You guys I’m friggin serious is there a better feeling on planet earth than when someone draws your headcanon or adds tags or riffs on your posts in any way
There is not
Thanks to everyone who has ever done this for/with me it is so sweet and fun and makes me so glad to be here
A look at some of the hazards faced by the upcoming human spaceflight vehicles. Namely MMOD (MicroMeteoroid and Orbital Debris) concerns while in orbit.
So, way back in 1350, when the world was a much larger place, information about plants was a bit muddled. This illustration is from the book The Travels of John Mandeville, and is an illustration of cotton.
Yes, those are sheep.
This is significantly more amusing when sleep deprived
I’ll rec’ the writers and my favorite fic by them. I’m doing this by fandom, so it’s easier to find what you’re looking for:
- Star Trek The Original Series:
- Star Trek Deep Space Nine:
- Star Trek The Next Generation:
Humans might not be the only creatures that care about the welfare of other animals. Scientists are beginning to recognize a pattern in humpback whale behavior around the world, a seemingly intentional effort to rescue animals that are being hunted by killer whales.
Marine ecologist Robert Pitman observed a particularly dramatic example of this behavior back in 2009, while observing a pod of killer whales hunting a Weddell seal trapped on an ice floe off Antarctica. The orcas were able to successfully knock the seal off the ice, and just as they were closing in for the kill, a magnificent humpback whale suddenly rose up out of the water beneath the seal.
This was no mere accident. In order to better protect the seal, the whale placed it safely on its upturned belly to keep it out of the water. As the seal slipped down the whale’s side, the humpback appeared to use its flippers to carefully help the seal back aboard. Finally, when the coast was clear, the seal was able to safely swim off to another, more secure ice floe.
Read the study: Humpback whales interfering when mammal-eating killer whales attack other species: Mobbing behavior and interspecific altruism?
Today the ROM Reporters went on an adventure to the Hands-On Biodiversity Gallery to visit the axolotls and cockroaches. We chatted with Vanessa and Sav, who gave us some insights into the life of these creatures.
The ROM has two axolotls which were donated by a family who originally wanted to keep them as pets. The ROM does not have names for these creatures, so for this occasion we have decided to call them Taylor and Ginger. Ginger is a pale-coloured axolotl and would have had trouble living in the wild because it is difficult to blend in with that specific colour. Taylor, on the other hand, is a common black Axolotl which is convenient in the wild to camouflage.
This is what we found most interesting about axolotls: axolotls are the only amphibian to live their whole lives underwater. They are native to Mexico but the water can be polluted which concluded in them being endangered. Their diet consists of bloodworms, regular worms and crustaceans. In the wild they can only live for a couple years but in captivity their lifespan is up to 20 years.
We also got a great chance to visit the Madagascar hissing cockroaches in the Hands on Bio gallery. The reason why they hiss is to intimidate predators and communicate with other cockroaches. The cockroaches we saw were flat and black with a hard exoskeleton, and as long as an adult’s pinky finger.
In their ecosystem, the cockroaches are both scavengers and decomposers, which means they break down material into humus (the top layer of soil). The ROM feeds them organic vegetables like carrots and lettuce everyday. They can only eat organic food to avoid harmful pesticides.
We had the privilege of holding them with our bare hands! Their small, barbed feet tickled the palm of our hands. They also felt very slimy! We stroked their backs with one finger and it was hard and bumpy.
We then took a look at some of the other insects in the gallery like the walking stick bug, the silk moths and the tarantula, which is actually an arachnid. Even though it was really cool to hold the cockroaches, some of us still find them just a little gross! But we were still glad to be given the opportunity to have this hands-on experience, and we hope you, dear reader, had fun learning about them as well!
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By ROM Reporters. Last update: August 8th, 2016.
“The Redistricting Game is designed to educate, engage, and empower citizens around the issue of political redistricting. Currently, the political system in most states allows the state legislators themselves to draw the lines. This system is subject to a wide range of abuses and manipulations that encourage incumbents to draw districts which protect their seats rather than risk an open contest.
By exploring how the system works, as well as how open it is to abuse, The Redistricting Game allows players to experience the realities of one of the most important (yet least understood) aspects of our political system. The game provides a basic introduction to the redistricting system, allows players to explore the ways in which abuses can undermine the system, and provides info about reform initiatives – including a playable version of the Tanner Reform bill to demonstrate the ways that the system might be made more consistent with tenets of good governance. Beyond playing the game, the web site for The Redistricting Game provides a wealth of information about redistricting in every state as well as providing hands-on opportunities for civic engagement and political action.
The developers of the game coordinated efforts with leading redistricting reform groups including FairVote.org, League of Women Voters, and the Campaign Legal Center.”
DEVELOPER/DESIGNER: USC Game Innovation Lab
YEAR: 2007
INFO: Online, free
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people love to compliment tiktok's algorithm on how good it is at showing them updates to videos they'd seen in the past but tumblr, man. tumblr doesn't even need an algorithm. it's just a bunch of nosy ass people spreading around the information and it is almost always a reliable system. if i see a post on tuesday the update will come around on my dash by friday without fail
algorithm vs small town gossip
