Wyvern

Just a leetle artist, living in a leetle corner. I post my own art, and reblog other's art, references, inspiration, and anything else I find neat.

[herpsandbirds]

Southern Ground Hornbills (Bucorvus leadbeater), family Bucorvidae, order Bucerotiformes, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

photograph by Piotr Naskrecki

[natureisthegreatestartist]

What's this? The red-lined bubble snail (Bullina lineata), a marine gastropod. Bizarre and beautiful, yes?

[organiccyborg]

i am strange and i look like a peppermint. is that ok .

[herpsandbirds]

Q: Can you get me the least skinkiest skink?

A (Paxon): Let me who you the first skink that came to mind... to me, a very unskinky skink.

Red-eyed Crocodile Skinks (Tribolonotus gracilis), family Scincidae, endemic to New Guinea

photograph by Andyscorner12

photographs by Rizki Supendi

photograph by Tanto Yensen

photograph by Shikhei Goh

photograph by Piranhapirate

[venndaai]

have you guys heard about the greenland shark. some crazy shit happening there.

[venndaai]

they are sexually mature at ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS OLD.

their (live!) young gestate for. wait for it. eight to eighteen (??) YEARS. can have up to 10 at a time. good grief.

longest lifespan of any vertebrate, up to five hundred years

toxic flesh

has giant eyes but is usually blind because of a weird little crustacean that's evolved to live on and eat their eyes. this doesn't seem to bother them much.

lives in deep cold water and has the lowest swim speed and tail-beat frequency for its size across all fish species. just generally lives life in extreme slow motion

largest genome of any shark

eats everything including moose and polar bears

ma'am you are delightfully strange and I'm privileged to share a planet with you

[fluorescentbrains]

this post prompted me to refresh my memory on Greenland Shark Facts and this detail about how they feed goes so hard

just vacuuming up their unsuspecting prey. whole !

[muffinlance]

Good news good news good news! Recent research suggests the eye parasites do NOT blind them!

Eye-opening research: Greenland sharks maintain vision for centuries through DNA repair mechanism

Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk sits in her office, eyes fixed on the computer monitor in front of her. "You see it move its eye," says the UC Ir

I <3 you a normal amount Greenland sharks

[herpsandbirds]

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias), parent and chicks, family Eurypygidae, order Eurypygiformes, Costa Rica

This bird is the only member of its family.

Its closest living relative is the Kagu of New Caldeonia.

photographs by Anthony Martin

[bellaalinaa]

@strmieto tagged me!!

Rules: when you get this, make a new post, list 5 of your favorite songs, publish, and tag some of your favorite mutuals!

1. Vodka Cranberry - Conan Gray

2. Goddess - Laufey

3. All I Did Was Dream of You - beabadoobee, the Marias

4. Your Best American Girl - Mitski

5. Moths - Conan Gray

now for my moots!

@secretlifeofsombr @evendeathhasaheart @doraisawda @motel88 @creativityinmadness

[quietlychaotic13]

Not tagged, just wanted to join!!

Small Town Joan of Arc - Del Water Gap

Lavender Girl - Caamp

Number One Fan - Muna

Meet Me in the Woods - Lord Huron

Unknown - Hozier

@sunny-funny-honey-pants @raer0se @swagtreeengineer @bouchard00 @kashhhkari @ivyivyivygs

[raer0se]

1: Pick Up The Phone - Falling In Reverse 2: Cemetery Drive - My Chemical Romance 3: I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic! At The Disco 4: Haunted - Evanescence 5: KMS - Jake Webber and Johnnie Guilbert

@obsessive-little-guy-obl @miserablysolarvortex @gaypurplemonster-maximum @sillyguyz4ever @coremo666

[gaypurplemonster-maximum]

im super indecisive so…

literally every epic the musical song

lemon boy - Cavetown

disco! In the panic room - Bug Hunter

Dancin’ - CG5

@ace-an-spades25 @ghostboy479 @austinluckful @theshadowyalchemist

@obsessed-loser

[theshadowyalchemist]

YAYYY :) Thanks for tagging me <3 Also incredibly real for EPIC </3

Legendary - EPIC the Musical (yes I'm biased)

Senses - MICO (and now you know how!)

