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markscherz · 1 day
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How many frogs have you discovered? Was it just the minis or was there more?
I've contributed to the description of 90 frog species and 32 reptiles so far; you can find a full list, regularly updated, here: http://www.markscherz.com/species
As for how many of these I discovered (defined as me having collected the first or only specimens known to science), that is a more difficult question. I think there are only five described so far: Gephyromantis saturnini, Gephyromantis tohatra, Rhombophryne ellae, Stumpffia bishopi, Lygodactylus tantsaha. Rhombophryne ellae is a bit of a grey zone, because we found out later that another specimen has been collected about a decade earlier, but not realised to be a distinct species. There are also some cases, like Calumma ratnasariae and Gephyromantis angano and G. lomorina, where one or two specimens were known beforehand, and already thought to constitute a new species, but I collected some of the key specimens that made it possible to describe the species. But I guess from the purist perspective, those five are it for now.
More are coming, though! There is for instance this very charming Rhombophryne that I discovered in 2016 that I hope to be able to describe this year.
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great-and-small · 1 day
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Coyote camouflage might not be as flashy as some others in the animal kingdom but you gotta admit this does what it needs to do here
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Jellyfish are notoriously hard to care for. They require a *specific* kind of aquarium with no corners and continuous air flow. The slightest change in temperature csn just straight up fucking kill them. If you get a pet jellyfish, you need to be on that shit.
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mindblowingscience · 2 days
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The greater sage grouse, which once numbered in the thousands in Western Canada, is coming perilously close to vanishing from the Prairies, new government research shows. Known for its unusual mating dance, the species — found in areas where sagebrush grows — has been endangered for decades. The round-bodied bird is among the species most at risk in Canada. The latest data from government conservationists provides little hope for their future.
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hawkpartys · 23 hours
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join iNaturalist or else
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she-is-ovarit · 1 day
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By "vagina owner" and "uterus haver", by "*pregnant person not pregnant woman", by "sex work is work", and by retaining the mentality that what is social is superior to and transcends what is biological, you are reducing biology and especially female biology down to a material, exploitable natural resource.
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fishyfishyfishtimes · 9 hours
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Daily fish fact #728
Wahoo!
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It is believed that this fish's name comes from a misspelling of the Hawaiian island O'ahu, as old maps often called it "Wahoo" and this fish is abundant near it. Wahoo hunt in the open water, having a diet of mostly pelagic fishes and squid.
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kesssar · 2 days
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cramming for my biology final in the last 2 days.
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lichenaday · 8 hours
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Protoblastenia terricola
This crustose lichen has a white-gray, areolate to subsquamulose thallus and orange to orange-brown, convex apothecia. It grows on calcareous soil, pebbles, and hummus in arctic-alpine regions of the northern hemisphere.
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markscherz · 1 day
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In my garden there is a good deal of toads (good!). When it rains, they like get out of wherever they usually are and stand on the walkway getting soaked in the rain (good!). Unfortunately, when it's night I'm afraid I might step on one of them standing stupidly in the walkway (bad!!): is it enough for me to loudly thump my feet on the ground to scare them away? I know this works for lizards but toads seem to be much more stubborn.
To my knowledge this will not work for toads. They are, as you say, stubborn. My only recommendation is to get a decent torch, or get a waterproof cover for your phone and use its torch, and make sure you can see the toads so that you can be careful to not step on them.
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secondwheel · 1 day
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You may or may not learn something new from this meme xD
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hannahmcgill · 2 days
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The caterpillar
It destroyed its egg
Yes
YES
The caterpillar is out
[img id] Digital art of a newly-hatched monarch butterfly caterpillar crawling out of its shell for the first time. The shell is translucent, covered with dimples and ridges, with a slight sheen on top. It has a huge ripped hole in one side where the caterpillar exited. The caterpillar is a pale peach color with lines of black spines running down its body. Its legs and face are black as well. It crawls over an extrem closeup view of leaf fuzz, from a milkweed leaf. Where is our little friend headed? Text in the corner is a watermark: http://hmcgill.art [/id]
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mindblowingscience · 9 hours
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Small, shelled, and unassuming, chitons have eyes unlike any other creature in the animal kingdom. Some of these marine mollusks have thousands of bulbous little peepers embedded in their segmented shells, all with lenses made of a mineral called aragonite. Although tiny and primitive, these sensory organs called ocelli are thought to be capable of true vision, distinguishing shapes as well as light.
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gajina · 2 days
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Sunday, 18/03/24 ☆ 6:58 P.M.
Just studied biology today.
I also realised how much I'm gonna miss home because I'm going to another city this month for further studies :(
I'll definitely miss mom alot! Especially her bringing me fruits to eat while I study. It's her little love language.
In the evening, I texted my friend, @rainsrecords whom I met a few days ago online! She's just like me and so fun !
That was it for today. Maybe I'll study some more(I will).
After my biology exam, which is tomorrow, I'll have to prepare for Hindi on Wednesday, I'll really try to bring maximum in it as it is a good subject to boost the percentage!
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Also, I had kulfi yesterday! First kulfi of the season y'll<3 wohoooo
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feefal · 7 months
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Eukaryotic cell gang!! We love women in STEM.
The organelles of the cells have been translated into human anatomy, so the nucleus is the brain, the vacuole function as the lungs, and the mitochondria is the heart since it’s the… you already know, I don’t have to say it ;)
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