We have no idea why this suit was deemed essential enough to send into zero gravity, or why Kelly himself found it personally important. But it’s kind of heartwarming to know that even astronauts on the ISS share the ability to keep completely useless and unwieldy items around the home.
This Lovecraftian monstrosity may look like an amalgam of dying octopuses, but it’s actually a single creature called a Basket Star, a type of deep sea brittle star. They can reach up to 11 pounds in weight and 70 cm in length!
Aaaaa. <3 Thank you for bringing these to my attention again. It’s been a while and it is one of my favourite creatures. They can walk across the bottom of the ocean and they’re lovely.
Look at how pretty it is. If I had to draw one creature for the rest of my life and nothing else, this would probably be it. Branched limbs and swirls and primitive mouths.
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*SCREECHING*
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Me when getting compliments
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You really need to watch the video to hear the scientists squeeing and getting totally sidetracked...](https://66.media.tumblr.com/eadc76b9d8f9de99f37d0bae5393ec9b/tumblr_ntm7vzhRha1r96d0eo1_400.gif)
