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“But Maria explained and painted their life cycle. Their metamorphosis from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. She not only explained that process, she showed which plant species each butterfly species was dependent upon. This book revolutionised the study of insects in Europe. But it also helped Maria raise the funds to embark upon a journey to study the more exotic creatures that she knew she would find in the tropical regions of the Dutch empire.”

David Olusoga, Civilisations, ep. 6 ‘First Contact’ (BBC 2018)

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Cover of the year

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Apparently Ethiopian Baboons are starting to domesticate wolves, which is giving scientists new insights about what it might have been like when early humans did that. That’s cool pretty cool!

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Monster nostalgia: the Zeiram (Keita Amemiya, 1991)

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Superb fruit dove, Australia by russellstreet

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Roger Brown Ranchers Crucifix Gold St. Albuquerque, 1975 oil on canvas laid to board 30 ½ x 18 ¾ inches

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The Blob, 1958, dir. Irvin Yeaworth.

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Your many career choices!

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“Bees are the smallest of birds. They are born from the bodies of oxen, or from the decaying flesh of slaughtered calves; worms form in the flesh and then turn into bees. Bees live in community, choose the most noble among them as king, have wars, and make honey. Their laws are based on custom, but the king does not enforce the law; rather the lawbreakers punish themselves by stinging themselves to death. Bees are afraid of smoke and are excited by noise. Each has its own duty: guarding the food supply, watching for rain, collecting dew to make honey, and making wax from flowers.”

— i love medieval bestiaries so much

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this little northern cardinal was discovered in massachusetts with two heads and three beaks.

source: (x)

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Pink bugs!

1. Pink Katydid 2. Orchid Mantis 3. Pink Leaf Beetle 4. Rosy Maple Moth 5. Elephant Hawk-moth 6. Pink Grasshopper 7. Pink Shield Bug 8. Crab Spider 9. Flea Beetle 10. Brazilian Pinkbloom Tarantula

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