#clean fish

[todropscience]

Bluestreak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) are fundamental in coral ecosystems, as they remove parasites from fishes, keeping them healthy, and according to a recent study, they may be self-aware as these small fishes can recognize theyself in photos and mirror, an ability usually attributed to humans and large mammals. According to researchers, self-awareness may be more widespread among animals than previously thought.

Cleaner fish, likely recognize their own mirror image using a mental image of the self-face comparable to humans. Mirror-naïve fish frequently attacked photographs of both themselves and strangers. In contrast, after passing the mirror test, aggression against their own photograph and composite photographs of own face/stranger body declined, but aggression remained toward unfamiliar and composite photographs of stranger face/own body. These results suggest that cleaner fish with mirror self-recognition ability can recognize their own mirror image based on a mental image of their own face, rather than by comparing body movements in the mirror

Photo:  Faces of Cleaner fish, Kohda et al., 2023.

Reference (Open Access) Kohda et al., 2023. Cleaner fish recognize self in a mirror via self-face recognition like humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 

[hiddencarpet]

I love Mr. Lee, he takes a single sip of alcohol and ends up wasted.

[teaboot]

did I do the dishes? buy groceries? put laundry away? no. But I live alone and I found a wood burning stylus so this was my last hour and a half

[didderd]

commission for @sans-guy! :3

really happy with how this came out.

(comms open)

[jazzitos]

if i Didn't Ride Blade On Crub

Would You Still ( Love Me ) ?⠀⠀⬚ྀ͒⠀⠀👼🏻 🥄

[dandelionsresilience]

Good News - June 8-14

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1. Rare foal born on estate for first time in 100 years

“The Food Museum at Abbot's Hall in Stowmarket, Suffolk, is home to a small number of Suffolk Punch horses - a breed considered critically endangered by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. A female foal was born on Saturday and has been named Abbots Juno to honour the last horse born at the museum in 1924. [...] Juno is just one of 12 fillies born so far this year in the country and she could potentially help produce more of the breed in the future.”

2. The cement that could turn your house into a giant battery

“[Scientists] at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way of creating an energy storage device known as a supercapacitor from three basic, cheap materials – water, cement and a soot-like substance called carbon black. [... Supercapacitators] can charge much more quickly than a lithium ion battery and don't suffer from the same levels of degradation in performance. [... Future applications of this concrete might include] roads that store solar energy and then release it to recharge electric cars wirelessly as they drive along a road [... and] energy-storing foundations of houses.”

3. New road lights, fewer dead insects—insect-friendly lighting successfully tested

“Tailored and shielded road lights make the light source almost invisible outside the illuminated area and significantly reduces the lethal attraction for flying insects in different environments. [...] The new LED luminaires deliver more focused light, reduce spill light, and are shielded above and to the side to minimize light pollution. [... In contrast,] dimming the conventional lights by a factor of 5 had no significant effect on insect attraction.”

4. When LGBTQ health is at stake, patient navigators are ready to help

“[S]ome health care systems have begun to offer guides, or navigators, to get people the help they need. [... W]hether they're just looking for a new doctor or taking the first step toward getting gender-affirming care, "a lot of our patients really benefit from having someone like me who is there to make sure that they are getting connected with a person who is immediately going to provide a safe environment for them." [... A navigator] also connects people with LGBTQ community organizations, social groups and peer support groups.”

5. Tech company to help tackle invasive plant species

“Himalayan balsam has very sugary nectar which tempts bees and other pollinators away from native plants, thereby preventing them from producing seed. It outcompetes native plant species for resources such as sunlight, space and nutrients. [...] The volunteer scheme is open to all GWT WilderGlos users who have a smartphone and can download the Crowdorsa app, where they can then earn up to 25p per square meter of Balsam removed.”

6. [Fish & Wildlife] Service Provides Over $14 Million to Benefit Local Communities, Clean Waterways and Recreational Boaters

“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is distributing more than $14 million in Clean Vessel Act grants to improve water quality and increase opportunities for fishing, shellfish harvests and safe swimming in the nation’s waterways. By helping recreational boaters properly dispose of sewage, this year’s grants will improve conditions for local communities, wildlife and recreational boaters in 18 states and Guam.”

