TL;DR

Insta Indian dinner

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:43:18 -0400

Insta Indian dinner

freaking unicorns and shit: brain-confetti: ivyblossom: lecavaliers: you know what’s really...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:11:20 -0400

freaking unicorns and shit: brain-confetti: ivyblossom: lecavaliers: you know what’s really...:

ivyblossom:

lecavaliers:

you know what’s really dumb

the whole ‘love triangle’ and ‘you can only choose ONE’ thing in romance plotlines

like fuck you

just once

i want a hero/heroine to step back, flip the bird to the author, and say “you know what, i want both…

So I just finished THIS book. Spoilers ahead, so I guess don’t click the title if you don’t want to know.

Basically that is how the love triangle resolved itself. I was a bit impressed.

New office number three…

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:57:41 -0500

New office number three…

True facts about the mantis

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:12:04 -0500

True facts about the mantis

aliensandpredators: fuckyeahxenomorphs: kryptongirl: I’m so...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:33:07 -0500

aliensandpredators:

fuckyeahxenomorphs:

kryptongirl:

I’m so passing this out next year on Valentine’s Day.

otp

Scandalous!

At the orchestra. I’m fancy!

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:56:53 -0500

At the orchestra. I’m fancy!

Photo

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:04:10 -0500

Photo

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:19:22 -0500

Makin linguine and clam sauce the way my mom does

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:32:19 -0500

Makin linguine and clam sauce the way my mom does

Smooth jazz and linguine

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:07:51 -0500

Smooth jazz and linguine

Erin’s new duck face

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:22:00 -0500

Erin’s new duck face

made me some more grits

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:06:00 -0500

made me some more grits

So let me tell you about some of the most adorable research...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:30:00 -0500

So let me tell you about some of the most adorable research about beetles going on right now.

Done by Marie Dacke and Jochen Smolka (and many others) this work has led to many interesting insights, all of which are overshadowed by the research methods of the group.

Namely, these guys love to put clothes on beetles.

The picture on the right of the dung beetle (Scarabaeus lamarcki) wearing some stylish green silicon boots comes from the much-publicized paper in late 2012 by Smolka et al entitled “Dung Beetles use their dung ball as a thermal refuge”. Published in Current Biology, this paper found out that the balls of dung constructed and rolled around by the intrepid little dung beetles provided the beetles with a place to escape the scorching desert sand. Not only that, the dung balls also acted as a heat sink!

Since the balls are cooler than the surrounding sand, they absorb heat from it. Dung beetles push their balls in front of them as they move through the desert, and this can actually lower the temperature of the surrounding sand by 1.5 degrees C. (This is about 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, for all those unfamiliar with metric).

Back to the boots- Smolka et al coated the beetle’s legs with heat-resistant silicon in order to gauge which legs the beetles use to sense heat. It turns out they seem to sense the hot sand with the protibia of their front legs.

The picture on the left shows a beetle with a rather dashing hat. This hat was used in the 2013 paper by Dacke et al titled “Dung Beetles use Milky Way for orientation”, also published in Current Biology.

In this paper, the authors determined that a different species of dung beetle (Scarabaeus satyrus) used not only stars in the night sky, but specifically the Milky Way galaxy to keep themselves rolling their dung ball in a straight line.

When the beetle’s vision was obscured with these stylish hats, they took significantly longer to push their dung ball out of a predetermined arena because they couldn’t seem to push it in a straight line.

A further battery of tests confirmed that these beetles actually use the Milky way galaxy specifically to orient themselves and keep moving in a straight line.

With all that in mind, I encourage whomever reads this to go and put clothes on any animal you find, and record your observations.

Trust me, it is for science.

EDIT: This post got over 500 notes! Wow! Thanks Tumblr! (also I fixed some of my math)

according to an internet quiz, these are my favorite...

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:19:51 -0500

according to an internet quiz, these are my favorite pokemon

Kecleon is apparently my favorite pokemon. the others go in descending order from left to right, so Solosis is number 2, Reuniclus is number 3, Volcarona is number 4, and so on

It is

actually rather accurate, when I sit and think about it.

And, obviously, I like Mudkips

nudityandnerdery: feigenbaumsworld: mal-luck: artofobservation...

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:26:47 -0500

nudityandnerdery:

feigenbaumsworld:

mal-luck:

artofobservation:

mental-roulette:

I CAN’T

sobbing

omfg

And remember- charm spells do not equal consent.

Live my life by the Harkness code

Robotic Spider Dress Techno Couture from Anouk Wipprecht, a...

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:23:34 -0500

Robotic Spider Dress

Techno Couture from Anouk Wipprecht, a dress with insect-like robotic limbs which react to the proximity of others - video demonstration embedded below:

Youtube link

Guys

GUIZE

I NEED DIS

love it

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:58:36 -0500

love it

thefrogman: This is a dung beetle getting a little carried...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:39:31 -0500

thefrogman:

This is a dung beetle getting a little carried away.

how i felt last semester

jamesrkirk: scottishshortbread: kmykmykmy: Gryffindor: I’m a fucking hero.Slytherin: I’m fucking...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:39:30 -0500

jamesrkirk:

scottishshortbread:

kmykmykmy:

Gryffindor: I’m a fucking hero.
Slytherin: I’m fucking badass.
Ravenclaw: I’m smart as fuck.
Hufflepuff: My dorm is near the kitchen.

If you were trying to make a point about how we lose, I fail to see it.

Do remember we can poison your food.

this makes me being in Hufflepuff make more sense

OH GOD DAMMIT NOT THIS SHIT AGAIN

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:46:00 -0500

OH GOD DAMMIT NOT THIS SHIT AGAIN