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Hereâs one good thing to come out of 2020:
Paleontologists completed a life-sized replica of Sue, the most complete T. Rex ever found.
And she is freaking GORGEOUS!
As I read more about this beauty, I found out some new details regarding things I thought I previously knew about the beast that was Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Iâm going to share them with you.
First, and most obvious, her size:
This is nothing new, we all figured T. Rex was big, but I for one never stopped to consider exactly how big it was. Nobody ever really knows what to imagine when they read about something the size of a whale that walked around and ate everything it could kill.Â
Speaking of eating things, I just want to remind you all that T. Rex hadâby milesâthe strongest bite of any terrestrial animal living or dead, somewhere around six and a half tons of force. Thatâs over six times greater than the current estimate of what Allosaurus was capable of, and three times what was delivered by the highest measured reading of the living title holderâthe estuarine crocodile. It didnât have to waste time swinging its head open-mouthed like Saurophaganax for a little extra oomph, or grow fancy serrated teeth like Carcharodontosaurus to cut pieces out of its prey. It opted for the simplest approach: get its mouth around something and crush it to death; imagine the full weight of an elephant on whatever was between this thingâs jaws.
âHow did it find something to eat?â I hear you asking. âIt canât see something if it doesnât move, right?â
Listen, I love Jurassic Park too, but thatâs a big crock of shit.
Notice how both her eyes face forward. That gives her binocular vision (the ability to focus both eyes on one target, like you and I). More importantly it means she has impeccable depth perception due to overlapping fields of vision from each, large, eyeball. Researchers agree that T. Rex not only had incredible vision, but that it was probably better than most modern animalsâincluding eagles, hawks, and owlsâand that she could likely spot something three and a half miles away. If something that big can see that well, it doesnât matter if you move or not, sheâd be able to tell if it was an animal trying to hide or a piece of vegetation. So pray she isnât hungry if she lays eyes on you. And even if by some miracle she didnât see you, sheâd still smell you.Â
If she decided you looked tasty, you probably wouldnât hear her coming as much as youâd feel her. Modern science indicates that T. Rex didnât roar like in Jurassic Park, but rather bellowed or maybe even hissed like crocodilians. If she were on to you, youâd most likely feel this sense of unease creep up your spine as a low-pitched rumble in the air permeated through you. You wouldnât know what it was or where it was coming from until you hear her footfalls. By then itâs too lateâyou could try to run but sheâd probably catch you. Thereâs plenty on YouTube that reconstructs what T. Rex may have sounded like, and itâs legitimately haunting. Â
To wrap all of this up, the one bit of good that came out of the cursed year that is 2020 is that this wonderful child of science and art came into the world, and reaffirmed my respect and admiration for the eight ton slab of muscle and teeth that is this magnificent creature.
âŠand it is nothing if not magnificent.
I honestly expected like three notes, what happened!?
Palaeontologists are the ones providing the data and advice but donât give them full credit, this life-sized sculpture was created by ARTISTS, the artist team of @bluerhinostudioâ
They also created this Quetzalcoatlus that made the rounds online (image credit goes to National Geographic)
As well as many more amazing sculptures and dioramas, so please check them out here on Tumblr and on Instagram
They are currently working on a new Tyrannosaurus again which will be on display in Europe (image credit goes to Blue Rhino Studio)
Please give the amazing team of Blue Rhino Studio the credit they deserve
Not to kill the buzz but where are the feathers??
As it stands now, there is no evidence for or against feathers on Tyrannosaurus specifically, so either way to depict it would be equally accurate at the moment, if feathers are present they would be on the back and shoulder region as that is the only spot that doesnât have preserved skin impressions
Below is a handful guide by Dr. Mark Witton who happens to be both a palaeontologist and an artist:
Fun fact! Sue officially uses they/them pronouns! Scientists donât know if they were male or female. Because of that, and as a gesture of good will to the LGBT+ community, scientists officially use they/them pronouns to refer to SUE the T-Rex!
â(Please, do not body-shame our T. rex. SUE is perfect just the way they are. And, yes, âtheyâ is correct thereâscientists donât know if SUE was male or female, so in the spirit of scientific accuracy and LGBTQ inclusivity, weâve transitioned to singular âthey/themâ pronouns instead of calling SUE âsheâ or âher.â)â
(Source: https://www.fieldmuseum.org/about/press/sue-t-rexs-new-suite )
âPlease, do not body-shame our T. rexâ is the funniest thing Iâve seen in at least 20 minutes
Book Hater Club where we talk about whatever book we read recently that we hated
Youâre not allowed to say anything positive. Haters only
Physically fighting someone over their opinion is not only allowed but actively encouraged
Not recent by any means but I hate the Road
Size comparison of Yâgathok, the Ceaseless Hunger and Bjorn, our level 20 Goliath Barbarian.
Hey quick question: why the FUCK do you have that
Imagine, from out of nowhere, your dm casually slapping this thing down on the table like any other encounter.
