What happens when you put a snake in shag carpeting with some little soft, bendable posts in the way (and also it can't see the posts). If you answered: "It behaves like a light particle moving through a diffraction grating" then congratulations! You win! Let's talk about SNAKE DIFFRACTION.

The long feather-covered wattle dangling under the neck helps the males to amplify their throaty "hoot" so that it carries through dense cloud forests, but it's mostly for showing off to the ladies. Groups of males gather in a 'lek' & take turns showing off their fluffed-up wattles.

They're filter-feeders, swimming through freshwater, mouth open like a blue whale, feeding on phytoplankton that get caught in special structures at the back of their expansive mouths called gill rakers. They can grow to enormous size (7 ft, 200 lbs) in their very long lives (30-60 years).

Shag carpeting was an experimentally-easier analog for the sand of the snake's home. Soft, bendable pegs simulate a barrier. The snake's eyes are temporarily covered. Snakes move on a path that intercepts the barrier & the result is "reminiscent of matter-wave diffraction of subatomic particles."

Karl's shell is also well-adapted to the Life Aquatic, with softer leathery skin like a freshwater softshell turtle, but with the high dome characteristic of ocean dwellers. But it's this last detail that I find most intriguing, and I'll let David Attenborough demonstrate it...

You might be asking: Why does this Dramatic Groundhog have FANGS? Because it's a rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and those aren't fangs, they're TUSKS, because this furry potato at the San Antonio Zoo is one of the closest living relatives of elephants. Let's learn about them.

It's this protein that makes possible what Weis-Fogh called "clap and fling" insect flight: motion at incredible speed with almost perfect recoil, generating almost no heat. It's also at the root of our little flea's jumping super-powers. Humans don't make resilin, but we're trying to fix that...

This definitely forbidden gummy is in fact a moth larva of genus Olona (possibly Olona zolotuhini). It's *normal* to want to know what flavor it is, but the answer, unfortunately is "pain". Most species in this family are covered in tiny stinging spines connected to poison glands. (📷: Janice Ang)

During this phase, the collective organism starts acting as one & is able to respond (collectively) to its environment via chemotactic signals. And that's the part you're seeing as dog vomit, or pink toothpaste or wolf's milk.🤢 These are the brief periods when a bunch of amoebae join forces.

Here's a weird fact: the average temperature of all the water in the ocean is about 3.7°C (38.6°F), just a bit above freezing. Although SURFACE WATER temps average 20°C (68°F), including depths down to 200 meters, this is only 10% of total water. The other 90% of ocean water is DEEP & COLD.

🚨 ICYMI: President Trump warned Iran that the U.S. is closely monitoring its military activity. “We know EXACTLY what they're doing.” “It'll all be gone in one day.”

Fumo Patchouli Knowledge Music of the Day 335: C418 - Subwoofer Lullaby Minecraft: Volume Alpha (2011) Mine some diamonds with Patchouli today

Majestic.

Morning clouds, seen from Warren County today…

#caturday lickfest

If this country can find trillions for tax breaks for the rich and wars of choice, it can find the resources to guarantee paid leave for every worker in America.    Virginia led. Now Congress must act. Let's pass the FAMILY Act.

Any kid(still do hw because want to learn but cant go to school)want to do hw but parent tell them to work&group feel sad for kid&kid go back to do hw in Netflix ATLA, Disney, Pixar, Harry Potter, Wednesday, Minions, Barbie, Star Wars, One Piece? Dad:Come,put this&give it to that table over there

Paige Bueckers is really good at basketball. She has 20 with 3:13 left. #WNBA

The Justice Department announced that it was establishing a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” after President Trump moved to dismiss a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns.