Castaway - 5 Seconds of Summer

Winner - Kyle Alessandro

Let's Fall in Love For the Night - FINNEAS

I love that all but one fit a very very specific theme and person but oh well that's what happens when you're a bum like me <3

Tagging: @spiral-creature @ineffablexsuitcase @anonymousdarkfigure @skephknap @justaqueerographer

I'm intrigued by what you guys answers will be :)

[spiral-creature]

(I PROMMY I WILL READ THE MICO DOC IM JUST LAZY AND VIDEOGAME ADDICTED </33)

oh god hrmm

king for a day - pierce the veil

all you can hope for now are the scars to show for it!!! - STOMACH BOOK

WTFG! - ISSIBROKIE

PEACESIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - black dresses

secondopt - theres this girl

I SWEAR TO GOD THIS LAST SONG IS SO FUCKIN GOOD PLS PLS PLS LISTEN TO ITTTT

anywhooo tagz :P - @thecipherfan @uranusandsolarshow @ang3ls-666 @stophatecrimingme @evilyn-is-gay @ialwayscomeback-somerabitsaid @lunobelle @shadowdragon2341 @weirdcoregal35 @earthieibispaint @lolipopzies @cloudstrike493

(lmk if u don wanna be tagged ok gng :3)

[ialwayscomeback-somerabitsaid]

YOOO STOMACH BOOK MENTION-

Thankyou so much for the tag!

Stay soft -mitski

Frances forever -mitski

My diorama -stomach book

Nothing special -stomach book

Trees -mcCafferty

I very heavily recommend all of these songs they're so good! If you don't mind sweating or hyper pop or mitski as a whole (who doesn't like mitski tho??)

@sauceytwinkietwinkling @pine-n-stuff @cheekytownstudios-sillyposting @toxic-potions-productions @jessedrawz-in-the-void @alelathedragon @sebbythebug @normystical

[toxic-potions-productions]

Now, I have alot of favorites, so I'll just name some from the top of my head

Predator - Ella Red

Who will you follow - Evanescence

The Apparition - Sleep Token

Is this a cult? - Melanie Martinez

Chokehold - Sleep Token (Currently listening as of reblogging this)

Thanks for the tag, Rabit! So, here's mine

@silversongmonster @happilylazycreator @dorkycreature-89 @devilhydra

& it's open tags beyond these four, since Rabit basically did most of them for me LOL

[devilhydra]

1. ゾンビ (Zmobies) - Deco*27

2. Pac-Man - Gorillaz

3. Weight Watchers - Melanie Martinez

4. Super Bad Mantra - JAWNY

5. The Color You Love The Most - Yuchain Wang

These are in no order

@mr-story @jayb1rb @lilmissthing

[mr-story]

Your idol - Saja boys

Waiting on a miracle - Stephanie Beatriz

Just can't get enough - Depeche mode

Abracadabra - Lady Gaga

Habanera - Georges Bizet

Not songs really:

Amphibia intro

Nowhere boys intro

Hollow dance from Into The Pit

Nostromo alert from Alien

Eddie Gluskin chase theme from Outlast

@wolflover33100aj @kikis-voidblog

[kikis-voidblog]

Ooooh yay!! My turn!!!!!

weathergirl by FLAVOR FOLEY

Wife by Mitski

Just Like Heaven by The Cure

A Different Kind of Love Song by Cher

Fight Til I'm Good Enough by The Living Tombstone

I've got a pretty exciting mix of songs here XDDD

@tuneless @limoncheg @crimsonremnant @yockytherocky @datassisgrass and anyone else who wants to join!!!!

[datassisgrass]

No particular order, just some stuff that's been on repeat for me lately !

