#dolphin brain

[1941-crowley-slut]

It's past 4 a.m. and I'm thinking about the absolute randomest things Crowley and Aziraphale must have seen or just even heard about in the modern era like penguins of madagascar and black mirror and memes. I wonder if they've ever heard WAP. And if they wait for the MET gala every year to judge outfits like the rest of us. Wild timeline this is.

#good omens #crowley #aziraphale #very late night thoughts #btw the equivalent of my brain rn is “my point is...dolphins! that's my point.” #everything is fujumbled #hhh

[moonshynecybin]

you cantttt just say rosquez feminization and not elaborate…. penny for your thoughts

shout out to @lestelledreams who sent me another ask like this but tumblr ATE my response when i tried to post it. luckily i draft in notes app…okay so it would be easier to list thoughts i DONT have about rosquez feminization… under the cut bc we do in fact get a lil nasty here

so i’ve talked a bit about some of the non-racing oriented things marc does for his body like his hot girl routine (laser hair removal. skin creams. slutty workout videos) like my girl enjoys being SMOOTH he enjoys being conventionally SEXY (personally. bush til i die but whatever live your truth marc) and the first time he’s doing it as. okay i’m famous and photographed all the time AND around my hot older crush/idol who has fucked more people than i’ve ever even met in my lifetime… like a little insecure part of marc is like this is what vale wants… and one thing about my man marc is he will COMMIT. so he waxes himself hairless the entire time they are fucking the first from 2013-2015 (and beyond) and frankly vale would like him either way but MARC gets off on it so hard… making himself pretty for vale… and maybe vale says something like that in the moment, just like mindless dirty talk about how good he looks how he made himself all pretty like a girl, and marc jolts like he’s been electrocuted and whines and comes right then even though vale had like JUST got inside him… and he’s curled around vale panting eyes shining leg hitched around vale’s hip asking him to keep going and it’s SO clear he liked whatever that was a LOT.

so vale uh. catalogs that information. and starts to test some hypotheses #olditalianmeninSTEM by which i mean the next time marc is blowing him he curls his hand into marc’s hair and tugs a little until marc looks him in the eye and vale just sends it like they’re whipping 310km/hr around the track— like breathless mischievous confidence… starts feeding him a stream of dirty talk, calling him gorgeous telling him nasty stuff about his tits riding that lovely edge of complimentary and degrading and getting sooo gender about it, and he watches marc’s eyelashes flutter and his hand on vale’s hip tightens and then marc like. literally chokes himself on valentino’s dick he’s clearly so so into it and vale feels crazyyyyyyy… SORRY..

and then it’s onnnnn baby it is. using the feminine forms of italian endearments in bed. playing with his tits. losing the condom. weird roleplay where they laugh so much. it is delightfully horny and slightly goofy gender transgression that they are both SO obsessed with… like the sex whiplashes through tonal dissonance it is simultaneously the most intense thing they’ve ever felt and like. lethally campy. at one point they are BOTH the baby girls bc they love being hot and are not serious people

that being said it culminates with vale just like. buying disgustingly expensive neon yellow designer lingerie and leaving it in marc’s motorhome with a lil note that has like. a dumbass turtle doodle on it instead of his signature. like something very silly and valentino. and then they have the WORLD’S most insane sex about it where vale says all kind of nasty stuff about marc being his best girl and spits in his mouth and tries to get him pregnant. hashtag catholic weirdo moments. crucially it is never formally discussed until like. genuinely ten years later when vale is like impish nervous smile WE REALLY SHOULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT EH? and marc’s like ? best sex of my life? wdym?

#i love them they’re like one big red flag. NOT the racing kind… #PLEASE know. i am a lover and haver of body hair this is just what i think would go on in their brains vis a vis their perceptions of gender #and marc’s deep commitment to being smooth all over like a dolphin #callie speaks #motogp #rosquez #asks

[okaydays22]

#vaporwave #ecco the dolphin #ecco2k #2000s aesthetic #2000s nostalgia #early 2000s #frutiger eco #frutiger aero #dolphin #deep sea #brain fog #took to much benzos yesterday

[soft-serve-soymilk]

