hello tumblr I’m a frog scientist and I heard you like frogs here so I’m here to share frog content if that’s okay

my first contribution is to inform you all that Carl Linnaeus hated frogs. Like, really hated them:

"These foul and loathsome animals are abhorrent because of their cold body, pale color, cartilaginous skeleton, filthy skin, fierce aspect, calculating eye, offensive smell, harsh voice, squalid habitation, and terrible venom; and so their Creator has not exerted his powers to make more of them." - Carl Linnaeus, Systema Naturae 1758 (Translated from Latin)

idk what went down between Linnaeus and a frog but dude was traumatised

also here is a photo of one of my science frogs, his name is Granny

It’s pretty funny that Carl Linnaeus offered up the scientific name “Monoculus polyphemus” (meaning one-eyed cyclops) for a horseshoe crab species because he thought they had one eye, only for them to actually end up having like ten. I mean even just looking at them it’s pretty obvious they have at least two. I feel like that one was kind of an embarrassing swing and a miss for Carl.

Carl Linnaeus was the first to describe a naturally occurring mutant of toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) that converted the bilaterally symmetrical flower to a radially symmetrical form (Figure 20.31).

"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.

TIL that Carolus Linnaeus was referred to as "the Second Adam," because he created a universal naming schema for animals (mirroring Adam's actions in Genesis 2:19-20).

For #RaccoonAppreciationDay here is a watercolor of Carl Linnaeus' pet raccoon, Sjupp, by Lars Alstring, c.1746-7. Sjupp was a gift from Crown Prince Fredrik and lived in Linnaeus' garden at Uppsala. This work hung in Linnaeus' study at Hammarby.

Read more about Sjupp here:

Here too is a short video from the Linnean Society about Sjupp:

losing my mind about the Wikipedia page on humans

Not only did they have to specify that Carl Linnaeus was a human, but that he was THE human

Continuing with #TwoFingeredSloth week, today we'll introduce you the chocolate sloth: Linnaeus's sloth!

Linnaeus’s two-fingered sloth is of similar appearance to C. hoffmanni, but has much darker coloration on the snout, hands, and feet.

Choloepus didactylus, literally “lame-foot” and “two-fingered”, is the scientific name of the Linnaeus two-fingered sloth, named after the very same Carl Linnaeus; the prominent figure of natural biology and father of taxonomy.

This species ranges from Venezuela, the Guyanas, and Colombia to Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil north of the Amazon River. There is some evidence to suggest that they also extend into Bolivia.

Do you want to learn more about sloths? Visit our website!

Source: The Sloth Conservation Foundation Facebook Page

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Science Saturday

Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) is most well known for establishing a systematic binomial nomenclature for describing biological entities. This system was first published in his Philosophia Botanica, published in Stockholm and Amsterdam in 1751. This week we present engraved plates from a Spanish edition of this work, printed in Madrid by the widow and children of Pedro Marin in 1792 under the direction of Spanish botanist Casimiro Gómez de Ortega (1741-1818), with additional material by the Swedish botanist Johan Andreas Murray (1740-1791).

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Ep. 38 Blackgirl on Mars

Martha Cinader speaks with Lesley-Ann Brown in Denmark, about her memoir, Blackgirl on Mars, a physical and spiritual search to discover home. The free-flowing conversation covers the mind of Carl Linnaeus, the waters of modern life and up-to-the-minute d

Lesley-Ann Brown roams Earth as Home. Airing on WPVM Radio 103.7fm in Asheville NC, and WPVMfm.org at 4pm, PST December 6. Martha Cinader speaks from the garden with Lesley-Ann Brown in Denmark, about her memoir, Blackgirl on Mars, a physical and spiritual search to discover home. The free-flowing conversation covers the organizing of Carl Linnaeus, the waters of modern life and…

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The bedroom of 18th century botanist, Carl Linnaeus, who covered the walls of both his bedroom and study with botanical drawings.

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Carl Linnaeus was born on May 23, 1707. A Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalized binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". In botany and zoology, the abbreviation L. is used to indicate Linnaeus as the authority for a species' name. In older publications, the abbreviation "Linn." is found. Linnaeus's remains constitute the type specimen for the species Homo sapiens following the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, since the sole specimen that he is known to have examined was himself.