See the Way - The Chainsmokers

Taxes - Geese

Fingernails - Sub Urban

Good Advice - Bayside

Calling All Skeletons - Alkaline Trio

@seraphim-seeker , @hellcyeon (No pressure ! I didn't wanna tag all my mutuals cuz I don't wanna spam lol)

[seraphim-seeker]

Alright well here are my personal and real favorites no particular order for them I just like them

Oh No What We Gonna Do? — Veggietales

Behind The Mask — APAngryPiggy

Crazy Arts — FAKETYPE

REANIMAL RAP — JT Music

This Opportunity — Tynado

@zerockzeslaughter @wyrm-with-a-why @chaoticazero @multifandomcutie13 @yelesomeblue @vermillion-bloodmoon and anyone else

[multifandomcutie13]

Been tagged a lot in this one, but never got to it. Well, here’s what I have.

1. The Fate of Ophelia - Taylor Swift

2. The Phoenix - Fall Out Boy

3. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey

4. Hell’s Coming With Me - Poor Man’s Poison

5. If Today Was Your Last Day - Nickelback

@asmodeus-682 @bittyfromquotev + anyone that wants to do this

[asmodeus-682]

Music box of Fate - Ironmouse

Amish Paradise - Weird Al Yankovich

Abracadabra - Lady Gaga

Your Idol - Kpop Demon Hunters

Be Prepared - The Lion King

@fluffystar18 @llamaisllama777 @moonsandloons @coallise

[coallise]

I cant pick! Uh...

Bomb rush blush - juno songs

Monster -beastiez

Three kolboids in a trenchcoat

cheese tax

protector -nightcore

@tanema123

[studioshadows]

Oooo I love a good music share post!

High Water - Sleep Token (my all time favorite song rn)

Diving Bell - Starset (lives rent free)

Second and Sebring - Of Mice and Men (turned me into a fan after one listen)

Blackholes (Solid Ground) - The Blue Stones (so much packed into that bass)

Chandelier - Architects (oh hello pain there you are)

As a bonus, just anything by Starset is amazing but their newest album is phenomenal, Trials reimagined has me in a chokehold, and Symbiotic and Tunnelvision i can listen to over and over. The galactic soundscape they have cultivated is so unique, taking you soaring through the stars, crashing down to earth, and pulled through mire and muck, marched through war. Also Archers, they dont have a lot of music released - Blanket Fort will always have a space in my head. Very energetic, a good driving tempo that leaves room for experimentation.

@johnlenjet

[herpsandbirds]

Ecuadoran Horned Anole or Pinocchio Anole (Anolis proboscis), family Dactyloidae, Ecuador

ENDANGERED.

photograph by R. Jaffrey

[hope-for-the-planet]

Study Finds Rainforests Bounce Back Much Quicker than Expected

Text and image from this article in the New York Times:

Scientists once thought it would take a century or more for animals to return to deforested land in the tropics. Now, new research has found ecosystems can recover in mere decades. “It’s been a huge surprise for all of us,” said Timo Metz, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, and first author of the study, published in the journal Nature. “None of us expected it to be so impressive and so quick.” Rainforests have been disappearing at an alarming pace for at least a century, and millions of acres a year are still burned or cut down for logging, farming or ranching, or are lost to wildfires. In 2024, the rate of loss was as fast as 18 soccer fields per minute, adding up to an area nearly the size of Panama. At the same time, hundreds of millions of acres of formerly deforested land are thought to be regrowing. Scientists have generally found that it takes more than a century for trees and plants to fully resemble the old, original pristine forest. It was long assumed that animals would take just as long to return. The new study found that’s not necessarily the case. “The expectation was that the animals would need the forest to come first,” Dr. Metz said. “But surprisingly, many of the animals recover much more quickly than the trees.”

[mockva]

This scientist crafts stunning visual art through chemistry.

[crookedthievery]

Bit of an explainer in english:

Water Drops Serve As Canvas For Microchemistry Art

If you’re like us and you’ve been wondering where those viral videos of single water drop chemical reactions are coming from, we may have an

And the actual source of the videos (as best as I can tell), and where to see some other ones:

[michaelnordeman]

Ruff/brushane. Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park, Finland (19 May 2026).

