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huariqueje

Lavenham Light - Paul Evans , 2024.

British , b. 1954 -

Ink and acrylic on paper , 47 x 47 cm.

packpack-killkill

Coyote | Sheryl Hester

lazy-klown

The first and only time I ever drew a background and enjoyed it.

I hope he falls off that chair <3

Edit: I originally uploaded the unfinished version of this with only half the animation aaaaahhhhhhhhhh it’s fine

#tma

bogleech

I know it's unfair vilification and stuff but it's also a lot of fun to see old media and stuff where people were SO scared of big animals like lions, sharks, crocodiles and wolves were fully expected to just come and eat you the moment you stepped into their territory. In older media we also made that assumption about gorillas and in still older we thought it'd be whales. But some animals that will actually fuck you up got left behind. Boars will kill you and eat you. They're way more likely to do so than any of those other things actually. Hippos, obviously, got off like bandits always being depicted as cute and dopey. And then there's the squids. Not giant kraken size squids. The eight foot squids that hunt in packs and will fuck you up if you fall in the water at night. I can't BELIEVE people slept on that. It's like all they cared about were the huge deep sea ones we never see. The medium size wolf pack squids were right there.

bogleech

Oh some of you don't know about the squids. I talked about them in another thread that went kinda viral somewhere or other but one of the reasons you should not swim in the open ocean at night in many parts of the world is that the water starts teeming with these:

And as you can see it is not like instant death, they too are just animals and they are often just gently curious about the presence of humans! But people who study and dive with sharks will tell you you're safe as long as you stay calm and know what you're doing. The world's leading professional night divers and experts on these squids, specifically??? Stress in every interview and article and paper they write in that you simply do not fuck around with these squids. They know what they're doing and they still all have at least one story of being attacked, in some cases having to be hospitalized. Considering just how rarely anybody puts themselves in the pitch dark nighttime ocean on purpose, let alone during a squid feeding frenzy, it sounds like they're quite a bit more likely to consider you potential food than other marine predators. We also don't know how many fatal attacks might have ever happened, because what humboldt squid like to do with large prey is just drag it away into the darkness forever. The two worst attacks ever proven involved two or three squid at a time latching on to a diver (in BOTH cases they were professionals and knew the risk!) and jetting straight downward with enough force that both divers suffered injury from the sudden pressure change alone, including burst eardrums, nearly passed out and they probably would have died if they hadn't broken free. In general, people who die drowning in the dark open ocean are either never found, or they're found in pieces picked over by enough scavengers that the precise cause of death can only be narrowed down to "the sea." But now you know ONE of "the sea's" possible murder weapons :)

There's a short section on Humboldt squid in Wikipedia's entry for Cephalopod attacks on humans:

And if you can get past some of Animal Planet's hokey presentation style, this video includes a bit of interview with one of those professional experts who still got nearly squidded from existence:

There is of course some debate about all this, with some arguing that all proven documented attacks occurred on people with reflective diving equipment, which they say the squid must have mistaken for the shine of fish. However, there are lots and lots of people who have to fish around these squids to survive, who do not have access to that kind of equipment, and also have a consensus that if you fall in the water when big squids are out hunting you might disappear without a trace or perhaps just get your head bitten open. With many modern science guys agreeing with this sentiment, this is one case where the "they're just misunderstood sea friends" crowd is kind of outnumbered. The sea at night is theirs and not ours is all. It's not ours during the day either but since we are neither marine nor nocturnal animals we are double fools in the eyes of the squids, which by the way are these eyes:

No for real:

my-ants-are-anxious

Absolutely! Also, the Humboldt squid will hunt in packs, sometimes with one flashing brightly to draw attention while the others approach in near unseeable camoflage!

bogleech

Beautiful footage of the nefarious sea demons also :)

Also because I can't reblog every addition together:

Okay where's the other 1199

spiralshellsreblogs

I absolutely adore Humboldt squid. I saw a doc once where a scientist was cage diving to study them, and one of the squid squeezed it's entire massive body through the cage bars, bit the guy and squeezed right back out.

evelmiina

I felt compelled to paint this based on a photo my friend took

leavingaway

premiumaabatteries

How it feels to be in the fandom of a show about friendship :

yardsards

[image description: a cartoon drawing of someone in the fetal position on the floor with the aromantic flag superimposed over them. surrounding them is text that reads "Friends wouldn't do that for each other!!" "They MUST have a crush on them" "There's no platonic explanation for this-" "Friends don't look at each other like that-"]

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ejacutastic

hello friend please look up i am here

classicmeevs

dash is dead im teleporting to the past

https://www.tumblr.com/dashboard?max_post_id=606474489540042752

classicmeevs

2016 dash here

cleonibbles

2014 dash

2012 dash

2010 dash

baelonthebrave

biologists will be like this is a very simplified diagram of a mammalian cell

chemists will be like this is a molecule

okay but this is what the best render of a human cell looks like

They are not kidding

normal-horoscopes

We are full of so many fuckign guys

lurking-kitty

This is actually a full on interactive map! You can put your cursor over any structure to focus on it and see its name, you can focus on all the structures that are part of a specific pathway and, when you click on proteins, you open it up on PhosphoSitePlus, which is a curated database of proteins and their post-translational modifications. It has a helpful description and summary for each protein!

