Antarctic sponges live on a time scale we can barely comprehend. 

UPDATE: WHAT THE FUCK

old boys

it took me 3 times reading this post to realized that (wild) meant living in the wild and wasn’t just a casual remark on the longevity of these organisms

this is sooooo funny

The United States has always been a terrible place to be sick and disabled. Ableism is baked into our myths of bootstrapping and self-reliance, in which health is virtue and illness is degeneracy. It is long past time for a bedrock shift, for all of us.

Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too.

Because it is not mentioned by name in the article!:

If any of you develop “violent new food allergies” after having covid — even allergies that present as migraines, malaise, nausea, irritability rather than swelling and itching — you need to get checked for mast cell activation syndrome. It is staggeringly common to develop from long covid and is often treatable.

waves

Red and white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus)

There's a user called Erika Horn (@erikahorn.art) on tiktok who made a "duet me" challenge so technically impressive that all of the duets are exactly like this LMAO

THEIR GRANDMOTHERS SET THEM UP FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE~!

#reverse gifts of the magi

The little directional nose and skinny legs get me. What a horrifying little charmer. I like him well.

Waow taht is a creachur

that is one of the most animals

well that certainly is a Thing

Well, It's That

If I saw one of these in a sci-fi or fantasy movie I would just accept them as a made up part of the fantasy without question. The possibility of them being a real thing would never even enter my head

good news! it's real and it's a black and rufous elephant shrew and it's god's gift to your dashboard

fuck "girl lunch" fuck "girl math" a woman is a hairy animal who sweats and grunts and excretes and hungers and gets wrinkly and dies eventually. you have to love that.

putting “lying to kids is ok” on the table immediately looks bad. but theres nuance. because kids deserve to have as much context and respect as anyone else you live with. but also. telling them that leaving doors open will make ants carry away the entire house is necessary until their brains can quantify the heating&air bill

the ants:

#the kid asking me if his wooden toy horse has feelings doesnt need the truth he needs to get something off his chest (via amazingbouncingassbutt)