Eupraxsophy

Secular humanist, freethinker, progressive, and bibliophile. I love living life, learning things, and meeting people.
This is an acorn weevil, which feeds upon and nests within acorns. Isn’t it cute? It kind of looks like it’s dancing. Photo credit: The Bug Geek. 

This is an acorn weevil, which feeds upon and nests within acorns. Isn’t it cute? It kind of looks like it’s dancing. Photo credit: The Bug Geek

jtotheizzoe:

Those Who Live In Glass Houses . . .
Custom-crafted glass shells give biologists an unprecedented view of hermit crab housing behaviors. The sharing and swapping of shells between hermit crabs creates elaborate social networks, a blend of cooperation and competition that you’ve got to read to believe.
(ᔥ Carin Bondar)

Art and science combined.

jtotheizzoe:

Those Who Live In Glass Houses . . .

Custom-crafted glass shells give biologists an unprecedented view of hermit crab housing behaviors. The sharing and swapping of shells between hermit crabs creates elaborate social networks, a blend of cooperation and competition that you’ve got to read to believe.

( Carin Bondar)

Art and science combined.

(via sevdolo)

Spot the bird hiding in this picture. It’ll be tricky - it’s a bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), one of the best camouflaged creatures around. Re-blog if you spot it (and I swear, this isn’t a prank: read more about it here).

Spot the bird hiding in this picture. It’ll be tricky - it’s a bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), one of the best camouflaged creatures around. Re-blog if you spot it (and I swear, this isn’t a prank: read more about it here).

An Orange Moth from Mexico. What a beautiful critter.