What the fucking fuck?

Personal Blog of an INTJ. She/Her. cynical environmentalist and bird fanatic.

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[arinthehunter]

[queen-mihai]

Humans are freaking amazing

[artemis-dawn8]

As someone who follows the official Redbull YouTube channel, this is truly so redbull of them.

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Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot (Micropsitta bruijnii), male, family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes, New Guinea

These tiny parrots are only 8 cm (3 in) in length. (This measurement does not include the tail feathers).

photographs by Lev Frid

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UNMASKING THE BLUEBOTTLE REVEALING FOUR DISTINCT SPECIES THROUGH GLOBAL CITIZEN SCIENCE

For over two centuries, the Portuguese man o’ war (Physalia spp) was considered a single, cosmopolitan species, drifting across the world’s oceans and stinging unsuspecting swimmers. But new genomic research has overturned this long-held view, revealing that Physalia is not one species, but at least four: P. physalis, P. megalista, P. utriculus, and a newly described species, P. minuta. Researchers sequenced the genomes of 151 specimens from around the globe and found strong reproductive isolation between genetic lineages, even when their distributions overlap. This evidence aligns with historical descriptions from the 18th and 19th centuries, which proposed several species that were later dismissed due to limited data.

Crucially, the study integrated over 4,000 photographs from iNaturalist, using citizen science to match distinct morphologies with genetic lineages. These images, contributed by amateur naturalists, swimmers, and lifeguards, allowed researchers to confirm physical differences that earlier taxonomists could not consistently observe due to preservation challenges. The result is a rare success story in which modern genomics, historical records, and participatory science come together to clarify the taxonomy of one of the ocean’s most recognisable creatures.

The discovery not only rewrites the story of Physalia but also challenges assumptions about biodiversity in the open ocean, reminding us that even the most visible marine life can hold hidden complexity, and that everyone, from sailors of the past to today’s citizen scientists, has a role to play in uncovering it.

Reference: Church et al., 2025. Population genomics of a sailing siphonophore reveals genetic structure in the open ocean. Current Biology.

[depsidase]

[flower-crowns-and-combat-boots]

Every time you have GenAI make you an anime waifu with three titties and a dumptruck ass a family doesn't get to have a drink or bathe.

Every time you ask Copilot to write you a PowerShell script to stroke your boss' ego, a city experiences a brownout.

Every time you chat with your AI "girlfriend" a farmer doesn't get to water their animals.

Using these tools actively hurts you and your community, while at the same time enriching some shitheel who would happily step on your neck to make an additional dollar. Don't use them. Actively remove them from devices you own. Disable them whenever possible. Go out of your way to avoid them. It's honestly not hard. You've been using the internet just fine without GenAI hallucinating at you.

[dawnofslime]

when white ppl use the white emojis:

[jaycrakhead]

V and Z

Saw Chase Atlantic live at the O2, these two would be there 100%

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Italian Nirvana

[dungeonmastersconsortium]

you're so right

[memeuplift]

[teaboot]

Nah man that's a northern bobwhite

[robinparravel]

I love Bruce

[molabuddy]

[sweetlyartemis]

birds that look like fruit <3

[leviathan-supersystem]

internet politics and real-world politics have gotten so separated, and pretty soon all this internet weirdness is gonna come crashing into real life and politicians are gonna start throwing around words like “SJW” and “anime communist” and “dark enlightenment” and it’s just gonna be the most ridiculous fucking thing

[heritageposts]

date of origin: 13th of april, 2015.

[leviathan-supersystem]

happy 10 year anniversary!

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[headspace-hotel]

This post.

This fucking post.

It is in some ways, the only piece of evidence I have that there was a time Before.

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[kedreeva]

The Association for the Conversation of Threatened Parrots announced yesterday that the babies of a released, wild pair of Spix's macaw have successfully fledged the nest! The report added that the babies are being taught wild behaviors by their parents, and are being occasionally babysat by their older sibling!

They also reported on a trio of babies in captive care that are all doing well!

These beautiful birds went completely extinct in the wild in 2000, but were reintroduced from captive stock a couple years ago. Many of the released birds have survived, and are now breeding on their own in the wild!

There's been some conflict about the conservation efforts, so I'm happy to hear that the now-wild ones are establishing themselves well.

[identifying-parrots]

Spix's macaw – Cyanopsitta spixii

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[cookiedoves]

lord of the wings ✨

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