Crash dive of a Kingfisher.
The photographer took the perfect picture of a diving kingfisher after six years and 720,000 shots to get it right. Via Fb Mind Unleashed Art
Photo: Mario Cea Sanchez
Reality isn't as ~demonic as it seems.
This is the fluorescent armor-studded fish skeleton of the Pacific spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis)! Clearing and staining techniques allowed researcher Leo Smith to visualize the neat tubercles of this cool fish.
Kamikaze ants!
Exploding ants are typically lumped together into a species group called Colobopsis cylindrical, but researchers recently found there's ~15 species of self-sacrificing ants — including one previously unknown species in Borneo.
#ants
This is a young Latifi's Dwarf
#Gecko
(
#Tropiocolotes
Latifi). It's not the smallest gecko but two species of the genus Sphaerodactylus are about as small as the shown one. With 16 mm / 0.63" they are the smallest known
#reptiles
.
via INature / facebook
With instructive illustrations and descriptive mating rituals, PHALLACY exposes the animal kingdom’s most shocking penises and the lessons we can learn from them.
I can't wait for my Facebook Live chat with author Dr. Emily Willingham on Oct 28, 4pm PST!
The bombardier beetle stores hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide in separate compartments inside its body, and whenever it feels threatened it releases them. They react together, causing the spray to heat up almost to 100°C.
(Credit: Nature Production/NPL)
1/2 I am dealing with an abusive, misogynistic colleague who emails insults about my career, my life and my sexuality. It's not new, but I am increasingly disenchanted that I have no recourse against this person.
Peahens will often select a male based on the choices of others. If a male can deceive a female into believing that he's been chosen, by making vocalizations to give the impression he's copulating in the bushes, it can have the effect of drawing more females in for a visit.
"In this image a male African Jacana is carrying all four chicks under his wings just leaving their long legs and toes exposed." Caption and photo by Charl Stols Photography
Thank you to my amazing
#twitterfamily
for your kind and helpful words of support! I am so grateful for this community 🙏 I am working my way thru all the messages, thank you!! I feel so
#supported
!
The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the largest eagles in the world:
weight: 4.7 - 8.0 kg / 10.4 - 17.6 lbs
length: 86 - 102 cm / 2.82 - 3.35 ft
wingspan: 184 - 220 cm / 6' - 7' 3"
photo: Kim Tomlinson
While marine slugs are often very colourful, there aren't so many terrestrial snails with amazing colours.
But here is one of them: The Cuban land snail Polymita picta.
photo by rappman / iNaturalist (CC) license
You're one of 7.6 billion
#humans
. Your
#species
is one of 8.7 million recognized species on this
#planet
.
Thinking about this can make you feel a bit small.
An amazing
#Tree_of_life
by Immf / 9GAG
The notion of "normal" when it comes to sex is completely impossible to define.
There is really no regular way that sex can/should happen.
If we label "natural" as all the things that happen in nature, it's natural to stab one's partner in the forehead with a razor-sharp penis!
Sea turtles are among species with temperature dependent sex-determination and the proportion of female hatchlings increases when nests are in warmer sands.
#ClimateChange
#WildSex
When I first heard about climate change turning turtle populations female I thought it sounded too fantastical to be true, but it's happening right now
Dating advice from a female orangutan:
Steal his food.
Take it right out of his hands or mouth.
Even if you’re not hungry.
If he reacts negatively, he’s not the one for you.
👋🏻
#WildSex
#ValentinesDay
#DatingAdvice
#IJustWantAFry
2/2 I thought about posting his messages in public, but am then threatened with legal action. Yet, I'm so upset that they can get away with this. Help?!
The Eastern Emerald Elysia is a green sea slug whose juveniles feed on algae. Instead of digesting the entire cell contents, they retains only chloroplasts. Over time, these are incorporated into the slug’s cells and the slug is able to undergo photosynthesis!
#endosymbiosis
I grew up as a dancer and performer, so I am very much at home in front of a crowd. I love to design presentations for non-scientific audiences that really strike a chord about the meaning of biology. It’s the greatest compliment to hear “you really made me think.”
I really have to shout out to the amazing
@TheEmilyDBaker
whose commentary I couldn't live without during this trial. KUDOS to an individual kickass
#lawyer
and
#woman
taking on
#legalstreaming
! Love you Emily!!