Digital illustration of an indigenous man with two braids wearing a jean jacket. There's text that reads, 'Columbus didn't discover anything.'
quick reminder that my own gay ass genuinely supports the hell outta each and every one of you. regardless if i know you or not, im happy to be living in this shithole of a life in the same world with you.
and im proud of you, i know in my heart just how beautiful, amazing, talented, smart, and worthy you are and i hope you can see that tooπ³οΈβππ
Wake up babe new fish dropped
I thought this feisty little critter was an isopod until I got a closer look. This is a carrion beetle larva, and, as their name suggests, adults and larvae of this insect eat dead animals, maggots that live in carrion, and/or other types of decaying organic matter. I have no idea where this one came from, since there were no dead animals nearby or compost. Perhaps an insectivorous bird dropped it, or maybe this particular species likes chicken manure (there was a chicken tractor nearby vroom vroom). Putting this next part below the cut because it's a little gross. Proceed with caution:
This carrion beetle child seemed somewhat hungry, as it was nibbling at some dead skin around my finger nail. It tickled a bit and reminded me of the shrimp they sometimes have at aquariums that will nibble at your fingers. Yes that's a thing.
unidentified Silphidae larva Northeastern Pennsylvania, US
i love these wacky guys
Did you know that Chiton (specifically the wandering meatloaf chiton) produce the hardest known biologically made material? Their shells are also covered in microscopic lenses that combine to almost make their body into one compound eye. Why they need to look so much, who knows?
GUESS WHAT you can finally get all of these critters as stickers in my shop! Thank you to all the Kickstarter backers who helped bring them to life!
lil epaulette and sea bunnies hanging out π«§βοΈπ¦ the 9 month reward sticker for silly society members!! itβs going to be a clear sticker and im so excited to see how it turns out!! itβs so exciting especially because weve reached over 100 members in silly society, thank you thank you thank you ^_^ check out silly society here!
Hey where's that one post about the sturgeon and other fish that were waaaayyyyy evolutionarily far apart but still made viable offspring during a control test and all the science hippies were freaking out I've lost this post but it has never left my mind