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Common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

With serrated hinged terrapin Pelusios sinuatus, on adult hippo, and Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus, around juvenile hippo

Observed by anibotani, CC BY-SA

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Party cock is in the mouth tonight

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Former Minnesota Vikings punter, Chris Kluwe, who was blacklisted from the league for standing up for marriage equality, speaks at a city council meeting where he calls Trump a Nazi. He is subsequently arrested and carried out by police.

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babysitting duty

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jopson blinks eyes at you. Or Gibson!!! My two favs or both!!!!

You get rat married and then your colleague comes to stare at you with an indiscernible expression wyd

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Apeles Mestres, from “Iliana: A Poem,” 1907.

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discussions on whether Hickey kills Gibson out of mercy or if he kills him because he's no longer useful tend to miss the greater context: Hickey had already decided that Gibson must die, because he's going to sacrifice everyone but himself to the Tuunbaq. This is a settled thing, in his mind. He has a great destiny just around the corner, he's transcending humanity and he's not going to let a human thing like being in love stop that from happening. So he's decided Gibson's prospects are as follows; die on his feet, physically useless and in terrible pain, seeing it coming and knowing Hickey planned this, or die in the tent, in less pain, not seeing it coming and unaware that he's dying by his lover's hand. Of course neither of these are inevitable, and completely strip Gibson of agency. These are two terrible fates that Hickey is condemning him to, but that's not how he sees it. To him, what he has decided has become inevitable by virtue of him deciding it, and granting Gibson the latter fate is a mercy, the last act of love for another human being he will allow himself. And of course it ends up that Gibson does know it's his lover's hand killing him, and lives just long enough to be in terror and agony; Hickey has never successfully pulled off a plan in his life. And Hickey is clearly devastated by what he's doing to Gibson, because despite his best efforts Hickey will live and die a human being with the emotional capacity of a human being

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Brenthia Moths: these moths can mimic the appearance and mannerisms of a jumping spider so convincingly that actual jumping spiders will sometimes attempt to court them

The markings, posture, and movements of a Brenthia moth (genus Brenthia, also known as a metalmark moth) all contribute to its disguise; the moths move around in short, jerky motions that mimic the movements of a jumping spider, and their hindwings are covered in black-and-white bands that strongly resemble the tucked-in legs of a salticiid spider, especially when the moth displays its unique wing position. The disguise serves as a defensive strategy, enabling the moth to avoid being preyed upon by actual jumping spiders.

In some cases, that disguise may work a little too well, as jumping spiders may actually mistake the moth for a potential mate and then attempt to engage it in a courtship/mating dance (which must be a pretty awkward and bizarre experience for the moth, tbh).

The resemblance between a Brenthia moth and a jumping spider may not seem terribly convincing to us, as human beings, but as this article explains:

When discussing animals mimicking their predator, it is important to remember that we humans are not the target audience. This means that the imitator may not look too convincing in its mimicry to us, but still manages to trigger a desired response from said predator.

Jumping spiders have also been known to respond to Brenthia moths by exhibiting a territorial display, which is yet another behavior that the spiders generally reserve for other spiders.

This study expands on the adaptive benefits of the moth's disguise:

In controlled trials, Brenthia had higher survival rates than other similarly sized moths in the presence of jumping spiders and jumping spiders responded to Brenthia with territorial displays, indicating that Brenthia were sometimes mistaken for jumping spiders, and not recognized as prey.

The illustration below shows the basic/general resemblance between a Brenthia moth and a jumping spider:

Sources & More Info:

New Scientist: Moth's Disguise is so Good, Spiders Love it Instead of Eating it

Animal Behaviour: Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

Science: This Moth Could Pass for a Spider

PLOS ONE Journal: Metalmark Moths Mimic their Jumping Spider Predators

Gil Wizen: Jumping Spider Mimicry in Brenthia Moths

Moths of North Carolina: Brenthia pavonacella

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a perfectly average horse is unexpectedly teleported into your kitchen, precisely in the state your kitchen is at this exact moment. it is, understandably, alarmed by this situation. how equipped do you feel you are to handle this situation?

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@pixillandjester submitted: Heyyy guess who lmao, im back to see if one can ID this little guy!

If it helps, it was in Baguio, Philippines! Spotted near the bees that where flying around

Oooooo what a pretty moth! Very waspy. This is one of the handmaidens in the genus Amata, but there are a bunch of similar-looking species in the genus, so I couldn't say which one it is exactly.

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uh oh

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ceramic serving plates by gulumovart

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in order to not succumb to sex negative conservatism you have to accept that people will get off to things that are upsetting to you. and you cannot assume anything about what they have or have not experienced, what they do or do not believe, and how they act based solely on what gets them off. even if it's extremely confusing and disturbing to you. there are people who have only ever had heterosexual vanilla sex in missionary with the lights off, who actively contribute to more real world harm than your average fetish artist. kink is not a reliable source of information on someone's moral standing. it just feels good to think that way.

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