Apparently They Also Have Good Memories???

REGATTA DAY TODAYYYY 🔥🔥🔥🚣‍♀️

i watched half an episode of arcane on the bus ride here!!

i’ve just been working on rigging boats and moving oars

i have to be with my crew for my VIII race in 23 minutes and then straight after that i have to get to my quad race

also i’m stroke seat for my quad race!!!

i’ll update with my results in a few hours <3

YES YES YES you definitely should!! my friends just convinced me to watch it and now it is slowly taking over my life… it’s an amazing show :)

gang should i watch arcane people say its good

wawa

wawa

ik i have pretty basic music taste but CONAN GRAY. THIS SONG 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

it’s literally so beautiful and heavenly

like the VIOLIN??? the VOCALS??? the LYRICS?????

the violin is probably my favourite part but maybe i’m biased as a violin player 🙃

also the mv is stunning too 🤩🤩🤩

im so excited for august 15th

theyre so cuteeeee and bioluminescent too 😍🫶

Feeling the Friday flow—mushroom coral edition.

The mushroom soft coral (Heteropolypus ritteri) is one of the most common animals we see in the depths off the central coast of California. They are abundant on the jagged walls of Monterey Canyon and the rocky slopes of local seamounts. Fast currents running along the bottom can carry an abundance of plankton and other tiny bits of food. Heteropolypus extends delicate tentacles into the currents to snag a feast. When their tentacles are extended, they resemble a beautiful flower. When the tentacles are pulled in, they look more like their namesake—mushrooms.

A resident of rocky environments, the mushroom soft coral offers safe haven for small animals seeking protection. A snailfish may hide near the umbrellas of stinging tentacles. A shrimp might hang on to weather the storm of strong currents. A mother catshark may secure her egg cases to the coral’s sturdy trunk.

Unlike their close cousins in shallower waters, the mushroom soft coral spawns year round. Their larvae are large and have robust energy reserves to ensure their survival as the currents running along the seafloor carry them to new environments. But some of the larvae stay close to home—we sometimes see clusters of smaller corals alongside a big parent. Growth studies suggest this coral can live at least 25 years, perhaps even longer.

Some of our observations have sparked intriguing questions. For example, we have learned that when disturbed, the mushroom soft coral glows with a steady blue light, but we still do not know why Heteropolypus produces brilliant bioluminescence or how this light show affects their neighbors.

The abundance of mushroom soft corals and their diverse relationships with other bottom-dwelling animals tell us they are an important part of the seafloor community. But the intimate interactions among deep-sea animals only become apparent when we conduct regular surveys. We cannot protect what we do not understand. Our research is helping improve our baseline understanding of the largest environment on Earth, even if our encounters sometimes yield more questions than answers.

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i kinda want to start a social commentary youtube channel and see how long it takes for people at my school to find it…

work in progress hahaha

idk what this is i’m just painting stuff and hoping it looks decent

fun fact my toxic ex bf is sitting behind the canvas!!! like im not even kidding he was actually right across from me

idk how to make this painting look more angry.

i see you followed me(i only posted two pictures of my cat a few years ago) ty!!

i love your art style!

thank you so much <3

u are a rly cool person!!! i hope ur doing well and have a good day/night :)

🏳️‍🌈 happy pride month!!!! 🏳️‍🌈

in honour of pride month i have promised my friends i will finally watch Arcane 😃