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2 months ago
So Flat!!! (Porcellio Werneri)
So Flat!!! (Porcellio Werneri)

So flat!!! (Porcellio werneri)


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3 months ago
Gene-edited 'Peter Pan' Cane Toad That Never Grows Up Created To Eat Its Siblings, Control Invasive Species

Gene-edited 'Peter Pan' cane toad that never grows up created to eat its siblings, control invasive species

The removed gene controls the production of the hormone thyroxine, which fuels the metamorphosis that occurs when a tadpole transforms into a toad. Rick Shine, an evolutionary biologist and ecologist at Macquarie University, is one of the scientists behind the "Peter Pan toads". He said cane toad tadpoles were known to be voracious cannibals with a preference for snacking on their kin, both in egg and hatchling form. This is especially true in Australia where rates of cannibalism of hatchlings by tadpoles have been recorded as 2.4 times that of South America — where the cane toad originated...

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-04-08/cane-toad-created-that-never-grows-up-and-eats-its-siblings/105100286


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3 months ago

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3 months ago
Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon N. Nasicus) And A Central Plains Milksnake (Lampropeltis Triangulum

Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon n. nasicus) and a Central Plains Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis), both family Colubridae, CO, USA

photograph by Matthias Lemm


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3 months ago
Red-shouldered Bug (Jadera Haematoloma), Taken April 4, 2025, In Georgia, US

Red-shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma), taken April 4, 2025, in Georgia, US

Just a little guy posing for a picture! He seemed to be following the camera as I tried to get different angles. This insect has two adult morphs: long-winged (macropterous) and short-winged (brachypterous). The short-winged morph has, as you could infer, shorter wings that leave part of the abdomen exposed. I've seen both forms in a solitary setting, though this species apparently tends to have higher rates of short-winged adults when they live in groups. Less need for wings when you don't have to go anywhere to find a mate!


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3 months ago

Todays ray is...

The Largetooth Sawfish!

Todays Ray Is...

Fun Fact: It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, but also enters freshwater!


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3 months ago
Dung Flies (Scathophaga) Obviously Have An Even More Unfairly Negative Reputation Than The Average Fly,

dung flies (Scathophaga) obviously have an even more unfairly negative reputation than the average fly, although i doubt most people could recognize one and some might even be charmed by their goofy proportions and golden fluff (even if this one isn't a great example of the latter). plus there are countless beloved animals that regularly eat shit and no one blinks an eye. butterflies. dogs. the british

(October 13th, 2024)


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3 months ago

Todays shark is...

The Epaulette Shark!

Todays Shark Is...

Fun Fact: The Epaulette Shark has the ability to survive low oxygen conditions by the switching of non-essential brain functions, which is helpful when hunting in tide-pools with low oxygen!


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3 months ago
Some Crickets And Grasshoppers And My Thoughts About Them.

Some crickets and grasshoppers and my thoughts about them.

I've always been interested in bugs since I was real small.. I should draw them more often.


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3 months ago
I Anthropomorphized More Weird Unloved Animals Again. They Deserve Love Too
I Anthropomorphized More Weird Unloved Animals Again. They Deserve Love Too

i anthropomorphized more weird unloved animals again. they deserve love too

rotifer and giant barrel sponge . lets fucking go


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3 months ago
Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys Aestivus), Family Colubridae, Found In The Eastern And Central U.S.

Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus), family Colubridae, found in the Eastern and central U.S.

photograph by Mike Martin


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3 months ago

oh uh, your girlfriend? Yeah we put her in the kiln. Yeah at 2000 degrees. Shes a bowl now. Sorry.


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3 months ago

The long-headed toothpick grasshopper (Achurum carinatum) lives and feeds among tall grass in the southeast US.

They’re flightless and not very fast or agile by grasshopper standards, but like a stick insect their camouflage seems to make up for it!

The Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper (Achurum Carinatum) Lives And Feeds Among Tall Grass In The Southeast
The Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper (Achurum Carinatum) Lives And Feeds Among Tall Grass In The Southeast

In Florida, they breed year-round and are abundant in this prairie habitat in January when few other insects are active.


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3 months ago
Maybe If You Looked At The Diversity Of Loricariids Then You'd Feel Better

Maybe if you looked at the diversity of loricariids then you'd feel better

(From Lujan et al. (2012). Trophic diversity in the evolution and community assembly of loricariid catfishes. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12(124), 1-12)


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3 months ago

Shark Fact

Epaulette sharks, a small type of reef shark, can "walk" on land during low tides. They do this by their pectoral and pelvic fins evolving to be more like feet so that they can crawl outside of the water from pool to pool during low tide.

Shark Fact

They are able to lower their hearts and the rate at which they need to breath to be able to go outside of the water.

Walking on land allows for better hunting as well as to move to more oxygenated pools of water.


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3 months ago
Eastern Mud Snake (Farancia A. Abacura), Family Colubridae, GA, USA

Eastern Mud Snake (Farancia a. abacura), family Colubridae, GA, USA

This gorgeous nocturnal aquatic snake feeds on aquatic salamanders, such as sirens and amphiumas, which it pins down with its sharp pointed tail.

photograph by Jeremy Chamberlain


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3 months ago

Girls will be like “oh I’m just running some quick errands” and then spend all day in the wetlands appreciating the unique flora and fauna


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3 months ago
Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus Ventralis), Family Anguidae, Found In The SE United States

Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis), family Anguidae, found in the SE United States

Legless lizard.

photograph by Kristof Zyskowski


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3 months ago
Florida Banded Water Snake (Nerodia Fasciata Pictiventris), Family Colubridae, Northern FL, USA
Florida Banded Water Snake (Nerodia Fasciata Pictiventris), Family Colubridae, Northern FL, USA
Florida Banded Water Snake (Nerodia Fasciata Pictiventris), Family Colubridae, Northern FL, USA

Florida Banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris), family Colubridae, northern FL, USA

photograph by Dick Bartlett


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3 months ago
Leucistic Red Tail Hawk
Leucistic Red Tail Hawk
Leucistic Red Tail Hawk

Leucistic Red Tail Hawk

real.life.is.art


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3 months ago
I Love Sharing Cool Bugs So I Might As Well ! Thanks

i love sharing cool bugs so i might as well ! thanks

this is a Margined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus). i didn't know of their existence till this one showed up right next to me! one of the prettiest beetles i've seen in a while :)

for a bit of simple joy rn, reblog this post with a cool bug you've seen recently

ill go first. heres mine: a parasitoid wasp in the genus Torymus

For A Bit Of Simple Joy Rn, Reblog This Post With A Cool Bug You've Seen Recently

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3 months ago

more people should comment on their inaturalist observations because this melted my heart and made me kinder

More People Should Comment On Their Inaturalist Observations Because This Melted My Heart And Made Me

Docile, always moved slowly . new life philosophy just dropped


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