B. nana for short, the new species is so tiny it’s thought to survive on a diet of mites and springtails, which it hunts down in leaf litter.Finding such a small reptile raises interesting questions about the lower limits of body size in vertebrates. It also highlights the astonishing—and highly threatened—biodiversity of Madagascar. Scientists suspect the chameleon will soon be listed as critically endangered.
Officially known as Brookesia nana, or B. nana for short, the new species is so tiny it’s thought to survive on a diet of mites and springtails, which it hunts down in leaf litter.
Finding such a small reptile raises interesting questions about the lower limits of body size in vertebrates. It also highlights the astonishing—and highly threatened—biodiversity of Madagascar. Scientists suspect the chameleon will soon be listed as critically endangered.
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 5 February 2021 02:56 (three years ago) link
B.nana!!!!
In other wholesome weird animal news, would you believe a vegetarian spider?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygn8V5mHUBk
― Mike Mignola Electric Co. (Leee), Friday, 5 February 2021 21:16 (three years ago) link
The horrifying feeding habits of the world's largest single celled organisms in Antarctica
In Antarctica, there’s a single-celled foram that’s big enough for you to see and even pick up. And it is possibly the most terrifying predator on Earth. pic.twitter.com/WZUb1vBb13— 𒇷 𒁯𒅗 (@Lee__Drake) February 6, 2021
― Shaidar Logoff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 7 February 2021 11:25 (three years ago) link
that is bonkers
― John Wesley Glasscock (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 7 February 2021 15:41 (three years ago) link
holy shit
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Sunday, 7 February 2021 16:12 (three years ago) link
Terrifying, but also not an animal, which are all multicellular.
― Mike Mignola Electric Co. (Leee), Sunday, 7 February 2021 17:38 (three years ago) link
Sorry, that comes off as gatekeepy! Whatever its taxonomy, it's a cool addition!
― Mike Mignola Electric Co. (Leee), Sunday, 7 February 2021 17:43 (three years ago) link
https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-discover-strange-creatures-under-a-half-mile-of-icenot super charismatic but the video is dope
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:11 (three years ago) link
Ibex are fucking insane btwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG9TMn1FJzc
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:00 (three years ago) link
why not put out a salt lick you assholes
― assert (MatthewK), Thursday, 18 February 2021 22:32 (three years ago) link
lol srsly
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Thursday, 18 February 2021 23:18 (three years ago) link
gotta get that sweet sweet footage
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 18 February 2021 23:30 (three years ago) link
whoahttp://i.imgur.com/VfwaTwY.pnghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-science/king-penguin-captivates-world-its-rare-dandelion-colored-plumage-180977070/
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 25 February 2021 21:40 (three years ago) link
re: Ibex, y'all really missed out on the "They crave that mineral" meme?
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Monday, 1 March 2021 18:09 (three years ago) link
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/882/052/483.png
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Monday, 1 March 2021 18:10 (three years ago) link
new one on me. i am all for more ibex memes.
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 1 March 2021 20:34 (three years ago) link
Glow in the dark shark dropped, at nearly six feet long it is the largest known bioluminescent vertebrate
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56256808http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/174D/production/_117356950_fmars-08-633582-g003.jpg
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 4 March 2021 18:24 (three years ago) link
separately, cuttlefish show more restraint than gen xershttps://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/cuttlefish-can-pass-the-marshmallow-test/
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 4 March 2021 18:25 (three years ago) link
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/this-sea-slug-can-lose-its-head-and-regenerate-new-body-in-three-weeks/
― RZA Minnelli (Leee), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 21:35 (three years ago) link
yeah, i kept meaning to post that. what a fuckin' weirdo!
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 23:26 (three years ago) link
The urutaú, or ghost bird, is known for its cry similar to a human wail and is rarely seen during the day. pic.twitter.com/s90dQld7y8— 🌊🌊Raymond Alvarado, LLM🌊🌊 (@Raymond_LLM) March 9, 2021
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 23:49 (three years ago) link
Thirsty worms done in by their thirst: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cone-snail-venom-sea-worms-pheromones
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Friday, 19 March 2021 00:55 (three years ago) link
That Cornetto looks tasty.