#pav’s art #yet again another observational drawing 😎 #which also explains why I’ve been dead recently #see when I’m doing a school assignment I actually enjoy my brain goes full throttle c o n c e n t r a t e mode #anyways I did crows not only because I forgot moths were right there but #they symbolize death which is relevant to my boy Inigo’s character and thus design (oh right I need to tell Dolphin I changed tracks haha) #also birds are an integral part of landscapes and thus the connection could be made that a nice cozy video game #would draw from nature and utilise it (it would make cohesive sense considering the Dandelions and Asteraceaes and Mallow and Agrimony and) #Also I have thoughts about wings and capes #And natural materials in terms of costume. #crows #crow #crowcore #cottagecore #illustration #gremlincore #birds

[hollywoodsargeant]

logan smile thesis

so as someone who is both obsessed with logan sargeant and generally really abnormal about smiles when it comes to men i find attractive... i present: me yelling about logan sargeant's smile for entirely too long. because i have a lot of thoughts and feelings about him (and a lot of time on my hands)

i've said it before and i'll say it again: i really like logan's smile!! especially when he smiles really big and his eyes get all squinty to a point where you can barely see them, like. you want to see me fail. and i am failing. so thank you. BUT that is actually not the point of My Thesis

this is the thesis.

okay. uhm. voice of someone who is very normal he very rarely smiles with his teeth when he knows his photo is being taken. there definitely are pictures of him out there where he's looking straight at the camera and full-smiling with his teeth, but the vast majority of pictures where you can tell he knows the camera is there he tends to smile like the left image: lips closed, and lopsided skewing right

LIKE. yeah. emphasis on the middle photo pretty much every selfie i've seen of him with a fan he smiles without teeth -- there's only one i can think of off the top of my head that's different, and it was with like a little kid if i remember correctly (i am logan sargeant encyclopedia)

either way look at this guy and his shut-mouthed grin. so intentional

and on that, most of (if not all) of the selfies he posts on his instagram stories he smiles like this. or just doesn't smile at all, which he also does in plenty of photos, but are you really an f1 driver if there aren't nine billion pictures of you on the internet looking like you want to murder somebody?? not the point of this post

i just think it is interesting that when he takes pictures of himself, he doesn't smile with his teeth. it's the little sideways grin or nothing at all

so most pictures i've seen where he is smiling with teeth he's just. not looking at the camera. or it's one where you can tell he was in the middle of laughing so it's just-- more candid. i mentioned it before but yes there definitely are pictures of him smiling for the camera, and not just around a camera, but there are so few of them (that i've seen) that i made this entire tumblr post about nonsense. so. do with that what you will

also. he's been doing it since he was a kid. + bonus oscar

#this is a plague on my brain #the logan sargeant disease is incurable #and maybe contagious idk let me know #but like every time i see a picture of him smiling i think of this #so here is. the inside of my brain #logan sargeant #there definitely are notable outliers #but the miami dolphins pics make me CRAZY #feeling: very normal #sorry i am a smile enthusiast #you should see the other post i have drafted w more drivers

[catkin-morgs-kookaburralover]

themes!!

casual kindness

never giving up hope not even for a second!!

everybody is in earnest, even if it's painfully so

self sacrificing love

but that doesn't come out of self hatred that comes out of love for everyone including themselves

joy in one another and in nature

willingness to work hard to benefit everyone

characters!!

judith 'magpie' holmes strengths: sees the best in everyone, easily trusting weaknesses: overconfidence neutral: likes shiny things magic(?): rudimentary communication with birds

erin 'dormouse' campbell strengths: easily trusting, thinks deeply weaknesses: mild self esteem issues, lack of confidence neutral: favourite colour is green magic(?): brilliant tracker

daniel 'kingfisher' martin strengths: unshakeable optimism, gentleness weaknesses: able to be easily led astray neutral: lots of hand gestures magic(?): exceptionally good at diving and holding his breath underwater

roberta 'tortoise' carter strengths: deep thinker, carefully considers all options weaknesses: can be indecisive neutral: good at dancing magic(?): everything grows faster when she's around

anna 'robin' mccartney strengths: reminding everyone of God's goodness, hopeful, gentleness weaknesses: can be overbearing, sometimes leaves others behind by accident neutral: moves quickly magic(?): rudimentary communication with animals, generally prey animals

grace 'dolphin' andrews strengths: kind, patient, stubborn weaknesses: has difficulty letting go of preconceived notions, jumps to conclusions neutral: has the most intoxicating laugh magic(?): can sprint or swim long distances without being tired or out of breath

patrick 'fox' andrews strengths: very much in earnest, quick-witted, stubborn weaknesses: can be sarcastic and occasionally nasty because of it, can accidentally talk over others neutral: brother to grace magic(?): can jump incredibly high

ryan 'elephant' rogers strengths: good at picking up patterns, patient weaknesses: can be prejudiced neutral: ends up going home to his uncle and hence passing out of the story magic(?): incredibly strong

