in the forests of my home

an embarrassment to myself and others 30+ bi/queer, she/her, ADHD, Jewish, science literacy fucking matters. also isfp, fire rabbit, and scorp w/ taurus rising (logically it shouldn't work but they do???)

[kipperdip]

#0002- Ivysaur: The Seed Pokemon

Part 2 of my journey of drawing every single Pokémon! Still going strong!

[goldensunset]

idk who needs to hear this but if you have been putting something off bc it doesn't need to be done until the end of the month. we are almost done with the teens we are approaching the big numbers (the twenties). that date shall dawn upon you swiftly and without mercy before you know it. psa for everyone except me i got plany off time

[justnoodlefishthings]

licks you licks you licks you licks you licks you licks you licks you licks you licks you licks you licks you licks you

[willgrahamscock]

Your pronouns sound like someone clearing their throat

you guys find new ways to hate crime every day

[willgrahamscock]

[willgrahamscock]

my gender is now canceled everyone stop perceiving it

[hungry-hobbits]

"get ready for video games to become unaffordable" video games haven't been affordable for the last 10 years

[herpsandbirds]

a blog for my two favorite categories of animal. Anyway can you tell me about microhylid frogs? I love them

Narrowmouth Frogs (family Microhylidae)

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING ME ABOUT MY FAVORITE FAMILY OF FROGS!!!

Most of the members of this family feed on termites and ants.

The typical body plan is round with a small (sometimes pointy) mouth/snout.

Found on every continent, except for Antarctica (which has no amphibians).

In the superfamily Ranoidea (with tree frogs, true frogs, rain frogs, and many others)

Live in a wide variety of places, burrowing, arboreal, surface dwelling.

Most species have aquatic eggs with a typical tadpole-froglet life cycle, but there are species that lay eggs underground or in moist environments and go through the tadpole stage in the egg (hatching out as fully formed froglets).

Most Microhylid tadpoles are different than other anuran (frogs and toads) tadpoles, in that they lack a horny beak or "teeth". They do not feed on algae and other aquatic vegetation like most other tadpoles, but instead feed on detritus and small aquatic invertebbrates.

AND NOW... SOME OF MY FAVORITE MICROHYLIDS!!!

Muller’s Termite Frog (Dermatonotus muelleri), family Microhylidae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay

Lives beneath the ground.

Feeds mainly on termites.

photograph by Dick Bartlett 

Burmese Squat Frog (Glyphoglossus guttulatus), family Microhylidae, Viet Nam

photographs by Diệp Tùng

Madagascar Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii), family Microhylidae, Madagascar

photograph via: mongabay.com & boogerbear4g

Blunt-headed Burrowing Frog (Glyphoglossus molossus), family Microhylidae, Thailand

photograph by Rushen & Don Injabok

Dotted Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata), family Microhylidae

- The 2 species occur together in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.

This relationship is sometime framed as “Tarantula with a pet frog”

This is thought to be a symbiotic relationship, probably mutualistic.

The frog lives in the female tarantula’s burrow, feeding on prey leftovers and ants (which would harm the eggs or spiderlings).

This is very specific to these species, as this species of tarantula will attack and prey on similar species of frog.

photographs by Emanuele Biggi

Red Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus), family Microhylidae, Simunye, Swatini, South Africa

photograph by Tyrone Ping

Red Rubber Frogs aka Accra Snake-necked Frogs (Phrynomantis microps), in amplexus (mating Embrace), family Microhylidae, Pendjari National Park, Benin

photograph by Mark Oliver Rodel

Western or Great Plains Narrowmouth Frog (Gastrophryne olivacea), female, family Microhylidae, West TX, USA

photograph by Roadtripmonster

Northern Sheep Frog (Hypopachus variolosus), family Microhylidae, Costa Rica

photograph by Diego Ugalde

Malagasay Rainbow Burrowing Frog (Scaphiophryne gottlebei), family Microhylidae, Isalo National Park, Madagascar

photograph by Bill Love cowyeow | Flickr

Peeping Whistling Frog aka Whistling Land Frog (Austrochaperina fryi), family Microhylidae, northern Australia

photograph by Jesse’s Wildlife

Indian Black Narrowmouth Frog aka “Space Frog” (Melanobatrachus indicus), family Microhylidae, Munnar, Kerala, India

photographs by Hadlee Renjith 

[nonbinaryjudean]

“Jews weaponize the holocaust” you killed 6 million of us. You killed so many of us that you had to invent new ways of killing and of disposing of bodies. You used our bodies for experiments. You stole our property and homes. You used our gravestones for spare building materials. You should be fucking thankful we haven’t taken revenge. You should feel ashamed every time you even think of us.

[uraniumfever990]

That’s funny. I don’t recall killing anyone let alone 6 million Jews. In fact I’d venture a guess that most people alive today were born after the holocaust ended.

[nonbinaryjudean]

[spot-the-antisemitism]

is there a way to intrepret this that isnt BLATANT holocaust denial or……?

[atomicnightbouquet]

It's just some dumbfuck being like "well it didn't personally happen in MY lifetime and I PERSONALLY wasn't involved in it at all so how dare you imply that the Holocaust still has social ramifications and generational trauma. It happened so long ago can't you just let it go? The Holocaust is over so that means anyone born after it has no responsibilities to know history or care about people still in the aftereffects of genocide. I am very smart."

