[3eanuts]

July 18, 1998 — see The Complete Peanuts 1995-1998

[arthistoryanimalia]

#TilesOnTuesday :

“Winged porcine beast”

China, 6th or 7th c. (Northern Qi or Tang dynasty)

Earthenware w/ appliqué & glazed decoration

On display at Princeton University Art Museum (1996-289)

“These glazed, reddish earthenware tiles are molded into high-relief depictions of fantastic beasts…Comparisons with the designs of Northern Qi (550-577) stone-relief figures from the Xiangtangshan cave temples in Hebei province suggest a contemporaneous date; however, the tile's glazing technique is associated with the Tang dynasty. The tiles probably lined the walls or platform of a pagoda or tomb; at least twenty-four other tiles from the same set are known to survive.”

[samsketchbook]

toydog. creature with insect-like brain function, its biological drive is to play. cannot move very fast

[herpsandbirds]

Ishizuchi Salamander (Hynobius hirosei), family Hynobiidae, found in steep, high elevation streams on Shikoku Island, Japan

photographs by NKFherping

[herpsandbirds]

Cane Toad aka Marine Toad aka Giant Toad (Rhinella marina), family Bufonidae, Laredo, TX, USA

This is within this toad's native range.

photograph by Rolf Nussbaumer

[herpsandbirds]

Central Indian Flapshell Turtle (Lissemys punctata vittata), family Trionychidae, India

photograph by Dipendra Maharshi

[herpsandbirds]

Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei), family Colubridae, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

photograph by Ryan Sikola

[odddogs]

Marie’s Embark Dog DNA Results

Embark dog DNA test - Marie wants to share her results with you!

this one is so funny to me because the answer is NEVER basenji but now... suddenly the impossible is possible

[herpsandbirds]

Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi), family Phrynosomatidae, outside Santa Fe, NM, USA

photographs by Dave Wilson

[forked-tongue-blasphemer]

Isopod

British Library, Harley MS 3244, c. 1236-1250, folio 64r

[memories-of-ancients]

Shell, limestone, and lapis lazuli game board, city of Ur, Sumer, circa 2450 BC

from The Penn Museum

[haircut]

Two wrens just fledged in our backyard 😭 really bad spot for that

[slopforhogs]

Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) “234A0837.jpg” by Mark Dumont, CC BY-NC 2.0 (x)

[urie]

did you receive abstinence only education in school? (and please say where your school is located in the tags)

yes

no

Remaining time: 3 days 10 hours

[haircut]

Didn’t watch the nba finals congrats to new york maybe now brunson will be able to afford a retwist

[ghostofkathrine]

Bat vase by Richard Freiwald

[razehider]

although they're a fairly generic if slightly spikier brown Andricus orb later in life, Andricus quercustozae galls start out as swollen green buds that quickly turn into these pleasant little cartoon suns. they also attract lots of parasitoids for bonus critter sightings, but you need to be careful when photographing those up close - not because they're easily scared, but because the galls are real icky sticky at this stage

(September 13th, 2025)