Dragons, and whatever else

do you think about vampires. have you thought about vampires. will you think about vampires. when will you think about vampires

Older Black gay men in long term relationships are rarely covered or seen by main stream media.

I love seeing husbands (:

figured out why there's been an uptick in me getting blocked by seemingly cool people recently. apparently my description looks like this on ios:

it's supposed to say "transmisogyny not welcome". tumblr fucking "coolsville sucks"ed me. i'm literally a trans woman.

An extraordinary Acheulean handaxe knapped around a fossil shell circa 500,000-300,000 years ago.

The maker appears to have deliberately flaked around the shell to preserve and place it in a central position. As a result this handaxe has been described as an early example of artistic thought.

From West Tofts, Norfolk.

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Courtesy Alison Fisk

Half a million years ago. Whoa

You know, these are the frogs that actually go 'croak'. I don't think I've ever heard anything like them.

Yup, and the reason German frogs ‘quak’, and Danish frogs say ‘knæk-kvæk’, and French frogs say ‘coa-coa’, etc. I’m actually not sure which frogs ‘ribbit’.

apparently there's like one single frog in the US who goes ribbit and all the rest go single croak but the US film and tv industry decided that the ribbit is the wilhelm frog sound, much like they did with the "eagle" sound that isn't an eagle - so now swathes of people across the world think that's how they all sound

I won an evil laugh competition last night

No joke, just sharing my accomplishments

white people go like “is anyone going to redesign this nonhuman evil character as a poc?” and not wait for an answer

white people go “is anyone going to redesign this nonhuman good character as a white person?” and not wait for an answer

white people can rb but please do not clown

white people really cant give a shit abt anyone but themselves unless held at gunpoint or smth huh?

“what about the poor little white kids just trying to have fun?” what about the poor little kids of color made to feel unsafe and unwelcome in a space that was supposed to be fun?

“why can’t poc just make their own redesigns and we can keep these ones” why cant you realize that your actions have consequences and that you should maybe try to not enforce racist stereotypes??

like ofc its ideal to have VARIETY among both villains AND protagonists, its when your characters look like this

that the issue arises

scratch “can”, white people are encouraged to reblog

Doing more than one? Choose whichever you found the most helpful. ❤️

Harvester ants render first aid for their pupating sister

These ants worked for hours to remove the incorrectly formed portion of their sister's leg.

I wonder how they sensed the problem? She later emerged from her pupal state and lived a long productive life.

I'm glad to hear that!!

Amazed by the intelligence and sensitivity of these little creatures...

idk if im actually bi or nit but i have an 8 am class tomorrow cant worry about that

sorry if you dont want me to show my followers. but these are the funniest tags ive seen in my life

the science bitch urge to correct all common misinformation when it appears vs the knowledge that people hate that bitch actually

before I learned that this behavior is annoying I was the most intolerable child on the playground I will tell you that much

rly did not expect this to get notes but I guess we are all that bitch. anyway this is something I am still actively working on bc this urge is hard to master but when this comes up, I find it helpful to ask myself 1) is this misinformation going to directly hurt someone if I don't correct it? 2) will correcting this person hurt their feelings or make them feel stupid?

if the answer to question 1 is yes, you should probably make the correction, but make an effort to do it as gently as possible. ("so, fun fact about that, there was a study..." works at least a little better than "actually, that's not true.") if the answer to question 1 is no, then things really depend on question 2. my default is to assume yes, I might hurt someone's feelings, because I've seen too many people shut down completely after being corrected on something.

anyway. ymmv and I am not an expert at this but asking myself these questions has helped me not seem like quite such a know-it-all asshole in social situations.

(this is also all very context dependent. I work in science, and at my work it is completely acceptable to say "no, actually you're wrong and I can provide citations to back it up," even over something trivial. this can make it even harder to find the right balance among non-scientists, but I still gotta try because I do not want to shut down conversations or hurt people's feelings.)

in case you were wondering about my other annoying urges, no I have not solved the "giving unsolicited advice on tumblr dot com" one yet.

further excellent advice about this from tags from @pegasusdrawnchariots:

#about#I spent years feeling bad abt this before I was like#u know what. my friends deserve to be well-informed adults#& I don't want them to get hit w a 'well actually' by someone truly insufferable down the track for sharing the same fact#so if anyone wants to know‚ the secret to being a know-it-all bitch that people DON'T hate is#first: validate what the other person said. yes I read that somewhere too. yes we got taught this in school growing up too. (KINDLY)#second: offer to share yr info. OFFER ONLY give them a way out. sometimes people have heard it all before & they just don't care. that's OK#third: the best way to share a correction I find is to do it Conspiratorially. people love being In Cahoots. make them included not insulte#'ooh do u wanna hear what I read in a debunking article abt that?' 'when we studied this in class I heard a different story!'#'I'm abt to save u so much money. this is unfortunately a very well covered-up scam & I can tell u why if ur curious'#I have saved people from eating raw potato using this method. from buying collagen powder. it works trust#fourth: share what u know! if possible first identify where/why/how the misconception occurred#journalists misrepresenting data. a quote out of context. propaganda from a monopolised industry. etc. esp w concrete evidence#so the person doesn't feel stupid by the end!! this is more likely to make them appreciate u than resent u for correcting them#fifth (optional): u can be a bit self-effacing if u read the room & deem it necessary#e.g. 'I just realise now that no one asked haha but I wanted to share it anyway! I know I had my mind blown when I first found this out'#I know that as a science bitch yr priority is The Facts. trust me I've been there#but if u want to pull this off around people‚ yr priority has to be The People. sad but true#u have to make them feel like this is a balanced conversation AND check that they actually care AND that they're curious#& sometimes the person u were originally telling might not care but someone else who heard might approach u later & ask on their own!#if u were kind the first time around people know they can be curious/ignorant around u without feeling belittled#also. it helps if u have a reputation as the Local Fact Sharer#that way people will see u kindly correcting them as the Local Fact Sharer just Sharing Them Facts again#so volunteering Facts that don't stem from correcting people is vital groundwork#anyway go forth science bitches!! I love & cherish u <3

Because I've recently had one of those "your experiences are not universal" moments, please humor me

The Internet seemed to really like the previews I posted of NYC bullying Spider-Man, so here is that episode in its entirety. Enjoy!

finally, someone who gets it

uses my insane musscle memory to open 4 wrong apps in a row

Article basically says that s2 will be greenlit if s1 blows up on Netflix when it drops there on May 31st.

To those who've already watched it and have Netflix, watch it again! To those who haven't, here's your chance, and spread the word! This show is incredible and unlike any other western animated show out there and it'd be a shame if it became yet another victim of corporate write-offs. Let's give Scavengers Reign a second chance at life!

This show is so good - a human colony ship essentially crash lands on an exoplanet teeming with truly alien life in an ecosystem like we've never seen before.

The art is gorgeous, the worldbuilding is fantastic, the story is compelling, and the voice acting and sound work are great.

Seldom do we get science fiction shows like this. It would be a tragedy if it's not renewed.

We here at Ad Astra strongly recommend Scavengers Reign!

no caption can possibly make this funnier

happy birthday ole worm

happy birthday ole worm

They did indeed have feet