?? 'panda' nolan strengths: extreme enthusiasm and is very quick to hype others up weaknesses: prone to constant small lies neutral: magic(?):

?? 'snow leopard' scrooge

thaddeus 'tadpole' scrooge strengths: very trusting, sees the best in everyone weaknesses: slightly prone to being whiny neutral: originally nicknamed frog, snowy is his big brother, is the BONUS CHILDLING magic(?): can talk to frogs

pollyanna 'pollywog' scrooge strengths: hopeful and upbeat weaknesses: can be unrealistic in expectations neutral: sister to snowy and tad magic(?): can fit through small spaces nobody else can even tad

#the slice of life thingy #spitballing ideas rn #judy is a special case to me. she's darling. she was an early oc and bonded with magpies. #all the others are yoinked out of my brain rn #names and stuff may change #im just throwing out ideas lol #and there are more characters eventually these are just the ones in my brain #tell me what you thinks of it!! #and yeah some of these characters are inspired by friends and or mutuals #grace 'dolphin' i am looking at you

[dreamingofthesevenseas]

Original by @emerson-grimes-apologist

#Milo is the reason why Percy's brain do not release a bunch of dolphins #candle cove #incorrect quotes #dreaming art #dr heartfelt #pirate percy #milo

[drawfee-quot3s]

what's an old-style root beer float?

i think like pants,,, up to the nipples.

...

on.., the float? where are the nipples on the root beer float???

what aRe you tALKinG aboUt????

- jacob, julia, nathan, + karina

#i just want to know what the thought process was #my brain does a lot of dolphining but good lord #making drawings out of randomly generated sentences #the whole gang is here #drawfee #drawfee quotes #drawfee video #jacob andrews #jacob drawfee #karina farek #karina drawfee #nathan yaffe #nathan drawfee #julia lepetit #julia drawfee

[stick-by-me]

This whale shark is a star!

New follower sticker for: @kineticsatomb!

#stickers #sticker collection #New follower sticker! #SORRY IK ITS BEEN A WHILE. College is apparently difficult. Who knew #But you liked two of my posts one of which was Jinbesan so. Have a whale friend #cute #individuals #animals #Fish #From friends! #Sharks #My brain keeps going back and forth on if this is a whale or shark. Dw about it #Also #I made a ceramic dolphin with stars on its back like this #He's beautiful. Just FYI #Very important addition

[circadiancrunch]

Spare time personal work~ And I crunchified it for the internet. Ty very much to Glaze & Nightshade Probably an inferior view too some time. Whenever it's modeling time.

#art #dolphin #spinner dolphin #mild nightmare fuel #OC #original characters #model sheet #character design #creature design #scifi #specfic #scifi art #speculative fiction #Why yes I did grow up playing ecco #And watching niche scifi #Jones and Darwin live rent free in my child brain

[dyrewrites]

You know, it's not fair to be in the cyberpunk capitalist dystopian future without all the fun gadgets that made those stories memorable and fantastical and even, potentially, livable.

It's just not fair.

#no flying cars #no robot friends #no crazy ninja prosthetics #no cybernetic enhancements #no psychic dolphins #no storing important data in a chip in your brain that only the psychic dolphin can help you allocate #just not fair #anyone that knows what i'm talking about is my new best fren

[weaselle]

lost in the sauce of learning the full story of the fig wasp

will almost certainly post what i'm now learning here once i recover from learning it

this fucking planet is so godsdamn weird

#like i knew figs were pollenated by wasps that laid their eggs in the figs but wtf #wasps and bees and ants are all basically the same animal in much the same way that dolphins and whales are basically the same animal #ants actually evolved from wasps #and i am 100% fascinated by the ants and wasps and bees my gods they have their little feet in everything #they ranch they farm they enslave they war they inject their eggs in spiders and their larva eat their way out #jeweled wasps inject behavior altering drugs into a very SPECIFIC PART of a cockroach brain... #gods i just started to fact check what i was about to say and got caught up in new details about jewel wasps #lost in the wasp sauce #oh no even before i could post this i've become rabbit holed over the first insects to evolve and the possibility of a single common ancest

