CAMBRIAN SUBMARINES: OPABINIA REGALIS Meet one of the most wonderfully peculiar animals to ever grace our ancient seas. This five-eyed marvel swam through the Cambrian oceans some 508 million years ago, its soft body drifting above the seafloor of what is now British Columbia—preserved in exquisite detail within the famed Burgess Shale of Yoho National Park. At first glance, _Opabinia regalis_ feels almost mischievous in its design. I think of them as Cambrian submarines. Five stalked eyes sit atop its head like a crown of periscopes, scanning a world teeming with early life. Along its sides, a series of delicate lobes ripple in coordinated waves, propelling it forward with gentle, undulating grace. But it is the feeding apparatus that truly steals the show—a long, flexible proboscis ending in a tiny claw, perfectly suited for plucking soft prey from the seafloor and delivering it to its backward-facing mouth tucked beneath the head. Yes—five eyes. And a claw-tipped trunk. Nature was experimenting, and _Opabinia_ was one of her boldest sketches. When Charles Doolittle Walcott first described this curious creature in 1912, it puzzled generations of paleontologists. At the time, he believed it was an anostracan branchiopod. I don't see the resemblance but I wasn't looking at a fossil mystery with his lived experience of the time. Walcott named the species _Opabinia_ after Opabin Peak in the Canadian Rockies. While his initial classification as a crustacean was later debated and revised by researchers like Harry Whittington in the 1970s—who identified it as a far more enigmatic "weird wonder"—Walcott's 1912 publication remains the initial scientific description of this marvelous fancy of nature. For decades, its place on the tree of life remained uncertain, its anatomy so unlike anything alive today that it seemed almost alien. Thanks to the careful work of Harry Whittington and colleagues—that _Opabinia_ was understood as part of an early branch of arthropod evolution, a relative—albeit a very strange one—of the lineage that would eventually give rise to insects, crustaceans and spiders. Soft-bodied and delicate, _Opabinia_ would never have fossilized under ordinary circumstances. It is only through the extraordinary preservation of the Burgess Shale—where rapid burial in fine mud and low-oxygen conditions halted decay—that we are gifted this glimpse into deep time’s more experimental chapters. In _Opabinia_ , we see evolution not as a straight line, but as a riot of possibilities—forms tried, tested, and sometimes abandoned with countless strange and beautiful designs flickering briefly before fading into the stone. I am truly thrilled that we got a chance to see this one as so many never had the chance to fossilize and we'll never get to know their quirky selves.

CAMBRIAN SUBMARINES: OPABINIA REGALIS

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In 2011, U.S. shale boom absorbed the shock. That buffer is GONE. Shale companies now prioritize free cash flow & shareholder returns over drilling. Higher prices ≠ more supply anymore.
#Shale #OilProduction #EnergySecurity

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Maybe the #UK will help Israel attack Syria, too!

"#Türkiye denounces Israeli strikes in southern #Syria as ‘dangerous escalation’"

#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #Hybrid #Iraq #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO #Oil #Shale […]

As we all know Donnie is a big believer in "no good deed should go unpunished"

"#Trump says the UK's decision is "very late"

#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #Hybrid #Iraq #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO #Oil #Shale

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce84073mr06t

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Desperation???

"Oil Prices Ease As US Pulls Out All Stops To Secure Supply" FWIW Brent is at $113 right now

#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #Hybrid #Iraq #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO #Oil #Shale […]

Why This Energy Shock Will Hit Consumers Harder Than 2011 | OilPrice.com UBS chief economist Arend Kapteyn argues that the current energy shock will disproportionately impact consumers because the US shale sector is far less responsive to high oil prices than it was during the 2011-2014 period.

"Why This Energy Shock Will Hit Consumers Harder Than 2011"

#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #Hybrid #Iraq #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO #Oil #Shale

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Oil at $100/barrel could deliver $63 billion in extra cash flow to U.S. shale producers! Rystad Energy says if prices hold, liquidity boom ahead. Middle East tensions keep markets on edge. #Oil #Shale #Energy #TickStress

Petrolio a $100/barile potrebbe generare $63 miliardi in extra cash flow per le shale company USA! Rystad Energy: boom di liquidità se prezzi restano alti. Tensioni Medio Oriente tengono mercato nervoso. #Oil #Shale #Energy #InvestoPoiVediamo

US shale can export, so WTI rises to match global prices — not stay cheap. On Mar 8, WTI hit $111/bbl intraday. EIA now forecasts Brent averaging $91/bbl in Q2 2026. A Mideast war hit your pump. ⛽
#OilPrices #Shale #MiddleEast #Inflation

Oops.

You mean Trump got it wrong, and no one in his admin bothered to correct him?

Ho hum.

Good luck, America.

