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Tessa // She/Her // 26 - Even I don't know what my blog is about -

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[tackypies]

gothic horror rlly is just. aw fuck look at what youve done. the house has inherited your inter-generational trauma and in response has transformed itself into a metaphorical device to track the decay of the family. we're never gonna pay off that mortgage now

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[fleshdyketwo]

people dont fear herons as much as they should

[aqueousstar]

why?

[fleshdyketwo]

their entire hunting strategy is making their bodies into spears. basically they can extend their necks super fast at prey and stab them hard enough to the point they can have a hard time getting their prey off of their beaks by themselves

you can see here in this x ray that one vertebra in their necks is elongated right at the s-curve, and this is what makes them crazy efficient hunters. the elongated vertebra allows them to basically launch their heads at prey incredibly fast where they stab it with their sharp beaks. like any animal herons aren't going to hesitate to defend themselves if they have do and it would probably suck to get stabbed by a bird. even bitterns can do a lot of damage like this, plus bitterns have a tendency to go for the eyes

also they can and will snatch gophers right out of the ground. they'll eat pretty much anything they can fit down their throats (which is way bigger than you think. their esophaguses are very elastic)

i'm not saying you should be scared of a heron or anything but people dont realize how much damage they can do

[todaysbird]

if this guy wants, he can skewer you. remember this

[grison-in-space]

fun fact there's a pretty good body of work suggesting that azdarchid pterosaurs used essentially the same kind of predation model as herons

except. well. they were the size of giraffes.

(image courtesy of Mark Witton)

do you have the good sense to fear the heron now?!

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[felassan]

Matt Rhodes: "Orlais is a culture that regularly uses masks. I thought it would be cool if that was true of the architecture as well. Behind the facade, you can see Orlais' true face." [source]

Art by Matt Rhodes

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GEORGES CHAKRA Couture Fall/Winter 2024 if you want to support this blog consider donating to:ko-fi.com/fashionrunways

[omgthatdress]

Caraco and Petticoat

1770-1790, 1750-1790

MoMu Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp

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[drtanner]

The soft eyes! The forward facing ears! The question mark tail! Not to mention the poise and control! This little dude is having a blast and is SO good at it!!

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[mikkeneko]

[bowlifecomics]

It makes me happy when they listen

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[bowlifecomics]

YES. YES YES YES THANK YOU

[trashpandaart3000]

Jenny Bloomfield. Cats in the Meadow.

[everythingfox]

“When he’s in a good mood he comes up the stairs singing”

(via)

[mutantrenegade]

This boy really announcing his presence like a zelda key item

[naamahdarling]

“Ba-badaBA…TA-DAA!!!!”

[victusinveritas]

Dogs have had many jobs throughout history, in this case: Revenge.

[tonysaintborgi]

love how the king was just like nah let's see where the dog is going with this

[poppaholland]

Details of a golden sea, part II : Sunset at sea, by Diyarbakirli Tahsin (1875–1937)

[willgrahamscock]

horrible news: you have to practice to level up your skills because it's unrealistic to think you'll be good at everything first try

[willgrahamscock]

this applies to unlearning things like shame and creating better coping mechanisms and forming new habits

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[m1male2]

The largest and deepest sinkhole in the world is Xiaozhai Tiankeng, in Fengjie, China. Its name means something like "well of heaven" or "heavenly."

With its 662 meters deep, 626 meters long and 537 meters wide, it is one of the most impressive natural attractions on Earth.

In addition to a great variety of fauna and flora, it is home to an underground river that measures a total of 8.5 km that ends in a spectacular waterfall. In the rainy season, a waterfall is also generated at the mouth of the sinkhole.