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Pick one, maybe one of the ones in the bottom left that’s easy to see, and just watch it bop around for a bit. Cutest darn lil things

Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish.

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Seriously, the suspense is low key driving me crazy.

I AM WAITING

In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS:

Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.

Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.

Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis

I’m trying not to be too online right now, not in this state of mind.

But my heart is breaking.

Ahhh I’m excited!!

I know this seems small, but when you’re living in a city with national gaurd on every corner, and half you’re friends lost their jobs last spring, not to mention to state if the nation generally, we NEED our modicum of whimsy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of a storm that will bring D.C. a projected 5-10 inches or more of snow this weekend, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reminded D.C. residents that her provision in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill allows sledding on Capitol Hill. Capitol Police confirmed this morning that the Capitol grounds will be open to sledders of all ages. “The West Front of the Capitol is widely known as one of the best sledding hills in D.C.’s high-density urban environment,” Norton said. “That is why I get a provision included annually in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill directing the Capitol Police to allow sledding on Capitol grounds. With a major snowfall projected this weekend, children and their parents should be able to enjoy one of the best hills in D.C.” “Sledding is a simple childhood joy, and in the middle of winter, it is the least we can allow our children.” Norton got her provision included in the bill after the Capitol Police began prohibiting sledding several years ago.

Critical reminder for Washington DC ahead of the ❄️ storm:

A dense pile of pelagic red crabs are stranded on a beach.

Looking out over a beach, you can see dense piles of pelagic red crabs piled up at the shoreline, left there as the tide went out. Barely visible in the background is Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Looking out over a beach, you can see dense piles of something (which we know are pelagic red crabs) piled up at the shoreline, left there as the tide went out. In the background is Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Working on getting some photos ready to upload to Stanford Digital Repository and a set that captures pelagic red crabs washed up on our beach in April 1985 made me think of @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social. 🦀 🌊🐙

Holy cow! That's genuinely weird. I don't think I've ever seen a stranding like this (!)

Lololol

Why didn't i think to add freshwater mussels in the margins 😔

Thanks @jarodkanderson.bsky.social for sharing!

No idea who to credit to, but you know I'll share

Monk 1: What are you drawing? Monk 2: A poor soul being dragged to hell by demons Monk 1: Cool! And what are you planning to use as a border? Monk 2: I'm thinking freshwater mussels. Monk 1: That's really perfect

This is brilliant.

Thanks so much! The link doesn't work for me. Could you send it again?

museums are cool because the people who work there are like look at this neat thing and you're like wow that is neat and you just do it over and over again until it is time to go

We are nothing to them

A giant bird dinosaur thing that’s three times as tall as a little dude looking up at it

I mean, they are crazy. Birds are dinosaurs. But, like, what about this thing? I mean, my god. What sort of weird scary skin flaps might it have been sporting?

Agreed. We need more rocks!

It’s shit like this that makes me think dinosaurs were CRAZY

No lies detected

Say more

Excellent stone

Ngl it does look very sus

Moderator! Where is the moderator!

🤣🤣🤣

Most famous littlest rocks

Is there a way to migrate tweets over to here? There used to be. But the one source I found has been bricked.

Send help the rabbit hole is too deep

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