This is a HUGE complementary resource for learning molecular biology! It really helps to make sense of each individual pathway and it puts everything into perspective. It only focuses on human, rat and certain other animal cells, so it won’t have all the pathways one would wish to see… But for the pathways it does include, consider opening the image and accompanying it as you learn or revise them!

the-real-seebs

oh wow, thank you for the additional information, i had no idea, that’s so much cooler than just the flat picture.

dying-suffering-french-stalkers

Shiver My Timbers but I added the gunshot back

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“Shiver My Timbers” from the Muppet Treasure Island soundtrack but I put the final gunshot back in so it’s not so anticlimactic

annabellioncourt

Reblogging again becuase absolutely none of this needed to go as hard as it did like listen to these lyrics in a straight to VHS kids movie. Robert Louis Stevenson could never.

#audio

slowspinningredemption

in honour of halloween behold the four horsemen of the apocalypse

maverick-werewolf

Werewolves & Werewolf Fact Database

Werewolves are easily one of my greatest passions. I’ve written fiction about werewolves and studied werewolf folklore and pop culture for my entire life, and now I get to do it professionally as an academic. All my sources are thoroughly checked by myself and others, and I take very seriously sharing only accurate information about werewolves, be it from folklore or from a piece of popular culture.

I also do werewolf facts! Currently, werewolf/vampire/other folklore facts are on hold from their regular schedule while I compile and publish a fully coherent, fully sourced book entitled Werewolf Facts: A Guidebook to Folklore vs Pop Culture! Give me a follow to stay up to date with all the latest news.

Still, every now and then, I post a new bit of info about the folklore of werewolves. You’ll find those under both the Folklore tag and the Random Werewolf Fact tag. You can also check my Werewolves tag for other werewolf-related things, including asks and reblogs. You’ll find no shortage of werewolf content around here! You will of course find my own writing under the Writing tag, and rest assured a lot of it will be werewolves.

The following is a convenient database of all the werewolf facts I’ve written, for easy reference.

Werewolf Fact Database

What IS a Werewolf? - Although technically the 27th fact, this one is being listed first because it answers a very important question: what IS a werewolf, anyway? How do you define one? What is and isn’t a werewolf?

Full Moon - Where this idea of werewolves transforming at the full moon first came from, plus other info and more moon associations.

Silver - Where this idea of werewolves being sensitive to/only killable by silver came from.

Etymology - Etymology of the words “werewolf,” “lycanthropy,” and many other terms for werewolves.

The Trial of Peter Stubbe - How the trial of one Satanic sorcerer ended up becoming a massive negative influence on werewolf media.

Becoming a Werewolf - A detailed list of various means of becoming a werewolf, and which ones are from folklore and which ones aren’t.

Curse, Not Disease - Discussion and details of how lycanthropy is a curse but popular culture has turned it into a disease and infection.

Berserkers - Lots of info on berserkers, their legends, and how they tie into werewolves. (Recently expanded!)

Werewolves Are Not British - A discussion of how ridiculous it is that so many modern pop culture things directly associate werewolves with British culture and especially the Victorian time period.

The First Werewolf - Examination into who, if anyone, could be considered the “first werewolf.”

Physical Appearance - The many different forms werewolves can take.

On Werewolf Intelligence (And Speech!) - Did you know werewolves are just as smart as you are, and some of them can talk, too?

Gluttony (and swallowing things whole) - Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? You should be, because he’s about to eat you alive. This is a study into how wolves and werewolves over the ages are closely associated with swallowing things and people alive/whole.

Werewolves as Noble Knights - Did you know that there were plenty of noble werewolf knights, way back when? Read all about them here.

How To Identify a Werewolf - All the different things you can use to figure out if someone might be a werewolf.

Is Alpha, Beta, Omega really a thing? - Just how unrealistic is the idea of the alpha-beta-omega hierarchy in wolf packs, and how does that relate to werewolves?

The Wulver is probably not actually a thing - What it says on the tin! The Wulver legend and a deeper look into it and its sources.

Powers and Abilities - A list of various werewolf powers and abilities, including which ones are from folklore and which ones aren’t.

Werewolves vs Evil - You know how werewolves are so often malevolent today? They weren’t always, that’s for sure.

