The #BlueButton, (Porpita porpita). It’s not a #jellyfish, but rather a colony of cooperating #hydroids.

Shot using #scuba, while drifting in the open ocean at night.

And yes, the lick test says it’s only mildly spicy.

#bluebuttonjellyfish #porpitaporpita #blackwaterdiving

Pallas cats have a short, seasonal mating season occurring between December & March, triggered by increasing daylight. Females are only receptive for a very brief window of 24–48 hours during this period.

Even 1 to 5 is way outdated. Defensive kill zones set up by Ukraine is creating way larger fatalities for Russian troops. Russian troops advancing w/only what they can carry has proven to be very deadly decision with the extreme cold temperatures in the region right now. Drones make evacuation rare.

Their voices matter. Their lives matter.🐺 #protectwolves

Miniscule perky black jumping spider with orange legs and bright white palps, peering up at you with the tiniest big eyes

Look at him, the smallest possible salticid 🥹
(Neonella camillae)
#EmotionalSupportSpood

That makes sense because you have to shuck out some clams to buy a ticket.

Goiters, or enlarged thyroid glands, can be caused by a variety of factors, with iodine deficiency being the most common worldwide.
I remember seeing them here in the US on people as a child. They are awful.

In recent years NBA reg season ratings have seen a notable decline…Factors include cord-cutting, changing media consumption habits & increased competition from other sports. Playoffs are still popular.
NBA has cut way back on flopping & can go to video review to call a foul on the flopper.

Clark is a very talented individual & and a big time flopping trash talker. Even her teammates don’t stand up for her. WNBA has spent years establishing themselves as being as tough as the NBA. Clark’s form of basketball would render WNBA games as unwatchable thereby ruining the WNBA.

A dank morass indeed!
Maybe, civilization devolved into unthinking material grubbers, desperately clinging to accumulated stuff to deny the truth of how empty their souls are?

Not buying it. CPI covers food, rent, and transportation. Rent & transportation are sky high & heading higher.

But it's crucial to take into account where the sulphur is emitted.

While the oceans "only" cover about 71% of Earth's surface, about 90% of global warming is ocean warming, while only 1-2% heats the atmosphere:

Wonderful thread. I was going to write a couple of scientific tidbits about water but instead went with that I like that water makes sounds when agitated & that someone came up with the very humorous saying;
Shallow brooks are noisy.

The World is getting darker both literally & figuratively.
The next update of the Doomsday Clock will have us under 90 seconds?

The area in orange is oolitic limestone that is very porous. Sadly there is no way to stop the saltwater incursion.
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Illustration of a set of prehistoric animals, they are generally round and squishy looking. Animals Featured: Brontosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaur, Tyrannosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Ankylosaur, Pterodactyl

prehistoric pals 🦖🦕

Circular timetree of crabs with pie slices colored by superfamily (Figure 2 in the paper). Simplified version with no text/labels. Line drawings of crabs arranged around the perimeter like a zodiac, with colors matching the superfamily pie slice. Figure by me, drawings by Harrison Mancke and Javi Luque

Our paper on convergent evolution of land crabs is out in its final final form. The journal didn't pick my image as the cover, so I'm sharing it here because it must be seen!

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Beefy rice pudding? 🫣

photo of a yellow-green, sparkly male osmia bee clinging to teeny vertical stick. His head and forehead are covered with downy white hairs and he's adorable.

...and we'll end today with...

Osmia - on a stick!

#invertebrates #becurious

There is a logged-out visibility under the moderation settings. Would this stop logged out bots from accessing your account? If so it might help a little.

Where do you keep your roach snacks?

Before coffee. After coffee. Pyrrhuloxia 🪶☀️🌵

It kinda sounds like you’re picturing the electromagnetic spectrum! Like this picture maybe?

You’re not too dumb! Maybe my words are just too complex

Fun question.Light is composed of small packets of energy called photons that travel along at various wavelengths. Each wavelength produces a specific color. These colors are both visible & non visible to the human eye. All of these wavelengths combined make up the electromagnetic spectrum/all light