Pretty much nothing

Hi, I'm Taz. Interests include math, octopi, and paintings of clouds. boulder -> seattle -> providence and back

[aquariumpacific]

How we weigh an octopus!

[indigobluerose]

put the octopus in the basket

put the octopus in the basket

put the octopus in the basket

weigh the bas--

put the octopus in the basket

weigh the basket

put the octopus in the water

treat!

[batshit-auspol]

Please enjoy the infectious laughter of the Australian senate struggling to keep its composure while grilling a man about bee semen

[gardeneticist]

I think one of my favourite jumping spiders is Opisthoncus necator just because its common name is just “The Murderer” for some reason, so if I ever go to look at it on iNat, I am greeted with this very accusatory title and what is essentially its mug shot

[crevicedwelling]

necator - Wiktionary

I assume the species’ common name was directly translated from its Latin name, necator, meaning “killer” or “murderer.” Latin names like “terribilis” or “atrox” or “diabolicus” are pretty common in taxonomy, thanks to all the old guys in the 1800s either getting too creative, utterly lacking originality, or being highly opinionated while describing all their bugs. but when they get translated into English common names the results are always utterly hilarious:

Diabolical Nightjar (Eurostopodus diabolicus)

The satanic nightjar (Eurostopodus diabolicus), also known as satanic eared nightjar, Sulawesi eared nightjar, diabolical nightjar or Heinri

Exasperating Platynota Moth (Platynota exasperatana)

Platynota exasperatana, the exasperating platynota moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America from Q

Horrid Zale Moth (Zale horrida)

Zale horrida, the horrid zale, is a species of owlet moths, etc. in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. (Source: Wikipedia, '

Little Ass Cowry (Palmadusta asellus)

Palmadusta asellus is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. (Source: Wikipedia,

[crevicedwelling]

“horrid” in the case of the Zale actually just means “rough/shaggy,” and having met the little guy on one occasion can vouch for its bristly coat.

horridus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

[ryebreadgf]

girl with the nervous system of a prey animal

[mellifexfarm]

picture day for pigeons

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

... mosaic ...

A cartoon-like little octopus from the floor of a Roman villa at Villaquejida, Spain, 2nd-3rd century AD.

Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid.

[miiilowo]

i think it is unjust to deny a child their right to dig a hole motivelessly

[miiilowo]

when i was 12 i was out there with a shovel for no reason

[beeblebroxxx]

When I was in elementary school they replaced the playground substrate from sand to bark, but to do that they literally just dumped all of the bark on top of the sand.

For some reason all of us children were livid about this and demanded the sand be brought back, so the kids all sat shoulder to shoulder on their butts and used their legs to kick all of the bark back, progressing through the playground with startling efficiency. There was even a "WHAT DO WE WANT? SAND!" chant going STRONG

3rd grade teacher runs out, near tears, begging us to stop, and this is where she FUCKS UP because she says

"I don't care if you dig a hole to China just stop DOING THAT"

well we stopped doing that, and immediately began construction on The Hole

Within 3 days The Hole was about a foot and a half wide, but The Hole was DEEP. a 5th grader would hop down and disappear entirely. A mob bucket was confiscated from the janitor to deal with the the rising water problem as the hole got deeper. The sheer display of cooperation and dedication we had to The Hole bordered on reverence.

It was the highlight of the day to go to recess and resume construction of The Hole

Eventually I'm pretty sure a second grader fell in and twisted their ankle and then they put a piece of plywood over the top of the hole and covered it with sand and bark. We all forgot about it immediately and I don't remember anyone ever bringing it up again

[durnesque-esque]

[louisegluckpdf]

mr knightley is so real this is exactly what it feels like to have an inconvenient crush

[rabinovitch]

happy werewolf transgenderism wednesday

[gothic-chicanery]

happy werewolf transgenderism wednesday

[nudityandnerdery]

Giles said nonbinary werewolf rights.

[sushigrade]

Diversity win! The werewolf who mauled you to death and ate you is non-binary

[technofeudalism]

god forbid 5000 year old girls do anything

[flamei7]

[shinolavolume1-deactivated20240]

Shout out to the 60 year old dragon truther i met at michaels today in the the toy aisle of michaels he told me that dragons are real and we havent seen them yet because theyre so smart

[hymnostic]

james dean, sal mineo & natalie wood // anne hathaway, audra mcdonald & raúl esparza // ben whishaw, matthew goode & hailey atwell

[tropicalhomestead]

[escuerzoresucitado]

[eyobis-andthe-bunnycats]

[Video Description: a lynx casually walks down a snow covered bank, onto a log and reaches a frozen river. The lynx takes two steps; the ice cracks loudly. Instantly the lynx stands still. It then looks around and then leaps. The lynx makes a landing on the other side of the river, a faint crack can be heard. It continues on its way unfazed. /End VD.]

[drtanner]

That's a guy who's fallen through the ice before, lmao.

[unclefather]

[dilsdoes]

youve heard of do it scared now get ready for: do it weird. is it normal to go to the movies alone? who cares. do it weird.

[fallingtowers]

smoked the weed that gives you gothic madness and now i'm on the fucking moors again wearing nothing but a flimsy shift 😑

[everythingfox]

That face