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"This is Ankh-Morpork, you know. We've got extra pronouns here."

GNU Terry Pratchett

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Ahem. Is the sensual pervert around?

GO HOME

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Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, screams at a Little Owl (Athene noctua), family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, who seems oblivious... Madrid, Spain

photograph by Ernesto Orellana

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California Newts Get a Helping Hand on their Big Night

Humans haven't been the only species impacted by the storms that recently hit California. The heavy amounts of rainfall have resulted in an abundance of vernal pools and other temporary bodies of water, which has drawn out breeding California newts (Taricha torosa, 1st pic) and rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa, 2nd pic).

These newts often have to cross several roads to reach their breeding locations, which results in several casualties due to vehicle collisions. This is where volunteers with the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade have stepped in to help the newts safely reach their destination. Armed with reflective vests, bucket, and flashlights volunteers conduct surveys for newts every night during breeding season. They help transport living newts, dispose of deceased newts, and record their sightings using iNaturalist.

[Photo credits: California Herps (1st photo), Idaho Fish & Game (2nd photo)]

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Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), family Cryptobranchidae, found in freshwater streams in the eastern US

The smallest of the “Giant Salamanders” in the family Cryptobranchidae, this aquatic salamander is nonetheless quite large, growing to a length of up to 29 inches.

While only considered “Vulnerable” nationally, this species is considered endangered in some states. (The USFWS is now proposing that the species be listed as ENDANGERED under the Endangered Species Act.)

photographs by David Herasimtschuk Freshwaters Illustrated

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glimpse into my beautiful imaginary world where arthropods are really big and we domesticated them

edit: people are starting to say some "my worst nightmare" or "eeeww no that one is yucky and scary" comments on this like they do on any bug post and id like to say. it's fine if you don't like bugs it's fine if you're scared of bugs but don't put that on MY post clearly talking about how much i like them and how cute i think they are. you can make your own damn post about how much you hate wasps or spiders or whatever. i'm blocking people who make these kinds of comments.

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you guys Need to start seeing bugs as animals im not even joking anymore. the second u start seeing them as tiny animals the more your world opens up and the more you accept different types of life Into that world. youll begin accepting that even life you cant understand is still worth living. and itll legitimately make you a better person. fuck

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Just a couple of newts exploring the world together. The one on the left is Tiny (boy) and the one on the right is Isaac (girl). I swear when I named them Tiny was the biggest.

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My largest embroidery project so far, finished just in time for a Disco Elysium LARP I'll be going to.

The text is from a fragment of a Sapho poem which struck a chord with me: "someone will remember us, I say, even in another time". Very on brand for DE if you ask me.

Here's the closeups and full jacket:

I think I need to work on my lettering but by the time I got to it I just needed to finish the project ASAP.

Image description: A beige jacket on the back of which a pair of glowing lungs have been embroidered, along with the text "someone will remember us, I say, even in another time.

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Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke, the youngest MP in Aotearoa, starts a haka to protest the first vote on a bill reinterpreting the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi

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Some palmate newts - Lissotriton helveticus - enjoying the sun at the weekend. ^_^

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My largest embroidery project so far, finished just in time for a Disco Elysium LARP I'll be going to.

The text is from a fragment of a Sapho poem which struck a chord with me: "someone will remember us, I say, even in another time". Very on brand for DE if you ask me.

Here's the closeups and full jacket:

I think I need to work on my lettering but by the time I got to it I just needed to finish the project ASAP.

Image description: A beige jacket on the back of which a pair of glowing lungs have been embroidered, along with the text "someone will remember us, I say, even in another time.

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European Green Toad (Bufotes viridis), family Bufonidae, found from central Europe into western Asia

photograph by Rainer Armbruster

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day 1821 - half a decade!

redraw of day 1, 364, and 1000, but with a twist - now it's also my frogsona :D

for now i'll be taking a (maybe permanent) break for at least the rest of the year! see you in 2025!

previous versions for comparison below!

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A beautiful animal

Spotted Salamander in northern Pennsylvania out enjoying a last warm rain before cold sets in.

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An underappreciated wildlife native to Palestine that you can show?

I'm going to concentrate on the amphibians Palestine, because that's my specialty. There are 6 species. Here are 3 of them...

European Green Toad (Bufotes viridis), family Bufonidae

The only species of amphibian that is common in Palestine.

photograph by Скампецкий 

Syrian Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates syriacus), family Pelobatidae

This species is endangered in Palestine.

Photograph by Rami Kashab

Southern Banded Newt (Ommatotriton vittatus), family Salamandridae, Lebanon

Endangered in Palestine.

Photographs by Rami Kashab