How to Kill a Werewolf (Weaknesses) - A list of various werewolf weaknesses and means of killing them, including which ones are from folklore and which ones aren’t.

Werewolves vs Vampires - Who decided that werewolves and vampires are connected somehow? Better yet, why are they always “ancient enemies?” Here are your answers.

Transformation Triggers - After someone becomes a werewolf, what will actually make them transform?

The Arcadians - Greeks and Romans had werewolves too, and the Arcadians with their many werewolf sacrifices, rituals, and games were some of the most prominent.

The Transformation Sequence - Maybe the most scrutinized part of any modern werewolf thing - what were they like in folklore, how much did they hurt, and what are they like in pop culture today?

How to Cure Lycanthropy - So you or a loved one is a werewolf, how’re you going to fix this? What does folklore say about “curing” lycanthropy, as opposed to the pop culture methods?

Vrykolakas - What are vrykolakas, anyway - werewolves or vampires? And what is a volkodlak, and what do these words mean?

Can Werewolves Climb Trees? - A burning question of whether or not climbing that tree will actually save your character from a werewolf.

Can Werewolves Swim? - Another simple question, this time in regards to werewolves and how they handle water.

Werewolves and Christmas - Is Halloween really the only time of year for werewolves? Well, of course not, but just for the record, Christmas is a very werewolfy time of year, too!

Can Werewolves Outrun You? - Yet another simple question, this time concerning werewolf running speeds, with a close look at real-life wolves as an example.

Bite Worse Than… Wait, They Don’t Bark - Werewolves and wolves don’t actually bark! Here’s more info about that.

On Werewolf Biology - Are werewolves that biologically different from humans? What about wolves?

Werewolf Grandmas - My, what big teeth you have. Actually these werewolf grandmas aren’t what you expect - one of them has a tragic story to break your heart, and they come from Chinese mythology.

The Beast of Gevaudan, and What Isn’t a Werewolf Legend - Remember that really popular story, the Beast of Gevaudan? It’s not really much of a werewolf legend - here’s why.

Belladonna and Wolfbane (or Wolfsbane) - So how about that whole belladonna and wolfsbane thing negatively affecting werewolves? How’d that start, and does it have any basis in folklore at all?

Loup-garous and Rougarous - What are these things, anyway? Are they werewolves? The answer to that, plus a lot more info on how awesome they are.

Eye Colors - What color eyes does a werewolf have, anyway? How much variety is there, and what exactly do they look like?

Personality Changes - Did becoming a werewolf actually change the person’s personality in folklore, and what about popular culture?

Fur Colors - What fur colors do werewolves have? What about wolves, for that matter?

Werewolf/Monster Hunters - Were werewolf hunters, and monster hunters in general, really a thing in folklore? The answer might surprise you.

Creatures Confused With Werewolves - What is and isn’t a werewolf?

Where Were the Werewolf Hybrids? - What about werewolf hybrids, like werewolf-vampire hybrids? Were they a thing in folklore?

When Werewolves Went Rabid (Part 1) - A huge topic, at long last! Where did this concept of an insane/uncontrollable/”rabid” werewolf come from? Why is it so huge today? The first part in a two-part post.

When Werewolves Went Rabid (Part 2) - The conclusion to the topic on when werewolves became insane/uncontrollable/”rabid” monsters.

Aging and Immortality - So are werewolves immortal or what?

Werewolf Diet (Do Werewolves Eat People?) - Well, do they? And what else might they eat?

Eye/Vision Powers - What happens when you make eye contact with a werewolf?

The Werewolves of Ossory - One of my favorite werewolf stories! A medieval tale (published in a historie, not as fiction) about a monk who meets a pair of werewolves.

Werewolf Inheritance/Offspring - Is lycanthropy inherited? What are werewolf offspring like? Are there werewolf puppies? Here are the answers.

Magic Skins - What’s up with the whole association of magic skins with werewolves, anyway?

On Shaping Other Shapeshifters - How werewolves have influenced the modern concept of “werecreature” - essentially, by creating the whole thing and then getting no credit for it.

Packs, Communities, and Families - So how about that super popular werewolf pack trope?

Hands and Claws - Are werewolves capable of using their hands and/or paws as… well, as hands?

Arthur and Gorlagon, pt 1 - A werewolf story! A classic medieval werewolf tale that hits on some interesting werewolf ideas in a fun (hopefully?) retelling by yours truly.

Arthur and Gorlagon, pt 2 - The conclusion to a very good werewolf story with a truly badass werewolf.

Hiding Being a Werewolf - Did werewolves in folklore also have to hide their lycanthropy from everyone?

Wolves are Big, Werewolves are Bigger - Wolves are undoubtedly bigger than you think they are - and what does that say about folklore’s werewolves?

