#history of life
Note
i don't think we mention how fucking horrifying that extinction was in popular media enough. like funny asteroid go brrrrr but that's really fucking sad to me. they were here for hundreds of millions of years and just got fucking obliterated by a big enough rock.
like it was ONE DAY
ONE
most mass extinctions take millions of years
but the world literally went from
"look at this lovely biosphere, all these wonderful animals and plants and fungi and microbes, look at them doing their thing"
(Prehistoric Planet)
and then
BOOM
everything over 25 kg? dead
Anything under? Better hide from the
GLOBAL WILDFIRES
TSUNAMIS
SHOCK WAVES
and IMPACT WINTER
and hope you can find food for the next few millennia while the SUN IS BLOTTED OUT
this is *trauma*. the BIGGEST TRAUMA our biosphere has possibly EVER HAD
(there's one impact event that was bigger, 2billion years ago, but this was before life really became complex - so who knows how that affected the life at the time)
ONE DAY
change isn't supposed to fucking happen that fast
never mind such DEVASTATING change
and like, the Jurassic + Cretaceous is the longest period of relatively stable terrestrial environments on earth. The Paleozoic through the Triassic is just a lot of awkwardness, complex life stretching its metaphorical legs and figuring things out
but the J+C was a fairly stable series of succeeding ecosystems with gradual change and a few minor mass extinctions that they got through
like,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
WHAT
895 notes
·
View notes
Text
youtube
Please take a free tour this person made of my favorite museum, and go in person if you’re in the area!
Looking at pictures of fossils is one thing, but walking around fully articulated reconstructions gives the real scale of the animal. The marine reptile room is the closest I can get to living my nightmare (in a fun way!)
6 notes
·
View notes
Link
So this is, uh, completely fucking cool. The rough of it is that bit about “a shared blueprint of brain organization has been maintained from the Cambrian until today”, with a few side bits about how the brain within the body is structured overall.
#article#evolution#science#paleontology#brain development#brain evolution#cambrian era#history of life
2 notes
·
View notes
Text
(+part 2)
#a tale told in three frames…#to everyone who said that other flavours are better should know that i had monster energy like once in my life#and i only did so cause it was the cool thing to do in the alt sphere#but thats all history#im neurodivergent tho so i ended feeling super sleepy afterwards#original art#fanart#digital art#digital illustration#laios dungeon meshi#dungeon meshi#delicious in dungeon#dunmeshi laios#dunmeshi#senshi dungeon meshi#senshi dunmeshi#senshi delicious in dungeon#marcille donato#marcille dungeon meshi#marcille dunmeshi#delicious in dungeon marcille#chilchuck#why does chilchuck only have 1 tag??? 😭😭😭😭#procreate#fan comic#+part2?? isnt that the name of the starving artist game??/j
35K notes
·
View notes
Text
Happy Black History 🤎
#black girl aesthetic#black girl blogger#black girls of tumblr#pinterest#black girl joy#black girl magic#soft life#black boy aesthetic#cottage core black#black business man#black girl moodboard#black history#black actors#black actresses#black activism#freedom
10K notes
·
View notes
Text
friend wanted to see my tumblr, and when i told him i can’t show it to him bc it’s basically my personal diary he went “oh so I can’t see it but a bunch of strangers on tumblr can??” he literally does not get me. no one will get me like the people in my phone get me
#It’s just so different#even though it’s public it still feels secret and safe. i feel comfy sharing a lot more on here than I do in my actual day to day life lol#in my head I’m also just speaking to myself 90% of the time which helps#if a friend off tumblr saw my thoughts I’d feel so weird ab it#esp bc they might get the vagueposting about certain situations and tell mutual friends#no thank u. this is for me. I’m not about to start censoring my thoughts bc someone I know knows my tumblr#u guys literally saw me have LIVE BREAKDOWNS#meanwhile I’ll have the worst fucking day in history and tell no one about it. I’m already cripplingly private but way more so in real life#this is basically a low stress journaling outlet for me. it’s so important for me to maintain the separation#like this is actually my diary & has been so handy for letting out emotions / articulating thoughts / staying on track !!#& I’ve met so many kind people on here who actually get me. which is so hard to find irl bc I’m surrounded by pre-med gunners/overachievers#who are by standard not very good w emotion & can be competitive/judgmental. or at least it’s hard for me to be vulnerable in front of them#and I’m part of that crowd so I reserve my emotions only to a handful of very close friends#it’s nice to hop on here and express negative emotions!! or positive emotions!! just whatever I want and it’s low stress and people get me#I don’t have to worry about judgment or competitiveness etc etc#like everyone on here is so kind & nice & understanding. & just a breath of fresh air from the types I run w. it’s just nice to have this#so idk that’s why I think I’ll always be strict about keeping the worlds separate. it just works#p
6K notes
·
View notes
Text
Alright, Chanukah starts tonight, which means it's time for me to finally make a post about different kinds of menorahs.
This right here? This is the Temple Menorah:
There's some debate over whether the branches were straight or curved, but here's a few things we do know:
It had seven branches of equal length.
It was made of one solid piece of gold
It was at least five feet tall.
It used pure olive oil.