#Oil #Gas #Iran #Shale

#bbcpm

crude #oil refining. different products consist of different crude oil components differing in molecule size, boiling point, flammability and energy content.

#diesel need alkanes, naphthens and aromatics. the long chain alkanes give it it's energy-punch. it […]

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⛽ Vaca Muerta despertó euforia en la Argentina Week con anuncios de inversión y nuevos proyectos energéticos.

💵 Leé la nota completa 👉🏼 https://mrf.lu/05Cj

#VacaMuerta #Energía #Inversiones #EconomíaArgentina #Shale

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Oil near $100 tests restraint of US shale producers. While boosting output has become practically taboo, there are early signs the sector's activity is ticking higher. #Oil #Shale #Energy #NervousNumbers

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Il petrolio vicino ai $100 mette alla prova la moderazione dei produttori di shale statunitensi. Nonostante l'aumento della produzione sia diventato quasi un tabù, ci sono segnali iniziali di un incremento dell'attività nel settore. #Petrolio #Shale #Energia #AllInSullaPaura

⛽ Vaca Muerta despertó euforia en la Argentina Week con anuncios de inversión y nuevos proyectos energéticos.

Leé la nota completa 👉🏼 https://mrf.lu/d99F

#VacaMuerta #Energía #Inversiones #EconomíaArgentina #Shale

US Energy Production Trend

US total energy production over time.

The shale revolution made the US the world's largest energy producer. The chart tells the story.

energtx.com

#USA #EnergyProduction #Shale #EnergyIndependence

𝐎𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲: India’s households take the blow, Europe winces, and the U.S. shrugs from the cheap seats. #oilprice #gas #oott #shale #energy #oil #investments #consumer ht: FT https://x.com/mohossain/status/1835318800163418254?s=46 https://x.com/mohossain/status/2031585779261313365?s=46

𝐎𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲: India’s households take the blow, Europe winces, and the U.S. shrugs from the cheap seats.

#oilprice #gas #oott #shale #energy #oil #investments #consumer ht: FT
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Chudai...

#trans #shale #sexy #horny #hot #nsfw #anal

Prezzi del petrolio oltre $100: ma perché non scatta il boom del shale? La situazione sembra più complessa del previsto. #petrolio #shale #oilprice #economia #GraficiEBrividi

Close up of Sylvana and Shale drinking tea in the Borel garden

Wide shot showing Aymeric, Lume, Sylvana and Shale talking and drinking tea in the garden

Close up of Aymeric and Lume talking to their guests

Wide shot of the group hanging out in the garden

#wolmeric | #lumeric | #aymeric | #shale | #wolshale

Lume and Aymeric close up of them welcoming their friends

Shot behind Sylvana and Shale who greet the Borels

Shot from behind the Borels, greeting Sylvana and Shale

Close up of Sylvana and Shale

Lume and Aymeric welcome Sylvana and Shale to Ishgard.

Gpose date with @vakamaflameborne.bsky.social

Thank you for asking to do this, it was fun 🫶💕

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#wolmeric | #lumeric | #aymeric | #shale | #wolshale

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Durante la presentación de los resultados 2025 ante inversores y analistas, Marín explicó que el 70% de la inversión estará destinado al desarrollo de Vaca Muerta.

#YPF #VacaMuerta #Energía #Shale #Petróleo #Inversión #Argentina #Economía #IndustriaEnergética

US #LNG will play an even more important role in global #energy markets in the months and years ahead. #shale #fracking

Don't Believe It Shale · Don't Believe It · Song · 2026

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheBBCIntroducingMixtape

Shale:
🎵 Don'€™t Believe It

#6music #Shale

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song on #Spotify:

Anna is always trying to find new ways to show how much she loves Shale, but sometimes she may end up going a bit too far...

#gposers | #gpose | #midlander | #elezen | #Shale | #wolship

#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #EndoftheWorldIsJusttheBeginning #zeihan #globalization #energy #fossilfuel #shale #hydrocarbon #carbon #production #northamerica #asia #russia #iran #usa

If I could buy forever at a price
I would buy it twice

But if the Star ends in fire
And the seas are frozen in time
There'll be just one survivor
The memory that I was yours and you were mine

#FFXIV | #gposers | #gpose | #midlander | #elezen | #Shale | #wolship

Don't Believe It Shale · Don't Believe It · Song · 2026

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens

Shale:
🎵 Don't Believe It

#6music #Shale
#newRelease - 🆕 single

▶️ 🆕🪄 Automagic 📻 playlist: 👉 New releases played on #Radio6Music 👈

▶️ Song on #Spotify:

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens

Shale:
🎵 Don't Believe It

#6music #Shale

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

Shale is very..... Productive~

Drawn by @fluffdi.bsky.social
#FurryArt #NSFW #Shale #Avali