#nanfa

[just-incorrect-beastars]

Rich boyfriend antics

Louis: So Rolex is a brand? I was sure it was a synonym of watch.

Legosi: It’s a brand. A very expensive one.

Louis:

Louis, puzzled: So you are telling me that some things are more expensive than others?

Legosi: Of course, Louis.

Louis: Didn’t things divide in things that I have and things that I don’t like?

Legosi: No, Louis!

Louis: Sorry, let me understand: it’s more expensive a table or a house?

Legosi, annoyed: A house obviously!

Louis: An umbrella is more or less expensive than a car?

Legosi, furious: LESS EXPENSIVE

Louis: Surprising.

[bristolaggieecd]

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The Mummihogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) in our estuary exhibit are in full spawning colors now. #bristolaggienrm #estuary #gorgeous #fish #coastal #spawning #naturalhistory #museum #colors #display #animalbehavior #reproduction #nanfa (at Bristol County Agricultural High) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu52roUHOgI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ndgdgiqg8y65

[estuarine-space-communism]

a comrade and I drove out to the island yesterday to try and catch some yellow perch, but our spot was completely frozen over! so we went to another pond and found a nice gap in the ice, where we caught a whole mess of bluegills, bullheads, and shiners. the first fishing adventure of 2018, though cold as hell, was a success.

[northamericanaquatics-blog]

Ludwigia Repens Distribution

North American native doesn't mean only native fish, but plants as well. Ludwigia Repens is one such species that covers much of the southern US as shown below (data via the Institute for Systematic Botany):

This species is loved by aquarists for its bright red color under high light conditions and its hardiness under suboptimal conditions. Even more interesting is the wide degree of polymorphism this species exhibits, meaning specimens collected in different geographical areas can look very different.

Perhaps more exciting than this is the relative ease this species crosses with other members of its genus, allowing aquarists to create designer cultivars including ‘rubin’ ‘super red’ and ‘mini.’ 

[cyprinella]

Fantail Darters (Etheostoma flabellare) by Olaf Nelson Via Flickr: Fantail Darters (Etheostoma flabellare) from a small creek in Dubuque County, Iowa. Tributary to a tributary of the Mississippi River. Caught in a dipnet. Photographed in a photo tank in the rain. Cropped and adjusted in Photoshop (adjust contrast, etc.; color pretty much as in original shot).

[chinook]

Fantail Darters (Etheostoma flabellare) from a small creek in Dubuque County, Iowa. Tributary to a tributary of the Mississippi River. Caught in a dipnet. Photographed in a photo tank in the rain. Cropped and adjusted in Photoshop (adjust contrast, etc.; color pretty much as in original shot). These and more cool fishes at flickr: https://flic.kr/p/SfqU8j 

[estuarine-space-communism]

dat feel when you're an eel

[estuarine-space-communism]

this is the bass of the year y'all it doesn't look like it because I have big hands but it's like a foot and a half.