stills from microecos, the movie

Adios Ray.

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:34 -0400

Adios Ray.

Prospective wrens.

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:42:22 -0400

Prospective wrens.

Excuse me little hombre.

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:09:00 -0400

Excuse me little hombre.

Wing-assisted inclined running! Without flight feathers! (at...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:51:57 -0400

Wing-assisted inclined running! Without flight feathers! (at Anchorage Trail)

Cameron asked about musk which is a good enough excuse to post a...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:31:18 -0400

Cameron asked about musk which is a good enough excuse to post a few more photos of this little snapling. I did not notice any musk, but I am a total chelydra N00B (this is my first encounter with a wild snapping turtle!) so I might easily have missed it, although it sounds like I likely would have noticed after the fact, at least.

Dreaming of the day when hey can destroy my fingers. (at Floyds...

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:03:42 -0400

Dreaming of the day when hey can destroy my fingers. (at Floyds Fork)

Oh man this guy, lil’ snappy.

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:49:11 -0400

Oh man this guy, lil’ snappy.

griseus: HOW TO INDENTIFY WHALES? This diagram shows the...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:47:47 -0400

griseus:

HOW TO INDENTIFY WHALES?

This diagram shows the different direction and shape of the blows of the main whale species seen in New Zealand waters.

The blow (or spout) is immensely useful for identifying large whales. It varies in height, shape and visibility among species and, especially on calm days, can be all that is needed for a positive identification.

(Source: Alan N. Baker, Whales and dolphins of New Zealand and Australia: an identification guide. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1999, pp. 42–43)

A whole mess of things.

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:02:57 -0400

A whole mess of things.

Trogloxene

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:42:51 -0400

Trogloxene

Troglophile

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:07 -0400

Troglophile

Photo

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:14:59 -0400

Mute fate. (at Nashville Zoo)

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:25:30 -0400

Mute fate. (at Nashville Zoo)

at Nashville Zoo

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:23:32 -0400

at Nashville Zoo

mapsinchoate: Krishna’s Victory Over Aghasura, Early 18th...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:20:48 -0400

mapsinchoate:

Krishna’s Victory Over Aghasura, Early 18th century {via anticipatedstranger}

The kids are just a’ight.

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:50:21 -0400

The kids are just a’ight.

The Brooklyn Glitch.

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:06:10 -0400

The Brooklyn Glitch.

Surrounded by throngs of humans ostensibly at the zoo to see...

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:08:00 -0400

Surrounded by throngs of humans ostensibly at the zoo to see animals, this skink was working hard to cross the sidewalk without getting stepped on or run down by a B.O.B. (at Nashville Zoo)

biologicalmarginalia: This is not a deformed specimen like...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:19:18 -0400

biologicalmarginalia:

This is not a deformed specimen like certain octopuses and squid, but a mature male of the species Amphorateuthis alveatus. Other members of the squid clade Heteroteuthinae exhibit unusual arm morphology, although not to the absolutely bizarre degree of this species. I wonder why cephalopods don’t do crazy things like this more often.

Young, R. et al. (2007) A new genus and three new species of decapodiform cephalopods (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 17 353–365.

Many more pictures and illustrations can be found here and here.

A particular South American dude.

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:41:42 -0400

A particular South American dude.