[aurosoulart]

I don't know anything about Beam Saber but please infodump about your dolphin

FINALLY ANSWERING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE THE ENERGY LETS GOOOOO. I uh.... am Really Into this character rn and actually properly infodumped here so it's under a readmore 🐬🐬🐬

ok so Sunlith is a second-generation uplifted bottlenose dolphin. that means that his parents were born in Ocean (the cetacean name for Earth), but they pursued the Uplift process, which changes parts of cetacean biology to make them more suited to life on land/in space/with humans/etc. (I can go into detail about what actually happens during Uplift but that would be its own post. 👀)

anyways! his parents went to space and Sunlith was born among a nomad fleet of stardrifters (another dolphin word for spaceship) in the outer solar system.

uplifted dolphins make up less than 1% of the Sol Union (the name for all space-faring beings from the Sol system), but they still have all the same rights and freedoms as humans... and particularly ambitious dolphins can make a killing as mineral extractors in the asteroid belt due to their exceptional piloting abilities. (cetaceans are naturals at maneuvering in low/no gravity 360 dregree space)

this was the profession of Sunlith's birth pod, meaning he grew up with the finest education available. this education allowed him to get into the Europan piloting division, which is especially sought after by cetaceans due to the fact that the best anti-grav exopods (mobility devices worn by cetaceans) come from Europan technology.

Sunlith wanted to go to Europa for a couple reasons: as a second-gen uplift, he's behind his peers in terms of fitting in with humans and other more culturally-adapted cetaceans. he uses traditional cetacean terms like 'maker' for humans and 'many-arms' for cephalopods (his favorite area of study.) basically, he's socially awkward and just wants to study tentacled creatures all day.

Europa is the only other planet in the solar system with native life forms - and they're possibly intelligent! they're called Nautilids and are convergently evolved with Ocean nautilus. by getting accepted as a frame pilot on Europa, Sunlith could both study his favorite organisms AND gain cultural prestige.

there was only one catch - the work on Europa is (you guessed it) mineral extraction! all Europan tech utilizes Europite, a rare metal only occurring on its namesake, for its coveted anti-gravity properties. the Nautilids on Europa are protected, but these protections are only enforced under a trade agreement with a hyper-advanced alien species called the Ouro. these aliens provide funding and equipment for non-invasive mining techniques in return for a cut of the Europite.

this finally brings us to the reason this is a Beam Saber campaign in a war setting: the Ouro are threatening embargo with the Sol Union because they want access to the human-inhabited extra-solar planet of Terra Brea, and these humans refuse to relocate. embargo would not only see Nautilid protections stripped away, but also a massive reversal of technological progress across the entire solar system.

and this is why Sunlith Joins The Peacekeepers (AKA the war. there is not much peace happening)... or, it's one of the reasons anyways. the population of Terra Brea is a religious sect called the Clusterists, a xenophobic group who don't take too kindly to dolphins. so that's also part of it. the Clusterists have their own stuff going on, the war is extremely unpopular, and it's messy and complicated!

I've REALLY been enjoying developing not only all the space-faring cetacean worldbuilding aspects of this universe, but also the whole fallout of an idealistic dolphin trying to fight for a cause he believes in only to discover that War Is Hell. he's VERY useful as a soldier because dolphins have higher psychic ability than humans, and he's used as a lie detector. his frame (mech) is also huge and has advanced shielding, since it was originally used for mining, moving ice sheets, and protecting Nautilids from harm.

to wrap up: Sunlith is very good at what's being asked of him. his call sign is 'Loyal' because of how his teammates view him as an order-following machine, but as he learns about human culture he's starting to hate his life more and more... but he still just wants to protect his little* squid friends and is experiencing extreme moral crisis.

will he succeed in any of his goals?! who knows!! but I'm excited to find out.

