wessasaurus-rex: “ griseus: “ so this little marine critter is the famous siphonophore (NOT A JELLYFISH) Portuguese Man O’ War such a cute baby alien, This Physalia physalis was stranded at Olivencia beach, Bahia - Brazil, scaring misunderstood...
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wessasaurus-rex:

griseus:

so this little marine critter is the famous siphonophore (NOT A JELLYFISH) Portuguese Man O’ War

such a cute baby alien, This Physalia physalis was stranded at Olivencia beach, Bahia - Brazil, scaring misunderstood people who didnt appreciate her beauty

A Siphonophore  is any of various transparent, often subtly colored marine hydrozoans of the order Siphonophora, consisting of a floating or swimming colony of polyp-like and medusa-like individuals.

Precious little thing 

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a-giant-spider: “ beastlyart: “ meeshay: “ dedicatedfollower467: “ yeahapparently: “ thatscienceguy: “ The Vampire Bat is the only species of bat that has retained its ability to maneuver on land, not only can they walk on land but they can also hop...
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a-giant-spider:

beastlyart:

meeshay:

dedicatedfollower467:

yeahapparently:

thatscienceguy:

The Vampire Bat is the only species of bat that has retained its ability to maneuver on land, not only can they walk on land but they can also hop and run at surprisingly fast speeds!

Oh look. Nightmare.

WHAT A CUTIE

Did you know that vampire bats are considered some of the most altruistic species on the planet? The common vampire bat has an incredibly high metabolism, and will die very quickly if it doesn’t feed enough. Colonies of vampire bats have been observed to regurgitate blood for members of the colony who have not fed recently, including non-family members.

Also, lactating female vampire bats will nurse any baby bat who requires milk, including those who are not their own, and orphans. 

LIIIIZ

Yes! Good bats, such precious.

Don’t forget that the desmoteplase enzyme in their saliva is an anticoagulating agent that is being researched as an alternative to breaking up blood clots after a stroke. Right now, one of the more common ischemic stroke treatments is very time sensitive, and after a certain period it becomes more harmful than helpful. Desmoteplase only attacks the fibrin of blood clots and shows no significant sign of inducing further brain damage.

So that nightmare might save your life some day. Don’t hate.

this is really cool! i wonder how much we can infer to pterosaur land movement from bats

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