Ellie's Tumblr Cacophony

Ellie, She/Her This blog is just whatever random stuff I like at the time, don't expect consistency, or quality Such raving reviews as: "I've seen your page, I know not to be threatened by you" "Your blog makes you seem like the average tumblr pervert"

[wrotten]

there’s a very specific aesthetic i’m going for on this blog and it’s called cool things i like

[innerchildabortionclinic]

interesting kink assortment on the dash

[userel]

petplay but you're a Siphonophore so we're technically a polycule

[herpsandbirds]

A new species of the Giant Salamander genus Andrias (Amphibia, Urodela, Cryptobranchidae) from Yuexi, Anhui, China

Zhihao Jiang, Ruyi Huang, Jingjing Yang, Kai Zhao, Yixue Zhang, Tierui Zhang, Yucai Zhang, Jun Chu, Jinmin Chen, Song Huang

Abstract

Chinese giant salamanders (genus Andrias), encompassing the largest extant amphibian species in the world, are widespread in China. Several molecular studies have shown that there are several undescribed species of Andrias. A new species, Andrias yaoluopingensis sp. nov., is described, based on mitochondrial genomes and morphological characteristics from Yuexi County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, China. Morphologically, the new species is characterised by the combination of seven external characters: (1) head and trunk flat, head slightly longer than wide; (2) tubercles above the orbit few and irregularly distributed; (3) eye diameter longer than naris diameter; (4) lateral neck fold discontinuous with body fold at fore-limb insertion; (5) interdigital webbing slightly present; (6) finger length formula FIII > FII > FI > FIV; and (7) dorsum tan in life, darker blotches present on trunk. Molecularly, the new species and an undescribed clade (identified in previous studies) of Andrias form an independent clade with strong support (1.00/100) in the phylogenetic trees, based on mitochondrial genomes. The number of species in Andrias now reaches six, but cryptic species richness in the Chinese giant salamanders deserves further attention.

Read the paper here:

A new species of the Giant Salamander genus Andrias (Amphibia, Urodela, Cryptobranchidae) from Yuexi, Anhui, China

[fagarach]

this email could have been a cute girl going "letter for you, miss!" and then tripping over and showing panties as she left

[userel]

I could have been a cute girl going "letter for you, miss!" and then tripping over and showing panties as I left

[transparent-plastic-robotgirl]

Help! My Wife Turned Into a Trilobite!!: The Anime, The Yuri, The Manga

[iby-dysphoria-queen]

[girl-detector]

[herpsandbirds]

[squishcollective]

@userel

[yaldabaothadeez]

Okay but seriously, I have a theory

Who is your favorite Commedia dell'Arte character?

Columbine

Scaramouche

Pulcinella

Pantalone

il Dottore

Arlecchino

il Capitano

other (write-in)

don't know

Voting ended onJul 17

[userel]

as an American who DOESN'T consume any Commedia dell'Arte seeing the option to vote for Columbine is fuckin WILD

[todropscience]

AN ENIGMATIC DENTAL PLATE REVEALS A UNKNOWN EAGLE RAY, THE FIRST FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND THE ATLANTIC OF THE AMERICAS

For nearly ten years, a set of mysterious dental plates sat quietly in a small Venezuelan collection, collected by artisanal fishers off the coast of Chichiriviche. No one knew exactly what they belonged to, only that they came from an eagle ray, a group of winged, shell-crushing rays with pavement-like teeth. Now, an international team of researchers has re-examined those plates and made a surprising discovery: likely belong to the genus Aetomylaeus, a group of eagle rays never before documented in the Caribbean Sea or the entire Western Atlantic Ocean.

Using detailed comparisons with museum specimens and fossil records from the Pacific and Eastern Atlantic, the researchers analyzed the shape, arrangement, and proportions of the teeth. The results clearly set the Venezuelan specimen apart from Caribbean eagle rays like Aetobatus narinari (the spotted eagle ray) and local Myliobatis species. Instead, its closest match was with Aetomylaeus bovinus from the Eastern Atlantic and even fossil Aetomylaeus from Chile. This opens three fascinating possibilities: an unknown relict population that survived the closure of the Central American Seaway millions of years ago; a long-distance vagrant from Africa; or, less likely, a hybrid between two known Caribbean genera.

Regardless of which hypothesis proves correct, this finding rewrites a small but important chapter of marine biogeography. Most Aetomylaeus species are already classified as threatened or Data Deficient, and this first modern record in the Caribbean underscores just how little we know about the region's hidden biodiversity. The authors caution that tooth plates alone cannot give a definitive species identification, genetic material would be needed for that—but the evidence is strong enough to call for urgent, expanded surveys of Venezuela's overlooked elasmobranch fauna. In a world where even charismatic rays can go unnoticed for a decade in a museum drawer, this study is a quiet but powerful reminder: sometimes, the most extraordinary discoveries are found not in the open ocean, but in collections waiting for a second look.

Reference: Zambrano-Vizquel et al., 2026. Modern Record of the Genus Aetomylaeus (Garman 1908) in the Caribbean Sea: Vagrancy or Hidden Biodiversity?. Gulf and Caribbean Research https://doi.org/10.18785/gcr.3701.11

[autiebiographical]

My encyclopedic knowledge of Star Wars isn't very good at paying the bills.

