here, have wings.
Good Resources:
Puget Sound Wing and Tail Collection (where all the wing images I used came from)
Origin of Flight in Birds
Animating Bird Flight (great resource for ALL artists)
Faces
Tips for dealing with below 0°F temperatures, for anyone who's not used to it and is now having to deal with it in this winter storm:
Tuck your shirt into your pants to prevent the cold from sneaking in
Put on a sweater or a hoodie over that, and then also wear a coat over that
Put on a beanie and then pull your hood up over that (BOTH hoods if you're wearing a hoodie instead of a sweater)
Wear a scarf underneath your coat hood. You want it to be kept as close to you as possible, and hopefully high enough that you can tuck your nose into it while walking outside
Wear solid pants like jeans, and put on tights, leggings, or (if you actually have any) long underwear underneath
Wear two pairs of socks—at least one of which is long socks—and tuck your leggings into those
Wear boots or some other thick shoe with good traction if you have any
GLOVES. Wear two pairs of you need to. I only have one pair and now my hands are my only weak point 😭
Try not to stay outside for too long if you can help it, frostbite and hypothermia are painful and very dangerous. When you're inside, make sure you're eating plenty of food and drinking plenty of water. Your body needs energy and hydration to fight off the cold. Stay safe out there everyone
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I had a split-eyed owlfly visit my black light last night, for the first time. Hello strange fuzzy friend. 🤎
Asian striped land leech, Haemadipsa guangchuanensis, Haemadipsidae
Photo 1 by dhfischer, 2-3 by daver, 4-5 by bentsai, and 6-7 by albertkang
Feb - Apr 2025, different tree bark textures & colours
Relationship goals ♡
Breathtaking- Eagle flying over the Alps
(Source)
Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus Eques)
Unusual cat gene that seems to occur naturally in Poland and Romania. This gene is called Karpati. More can be read here
Anomalopidae (lanterneye fishes or flashlight fishes) are a family of fish distinguished by bioluminescent organs located underneath their eyes, for which they are named.
These light organs contain luminous bacteria and can be "shut off" by the fish using either a dark lid or by being drawn into a pouch. They are used to communicate, attract prey, and evade predators.
These rarely seen fish are nocturnal and found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
Lasioglossum xanthopus from the Netherlands, occurs from Great Britain into Asia.
Hi it’s me puddleorganism if you’re confused why you got a billion hoops from me
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