#italian coral

[vintagehomecollection]

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[maimoncat]

Skumè

Ecco la Sirena di Taranto, Skumè (Schiuma), mentre ruba il fiore "Più Bello" dal giardino delle sirene. La sua fiaba "la sposa sirena"/"storia di una sirena" è tratta dalla raccolta di Giuseppe Gigli "Superstizioni, pregiudizi e tradizioni in Terra d'Otranto" e poi inserita da Italo Calvino nelle sue "Fiabe Italiane". È ispirata alla leggenda (più tragica) della Monacella del Castello Aragonese, contenuta nel libro di Arcangelo Valente "Case vecchie e case nuove". Ho usato il tutorial di @gretlusky su Deviantart per fare questo disegno.

Here's the Siren of Tarent, Skuma ("Foam" or "Froth"), as she's stealing "the Fairest of them All" from the sirens' garden. Her tale, "the Siren wife", comes from Giuseppe Gigli's "Superstizioni, pregiudizi e tradizioni in Terra d'Otranto" (superstitions, prejudices and traditions in the Land of Otranto), which was included in Italo Calvino's "Italian Folktales". It's based on the more tragic legend around the Monacella at the Castello Aragonese, included in Arcangelo Valente's book "Vase vecchie e case nuove" (old houses and new houses). I used @gretlusky's tutorial on Deviantart for this picture.

Hier ist die Sirene von Tarent, Skuma (Schaumkrone), während sie "die Schönste von Allen" aus dem Garten der Nixen stiehlt. Ihr Märchen, "Meine Frau, die Sirene", stammt aus Giuseppe Giglis Buch, "Superstizioni, pregiudizi e tradizioni in Terra d'Otranto" (Aberglaube, Vorurteile und Traditionen aus dem Land von Otranto), und wurde von Italo Calvino in seiner Sammlung "Italienischer Märchen" aufgenommen. Ursprünglich hatte die Sage ein tragisches Ende, wie in Arcangelo Valentes Buch "Case vecchie e case nuove" (Alte Häuser und neue Häuser) von der Monacella im Castello Aragonese erzählt wird. Ich hab für dieses Bild @gretlusky 's Tutorial auf Deviantart benutzt

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[dragonnan]

More Hob Gadling headcanons:

He is fascinated by showers and when they first became a thing he'd indulge every day - sometimes a couple times a day.

He can't stand baths after the 1600's. He isn't hard triggered by them anymore and can tolerate them but they give him a twinge of unsettled if the water is too deep.

He loves learning languages and is fluent in Italian, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Russian, all Scandinavian, and Swahili to name several. He gets by with Arabic, Fasi, Chinese, Czech, Hindi, and Kurdish.

He's even more passionate about the written word and in additional to learning as many languages as possible is also a prolific writer. He has a vast collection of unpublished poetry kept in vaults around the world along with other important documents, gold, and other valuables.

He was the first in his community to buy a car and refuses to ride a horse unless absolutely critical.

He has tried everything from bungee jumping to sky diving. He's a massive adrenaline junkie.

He really really REALLY wants to explore diving to see all the pretty fish and corals but every time he's tried he's had a panic attack.

He's managed to develop himself as an artist. He tends to prefer watercolors and sketching in one of his many journals.

He can sing. Like REALLY well.

He doesn't like guns. He knows how to use them - has had to learn given the wars he's been in. But he finds them horrible and the wounds he's caused with them haunt him.

Digital photography was a lifesaver. He has so many physical photos of the most absolutely random shit - like a lizard he saw in the 40s and stray dog adopted by his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan.

He's been banned from Vegas 12 times.

He will never have children again.

[vax-merstappen]

on vacation with the f1 boys ✈️

i love to travel so this is just me being self indulgent lol. also disclaimer i know some of the pictures are not from the country i said the vacation is in, bear with me lol. hope you enjoy and drop me any pref requests you might have!