[userel]

Somehow I ended up with Theoretically-Economically-Successful autism, but in a way where I have not been economically successful a day in my life

[tpwrtrmnky]

The idea of Mario and Peach having any kind of relationship beyond the occasional kiss on the nose and "mama mia" is like viscerally incomprehensible to me

Not like in a prude way I just can't conceive of Mario experiencing... urges. He's a character outside the scope of that. I'm not saying he's asexual either cause positioning him on the allo/ace spectrum implies that it's a dimension of his character that at least exists, that he has at some point noticed it. I think he just jumps.

[tpwrtrmnky]

Luigi probably fucks though.

[tpwrtrmnky]

#op interrogate yourself about why you think this right fucking now

So unlike Mario, who continues to be essentially a void with no internality, I actually act with thoughts and intent and already did do that when writing this post.

Mario is a mascot of one of the most sanitized corporate brands in existence. He differs from real, full-fledged ace people in that his sexlessness is not queer, not transgressive in any sense of the word, just a void left by his position as a player character. He has no queer identity because he has no identity beyond the fact that it's-a-him, Mario.

[antigyro]

Ok but why is Luigi different

[tpwrtrmnky]

displays internality by being capable of fear. to fear is to have something to lose. and what does he stand to lose? fucking.

[tpwrtrmnky]

#I think the interrogate yourself post was about the fact Mario is fatter than Luigi

I, too, am fatter than the green twig, so like, when I lay out the precise reasoning of how Mario's non-characterhood motivates this idea, it would be nice if people could not careen off into "clearly you have strange views about fat people or italians or people who wear red or whatever"

[userel]

well if we take Rosalina Is Luigi's Daughter theory as canon, Luigi has objective evidence of having fucked, unlike Mario

[paradoxicalgentleman]

I am sorry, the *what* theory?

[userel]

I'm not a huge Mario Head, so I don't have all the details but after Super Mario Galaxy came out, there was a lot of debate about Rosalina's parents, one of the most common ones being the theory that Luigi is Rosalina's father (and often adding that Daisy is her mother)

Sadly I last learned about this theory like, a decade ago so I can't recall any specific pieces of evidence, or if the theory was ever disproved, but it was a common piece of fanon at the time.

[snototter]

An adult male fantastic least gecko (Sphaerodactylus fantasticus) in Guadeloupe

[userel]

I dunno he looks pretty gecko to me, he does look fantastic though

[mbari-blog]

Guess who? 🥰⁠

Say hello to the adorable arbiter snailfish (Careproctus kamikawai). Snailfishes are a diverse and thriving group of fishes with over 400 described species. Their pelvic fins are modified into suction cups that allow them to fasten onto rocks, corals, or even research equipment and hold on in strong currents.

[thej0ry]

What would you do if you were scrolling through recommended tumblr posts and one was from someone you don't know and it was just a picture of your dad captioned "fucking hate this guy" and it had hundreds of notes

[meshugenist]

reblog it

[c0ulrophilia]

Tries to be a brat but I just feel like an asshole so I start crying and you need to comfort me

[peperomint-deactivated20160104]

do u ever send smth in a chat thats not even risqué like “i luv salsa” but no one responds so u start overthinking it like…. maybe one of their parents died making salsa…… maybe they were all just talking abt how they hate salsa……. maybe salsa isnt evn real and they have no idea what im talking abt

[userel]

I do this and then 9/10 times it was actually something fucked up to say

[tpwrtrmnky]

The idea of Mario and Peach having any kind of relationship beyond the occasional kiss on the nose and "mama mia" is like viscerally incomprehensible to me

Not like in a prude way I just can't conceive of Mario experiencing... urges. He's a character outside the scope of that. I'm not saying he's asexual either cause positioning him on the allo/ace spectrum implies that it's a dimension of his character that at least exists, that he has at some point noticed it. I think he just jumps.

[tpwrtrmnky]

Luigi probably fucks though.

[tpwrtrmnky]

#op interrogate yourself about why you think this right fucking now

So unlike Mario, who continues to be essentially a void with no internality, I actually act with thoughts and intent and already did do that when writing this post.

Mario is a mascot of one of the most sanitized corporate brands in existence. He differs from real, full-fledged ace people in that his sexlessness is not queer, not transgressive in any sense of the word, just a void left by his position as a player character. He has no queer identity because he has no identity beyond the fact that it's-a-him, Mario.

[antigyro]

Ok but why is Luigi different

[tpwrtrmnky]

displays internality by being capable of fear. to fear is to have something to lose. and what does he stand to lose? fucking.

[tpwrtrmnky]

#I think the interrogate yourself post was about the fact Mario is fatter than Luigi

I, too, am fatter than the green twig, so like, when I lay out the precise reasoning of how Mario's non-characterhood motivates this idea, it would be nice if people could not careen off into "clearly you have strange views about fat people or italians or people who wear red or whatever"

[userel]

well if we take Rosalina Is Luigi's Daughter theory as canon, Luigi has objective evidence of having fucked, unlike Mario

[tpwrtrmnky]

Girl who has increasingly obvious Symptoms over time: Actually I shouldn't put myself first because I'm the Healthy One and therefore responsible for everyone else all the time no matter what