“There’s a void behind the Larsons’ house. They had a yard sale. They found a buyer.” 🛸🛸 new one from @goodvibesnerd.bsky.social www.nightshadesmag.com/everything-m...

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

I play metazooa every day hoping for albatross. Tomorrow is a new hope. 🐩 Animal #944 🦒 I figured it out in 8 guesses! 🟥🟨🟨🟨🟧🟨🟩🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 7.2 metazooa.com #metazooa

He noticed a wild frog living in his fence post, so he built a 3D-printed home for the frogs to live and hide. [📹unknowndazza] Original post

This lichen has a Dr.Suess vibe...

And a reminder that scallops swim like this, whether you like it or not:

OK this book is incredible. Like Drunk History, but all words and all Rome and all murders. www.thebristorian.co.uk/the-forum/ht...

hobby idea: see what's over there

Meet Bocce! This rare southern three-banded armadillo pup is thriving and growing, now weighing 1.7 pounds. At just two months old, he’s already making history. Bocce is only the second healthy armadillo pup born at the Zoo in our 121-year history, making this little arrival extra special. 💙

Dorks

This is what a pregnant turtle looks like under an X-ray.

oh excellent a practical gift tysm

Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds

Third acceptance from a pro pub ... getting dangerously close to convincing myself I'm a real writer

This book is WILDLY good. And it was 100% a lucky bookstore browsing find. Never read anything by Senaa Ahmad before (my ignorance & my loss), never saw this book promoted anywhere. Just out on the table at B&N and looked interesting. Very very recommended. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Love finding new rabbit holes -- I went looking for info on the "mystery third condiment" (turns out: likely mustard!) and spent the last forty minutes clicking through other random articles review.gale.com/2025/11/04/g...

If you want a break from unrelenting aaaaaaa I recommend following zoos

What am I supposed to do with six beet pancakes

Biologists must display their most marvelous plumage if they are to be accepted by a flock of fellow biologists. We are now witness to this rare yet beautiful phenomenon at the Society of Integrative of Comparative Biology conference in Portland, OR #SICB2026

Complimented McDonald’s lady on her nails and she lit up Give someone a random compliment today We can’t fix the world, but we can maybe be kind to each other

I am lovvving We Solve Murders, and no I haven't read any other Richard Osman including any Thursday Murder Club but friend, I am going to, and I am psyched.

Excuse me that is NOT all I need to know So many questions starting with ... - where is his nose? - is his tail poky? - are there videos available of tail prehensile-ing?

Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.

My kid's lego set has instructions for a lego taco and now he's back in school I might just go ahead and make that taco

Beautiful reporting on this story Tom Stoppard liked to share. Perfect illustration of the transience & beauty of both theater and memory.

We’re excited to welcome a new bat-eared fox to Zoo Boise! Fern, a six-month-old female, joins male Fletcher in their African Plains home. 📷: Zookeeper Emily

I've been playing this with my sister (an actual biologist) She is better at "getting the answer" but we're both excellent at "having fun with it" and that's the beauty of life my friend. 🐺 Animal #842 🐋 I figured it out in 8 guesses! 🟥🟥🟥🟧🟨🟨🟩🟩 🔥 3 | Avg. Guesses: 7.8 metazooa.com #metazooa

This might be an unpopular opinion but what this baby seal is doing is very special to me, personally.

It was great to finally see a Hoopoe for the first time, I caught this one flicking up cockroaches to swallow! #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

WHAT A SPIDER!!! 🤯🤯 BEHOLD, one of the coolest arachnids in the world, the Long-horned Spiny Orb Spider (Macracantha arcuata)! 🕷😍 Found in the rainforests of SE Asia, these magnificent beasts are found usually at head-height in a web they’ve made to catch flying prey!🐞🕸️

Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time

Tarantula foot-pad. Who knew they could be so pretty?

Sorry spider haters, but this was just the most beautiful beast & I knew (nearly everyone) would need to see it 😉. It sat frozen, up on its toes, on the edge of Leeman (WA) salt lake while I took pics. Unfortunately it was too big (body length 1.4cm) for my lens. #spider #Lycosidae #Tetralycosa

Day 29 of #inktober with bad drawings ... #inktober2025 prompt: lesson

Hi bluesky I made you a giraph ok thanks

Brittle star swimming! Love this movement.

You ever meet an animal who just naturally knows their best angles? I took this and literally out loud said “DAMN, you look great”. And you know she knows it.

Halloween costume ideas for birders.

Oh so tarantulas can flick their hairs at predators, but when people do it it's "gross" www.tiktok.com/@grindlerscr...

Day 23 of #inktober with bad drawings! #inktober2025 prompt: firefly

o! to be a muskox crushing a pumpkin with my skull on a bright fall morning!

Day 22 of #inktober with bad drawings! #inktober2025 prompt: button

Day 20 of #inktober with bad drawings #inktober2025 prompt: rivals

Day 16 of #inktober with bad drawings #inktober2025 prompt: blunder

Day 13 of #inktober with bad drawings #inktober2025 prompt: drink

Spookiest decoration at the "Zoo Goes Boo" event at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids? Giant model of parasitoid wasps hatching from cocoons affixed to their caterpillar host.

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”

Day 12 of #inktober with bad drawings! #inktober2025 prompt: shredded

Day 11 of #inktober with bad drawings! #inktober2025 prompt: sting

Day 10 of #inktober with bad drawings ... #inktober2025 prompt: sweep