On the latest episode of the Science of Slink #polepodcast, we're joined by non-diet personal trainer Àngel Casas to talk health at any size, letting go of shame and taking control of your movement life. Listen now! pod.link/1691190004

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A new tool is giving Hawaii’s coqui frog hunters a brighter edge in the fight against the invasive species. https://www.khon2.com/local-news/uv-lights-coqui-frogs/ 

3/6 #StevenMiles : Instead, the state government is removing mandatory affordable housing targets. Do you think it's fair the #LNP is axing affordable housing? #AUSPOL #OldAds #HousePrices #AffordableHousing #SocialHousing #ALP #Labor #Crisafulli #PutLNPLast

Happy Cinco De Mayo from all of us at Illiana Indoor Billboards!! #illianaib

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Why does paying someone else mortgage feel normal, but paying your own feels scary? #mortgage #renting #owner #tenant #realestate

Ukraine’s Defense Forces used FPV drones to burn a Russian base packed with military equipment. #Ukraine

ICYMI: @sarahsahagian.bsky.social recommends this week’s rabble radio episode with Bobbi Olson on how family law can re-victimize survivors of domestic abuse. Tune in. 🎧

To call it a shit show is being complimentary..scraping the bottom of the Fox News trash bin

Me too, James from Deadlock. 😔

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La Morte.... assassinata! ERESIA - 2026 04 28 nikkfail.bandcamp.com The Death... murder #synthwave #darkwave #darkelectro

This Week in Credit Cards, Amex works to build agentic trust, a new card secured by mineral rights, and more. Catch up on the top 5 credit card stories of the week: www.cardrates.com/news/this-we...

Authenticity is the antidote to burnout. This week, lead with your humanity. How will you show up authentically today? #WomenInMedicine #AlliesInMedicine #PhysicianLeadership #MondayMotivation

The Liberating Power of the Resurrection - a source of resistance. The state does not own us. #Easter #Resurrection #ChristianNationalism #HumanRights #DeathDefeated #episcopalchurch #jesus #waukesha ⚓️

This week, we launched three new 15-second spots highlighting the New Yorkers I’ve served and the fights I’ll lead in Congress. Here’s Jennifer and Charlie on Medicare for All.

Megyn Kelly talks Katie Miller and Stephen Miller

One of my favorite songs — and it's just as relevant today as it was when Sam Cooke first recorded it.

HEY FOLKS! Let me know you enjoy my songs at RobertValorProject.com and also at Audiomack.com/arx9968.

grateful is an understatement 🤍

FNIGC was proud to sponsor & participate in AFOA Canada's 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Loch March Golf and Country Club in Ottawa yesterday. In spite of wet weather, our staff had a fun day on the course while also supporting a great cause, AFOA's Indigenous Learning Centre. 🏌️‍♂️⛳

Understanding the Body’s Amazing Potential Have you ever stopped to think about how incredible the human body is and how it’s designed for connection? From the way our tissues respond to touch to the intricate ways we can communicate without words, there is so much to appreciate.

Kim Johnson made a song called Seu Olhar (Sonando Mix)! Amazon:  amzn.to/3zuhJ7U YouTube: youtu.be/fTOO3i3HQ48 Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/6XlGw2... Follow @kimjohnson562.bsky.social for more!

Remember when they told us that he couldn’t be manipulated or compromised because he came into office with money

Operators of the 3rd Assault Brigade’s Unmanned Systems Battalion struck Russian logistics targets in Luhansk Oblast, reaching as far as the Izvaryne border checkpoint at distances approaching 200 km from the front line

The production reveals itself slowly: People Everywhere (Still Alive) by Khruangbin.

78 years ago today, 750,000 Palestinians were expelled during the Nakba (Palestinian Catastrophe in 1948). This is dedicated to the memory of those who were displaced, to those who were lost, and to the resistance that never stopped. We honor their struggle. We carry their story.

May you have a peaceful day.

I am not Catholic but I am a compassionate human with a working moral compass. I stand in support of Pope Leo

Israel’s crimes are not a "blood libel". They are documented truth.

Ok but Lauren Betts throwing the first pitch at a Nationals game is so adorable 😊 #wnba

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Hi! I’m Kori! I’m an infamous attention whore from parts yonder :D You can talk to me about Chainsaw Man or Castlevania! ♥︎ You can watch me be bad at video games too! twitch.tv/coeliii You can also ask me about my transition or tell me how much I look like some teacher you had growing up! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

OK, die russische Innovationskraft überzeugt einfach auf dem Forum... 😅

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Amy is—like me—first and foremost an educator. And she explained how a teleprompter works, by having the the students look “below the word genocide and next to the word Gaza.” Pure poetry, even in this simple teaching moment