#The Olms

[dennydreadful]

trying to break into the furry scene what do you guys think of my newest ocs

[life-on-our-planet]

The olm is an exclusively subterranean and underwater species, and as such it's difficult to make field observations. Individuals in captivity have been observed to live up to 68 years, and in the wild they may have a life expectancy of over 100 years. ©

[cray0n-b0x]

this is my fanart of hello kitty if she was an olm

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for using my coping strategy even though it inconveniences my Roomates?

I (22 M) and my 4 roomates (21-24 F) all share an apartment with 1 kitchen, 5 rooms and 2 bathrooms. We tend to get along but we argue over the bathrooms more than we’d like

They tend to take a long time to get ready in the mornings, and I tend to take a long time at night because of my coping mechanism.

Basically once or twice a week, I take a few edibles, turn off all the lights, and shower while on the floor in complete darkness, rolling around in soap. I call this my Olm time after the blind cave salamander. I basically roll around in all the soap and just pretend I’m a little cave dwelling salamander while high as shit, and then rinse off and crawl out of the shower and head to my room.

It’s like meditation. I go to a completely different state mentally. This is the only thing that has significantly helped me with stress, while allowing me to incorporate all of my self care duties into my routine. Becoming one with the Olm is my only option.

My roomates don’t know about Olm time but they have realized I take a while in the shower some nights, and they have tried to argue by saying that everyone needs to get ready for bed too. I’ve told them that they take a really long time in the mornings, and I often have to brush my teeth in the kitchen sink because the bathrooms are basically locked from around 6:30-8:45 every day because of how long they take.

Basically they’re all pretty frustrated with me and I’m pretty frustrated with them. That self care time is pretty much what keeps me going through really hard days, and they don’t seem to get that, even when they tell me how important their getting ready time is for them in the mornings. I don’t know if I’m being an asshole or if I’m genuinely standing up for myself here. AITA?

What are these acronyms?

[herpsandbirds]

Olm (Proteus anguinus), family Proteidae, far NW Italy

This aquatic salamander is neotenic/paedomorphic (retaining juvenile traits - ie. gills and other aquatic adaptations)

Found only in karst rock cave systems with ample water in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Hercegovina, and far NW Italy.

Also called the "human fish", proteus, and white cave salamander.

Olms are blind, but have excellent sense of smell and hearing (for a salamander).

photograph by Matteo Di Nicola

[amphibianaday]

day 1820

[snototter]

A group of olms (Proteus anguinus) in Grotte de Choranche, France

by Thierry Balint

[jellyskink]

What if Fiddleford was an olm

[imagine-darksiders]

It's Mermay! Yay! <3

Today I got to thinking... What about a blind olm Sun who's been trapped in a massive cave system for thousands of years, and he's eventually discovered by Caver Y/n who is the first friendly creature he's ever met?

[wuzhere75]

Did a hand-drawn reference for my ROS girlie, Axolotl

[feather-bone]

Please consider: olms

The olm is a cave-dwelling salamander from the Alps! It can live up to a hundred years! It uses electrosensitivity and other senses to find food because it has no functional eyes! It grows around 6”-12” long! It can go without food for six years! It’s basically a real life water dragon!

[ID: an illustration of two olms, long white and pink salamanders, curled into a figure-eight shape, with a background resembling moss in dark water. End.]

[ghostssmoke]

Hello stranger.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

Collecting all the olm time memes in one place for your convenience

[herpsandbirds]

Olm (Proteus anguinus), family Proteidae, central Europe

This aquatic salamander is neotenic/paedomorphic (retaining juvenile traits - ie. gills and other aquatic adaptations)

Found only in karst rock cave systems with ample water in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Hercegovina, and far NW Italy.

Also called the “human fish”, proteus, and white cave salamander.

Olms are blind, but have excellent sense of smell and hearing (for a salamander).

photograph by Arne Hodalič

[iamnotshazam]

Hey, TESblr? Am I losing my mind, or is there no canonical reference to the Indoril helmet being specifically based on Nerevar's appearance? According to UESP, it comes from a metatextual Kirkbride post

Please tell me I'm wrong

I bring this up because St. Olms is the earliest guy in the lore with fully canonical Ordinator-mohawk-face appearance, on his shrines and banners, and he lived around the same time as Nerevar

[amphibianaday]

day 1710