Dr. Anna Krahl
@paleokrahl.bsky.social
PhD, geologist, paleontologist and flipperologist, Junior Consultant for ecolables and communication, mom in #STEM, she/her
Reposted by Dr. Anna Krahl
Look at this MANPAD-ahh nematode
(note: slow motion video 83.3× slower than real time)
From the paper www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
(note: slow motion video 83.3× slower than real time)
From the paper www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Look at this MANPAD-ahh nematode
(note: slow motion video 83.3× slower than real time)
From the paper www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
(note: slow motion video 83.3× slower than real time)
From the paper www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Dr. Anna Krahl
... at least, in the adult. The larval form do have functional eyes, but these never develop, get overgrown as they mature, described as "regressed".
They live in total darkness, so other senses are far more developed: electroreception, pressure, smell.
But what about the brain regions?
They live in total darkness, so other senses are far more developed: electroreception, pressure, smell.
But what about the brain regions?
The olm: the blind cave salamander that lives to 100
In the caves of Slovenia and Croatia lives an animal that’s a cross between Peter Pan and Gollum. It’s the olm, a blind, cave-dwelling salamander, also called the proteus and the “human fish”, for its...
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
... at least, in the adult. The larval form do have functional eyes, but these never develop, get overgrown as they mature, described as "regressed".
They live in total darkness, so other senses are far more developed: electroreception, pressure, smell.
But what about the brain regions?
They live in total darkness, so other senses are far more developed: electroreception, pressure, smell.
But what about the brain regions?
ahahahaha sterbe ein bisschen hier, aber mal abgesehen davon, Pelikane, die Dinge essen wollen, die sie nicht haben können, ist ein Science Twitter/Bluesky Ding
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
ahahahaha sterbe ein bisschen hier, aber mal abgesehen davon, Pelikane, die Dinge essen wollen, die sie nicht haben können, ist ein Science Twitter/Bluesky Ding
echtma faules pack
a horse laying on the ground next to a bowl of hay with the petcollective logo on the bottom right
ALT: a horse laying on the ground next to a bowl of hay with the petcollective logo on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
echtma faules pack
such a horrible and gruesome tragedy
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
such a horrible and gruesome tragedy
weird paradox that those that would need them really don't deserve cookies
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
weird paradox that those that would need them really don't deserve cookies
aber die ganze weledademeterbiodingsschwurbeliszeugs hätte einem schon längst zeigne können wes geistes kind die verantworli sind aber ja war auch eher dm als rossm
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
aber die ganze weledademeterbiodingsschwurbeliszeugs hätte einem schon längst zeigne können wes geistes kind die verantworli sind aber ja war auch eher dm als rossm
neiiiin nein nein nein neiön bitte wie kann ich das jetzt ent-hören
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
neiiiin nein nein nein neiön bitte wie kann ich das jetzt ent-hören