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Steven Onoja for Scotch and Soda x Pursuit of Portraits.

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canon aside, this is definitely the sort of thing gunslingers would be expected to wear to fair days and banquets when gilead was at its peak.

#I'm getting kinda fancy gay cowboy wedding vibes from this

draw some fat elves you cowards you tepid fools

#amen

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Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Of all the cormorant species in North America, the Double-crested is by far the most common. The name comes from the two tufts of black and/or white feathers, one above and behind each eye, that adults sport in breeding plumage.

Cormorants used to be classified in the pelican order, Pelicaniformes, but have recently been moved to their own order, Suliformes, along with the frigatebirds, boobies and anhingas (also pelican rejects).

The ‘gular pouch’, orange-yellow in Double-cresteds, is reminiscent of the expandable throats of pelicans, and functions in a similar manner. The flexible mandibles also make swallowing large fish easier. In adults, the inner lining of the mouth is bright blue, and is flashed to other cormorants in greeting or during conflict.

Double-crested Cormorants are colonial nesters, typically settling on a single island or peninsula, where the accumulated concentration of guano eventually starts to kill the trees in which they build their nests. They breed along both coasts as well as on inland water bodies containing strong fish populations; they leave their inland and northeastern summer sites and migrate south to ice-free water in the fall. photograph by Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith on Flickr

(via: Peterson Field Guides)

#:V

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Sketch of vupix and ninetales.. I have a theory their alola forms exist mostly as steam.

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I run a specialty tumblr for science fiction art from the 1970s. I do it for a simple reason: ’70s sci-fi art is the best. The hand-painted, experimental, lively, vibrant, optimistic examinations of alien worlds, retro-futuristic cities, and impractical space stations are just dripping with a playfulness that I personally can’t see in most modern, minimalist, digitally created covers, as cool (and less embarrassing to read on the train) as they may be.

But! Some modern covers still have that epic feel, and there are still plenty of cover artists (both veteran and new to the game) doing yeoman’s work to support the cause of outlandish, splashy cover art. Here are a few science fiction covers from recent years that spark the sense of ’70s-style wonder I love.

Modern Covers that Capture the Majesty of ‘70s Sci-Fi Art

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by Malleni-Art

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Italian Bucellati Style Sterling Silver Crab Salt Dish

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@sludgelady

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Crab from the Chinese pet market turns out to be a new species of a new genus

Shimmering carapaces and rattling claws make colourful freshwater crabs attractive to pet keepers. To answer the demand, fishermen are busy collecting and trading with the crustaceans, often not knowing what exactly they have handed over to their client.

Luckily for science and nature alike, however, such ‘stock’ sometimes ends up in the hands of scientists, who recognise their peculiarities and readily dig into them to make the next amazing discovery. Knowing about the growing demand for eye-catching freshwater crabs from southern China, the authors took a look at the ornamental fish market and a particular crab caught their eye.

Despite superficial resemblance to an already existing freshwater crab genus, at second glance, the crab turned out to be quite distinct thanks to a unique set of features including the carapace, the gonopod and the relatively long and slender legs. Once the molecular analyses’ results were also in, the authors had enough evidence to assign the freshwater crab as a species and even a genus new to science.

Being a primarily aquatic species, the new crab prefers the pools of limestone hillstreams, therefore its name Yuebeipotamon calciatile, where calciatile means ‘living on limestone’. To adapt to the habitat, the species seems to have developed its characteristic slender legs, which make it easier for the crab to climb and move around whenever the short-lived limestone hillstreams make it search for a new home. The carapace of the new crab is usually coloured in maroon to dark brown, while the claws and legs are reddish to purplish. Interestingly, the adults are much more vivid compared to the juveniles.

(read more) ScienceDaily || Photo credit: Hsi-Te Shih || [paper]