Husband(ry) material

B.S. in Biology, Veterinary Assistant, and Zoo and Aquarium Science grad student

[hawkpartys]

iNaturalist is truly such a win for autism

[madeofvoid-deactivated20250113]

BEHOLD

THE SINGLE GREATEST NEWS ARTICLE OF 2023!

funny hat seal and article link under the cut

HAT IS INDEED FUNNY!

Here's the article btw, give it a read! It's very interesting.

Seals with funny hats discovered a hidden canyon over a mile deep under Antarctica and scientists want to honor the animals by naming it aft

Seal scientists are mapping unknown parts of the ocean and helping scientists predict how climate change may affect the Antarctic ice sheet.

[justforfauna]

[sarahmackattack]

I don’t entirely know why horseshoe crabs do this*, but the tail wagging is too much for me. It’s so cute. She’s the queen of beach snow angels.

* I believe it’s to hide from the heat while waiting for high tide to return

[probablyasocialecologist]

[gothhabiba]

*touches a mushroom* our celial network

[todaysbird]

This implies that a lot of species we determined to not have self recognition might do well with a modified test.

[przykryjenoc]

here is the full paper, it's available without a paywall. this is so wonderful. sweet, sweet chickens

[creepymutelilbugger]

[sighinastorm]

uh, source?

[frowningfox]

Source:

[dinoserious]

invertober day 14, blue glaucus

[plusie]

[shyolet]

The computer is a machine built for looking at pictures of fish you wouldn't otherwise see. Anything else you can do with a computer was an accident and unintended

[conzoop]

I love when frogs and crocs do this

[nebluus]

8 gal bowl

[mybeingthere]

Native potato varieties that grow in Peru.

[herpsandbirds]

Gunther's Bush Frog aka Chalzodes Bubble-nest Frog (Raorchestes chalazodes), family Rhacophoridae, endemic to the Western Ghats, India

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

photograph by Froggydame

[a-book-of-creatures]

*_*

[painted-bees]

Sean and I found a species of decorator crab in Ya Nui’s tidal pools today..! 

[wishfishy]

Somebody enchanted a pile of gravel to become a small spider and then just left it on the beach to fend for itself. Irresponsible.

[courtnashe]

How dare they, I take the pile of gravel home and love it.

[transcatboybussy]

Pet rock

[inverted-mind-inc-sideblog-deac]

PET ROCK!

[gippyworm]

Also please look at this hat I got. Obsessed. I'm actually writing up an action statement on these guys (Southern Purple-Spotted Gudgeon) for an assessment atm so this came at the perfect time.