fletchpj @fletchpj@qoto.org

The British Geological Survey Core Store. The BGS is a national data repository for Earth Science, which also includes rocks! From rocks collected by Darwin on the Beagle Voyage, to suites of rock that define the Geological formations of the UK, to hundreds of km of cores from boreholes. This place is astonishing.

@smollestbunny

Also see this thread remnant:

https://qoto.org/@freemo/105589047348712309

@aurynn @admin

Water drops on moss sporophytes

#mosstodon #moss #sporophytes

In #JapaneseFolklore kappa are goblin-like water demons. Their powers are linked to a bowl-shaped dip filled with water on top of their heads. If this water spills they lose power. Considering these #yokai can be very viscous, this is handy to know. If you need to escape from a kappa stand & bow deeply. Out of politeness the kappa will bow in return, causing the water on top of their head to spill. This will leave them powerless & allow you to escape. More here: https://www.curiousordinary.com/2021/05/kappa.html?m=1will
#folklore

😍Welcome Mieridduryn bonniae!😍

You know the Cambrian weird wonders Opabinia and Utaurora? With Steve Pates, Joe Botting and Lucy Muir (all not on this app) With Steve Pates, Joe Botting and Lucy Muir (me as senior author), we found ANOTHER similar fossil but this one is from 40 million years later in the Ordovician 🤯 and the paper is out today in Nature Communications: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34204-w
artwork below by @franzanth
#Cambrian #paleontology #fossil #invertebrates #arthropods #opabiniid

🐠Artist: #MAYE /
#MayeNameIsMaye - in City: #Montpellier #Languedocienne #A9 Autoroute, France 🇫🇷 - (📷 by JeanAej75) - #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Mural #Graffiti #Fish #Artwork #Fisch

🎎 Artist: #VincentMagni - in Loc. : #Tokio Japan 🇯🇵 - Title: "Geisha"
🔴 This incredible masterpiece was created from 4000 books📘
🔴 Dieses unglaubliche Meisterstück wurde aus 4000 Büchern erschaffen. 📘
#Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Installation #Artwork #Books #Reading #Japan #Geisha

Terrarium photos. ~One month apart (15th Oct vs today, 13th Nov). So pleased with the progress! There’s more work to be done, but I’m on to planning my next one now. #mossyMoment #houseplants #terrarium #terrariums #forestfloor #tropicalplants #nature

My little project @dailymedievaldeath so far attracted more than 20 followers. If you like daily #otd toots with a picture about #medievaldeath, feel free to share and/or follow! #medieval @histodons

https://troet.cafe/@dailymedievaldeath/109354165376344411

Just a few pics of some of the waterfalls in the Allt an Eas Fors, in Mull. Fair old torrent today after all the rain last night. Here are some pics. Video clips later

So many people are having a bad first experience with Mastodon because they're using the official app which is lacking features, doesn't allow image uploads randomly, has random slowness, and doesn't give you easy access to the two most active feeds where you can find people (Local and Federated).

Please switch to Metatext, Tusky, or Tooot for a better mobile experience (or even use a browser).

Out of the >15k users that joined this week, over 11k are on the official apps.

Oak Mazegill. This one is anomalous as it has the 'maze' on both upper and lower surfaces of the bracket. #fungi #Sporespondence

I take many more pictures than I post here. All pics are on my "Smugmug" site https://scotfot.smugmug.com/Latest-images/2022-July-December/