Plant Pete - Nature not Nurture

NSFW Blog & photo site. A lot of the photos will have been taken by me and will be things I find interesting, bizarre, erotic or exotic. Comments will always be my own unless I credit someone. I say NSFW because some may find images of the naked male body offensive, idiots, and whilst I will tend to shy away from the outright pornographic I see no reason why I should limit myself to fluffy clouds and little bunny rabbits! I'm new to Tumblr so not sure if you are able to leave comments but please feel free to do so provided that they are constructive, reasoned and thoughtfully written. Thanks for viewing. Updates will be as and when and probably not daily.

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It's Canada Day 2026

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Happy Canada Day!!

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Drift into the deep with these living fossils. 🌊

Feather stars and sea lilies are part of an ancient group of echinoderms known as crinoids. They are distant relatives of the sea stars and sea urchins that you might find in coastal tide pools. Feather stars cling to sponges, corals, and rocks with claw-like cirri, while stalked sea lilies anchor to the seafloor with a holdfast. 

For a hungry crinoid, the currents deliver dinner. Both feather stars and sea lilies have a crown of finely plumed arms. Those arms and their jointed branches are covered in tiny tube feet that help scuttle food into the central mouth.

MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles have captured the slow, mesmerizing movements of sea lilies swaying in the currents and feather stars paddling to fresh feeding grounds. We’ve spotted a wide variety of different crinoids, but identifying individual species from video alone is often difficult.

These observations are a reminder of the diversity of amazing animals thriving deep underwater. The deep sea is closer than you think. The choices we make in our everyday lives can safeguard the future for deep-sea animals and ecosystems.

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The deep sea's most graceful commuter 💫⁠

This Grimpoteuthis octopus propels itself through the water using the rhythmic movement of its large fins and webbed arms. Those ear-like fins have earned this group the nickname "dumbo octopuses." Typically found on or near the deep seafloor, dumbo octopuses use finger-like cirri lining their arms to help detect and capture small crustaceans, worms, and other prey.

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Sounds good to me.

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I'll second that motion!!!

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