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ghenwasblog · 1 year

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"You won't find the same person twice, not even in the same person."

- Mahmoud Darwish

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thedivinef · 8 months

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Not having the urge to explain or defend yourself is real peace.

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sadnesshasanappeal · 7 months

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#factsdaily #mindset #datinglife #writers and poets #random rants #rambles #where are they #memes #literature #sapiosexual #booknerd #dark academia #books and literature #vent post #dating #dating rules #read rules before interacting

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ilearnedthistodaysblog · 1 year

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Can a tortoise live without its shell? No. Tortoises and turtles are not just inside their shells. They are the shells. The shells are part of their skeletons.

Tortoises and turtles actually come from the same family. In fact, tortoises are turtles. They all come from the family testudines, which are reptiles with a shell that is attached to their ribs. We separate them into turtles that live in the water and tortoises that live on the land, even though they are all air breathing reptiles. Turtles and tortoises have a few other differences as well. Tortoises have a rounder, more domed shell. Turtles have a thinner, streamlined shell. Tortoise shells are harder and turtle shells are softer, with a leathery texture. Tortoises have strong legs that can carry their weight and turtles’ legs are closer to flippers. Tortoises live longer than turtles. The largest tortoise is the giant tortoise and it can live to 120 years. The largest turtle is the leatherback and it can live to about 50 years.

So, what about their shells? Tortoises’ and turtles’ shells are both made of bone. Tortoise shells are made of bone and they have an outer layer of scutes. These are horny plates made of keratin and you can also see them on crocodiles and birds’ feet. They protect the bone of the shell from scratches and impacts, giving it a buffer layer. The also make the color and shape that we know as “tortoise shell”. The top part of the shell is called the carapace and is the big domed section. The bottom part is called the plastron and goes underneath the tortoise, between its legs. The top and bottom parts are joined at the side by bridges. Turtles’ shells are also made of bone, but they don’t have the layer of scutes. The bone in their shells is also less ossified, so it stays softer.

It looks like the tortoises are living inside their shells, but the shells are a part of their skeleton. Their ribs and their spines are fused to the carapace. If you look at the skeleton of a tortoise, the spine runs down the center and the ribs fan out, connecting to the shell on each side. The legs, neck, and tail connect to the spine and are free to move, but the spine and the ribs cannot move. Then, the whole shell is covered in skin. The cutes grow on the outside of the skin to protect everything. Turtles don’t have the scutes, so the top of their shells are covered in skin, which is what gives them the leathery texture. Because both tortoises and turtles are covered in a layer of skin, it means they can feel things touching their shells. Their skin has nerves, just like ours does, so they can feel pressure on the shells.

Most exoskeletons don’t grow and the animals have to shed them and grow a new one each time they get too small. Tortoise and turtle shells are made of bone and they grow with the animal. They are born with their shells and their shells get bigger as they do.

Turtles and tortoises have very strong neck muscles and a very long neck, which is why they are able to move their heads so far and pull their heads back into their shells. They need this because they cannot move their spines and their plastron extends out underneath their heads. If they had shorter necks, they wouldn’t be able to eat.

Tortoises and turtles have strong shells and they look pretty secure, but there are still animals that prey on them. Turtles can be eaten by sharks and other large fish. A Great White Shark and a Tiger Shark can easily bite through a turtle shell. Smaller sharks can’t bite through the shell, so they attack the bits of the turtle that stick out. Tortoises are preyed upon by animals like coyotes and raccoons. They can’t crack the shells, but they can get to the tortoises even when they are hiding. Some large birds of prey, like the Golden Eagle, pick up the tortoises and drop them from a great height, coming down to eat them after their shells have broken. Also, chimpanzees eat tortoises. They pick them up and bang them against tree trunks until their shells break.

So, a tortoise and a turtle cannot live without their shell because their shell is a part of their skeleton and not something they live in. Trying to remove a tortoise from a shell would be the same as pulling you out of your bones. And this is what I learned today.

Read this and 600 other interesting articles on my blog: https://ilearnedthistoday.com/index.php/2023/05/12/can-a-tortoise-live-without-its-shell/

Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-tortoise-standing-162307/

#tortoise #turtle #shell #scute #tortoiseshell #turtleshell #learn #ilearnedthistoday #learnsomethingnew #learnsomethingeveryday #interestingfact #ididntknowthat #facts #factsdaily #find out #interesting #learning #learnsomethingneweveryday

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rockandmoth · 7 months

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Moth Fact: The reason why some moths have a “tail” on their hindwings is to confuse predators. These tails are meant to distract and flutter around. In areas with bats this can even throw off their echolocation. This is why you might see the occasional moth with a tail broken off. Ex. Comet Moth

#moths are cute #mothwing #comet moth #moth answers #moth talks #factsdaily #interesting facts #random facts

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2022dirt · 7 months

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Japanese gum comes with a pad of paper to wrap up your used gum and throw it away.

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la-lil-alien · 2 years

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om-is-ok · 1 year

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I'll never understand why girls are like this but social media is influencing them to ignore man who have good traits and instead get attached to that one stupid boy who don't give a shit about her.

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everyveganrecipe · 1 year

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All about carob! 🌲🫘

🟤 The carob tree, a flowering evergreen native to the Mediterranean and the Middle East, grows up to 50 feet tall and produces edible legume fruit pods.

🍫 Carob is typically used as a chocolate substitute in cooking using carob powder/flour, which is made from the dried, roasted, and finely ground carob pods. Compared to chocolate, carob is naturally sweet, does not have any caffeine content, is around 1/3 of the calories, is higher in calcium, is cholesterol free, and has zero fat. Carob on its own is also high in antioxidant content and fiber. Great for people on caffeine-free diets and safe for children! And while not a nutritional choice for animals, it's safe for both dogs and cats to accidentally or moderately eat compared to chocolate.

🚢 Carob requires minimal amounts of rain, is not very labor intensive, does not require post-harvest fermentation, and does not have any issues with child labor human rights violations (unlike chocolate). Per year, 125kg can be harvested from a mature carob tree vs 1.5kg cocoa beans from a mature cocoa tree. We'll discuss more differences between these two in additional posts that cover taste, sustainability, and human rights. (Be sure to follow us)

❓ Did you know? In days gone by, jewelers used the uniform weight of the seeds of the carob tree (200mg) to measure the weight of gold and gems, and called it a "carat." The "carat" takes its name from the Greek word for a carob seed, keration, via the Arabic word, qīrāṭ.

🤔 But what does it taste like? It has its own unique flavor but can be described as tasting like sweetened dark chocolate. It might be a required taste or you might love it the first time you try it!

Have you tasted carob yet? Do you use it in baking often? 🥰

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daronscreations · 2 months

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euesworld · 11 months

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"Flying up to 2,500 miles from the US and Canada where they breed, all the way down to the forests in central Mexico where they hibernate, the monarch's migratory pattern is the most highly evolved of any known species of their kind. That's funny, cause they never heard about how I would walk, climb, jump, and swim to the ends of the earth just to see you smile.. but I wouldn't stop there, I would make your heart flutter tricks around butterflies."

In any and every way possible, I would have you lost in the moment something awful - eUë

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thedivinef · 7 months

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You need to see your own value. You need to see how powerful you are. It's going to make your life a lot easier.

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sadnesshasanappeal · 7 months

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After reading hundreds of books on productivity, I’ve learned that the most effective method is threefold where you sit down, start working and then finish it.

~ there is no way out, only through.