#red list

[internetdruid]

The Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica) has been changed from critically endangered to near threatened in the IUCN Red List! x.

[science-lover2941]

Halgerda hervei

Is a species of mollusks with only 5 observations. It’s on the red list.

It belongs to the genus Halgerda which is a genus of sea slugs dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropodmolluks in the family Discodorididfae

[gingericywolf]

I was bored so I made this Picker Wheel of Critically Endangered Animals according to the IUCN.

for science tag what you got and vote on this poll

There are currently 95 animals in the wheel but it is open to expansion if anyone wants to suggest more species thaat fall in the CR category.

all of the animals on this list are currently also part of an Art project i'm planning where i'll hopefully draw most of them, but it is also very hard to find any photo or picture for some and i'd be more than happy for other artists to join too, either with this same list or making their own and covering more species

[kaito0906photo]

Shoebill in the zoo

[happy-pix-jpn]

【知足院ナラノヤエザクラ】

蕾の頃は濃いピンク グラデーション帯びた花びらが美しく 可愛い可愛いと話しかけてしまいたくなるほど 可憐で綺麗な桜♪ 気付けば同じ花＆蕾ばかり撮ってました(笑) 国指定天然記念物 2024年4月19日

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ナラノヤエザクラとは…

ナラノヤエザクラは八重桜の一品種です。

「いにしへの奈良のみやこの八重ざくらけふ九重ににほひぬるかな」 (伊勢大輔) 当時京都では珍しかった奈良の八重桜が宮中に献上され、 宮中で受け取る役であった伊勢大輔が 藤原道長より即興で詠むように言われ 詠んだ歌が有名。

牧野富太郎氏の指導の下、山田壽雄氏が描画した ナラヤエザクラが掲載されていました。 https://www.kochinews.co.jp/article/detail/622888

奈良県花・奈良市章・奈良市花に指定されていて 歴史・文化を感じる桜です。

[thepastisalreadywritten]

[cogitoergodeusnonest]

New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive

Australia is home to about one in 12 of the world’s species of animals, birds, plants and insects – between 600,000 and 700,000 species. More than 80% of Australian plants and mammals and just under 50% of our birds are found nowhere else. But habitat destruction, climate change, and invasive species are wreaking havoc on Earth’s rich biodiversity, and Australia is no exception. In 2023, the…

[specialagentartemis]

Also picking up new books you’ve never heard of before because the premise sounds neat or the cover is pretty or it’s on a themed library display or you’re just trying to read your library’s entire catalogue of 90s cyberpunk is just fun. Sometimes it’s not your thing but you get to mull over new ideas or the diversity of people and opinions and thoughts in the world. Sometimes you discover your new favorite book of all time

[gingericywolf]

Ursini's viper (Vipera ursinii), also known as meadow viper or meadow adder, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae, found in France, Italy and much of eastern Europe. It is a very rare species currently classified as Vulnerable but in high danger of extinction,. it is the most threatened snake in Europe. there are at least six subspecies recognized.

Work in progress pics

[sprung-from-the-grave]

I like to imagine that all the decepticon seekers are connected in some way, which makes the idea that Starscream is just working with his entire family tree even funnier.

[aaa-totodile]

Batkids being asked who they think Bruce’s favorite is:

Dick: “Either Cass or Jason, though I’m leaning more towards Cass, Bruce has always been a girl dad”

Jason: “Cass, that’s his daughter”

Tim: “Jason. … Did I answer that to quickly? If it’s any consolation I think Dick has a chance.”

Cass: *sign for bat and then sun* “Duke, he’s special”

Steph: “I’m not one of his kids so I don’t know why I’m here, but I’d say Tim or Cass cause they’re my favorites. I would include Duke in this list but he wronged me” *checks watch* “12 hours ago.”

Duke: “Probably Dick, but neither of them know it cause they’re blind when it comes to eachother. I also think Cass, but I think everyone else is going to say Cass so I’m trying to give us a higher chance of getting it right.”

Damian: “Richard or myself, but I believe Cassandra would be a promising candidate.”

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Bruce: “Who ever is making me worried or aggravated the least at the given moment I’m asked. Right now it’s Dick because he’s been in New York for two weeks with the titans. Jason would also be in the running but he blew up a building ten days ago for no reason. They’ve all done something they shouldn’t have in the last forty eight hours.”

[superbat-lmao]

Before Jason makes his debut as Red Hood, he goes apartment hunting.

And the thing about Gotham is, all of the apartments that would make for good safe houses, are safe houses. The Bat’s safe houses. If Jason wants to set up shop, he’s got to get creative. This means being willing to look the other way about some things. Namely, living with other people.

Jason gets a roommate.

Sure, he’d found a couple of spots that fit some of the criteria he used for making safe houses, but not all apartments were equal. And having a semi-functioning civilian cover was useful. Sometimes.

All this to say that Jason responded to a craigslist post of some guy looking for a roommate. The post was written well enough, decent grammar and a fair enough price. Unlike some of the places he’d “toured.”

He has to trudge up a few flights of stairs to get to the place, because roof access is always high on the priority list, and knocks on the door. He waits a few minutes, hears someone check the peephole, and then the sound of at least five separate locks being undone.

With the door finally open, he gets a good look at the guy’s face. Too good of a look, actually.

Because the man who opens it is Dick Grayson.

[zeropro]

[Click here to view all my Transformers stuff in the order in which I posted it, so you can experience me slowly lose my mind in chronological order.]