âYeah, the fight will start in a sec, uhâŠIâll give inspiration to whomever helps me get this fucking box out of my car.â
https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/7asxci/oc_ygathok_the_ceaseless_hunger_final_boss_of_our/ This is the reveal of this ridiculousness during their game
Please watch this reveal video itâs kickass
FUCK MEÂ the reveal video
âCHRIS??????â
âUm, I donât think our plan is gonna work.â
Always reblog Y'gathok
DM:*Pulls out Yâgothok* *Turns on âOpen Your Heartâ by Crush 40*
Wow that DM really goes above and beyond
Reblogging Ygathok because itâs been one year since we fought him!!!! It just popped up on my timeline today!
Happy one year anniversary, our precious Old God boi!!!
One year ago today, this boy was revealed.
And for you guys, I have great news: I have the stats of Yâgathok complete and a general design for âhow to use himâ done. However, an adventure guide is incoming to teach you how to integrate him into any of your worlds!
Theyâre boyfriends
Friend nudes are infinitely hotter than porn. Sometimes I just want to look at my friendsâ massive dongs (respectfully)
me consuming fiction: i love friendship & family only give me stories about friendship & family I foam at the mouth when I get those sweet sweet friendship & family tropes
me in real life: if you dare to perceive me i will hire a hitman
Itâs @taur
okay so are the beekeepers who wear protective gear just weak or are these bees tame or is there some wild bee magic I'm unaware of
So many beeees
Also
"I began scooping the bees"
Excuse me
Oh!!!! Okay, okay! So, as a beekeeper, I can answer that question @argumate. It might not be an "all beekeepers" answer, but it's what I've found true in my past six years.
Protective bee wear is a super helpful tool, especially when harvesting honey, but not always necessary. If I'm just doing a routine inspection I typically just wear a net hat. Sometimes I forgo that entirely if I'm just doing a quick peek, but no matter what, I never wear gloves. Honey bees are super chill and easy going if handled properly (and I've found they get to know you so to speak, and settle down even more as time goes on) and I feel the less clunky a suit I'm wearing, the better. Especially on my hands. See, bees release a stress hormone that can get everyone in a tizzy if they're hurt. So squishing one during inspection by accident isn't a good thing. Without gloves, I'm able to feel if a honey been gets beneath my finger and move my grip before hurting it. Plus it makes it far easier to maneuver the frames which in turn gives me a quicker inspection and less stress for the ladies.
With these bees, I'm guessing they were very close to a swarm state. That's when the hive runs out of room and are getting ready to split. Bees in this state hardly ever sting and are generally very easy going as they're focused on getting ready to have part of, or all, the hive move out.
(When you see those pictures of a bunch of bees hanging out somewhere without a hive, that's a swarm. They're usually entirely harmless and are just chilling until they find a new place to live.)
I'm thinking that's also why they were so ready to move into the hive she provided. It's more spacious and is essentially everything they want for a new home since they outgrew their floorboard house.
Even if these bees weren't near that state, the use of the smoker, the slow and steady way she's moving, and the way she naturally encouraged (by placing the queen inside the new hive) them to transfer themselves into the provided hive makes her likeliness of getting stung pretty slim.
Apologies for this getting long. đ
And I'm sure I could have been a little more concise but hopefully I helped a bit. đđ
I friggin love bees and beekeepers.
What a year this week has been.
Itâs Monday.
It sure as hell is.
I believe very strongly in âI didnât say it was good, I said I liked itâÂ
but what might be even more important is âI didnât say it was bad, I said I hated itâ
I just wanna say if you hate something good because it sends terrible messages thatâs fine but you can also just hate it because you hate it. free yourself of the struggle to find a âgood enoughâ reason. sometimes it doesnât hit right.
âI hate this authorâs writing styleâ
is not the same as
âthis author is bad at writingâ
Me @ cormac McCarthyâs the road. Great story. I despise his writing style.
The only time stepping on lego would make you stronger
Does anyone want to buy a broke student a present to make his life worth l*ving Wishlist
Someone bully me into doing my homework
Do your fucking homework
Anyone obsessed with me? Could use the ego boost
Iâm desperately obsessed with you and your happiness.
Do your homework
I gots it all done âșïž
Good boy.
Drew Ray Tanner photographed by Justin Wu (2019)
Are you telling me this isnât Dylan OâBrien?
It's been six years since JKR went full TERF. She spent the last year funneling her wealth, words, and energy into transphobic legislation in Britain. It's been 20 years since that thing y'all call a book series came out. If you're not a transmisogynist, find a different obsession. I'm fucking serious. If you give one damn about any of the marginalized people affected by that woman's bigotries, obsess about literally anything else.
Some "people cherish the words of this bigot" loser told me to delete this post so I'm gonna reblog it all day now.
Honestly finding another piece of literature thatâs better to love even more has helped