Spiritual Werewolves/Spirit Projection - So how about those werewolves that don’t undergo a physical transformation but instead project their souls out to become wolves? Did you catch all that?

Werewolves Have Tails - Here’s a fact all about how werewolves have tails and are scarier for it.

Memory - Do werewolves retain memory of their werewolfery in folklore, or do they wake up not remembering anything?

Mates and Mating - Do werewolves have some specific kind of mates, or mates at all? Mating seasons? Any of that?

Werewolf Women - A small look into the world of werewolf women in folklore - yes, there are werewolf women outside modern pop culture!

Prehistoric Werewolves - We looked once at how old werewolf legends are, but let’s take a deeper look at how people have always believed in them.

“The Werewolf of Bedburg,” Peter Stubbe - An extremely detailed, close examination of the legend of Peter Stubbe - and how his legend is one of a sorcerer, not a werewolf, and why it’s important to know the difference.

The Legend of King Lycaon of Arcadia - A very deep look into the legend of King Lycaon, often considered the “first werewolf,” as possibly the oldest fully intact werewolf story.

The Lai of the Werewolf, “Bisclavret” - A deeper look at the entirety of my favorite werewolf story, a medieval lai about a noble werewolf knight!

The Importance of The Wolf Man (1941) - A close look at exactly how incredibly important the classic Universal Monsters picture The Wolf Man has been - and still is - to everything we know and love about werewolves today.

Ancient Egypt - Was there anything like a “werewolf” in ancient Egypt? What about their mythology, and what did they think of wolves? Find out!

Werewolves in medical history + “clinical lycanthropy” - There were many medical treatises on werewolves attempting to scientifically explain and justify lycanthropy as a concept, including those that gave rise to the idea of “clinical lycanthropy.” This is an overview of those things.

Book Review - Sabine Baring-Gould’s The Book of Were-Wolves - A review for one of the most renown sources out there for werewolf studies. How good is it really? What all does it discuss?

Returning to Human Form - Under what circumstances does a werewolf return from the bestial form into the human form?

Hypertrichosis, “Werewolf Syndrome,” Beauty and the Beast, and Bluebeard - What is “werewolf syndrome,” and how does it relate to werewolves and the fairytales of Beauty and the Beast and Bluebeard?

Cynocephali, “dog-headed men” - What are the “cynocephali,” are they related to werewolves at all, and where do their stories come from?

I’ll keep this list updated as more werewolf facts are posted.

Other helpful werewolf info, tips, and more:

What to Do and What to Avoid when Writing Werewolves/Werecreatures - I wrote this as a response to an ask. Maybe someday I’ll write a more extensive guide or several, but for now, here’s a pretty good reference for my take on how to write werewolves and shapeshifters like them.

(Play as a) Werewolf Video Games - Ever wanted to play as a werewolf in a video game? Here’s the tiered list to the best games in which you can play as a werewolf.

Giant, Giant Post, On Pop Culture Werewolves - Creature Designs, and Underworld’s Massive Influence - Please read this, I worked so hard on this, oh man.

Giant Post On Werewolf Tropes - Yeah, I got a little, um… long-winded. But this is a good guide on werewolf tropes (and ones I like vs ones I don’t like) that already exist in fiction and we see a lot.

Werewolf Worldbuilding Sheet - Looking to worldbuild your own werewolves? Look no further!

Wargs/Worgs - A look into wargs/worgs of modern pop culture versus where they came from originally in Norse myth.

Do Werewolves Walk Upright? - A little more info on werewolf posture and body styles in folklore.

On Werewolves and Tails - Do werewolves always have tails? I say yes; otherwise they’re just a witch. Here’s more info on why.

Review of My Favorite Pop Culture Werewolf Things - What it says on the tin! My top three in terms of representation of werewolves.

More on Writing Werewolves & Werewolf Tropes - Even more thoughts on werewolf trope things.

On Werewolf Angst, Werewolf Anxiety, and Writing Believable Reluctant Werewolves - What it says on the tin again. This is a big deal for me. I had a lot of fun writing this, and I hope it sheds some light on the topic.

Good Folklore Sources on Werewolves - Some of my favorite books for research purposes.

Werewolves on the Moon - My personal crazy theorizing about “do werewolves transform in space.”

Werewolves: Not Zombies, Not Dogs - A big list of why werewolves shouldn’t be zombies or dogs and should be actual werewolves instead. AKA: how to tell if your werewolf is just a zombie or just a dog.

On Werewolf Antagonists and Evil Werewolves - A discussion and some food for thought on how to make werewolves not always evil.

I also write fiction, and much of it includes or focuses on werewolves, especially my medieval fantasy universe, Wulfgard. For more info, take a look at my Writing List!

I also have a Patreon, where I would love your support (and you get goodies for it!). I also have a Twitter.

#werewolves #werewolf