"The 'stretchy dog test' might be a better test, rather than sending a biopsy."

- on diagnosing Ehlers-Danlos in dogs

310. Eurasian Coot

a post-doc was doing a guest seminar at my institute and at the beginning of his presentation he was explaining why he chose birds for his evolutionary analysis - so he said "well first of all, because birds are the best and most interesting animals and it's fun to study them" and a few professors in the room gave him a very serious nod

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

A worm that can jump? It's more likely than you think! Asian jumping worms will thrash wildly when threatened, and have been known to leap nearly 30 cm (11 in) into the air! If that doesn't deter predators, they may also drop their tails just like a lizard.

(Image: An Asian jumping worm (Amynthas agrestis) by Tom Potterfield)

If you send me proof that you’ve made a donation to UNRWA or another fund benefiting Palestinians– including esim donations and verified gofundmes– I’ll make art of any animal of your choosing.

Robust Climbing Salamander (Bolitoglossa robusta), family Plethodontidae, Tapanti National Park, Costa Rica

Photograph by Piotr Naskrecki

Mysterious moth unseen for 65 years accidentally rediscovered by tourist

I love you “unlikeable” female characters I love you rude girls I love you mean women I love you girl interpretations of the “Asshole with a Heart of Gold” trope I love you women who get labeled Cold and Unfeeling I love you girls who lash out I love you women who lie I love you female characters who make people mad just by existing

Brachypremna dispellens (Tipulidae) just hanging out at my field site in louisiana. they're known as the dancing crane fly because the males dance and flop around in a big swarm to attract females. i've also observed a number of them just chilling on spider webs and the spiders don't seem to mind. they're big too; those legs are probably 2.5-3 inches long easily

i made a local friend recently and it’s so nice getting to hang out w someone cool and my age in person. my loneliness ….. dissipating….

Strange little star-fruit of a jagged ambush bug

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Next up: the heron! Another from this series.

INATURALIST HAS MERCH????????

ptilinum glamour shots