#lookit these guys

[aplpaca]

I just think everyone should be aware that the definition of Species as being "group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring" as is often given in biology classes is super oversimplified and also kinda hand-wavy.

Like the example given a lot of times is the fact that horses and donkeys can make mules, but mules are infertile, therefore horses and donkeys are different species. But like one), this entirely ignores the fuckery plants can do while still being considered different species scientifically, and 2) this also ignored that a lot of animals considered to be different species can and do produce fertile offspring. In fact, it may be *more* common for hybrids to be fertile than not.

It's hard to concretely and succinctly Define what gets considered to be separate species, because while genetic compatibility obv plays an important role (for example, lions and house cats are def separate) other things are also considered such as habitat, behavior, appearance, and frequency of hybrids in the wild if present (even if said hybrids are fertile).

For example: wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs can all interbreed and create fertile offspring. But the three groups *in general* have different habitats, behaviors, and appearances, occupy different ecological niches, and non-manmade hybrids are far less frequent than offspring with both parents being from a single group. So while the edges can and do bleed together (esp historically for coyotes in the eastern US), it's more accurate and convenient to treat them as different groups that gave overlap than as a single overaching group with very different subsets.

Anyway this started as an intro for me to give an example of a cool hybrid and kinda turned into its own mini essay explanation but anyway there's a recorded instance of a female Common Black Hawk and a male Red-shouldered Hawk successfully mating and raising young in California in 2014 and the baby looked like a cool little goth guy

Common Black Hawk vs Red-Shouldered Hawk:

The pair doing courtship flights and hanging out at their nest:

(huge goth girlfriend + smaller orange guy)

Their offspring:

Also there's been sightings of other birds thought to be Common Black Hawk/Red-shouldered Hawk hybrids (at least 400 cedible sightings on ebird, though its unclear how many are the same individual(s) seen by different people), though it hasn't been 100% confirmed due to not having genetic samples and only seeing the adult birds and not its parents. The ones in these pics are adults, while the offspring in the above pic is a juvenile, which is why they look so different

Also here's a potential hybrid at its nest with its partner, a non-hybrid Red-shouldered Hawk

Ebird link

[sweetteablog]

@possiblymawsome

Sitting on her.

[new-management-murder-drones-au]

Nom

[veinsfullofstars]

⭐ Protectors of Popstar ⭐

(ID: Kirby series DTIYS piece based on this post by @das-a-kirby-blog. Thoughts in the tags and more detailed description in Alt Text. END ID.)

Started 11/26/24, finished 12/09/24.

[tojisun]

https://x.com/joincosmic/status/1738333868724572356?s=61

this is so Simon coded omgoshhh

!! nsfw - minors dni

p link! STARED AT THIS BUG-EYED?? AYOOWANFHEHD no yea that is so simon im gonna screammmm xp

just. you have always had a thing for hands and arms. the arms is obvious, you know, with the tattoos or the scars or, and especially, the veins. but the hands? this one is a whole lot trickier to explain – how do you even begin to tell people that you fixate on the way the fingers could look bony and ridged, or how the palms are often calloused and rough, or how a knot tightens in your stomach when you see split knuckles?

perhaps the actual reason as to why you like hands is because of what they entailed – control. strength. power.

dominance.

those that simon does too well.

his hold tightens around your neck where his palm lays flat along your throat, feeling the way it quivers with your every moan. his thick fingers spread your folds apart, teasing along your slit and your labia, and then pinching your erect clit, before plunging deep in your cunt.

he crooks his fingers just right, prodding against your gummy walls, forcing more of the sticky wet mess to gush out of you. and all you could do was sob your moans, unable to escape the crescendo of your pleasure; unable to thrash from where he continues to pin you with his bigger and stronger body.

you’ve lost count of how many times you’ve cum now. your overstimulation has long ebbed into another rising euphoria, the flames of your desire racing from the tips of your toes to the synapses on the base of your neck. you feel so exposed to simon; so vulnerable to his promise of making you feel good.

he listens to every hitch on your voice. every whimper. every moan. and his hands, his glorious and thick and strong hands, shift the way they touch you as though feeding off of your pleasure. he is still so gentle even as he tightens his hand around your throat, the other increasing its pace as it fingers you. as it fucks you.

your hips lift from his lap, your abdomen clenched as another crashing wave of your pleasure licks up and threatens to spill over. simon senses it because of course he does – he has been so attuned to your reactions; so endearingly focused on the hitches of your breath and the tightening of your pussy.

he presses a kiss on the valley of your shoulders. “jus’ one more f’r me, sweetheart,” he says.

you garble out a reply, you think. a mixture of yes-es and too much’s and simon.

simonsimonsimon-!

this one was. holy shit. just. im actually so speechless im-

[percephilous]

damn dude you okay

pov: you just pushed some random ass kid into a volcano because they beat you at a pokemon battle and they crawl out 1 minute later and beat your ass again [geara pov]

[tangledinink]

GET HYPEFIXATED ON, IDIOT /pos

I just found this au and its been spinning in my head it’s such an interesting concept

Also I love your art so much it’s such a cute artstyle and it contrasts with the themes so well

AAA HES SO PRETTY ; 0 ; I LOVE IT THANK YOU... <3

[90sfantasyanimestuff]

Mahjong Triple Wars Gaiden (nsfw game)

[kandidandi]

facial expressions <3

[yo-yo-yoshiko]

A cozy, good bug because my pal said he’s got oversized sweater energy.

Mayflies are warm-weather bugs and it's gotta be chilly in the caves under Gokkan so Jeramie spins him a bunch waahah! I think if Rita saw Gerojim in a white sweater they might mistake him for Moffun...

[glowstone23b]

Pov you are a gold bar or perhaps a nugget

[future-dregs]

Saw @disasterbipippin do this fun tag (also, I've been reading your name as disasterbippin this whole time), and thought I'd get in on it (use this Picrew to make a personification of your blog)

SUPER fun, and I had a great time doing it ^_^

I tag @biromantic-nerd @radellama @nitghowl1600 @mossterious @moodyvoid @professional-gay-hermit @liveandletrain @grelleswife and a free tag to anyone else who would like to do it. Have fun, you're it!

🐾 (boop)

[missregality]

A wild Nocto emerges with the alert mother trailing behind him.

[secretly-a-trekkie]

all I need in life

[pinktrashgoblin]

”Heart like a hole.”

Ch 17 tomorrow!

[ohheyitsjustbear]

Boy tummy featuring freckles

Treats ♡ Tips for Tattoos

Reblogs appreciated, keep comments in the tags unless we're mutuals 🩷