I Don’t Want To Go To Work I Want To Be A Cicada Deep Underground Feeding On Xylem From Tree Roots

Swiss Brassy Ringlet (Erebia tyndarus), family Nymphalidae, found in the Alps of Europe

photos by böhringer friedrich & Clarisse Dayer Micheloud

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Sharks, orcas, wolves, mongooses, hawks, owls, eagles, big cats, snakes, piranhas, centipedes, preying mantises, scorpions, spiders, squids, komodo dragons, polar bears, sea lions, crocodilians: entire groups of life adapted to eat absolutely nothing but the raw flesh of other creatures. Our society recognizes all of these as iconic killing machines. They all occupy a position in our collective consciousness that teeters between majestic warrior hunter and grim terrifying murder monster. Embodiments of nature's ferocity. Agents of death.

Frogs: an entire group of life adapted to eat absolutely nothing but the raw flesh of other creatures. We think they're silly guys who ought to wear floppy hats perhaps

insects in art: butterflies

this is APPARENTLY a HOT FUCKING TAKE but

i would rather someone live out the rest of their life dependent on or addicted to a pain medication that helps with their pain, than suffer in pain that could be helped for the rest of their life just so self-righteous dicks can say "thank god they're not an addict"

sorry but this is the funniest fucking thing to me

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leopard seals are my favorite seal species they're so fucking weird looking i love them