Lando Norris

Destination: Finland

Lando always went on a ski trip with his friends during the winter break and this year he invited you to go along. You started on the easier slopes, as you both had to get the hang of skiing again, but by the end of the day you were tackling some of the more difficult ones along with your group of friends. Afterwards, the group settled down in the ski lodge with cups of hot chocolate around a crackling fire. You all spent a few hours joking around and catching up after not having all been together for a while. To finish off the day, you and Lando went alone to the sauna where you had the chance to decompress together before heading to bed. All in all, the day was well spent and you asked Lando when you would be able to come back even though you knew the answer would be next year.

Oscar Piastri

Destination: New Zealand

During the winter break, you and Oscar did not want to travel too far from his home in Australia, so you decided to go to the nearby country of New Zealand. Both of you loved staying at the beach and so you decided to spend most of your days at the scenic shores of the country. After having a relaxing time at the beach, you decided to tour the country’s mountains together and to take in the beautiful views. A personal highlight for you is a romantic dinner with Oscar in the stunning city of Queenstown. All in all, it is a relaxing trip far from the pressures of racing that brings the two of you unforgettable memories.

Max Verstappen

Destination: Italy

For Max, a vacation was any time he could spend completely away from racing with you and his friends. So, instead of traveling far away from his apartment in Monaco, he wasted no time in going on a boating trip with all his favorite people along the Italian coast. You both spent days lounging on the deck together and nights drinking with the group at the yacht’s bar. The sea made for a perfect getaway from Max’s fast paced life and you could not be happier to get some time with your boyfriend in such a scenic place. Relaxing in the waves truly made for a great time.

Charles Leclerc

Destination: Los Angeles

Your favorite place to visit together was definitely LA. You both had friends who lived there so it only made sense to take a trip there when you both were free. You spent the days on the beach with him, either surfing if the waves were nice or simply sunbathing otherwise. Charles also convinced you to go on the most extreme rides at all of the amusement parks, giving you an adrenaline rush that kept you wanting more. So many laughs were had with each of your friends, especially when Charles insisted on winning you a giant Ferrari colored banana plush at the arcade. You had no idea where you would find space for it in your apartment, but you knew you would cherish the memories it brought to mind.

Carlos Sainz

Destination: Miami

To Carlos, it would not be a good vacation without some golf. So, you both decided to head to Miami where you could find the best of what both of you loved doing, golf and relaxing on the beach. While Carlos golfed in the mornings, you relaxed on the beachfront balcony of the house you were staying in. And during the afternoons, you would both head to the beach to relax in the sand and waves. One morning you decided to spice things up and have Carlos try to teach you to golf, but after accidentally hitting the ball into someone else’s golf cart, you quickly scrapped that idea. Your favorite memory of the trip was definitely the day you spent completely together on a snorkeling trip to see a nearby coral reef.

Lewis Hamilton

Destination: Dubai

When Lewis wasn’t racing, he still loved to be doing something adventurous. Lucky for him, you shared his love of an adrenaline rush. So the perfect destination was Dubai. Every day was filled with excitement, from riding ATVs though the desert to eating at luxurious restaurants in the city. Lewis even convinced you to go skydiving with him at the end of your trip which was an experience you knew you would never forget. There was never a dull moment when you and Lewis traveled together and you knew that once this vacation ended, you would already be planning for another.

Daniel Ricciardo

Destination: Austin

Everyone knew one of Daniel’s favorite places was Austin, Texas. So when he had a week off after the race in Texas, Daniel of course convinced you to stay with him on vacation there for the next few days. He took you to his favorite bars and barbecue restaurants to savor the food. He also took you to a ranch where you got to ride horses through the American countryside. On the last day of the trip, the two of you decided to go to a country music concert and dance the night away. Both of you loved music and so this was the perfect memory to end what was a great few days of exploring the Texan landscape. And of course you had to get a souvenir cowboy hat to remember the trip by.

