#subfamily

[cnestus]

i thought someone tagged a recent post of mine "#taxonomy tw" and it was actually taxidermy tw but for a minute that was the funniest thing in the world to me and now i have to use that tag if i ever make the mistake of grumping about whatever taxonomic shenanigans the monophyly zealots have pulled lately

[border-collie]

Phentypically, a spaniel isn't even a dog

[six-legged-sea-leopard]

Do you have any ocs that are tigers? 👀

you know, i actually don’t right now! which is strange, considering they’re probably the most visually striking and memorable big cat around right now.

i had an idea in the works for a silver/grey amur tiger shapeshifter named tatiana, but that concept is so half baked i havent even drawn her yet.

she might be a rival to aster, my amur leopard shapeshifter.

[thewhisperingtwenties]

i need to share to everyone here that apes are not the same thing as monkeys. i sometimes use the terms interchangeably but they refer to two completely different types of animal.

im saying this because people often get it wrong in conversation, and i never correct them in the moment because it makes me sound sounds smart assy, but i want to correct them sooo bad. not because theyre wrong and i wanna sound smart, its literally just that i want to share a fact about primates.

let it be known that monkeys have tails and apes do not. great apes are a subtype of ape which is comprised of humans AND the four species that are the closest genetically to us, that being bonobos, chimpanzees, orangutans(😍) and gorillas. these are the guys i like the most.

im not even that into monkeys, its just great apes that i think about. theyre like me.

[alhavaradawnstar]

i could give elves tails.

[many-gay-magpies]

HOLY SHIT LESBIAN HUMMINGBIRD

[thethingything]

shoutout to Feniseca tarquinius for being North America's only butterfly species with carnivorous caterpillars, which sometimes wear the corpses of their prey as camouflage.

the adults don't drink nectar, but do feed on honeydew and drink from mud, dung, and apparently carrion

[gaytobymeres]

Taxonomy really takes the piss sometimes what the fuck is Woodwardioideae

[rattyexplores]

Unidentified Cyclamen

Unidentified, genus Cyclamen

20/03/23

[chainsawworld]

Ok so vespidae won! I'll make another poll with species so if yous want to see a plushie of a specific vespidae wasp comment it!

[tysonfurybattlepass]

btw the answer to if clouded leopards are big cats or little cats depends on how inclusive you believe the term “big cat” to be so uh. dealer’s choice i’m sure they don’t mind either way

[yourstormthlaylirahh]

[sandpaperoctopi]

future wasps 👀

That first one was inside a caterpillar that was caught by a spider (see the silk-wrapped former caterpillar attached on the right). You can see the caterpillar and spider on my iNat observation here.

[natequarter]

i want to learn so many languages but french is miles easier than any other language i've looked at... rip

[professionalunprofessional]

The gorgeous Rainbow Stag Beetle!

What truly spectacular colors they have! And so shiny~

[falseandrealultravival]

Boiled red stem spinach (cooking)

The roots of spinach, which belongs to the subfamily Chenopodiae, are originally red, but in this vegetable, the stems of the leaves are also dyed red. I found this in a supermarket and dipped it in. A lot of the red color eluted into the water, but the finished product was redder than ordinary spinach.

赤茎ほうれん草のお浸し（料理）

アカザ亜科のホウレン草は、もともと根が赤いが、この野菜は、葉の茎も赤く染まっている。スーパーマーケットで見つけた私は、これをお浸しにした。かなり赤さは水に溶出するが、出来上がりは、普通のホウレン草より赤く仕上がった。

(2023.01.12)