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@nobody-thats-special
In a future where time travel exists, criminals are punished by being sent to a random point in time. Having been convicted of a crime, you now face your punishment.
"I didn't think I'd be sent all the way back to ancient Sumeria, but I can't complain. Running my fraudulent copper business is easier than ever."
In honor of pride month, I'd like to present the rainbow tailed boa. As you can see, one of its defining features is the rainbow coloured sheen of its scales when in the light. It is most commonly found naturally in Southern portions of Central America and parts of South America and is one of the many species of boa that is commonly kept as a pet.
These two wide-eyed friends are known as the blunt-head tree snake and believe it or not, its eyesight is significantly better than most other snakes. These snakes are also typically nocturnal and can usually be found resting in the shade during the day. They're native to Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America. It is also rear-fanged and mildly venomous though it is considered harmless to humans
This smiling friend is the infamous Black Mamba, named so for its completely black mouth. It is the second longest species of venomous snake (behind the king cobra) and is both arboreal and terrestrial (lives both in trees and on the ground) and while, contrary to popular belief, it is generally unlikely to bite a human unless threatened, but it is MOST likely to bite a human in the span of September to February which the Black Mamba's breeding season.
This aggressive boy is a saw scaled viper, most well known for being the deadliest snake in the world based on number of people unalived annually, it is also considered to be unusually aggressive compared to a lot of other snakes which probably explains the high body count. Similar to a rattlesnake this snake has a threat display, when threatened it will postion its body in a way resembling a series of parallel "C" shapes (which it can be seen doing below!!) and then rubbing its scales against eachother to produce a sound similar to sizzling water droplets. Also the scales on the sides of its body are somewhat serrated, giving this scary baby its name.
This is another personal favorite, the talamancan palm pit viper, native to Costa Rica, first sighted in 2001 by UCF but was only named somewhat recently due to being mistaken for the black-speckled palm pit viper which is also native to Costa Rica
This is a Blue island pit viper also known as the white-lipped island pit viper or Sunda island pit viper, an absolutely gorgeous species of snake that is also my absolute favorite species of snake as the name indicates it is a pit viper meaning it is venomous and also has heat-sensing glands near its eyes (the reddish pink spot between the nostril and eye in the image)
Screw it all, this now a snake appreciation account
I have to ask because my parents complain about spoilers even if it's something that happens in the first minute of a show
ā¦for 2 bucks I will tell you something u would rather not know
ok so:Ā
roombas fit the definition of a scavenger species
please discussĀ
Why else do you think we bond with them
i donāt know what that MEANS
Its the same logic as crocodiles and there little dentist bird buddies, the egyptian plover, it eats what we miss for the benefit of both species overall
SPIDER RAIN
let me introduce you to a few 100% real, totally unphotoshopped photos!
yep, that is REAL! spider rain EXISTS! and is a regular phenomenon! that happens and is documented! and involves MILLIONS of spiders!!!!! RAINING DOWN ON CITIES!!!!! THATāS A REAL THING THAT HAPPENS UNAVOIDABLY!!!!!!!!!! i need to foam at the mouth in hysteria for a few minutes, but when I calm down iāll give you some Spider Rain Science Facts Ā
Spider Rain Science Factsā¢
First of all: What is Spider Rain?
Spider rain refers to events of mass ballooning. many spiders have the ability to move through air by using spider silk as a sort of parachute. thatās right: spiders can FLY.
when spiders do this en masse, you get millions of spiders travelling through the air on gossamer strands of silk (the phenomenon is also nicknamed āangel hairā). if you arenāt afraid of spiders, apparently this can be quite beautiful to watch. in fact, i would argue it should be called spider snow, not rain, bc many viewers report the combination of white silk threads and the gentle floating motion make it resemble snowfall. except for, you know. all the spiders. (video here)
Where does it happen?
Spider rain is not uncommon, though the size and location varies. Theoretically, it can happen anywhere that colonies of social spiders live. These colonies are scattered around the world, but they only consist of 23 species, compared to over 45,000 non-social spider species. Spider rain usually occurs in unpopulated or rural areas, but occasionally the wind can turn (literally) and spiders accidentally end up is urban areas, as happened in Australia, where spider rain is most common (*pretends to be shocked*).Ā Ā
In fact, not all spider rain happens on purpose! Strong winds blowing through a colony can pull webs off their anchors, leaving spider and home airborne, as happened in Brazil where: āWhile the humans gawked below, the flustered spiders were simply trying to pull themselves together after an unexpected journey.ā Spider rain is highly dependent on local weather, which provides spiders with both the ability and sometimes the need to migrate (as happened in Pakistan after widespread flooding). Ā
And before the Americans breathe a sign of reliefāit hasnāt happened in Texas yet, but thereās a colony just east of Dallas to keep an eye on :)
How do we stop it happening?
We donāt. Itāsā¦.not really a problem? The spiders are like, really tiny, so even the venomous ones arenāt able to bite humansāour skin is just too thick for their itty bitty fangs. Itās still occasionally a pest issue, with the main issue being that their webs can be thick enough to cut off sunlight from crops.
But spider rain is mostly harmless (unless you are a spectacularly unlucky farmer), and it doesnāt happen often enough to pose a real problem. The real risk is to the spidersāmost of them arenāt expected to survive the trip. Fortunately, only a small percentage of them need to in order for the colony to survive and set up shop somewhere new.
Overall, spider rain is a good thing! The spiders keep the skies free of disease-carrying insects, and in turn provide food to birds and small animals. Itās beneficial that a staple of the food chain can disperse so widely and quickly. In fact, ballooning is one of the reasons spiders are often the first animal to reappear on land thatās been destroyed. Their appearance after a fire or flood is a sign the ecosystem is recovering. which is, sort of beautiful actually.
and hereās a photo of a spider colony
this is a commissioned post. next up, someone pay me to write about flying ant day!
All I can picture is a parody of the prince song Purple Rain, but make it about spiders floating from the sky
