#discovery

cptnburnham:

“fuck you my child is fine” your child is obsessed with the found family story of a nonbinary teen genius getting adopted by mushroom nerd dad and a space doctor dad

kitty-galore-official:

floridensis:

omusa-inola:

floridensis:

omusa-inola:

great-and-small:

floridensis:

uh yeah no problem i literally live for this

Something similar happened to me with a weird crustacean I posted and I was dancing on the wind for weeks

OP can we see said caterpillar?

Imagine seeing an insect - it happens all the time, not a rare or wondrous occasion by any general sense, yet… Between 15,000 and 18,000 new species are identified each year, half of those discoveries being insects.

That spider in your home, could be unidentified, new. The flies on your windshields, fresh creations.

Years ago I found a huge grub in a friends garden. Took it home in a jar speared with a fork for breathing holes. Put it in a bowl of dirt - Moth larvae will bury underground to metamorphosize - I carefully dug into the dirt when the leaves were falling. A beautiful umber leathery cocoon sat, quietly greeting me. All winter I kept it inside, warm. Carefully moved from one room to another. Come spring, I thought they would not come out. Come summer, I was left with a casing I thought empty. One night, one breathtaking night, a moth larger than my partner’s hand, or mine appeared. The Pandora Sphinx Moth was free, and she spread her wings and took to the night sky. I never knew a moth like her could exist in Colorado.

At any given moment, it’s estimated there are 10 quintillion individual insects alive. Be curious! Who knows what we will discover next. There in your backyard, local park, leaflitter in the city, some new, wonderous thing lives.

heres the first ever picture of an as-of yet undescribed leaf miner moth! featuring my dog! i just took him out for his walk one day and saw something on a leaf, i didnt even know it was evidence of a bug, i thought it might be a fungus or something. i posted it to inaturalist and after identifying the host tree, a leafminer expert informed me that that tree was not a known host of anything this might be, and it was almost certainly an undescribed species of moth.

i eventually collected some more leaves that still had larvae/pupae living inside to mail to him so he could raise them to adulthood and work on classifying them

look at that!! a whole new moth!!

theres just so many bugs in the world!! you just never know!!

this is an insect in the genus pachymorpha, but otherwise undescribed!! i was excited to see it so i thought i would share!!

As a British National I was lucky enough to be brought up speaking one of the most spoken languages in the world.

Of course the facts and figures vary depending on the article or the website you’re reading but regardless of where the information comes from English is arguably considered one of the most necessary languages across the world and is often the most popular second language of choice.

I’ve regularly found myself wanting to learn another language; only being indecisive when narrowing the options down but with no need for urgency to expand my cross-cultural communication skills I’ve not found the focus required to stick at it.

Therein lies the apparent arrogance from most English speaking nationals. Although having a second language still holds prestige in English culture and from a young age you are actively taught to aspire towards it, becoming multilingual holds little priority in the day to day runnings of everyday life.

Perhaps this is because no matter where you are in the world the chances are that someone, somewhere, not too far away, is likely to speak English to a good enough degree to effectively communicate with you. Or so one should hope.

Not knowing any other languages hasn’t bothered me so much in the past, perhaps because I haven’t been in situations where I’ve been reliant upon it, or at the very least where it could majorly assist in a daily activity.

Then I moved to Dubai. Where still, everyone speaks English. So why is it that only here, as diverse and multicultural as Dubai is, I feel at an extreme disadvantage, inferior even, for not being able to converse with another in a form other than my native tongue. 

So far, I’ve learnt many things along this journey of life discovery. What it’s all about, where it’s going and how I can ensure my journey remains on the ‘right path’, whatever form that takes. Yet I never anticipated the prospect of unlearning learned attitudes and approaches. Never have I taken so seriously the fact that to succeed in a career path I’m likely to take I would actively benefit, and essentially be dependent on, something so fundamental as the art of language.

Specifically, the art of being a multilingual individual.

Science Academia

Colors: White, brown, orange, bright green, midnight blue

Motifs: Lab coats, goggles, squared notebooks, calculators, science plates, diagrams

Values: Rigor, precision, curiosity, learning, discovery

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So, a week ago, Daft Punk retired. Some days after (Maybe 3 or 4, I’ve lost count) I found out. Why this wasn’t immediately brought to my attention? I don’t know. Just because I found out later doesn’t mean I’m not upset about it though.

I guess through recent binging, I’ve really learned from them to make “art” for me. Because I want to. If it makes me happy, I should be allowed to enjoy and share it. I want to share what brings me joy with you all. There may be upcoming content you’ll disagree with or turn away, but I’m tired of making art I think others will like. I’m going to do “art” (Music, Visual Art, etc.) On my own terms because I love it.

You know what else I love? This band. I’m still really sour over their retirement, but I can understand why they’d call it off. Even though they weren’t a huge part of my life, I’ve still loved it whenever I head it. Now I’m taking my time to listen to their music, explore their past and explore myself. Thank you, Daft Punk, for bringing me this clarity. I love y’all.

P.S. Your dances on Just Dance are the best ones

detmers:

jola at the gym