*they are not little at all actually. their shells are the size of ferris wheels and their tentacles extend like 100ft

#auropost #sunlith #beam saber #my brain right now: FULL OF DOLPHINS 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬 #thank u so much for this ask #PLEASE anyone else feel free to ask me questions about any of this #some things i will not be able to say cuz it's spoilers #but there are SO many non spoiler things i can talk about regarding sci fi dolphins and their intricate cultural adaptations #like about how different species adapted to human society differently! #and about how different cetacean religions were brought into space! #or about how inter-species sol union spaceships are designed!!! #and different exopod designs for different cetacean species fhdskghsk #it's been YEARS since i've had this much creative energy and it feels SO good to actually MAKE something again #as opposed to making stuff for other people since that's my job #however now i can use my job as an excuse to make 3d character designs for all of this #so i am just going full tilt into it and i am SO excited about it #atyk

[lemonqueue]

odd future fans when next year

#odd future #tyler the creator #hodgy beats #jasper #dolphin #left brain #mike g

[sandinthepipes]

I've figured it out.

The reason Merlin's fics still come out every day. The reason ofmd has so many fics and content.

It's the hope.

They both leave you on the moment right before resolution. They've shown you something good is coming and leave you wondering what it could be.

It's not a cliffhanger, there's isn't "oh no this bad thing is going to happen but maybe not", it's the opposite.

#that said Merlin's ending is still the most traumatic shit to ever happen to my brain and I'm very much not a sheltered child #it's bad and evil and sad and excruciatingly painful #And sure you can read the truck scene as the most heartbreaking thing ever where merlin just refuses to accept reality #BUT I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE THAT IF ARTHUR WASN'T MEANING TO RISE AGAIN THAN THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY PHYSICAL REASON FOR MERLIN TO BE IMMORTAL #it's like saying people evolved with air breathing lungs just for them to live under water #and if one single person points out how dolphins or wales doso I'm going to personally turn them into shoes #merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #ofmd

[informationatlas]

So long, and thanks for all the fish

Dolphins are known for their high level of intelligence among non-human animals. While brain size is one factor often considered in discussions of intelligence, it's important to note that intelligence is a complex trait influenced by various factors.

Dolphins, particularly species like bottlenose dolphins, have large and highly developed brains relative to their body size. The encephalization quotient (EQ), which measures brain size relative to body size, is often used to compare the intelligence of different species. Dolphins have relatively high EQs, indicating that their brains are larger than expected for an animal of their size.

Dolphins are renowned for their intricate communication skills, employing a diverse range of vocalizations, body language, and distinctive whistles. Their communication is not only used for basic interaction but also for conveying complex information within their social groups. The ability to convey and understand various messages suggests a high level of cognitive sophistication.

Research has confirmed that dolphins engage in cooperative problem-solving. They often work together to achieve common goals, such as hunting for prey or navigating challenging environments. Dolphins have been observed using coordinated tactics to corral fish into tight groups, making it easier for them to capture their prey. This collaborative approach to problem-solving reflects a high level of social intelligence and effective communication within dolphin pods.

Dolphins are known for their ability to teach and learn from one another. This includes the transmission of behaviors and skills within the group, a phenomenon known as cultural transmission. Dolphins can pass on knowledge about hunting techniques, communication signals, and other behaviors to younger or less experienced members of the pod. This cultural exchange contributes to the transmission and preservation of complex behaviors across generations.

Another indicator of advanced cognitive abilities is self-awareness, and dolphins have demonstrated this trait. Through the mirror test, where animals recognize themselves in a mirror, dolphins have displayed a level of self-awareness. This suggests a cognitive capacity for introspection and an understanding of one's own identity, a characteristic shared by a select group of intelligent species.

While not as extensively studied as in some other intelligent species, there is evidence that dolphins engage in tool use. For instance, some dolphins use sponges to protect their snouts while foraging on the ocean floor. This behavior reflects a certain level of cognitive flexibility and innovation, as dolphins adapt objects from their environment for specific purposes, showcasing a capacity for tool use.

Photo credits:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C1FmXM-v-W3/

©Elena Larina/Shutterstock.com

https://discoverycove.com/orlando/blog/how-do-dolphins-communicate

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fascinationwildlife/22394533689

#bottlenose dolphins #dolphin #dolphins #the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy #science #animals #animal behavior #animal intelligence #brain #intelligence #non-human animals #cognitive abilities