Yuki Tsunoda

Destination: Mexico

As you and Yuki are both foodies, you decided to go to a place with one of your favorite cuisines, Mexico. You arranged to travel throughout the country to try different foods from various regions. Between meals, you would spend time seeing some of Mexico’s most scenic beaches and visiting some of the tourist destinations like Chichen Itza. The best part, however, was getting to spend so much uninterrupted time with your boyfriend who was always away from home. Though you knew Yuki lived the fast life, all you wanted to do with him was relax. And what better place to do it than in such a warm and beautiful country. As for your favorite food you tried? There were too many good dishes to choose!

Alex Albon

Destination: Phuket

Alex was thrilled when you agreed to go to the country he raced for. When you got there, he excitedly showed you around all of the sights and took you to eat his favorite local food. After a few days of frantically touring Alex’s favorite places, you both decided that it wasn’t truly a vacation unless you relaxed a little bit. So, you spent the rest of the week at the beach in each other’s arms, just savoring the other’s company. There were a few splash fights in the pool and the time where you jokingly pushed Alex off of the boat, but otherwise you spent your time relaxing on the sand. Thai sunsets were truly like no other and you knew you would savor your memories for years to come.

Logan Sargeant

Destination: USA

When you realized that Logan hadn’t traveled much around his own country outside of Florida, you immediately decided that you were going on a road trip to fix that. The plan was that you would go up the east coast, stopping in all of the major cities to see the sights. From Carolina beaches to the nation’s capital, there were surely a lot of things to do. And when you had a boyfriend who drove cars for a living, of course you got to the be the passenger princess. Every time a road sign showed something that sounded cool, you insisted that you stop. Your personal favorite destination was New York, where you got to show Logan a lot of the famous landmarks that everybody would recognize. Once you hit Boston, you decided to head back south to his home state and warmer weather. You would cherish these memories forever.

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[thehollowwriter]

How To Make The NRC Boys That Cook Cry:

The victims: Trey, Jamil, Azul, Jade and Floyd

Step one: Trap them in a room

Step two: Tie them onto chairs

Step 3: Force them to watch horrible Tiktok recipe videos

Step 4: Watch them start bawling

The results:

Trey breaks first, sobbing at the horrific acts committed against his beloved desserts

Jamil is next, the tears sliding down his cheeks at the utter cruelty of the treatment if his curry and various other foods.

Azul comes after, absolutely terrified as he watches various pasta dishes be utterly desecrated, the Italian genes I SWEAR he has crying out in agony.

Floyd and Jade are next next, forced to watch various Coral Sea dishes be completely ruined.

Floyd has a feeling of utter agony take root in him as he's forced to look upon these sins. Yes, he makes unusual combinations that usual taste bad but who breaks down pasts to make it into pasta? Jade's heart is hurting as wretched things are done to his mushrooms.

Suddenly all of them slump over, congrats they're dead now.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

This is crazy- a magnificent 1874 Italianate Victorian in Newcomerstown, Ohio for only $445,900 (It's already under contract). It has 4bds & 2.5ba. You have to see this.

Previously, the home was in bad need of renovation and restoration.

But, look at the entrance, now. Is this not glorious?

I mean, this elegant historic home for less than $500K? I love the arch going up the stairs.

The main sitting room has been meticulously restored. Look at that ceiling and the original fireplace.

What an elegant dining room- beautiful wood paneled walls and an amazing ceiling.

The kitchen was completely renovated. Love the brick.

The cabinets are perfectly Victorian. The kitchen is very large and full of storage.

Lovely everyday dining area.

Whoever picked out the colors for sitting room #2 was spot-on. It's a more casual, whimsical space. Love the fireplace.

Even the connecting center hall is stunning.

Vintage/modern bath looks like a room in a gothic church. They've got carpets protecting that amazing original floor, and the stained glass window is so beautiful.

The landing at the top of the stairs is large enough to be a sitting room with a fireplace.

This light-filled bedroom has a sun room.

Isn't this sweet?

And, check out this bath. Those columned railings.

This bedroom is stunning. Love the gold ceiling and the sitting area before the original fireplace.

This unused bedroom has a wonderful floor.

The 3rd level is special. Isn't this great?

Step up to enter this spacious belvedere. What a wonderful place to retreat.

There is a barn on the property.

