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.
I once almost got hit by a car at night because I was trying to follow a juvenile opossum.
Naturalists have got to be one of the groups of people most susceptible to being tricked by the fae. Travellers these days are much less likely to follow a mysterious light or the smell of roast beef into the forest. Meanwhile, find me a naturalist who would not completely lose themself in pursuit of:
An unidentifiable bird call
A butterfly that's slightly off-color
An opossum with its head stuck in a yogurt tub
A really big woodpecker
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!
do u think omegaverse acknowledges covid-19 and the generation of people who permanently lost their sense of smell like how are they all scenting each other now is the omegaverse economy in shambles
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!
Anyways everyone should watch The Good Place
Garlic snails are snails that smell like garlic, if you even care.
Spotted skunks do handstands when trapped or startled! Here’s a skunk I drew 🦨
refseek.com
www.worldcat.org/
link.springer.com
http://bioline.org.br/
repec.org
science.gov
pdfdrive.com
I am covered in hickies how am I supposed to be a respected scientist looking like this!?!
I study ecology and conservation and I love weird little guys!
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