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James Jean

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Still my favorite. 🩷

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New Photos of Extremely Unusual Mushrooms and Other Fungi by Steve Axford

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PTSD SERIES: "The Nightmare". 20″ x 24″. Thyra Helgesen copyright. 2017.

It's finally finished! Check out the full version on my website! www.thyrahelgesen.com #ptsd #ptsdawareness #giantseaanemone #tubeworms #braincoral #coral #vampiresquid #hands #creepy #nightmares #sleep #dreams #seaanemone #girl #sea #illustration #illustrationoftheday #thyrahelgesen #photoshop #digitalpainting #graphite #sucideawareness #ptsdrecovery

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What Is This Terrifying Giant Sea Creature?

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“Turkey Girl Postcard”, Thyra Helgesen. 2017.

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California giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)

San Mateo county CA, Aug. 2015 / ZS40 /

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tumblr -  instagram - flickr - snapchat: creamleaf

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Swimming bat. [video]

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For the first time, scientists have treated and cured bats infected with White-Nose Syndrome.

Exciting news for fans of flying mammals:

This little guy was released after being successfully treated for White-Nose Syndrome. It’s a great day for conservation!

10 years ago, a fungus was introduced in the United States that quickly decimated populations of bats in American and Canada.

The culprit? Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), which causes White-Nose Syndrome in bats.

But now, for the first time, scientists have successfully treated bats infected with White-Nose Syndrome.

On May 19, 2015, scientists and conservationists gathered outside the historic Mark Twain Cave Complex in Hannibal, Missouri, to release back into the wild some of the first bats successfully treated for deadly White-Nose Syndrome.

The 75 bats released in May were part of the first field trials of a novel way to protect bats from this syndrome.

More at the link.

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anemones seen here using specialized body growths called acrorhagi to attack each other during an argument in the intertidal zone.

Anthopluera xanthogrammica San Mateo county CA, Aug. 2015 / T3i /

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In love with this piece!!! 💕

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“Sea Love” Thyra Helgesen Graphite & Colored Digitally

2016

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Felimida marislae by Alicia.

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Chromodoris splendida by Brian Mayes.