Pulmonaria officinalis, Spotted Lungwort or Common Lungwort a lovely little lad named after our Lungs. Most of Europe is blessed with reaching from Coast to Russia Central. Sadly Norway missed the day they were being handed out, The British Isles too missed it but took action and harboured it until naturalized. The Rest of the World Took notice and decided “Hey thats a nice plant I want one too” and so they got one or two. The Lungworts are little hidey boys and prefer to be under larger vessels with shades. But if those untethered solar winds hit the little babino before its ready it will be Vegetative (wow) and wait till its shady to grow. They grace the land with their colours during early spring, which they appear red-pink at first but will alter their own pH levels to make themselves blue-purple. Leonhart Fuchs (he sure did, 1501-1566) haply named the genus for he was a German Physician and 1/3 Founding Botanists, while Carl Linnaeus only got to give the epithet (second name part). And at the time anything remotely shaped like an organ was surely but the Big Man’s work was to cure an ailment relative to that shape. And by the Silly Man of Land Luck trait they got an actual plant they has healing attributes that does help with Lung ailments also burns. This is a common Action that Occurs throughout time, what chance. Note: Please Do Not Ingest Random Plants you have No Knowledge About or Using them Medically. 

speaking of linnaeus, he named his favourite flower after himself, giving it the name linnea borealis

as a result, linnéa has become a common name for girls in sweden, and i know several people with it (including one of my sisters)

and here’s a painting of linnaeus holding the linnea-flower, which he later used for his emblem once he was ennobled (at which point his name became carl von linné rather than carl linnaeus, and that is the name he is known by in sweden, while internationally he is still referred to as linnaeus)

In the eighteenth century, Linnaeus, the ever-colorful Swedish taxonomist, paid the breast a dubious honor by naming an entire class after it: Mammalia, literally “of the breast,” a term of Linnaeus’s invention.

As Londa Schiebinger has described, Linnaeus could have chosen from other features that mammals were known at the time to have in common. We could have been classified as Pilosa, the hairy ones, or as Aurecaviga, the hollow-eared ones (a reference to the distinctive three-boned structure of the mammalian middle ear), or as bearers of a four-chambered heart (term uncoined and perhaps uncoinable).

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Zoologists accepted that humans were a type of animal, as uncomfortable as the notion was and remains. A taxon was needed that would link humans to other species. Whatever feature Linnaeus chose to highlight as the bond between us and them inevitably would become the synecdoche of our beastliness. All mammals are hairy, but men are hairier than women, so Pilosa wouldn’t do. The structure of the ear is too dull to merit immortalization through nomenclature. The breast, however, has romance and resonance, and best of all, it is most highly articulated in women.

In the same volume in which Linnaeus introduced the term Mammalia, he also gave us our species name, Homo sapiens, man of wisdom, the category distinguishing humans from all other species.

Hellebore!

Hellebore is native to Eurasia!

Its name comes from the Ancient Greek word “helléboros” (deriving from “heleîn”, meaning ‘to injure’, and ‘borá’ meaning ‘food’!), which comes from how the flower is poisonous. They’re also known as Christmas or Lenten roses, because of the time in which they flower (January-May)! They’re not related to roses though – they belong to the buttercup family!

Carl Linnaeus was the one to establish the Hellebore genus, in Species Planetarium in 1753 (I mentioned him before, I call him Flower Kronos cause made the flower clock!).

According to Greek mythology, these flowers originated from the tears of Demeter at the loss of her daughter, Persephone. They symbolise rebirth and second chances, generally that after some period of darkness or difficulty, you’ll be rewarded handsomely.

It also represents the idea that change is inevitable, and allowing it to happen instead of fearing it will also be rewarding.

While it has a reputation as a poisonous plant, it was traditionally used for medicinal purposes! According to Greek myth, the healer Melampus is said to have cured madness by treating patients with hellebore, and herbalists from ancient times through to the Middle Ages used it to treat a few illnesses, headaches, etc! Since they’re known to be poisonous, it’s probably best to consult an expert (NOT ME!!!) before ingesting it.

They bloom near the end of winter, but before spring! They’re also woodland-edge plants, doing best in rich, moisture-retentive (keeps moisture in) soil, and can do well in either full or partial shade! They don’t do so well in wet or boggy conditions, however. Bumblebees LOVE them cause the flowers face downward (to protect it from winter rains, also to shelter the little guys!), as well as how they’re rich in nectar!

Because they bloom just before spring, it was thought to have magickal powers, and because of this had strong association with witchcraft. It’s associated with the goddess Hecate, and in spells can be used for protection or to communicate with the dead. In Medieval times, it was often planted at the entrance of homes to ward off evil.

You can pair them with Begonia to warn of future challenges, Edelweiss for courage in the face of an upcoming emotional challenge, and Clover to wish the recipient good fortune.