#zoology major

[robbie-roo]

I love being a biology major because all of my professors are fucking nerds I just had a doctor who is teaching me about conservation biology sign off her email with "may the force be with you"

last semester I had a professor that signed all his emails "sessuvium" (which is a species of plant that "goes with the flow" and can grow under intense conditions near oceans in high sodium soil) he also used pokemon in all his powerpoints and talked about his bisexual wizard dnd character while we were out in the field

[raineboweclispe]

Last night I had a dream that I had X-amount of time to sole molecular geometry questions or else Something Bad would happen and I think that’s a testament to how I’m doing mentally rn

[interrogatethecat]

hate college. hate money. why is it like this.

[great-and-small]

It’s been a while since we’ve done a biology puzzle so I kind of want to play a game I like to call “shopping list” that I play in my head whenever I’m in a waiting room. I’ve tweaked it a little to play as a multiple choice quiz.

The idea of the game is recruiting different animal species (based on name alone) for a certain activity. So for example, if the activity is “playing Dungeons and Dragons” and you see the following animals…

A. Thompsons gazelle

B. Dice snake

C. Goblin shark

D. Crab eater seal

E. African land snail

F. Dragonfly

Then your answer would be B, C, F (for dice, goblins, and dragons).

So let’s try our first one! The activity is…

Gift- wrapping a present

Answer: _ _ _

[solardriftx]

(click for better quality ><) uuh something something reptiles as a symbol for change. a molting snake prone to striking and a chameleon reflecting the light of its environment

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #502

Sergeant major!

Juveniles occasionally clean green sea turtles of old skin and parasites! Before cleaning, they inspect the sea turtles and give them a few cleaning nips to the skin and carapace.

[def-notagoose]

Biology 👉👈

[victimofthinkingtoomuch]

Just me rambling 🙂

You know what I’ve been thinking about all day? The fact that we as humans essentially demonized the sweetest animals ever. I could give so many examples. Like how ravens are associated with death/despair/gothic themes simply because of their black coloration when in reality they’re incredibly intelligent (literally as smart as human toddlers since they mastered delayed gratification.)

Or how vultures are associated with death/disease just bc they happen to primarily be scavengers when they’re also shown to be remarkably intelligent, mate for life, and are very affectionate to one another and human caretakers. (Vultures are my favorite bird of prey they’re so misunderstood😤.)

Sharks have been portrayed as vicious and bloodthirsty ever since the movie, Jaws, came out; and as a result of the film, were hunted until they became endangered. So much so that the director of the original film devoted the remainder of his life to Great White shark conservation. Sharks in reality are sea puppies who just bite things bc they’re curious. Great white sharks can form life-long friendships and lemon sharks absolutely love getting pets from divers. So much so that they get jealous when their favorite diver pets another shark! (I love lemon sharks sm😫!!!) Also there’s a small shark called a shy shark that just curls into a ball as a defense mechanism. They’re so cute😩

I can admit that I’m a little afraid of spiders (big ones at least) and I don’t wanna come near them or touch them. But I also would never wanna hurt them! Especially since they’re so vital to the ecosystem by consuming harmful bugs. Like lots of small animals, they only attack bc they’re scared. Lots of smaller spider species actually have been studied by zoologists and were found to have their own individual characteristics! (Ex. one spider hates light, the other doesn’t mind it, one eats prey immediately, the other waits a bit, etc. It’s so cool! They could legit have their own personalities!)

And don’t even get me started on what we did to rats! I understand they mostly likely started the Bubonic Plague and therefore, were associated with disease and uncleanliness. But what do you expect when they travel on merchant ships (which at the time, were horrendously filthy) and in the modern day, are found in big cities that are known for being filthy? That’s humans’ fault! Rats are just going where the food is (same for raccoons and foxes.) They’re actually very clean animals who groom themselves regularly. They also are extremely intelligent and need to be stimulated by having a friend with them since they can form lasting attachments very easily. I love rats so much and I would love to get a pet rat but they only live for 4-5 years so I know I wouldn’t be able to take the grief when they die so soon. There are SO many more animals I could talk about (and I might eventually) that we did so dirty. Sorry this was so long I just have so many thoughts and I love animals so much and I hate the way they’re treated. Not expecting anyone to really read this tbh I just needed to get my thoughts out. Basically, these sweet animals deserve so much better.

[gently-morbid]

Various practical study materials from my undergraduate years, separated by taxonomic class

[tomwambsgans]

was it ever actually in the scripts that greg was a zoology major or simply that it was a class he took? like not to nitpick but it just seems like basically everyone accepted the former as true while i don't see any confirmation of it. zoology was literally an extracurricular in my highschool too, so. js

[robbie-roo]

finished my bird today :) just needs to dry any name ideas? not sure the sex but it is a European starling

I tied the beak closed with a string to see if I can get it to dry closed like that- we'll see if that works

I'll be finishing up my squirrel taxidermy soon I just haven't had time to pop into the wet lab yet 🙃

[tracle0]

Man hates his god

[economicsresearch]

page 199 - do these plants look like my genitals? do my genitals look like these plants? are these funguses? at this point, are my genitals? or are they just covered in thousands of tiny mushrooms?

It's all well and good to have a fun guy at your party but I'll take a bunch of fun Guses any day of the week. Those people can party.

[corvidjuice]

When my best friend has to study for even a small period of time: YOU ABANDON MIETTE???? YOU DISCARD MIETTE LIKE THE TISSUE???? OH CRUEL AND TERRIBLE FRIEND!

[macaroonkitti]

Saw some native bees I was very authrhejfjwjakwkt about it :D

[web65]

I'M ALIVE I'M ALIVE I PROMISE