[uraniumfever990]

I don’t fucking care!!

Stop killing Palestinians!!

[philosopherking1887]

I'm amused (?) by the asymmetrical application of the "not directly responsible" principle. No one except the people who directly perpetrated the Shoah can be taken to bear any responsibility (not the descendants who continue to benefit from the property that their ancestors took from their murdered Jewish neighbors; not the nations that have legal continuity with the ones that either sponsored the murders, deported their own citizens, or stood by and turned away refugees while the murder took place); BUT random Jewish people on the internet can be told to "stop killing Palestinians" as if they, personally, are pushing the buttons to drop bombs and could stop anytime.

[catilinas]

everyone i've talked to about this has been completely unaware so: if you didn't know already, there's going to be a solar eclipse, with totality or coverage of 90% or more in some places, over a lot of europe, on august 12th 2026. in the uk it will start just after 6pm, and the maximum will be at 7:13pm.

here is a map of the path of the eclipse (from timeanddate)

get eclipse glasses if you want to look at it. it is not safe to look at through sunglasses. ok informative post over o7

[ex-libris-craux]

mostly missing me but i know a bunch of folks that are right in the path 🥰 enjoy it for me, my lovelies!

[only-alter-idem]

look . i want to read the locked tomb trilogy. but every post i see about it confuses me more. like i’ll see a post waxing poetic about a space lesbian sci-fi apocalypse and then the next post will be about a guy called john remembering pizza he ate or something. the fourth book is coming out but everyone still calls it a trilogy. why are they skeletons.

[oh-jod-dammit]

[steamandcream]

thinking about how when you experience a lot of shame in your formative years (indirectly, directly, as abuse or just as an extant part of your environment) it becomes really difficult to be perceived by other people in general. the mere concept of someone watching me do anything, whether it's a totally normal activity or something unfamiliar of embarrassing, whether I'm working in an excel spreadsheet or being horny on main, it just makes my skin crawl and my brain turn to static because I cannot convince myself that it's okay to be seen and experienced. because to exist is to be ashamed and embarrassed of myself, whether I'm failing at something or not, because my instinctive reaction to anyone commenting on ANYTHING I'm doing is to crawl into a hole and die. it's such a bizarre and dehumanizing feeling to just not be able to exist without constantly thinking about how you are being Perceived. ceaseless watcher give me a god damn break.

[steamandcream]

sorry to put your tags on blast on this insane breach containment post I have since muted, but you're right and you should say it.

It is defeatable. Go for the throat.

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[arctic-hands]

The eco fash and eugenicist leftists (yes, whether you admit it or not, you exist) aren't going to like this but I rank the invention of plastic as one of the top 5 best inventions to ever happen to medicine, along with soap, insulin, vaccines, and rehydration salt fluids

[fishing-princess]

For thousands of years humanity has selectively bred chickens to have larger breasts and to have to lay eggs constantly. We did it to get more meat and per chicken, but from the perspective of the domesticated chickens they’re sorta living in a very specific fetish scenario

[aliceoverzero]

The first tags I see on this are absolutely inspired. Incredible pervert lesbian website.

[ubercharge]

after i finished this i paused and thought i don't have the heart to eat these women. but maybe you do. if you're hungry

[shinraalpha]

i do think lobbying for data centres over climate goals should be considered a crime against humanity btw

[8-evil-annoying-catboys]

ugh. i guess i’ll have to ebeg again. i’ll cut to the chase. hi, you may know me or remember me from the last time i had to beg, but in case you don’t, i’m cat. i’m a disabled transgender chicano trying to survive in this stupid ass economy and shit sucks. last time i had to do this i was unemployed, and before i got my new job i was unemployed for over a year, not counting some time i was too disabled to work after a semi-recent (my most recent one anyway) injury. now i have a job again, but the hours are incredibly inconsistent so i’ve been out of work for all of july and don’t have more work til the end of august. i’ve applied to unemployment and food stamps but i’m waiting to hear back from both and i’m really stressed out.

of course, please help others whose situations are more dire first, but also i need to pay my rent which is $810 in like a week, my internet bill ($70) is due, and after rent maybe a week later i’ll need to pay electricity (idk how much it’ll be probably $30-ish), but also we’re really low on groceries so if anyone could send anything towards food, rent, or bills, you’d be my saving grace

vnmo

pls dm for paypal/zelle

[mossadspypigeon]

[montereybayaquarium]

What bin does it go in? ♻️🌿🗑️

The Monterey Bay Aquarium teamed up with Trinity to find out what bin everyday waste items belong in: recycle, compost, or trash. ♻️🌿🗑️

As she puts her sorting skills to the test, we’re also focused on how we can get plastic out of our system—before it becomes waste in the first place. This Plastic Free July, we’re reminded that reducing the waste we create, reusing what we can, and properly disposing of what’s left helps prevent plastic pollution from reaching marine habitats and the animals that depend on them. 🌊 

For more sustainability tips, sign up for the Aquarium’s ocean action emails.