"Fishing" You A Happy Valentine's Day!

"homosexuality is unnatural! there's only two genders! it's a sin-"

I'm sorry, have you seen NATURE???

and there's so many more species than this that exhibit homosexuality, varying genders, etc. SO! MANY!

it's very much a natural thing. it always has been. unfortunately, while homosexuality is found in many species, homophobia is only found in one

just fucking with some dinosaurs. some raw forces of nature

if there's a stairway to heaven is there also a stairway to hell or is it an elevator that breaks down and traps you 10 times in the way.

Inej: *lurking in a corner trying not to laugh because she’s the spider*

jesper: heyy kaz, buddy, uh...why are you standing there?

kaz: i live here i can stand anywhere

jesper: okay, why are you standing on that chair?

kaz: i saw a spider in here but now i don't know where it went

jesper, leaping onto the desk: WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SOONER?? SAINTS IS IT IN MY HAIR????

he's very excited about his first night as a jack o lantern

A thing I love to do is telling prepper dudes that one of my disaster readiness skills is making stuffed animals. They never get it. Like, my dude, when things get very bad and we're all sharing overcrowded shelters, you're gonna want the power to comfort children. Trust me.

Crowtober day 1: Pumpkin

Inej was in town and thought Kaz's office needed a bit of spice

Don't try and tell me inej doesn't leave gifts on the windowsill

@crowtoberchallenge

fishies (and some cephalopods)

In which I achieve a lifelong dream, of sitting on the seafloor with a bunch of giant Australian cuttlefish

This morning I checked a major bucket list item off the list: hanging out w/Giant Australian Cuttlefish. They're super focused on mating, and are shockingly chill about people hanging around. I'd heard this was true, but whew, it was wild to experience firsthand.

It's a rare thing for an animal to reliably be found at a certain place & certain time. So often "lifer" animals depend on luck to seen. With these cuttlefish, so far it's been like clockwork. Late May-August, go to Whyalla in winter, and there they are, resplendent and numerous.

Good news:they're reliable + stunning. Bad news: Whyalla is a friggen hike from Philly & the water is a bit chilly (58 degrees F today). If you want to swim with them, you better get a thick wetsuit on and maybe be a bit cold (I was honestly too excited to be cold).

Seeing mating behavior up close was so completely amazing. The males perform dominance displays where they roll black bars across their body directly at another male. It's mind-blowing to see in person. They generally do it with the half of their body facing the other male.