Plus, a coral for keeping horses.

The property is 4.9 acres- note that the strip in the back comes with it. An amazing property for the price.

[learnyouabiology]

Fun Fact: Starfish get around using a hydraulic system!

I want to start off by saying: you may have heard that starfish have sea water instead of blood! This is not true!

Before I explain, let me point out this little dot that every starfish has (and I SWEAR that this is relevant)

(It’s like they all have lil’ buttons on! 1, 2, 3)

This little spot is known as a madreporite, from Italian madre (”mother”) + Latin poro (”pore”). 

What is it? Well, to over-simplify:

The madreporite is basically a pressure valve for the insides of the starfish. It lets water in and out of its water vascular system as needed. In order to prevent debris and sea life and other non-desirables from getting inside the starfish, the madreporite filters the water that it takes in.

this is what the madreporite looks like up close:

(Name origin: apparently someone saw that and thought “huh, that kind of looks like madrepore coral, but tiny! They... weren’t wrong.)

Now, you may look at the name “water vascular system” and think “hey, I know ‘vascular’! That's related to blood!” This is a reasonable misunderstanding.

While in humans, the circulatory system is part of a vascular system (along with our lymphatic system) in the starfish’s water vascular system, seawater is NOT analogous to blood in a circulatory system. Or, well, it’s complicated, because it does do some things that are similar to a mammalian circulatory system, such as transporting certain types of immune cells, but still (source: Ferguson 1966)

Instead, these seawater-filled tubes are used for things such as the movement of starfish arms (and their little tube feet), which in turn allows them to move around their environment, find and consume food, and stick to surfaces. Mammals generally don’t use their circulatory systems in this way (if I am wrong about this, PLEASE let me know, as that would be absolutely WILD).

(diagram of a starfish’s water-vascular system, revealing the starfish’s final form: some sort of fidget toy, I think)

I admit that “starfish use seawater instead of blood” is a much more attention-grabbing headline, but it’s not true, and it’s also kind of sad, because the water-vascular system is really cool without the misinformation!

(before you ask, yes, this entire post was prompted by one (1) person saying something that was WRONG, and that person may or may not have been related to me 😤😭😭😭😭😭)

The water-vascular system is, essentially, a hydraulic system. By adding and expelling water, as well as opening and closing internal channels via muscle contractions, starfish can create positive and negative pressure within their bodies. This allows them to “flex” their tube feet in surprisingly complex ways, among other functions.

(these^ are a starfish’s “tube feet”. They are little structures with suckers on the ends. If you’ve ever held a starfish in your hands, you probably felt these feet holding onto you. They have a surprising amount of strength!)

You can imagine this sort of like how a whacky inflatable tube man uses air pressure to straighten up and fall down, except with hundreds in one connected, complex system (and also the pressure is more tightly controlled in order to prevent all that flailing, and also to allow fine control required for things like ripping open a mollusc shell).

(I always imagine this when looking at starfish tube feet. And now, maybe you will too! join me. 1, 2)

The confusion regarding starfish blood being seawater is understandable, but in the end it’s essentially a misunderstanding.

Plus, starfish have coelomic fluid, which is honestly more analogous to blood.

Coelomic fluid is, basically, the fluid that fills the starfish’s body cavity between all of its organs and such, facilitating nutrient transport, gas exchange, and overall being more blood-like than the water-vascular system in general (Andradre et al. 2021).

And ok, technically the liquid part of coelomic fluid comes from seawater, ultimately, but that would be like saying I, a human, use tap water for blood. And, ok, yes, there is water in my blood, and that water came from the tap, but no one would say that I have tap water instead of blood! Except my brother but he also says trigonometry doesn’t exist so we will be ignoring his opinion at this time.

(a more detailed diagram than the one before. The coelomic fluid is found in the coelomic cavity! Also, as a bonus, you now know where a starfish’s anus is! Enjoy this new knowledge next time you look at a starfish! source: x)

Starfish aren’t the only animals with a water vascular system and a madreporite. They can also be spotted in other echinoderms, such as sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers (although in the sea cucumber the madreporite is inside the animal, so you probably won’t see it in the wild).

