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Is the fur on some bugs (like bees or caterpillars or moths) an example of convergent evolution with mammals or is the fur on those bugs not fur but something else?

I suppose any fibrous body coating like bird feathers, mammalian fur, or arthropod setae used for protection/insulation/sensation etc could be considered convergence on a functional level, but insect “hair” is an entirely different material!

arthropod setae are made of chitin (a polysaccharide), while your hair is made of keratin (a protein). setae can have many different forms, such as stiff bristles, sensory hairs, or the scales on butterflies, moths, and other arthropods. here is a good resource if you’d like to read about the various types of setae and their functions:

This Realistic Big Crocodile Amigurumi Pattern From Tricks Of The Crochet Is Simply Magnificent! 👉 https://buff.ly/3JiHHlo 🐊

btw I've found these stretches from the WAK blog very helpful when knitting a lot:

Plus make sure to take breaks regularly - and stop if anything starts to hurt!

especially with gift knitting I know it can be tempting to push through it for a deadline, but it's really not worth causing long term injury. (And anyone knit-worthy should be understanding of that, imho.) Stay well :)

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big fucking horror masterpost

are you a horror fan, getting into the genre, or just looking for something to watch? here’s a bunch of links to some horror films and shows (both good and bad cuz i felt obligated to put whole franchises in here) for everyone to enjoy!!!! or hate!!!! always remember: being a horror fan is watching god awful movies to find the good ones that will change your life

halloween (1978)

halloween 2 (1981)

halloween 3: season of the witch (1982)

halloween 4: the return of michael myers (1988)

halloween 5: the revenge of michael myers (1989)

halloween: the curse of michael myers (1995)

halloween h20: 20 years later (1998)

halloween: resurrection (2002) 

halloween (2018)

halloween kills (2021)

candyman (1992)

candyman: farewell to the flesh (1995)

candyman: day of the dead (1999)

candyman (2021)

the evil dead (1981)

evil dead 2 (1987)

army of darkness (1992)

evil dead (2013)

ash vs evil dead (2015-2018)

scream (1996)

scream 2 (1997)

scream 3 (2000)  

scream 4 (2011)

scream (2022)

night of the living dead (1968)

dawn of the dead (1978)

day of the dead (1985)

child’s play (1988)

child’s play 2 (1990) 

child’s play 3 (1991) 

bride of chucky (1998)

seed of chucky (2004)

curse of chucky (2013)

cult of chucky (2017)

chucky (2021-ongoing)

the texas chainsaw massacre (1974)

the texas chainsaw massacre 2 (1986)

leatherface: the texas chainsaw massacre 3 (1990)

texas chainsaw massacre: the next generation (1995)

the texas chainsaw massacre (2003)

the texas chainsaw massacre: the beginning (2006)

texas chainsaw 3d (2013)

leatherface (2017)

texas chainsaw massacre (2022)

saw (2004)

saw 2 (2005)

saw 3 (2006)

saw 4 (2007)

saw 5 (2008)

saw 6 (2009)

saw 3d (2010)

jigsaw (2017)

spiral: from the book of saw (2021)

ringu (1998)

ringu 2 (1999)

ringu 0: birthday (2000)

a nightmare on elm street (1984)

a nightmare on elm street 2: freddy’s revenge (1985)

a nightmare on elm street 3: dream warriors (1987)

a nightmare on elm street 4: the dream master (1988)

a nightmare on elm street 5: the dream child (1989)

freddy’s dead: the final nightmare (1991)

wes craven’s new nightmare (1994)

freddy vs jason (2003)

friday the 13th (1980)

friday the 13th part 2 (1981)

friday the 13th part 3 (1982)

friday the 13th: the final chapter (1984)

friday the 13th: a new beginning (1985)

friday the 13th part 6: jason lives (1986)

friday the 13th part 7: the new blood (1988)

friday the 13th part 8: jason takes manhattan (1989)

jason goes to hell: the final friday (1993)

jason x (2002)

hellraiser (1987)

hellbound: hellraiser 2 (1988)

hellraiser 3: hell on earth (1992)

hellraiser: bloodline (1996)

alien (1979)

aliens (1986)

alien 3 (1992)

alien resurrection (1997) 

predator (1987)

predator 2 (1990)

predators (2010)

prey (2022)

house of 1000 corpses (2003)

the devil’s rejects (2005)

3 from hell (2019)

fear street part one: 1994 (2021)

fear street part two: 1978 (2021)

fear street part three: 1666 (2021)

the strangers (2008)

the strangers: prey at night (2018)

a quiet place (2018)

a quiet place part 2 (2021)

the silence of the lambs (1991)

hannibal (2013-2015)

get out (2017)

us (2019)

nope (2022)

perfect blue (1997)

killer klowns from outer space (1988)

the thing (1982)

carrie (1976)

the shining (1980)

doctor sleep (2019)

pet sematary (1989)

it (2017)

it chapter 2 (2019)

trick ‘r treat (2007)

suspiria (1977)

black christmas (1974)

my bloody valentine (1981)

american psycho (2000)

el hoyo (2019)

shaun of the dead (2004)

train to busan (2016)

resident evil: welcome to raccoon city (2021)

hereditary (2018)

jennifer’s body (2009)

the lighthouse (2019)

little shop of horrors (1986)

orphan (2009)

spree (2020)

re-animator (1985)

wolf creek (2005)

freaky (2020)

bloody birthday (1981)

scary stories to tell in the dark (2019)

mandy (2018)

the cabin in the woods (2012)

ready or not (2019)

10 cloverfield lane (2016)

the blair witch project (1999)

possum (2018)

the exorcist (1973)

stranger things (2016-ongoing)

the twilight zone (1959-1964)

twin peaks (1990-1991)

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reblog this and tell me in the tags how bad your spotify is

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#WANT

froggy tea set

Funguary 2025 - part 2! Part 1.

Turkey Tail Mushroom, Pixie's Parasol, Trumpet of the Dead, Indigo Milk Cap. Second batch! I decided my February need a little bit more of whimsy and what is better than mushroom and mythical creatures ✨🍄 I used species list by feefal on IG! I picked two most fun looking ones per week! 💜

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remember you can always get weirder

oh boy here comes the new year!! to ensure a good start to 2021, take this. he'll be your friend through thick and thin :)

OK, so I've been knitting since 2010, and I just learned 2 things.

[1] Magic loop was invented around 2002

[2] Circular needles were invented in the 1910s

That means that, if you were knitting as recently as just over 100 years ago, you either were knitting with straight needles or with double points

??????????????

I fucking hate straight needles, and I fucking despise double points [personally, I know not everyone does]

I like to imagine knitting as this craft that goes back hundreds of years and connects me to history and all that. And in some ways it is

But then I find out that I've been ALIVE longer than the magic loop method? If my grandmother had been able to teach me to knit [she died around the time I was born but was apparently a very experienced knitter], she wouldn't have even known what magic loop was???????

I also wonder if I would have even liked knitting at all If I was stuck with straight needles and double points

Idk my mind is blown over this and I guess I just need to remember that my knitting is a modern craft that is only in some ways related to historical knitting