#cool critters

[sarahmackattack]

Ctenophores have got to be one of the most under rated denizens of the Jersey Shore. Rainbows by day, glow sticks by night. Why is everyone not hyping the ctenophore?!

#ctenophore #cool critters #critters #ocean #marine biology #there are many benefits to being a marine biologist #sealife #sea life #marine life #rainbow spaceship my beloved

[entomologize]

Sculptures made from old watch parts by A Mechanical Mind

#cool critters #steampunk #reduce reuse recycle #bugblr #art #spiders #a mechanical mind #metalwork

[oleever-does-stuff]

Sea Lamprey are so cool

#ocean #sea lamprey #oc #art #traditional art #sea life #sea creatures #silly #silly little girl #i love this creature #Sea lamprey love #Talk to me about Sea Lamprey and I will listen #Cool critters

[angelnumber27]

Golden Tortoise Beetle

#bugs #bugs tw #insects #beetles #beetle #metallic gold #gold #golden tortoise beetle #golden #entomology #entomophilia #upload #red #red and gold #creatures #cool critters #critters #fav bugs #favorite bugs #favorite insects #beautiful #nature art #nature photography #nature #aesthetic #pretty bugs #photography #tortoise beetle #Panamanian golden tortoise beetle

[alabomdor-2]

got sidetracked on the way back from work and found this

i have taken it back for some investigating

#cool critters #further research required

[skylertle]

Animals that honestly are not talked about enough part 1

Now I could go on for a while about all the fascinating animals there are in the world that we, as a whole, tend to ignore. Not even in the whole world. We could look at the ocean alone and have about 3000 pages worth of insanity and mystery. Like, seriously, wtf are parrot fish. But I want to focus on the MASSIVE FRICKING MANTA RAYS??? 

Giant Manta Rays, also known as Devil Rays because they get caught in nets and they weigh around 6000 POUNDS so they’re pretty damn strong. They also have a wingspan of 30 feet long? OH AND ALSO THEY JUMP. These GINORMOUS creatures can fly out of the water up to 2 meters high. Which I get isn’t THAT high compared to a dolphin or something, but if you take into account their weight, that’s like a human jumping idk 40 feet in broad jump. im not a mathematician, but ITS STILL FRICKING INSANE. 

#mobula rays #sea devils #cool critters #honestly why dont more people talk about how fucking insane this things are #seriously theyre terrifying but also amazing #theyre like half the size of a blue whale ;-;

[piiovra]

#by the sea #cool critters #starfish

[hawberries]

seeking an audience

#original #gallery #critters! #btw if you think this looks cool DON'T WORRY i already found a way to make it yaoi #so there is no need to think it's cool <3

[coolcritter]

Furious Critter

#critter #cool critters #cool critter #furious

[bytesizeambs]

Beetle | Humpback Dung Beetle #shorts #beetle #dungbeetle #bytesizeambsshorts #cutebeetle

Saw two dung beetles rolling a poop ball down the street while riding out bikes a few days ago. Lol. Definitely interesting to watch, especially since they use their back legs to roll it.

#bytesizeambs #youtube #youtube shorts #shorts #nature #bytesizeambs shorts #hiking adventures #beetles #dung beetle #humpback dung beetle #bugs #cool critters #cute critters #fascinating bugs

[hyenaa-euphoria]

hope 1/???

more angst!! i am actually building an au around this comic but I’ve never done aus before so like this is new to me!!!

#catnap #dogday #poppy playtime #poppy playtime 3 #NOT SHIP ART!! #art #fanart #deep sleep #au #okay maybe ive tried to make an au before but it was like an undertale au with no thought process behind it i just thought the name of #the au would’ve been cool #anyways #muahahahahah #angst #maybe #comic #yeah #i always forget that one #dogday is having a bad hair day #poor guy #and catnap is just devoted man he wants freedom #who wouldnt #actually #and some of the little critters bit some of his ear off #just because #man those little things are like parasites

[sarahmackattack]

In which inaccurate google results cause me to create "art"

There I was, preparing for teaching my class, and I wanted to find a nice figure to show the difference between the ctenophore and jellyfish life cycle. Often people think Ctenophores are the same as Jellyfish, and while both of those critters are jelloid, ctenophores are different. They're their whole damn phylum. PHYLUM! There are only 9 phyla total. What I'm saying is, they're some seriously unique critters.

So anyway, la de la, there I go, googling "ctenophore life cycle" and DEAR LORD, the top result is a picture of a jellyfish life cycle, complete with jellyfish, claiming it's a ctenophore life cycle! Shock horror!

Jellyfish life cycles are cool and weird, involving a polyp stage, and then a budding polyp stage that farts out little doilies that turn into Jellyfish. That is cool! We love that! But that's not what ctenophores do!

Gather 'round class. This is the difference.

Sometimes ya gotta make an emergency science doodle, ya know?

Ctenophores, with the exception of benthic ctenophores, which are also cool as hell, live their whole life up in the water. No bottom stage for them

Ctenophores are the coolest.

Here are some benthic ctenos

(pic taken at a very cool benthic cteno exhibit at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium)

#Ctenophore #invertebrates #jellyfish #cniderians #cool critters

[todayontumblr]

Friday, December 8.

N/A

Sometimes, precious little need be said. Today is just one of those times. Because today, we celebrate the tardigrade: dinkiest water bear of the oceans, the mountains, and deepest darkest space.

#today on tumblr #tardigrade #tardigrade inferno #cool stuff #sea critters #cute #wholesome #tardigradeblr #tardigrades on tumblr #art #cute art #nature #biology #biology memes #artists on tumblr #cute animals #cuteness

[eliduck]

Shhhhhhhh...

They're having a platonic date

#its those two critters you see together in crossroads #Early Valentines #i def enjoyed putting a lil bow and hat for tiktik #mindless critter and a timid critter; whoa im putting them together as cool buddies #eliduck #hk tiktik #hk crawlid #hk mosscreep #hk mossfly #This is so random ik #hk #hollowknight #hollow knight

[saintforan]

Forgot to post this here but i made a dtiys from this artist on twt and it turned out pretty neat but drawing this amount of bubbles was a fucking pAIN 😔

#art #digital art #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #poppy playtime #poppy playtime 3 #poppy playtime chapter 3 #dogday #catnap #smiling critters #drawinyourstyle #although it was a pain in the ass to draw the bubbles they look cool i like them

[janunharmaa]

The little things

Today’s been a tired day. I slept poorly, it’s still way too hot, the airflow is bad, we had to do laundry and cook, but once all that was done, I was sitting in my armchair relaxing and playing games on my phone. I suddenly felt a little tap on my bald head, and then a few steps towards my forehead, and then a spider lowered itself in front of my face, over my arm, and remained hanging there for a bit. I placed the little friend onto a nearby wall and it went on its merry way from there.

#cool critters #spider #spider friend