i'm jen and this is my creature feature account. my critter twitter if u will. i post and rt funny animals, fungi, and maybe plants on here (main @falltimefog)
this is my inaturalist profile btw! most of the stuff i take pictures of are uploaded here for identification and it's makes for a better archive since you can upload way more images at a time. consider checking it out if you want more details + pics! https://t.co/5llcbcKB4q
🪱 your daily leech 🪱 hirudo verbana performing the “leech dance” to surround himself with oxygenated water. Leeches breathe over their skin. #nature is full of surprises 😊 leeches on this clip are shelter leeches, enjoying their slimy lifes 😁😁 #pet#Science
If Holly (Ilex aquifolium) finds its leaves are being nibbled by deer, it switches genes on to make them spiky when they regrow. So on taller Holly trees, the upper leaves (which are out of reach) have smooth edges, while the lower leaves are prickly 🤙
lrt i wish they showed HD stuff like that in our biology classes. fascinating how the zygote started out so big compared to the fully grown fetus but i guess thats how it is in much smaller animals
As species in our West Coast Rare Fungi Challenge go, few are more elusive than the Short-Branched Dendro (Dendrocollybia pycnoramella), with only 2 recorded finds so far. Could you find no.3? Head to https://t.co/iOuxULzViA for info on the challenge and this mysterious mushroom.