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🕷️💤 New paper in time for 🎃! Do #spiders really sleep? In our new study on #Portia fimbriata we tested all behavioural criteria of #sleep and found evidence for regulated, two-stage sleep with recurring REM-like stages. Out in @pnas.org! @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social 📄 tinyurl.com/3fky8ze7 🧵1/9

This guy almost lost his shorts when he finally saw the manatee that had swam up to him in the gulf & was just staring at him. In his defense, manatees can be very stealthy & seeing such a big animal right next to you can be startling. #nature #animals #wildlife #ocean #florida #funny

RIP Tom Skerritt, a reliable and enduring actor who you probably remember from...everything, basically. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

holy smokes, conan strikes up a chat with a random lady on the subway and she immediately starts riffing on his level, no problem.

HI! I'm Jennifer L. Meyer, Ive illustrated over 25+ books, covers for various IPs, and several comics. Past Clients: Disney Hyperion, Dark Horse Comics, IDW, Macmillan, Scholastic Portfolio: www.jennifer-meyer.com Hire Me: www.shannonassociates.com/artists/jenn... #PortfolioDay

I am completely unsurprised by this. The AI labs have always been a whirl of grift mixed with bat-shit-crazy, topped with a dose of sociopathy. All the way back to Minsky and McCarthy.

Microsoft running their ‘new products’ live stream with the CEO and their viewer count is going down as the event is going on. Why? It’s all AI.

@evystadium.bsky.social or @josephcox.bsky.social - anyone at @404media.co can help Amanda out? She's phenomenal

The talented organist Ben Maton recently visited St Mary of the Angels', Brownshill, Gloucestershire and played JS Bach’s Prelude in C Major arranged for the analogue modelling synthesiser.

Some #YardWildlife

404 remains one of my best subscription choices.

NASA released a bunch of 16 and 35mm film engineering footage of the Artemis II launch today. Naturally I knew what I had to do with it.

If you see this, could you please reskeet it? I want to test something.

An unforgettable sunset on South Africa's Table Mountain, as the cliffs of the 12 apostles mountain range, towering by as much as 1 km above the surrounding Atlantic ocean, stick out over an inversion layer. #100%human #bluesky #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #nature

Courtesy Post Austin,Tx 78741 area. 3 bonded, vetted and social, previously indoor cats have been put outdoors recently and abandoned. They are being fed and staying close but indoor placement is needed. If you can assist with feeding or intake, please contact: cristhianb1030@hotmail.com

I have been wondering, over the last day or so, why @scalzi.com is in Tampa. The light bulb just switched on, and I realized that I am missing #TampaComicCon. Which I had meant to go to. -sigh-

Today's @xkcd.com

Dolly Parton was a supporter of Willa B. Farms, an animal rescue in Old Hickory, TN. I hope you will consider a donation in her memory. 💔 www.willabfarms.com/donate

Once again: anyone in the northeast, or willing to drive there - two bonded cats have lost their owner to cancer, and desperately need a new home. (If it matters to you in any way, I know and will wvouch for Shecky, he’s a real one 👇👇👇)

One of the neighbors has all 3 of their century plants in the process of blooming at the same time. #Horticulture #Plants #PlantSky

Tallula enjoying the sun #CarsOfBluesky

The results of the video I posted earlier was this iconic shot 👏 Danny León and his crew smashed it.

'Ayotl' means turtle or tortoise 'Tochtli' means rabbit. "Ayotochtli" = Turtle-rabbit.

And we shall name our trash can "Dorothy." 😂 Arizona #dustdevil

Sad to see that this bodega cat needs some financial support after unexpected vet visits. For those that were actually concerned for him, here’s your chance to help. gofund.me/49af3e7e2

Rare Crater Lake newts hatch at Oregon Zoo for first time

This video clip of a swan landing on a lake is best enjoyed with AUDIO ON. Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are among the heaviest flying birds & require a long runway, which means we get the majestic approach, a few furious moments of webbed feet slapping on water, then the majestic splashdown.

goddamn 😂

Larry got a mouse this morning.

The quick resegregation of higher education is particularly pronounced. In 1951, in the case of McKissick v Carmichael, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals compelled the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law to admit 4 black students. In 2025, they admitted 5. law.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

need you all to see this deeply indescribable cooking video

Here’s a thread of wonderful cats & kittens we have who need people!! Some are shy and sensitive and some are outgoing and extroverted! All of them are located in Elkton, MD and you can apply for them here: form.jotform.com/crits4cats/c... Starting with our longest resident of 21 months, Shoyu🧵⬇️

People at the beach moving out of the way for a Manatee in the Gulf. Even large sharks and alligators move out of the way for a manatee. They don't have any defenses but they don't act like it. #nature #animals #wildlife #florida #beach

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This is so stupid. I absolutely love it.

Aside from the fact that this is an absolutely amazing shot from a pure photography view, just look at that beastie! (cue: in not fren, why fren shaped?)