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DO YOU SEE???

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I did bird names FIRST just to set the record straight….I am MUCH more passionate about birds than fish!!!

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Even if you did not submit any attacks, we still appreciate you greatly for being interested in Art Fight!

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have you heard of the beast known as the giant chinese salamander? it looks like an animal that you would love as it essentially looks as if a slug had a skeletal system of its own

Allow me to introduce you to my favorite picture of all time since I was in fourth grade:

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I just saw an unexpected post that I have to ask about.

Do people actually eat tofu, like, for real? It's not a bit, people can actually tolerate eating it?

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Birds in converse! Idk why I just drew it. And I'm making stickers with them!

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judging really bad

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sketch dump

my babies😢😢

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Radical Highway - Sonic Adventure 2

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UNMASKING THE BLUEBOTTLE REVEALING FOUR DISTINCT SPECIES THROUGH GLOBAL CITIZEN SCIENCE

For over two centuries, the Portuguese man o’ war (Physalia spp) was considered a single, cosmopolitan species, drifting across the world’s oceans and stinging unsuspecting swimmers. But new genomic research has overturned this long-held view, revealing that Physalia is not one species, but at least four: P. physalis, P. megalista, P. utriculus, and a newly described species, P. minuta. Researchers sequenced the genomes of 151 specimens from around the globe and found strong reproductive isolation between genetic lineages, even when their distributions overlap. This evidence aligns with historical descriptions from the 18th and 19th centuries, which proposed several species that were later dismissed due to limited data.

Crucially, the study integrated over 4,000 photographs from iNaturalist, using citizen science to match distinct morphologies with genetic lineages. These images, contributed by amateur naturalists, swimmers, and lifeguards, allowed researchers to confirm physical differences that earlier taxonomists could not consistently observe due to preservation challenges. The result is a rare success story in which modern genomics, historical records, and participatory science come together to clarify the taxonomy of one of the ocean’s most recognisable creatures.

The discovery not only rewrites the story of Physalia but also challenges assumptions about biodiversity in the open ocean, reminding us that even the most visible marine life can hold hidden complexity, and that everyone, from sailors of the past to today’s citizen scientists, has a role to play in uncovering it.

Reference: Church et al., 2025. Population genomics of a sailing siphonophore reveals genetic structure in the open ocean. Current Biology.

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Peek a Boo! ♥️

Juvenile brown long-eared bat

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his lips are sealed

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Leaf sheep, a small sea slug native to the warm tropical waters of southern Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Though they are animals, they indirectly perform photosynthesis in a process called kleptoplasty, in which they absorb chloroplasts from the algae they eat. Their chemosensory rhinophores look remarkably like the ears of a sheep!

Onegreenplanet on IG

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𝙻𝙰𝙸𝙺𝙰 𝚃𝙾 𝙶𝚁𝙾𝚄𝙽𝙳 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝚃𝚁𝙾𝙻 — I miss you , Have I told you that yet?

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golden hour, 2024