Stereo Hearts Thud On

thantos1991:

zestyleaf:

Link Gets an Item but Something Goes Wrong: a compilation

I just love how Toon Link is just…… Like that

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quark-nova:

escuerzoresucitado:

cuddling

Important addition:

ALT

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curioscurio:

i see baby yoda and i have a yearning to release him into a little german village with an oversized lollipop. he just feels like he is supposed to be here

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blessyouhawkeye:

stuck in a time loop all by yourself, handsome? stuck in a time loop all by yourself, handsome? stuck in a time loop all by yourself, handsome? stuck in a time loop all by yourself, handsome? stuck in a time loop all by yourself, handsome? stuck in a time loop all by yourself, handsome?

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vietnyamese:

falseficus:

falseficus:

had to watch a sea urchin fertilization lab for school and the way they dispose of the fertilized urchins is putting them in a tub labeled “used” lmao

cruelty

slutty urchins banished to the whore chamber

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gnommunist:

methed-up-marxist:

hey sorry if this isnt true i forgot exactly where i read it but this person should be brutalised and subjected to some of the most horrific acts of cruelty humanity has ever seen. it might be nothing though i might have the people mixed up

wow i didn’t know this. i always thought they should be unpersoned though. spreading this so that others can be informed + to protect minors

sixteenseveredhands:

Lamarckdromia beagle: these crabs wear living sea sponges as protective “hats;” after selecting a sponge, the crab trims it, drapes the tailored sponge across its carapace, and then carries it around

Last year, a newly-classified species (referred to as Lamarckdromia beagle) was discovered off the coast of Western Australia. Like all other members of the genus Lamarckdromia, this species is part of the Dromiidae family, which contains many different types of crabs that are known to use living sea sponges and ascidians to protect themselves from predators. These crabs are often collectively referred to as “sponge crabs.”

Lamarckdromia beagle: this new species is covered in a dense, shaggy layer of “fur,” which is actually made up of hair-like structures called setae

According to this article from The Guardian:

Dr. Andrew Hosie, a curator of crustacea and worms at the Western Australian Museum, said sponge crabs had hind legs that were specially adapted for holding their protective hats.

“The sponge or ascidian just keeps growing and will mould to the shape of the crab’s back,” he said. “It will never attach … it forms a nice cap that fits quite snugly to the top of the crab.“

Similar to how hermit crabs use shells for protection, the sponges help Dromiidae crabs to camouflage from predators such as octopuses and other crabs.

The sponges can be bigger than the crab itself, and also provide a chemical deterrent. “Some of the compounds that these sponges are producing are very noxious,” Hosie said. “There’s not a lot of active predators that would be interested in munching through a sponge just to get to a crab.”

Sponge crabs in general come in many different shapes and sizes; L. beagle (pictured above) has a uniquely dense, shaggy coat of "fur” covering its body, but other members of the genus Lamarckdromia have a much less shaggy appearance, and there are many sponge crabs that have no layer of “fur” at all.

Some examples of the other sponge crabs within the Dromiidae family:

I know this isn’t exactly the type of arthropod that I’d normally discuss on my blog (given that it’s not a moth or some other insect) but technically crustaceans are arthropods, and these ones are really weird/interesting…so I figured that I might as well just go with it.

Sources & More Info

• The Guardian: “Fluffy” Crab that Wears a Sponge as a Hat Discovered in Western Australia
• Reef Builders: Lamarckdromia Beagle is a New Species of Sponge Crab from Australia
• Zootaxa: Sponge Crabs of Western Australia and the Northwest Shelf with Descriptions of New Genera and Species
• LiveScience: Extremely Fuzzy Sponge Crab
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation: New Sponge Crab Species Found off WA Coast Named After Charles Darwin’s Research Boat
• Slate: Meet the Fluffy Crab that Wears a Hat

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curioscurio:

sashaforthewin:

tchaikovskaya:

This is legitimately my job, I string pearls 40 hours a week. I cannot help but overanalyze every piece of media that includes a pearl necklace. I have gone on long rants about Martha Wayne.

Okay, so necklaces are either knotted or straight strung. Straight strung doesn’t have knots separating the pearls, so there is more tension on the pearls and it’s bad for them over time, but it is cheaper and looks fine in short term. So yeah, most rich people knot their pearl necklaces. There is one exception: sometimes we have a super picky Karen-type that demands their necklace with really fucking expensive pearls be straight strung because they like the look better. Properly knotted necklaces have nearly invisible knots so this is just batshit demands, btw.

So, that leaves two options: either you chock this up to comics folks not knowing anything about pearl necklaces or, the funnier option being that Martha Wayne is just one of those people that makes the most unhinged demands to feel in control and powerful.

I’m just really pumped I found a post I could actually professionally weigh in on

If you knew how much comic artists get paid, then you know it’s absolutely because they don’t know anything about real expensive pearl necklaces. We’re doing our best here! 😭

ratmonsterz:

Bad thoughts can’t touch me . I know so many Pokémon facts to replace any possible bad thoughts with.

“I’m a loser” —> the gen 2 moon ball was supposed to work better on Pokémon that evolved with the moon stone but the item ID was programmed wrong and so it only works better on Pokémon who evolve with a burn heal. Which is none. So it’s a normal pokeball, functionally

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