#deadbison

[speculative-evolution]

Hello, I wanted to tell you that I love your blog

Thank you, the blog loves you too.

[lotsandlotsofbirds]

I heard tinimaus are ostriches closest relatives. Why do ratites only come in giant and small sizes?

Ratites: The Most Extreme

[digijosify]

Why does Ogremon and a host of others not actually close their mouths or move their jaw when talking?

I ACTUALLY KNOW THIS ONE!!!

(Well, for Ogremon specifically)

Ogremon’s design is based heavily on traditional images of Oni, a common element of traditional Japanese folklore also called a demon or an Ogre. HIs weapon, clothing, and status as an incredibly strong Digimon all come from the same myth. In theater, the Oni character typically wears a mask that is almost always designed to have a permanently open, smiling mouth, even when the character is speaking. So Ogremon, being based on those elements, also has a permanently open, smiling mouth, to evoke the familiar image of the Oni from theater productions.

[marstectomy]

deadbison ha respondido a tu publicación: ok now I’m kinda curious and interested, is there...

I like them dating but still being their show selves. Rares is still herself and Applejack is still herself. But DATING. No weddings or magic babies, just having a good time living life. Outside ponyland I like the idea of Applejack being really muscular and Rarity clinging to her arm at all times

simple but cute and perfect 10/10 ♥ Ant the last part good as well, my headcanon too 👌👌

[alphynix]

How did mites get so small?

We don’t know much about the early evolutionary history of mites -- or the earliest arachnids in general. A few mite fossils are known from the Early Devonian (~410 mya), and there’s a possible Ordovician specimen, but they’re all already tiny.

They probably got so small simply because it provided some sort of evolutionary advantage to them. Since they seem to have originated as terrestrial animals at a time when complex plants and ecosystems were only just getting started on land, with limited food resources and habitats available, reduced size might have allowed mites to exploit niches that other arthropods weren’t already occupying.

And it obviously worked out really well for them, and they never needed to get particularly large ever again, because they’re now ridiculously diverse and are found pretty much everywhere on the planet.

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Picture this: Hesperornis and icthyornis' most radical Cretaceous cruise 🚢

Perfect

[toadschooled]

What's so special about the Mexican burrowing toad?

Only surviving species of the genus Rhinophrynus, over 190 million years of independent evolution, spend nearly all their lives in the dirt, looks like a whoopee cushion, has a very short breeding period and their call sounds like this:

Honestly what’s not to love?

[frogsuggest]

Are frogs happier as frogs or as tadpoles?

difficult question but i say.... is excite when have legs!!! also eating a cricker much more fun than eating an algae. yes.