― mirostones, Friday, 19 March 2021 03:23 (three years ago) link
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/hundreds-of-new-and-unusual-insects-discovered-in-the-amazon-canopy-feature?loggedin=truesuper beautiful images here
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 March 2021 19:52 (three years ago) link
and one morehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/skeleton-photos-getting-boost-gelatin-fluorescent-light
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 March 2021 19:53 (three years ago) link
\m/__OO__\m/
http://i.imgur.com/1Y2sT35.png
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 March 2021 19:55 (three years ago) link
old, but wow
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-thoughts-of-a-spiderweb-20170523/
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Monday, 22 March 2021 23:43 (three years ago) link
https://www.amnh.org/calendar/pteropods
Geologist Rosie Oakes will introduce us to the world of pteropods–tiny ocean creatures that migrate more than 650 feet (200 meters) every day from the surface to the bottom of the sea. Find out about the function of these fascinating critters within the larger ocean ecosystem, as well as their daily struggles as they fight predators, currents, and pollution in order to survive, in this family-friendly presentation.
Join the Facebook watch party on Thursday, March 25, at 2 pm ET, or view on this page at the designated time.
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 17:14 (three years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/science/blackwater-photography-fish-larvae.htmlThis whole deep-sea photography piece is a delight but especially
http://i.imgur.com/BeRYITs.png
... which i am recommending people start posting as a meme to any music discussion where they're fed up with the dialogue
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 15:32 (three years ago) link
Who sez scientists don't have a sense of humor?
― Ovid-19 (Leee), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 23:57 (three years ago) link
Microscopic wasps are weird:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb5Q-wQh4GI
― Ovid-19 (Leee), Sunday, 4 April 2021 16:13 (three years ago) link
https://gizmodo.com/these-mutant-rabbits-walk-on-two-legs-and-geneticists-1846562358
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 April 2021 19:21 (three years ago) link
Ok, that's a weird one
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 08:34 (three years ago) link
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit%2Cf_auto%2Cg_center%2Cpg_1%2Cq_60%2Cw_965/io3s71xgqcor9iliz1py.pngcome on nowhttps://gizmodo.com/adorable-porg-pterosaur-flapped-above-jurassic-china-1846696801
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 April 2021 18:05 (three years ago) link
Lots of pterosaurs in the news lately: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/monkeydactyl-jurassic-pterosaur-oldest-fossil-opposable-thumbs
― Tahini Coates (Leee), Wednesday, 21 April 2021 23:02 (three years ago) link
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/conservation-cant-just-be-a-popularity-contest
Save the Numbat!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coyix7w4u_c
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 April 2021 20:08 (two years ago) link
also:https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/n0bdch/the_tallest_mallard_duck_to_have_ever_lived_since/
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 April 2021 22:17 (two years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/science/instagrammable-bird-frogmouth.html
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 7 May 2021 20:16 (two years ago) link
“I thought this method, the I.A.A. score, will be a great tool to investigate bird photographs in terms of aesthetic appeal and inform people which birds are the most photogenic,” said Dr. Hayn-Leichsenring, also a postdoctoral researcher at University Hospital Jena. “Or possibly, I just wondered why nobody likes my own bird photographs.”
― Tahini Coates (Leee), Friday, 7 May 2021 20:43 (two years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/05/giant-wood-moth-found-queensland-australia-schoolfuuuuuhttp://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f12614c6b69bbf1443fd074f37c55d4b1557a64f/0_54_720_432/master/720.jpg
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Monday, 10 May 2021 16:28 (two years ago) link
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhttp://i.imgur.com/nrubdtl.png
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Monday, 10 May 2021 16:29 (two years ago) link
Content 4 U
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2021/5/5/22408390/crazy-jumping-worms-invasive-earthworm-garden-soil
https://www.kqed.org/science/468582/the-once-in-a-lifetime-ladybug-love-in
http://livescience.com/marine-worm-with-100-butts.html
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 16:27 (two years ago) link
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/552711-beachgoer-stumbles-on-rarely-seen-deep-sea
― Tahini Coates (Leee), Thursday, 13 May 2021 22:57 (two years ago) link
Also the polybutt worm definitely makes our threat to make a quiz out of weird animal butts that much closer to reality.
― Tahini Coates (Leee), Thursday, 13 May 2021 23:14 (two years ago) link
butts ahoy
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 May 2021 21:49 (two years ago) link
Now more than everhttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/evolution-butts/618915/
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 19 May 2021 18:20 (two years ago) link
ICYMI
Fungus full of psychedelic drugs could cause Indiana Brood X cicadas' butts to fall off
― sleeve, Wednesday, 19 May 2021 19:22 (two years ago) link