#naturalist

[cryptonature]

Each time I encounter a desert planet or ice planet with a breathable atmosphere in a sci-fi or fantasy, I’m reminded how little we have internalized the knowledge that Earth is only livable for us because of the organisms who share the world with us.

[sholawilde]

[steamandepic]

The Naturalist Update for BALL x PIT arrives August 6th 🔥 It adds 2 new characters: Ballbearer (more ball slots, zero passives) and Hoary Hoarder (huge backpack for passives, only 2 ball slots). Plus 11 new balls (mosquito swarm, piercing shots, "Armageddon" meteors) and 5 passives (chain-explosion detonator, platinum weight). Out on PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch, mobile, and Game Pass.

[thenaturalistscabinet]

The Blister Beetle. It produces cantharidin, a toxin so potent it raises blisters on contact with skin. Moves slowly and deliberately, unbothered, as only something genuinely dangerous can afford to be.

[miy2kzax]

~ 3 months of growth

[thenaturalistscabinet]

The Giraffe Weevil. The male's neck evolved to an absurd length for a single purpose : rolling leaves into nurseries for his eggs. Form following function, taken to a spectacular extreme.

[un-naturalist]

9 x 12" linocut inspired by the echolocation calls of the canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus) <3 with a hand-painted fluorescent echolocation spectrogram bringing an invisible world into view