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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words are the greatest weapon known to man.

~Unknown

Evil is not something superhuman, it is something less than human.

-Agatha Christie

OFOTD #113

Orcas are the most widespread mammals second to humans.

OFOTD #112

Giant isopods can roll themselves up into a ball to protect their soft bellies, akin to the protection mechanism of their on-land relative, the roly-poly.

OFOTD #112

Giant isopods can roll themselves up into a ball to protect their soft bellies, akin to the protection mechanism of their on-land relative, the roly-poly.

OFOTD #111

Lemon sharks live in highly complex social groups. These groups have social rules, dominance hierarchies, and are highly cooperative.

I’m just as surprised as this bird teapot that I got this done in time for my nephews birthday! Link below by Cbcwjw

(via Koala Sewing Pattern to Support Australian Wildlife)

He’s doing what he does best 🤪

A Mediterranean style garden. Landscape Designer Paul Hendershot Design, Inc.

we love you boring clam

Let It Snow for Science

When the weather outside is frightful…

Science in the field gets even more delightful. Two different missions are in the field right now, studying snow and how it affects communities around the country.

From our Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, the IMPACTS mission is flying up and down the East Coast, investigating how snow forms inside clouds. In Grand Mesa, Colorado, SnowEx’s teams on the ground and in the air are taking a close look at how much water is stored in snow.

Hate going out in the storm? The IMPACTS mission can help with that! IMPACTS uses two planes – a P-3 Orion and an ER-2 – flying through and high above the clouds to study where intense bands of snowfall form. Better understanding where intense snow will fall can improve forecast models down the road — helping prepare communities for snowstorms.

Cameras mounted on the wings of the P3 took microscopic images of snowflakes, like this one.

At the same time, the SnowEx team is in Colorado, studying the depth and density of snow. Researchers are making radar spirals with snowmobiles and working in giant snow pits to measure things like snow water equivalent, or how much water is stored in snow.

SnowEx is helping us better understand snow’s role in ecosystems and human systems, like irrigation for agriculture. If you want to bring some corn for popping, SnowEx’s science can help grow that crop.

Follow along with our teams as they brave the cold and snow: https://twitter.com/nasaexpeditions

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That’s no unicorn…it’s the Horned Screamer (Anhima cornuta)! This South American bird, which can be spotted in the lowlands of the Amazon forest, sports a bonafide horn on its head. Made of cartilage, the horn grows as the bird ages and sometimes even breaks off—then grows back over time. Both males and females have them, and they’re thought to be ornamental. Horned Screamers are mainly herbivorous, but do snack on insects. Photo: Wagner Machado Carlos Lemes https://www.instagram.com/p/B88G1thABTu/?igshid=10ken2flxw2mt

The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) needs no introduction. This rambunctious animal is known for its bold temper, haunting calls, and impressive bite. It’s the world’s largest extant carnivorous marsupial, and it eats almost anything it comes across—bones and all! It mainly scavenges carrion, playing an important role in its ecosystem by helping to “clean up” any carcasses. But it also hunts small mammals, birds, and reptiles from time to time. Photo: Mathias Appel https://www.instagram.com/p/B8-gYMHAu6p/?igshid=32rk8w988o1s

“The wild girl whose soul the wolves stole. She lives to kill me.“

– PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

There’s some snow on the sand and the water’s a little chilly, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t stop by and explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the park is home to lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna and the namesake sandy bluffs that tower 450 feet over the stunning blue waters of Lake Michigan. We love these gorgeous winter views almost as much as the free ranger-led snowshoe hikes. Have fun. Photo by National Park Service. 

Relishing the burst of sunlight and blue skies after many dark days and rain at Olympic National Park in Washington. The sunshine is well worth the wait. 🌞😎 Winter brings unique beauty and challenge to Olympic’s mountain views, rugged coastline and majestic forest. It’s always a good idea to check the weather forecast and current road conditions before you head out, as conditions can change quickly at any time of year. Here’s hoping you catch a sunny day to break up any gray winter tones. Photo courtesy of Matt and Karen Smith.

Izola - Slovenia (by Anna Jewels (@earthpeek))

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Light in the forest ღ

National Park Patagonia, Aysén, Chile.

Submitted by @borianag:

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Snail and cat, unlikely but good friends! 🐌🐈💕 With a soft and pure friendship, like Pooh and Piglet.

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“It is a mark of prudence never to place our complete trust in that which has deceived us even once.” - Rene Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy

“Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them.” - Arthur Schopenhauer, Counsels and Maxims

Seungkwan: Hey, will you get something from my back pocket for me?

Vernon: What am I getting out of this?

Seungkwan: A chance to touch my butt?

Vernon:

Vernon: Deal.

Bambam: Guess what today is.

Yugyeom: Annoy Jinyoung day?

Bambam: Oh shit it's the 15th already?

Džesika Devic

OFOTD #109

Venus flower baskets, a type of marine sponge, often house two spongicolid shrimp, one male and one female. They live their whole lives in the sponge. The two will produce tiny larvae, whose small size enables it to escape through the sponge's holes to find a flower basket of their own.

The two species have a mutual symbiotic relationship. The sponge gives food & protection and in turn the shrimps clean it.

OFOTD #110

Sand dollars are a type of sea urchin.