#fuck sunfish

[xylo-slongium]

"Would you still love me if I was worm" is old, it's boring and predictable

"Woukd you still love me if I was a sunfish" is real, it's raw and will absolutely get you

[lahnsette-maekohlira]

Oh god, I'm getting Sunfish flashbacks.

OSTEICHTHYES ARE ALSO KNOWN AS THE BONY FISH. We think they could be friends.

[ocean-sunfish-hater]

Who do you hate more, the Worshiper or the ‘Apthethic’ Sunfish accounts?

I hate my child more than my ex.

[csquarededdy]

This one goes out to all ocean sunfish worshippers and haters alike

[fishgirl514]

BIG FUCKING FISH 3.

ocean sunfish - mola mola

[xylo-slongium]

I HATE THOSE FUCKERS SO MUCH

Sunfish deserve so much better

Leave my oversized dinner plates alone

[ocean-sunfish-apathy]

I've got to know.. Are these three blogs run by three different people? i don't know why but the thought of three randos coming together to argue about sunfish is infinitely more funny to me than just some guy running a few side blogs.

i cannot seak for @ocean-sunfish-worshipper or @ocean-sunfish-hater and how they spend their lives outside of this rancid ecosystem, but i am definitely not either of them. i would not be caught dead having an opinion on the ocean sunfish, and to suggest i am capable of such a thing is honestly insulting

[babygirlspurgeon]

so they had the three stars of the game start throwing a fish into the crowd instead of a puck right??? so what if it was a lil puck sized sunfish???

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Really love your sunfish post, I'm reminded of how everyone thought blob fish were sooooo ugly because the only photo we had was of a blob fish looking messed up from rapid depressurization when they really just look like cute bumpy fish when observed at the depth they live at.

Why thank you! It's a shame what that single image did to the blobfish :( Fishblr communities know better, I imagine, but in popular media blobfish are, still, shown as pink sad blobs. The fish often seen in posts that debunk the claim are a different species to the one from the infamous picture, but they're still pretty ordinary fish.

Ah, I don't know if it's something weird with me but I really do not see a point in making fun of an animal's appearance. Playful jabs are just playful, sure, but... do some people really hate an animal just for how it looks? That's it? That's all? That is the only reason you dislike it? Its value is less for its looks? I've definitely most certainly called animals ugly in my lifetime, but, now in my current stage of life, it's a bit... ehhh...

[darksouls2yuri]

i remember my mom asking why i wasnt interested in saltwater aquariums bc the "fish are much better to look at" well besides the fact that i know im not mentally equipped to do saltwater maintenance and water chemistry, i long for the day when i can have a 1000 gallon aquarium for my beautiful friend the black crappie

[voiddemon]

my sister joked about writing a kirby warriors crossover kin-yarn fic where they have a forbidden romance

[s-static]

the wrapped. welcome to my twisted mind (it is mediocre in here)

[ocean-sunfish-hater]

The Real Life Biology of the Three Body Problem Series

In the first book of Liu Ci Xin's Three Body Problem series, we are introduced to our main antagonists, the Trisolarans. Whilst we never get to see them directly, we are shown some of their biology via the game that our protagonist plays.

ID: A grand domed palace in a chinese style sits in the background of the image. The foreground has hundreds of ancient Chinese soldiers holding white placards on sticks. Two people dressed in Chinese armour can be seen riding horses towards the palace.

In the game it is revealed that Trisolaris, the planet in the Alpha Centauri system on which the aliens reside, revolves around not one, but three suns. As such, the system is subject to the classic physics conundrum of the three body problem (after which the first book in the series is named), which states that for most initial conditions the trajectories of three celestial bodies is chaotic and difficult to predict.

This means that Trisolaris experiences very extreme, unpredictable conditions, divided into "stable eras" and "chaotic eras". Stable eras come about when Trisolaris settles into orbit around one of its three suns, bringing relative prosperity to the planet. However, chaotic eras result in disasters, such as extreme droughts, seemingly endless nights, and even changes in gravity. The first novel partially revolves around the Trisolarans attempting to see if humans could collectively solve the three body problem and bring some level of predictability to their planet.

