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"I like your hands"

Darling, if you want me to choke you then just ask.

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what's under the big tree

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Rosie

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Macus Larson

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Things have been going poorly for so long for me and my girl. We very recently started having really good luck (literally) financially that I'm starting to get suspicious that something is going on. I was finally able to save enough for a ring. Today, after I bought it, I get a check in the mail from Toyota for a decent chunk, and a letter that says another bigger one is one the way!

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Horned Marsupial Frog (Gastrotheca cornuta), family Hemiphractidae, Costa Rica

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

Eggs and tadpoles are carried in a pouch on the females back.

photographs by Andrey Solís

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Shark Week begins this weekend, so take a bite out of Fossil Friday! Check out these massive jaws and colossal teeth. They belong to Otodus megalodon: a gigantic shark. Dwarfing all living species of shark, megalodon measured roughly 50 feet (15 meters) long. What’s more? Megalodon had a bite force of 41,000 pounds—10 times the biting power of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), which can chomp down with a force of 4,000 pounds!

Fun fact: The first attempt to reconstruct the jaw of this colossal predator took place right here at the Museum. This photo, snapped all the way back in 1909, showcases an early reconstruction of megalodon’s massive jaws with a human for scale. The oldest known megalodon fossils date to approximately 20 million years ago, but it is believed that this marine predator roamed the seas until about 3.6 million years ago, when it vanished into extinction.

You can spot the fossilized remains of this prehistoric predator at the Museum! Plan your visit.

Photo: Image no. 32521 / © AMNH Library.

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“You can’t see me.” The Vietnamese mossy frog (Theloderma corticale) may not be invisible… but it comes pretty close. 🐸 This critter’s camouflage provides perfect cover in its natural habitat, which includes mossy caves and stream banks in parts of Vietnam. When threatened, it can curl up into a ball and play dead to seem less appetizing. What’s more? To further aid in its defense strategy, this amphibian can project its voice up to 13 ft (4 m) into the distance, making it even more difficult for foes to find. 

Photo: mariodriesen, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

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The Fallen Angel (1847) by Alexandre Cabanel