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🤫 Shh…wanna hear a secret? The secret toadhead agama (Phrynocephalus mystaceus) has one. Growing about 9 in (24 cm) long, this wide-ranging species inhabits deserts in parts of Asia. When confronted by predators, like birds of prey, it can open its mouth to deploy brightly colored cheek flaps—shocking foes with a sudden change of appearance! If that doesn’t work, this reptile can also rapidly bury itself in the sand, disappearing from view. 

Photo: Leonid A. Neymark, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist 

This danger noodle isn’t very dangerous—unless you’re a lizard, arthropod, or rodent! Meet the Arabian sand boa (Eryx jayakari), a non-venomous snake found in parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Notice its unusual eyes? Because they’re positioned at the top of the boa’s head, this species can remain almost perfectly concealed in desert sand while watching for prey. After ambushing its victims, this snek constricts its soon-to-be meal, squeezing until suffocation or immobilization occurs. 

Photo: sindic, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, iNaturalist

This Caturday, meet the black-footed cat (Felis nigripes). It’s the smallest wild cat in Africa, only growing about 8 in (20 cm) tall and weighing around 4.4 lbs (2 kg). Don’t let its size fool you: This pint-sized predator is an extremely successful hunter, with a recorded kill rate of 10 to 14 prey animals per night—taking down critters such as rodents and birds about every 50 minutes! How does this stack up to bigger felines? The black-footed cat’s hunting success rate is 60 percent, far higher than that of a group of lions on the hunt—they peak at about 30 percent. And why does this tiny cat eat so much? This species’ fast metabolism requires it to refuel constantly. 

Photo: Patrick Ch. Apfeld, CC-BY-3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Behold the pocket-sized western pygmy possum! (Cercartetus concinnus). One of the world’s smallest possums, this species typically weighs just 0.5 oz (14 g)—the size of an AA battery. This dainty marsupial is a nectarivore, meaning that its diet consists primarily of plant nectar. It inhabits treetops in forests throughout parts of Australia, using its long prehensile tail like a fifth limb as it moves from branch to branch.

Photo: gilliank, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

California Quail (Callipepla californica)

Framing fitness around vanity, instead of function, is possibly one of the most disastrous things the diet industry has done.

The icon of fitness shouldn't be a bathing suit model with chiseled abs. It should be a parent with enough stamina to carry their kid to bed.

It should be a busy nurse who figured out an effective sleep hygiene & nap schedule to stay efficient at work.

It should be a warehouse worker who has a good warm up and stretching routine to protect their body while they're carrying stuff all day.

Fitness is about FUNCTION, not appearance.

has Tumblr discovered McPentagon yet. it will not leave my brain. I need it to spread

good things will happen 🧿

things that are meant to be will fall into place 🧿

No Amazon. No Walmart. No Target. No Disney. No Google. No Apple. No Visa or Mastercard. And especially no Facebook. I will not be posting on Meta platforms for the next 24 hours in support of the economic blackout.

Babby's 2st post :) modern tech is infuriating, and it was either this or I write a manifesto.

tribute to jerboas

thinking about creatures.

heye every one.

20 million votes have been uncounted

Link to this Tweet here

Link to the tweet here for the image above

Link to the White house

If you need further help in a quick format, here is one, but i urge you to also add in the details for requiring an investigation, not just recount.

I know its a shitty situation and were tired but we still have to try to fight for a life that's worth living.

If you can blaze this post, GO FOR IT!!!

Made a little guy at work today

please understand i am not booping you gently on the forehead. i am smacking your ass, it is audible and there is JIGGLING

staff handing us a clicker toy every so often like we're belligerent toddlers in the backseat who need to be distracted before we cause an accident (we are)

BOOPS ARE BACK

BOOPS ARE BACK

pumpkitten :>

You can see hus tail!

you know what, I’m not done posting about baby bats!!!

here is a fact for you: rescued baby bats are regularly given little blankets and swaddled up like itty bitty bat burritos! this is a whole Thing

Oh, and sometimes they get tiny pillows!

And they get fed out of teensy baby bottles!

They are even given mini bat pacifiers to nurse on 💕

in conclusion, here is a baby bat yawning:

BABY BATS!!!

Rate different bats.

…i will do it for 4 dollars

I'm about to go to sleep, but guys, halloween is tomorrow. it's tomorrow. maybe today if your time zone is different than mine.

or maybe it already happened because you might be reading this a few days in the future

or maybe you're seeing this one year in the future, and you have no idea I'm talking about a past halloween that already happened

or maybe it's christmas day, because somebody rebloged this on christmas for no reason

it might also just be November, just an insignificant day in November. statistically speaking it's a 1/12 chance you're reading this in November

I'm so excited for halloween christmas and november, I honestly like all three

wait so technically vampires are vegetarians

Important:

there is a bird that looks like Peppino Spaghetti.