typhlonectes: “ Larger Pacific Striped Octopus Behavior and Body Patterns of the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus “ Over thirty years ago anecdotal accounts of the undescribed Larger Pacific Striped Octopus suggested behaviors previously unknown for...
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typhlonectes: “ Larger Pacific Striped Octopus Behavior and Body Patterns of the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus “ Over thirty years ago anecdotal accounts of the undescribed Larger Pacific Striped Octopus suggested behaviors previously unknown for...
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typhlonectes: “ Larger Pacific Striped Octopus Behavior and Body Patterns of the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus “ Over thirty years ago anecdotal accounts of the undescribed Larger Pacific Striped Octopus suggested behaviors previously unknown for...
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Larger Pacific Striped Octopus

Behavior and Body Patterns of the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus

Over thirty years ago anecdotal accounts of the undescribed Larger Pacific Striped Octopus suggested behaviors previously unknown for octopuses. Beak-to-beak mating, dens shared by mating pairs, inking during mating and extended spawning were mentioned in publications, and enticed generations of cephalopod biologists. In 2012–2014 we were able to obtain several live specimens of this species, which remains without a formal description. All of the unique behaviors listed above were observed for animals in aquaria and are discussed here. We describe the behavior, body color patterns, and postures of 24 adults maintained in captivity. Chromatophore patterns of hatchlings are also shown… (read more)

photographs by Tim Wong/CAS and Roy L Caldwell/UC - Berkeley

ardatli: “ annathecrow: “ ardatli: “ childrentalking: “ itwashotwestayedinthewater: “ fabledquill: “ killerchickadee: “ intheheatherbright: “ “ Costume. Chitons. ” Marjorie & C. H. B.Quennell, Everyday Things in Archaic Greece (London: B. T....
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ardatli: “ annathecrow: “ ardatli: “ childrentalking: “ itwashotwestayedinthewater: “ fabledquill: “ killerchickadee: “ intheheatherbright: “ “ Costume. Chitons. ” Marjorie & C. H. B.Quennell, Everyday Things in Archaic Greece (London: B. T....
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ardatli:

annathecrow:

ardatli:

childrentalking:

itwashotwestayedinthewater:

fabledquill:

killerchickadee:

intheheatherbright:

Costume. Chitons.

Marjorie & C. H. B.Quennell, Everyday Things in Archaic Greece (London: B. T. Batsford, 1931).

Wait, wait…. Is that seriously it? How their clothes go?

that genuinely is it

yeah hey whats up bout to put some fucking giant sheets on my body

lets bring back sheetwares

When you’re carding, spinning and weaving everything from scratch, using the big squares exactly as they come off the loom must seem like a fucking brilliant idea. 90% (or more) of pre-14th century clothing is made purely on squares (and sometimes triangles cut from squares). 

How did they get the fabric so fine it draped like that? Was that something medieval europe forgot? Or do I just have a completely misguided image of historical clothing?

Medieval Europe also had incredibly fine weaves, though the ancient world tended to have them beat. Linen was found in Egypt woven with a fineness that we’re still trying to replicate, and there was a kind of cotton woven in India called ‘woven wind’ that was supposedly still translucent at eight layers, and wool shawls so fine that the entire thing could be drawn through a wedding ring. 

The way they could get away with pinking and slashing doublets in the 16th century was partially because the fabrics were so tightly woven that you could simply cut a line on the bias and nothing would fray. 

Modern fabric machining sucks ass in terms of giving us any kind of quality like the kind human beings produced prior to the Industrial Revolution. 

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Q:do ants have dicks? i need to know asap

mystiquemonique

moreanimalia:

cool-critters:

cool-critters:

As far as I could find any informations it seems to be like this: male ants (which are only born to reproduce and than be eaten by the ladies) do have two testicels and two deferent ducts in their abdomen, but they dont have a penis. It´s more like they let the sperm out through the abdomen as a drop and the female ant, which is almost always the queen, takes in the drop through her abdomen.

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Old but gold!

Little correction:

The male ants dont get eaten after mating. However there are several reasons why the male ants die after the mating ceremony.
First of all, male ants are born from unfertilized eggs, and are homozygous. There is thus, a small genetic disadvantage that male ants have. The lethal and sub-vital alleles (which are recessive) have higher chance of being expressed in them. This means they are born with a higher mortality rate. Some also die of hunger because their colony doesnt take care of them after they fulfilled their task.

However, there are several ant species that act differently (army ants for example).
Thats what I found out after some research. If somebody would like to add something or found a mistake, just tell me. :)


A really great and more detailed explanation about ant penises you can find in the comment from Sacculetta! Who knew ant sex can even be dramatic?

Ant sex is weird

Source: cool-critters