7. Bornean clouded leopard family filmed in wild for first time ever

“Camera traps in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo have captured a Bornean clouded leopard mother and her two cubs wandering through a forest. It's the first time a family of these endangered leopards has been caught on camera in the wild, according [to] staff from the Orangutan Foundation who placed camera traps throughout the forest to learn more about the elusive species.”

8. Toy library helps parents save money 'and the planet'

“Started in 2015 by Annie Berry, South Bristol's toy library aims to reduce waste and allow more children access to more - and sometimes expensive - toys. [...] Ms Berry partnered with the St Philips recycling centre on a pilot project to rescue items back from landfill, bringing more toys into the library. [...] [P]eople use it to support the environment, take out toys that they might not have the space for at home or be able to afford, and allow children to pick non-gender specific toys.”

9. Chicago Receives $3M Grant to Inventory Its Trees and Create Plan to Manage City’s Urban Forest

“The Chicago Park District received a $1.48 million grant [“made available through the federal Inflation Reduction Act”] to complete a 100% inventory of its estimated 250,000 trees, develop an urban forestry management plan and plant 200 trees in disadvantaged areas with the highest need. As with the city, development of the management plan is expected to involve significant community input.”

10. Strong Public Support for Indigenous Co-Stewardship Plan for Bears Ears National Monument

“[The NFW has a] plan to collaboratively steward Bears Ears National Monument to safeguard wildlife, protect cultural resources, and better manage outdoor recreation. The plan was the result of a two-year collaboration among the five Tribes of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition and upholds Tribal sovereignty, incorporates Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and responsibly manages the monument for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation while ensuring the continued health of the ecosystem.”

June 1-7 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[thevoiceofdesertbluffs]

fish want me, women fear me

[pien-art]

you ever think about how in The Dragon Reborn Perrin and Loial have to go fishing and they suck at it and then Moiraine shows up and flexes her fish catching skills and she is actually laughing out loud when she catches them and she is having such a good time and she's teasing the boys ??? bc i do

(click image for optimal quality ! )

+ bonus bc i couldn’t help myself

[ennobaka]

I made the screaming opossum ☺️

Pattern from ComplicatedKnots on Youtube

[sea-lanterns]

As they’re fighting Lion Dehya walks by and scoops up the Vet and walks away

The Queen of the Pride casually taking what is rightfully hers 😭😭

Everyone is too busy tackling each other and fighting over you to notice Lion! Dehya picking you up by the scruff of your work scrubs, and taking you back to her den where she could share you with Lion! Jean (I like to think they are in the same Pride)

Eventually, someone will notice that you are missing due to your scent no longer being in the area, causing the fight to stop and have the hybrids on high alert. Worried that you may have been kidnapped, all the hybrids run around the sanctuary to try and find you, oblivious to the fact that you were getting shared between the lion hybrids in their den to satisfy their heats 💕

[cupcek]

♡̵̼͓̥͒̾͘ ✟ I'm not a violent dog *ೃ

[shortbreadly]

my daddy said ‘the devil looks a lot like you’

[dinoserious]

tiber ibby i drew up for pagedoll purposes. and also to play w clothes

[hajihiko]

begging crying screaming for hajime relaxing at the hot tub/sauna after treating all his friends

I was already drawing this lol its close!

[jazzitos]

ᮬ✿ i Am in love With You ( in Love ) You set me Free ✦ i Can't do this thing Called life without You here with Me ── 2000s 🖥️

[hiddencarpet]

Sike i got sick so i decided to finish yet another artwork with my halfbroken pen

Mr Lee and young Waai Fu as i need more art where he takes care of her as she grows up.🙏

+inspiration:

Screenshot source: anime ed of Last Exile. Ps. Please do not treat this as some recommendation. I watched it like a decade ago and remember little of it. I remember i liked it as a teen but i take 0 responsibility if you watch it and it's bad. I just like the pose.

another insp, artist @/taiki99 from twitter. (the idea to cover the white background with an extra detail)