I might be a little biased but I’m honestly starting to believe that there’s no purer form of love than the defensive spite you see from biologists that have devoted their life to the study of a maligned or misunderstood species. For example:
The hyena biologist that arranged for Disney animators to come sketch captive hyenas for The Lion King film (Laurence Frank) was so incensed when the animals were depicted as villains in the movie that he later included boycotting the film on a list of ways the average person could help hyena conservation.
Though it’s commonly known that Charles Darwin’s distaste for parasitic wasps played a role in his development of evolution theory (since he felt no loving God would create animals with such a disturbing life cycle), the biologists who study these wasps find it an unfair characterization. When they were tasked with coming up with a common name for the family of parasitic wasps (Ichneumonidae) that old Charles so disliked, they proposed the name “Darwin Wasps” to spite the famous naturalist who had insulted their beloved family of insects.
Parasitologist Tommy Leung was so frustrated with the way people write about parasites to evoke horror and gore that he started writing a Parasite of the Day blog, that specifically avoids inflammatory or unsettling language to describe them. He also illustrates different species in colorful anime art on Twitter in a series called Parasite Monster Girls—which he calls his “love letter to parasites.”
I guess I’m just saying that if you’re a biologist studying an unpopular species and you have a little bit of a chip on your shoulder about it you can always count on me to be in your corner if you want to get a little petty with the public!
Often a fixture at fairs, parties and carnivals, people sat in the crescent of a smiling “paper moon,” as if lifted to the stars. A photographic phenomena primarily of the early half of the 20th century, it captivated the imagination of a world pre-Photoshop and gave many a memorable image of great times.
CAUTION: The green dry erase marker in Mrs. Stipple’s room is dried out. Any students called up to write on the board are encouraged to use the red dry erase marker
Everyone PLEASE stop complaining about how warm this October is please just think about all the beautiful women who will be comfortable outside in their sexy halloween costumes and be greatful
the wallcreeper is a passerine bird found in high mountains, their range spinning from southern europe to central china. a fairly nondescript gray and black bird, the wallcreeper avoids the eye until they spread their distinctive crimson wings. their primary prey, insects, are hunted by inching & hopping along rock faces and reaching into crevices, often in a ‘crawling’ motion, earning these birds their name. they are often silent, yet remain fiercely territorial. males and females both participate in rearing the young. both sexes display the brilliant crimson plumage; the only difference one might spot when observing is that females typically only sing when defending territory, as opposed to the male’s more frequent relaxed singing.
obsessed with the idea of falling from grace in the pursuit of love. the transformative love of the monstrous. the discovery of love in vengeance. the horror that love can be when it means becoming someone else or someone you always were, how it can be a blessing but more likely a curse. the kind of love that walks the line between sacrilege and sanctification..
supernatural people this is not for you or that frumpy old angel
