nature blog 🌿

[everythingfox]

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[poetrylesbian]

literally crying laughing at this

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

#i'd kinda assumed there was more alpaca in an alpaca

[ladydei]

Nope, all wool

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Honestly this makes me feel a lot better about that one video of the newborn alpaca that's the thinnest scrungliest pile of wet pipe cleaners ever seen

[hideki-koga]

ブッポウソウ（Oriental Dollarbird）

[alrobertsphotography]

Dewerstone Woods Dartmoor UK

[herpsandbirds]

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus), family Picidae, order Piciformes, Amazonas, Brazil

photograph by niemyungphotography

[herpsandbirds]

False Tree Coral (Rhinobothryum bovallii), family Colubridae, Costa Rica

Coral snake mimic.

photograph by Anthony | CHILAS

[zeelady2004]

It's time for Tiktok video of the day from my stash 🎵

This is how bomb proof horses are made. Bomb proof horses are horses that will not spook easily. Which makes them excellent for beginner riders and for small children to be around.

[escuerzoresucitado]

goose barnacles

[cassettetapecryptid]

Look at them being safe on the job.

@osha-official-the-sequel

[osha-official-the-sequel]

Never considered the implications of dozens of people to one hard hat..

[moniquill]

That's Goose Barnacles, Ocean Osha compliance officer!

[yupthatexists]

Scientists have just discovered some rocks at the bottom of the ocean can make oxygen... and they do it in complete darkness!

These aren’t magic stones, they’re polymetallic nodules, potato-sized metal lumps packed with manganese, cobalt, and nickel.

But here’s the twist; when seawater flows over their surfaces, they generate tiny electric currents that can split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. No sunlight, no photosynthesis, just deep-sea chemistry creating breathable gas in the pitch black.

This “dark oxygen” could explain how deep-sea creatures survive in low-oxygen zones far from the surface. What's even wilder is that if this can happen on Earth, it could be happening right now in the hidden oceans of Europa or Enceladus, two icy moons that scientists think might host alien life.

[unfriendlybat]

Linky

Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor - Nature Geoscience

Oxygen is generated abiotically at the abyssal seafloor in the presence of polymetallic nodules, potentially by seawater electrolysis, accor

[discordantq]

Oh fuck yeah

[chaotic-inaturalist-images]

sir that fish is too big

Anhinga, photographed by Flashberry (Source)

[herpsandbirds]

Fire-bellied Snake aka Golden-bellied Snake (Erythrolamprus epinephalus), family Colubridae, Ecuador

This snake is able to eat poison dart frogs, like Phyllobates terribilis (probably the most toxic land animal on Earth), as they are immune to the frogs’ toxins.

photograph by Roel De Plecker

[toothwalker]

cow parsley season is a very pleasant time of year

Surrey, UK, May 2025

[shark-a-day]

Todays shark is...

The Porbeagle Shark!

Fun Fact: The Porbeagle Shark is a medium-sized mackerel shark. It reaches lengths of 2.5m and can weigh up to 150kg!

[wholesome-animal-images]

@wholesome-animal-images

[amnhnyc]

Excussse us… have you ever heard of the blunthead slug snake (Aplopeltura boa)? This nocturnal reptile, which can reach lengths of up to 33 in (85 cm), primarily feeds on slugs and snails. Unlike many other snakes, this species eats using a technique called mandibular sawing: To slice off the indigestible parts of prey, the blunthead slug snake slides its jaws back and forth like a saw! It can be found in parts of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Sumatra, and Java. 

Photo: Alexander Gregory Mason, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

[shark-a-day]

Todays shark is...

The Saldanha Catshark!

Fun Fact: The Saldanha Catshark is a poorly known species endemic to South Africa, found on the continental slope at depths of 453-717m!

[herpsandbirds]

Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus), family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes, Singapore

photograph by Lim Ser Chai