[kedreeva]

Mantis is SUCH a pretty bird, and because Bug raised her, she's also the best of both worlds- wants to be pet by humans, easily hangs out with the other birds. Lets me put 4-leaf clovers on her head like a hat so I can take cute photos of her.

[kaenith]

Felt compelled to draw this magical scene <3

[roughentumble]

my friend just told me that there's a secret second dashboard that solely contains posts from people you've turned on post notifications for, and when i click the link in the messages it opens it within the tumblr app, so the tumblr app also has a secret second dashboard for post notification blogs, and the only way to access it is to open the link for it within the app.

i literally love tumblr

[nightpool]

i have a private pinned post that just has a link to this dashboard on it, it's great. two dashboards for life

[cyle]

wow! i was really hoping someone would organically reverse-engineer this and find that dash.

here are a few other "secret" dashboards:

Posts from your "crushes"

"What you missed" (will be empty if you already visit Tumblr every day)

"Trending"

these are all just taking existing feeds of content and putting them in a dashboard-like format... the "Stuff for you" tab/feed is the same idea.

[krakenartificer]

I was sure this was going to be 5 rickrolls, but no, this is both legit and amazing.

[unreconstructedfangirl]

Saving.

[ilovecoelacanths]

went to a new optometrist today wearing my squid facts ‘save our freaks’ shirt from @sarahmackattack that has a strawberry squid on it. and i wasn’t even thinking about it but the optometrist walked in and he was like ‘oh what does your shirt say’ so i showed him and he was like ‘oh that’s neat!’ and then i thought he might like to know about strawberry squid eyes since they have weird eyes and he is an optometrist and all. so i was like ‘yeah it’s actually a real kind of squid called a strawberry squid, their eyes are really cool because they have one big yellow-green one and one small blue one’ and he kind of gasped and went ‘oh my god that’s so interesting i wonder why they have that. do you know what their retina composition is like?’ and i watched as he minimized my chart on the computer and started looking up images of strawberry squid and then he googled ‘strawberry squid retina composition’ and he was like ‘sorry we’ll get to your eye exam in a moment i just really want to find out’ LMAO 10/10 optometrist experience will be returning

[sparrowlucero]

meeting what's left of the bird god after its untimely death in a deadfall trap

[andlatitude]

[madame-hagfish]

species with funny binomials discovered this year

Zig (genus de novo) zag (a Malagasy legless skink related to Paracontias), March 2026. Zig is the first new genus of Malagasy skinks discovered since the 19th century, so this is quite notable! New species discoveries are common, new genus discoveries are much rarer. Some new Scincidae genera have been named recently in the form of splits from other (wastebasket taxon) genera, however, discovering a completely unknown highly divergent lineage like this is a rarity. Zig zag is a special little boop noodle.

Solenostomus snuffleupagus (sp. nov), May 2026 (literally, study was released a week ago), a new species of ghost pipefish, named for its fuzzy appearance bearing resemblance to Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street (pictured above). The genus Solenostomus contains six other species of ghost pipefishes. However S. snuffleupagus is so highly divergent in appearance, that when it was spotted in 2001 it was immediately known to be strange. It took 25 years of searching the Great Barrier Reef to officially find & scientifically describe this bizarre fish.

S. paradoxus, the type species of Solenostomus.

S. leptosoma, another species, to make clear the typical appearance of a ghost pipefish and why S. snuffleupagus is distinctive.

Though not all species were sequenced, genome sequencing suggests that S. snuffleupagus is the most evolutionary divergent of all Solenostomus (Maroubra, a syngnathid true pipefish, is used as the outgroup).

For context, what Solenostomus is:

Solenostomus is a monotypic genus (the only genus in its family) in the family Solenostomidae. They comprise the sister taxon to the Syngnathidae (the true pipefishes, seadragons, and kin, which contains the famous seahorse Hippocampus). Unfortunately, in Solenostomus, males do not get pregnant (the only thing that would have made S. snuffleupagus even more incredible), but they are closely related to the true pipefishes (all of which exhibit male pregnancy).

Those are two incredible discoveries within just the span of two months, here's to more wonderful scientific names!

[thelostcanyon]

Saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) in a side canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona.