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I̵͚̾̑̀͛͛̑̽̎̎̐͊̑͝Ḿ̵̺̖̥̦͇̞̱̄͐́̋̈̈́̑̕̕͠͝Ȁ̶̧̘̘͕̩̥̮͙͉̮͐̔̍̃̀̄̎̌̀͗̀̐̈́̚G̴̢̨̨̨̦̜̪̥̜͈͇͇̦̭͗͆̊̔́͜͝͠I̴̡͔̲̻̗̯̗̫̜͚͙̯̫͍̦͛͑͆͛͋͂̿̑̓́͘͘̚͝N̶͚̦͓̹͈͉̬͔͐́͋̅̕É̸̼̞̩̹͋̈́̏̾̒̐͂͊̏͗̈́̃͌ ̵̻̬͊̿̈́͆́̍̍̓̚̕͝͝T̵̛̗̪̲̤͍̝̤̎͂͌̓͛̈̏́Ḥ̸̦̓̓̈́͒̾͋̽͗̓̇͆̚͝E̵̢̛̟̠̹̊͛̎̇̋͝R̵̘̹͎̲̱̯̬̲̣̩͈̈́̿̽̉̂̀͊̄͋̅͗͑̚͘̚E̴̟̗͇͊́͑͘͘ͅ ̷͚͊̀̅̄̍̈́͗̈́́͘͘͠͠Ẁ̴̢͖͇͖̹̰̱̘͔̳̖̜̩̀E̷̛̜͌̆̇͑̑̂͒̅̂̏̅́̒̾R̶̪̝̰̣̙̬̪̩͇͓̘͚̦̖̈́̄̋̃͐̔̕E̴̦̬̙̬̼̅͌̅̓͒̿̐̏͛̑͝͝ ̶̨͇̻͙̰͔̲̒̂̽͌̎͑̄͋͐̽̇͑T̵͕͊̽̊̒̽́̔͐͘H̸̡̢͈͓̯̗̮̼̦͔͙̤̟̣͙̿̌̃Ŕ̴̤̉̉Ẽ̸̢̧̡̙̰̝͖̰̻̦̭͔̗͍̊̂̎̔͗E̷̢̞̺͙̥̻͙̳͖̘̭̠̹͑ͅͅ ̵̖͓̲̼͈̽͂͐̊͌̀͆͜͝ͅͅ

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İ̵̡̛͚̙̦̥̮̦͚̹̤̗̓̔̀́͜M̸̧̛̘̟̟̲̟͑̀̔́A̸̧̧̦͚̹͍̒̈́̇̎̅͗̂̽͋̈́̋̈́G̶̪͒̆̑͊I̴̧̪̗̹͔̤̓͛̍̾̊̍͒̎̀̓̂͘̚͝͝N̸̢̛̛͇̦̮̖͈̔̐͌̽̋̀͌̉̐̍͆E̴͕̱̠̥̬̔̂̌̅̎̑͋͆͐͒͂̊͘͝͠ͅͅ

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̷̧̩̹̥̪͉͓̭̏̉̈́͂̈̉̑͐͒͑ͅȊ̷̢̧̬̬̗̞̣̦̻͈̫̻͔̀͒̊͘̕ͅM̵̧̡̫̝͈̱͒̄͊͑̊͋̏͗̒̾͘͠A̴̡̡̢̛͇͍͔̭̟̻̣͙͕͓͆̆̽̽̔̊̋̎̀͑́̚͜͠G̷̡̹̹̞̰̥͓̣̜͇̭̋̉̿̓̀͘I̵͓̮͈̭̹̠̦͚͎͙͚̮̟̍͑̊̅͝N̷͇̫̭̻̦͖̦͈̞̗̈́̊͗̾̆̊̑͜͝ͅË̵̖̪̗̥́̒̓͑̽̽̅̿̍̐͒̅͘ ̷̡̛̖̬͙͔̇̅̄̌͝T̸̨̧̥͖̮͇̥͓̳̟̰̪̓H̸̨̯͉̙͉͛̇͒̍̃̔̃̍͆̈́̎͘͝E̸̩͎̥͔̱̝͎̭̍̓̿̊́͑̍̆͒̒̄̒̚̕ͅ ̸̦̈́Y̴͖̪̞͔̟͛͑̊̓͝E̷̛̖̠̜̺̦̟̹͊͛̄̈̅̓̌͗̀͝͝ͅẠ̸̠͔̚̚ͅR̶̗̲̭̜̖̣̆ ̴̨̙͇̗̫̯̪̪́̀I̷̛̞̭̗͊̽̓̄̄̎̚̚S̶̛̹̤̣̦̊͛̐̈́́̕ͅ ̶̡͔̮̻͚̝̠̫̭̹̦̹̂̈́̽͗̋̈́̎̃̆͒̔̇1̷̙̔̓̔͂͘9̴̧̩̱̟̝̥͓̝̦̯̰̦̬̿͌̑̆̎̕8̸̞̺̮̣͛̔̃̀͋̇̎̓̀̓̕͜7̶̙̀͑̊̓̊̿͒̑͋̄̐̾̿̽

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̶̡̼̦̹̗̠̰̱̱͕̫̾̅̈́̽̀́̾̓͛̕͜Ȉ̴̧̜̞̣̞̐̒̽̅̅̐͘M̸̫̮̫̼͎̮̪̯͓̋͌̀̃͆̌̀͊̾̐̚Ą̸̛͕̪̙̰͇̺̤̍̓͋̂͒̀̓̉̽͘͘͘G̵͉̦̗̲̈́̍̀̍̉͌͗̈́̌̋͛͛͝Ḭ̸̢̱͗͊ͅN̶͉̒̅̏̋̽͑̂̈̃́̌̚͘͝͝Ę̵̧̝̜̙̗͖͒͐̈́̈́͋́͒͝͝ ̶̨͕̥̼͕͚̰͕̚͝Y̵̧̝̘̠̺͖͇̮̗̳̯̔̋̇̽̋̄͠H̴̨̡̢̖̱̖̮͙͚͗͐́͒̀̂Ė̶͎̤̩̱̲̩͕̆̋̿̈́̚͝ ̶̧̯̭̰̱̪̟̺̹̬̯̔̈́̊̓̂̄̃͛̕͝Y̶͕̝͖̙͗̐͛̓̔̈́̎̆͂̇͋̊͘͘͜͠ͅE̸͉̖̥̺̠̐Á̸̡̨̨̛͈̯̻̬͍̹̜͎̌̏̇̑̍̿̔͋̈́͝͝R̸̡̙͕̞̝̮̭̞̗͕̙͙̎̔̃͆̿̐̀́̊̚͜͝ͅ ̸̨̫̯̥̋̓̒͛́̉I̷̡̡̯͖̥̖͔͌̔S̴̼͈̬̤͕͙̖͈̺͆̀͌̌̀̔̈͂͌͘͜ ̷̧̫̺͚̺̺̥̌̄̇̑̇͐͠ͅO̴̬̻̘͖͎͎̩͇̗̝͉͍͂̍̈͜N̵̡̬̰̩̦̼̲̘̺̩͎͖̺͕̋̀̀͠Ẹ̷̡̧̢̛̼̻̜̭̪̎̌͋̅̿̔̆͑̓̒́̎̒̅ ̸̡̮̰̣̻̥͈̣̪̮̦̻̺̋̓́͒̿͑̀̉́̀N̷͚̗̖̎I̸̧̼̭͙͓̠̣̥͉͙̩̺͖͈̔̃̆̿͛̂͆̒̍̀̔͋̕͠͠N̷̢̺̘̻̬̻̯̫̦͈̻̐͠E̶͉̟̒̎̐̐̃̒͊̉̅̃̓͜ ̵̡͙̩͇͙̻͖̣̞͔̙̟̫̊̌̎̈́̉̋̀̓̍͋̚̚͜͜Ě̵͔͚̪̍̓͗͗̊̂̈́͘Í̵̡͈̪̯̙̥̻̤͍̂͒̾͐̍͋̎̈̏̐͑͝G̷̢̧͙̤̗͍̼̱͓̩̼̠͊͗͜͝Ḩ̶̯̱̪̰̼̦̭̱̺͚̊͂̎̔͑Ṭ̵̡̭͓̱̞̯̌̓͛̆͂͘ͅ ̸̢͇͉̭̱̙̜̗̤̹̮̙̄̐͂͌̔̄̍ͅS̸͖̪͉̘̓̐̀͜Ȅ̴̡̧̱̭̠͖͍̰̘̔̃͜͠V̶͎͈͎̫̻̺͉̬͓̳̯̘̹͊̈́̊͒͌̓̈́͝ͅͅE̴̹̜̺̗̍̈Ǹ̷̢̢̧̟̗͖̤̜͍̭͉̪̀̽͌͗́̽ ̴̡̯̬̾̑̋̽̎̓͑̈́̏͊̀̿͠

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̵̫͖̬̣͓̭̝͒̈́I̵̧̭̦̝̙͚̩̮̻͖̦͎̤̜͗̃͑̓̒͝M̴̢̧̭̦̌̔͌̋̍́̇͐̎̄̄͑̍̇͠Á̴̹̞̰̮̭̫̫̼͓̝͈̾̐̈́̐̌̕̕͜ͅĢ̵̜͕̮͒̋̋́̐͒Ȋ̵̡̼̼̩̤͛̅́̂͂͘͝͝ͅN̷̡̥̜̉͜Ę̵̡̪̼͖̗͈̼̫̖̲̲͔̠͂̈́̌̿̔̌͌͋̅̍̿̋̔̕͠ ̵̹̾̇́I̶͚̭͓͆̿̈Ţ̶̜̟̩͓̰̳̜̥̱̭̻͎̯́͛͐͌͝

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M̵̠̫̯̱͆̈́̽͊͒̃͗̓́̂Ë̴̢̘̠̩̤̳̰́͒͘ͅ,̷̘̿̀̆̆͋̿̿̒̽̆̊͂̕ ̴͇͂̌̀̀̈̓̋̓̚Y̵̢̠̰͇̌̓̄́͗́͊̈̔̎̋͝͝Ǫ̶̛͎͙̰̖̮̞̟̭̾̋̃̂̍͊͂͊͆̊̔̚͘͠Ụ̶̠̥͋̐̎͛̈͛̔͋̌͂̈̂̔͘͘,̷̪̾ ̸̢̲̮̩̈́̊̽͒͜A̸̰̯̫̫͈͉̖̬͚̹̬͕̺͊̂̓̂̆̆̅͜ͅṄ̴̗͓̀̒͗͆̐̿͠ͅD̴͎̬̗̱́̽̈́̒́̈́̊̀̀͛͐̈́͛̅ ̴̣̘͚͖̖̙̟̿̿̈́̓́́̍̌͌̓̎͗͘̚͜͝T̴͓̣̥̥́̈́͐̃̃̍̓̌͒͐̏͂͘̚͜͝H̷̢̠͈̞̺͍͚̭̙̗̘͇͂͆̇̈̓͝ͅẼ̵̩͐́̑̍͛͆̕ͅ ̶̤̼̖͓̻̺̠̯̐ͅA̵̧̦̜̾̇͋̾͒̊̓̆̄̀̊̐̒͗͌Ṇ̸̢̨̛͈̮͈̺̤̤̀͂́̕G̶̩͓̣̲̓͂́͜Ę̷̛͉͍̣͚͉́͠Ļ̸̨̩͕̭̰̖̰̳̜͚͛̽̐̃͜

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̵̮̳̜̠̦͖̭̫͙̙̓͜ͅͅD̴̢̢̢̨̙̗̟̲̖̪̝̝͓̠̦͐̀͋̎͋͒̏͂͊̌̚R̴̬͒͂͐͗͋̓́͝Ö̸͖̖̲͕̳̘͚̹͇́̽̈́̎͂̀͂͑̋̀͘W̶̨̜͖̼͙̫̝̟̪̱̓͊̄̈͘N̵̛̦͖͙̲̯̞̬̦̳̝̓͂͊͗̾͘̕͝͝ ̵̡̯͕̩̝̹͔̼̱̗̺̀̈́͑̅̋̑̈́͌̿̊͘̚͜͝D̴̛̘̩̮̬̤̤͉̻͈̦͉̤̀̑̇͋̇̓̈́̾͑̈́̎Ṟ̸̼̫͝͠O̶̜̟̫̗̹̝̊̓̂̽̏̄̏͘̚̚͝͝W̶̞̎̀̓̕̕Ņ̸̧͚̖̟̭̫̯͗ ̵̛͉̗̮̪̂͐̀̈̃͝͠D̵̘͙̮͙͂̈́̄̊͊̽̿̏͗͒͠R̸̘̯̝̰̯͇̩̐̄̒̆̉͋̑͘͝O̷̦̜̯͖̣̭̼͖̩̱͐Ẇ̷̢̧̫̖̟͕͍͖͕̞̼͙̭̅̃̔̇̅̄N̶̼̮̺͍̠̩̝̻͛̋̈̇̐ ̴̛̛̳̪̺͚̟͓̺̤̳̖̘̺̱̌̆͊͊́̔̃͝D̵̠͉͚̝̙̆͆͛̔̃̒̓̕R̵̢̛̫͎̩̣̮͖̘̤̰̯̥̭̗̈́̅̀̀͂̅̐́̾̓̕̚͘O̶̧͉̟͌͛̉̋͋̓́̆̑̇̆͘͝͝W̵̟̻̖͎̫̭̖̓̾̒̀̏̂̓̐̅̓̾̌͝͝N̸̬̥͇͓͊̿̾͘͝

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P̶̢̡̹̮͖̙͉͎͓̙͎͕̝̟̺̜͖͍̜̤̲͔̱̮̳̫̜̣̈̈̆́̄͠͝U̴̡̨̡̧̧̧̱̯͚̥͓͔̝͓̗̰̬̞͙̘͎͆̃͑̓̈́̾ͅR̵̡̢̡̛̞͍͈̠͕̖̞̲̞̩̯̯̜̘̫̥̭͕͙̹̖̗̙̎̌̍̊̈̆̽̈́̄̋̈́̃̏̊̂͊̋̐̚̚̚͜͝͝͝͠ͅG̴͇̱̰͔̲̪̜̞̖̰͍̯̬̖̗̭̟͛̈́̀͑̋͐̀͐̄̎̑̾̽̎̓̍͂̈́̚͝͠ͅȨ̵̛̟̪͕̣̤̻͉̃̎̐̒̊̃͋̃̿̃̈́̉́̀̎͊́͒̏̚̚̕͜͠͝͝͝ ̴̩͓͇̭̠̭͉͋̋͊͆͌͋̽͋͆̌̀͝T̵̘͈̻͎͚͉̳̩̘͖̼̘̭͎̬͓͉͖̳͓͉̘͖͖̿̉͗͐̓̌͋͑͘͜͝͠ͅḪ̸̡̢̢̲̻̟͈̰͙̯̙̳̟͚̱̝̥̝̭̭̣͙̗͙̬͕̈̔̈́̊́̽̿̾̔̎̌͌̔̓͗̀̓͜ͅE̷̡̜͙̗̥̱͈̘̮̰͎̞̺̣͔͚̎́ ̸̨̮̙͖̭̳̰͉͇͉̲̰͓͙͕̖͖͈͍̦̱͍͌̀͑̉̈́̈́̃́͆̽̈́̉̅͛́̏͋̓́̇̈́͑́̈͘͜͠͝F̷̡͔̱̝̮͉͙̦͂͋̀̆̀̿̅̐̋̐͌̑̌̄̂͘͘̕Û̵̯̞̲̞̯̘͇̯̳̰̥͊̓̿C̵̡̢̗̘̱̠͈̳͙̲̮̻̻͙̳̘̾̅͑͊̒͑̑́͆̓̉̈́̌͒́͑̏̇͋͊̂̔̆̄̓̚̕̕͠K̸̡̹̰̩̭̰̹͉̫̅̆͌̎́͊͌̀̈́͛̽̽̀̿̊̉̋̓̌̇̀͂͘̕͝Į̵͖̩̞͉͔͎̗̋̓N̸̡͗̿̈G̸̤̦͎̻̫̠̗͛̐̒́̾̉͒͛̍̂͗͌̾͆̂͋͑̃͝͝ͅ ̸̧͚̺̫̤̳̅̀̊̑͂̿̿̀͂̒͋̒̽̈́͋̕͝͝͠��̨̙͓̯͚̺͕̞̫͈͉̖̱̹̣̹͓͙̠͚̟̘Ş̴̨̡̢̧̡͕̮̯̤̯̰͍̘͍̦͙͉̘͈̼̪̝͖͖͈̭̠̒́͐̋̉̾̂̆̀̋̉̀͝͝͠͝ͅN̴̢̛̛̛̥̗̏̈́̈̀͂͐̓̉̍͛͑͛͛͝A̷̡̧̡̢̛̛̦̲̠̭̗͈̠̭̺͖͕̤̥̻̞̺̫͕͖̮̙͔̤͕̝̋͐̌́̃͋̔͑̍̐̈́̂͂͝K̵̨̡̛͍̥̮̰͖̤̰̞̞̪̜̪̩̯̙̗̯̈́̀̂͂͂̓͘͜͜ͅḜ̷̗̪́̄̐̇̀̇̾̈͆͠

[isitmeisittrue]

My interpretation of if they put mike nesmith in Saw

[timmurleyart]

Def jam days. 💣🔴⏰🎤

[pb-dot]

It's the first of November, You know what that means

It's NaNoWriMo time baybeee!

As you may be able to guess, I'm pretty excited to get started on this thing. I'm aiming for the full 50k, with 70k as a possible stretch goal if I shoot past it.

The start of a writing project is always a bit weird because it feels weird to write before you've got the voice and tone you're going for entirely set. Also, this could just be a me-problem, but I find myself always starting to write in the wrong tense. Sometimes it's because I've decided on a different one and my brain hasn't gotten the memo, and other times it's just because it feels wrong in some vague, hard-to-explain way. At least I caught it before I hit 1k words this time.

Overall, I went kind of hard today and bashed out 2k words of my protagonist Oscar just having a terrible time of things in the In Medias Res prologue that I'm so fond of. I could very well write more right this instant since I'm still buzzing from the high of it (and the extra cup of coffee I drank today if I'm entirely honest,) but I'm going to try not to. NaNo is a marathon, not a sprint, and as long as I keep notes of the things I come up with between writing spurts, there's no harm in pacing myself sensibly. Still, I may see if I can get in another 500 words or so after dinner, to at least start off on the 70k pace.

[58plymouthfury]

Tboy Swag War has radicalized me into a Beastie enjoyer and your profile is my primary education.

this is literally all ive ever wanted ever. youre my best friend now fr

[marielle-heller]

sometimes I feel like there's little snippets of music that sound familiar across different rap songs. and then I remember rick fucking rubin

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We Asked an Expert...in Herpetology!

People on Tumblr come from all walks of life and all areas of expertise to grace our dashboards with paragraphs and photographs of the things they want to share with the world. Whether it's an artist uploading their speed art, a fanfic writer posting their WIPs, a language expert expounding on the origin of a specific word, or a historian ready to lay down the secrets of Ea-nasir, the hallways of Tumblr are filled with specialists sharing their knowledge with the world. We Asked an Expert is a deep dive into those expert brains on tumblr dot com. Today, we’re talking to Dr. Mark D. Scherz (@markscherz), an expert in Herpetology. Read on for some ribbeting frog facts, including what kind of frog the viral frog bread may be based on.

Reptiles v Amphibians. You have to choose one.

In a battle for my heart, I think amphibians beat out the reptiles. There is just something incredibly good about beholding a nice plump frog.

In a battle to the death, I have to give it to the reptiles—the number of reptiles that eat amphibians far, far outstrips the number of amphibians that eat reptiles.

In terms of ecological importance, I would give it to the amphibians again, though. Okay, reptiles may keep some insects and rodents in check, but many amphibians live a dual life, starting as herbivores and graduating to carnivory after metamorphosis, and as adults they are critical for keeping mosquitos and other pest insects in check.

What is the most recent exciting fact you discovered about herps?

This doesn’t really answer your question, but did you know that tadpole arms usually develop inside the body and later burst through the body wall fully formed? I learned about this as a Master’s student many years ago, but it still blows my mind. What’s curious is that this apparently does not happen in some of the species of frogs that don’t have tadpoles—oh yeah, like a third of all frogs or something don’t have free-living tadpoles; crazy, right? They just develop forelimbs on the outside of the body like all other four-legged beasties. But this has only really been examined in a couple species, so there is just so much we don’t know about development, especially in direct-developing frogs. Like, how the hell does it just… swap from chest-burster to ‘normal’ limb development? Is that the recovery of the ancestral programming, or is it newly generated? When in frog evolution did the chest-burster mode even evolve?

How can people contribute to conservation efforts for their local herps?

You can get involved with your local herpetological societies if they exist—and they probably do, as herpetologists are everywhere. You can upload observations of animals to iNaturalist, where you can get them identified while also contributing to datasets on species distribution and annual activity used by research scientists.

You can see if there are local conservation organizations that are doing any work locally, and if you find they are not, then you can get involved to try to get them started. For example, if you notice areas of particularly frequent roadkill, talking to your local council or national or local conservation organizations can get things like rescue programs or road protectors set up. You should also make sure you travel carefully and responsibly. Carefully wash and disinfect your hiking boots, especially between locations, as you do not want to be carrying chytrid or other nasty infectious diseases across the world, where they can cause population collapses and extinctions.

Here are some recent headlines. Quick question, what the frog is going on in the frog world? 

Click through for Mark’s response to these absolutely wild headlines, more about his day-to-day job, his opinion on frog bread, and his favorite Tumblr.

✨D I S C O V E R Y✨

There are more people on Earth than ever before, with the most incredible technology that advances daily at their disposal, and they disperse that knowledge instantly. That means more eyes and ears observing, recording, and sharing than ever before. And so we are making big new discoveries all the time, and are able to document them and reach huge audiences with them.

That being said, these headlines also showcase how bad some media reporting has gotten. The frogs that scream actually scream mostly in the audible range—they just have harmonics that stretch up into ultrasound. So, we can hear them scream, we just can’t hear all of it. Because the harmonics are just multiples of the fundamental, they would anyway only add to the overall ‘quality’ of the sound, not anything different. The mushroom was sprouting from the flank of the frog, and scientists are not really worried about it because this is not how parasitic fungi work, and this is probably a very weird fluke. And finally, the Cuban tree frogs (Osteocephalus septentrionalis) are not really cannibals per se; they are just generalist predators who will just as happily eat a frog as they will a grasshopper, but the frogs they are eating are usually other species. People seem to forget that cannibalism is, by definition, within a species. The fact that they are generalist predators makes them a much bigger problem than if they were cannibals—a cannibal would actually kind of keep itself in check, which would be useful. The press just uses this to get people’s hackles up because Westerners are often equal parts disgusted and fascinated by cannibalism. 

What does an average day look like for the curator of herpetology at the Natural History Museum of Denmark?

No two days are the same, and that is one of the joys of the job. I could spend a whole day in meetings, where we might be discussing anything from which budget is going to pay for 1000 magnets to how we could attract big research funding, to what a label is going to say in our new museum exhibits (we are in the process of building a new museum). Equally, I might spend a day accompanying or facilitating a visitor dissecting a crocodile or photographing a hundred snakes. Or it might be divided into one-hour segments that cover a full spectrum: working with one of my students on a project, training volunteers in the collection, hunting down a lizard that someone wants to borrow from the museum, working on one of a dozen research projects of my own, writing funding proposals, or teaching classes. It is a job with a great deal of freedom, which really suits my work style and brain.

Oh yeah, and then every now and then, I get to go to the field and spend anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months tracking down reptiles and amphibians, usually in the rainforest. These are also work days—with work conditions you couldn’t sell to anyone: 18-hour work days, no weekends, no real rest, uncomfortable living conditions, sometimes dangerous locations or working conditions, field kitchen with limited options, and more leeches and other biting beasties than most health and welfare officers would tolerate—but the reward is the opportunity to make new discoveries and observations, collect critical data, and the privilege of getting to be in some of the most beautiful and biodiverse places left on the planet. So, I am humbled by the fact that I have the privilege and opportunity to undertake such expeditions, and grateful for the incredible teams I collaborate with that make all of this work—from the museum to the field—possible.

The Tibetan Blackbird is also known as Turdus maximus. What’s your favorite chortle-inducing scientific name in the world of herpetology?

Among reptiles and amphibians, there aren’t actually that many to choose from, but I must give great credit to my friend Oliver Hawlitschek and his team, who named the snake Lycodryas cococola, which actually means ‘Coco dweller’ in Latin, referring to its occurrence in coconut trees. When we were naming Mini mum, Mini scule, and Mini ature, I was inspired by the incredible list that Mark Isaac has compiled of punning species names, particularly by the extinct parrot Vini vidivici, and the beetles Gelae baen, Gelae belae, Gelae donut, Gelae fish, and Gelae rol. I have known about these since high school, and it has always been my ambition to get a species on this list.

If you were a frog, what frog would you be and why?

I think I would be a Phasmahyla because they’re weird and awkward, long-limbed, and look like they’re wearing glasses. As a 186 cm (6’3) glasses-wearing human with no coordination, they quite resonate with me.

Please rate this frog bread from 1/10. Can you tell us what frog it represents?

With the arms inside the body cavity like that, it can basically only be a brevicipitid rain frog. The roundness of the body fits, too. I’d say probably Breviceps macrops (or should I say Breadviceps?) based on those big eyes. 7/10, a little on the bumpy side and missing a finger and at least one toe.

Please follow Dr. Mark Scherz at @markscherz for even more incredibly educational, entertaining, and meaningful resources in the world of reptiles and amphibians.

[purple-goo-writes]

Sooo been listening Mr. Creeps Park Ranger stories on YouTube and welll...

What if Danny became a park ranger in one of the national parks in Illinois near Amity? Could be a real National part or one made up.

After all he can't be an astronaut and maybe Sam dragging him to conservation rallies an other stuff influenced him. Sure he likes Tinkering and has a few patents like his parents do, but he loved the stars more and being able to see the clear stars from the Fire Watch Tower helped.

Plus all the weird and supernatural things that happen there, well Danny is as supernatural as one can get and at least it isn't a squishy human having to deal with something like a wendigo or rapid bear. Some things he can bargain or reason with, though others he had to either detour others from that area or sometimes Deal with himself.

(Sometimes he was glad he was already half dead and could heal, after reattached an arm. Looks like he had to add new rules to the book to teach the newbies)

So he has been at this for a few decades now, officially "retired" from hero work but not from dealing with the supernatural. By now he knew how to deal with the fae that made their home in the Grove near by, how to avoid certain entities or bargain with others or thr steps you needed to take to avoid confrontation, knew how to detour hikers and campers from the more blood thirsty residents of the Park and rescue those unlucky enough to lose their way from the trails.

Sadly he couldn't always save those who got lost, especially if they weren't near his tower when they went missing. But he tried his best.

He also had to deal with his fair share of Paranormal/Supernatural/Cryptid Hunters, groups of teens and young adults (sometimes older adults too) eager to find anything strange for clout. But most only found death if not careful. He had to rescue many from the more Ravenous residents. It was never fun for all parties involved and just annoying for Danny.

But his years of experience were going to be put to the test when dealing with this group of amateur hunters all nearly identical with their black hair and blue eyes (though only two didn't share this the youngest and the black teen who looked like he wished his siblings hadn't dragged him with them) who were there with a tired man Danny's age who shared their hair ad eye color. The Waynes (why did that sound familiar? He didn't leave the forest much, so didn't kep up with media) apparently were going on a small vacation/Camping trip and the eldest heard about all the cryptid and supernatural stories and wanted to check it out.

Danny could already tell he was going to have to fish one or two of them out of the golute of one of the beasties in the deeper parts of the Forest.

[vampyresovereign]

TWISTED CHARACTERS AND THE MUSIC I THINK THEY'D LIKE! (savanaclaw ver.)

the part two i promised for no one specifically. i'm mainly doing every dorm because i want to -isa<3

LEONA KINGSCHOLAR

I actually think Leona would listen to music fairly frequently. He's a rich kid, I def headcanon he got one of them expensive ass sports cars and probably speeds on the highway blasting music, pissing off literally everyone else tryna drive home from work. His music taste would be surprisingly diverse, too. He'd probably like a mix of 2000s rnb which includes like Rihanna, Ne-Yo, AALIYAH SO OBVIOUSLY, Akon, and he'd be a (not obsessive) Beyonce stan. He'd listen to NYC and UK drill, and since I headcanon Sunset Savanna to be an East African inspired nation, he'd probably have some Kenyan/Tanzanian/Ugandan/Rwandan artists on his playlist too (since those countries are where Swahili is spoken widely.) I don't have any artists to name but if yall know some put me on.

RUGGIE BUCCHI

Ruggie, similar to Leona would have diverse music taste. Probably grew up surrounded by music, listening to whatever was on the radio while cooking sum for his grandmother, and now he uses one of Leona's ten credit cards to pay for his Spotify premium. He def listens to albums when he's chilling on his bed, studying/trying to unwind after a long day of running around. Though he grew up on similar traditional East African music, his favorite genres (IN MY OPINION) would be alternative hip hop and indie music. He LOVESSSSS Kanye West (tcd to yeezus), Tyler the Creator (and honestly all of OFWGKTA), Gorillaz, Childish Gambino, Vampire Weekend, and early alternative hip hop artists like the Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Cypress Hill, etc. He was also probably put onto Britpop through Gorillaz, and likes Blur, Oasis, and (it's a secret tho) he fucks with Radiohead's "ok computer" album.

JACK HOWL

Jack is a canon gym rat. we already know he listens to music like HELL while he's bench pressing and doing pushups. I think he'd have similar music taste to Ruggie, excluding the "indie" part. (and he probably uses apple music, too.) Jack enjoys alternative hip-hop, and west coast hip-hop. He'd like Kanye and some of Tyler's popular songs, but he'd REALLY enjoy early 90s west coast rap like N.W.A, Dr. Dre. 2PAC ESPECIALLY, KENDRICK LAMAR ESPECIALLY. His favorite album is probably good kid maad city.

period -isa<3

[rayroseu]

『 i hate you beastie 』

this is based on the scene where maleficent was unnecesarily hating upon first meeting aurora.

and also the Great War by Taylor Swift—

For this scenario??? I imagine that both Malenoa and Levan and Silver Owls all died during that ambush on the Princess' castle, leaving only Lilia and Silver behind on its ruins.

If the case that Silver is from the enemy's nation, then doesn't Lilia had every reason to dislike Silver and even just... straight up murder him— because after all, Silver Owls was the reason "his wings were cut off" (if we parallel it to what happened in Maleficent ).

But he didnt 💥 and ISTG that is the question that I really really REALLY want to get answered in Book 7--- WHEN DID LILIA AND SILVER MEET ‼️💥

I really like the fact of Silver seeing through Lilia's hardened attitude towards him— like he knows deep down Lilia relates to this kid abandoned by war , and despite his harsh words, he couldn't swing his weapon so easily to him— very unlike of how at ease he was killing this baby's supposed soldiers—

I think its nice (and tearjerking) to think that after that war only Silver (despite being a baby) was the one "who listened to his cries"

And at that point, maybe Lilia realizes that this human and him are not so different

I think the theme of the white rabbit is so fitting for what's happening in Book 7— White Rabbit centered about running on time— last update was about Lilia hurrying back to the castle hoping he'll make it in time to save Malenoa. Because Book 7 deals heavily with "running out of time" angst, I wonder if his wish in this dream was that he was on time in saving Malenoa.

Sometimes, I wish to see Lilia breaking down in game 😂 even though i knowww he canonically hates appearing to be weak ARGH.... 😔😔

does he cry at night thinking about why hes the only one who survived amongst the three of them... does he blame himself for not being on time, for being not cautious enough to forsee the enemy's plan was to kill and not make peace...

i am ill and need of answers but until after august??? I'll remain in this suffering KHDJAJS

[turnipoddity]

turnip do you have any music recommendations ?

ALWAYS!!! here’s some bangers that I couldn’t stop listening recently;

In My Room — The Walker Brothers

Tafsir Mistik — The Panturas

West End Girls — Pet Shop Boys

Give Me The Night — George Benson

Black Velvet — Alannah Myles

Tear You Apart — She Wants Revenge

Happy Nation — Ace of Base

White Room — Cream

These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ — Nancy Sinatra

The Cult of Dionysus — The Orion Experience

Intergalactic — Beastie Boys

[trendfilmsetter]

Apple Music’s ‘100 Best Albums of All Time’ list:

#1. Lauryn Hill — The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

#2. Michael Jackson — Thriller

#3. The Beatles — Abbey Road

#4. Prince & The Revolution — Purple Rain

#5. Frank Ocean — Blonde

#6. Stevie Wonder — Songs in the Key of Life

#7. Kendrick Lamar — good kid, m.A.A.d city

#8. Amy Winehouse — Back to Black

#9. Nirvana — Nevermind

#10. Beyoncé — Lemonade

#11. Fleetwood Mac — Rumours

#12. Radiohead — OK Computer

#13. Jay-Z — The Blueprint

#14. Bob Dylan — Highway 61 Revisited

#15. Adele — 21

#16. Joni Mitchell — Blue

#17. Marvin Gaye — What’s Going On

#18. Taylor Swift — 1989 (Taylor’s Version)

#19. Dr. Dre — The Chronic

#20. The Beach Boys — Pet Sounds

#21. The Beatles — Revolver

#22. Bruce Springsteen — Born to Run

#23. Daft Punk — Discovery

#24. David Bowie — The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

#25. Miles Davis — Kind of Blue

#26. Kanye West — My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

#27. Led Zeppelin — Led Zeppelin II

#28. Pink Floyd — The Dark Side of the Moon

#29. A Tribe Called Quest — The Low End Theory

#30. Billie Eilish — WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

#31. Alanis Morissette — Jagged Little Pill

#32. The Notorious B.I.G. — Ready to Die

#33. Radiohead — Kid A

#34. Public Enemy — It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

#35. The Clash — London Calling

#36. Beyoncé — BEYONCÉ

#37. Wu-Tang Clan — Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

#38. Carole King — Tapestry

#39. Nas — Illmatic

#40. Aretha Franklin — I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

#41. OutKast — Aquemini

#42. Janet Jackson — Control

#43. Talking Heads — Remain in Light

#44. Stevie Wonder — Innervisions

#45. Björk — Homogenic

#46. Bob Marley & The Wailers — Exodus

#47. Drake — Take Care

#48. Beastie Boys — Paul’s Boutique

#49. U2 — The Joshua Tree

#50. Kate Bush — Hounds of Love

#51. Prince — Sign O’ the Times

#52. Guns N' Roses — Appetite for Destruction

#53. The Rolling Stones — Exile on Main St.

#54. John Coltrane — A Love Supreme

#55. Rihanna — ANTI

#56. The Cure — Disintegration

#57. D’Angelo — Voodoo

#58. Oasis — (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

#59. Arctic Monkeys — AM

#60. The Velvet Underground & Nico — The Velvet Underground and Nico

#61. Sade — Love Deluxe

#62. 2Pac — All Eyez on Me

#63. The Jimi Hendrix Experience — Are You Experienced?

