hallelujah, lock and load

[camilicy]

Snoot ✨🐶

[icecreamwithjackdaniels]

Hans Gude (Norwegian, 1825–1903), "Fresh Breeze on the Norwegian Coast" (details), 1876

[feefal]

Vivipary - when seeds sprout while still being attached to its mother fruit

[feefal]

Inspired by this!!

no one does body horror quite like Mother Nature~

[mewseum-of-art]

Rayquaza & Deoxys (Undaunted)

Artist: Shinji Higuchi & Sachiko Eba

[edo-draws]

"A nice snack!" - Gouache on wood

Bear standing in a stream holding a freshly caught salmon in its mouth ✨️

[dappermouth]

tiny cuts.

[poketaur]

a bunch more recent poketaurs :3c if youre interested check them out here! the bottom two have already found homes but the first 3 are still looking for a new owner! ^^ tundra explorer glacecotttaur fusion double scolitaur starflare tauroxys (atk)

[70sscifiart]

Uncredited 1980 cover art to ‘A Wind in the Door,’ by Madeleine L'Engle

[70sscifiart]

This one’s probably by Richard Bober, since he did a long-uncredited cover to A Wrinkle in Time in a similar style. I actually mentioned this cover to the same radio host who interviewed me about the Bober cover, and she passed the question on to his family - they agreed it looked like his style, but they didn’t have any records that could confirm it was him.

[sofasofia]

Commission @ihearasong!

[lleyksie]

la danse des pikmin rouges

[gabbyp09]

[claire-francois-bi-queen]

[sticksandsharks]

an ill omen

[mollyjaw]

[zegalba]

Emerald Moth (Geometra papilionaria)

[chimerarachnid]

Butterflies and moths generally feed on nectar that is full of sugar, but low in sodium. So they have to get sodium (aka salt) elsewhere. This behaviour is called “puddling” - male butterflies and moths drink anything salty and collect salt to be given to females as a nuptial gift. The females lay eggs that are higher in salt, which results in better function of excitable tissues - muscles and nerves - providing a selective survival advantage. (Source: insect physiologist here).

... in my research lab we just use water with sugar and a tiny bit of salt - add a teaspoon of sugar to a cup of water, sprinkle in some table salt, mix and that’d be good enough. But don’t leave an open container - they’ll drown. I’d suggest a closed container (like a mason jar) with a paper towel leading out of it like a wick. (video) (source)

[revretch]

To be clear, the male butterflies give it to the females by creating a protein structure called the "spermatophore" inside them while mating. The female butterfly then eats the spermatophore by chewing it with a vaginal mouth (bursa copulatrix) and digesting with with her vaginal stomach.

This is also true of other moths!

[pipulp]

a dangerous dance