July 2012
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“I like to call in sick to work at places where I’ve never held a job. Then when the manager tells me I don’t work there, I tell them I’d like to. But not today, as I’m sick.”
-Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not For Sale
tumblr is being a brat and not posting my replies/photos on this blog ;_;
Will it post text?
June 2012
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thesearethethingsiknow asked: om geez. You've started talking snake venom. Snake Venom is my deal. I know way too much about it. I did a presentation on it for english class when we needed to display presenting skills. I'm super excited now. Please feel free to post everything you have on snake venom. please.
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Phospholipase A2 note:
[boring biochem technicalities]
Humans create their own PLA2 (I and II) that serve completely different functions than as a hemolytic enzyme (though an overload of PLA2 will act in that fashion). In fact, in general, they have a function more closely associated to neurotoxic venoms than hemotoxic ones - they typically bind to acetylcholine receptors and serve as a cholinergenic molecule. This is...
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dreamerlogic asked: More on boomslangs please? Maybe specifically on the effects of their venom... the idea of bleeding out of every hole in the body is terrifying, so naturally I'm interested
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Unusual etymology: Afrikaans Origin
Afrikaans is a language derived from Cape Dutch, originally spoken by the Dutch farmers (Boers) living in South Africa. As the farmers established themselves in the Transvaal and Orange Free State, they encountered wildlife not known in the British-controlled Cape Colony, and gave several species common names that are still used today.
While scientific nomenclature for these species is still...
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Anonymous asked: Alexandria's genesis, ergot, or epidendrosaurus if you want some suggestions.
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Lonesome George, dead at 100. →
The Pinta Island subspecies of the Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni) is now believed to be extinct.
Lonesome George lived in a large corral on the main island of Galapagos, with several females of the Espanola subspecies. George was much fonder of his fronds and sunshine than the females, though, and despite their genetic similarity (meaning that the eggs would likely be fertile),...
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speak-and-destroy asked: Hi! Just looking to see if you could spread the word for me, I've just started up a blog about developmental and reproductive biology, it's developmentalandreproductive and I'd welcome input from others interested in the area, or those more educated in the subject than I, as the blog is as much about me learning about the subject, as well as educating others. Only has one post so...
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Vampire pumpkins and watermelons are my new favorite supernatural beings. I want real ones to exist.
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Anonymous asked: Do it!!! if you only want relevant things asked then whats the watermellon related to? other mellons? it looks more like a pumpkin to me. seriously though you should hit that jerk with your watermellon.
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soltersortna asked: I love the coelacanth! Do you have anything about arapaimas?
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Anonymous asked: Do you have anything about ichthyosis harlequin?
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Five fascinating Lazarus taxon
For more information on Lazarus taxon, click here. For the clicking-impaired or lazy, the relevant definition of a Lazarus taxon is basically a species that was once thought to be extinct, but is found to still be alive. Today there are linkies to some of the more interesting websites about each species that I haven’t covered yet!
Here are five cool species/taxon that fall under that...
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Natural history terminology: Lazarus Taxon
Lazarus taxon is originally a paleontology term, referring to the disappearance in the fossil record (generally indicating extinction or a very small number of individuals) of a species that emerges again in a much later era. The term is also used in neontology (the study of extant creatures) when referring to a species believed to have gone extinct that is later found to still exist.
In the Book...
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Thoughts on shamelessly commercial holidays,...
I am not a fan of Father’s day, as good as so many people purport its intentions to be. Same goes for Mother’s day, but I give Mother’s day a pass, because the original creator of the holiday despised it less than 10 years after it began being recognized, because of the shameless commercialization. Not that I don’t appreciate the people who raised me; quite the opposite. I...
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conflictedebola asked: Have anything on horseshoe crabs and/or their remarkable blue blood?
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Anonymous asked: is it true that humans once had a tail? why is the tailbone called the tailbone?
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cast-adrift asked: I've learned about the coronary artery and seen it and diagrams and things...but is there such thing as a coronary vein? I've never heard of one. If not, how does blood get back into the heart? Thanks
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Anonymous asked: Hi there. I'm sure it'd be alright but I wanted to see if you knew the answer since google wasn't very clear. It is safe to put bones in the oven, correct? I know they won't be damaged, but do they shrink or expand very much..? I'm trying to use a small skull in a sculpture and the clay goes into the oven to harden and I'm just unsure about it...
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Anonymous asked: What exactly is that woman suffering of in the second photo? It looks like her arm is in a brace.
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gotnd asked: on your post ways to die, isn't the proper spelling of the first one "Aconitum Napellus"? I think you may have misspelled it?
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plainl asked: As an aspiring pharmacist I really liked those two posts about plants used as medicine and as poison. Thanks :)
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Ways to Die: Poisonous Plants
Humans have been out to get each other since before we were even Homo sapiens sapiens. For the strong and the brash, there was always outright physical violence; a club to the head or a knife to the throat was a simple way to destroy an unsuspecting rival.
But humanity had more than just violence at its disposal. Those inclined to plan and use their brains over their brawn found that there was an...
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