Meet Lampocteis cruentiventer, the bloodybelly comb jelly. This deep sea ctenophore was first collected in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, in 1979.
Scientists believe the bloody-belly's red belly helps mask bioluminescent light from the prey it consumes. A predator with a glowing gut could easily become prey.
The genus name Lampocteis derives from the Greek roots for “brilliant comb,” referring to the bright iridescence diffracted from the animal’s comb rows.
Love to sea it 🌊
sorry but i need to have rent by friday & i'm only $50 short rn & could really use help in paying them as i recover physically and financially from the surgery i had to get for my stupid lame ass chronic illness 🤦♀️
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i would love to actually post pictures of my body, unfortunately I am too self conscious about how i look due to the fact i spent the last 3 years having only a single meal a day for almost every single day. Those who have seen me before the pandemic know I used to be relatively buff, at a bit over 100kg/220lb, but I literally lost 70lb since the pandemic started due to us barely being able to afford food anymore
hey uhh..... could i get some money for me and my sister to go to the dentist? hopefully before the month is done? im really sorry
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No joke, go read The Open Veins of Latin America before even trying to send me a political ask. Mandatory reading.
It's a cliché that every Latin American leftist has read it and quotes it, but that's because it's written in such a clear language with undeniable strenght on its facts. It presents the history of Latin America solidly just in the first few pages, and it only gets more engrossing the more it goes on. While it is now a bit outdated in the sense that it was first published in 1971, the historical, social and political issues presented are -in an unfortunate way- still current. It is a relatively short book, passionate and in a clear, poetic language.
Sometimes it's good to return to the basics, and this is THE basic book if you want to understand the effects of imperialism in Latin America, and our struggle for freedom and identity.
Instead of losing your time with half baked twitteroid takes, go read it. Here you go, for free, in Spanish, Portuguese and English:
https://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/r31206.pdf
https://library.uniteddiversity.coop/More_Books_and_Reports/Open_Veins_of_Latin_America.pdf
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Hello, re: last month's hormonal imbalance, I was initially wrong about what my problem was, one of low estrogen rather than elevated testosterone and consequently I am getting an ultrasound and a follow-up appointment to discuss results/course of action to take. My ultrasound is $125 and the follow up appointment is $212. The latter kind of took me by surprise in terms of necessity but here we are. With meds and groceries I anticipate needing about $650 in financial help this month. I am extremely grateful and appreciative for all the help I receive and have in the past, thank you so much! ❤️
Did you guys know that the most recent version of sharks have fins that are kinda leg like and they like to walk up onto land?