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funstealer

Hotel Belvédère on the Furka Pass in the Swiss Alps Photographed by Christophe Jacrot

qadmonster

From the void bring forth and pour,

Upon the willing to receive,

A draught of ebon moonless night,

And endless skeins of works to weave.

crabussy

siphonophores will never not freak me out. stop doing that its SCARY but also please don't ever stop doing that you ethereal marine cryptid

crabussy

the red shape is a person of average height. the green line is one of these freaks. btw

thefloatingstone

Ya'll forgot my favourite one

pisskinkyaoi

That's an angel

catboybiologist

Siphonophores are colonial btw!!! What you're seeing is a collection of independent animals that adhere to each other in these strands

the-actual-ocean

These are beautiful. They resemble something from Rain World, which is great.

destroymylife

infinitebrians

scary pop up

shu-bullshit

"To dream of raven locks entwisted, stormy

Of violet eyes, glistening as you weep"

lutszu

If you're here with me, touch my hand

thedeepgreensea

Herons, 2025, watercolour

alcrego

Softwar - Hardwar

October 2017.

‘Industrial Nature’ series, at Makersplace.

No object is good or bad by itself, it all depends on the use you give to it. The same stone that was used to kill was also used to scratch art on the walls of caves. Something very similar is happening with the internet nowadays. Technology is becoming our natural predator.

mr-e-gallery

Maciej Rudzin

evilllica

Don’t look outside

artbyblastweave

What, the forest-dwelling entities with imperfect human mimicry who insinuate themselves into groups of hikers? Yeah, we had one of those. Clocked it immediately, of course. Honestly it kind of fell in that so-inept-it's-kind-of-charming range. We just played along until it'd had it's fill of marshmallows and shambled back into the treeline. We might have been violating some kind of killjoy wildlife contact best practices but what the hell, can't plan around every little thing. Why, what happened to you guys

eikotheblue

these tags are gold omg

rhysintherain

It's a misconception that the mimics are hunting humans when they trail along at the back of hiking groups.

In fact, the creature you'll find suddenly walking beside you and acting as if they've always been there is almost certainly a juvenile, as the adults lose the ability when they reach reproductive age.

Recent studies suggest the forest mimic is less like a preying mantis (mimicry as a hunting strategy) and more like a cuckoo (mimicry as a protective strategy for their young). Adult forest mimics will leave their offspring near a group of hikers while they forage during the day, and retrieve them near trailheads in the evening. Groups of hikers provide safety from predators and allow the parents of the species the freedom to forage more widely.

For this reason, the traditional advice to never let a mimic into your vehicle is still very important, as this would separate the young mimic from its mother. If a juvenile forest mimic does follow your group to the parking lot, you can keep it entertained with trail snacks, dad jokes, and simple goofs. The mother will usually collect them shortly before sunset.

When you notice the woods around the trailhead go silent and feel a sense of nameless foreboding, find an excuse to avert your attention from the juvenile so it can sneak back into the forest to rejoin its mother, convinced it's fooled another party of unsuspecting humans.