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[dropboxofcuriosities]

Complicité farceuse, 1920s.

[wenitsiyoh]

was banned… i can post art again now!!

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[cool-critters]

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)

The sunbittern is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas, and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae and genus Eurypyga. It is found in Central and South America, and has three subspecies. The species is found in the humid Neotropical forests, generally with an open understorey and near rivers, streams, ponds or lagoons. They are cryptic birds that display their large wings, that exhibits a pattern that resemble eyes, when they feel threatened. The sunbittern consumes a wide range of animal prey. Insects form an important part of the diet, with cockroaches, dragonfly larvae, files, katydids, water beetles and moths being taken. Other invertebrate prey includes crabs, spiders,  shrimps and earthworms. They will also take vertebrate prey including fish, tadpoles, toads and frogs, eels and lizards. Sunbitterns are one of 12 species of birds in five families that have been described as fishing using baits or lures to attract prey to within striking distance. This type of behaviour falls within the common definition of tool use. In sunbitterns this behaviour has only been observed in captive birds so far.

photo credits: Sharp Photography, Stavenn, Snowmanradio

[mudwerks]

(via This sea slug can lose its head and regenerate new body in three weeks | Ars Technica)

...Unlike autotomy in other species, these two types of sea slugs do not seem to shed their bodies in response to predatory threats. The authors note that adult sea slugs don't have that many natural predators, and given how long it took for the specimens to detach their heads from their bodies, it wouldn't be a useful strategy to escape a predator anyway.

Based on the findings of their experiments, the authors suggest that the real function of this behavior is to expel parasites—at least in Elysia atroviridis. Similar function has also been observed in earthworms infected with a protozoan parasite. "Alternatively, but not mutually exclusive to this idea, autotomy by the sacoglossans may function to escape from being tangled in algae or to remove accumulated toxic chemicals," the authors wrote...

[entertainmentnerdly]

Jupiter Pulses With Energy Like 'Clockwork,' And Now We Finally Know Why: For 40 years, scientists have struggled to explain Jupiter's regular auroral X-ray bursts, which contain enough energy to power all of human civilization. via /r/space https://ift.tt/2TNamJK

[explore-blog]

The Universe in Verse 2020 – poems celebrating the science, splendor, and wonder of nature, featuring readings, reflections, and music by Rebecca Solnit, Patti Smith, Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, Rosanne Cash, Roxane Gay, Tim Ferriss, Elizabeth Gilbert, Eve Ensler, Alison Bechdel, Brian Greene, Krista Tippett, and other seekers of truth, makers of beauty, and cartographers of meaning. Tune in. 

[mr-karlheinzstockhatso]

SORRENTO | NAPOLI Porto di Piano di Sorrento: Scale.

🎶 The Afghan Wighs - Honky’s Ladder

[dovetuttotaceciseitu]

Si dice che, quando vedi nel cielo la scia di un aereo, qualcuno ti sta pensando.

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