In Tears

one of the most infuriating things about becoming an adult is when you realize that it actually is 10x easier to solve problems by making a phone call vs literally any other communication method

at least sisyphus only had one never-ending task. i have like 50 and all of them cost money

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Still feels weird that the same band made "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" and "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"

does anyone else fucking love fish. like they're the best

Fun fact: The diabolical ironclad beetle traded away the ability to fly in order to become essentially unsquishable.

Driving a car over them would just push them down into the dirt, still whole. Trying to stick a pin through wouldn't be successful without a drill. These guys are tough.

Every part of the beetle's exoskeleton seems to enhance its armor. The flattened body shape distributes pressure to even the load, the multilayered material is strong yet flexible enough not to crack, and the unique interlocking seams between wing cases function better than most joins designed by humans:

It'll be exciting to see what new materials might be possible using these concepts!

Sources: Jesse Rorabaugh, Po-Yu Chen, & Jesus Rivera et al.

That gif of Chainsaw the Cuban crocodile galloping reminded me of how funny freshwater crocs look when doing the same thing

I keep mealworms so I have a reliable backup food source for the other animals but they’re surprisingly rewarding pets on their own terms. really fun to drop a piece of food into their enclosure and watch a writing mass of worms instantly envelop it and drag it under the substrate.

haha oh my god, I love this fuckin guy. there he goes…leaving all the bull shit behimd him.