CHILD PRAYING MANTIS: Dad, who are we all praying to exactly?
DAD PRAYING MANTIS: Depends which religion you belong to
CHILD: So not all bugs follow the same religion?
DAD: No, son… we’re in sects
This female Lyssomanes viridis does not move her eyes. Instead, the light-sensitive tissue inside each eye moves behind a fixed outer lens. That internal movement creates the illusion that her pupils are shifting, giving her the “googly eyes” look
https://t.co/GMCafOgrlO this is the only good thing ive ever read in my life. “Isaac choitner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s ‘the lottery’”
it’s still wild to me that they basically dissolve and reform inside the chrysalis like do they even remember who they are? do you remember picking apples with me in papa’s orchard or are you a new blank slate
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.