Äffchen / Little Monkeys by only_point_five
Curse you simian god, why, why oh why do we not have monkeys (money quote leads paragraph two) in North America?! Of course, if we did they would have probably all have been killed off by now in some sort of monkeys-are-terrorist pronouncement by the TSA.
Montauk Monster
Just in case you have not seen the pictures of the “Montauk Monster” I kindly prefaced this post with one. Now for the interesting part. The fascinating science blog Tetrapod Zoology breaks down the identification of what the monster actually is.
What has caused widespread confusion and speculation is that, while the lower jaw appears [...]
A Dragonfly by Opp Terser (currently my desktop background)
I posted previously about the awesome macro photos from Opo Terser at Flickr, well now you can revel in an interview with Thomas “Opp Terser” Shahan.
The stars are so very far away. Further than you and I can fathom. Could they be within our reach? Stars are lonely but we might visit them to slake their thirst for humanity. Would this help? Doubtful. A star’s life is a solitary life. Burning slow like a candle or popping like an old [...]
Adult Male Habronattus coecatus Jumping Spider
Originally uploaded by Opo Terser
Opo Terser keeps producing the most amazing macro photos of insects and spiders (lots and lots of bad ass jumping spiders). I love these photos so much that I have subscribed to Opo Terser’s upload stream as an RSS feed. Awesome stuff.
If you thought that those pictures I linked to of the spider bite victim were bad, do not click on this link.
This video of a Dolphin massacre in Japan is pretty bad. Usually I have a pretty good tolerance for this type of thing, but this one was very unsettling.
Tip o’ the hat to Pharyngula
A post about squid.
Gander at this picture:
read this book: City of Saints and Madmen – Jeff Vandermeer
And finally, try the calamari appetizer at Busara quite simply the best squid that I have ever eaten.
Some strange and entertaining bird videos.
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