This is for all the nerdy girls

An assortment of scientific things from the wonderful world of biology

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2021 BABY LETS GO

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My blog is a private thing that is open to everyone in the world except to the people I know in real life.

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[queen-mayhem]

protestants: god is not an absent father! talk to god like a friend! god is always with you! bring your problems to god, no matter how small! it’s not at all weird to call god “daddy!”

catholics: god is far too important to give a fuck about your lost keys or your algebra exam. please address your petty concerns to one of god’s ten thousand holy secretaries. if it’s really important, consider asking his mom.

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catholics can’t get in touch with god because he’s always on the phone with a protestant

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Jews: we regularly fight G-d in a back alleyway behind a Dennys

[gahdamnpunk]

Menstruation products* but yeah real safety would be making them free as they should be 🙃

[doctorstarlock]

Me whenever I see a corporate ad trying to say “we’re all in this together”:

[adelicateculturecell]

Journey to the Microcosmos-  The Complicated Legacy of Lynn Margulis 

Images originally captured by Jam’s Germs

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chappelle-“remember bitch you clicked on my face”

of course i did...that’s cuz you used to be funny

[arsanatomica]

ANTI-BARFING SPIKES.

This is why they have such a problem with plastic bags. It’s because the unique structure of their esophagus makes it so that they can’t get rid of them.

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My best friend is defending next month, and he has decided to dedicate his thesis to his son and daughter (who are cats) and to his godson (who is my cat). I will never be sad again. This has cured all that ails. 

[biolegend]

It was an honor having our guests speakers at our #Immunotherapy Symposium, including Nobel Laureate James Allison #BioLegend

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Augochlora pura (Pure Green Augochlora) | Feb 2019 | copics, micron pen, colored pencils

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the himalayan monal is a large member of the pheasant family found in parts of asia. while during the breeding season they mainly stay in pairs, in winter they form small communities and roost together. they feed on grasses, insects, seeds and berries. they are known for their vivid iridescent plumage, particularly colorful for a pheasant. x

[microscope-world]

Monochrome image of a victorian butterfly tongue captured by Gregg Kleinberg with a Paxcam microscope camera under the microscope at 400x.

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I just read that bees don't have lungs how do their respiratory system works??

Correct. Insects do not have lungs they breathe through spiracles (tiny openings) that can open and close, as well as having filters to keep dust and other external contaminants out. 

The spiracles run across their abdomen connecting to tracheae  which is where oxygen exchange takes place (In mammals this happens in the blood), that then connect to tracheole. The air sacs expand and collapse so force the air in the spiracles and into the trachea and almost function in that they can reserve air in them so insects can conserve water.

Honey bees have 10 pairs of spiracles, 3 pairs on the thorax and 7 pairs on the abdomen. Bees can use and accelerate the passage of air in their bodies via their air sacs, contacting them and increasing their respiration rate.

This adaptive function of their respiratory system actually helps them to fly and the first few spiracles are used for air to exit while the others for air entering, they also have valves to prevent backflow. This also allows the bee to cool down or heat up if it needs to, which is why you’ll see bees abdomens wiggling while they’re resting. They’re forcing air in and out of their bodies in order to rapidly cool down or heat up, which is important for flight.