During the course of the game, it is revealed to the protagonist (and us, the readers), that in order to cope with the devastation and unpredictability of chaotic eras, the Trisolarans can dehydrate themselves and enter a spore-like state, hibernating until the next stable era comes. This allows them to bypass some of the extreme conditions and ensures the survival of the species as a whole.

Believe it or not, we have our very own Trisolarans here on Earth. In fact, there's loads of examples, from bacteria to triops, to my favourite of the bunch, Bdelloid Rotifers.

ID: An electron micrograph of some Bdelloid Rotifers and their mouthparts. They are long and slender, with a distinct mouth and tail section. Their mouthparts look like two semicircles lined with a comb-like structure.

These microscopic animals look freaky, because they are. If you've got any media literacy you've probably picked up by now that I am segueing here because they are somewhat similar to the aliens in the Three Body Problem, except this time they are very much real. Like the Trisolarans, Bdelloids live in very ephemeral environments: their usual haunts are the very thin film of water on moss and lichen. As you can imagine, these do not last all that long, and thus when they dry up, so do the Bdelloid Rotifers; in biology, we call this process anhydrobiosis.

"Ok, that's all well and good Ocean Sunfish Hater, but why do you like these guys more than the other anhydrobiotic creatures that roam our good, green Earth?" I hear you ask.

So you know how things that reproduce asexually don't have all that much genetic variation, and how sexual reproduction gives you an edge over asexual populations since you can keep that genetic variation fun and funky fresh, and how that has been the cornerstone for eukaryotic reproduction? Well. Well. Just like me, Bdelloid Rotifers have been completely celibate for 35-40 million years, with some people even bringing that number up to 100 million years, when they diverged from their sister clade. So how do these turbo-virgins not go extinct, racking up tonnes of deleterious mutations, not having any advantageous innovations, and eventually exploding into a genetic soup?

The secret lies in their ability to dehydrate. Not only is it a really handy dandy way to stay alive when your only source of water is gone, it literally rips apart their cells and genes! And why! Why the fuck does that help? It sounds like the opposite of helping!

ID: An electron micrograph of the foot of a Bdelloid Rotifer. It has been shaded a light green. The structure looks almost like a face, with a smile and two stalk-like structures that could be mistaken for eyes. But this is not a face.

Having this mild-to-moderate level of cell membrane and chromosomal damage enables the Bdelloids to take up genetic material from their environment, mostly via their digestive systems, where their last meals are slowly being broken down to reveal that juicy DNA inside. When the water returns and the Bdelloids rehydrate, this genetic material gets incorporated into their chromosomes as their cells get back to work repairing themselves. And they sure ain't picky. In fact, it has been shown that in some species of Bdelloids, up to 8% of their genetic material has non-animal origins. How cool is that?

This is probably what has allowed them to continue adapting and evolving, even when they have been reproducing asexually for so long. This strategy has been so successful that the Bdelloids have managed to diversify into over 450 species. Pretty impressive for a class of animals that haven't had sex in over 40 million years.

Perhaps the Trisolarans might have a similar mechanism as part of their biology (even if they do reproduce sexually as stated in the book). Maybe they've managed to survive for this long because they have been able to absorb useful genes from their home planet, just like Bdelloids have been doing here on Earth. I don't know if these are what Liu Ci Xin had in mind when he wrote the Three Body Problem, but they sure were what I was thinking of when I read the book.

If you're still here, thanks for reading! I know this was a bit of a longer post, but I just wanted to use the new Netflix show to talk about one of my favourite books and one of the weirdest, most underappreciated animals.

[siliconcat]

I didn't know splatoon 3 is a horror game

ima keep it real with you, nothing we’ve seen in the series really constitutes “horror”. It’s Nintendo, nothing truly representing horror will happen, but the trailer just has a kick ass art direction that’s weird and funky and has lots of implications for characters. And the tone makes me think it’s gonna take itself serious unlike story mode. What does it mean. What does it all mean

[fishgirl514]

what the hell just happened to me

[xoxo-ashy-xoxo]

I am NEVER one of these tets again

This is some bullshit 😭😭😭😭😭😭