How do rabbits hop in trees?

Slipping through the cracks of a slightly-less-than-normal reality.

[treerabbit]

L: Cerastium fontanum. R: Stellaria media. Plants are tricky. (at University of Michigan Herbarium)

[treerabbit]

at University of Michigan Herbarium

[bisexualbaker]

A note on labels

As I am sure any cat owner will be able to tell you, someone else putting you in a box is entirely different from getting into a box yourself.

[naamahdarling]

This is the most brilliant, concise, cute, and disarming response to the “but laaaaaaaabels are baaaaaaad” argument that gets used against people trying to self-identify as something as a way of making sure their boundaries are understood and respected.

[nerd-utopia-deactivated20200206]

Because of Them We Can Campaign

[slimetony]

hey people who know astrology shit. ive been having a lot of feeligs lately. any planets i can blame that on.

[chandra-nalaar]

earth

[bourtange]

[mymodernmet]

Playful Seniors Wear Organic Materials to Personify Nature

[florindigo]

I love this work so much

[lepetitchatblanc]

SO lovely

[actualdogvines]

[perrfectly]

you matter.

[ninidoodles]

deer deer deer

[gentlesharks]

The Chimaera, known informally as the “ghost shark” or “rat fish”, is a deep sea cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes. Living at over 8,000 ft below the surface, the Chimaera is well adapted to the deep, dark sea. The dots on its nose are sensory organs that detect electrical fields in the water - helping the Chimera find its prey. While little is known about the Chimaera’s diet, it’s speculated that it feeds on molluscs and crustaceans that it crushes open with the grinding plates in its mouth. The spines on the top of its body are loaded with venom; the Chimaera uses these spines to defend itself.

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[anti-capitalistlesbianwitch]

“The great American pretense is that communism is to blame for bread lines in Havana but capitalism isn’t to blame for poverty in Detroit.”

(Source)

[getreadystartnow]

neat piece of information I found in a book about traditional skills

[sciencefriday]

Beatrix Potter, the author of Peter Rabbit, also did amazing scientific illustrations.

Beatrix Potter is best known for her tales and illustrations of Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter Rabbit, who pestered a certain farmer by digging up his onions. Outside of Mr. McGregor’s garden and in her own life, Potter had a curious eye for the natural world around her. She collected hedgehogs, bats, and other animals, creating detailed illustrations of her “pets.” But one topic in particular captured her attention: fungi.

See more illustrations and listen to the interview here.

[All images courtesy of the Armitt Museum]

[npr]

A totally different side of Beatrix Potter! -Emily

[catgifcentral]

[tbcl]

crab hat: vintagephoto