I want to see an American Woodcock so badly that I'm actually going insane.
My all-time favorite snail move is when a baby ends up on an adult’s shell. They’re literally piggybacking.
I love shrews because they’re such strange little guys. They have the largest brain-to-body ratio of any vertebrate and some species can even be toxic. Anyway, give it up for these weird little guys!
Also, shoutout to anyone else that loves rodents and other strange little guys. Let’s be friends.
Caught some strange guys over the weekend! This is a deer mouse. PSA!!! Be very careful handling some little guys because there may be possibilities of them carrying hantavirus!
The unken reflex is a posture that toxic amphibians will take to show off their bright colors. It’s their way of saying “stay back! I’m dangerous!”
In California, the California Newt (Taricha torosa) will do the unken reflex to show off their bright orange bellies. These newts produce tetrodotoxin.
Porcelain crabs aren’t actually crabs! They’re another one of those freaks who has achieved the ideal body shape and gone through carcinization (becoming crab-like)!! All hail the crab!
I have a folder called Time is a Flat Circle in which I collect evidence of humanity. Here is most of them.
When I'm depressed, I draw a funny little animal. Please enjoy this opossum.
I study ecology and conservation and I love weird little guys!
28 posts