That said, starfish have my favourite madraporites, because I think they look like little badges. They all win the award of being lil friends (and also keystone species that are essential to many marine ecosystems. So.)

This has been Fun Fact Friday, telling you all about wacky lil friends who have funny little feet and DO NOT HAVE SEAWATER INSTEAD OF BLOOD!

I will do battle with my sibling later, as is tradition

Sources under Read More:

Andrade, C., Oliveira, B., Guatelli, S., Martinez, P., Simões, B., Bispo, C., ... & Coelho, A. V. (2021). Characterization of coelomic fluid cell types in the starfish Marthasterias glacialis using a flow cytometry/imaging combined approach. Frontiers in Immunology, 807. 

Ferguson, J. C. (1966). Cell production in the Tiedemann bodies and haemal organs of the starfish, Asterias forbesi. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 200-209.

Mao, S., Dong, E., Zhang, S., Xu, M., & Yang, J. (2013, July). A new soft bionic starfish robot with multi-gaits. In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (pp. 1312-1317). IEEE.

[rjzimmerman]

A Banggai cardinalfish swims in Indonesia’s tropical waters. Photo: Jens Petersen (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Excerpt from this story from The Revelator:

Nothing fascinates Monica Biondo more than the animals often referred to as the ocean’s “living jewels” — the vividly colored little fishes who dance around in its waters.

Biondo, a Swiss marine biologist, became enamored with ocean life as a child after spending many summers snorkeling along the Italian coastline. Nowadays you’re more likely to find her deep-diving into trade records than marine waters. As the head of research and conservation at Fondation Franz Weber, she has spent the past decade searching through data on the marine ornamental fish trade.

These are the colorful fish you see in home aquariums or for sale at pet stores; Biondo wants to know where they came from, how they got there, and what happened to them along the way.

Compared to the clear waters around the coral reefs she’s explored, the records on these fish are frustratingly murky. Wading through them has though provided her with clarity on her calling: shining a light on the aquarium trade’s vast exploitation of these glamorous ocean dwellers.

Her entry into the fray came in the form of a Banggai cardinalfish, a striking little fish endemic to an archipelago in Indonesia that first became known to science in the 1930s. A scientist redescribed the species in 1994, kickstarting a tragic surge in the fish’s popularity for aquariums. Within less than a decade, 90% of the population had disappeared, Biondo says.

After witnessing that rapid decline, along with the failure of countries to subsequently regulate global trade in the species, Biondo was hooked. “That really pushed me into looking into this trade,” she says.

In her search for information she has pored over paperwork in the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office’s records warehouse. She and her colleagues at Pro Coral Fish have also spent years rifling through a European Union-wide electronic database called the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES), which collects information on animal imports.

Although the datasets varied, the questions have remained the same. How many marine ornamental fish are being imported? What species are they? Where did they originate?

These straightforward questions are hard to answer to because the trade — despite being worth billions annually — has no mandatory data-collection requirements. As a result, information gathered about trade in these fishes tends to be opaque and haphazard compared to information on live organisms like farmed food animals.

[onepiecebrained]

fanchildren ideas of some pairings I enjoy

long-ish talk about their name choices under cut

Coral: Koby's named after his hair colour being kobi pink, so Coral is too and I find it cute because it also references the ocean/sea which is what her fathers' jobs revolve around as marines :)

Nevaeh: Her name should have dreamy with cloud imagery vibes but she's pretty rebellious like her father so it's heaven spelt backwards

Scitto: Kaku's name apparently means writing and Lucci's is Italian so I translated written using a translator and it sounded like it could be a name in the one piece universe

Oliver: Inspired by Robin's mother Olvia

Miki: Her name should end with the "ee" sound like her mothers, and it also sounds closely like Mikan which are tangerines

Auk: One piece girls are often named after birds and I think Zoro might think back to Kuina (named after the water rail), and Auks are also birds that live around water (also both species seem like they have trouble flying but they're both able to for the most part)