The Temple Menorah is what people mean when they talk about The Menorah. It's what you'll see on historical or commemorative artifacts such as the Arch of Titus in Rome or Israeli currency:
During the time when the Temple stood in Jerusalem, the High Priest lit all seven flames on this Menorah every day (using the aforementioned pure olive oil):
No one lights this on Chanukah.
This is a Chanukah menorah:
There are countless variations, but here are the important things:
It has eight branches of equal length, plus a ninth "helper" branch, known as the shamash, which is set apart from the rest of the branches and used to light the others.
It can be made of any material.
It is usually used with wax candles or oil, but, if necessary, one can use anything that burns.
In Hebrew, this kind of menorah is called a chanukiah.
Some Chanukah menorahs, like the one shown above, have the shamash in the middle. Others have it on the side:
Regardless, this kind of menorah is the one that has been lit by Jews on Chanukah for thousands of years. It's the menorah you'll seen in photographs of Jewish households, including this famous picture taken in Germany in 1931:
(The message written on the back of the photo reads: "Death to Judah"/ So the flag says/ "Judah will live forever"/ So the light answers)
On Chanukah, whoever is lighting the menorah will first light the shamash, then the number of candles corresponding to whichever night of Chanukah it is. The first night, only the rightmost candle is lit, the second night the two rightmost, etc. (The newest candle is always lit first):
Again, a valid Chanukah menorah has eight branches of equal length, along with a shamash. There is no such thing as a Chanukah menorah with six branches of equal length and a longer seventh branch, and no valid Chanukah menorah has eight branches of completely different lengths.
If you see either of the above designs (or anything similar) on Chanukah-themed decor, it tells you the creator has absolutely no idea what they're doing and couldn't be bothered to do more than two seconds of research to make sure their product was accurate. Anyone who knows anything about the holiday will laugh at these. (They may buy them anyway, especially if that's all that's available-- my new Chanukah sweater has an invalid menorah pattern, but it's adorable, so I'm still going to wear it. But I am also laughing about it and invite you all to do the same.)
Anyway, have a happy Chanukah, everyone!
#real life#jumblr#thoughts#menorah#chanukah#hanukkah#arch of titus#history lesson#the more you know#all queued up
5K notes
·
View notes
Text
[Day 161]
(Let it fade away)
Previous part | also reference to this ;)
#dddaily4sherin#grian#goodtimeswithscar#desert duo#namemc spoilers#secret life#secret life smp#secret life spoilers#traffic smp#trafficblr#my art#the song is ancient history by the crane wives :D#i apologize if i just end up drawing the skin straight until friday its very possible HAJSHAJSHA
5K notes
·
View notes
Text
pomegranates in still life (details)
#oil painting#art#still life#still life details#pomegranate#17th century art#18th century art#fruit art#art details#art history#artedit#light academia#dark academia#light academia moodboard#anna attempts photoshop#1k+#5k+#6k
6K notes
·
View notes
Text
It has come to my attention that I haven't drawn sun and moon as chibis yet
I have rectified the situation:
all is right with the world
#fnaf sun#fnaf moon#dca fandom#fnaf dca#drew these during a break from my course modules#they gave me life as I reread the same page about the rivetting history of Canadian land description over and over again#I don't think I retained anything#but their bright colours and childish glee over puddles of water have healed me#crab art#traditional art#I'mma go sleep now#tomorrow's module is an estimated 8 hrs ha HA#five nights at freddys daycare attendant... save me...#five nights at freddys daycare attendant#save me five nights at freddys daycare attendant
3K notes
·
View notes
Text
one thing that so many students forget is that, a win is a win. if you planned on doing english homework but instead you finished your history essay, celebrate that, don’t be upset taht you didn’t sick to your plan, at least you got SOMETHING DONE. a win is a fucking win and don’t let anyone tell you different.
#history#study notes#studyblr#study motivation#studying#harry styles#student#student life#study#study blog#studyblr community#studyspo#stray kids
1K notes
·
View notes
Text
#palaeoblr#paleoblr#paleontology#prehistoric life#dinosaurs#museums#fossil museums#natural history museums#natural history#history of life
494 notes
·
View notes
Text
Everybody has gone through something that has changed them in a way that they could never go back to the person they once were.
3K notes
·
View notes
Text
Still Life with Waffles, circle of Georg Flegel, early 17th century
5K notes
·
View notes
Text
yeah i support women’s right
but more importantly i support women’s WRONGS
#love lies bleeding changed my life just like i knew it was#none of them have done anything wrong ever!!#happy women's history month#BE GAY DO CRIME ‼️‼️‼️‼️#love lies bleeding#drive away dolls#bottoms movie#film#movies
1K notes
·
View notes
Text
Truly the funniest thing about puppet history is that it’s still educational. I DID learn what defenestration is! I learned all about Bessie Coleman and Victorian medicine and the Trung sisters! I also watched a grown man passionately fist fight a puppet being worn by his friend. It’s about balance.
#puppet history#yes I’m still talking about it but its only been a few days okay#shane madej#ryan bergara#the professor#watcher#this is my life#my posts
12K notes
·
View notes
Last Seen Blogs
criticaaaaaaaal
dont cry, youre perfect
paradisoperdita
Paradiso Perdita
kityenok
Avery Brainrotted
hoyvinmayvin
Operation Hoyvin-Mayvin
egotrippingtw-blog
Ego Tripping