#64. Erykah Badu — Baduizm

#65. De La Soul — 3 Feet High and Rising

#66. The Smiths — The Queen Is Dead

#67. Portishead — Dummy

#68. The Strokes — Is This It

#69. Metallica — Master of Puppets

#70. N.W.A — Straight Outta Compton

#71. Kraftwerk — Trans-Europe Express

#72. SZA — SOS

#73. Steely Dan — Aja

#74. Nine Inch Nails — The Downward Spiral

#75. Missy Elliott — Supa Dupa Fly

#76. Bad Bunny — Un Verano Sin Ti

#77. Madonna — Like a Prayer

#78. Elton John — Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

#79. Lana Del Rey — Norman F*****g Rockwell!

#80. Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP

#81. Neil Young — After the Gold Rush

#82. 50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin'

#83. Patti Smith — Horses

#84. Snoop Dogg — Doggystyle

#85. Kacey Musgraves — Golden Hour

#86. Mary J. Blige — My Life

#87. Massive Attack — Blue Lines

#88. Nina Simone — I Put a Spell on You

#89. Lady Gaga — The Fame Monster

#90. AC/DC — Back in Black

#91. George Michael — Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1

#92. Tyler, The Creator — Flower Boy

#93. Solange — A Seat at the Table

#94. Burial — Untrue

#95. Usher — Confessions

#96. Lorde — Pure Heroine

#97. Rage Against the Machine — Rage Against the Machine

#98. Travis Scott — ASTROWORLD

#99. Eagles — Hotel California

#100. Robyn — Body Talk

[timmurleyart]

Harder than u think. 💣🔴⏰🎤

[the-90s-music-colosseum]

Round 5, Match 8

propaganda below the cut! (wall of text warning)

Tracy Chapman:

"I can’t think of anything clever to say because I’m too busy sighing dreamily"

"GUYS ITS FUCKING TRACY CHAPMAN VOTE FOR HER OR ELSE ILL EAT PLAYDOUGH"

"Tracy Chapman made the best song of all time (fast car)"

"ik im the hope sandoval guy but if hope doesn't make it tracy has to she made me realize i was a lesbian i just thought i was bi then i listened to her and now im a lesbian she is powerful she is strength if you looked at her and looked at my art you would see 20 years of inspiration from one single woman"

"she's too good to commit atrocities to me but im the gore guy and you aren't for that. i would let her take out my vocal chords and use them as floss. i would have her saw down my bones to make a vinyl of her music. i would go on all fours and let her slaughter me like a pig. i want to be her cat"

"The most powerful written and performed voice of the 90s. Everyone, of any nationality or belief system, could feel the words Tracy Chapman sang. She gets her dues but deserves even more."

Kathleen Hanna:

"if you don't think kathleen hanna is the coolest person ever you're WRONG she's better than everyone and more gorgeous than everyone"

"i think if she was my age and we went to middle school together she would've been my queer awakening. she would've been who i considered my "first girl crush" and ii'm so in love with her she's kathleen fucking hanna <3"

"IS PROPAGANDA EVEN NEEDED!!!! She fronted a whole genre, bagged arguerably the best beastie boy, got into a fight with courtney love, invented the phrase girl power, helped nirvana to its success, and looked like a god while doing all this."

"Kurt Cobain this, Nirvana that. IF KATHLEEN HANNA WASNT ALIVE THERE WOULD BE NO SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT. I mean- who else could be able to say that they had a whole ass movie made about them that's literally titled THE punk singer??? She's THE moment. THE icon."

"vote kathleen or you hate FEMINISM!!!!"

"A vote for Kathleen is a vote for riot girls everywhere"

[floralcavern]

♪SBG gang Spotify wraps♪

⁺˳✧༚Ashlyn:

Top three genres were country, folk, and indie rock. Top three artists were Johnny Cash, Ray LaMontagne, and Poor Man’s Poison. Top three songs were Gossip in the Grain, New Slang, and Creep.

⁺˳✧༚Aiden:

Top three genres were electropop, dubstep, and J-pop.

Top three artists were Knife Party, Kesha, and Glass Animals. Top three songs were Party Rock Anthem, ラビットホール, and Molly.

⁺˳✧༚Tyler:

Top three genres were grunge, rock, and classic rock. Top three artists were Radio Head, Nirvana, and Sir Chloe. Top three songs were Seven Nation Army, Teenage Dirtbag, and California Stars.

⁺˳✧༚Taylor:

Top three genres were indie, indie pop, and hip hop. Top three artists were Beetlebug, Laufey, and Beastie Boys. Top three songs were SexyBack, Washing Machine Heart, and Cigarette Daydreams.

⁺˳✧༚Logan:

Top three genres were classical, jazz, and dream pop. Top three artists were Nat King Cole, Joe Hisaishi, and Cults. Top three songs were Summer Depression, Space Girl, and Orange Colored Sky.

⁺˳✧༚Ben:

Top three genres were classic rock, psychedelic rock, and experimental rock.

Top three artists were The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and The Cranberries. Top three songs were Zombie, Telephone Line, and What Do You Want From Me.