Cute Biology

inglorioustechnicolor: it’s like they came out of a Disney...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:02:10 -0700

inglorioustechnicolor:

it’s like they came out of a Disney movie

Photo

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:22:00 -0700

oohtheyhavenibbles: I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT GLOSTER CANARIES AND I’M GONNA CRY LOOKIT THEM THEY...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:45:17 -0700

oohtheyhavenibbles:

I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT GLOSTER CANARIES AND I’M GONNA CRY LOOKIT THEM

THEY HAVE BOWLCUTS

BOWLCUTS

LOOK AT THAT SMUG LITTLE FUCKER WITH HIS FUCKING BOWLCUT

battime: Artibeus phaeotis - Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat Photo by...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:48:09 -0700

battime:

Artibeus phaeotis - Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat

Photo by José Gabriel Martínez Fonseca

uehuehueheuehueheuehue

cuddlefish

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:10:05 -0700

cuddlefish

OHHHH MYYYY GOOOODDDDDD

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:00:15 -0800

OHHHH MYYYY GOOOODDDDDD

gothiccharmschool: Happy bat with its lunch!...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:03:31 -0800

gothiccharmschool:

Happy bat with its lunch! Via talking-to-clouds: Felix - Bat/Flying Fox enjoying lunch (x) Bat Conservation and Rescue QLD. INC. (bats.org.au)

GGGGGGGGG

animusascendant: psychedelic-physicist: fucking...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:07:58 -0800

animusascendant:

psychedelic-physicist:

fucking biology

Fascinating. It’s called Elysia Chlorotica and lives along the east coast of North America. Apparently, it has some algal genes which let it use the chloroplasts to photosynthesize, probably acquired by horizontal gene transfer. For those wanting to know more about the whole chloroplast-theft phenomenon, it’s called kleptoplasty. The species is also apparently entirely hermaphroditic.

Man. Biology rocks.

sunscorchx: Somebody tried to stump this squid by putting it in...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:01:48 -0800

sunscorchx:

Somebody tried to stump this squid by putting it in front of a background that its camouflage mechanisms could never hope to imitate…

So it turned itself transparent.

Bitchin’.

the-moth-princess: Bombyx mori

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:28:16 -0800

the-moth-princess:

Bombyx mori

wibblywobbly-doctorywoctory: rune-midgarts: lesbiansandthelivin...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:14:00 -0800

wibblywobbly-doctorywoctory:

rune-midgarts:

lesbiansandthelivingdead:

rrgb:

what the

That is one of the most ludicrous looking animals I’ve seen for a long while

i like him

Your legs are much too thin for your body. What are you? Can you be my pet?

fearof-theunknown: neil-gaiman: odditiesoflife: Venezuelan...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:57:33 -0800

fearof-theunknown:

neil-gaiman:

odditiesoflife:

Venezuelan Poodle Moth

The Venezuelan poodle moth was first captured on film by Dr. Arthur Anker of Bishkek, Krgyzstan, who posted all 75 photographs of his time at the Gran Sabana National Park on Flickr. His trip to the Venezuelan park didn’t gain much fame at the time. However, another researcher, Dr. Karl Shuker, saw a picture of the fuzzy little critter online and took interest. It was found that not only is this a new species of moth, but it may very well be an entirely new species of insect altogether.

Also, it cries out for thought balloons, of the FUCK OFF, I AM PONDERING THE MEANING OF LIFE variety.

This may not be paranormal, but it is interesting. Finding new species just proves how little we know about our world and how much more could exist. Besides, he’s adorable!

cuteys: waterbears: Honduran white bats are the best kind of...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:52:31 -0800

cuteys:

waterbears:

Honduran white bats are the best kind of bat

omfg i want one

iainyork: strawberry poison dart frog,...

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:09:57 -0800

iainyork:

strawberry poison dart frog, costa rica. photograph by andres morya.

HE IS SO GRUMPY

Have some more Tetraodontidae

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:29:50 -0800

Have some more Tetraodontidae

thepinkqueen: I CAN’T HANDLE IT OMG.

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:23:50 -0800

thepinkqueen:

I CAN’T HANDLE IT OMG.

colorsoffauna: Red crab migration The red crab is by far the...

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:38:45 -0800

colorsoffauna:

Red crab migration

The red crab is by far the most obvious of the 14 species of land crabs on Christmas Island. Every year over 150 million red crabs move from inland shelters to the shore for their annual breeding season. This occurs at the beginning of the wet season (usually October/November).

The main migration can last up to 18 days. Masses of crabs gather into broad columns as they move toward the coast, climbing down high inland cliff faces, and over or around all obstacles in their way, following routes used year after year for both downward and return migrations.

Movement peaks in the early morning and late afternoons when it is cooler and there is more shade. Because if caught in open areas, in unshaded heat, the crabs soon lose body water and die.

Christmas Island is a small Australian-owned territory located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 300 miles south of Jakarta, Indonesia. A small population of 1600 residents live on the area of 50 square miles.

stryks: cutebiology: Mantis riding bike??!?!!?!? IT GOT...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:12:42 -0800

stryks:

cutebiology:

Mantis riding bike??!?!!?!?

IT GOT BETTER

gizalagarce: This animal is called a Quokka and it is the...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:48:30 -0800

gizalagarce:

This animal is called a Quokka and it is the happiest thing on the planet.

Mantis riding bike??!?!!?!?

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:08:29 -0800

Mantis riding bike??!?!!?!?