Not Suitable for Kitten Pics Thread

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:06 am

Until Trump built the wall. . . .

– J.D.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:20 am

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:17 pm

Link: https://twitter.com/skomer_island/status/1248284186714259456

robinson · Post by **robinson** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:30 pm

Old news

robinson · Post by **robinson** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:30 pm

I mean, really old news

ed · Post by ed » Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:46 pm

The apex predators on many godforsaken Scandinavian islands are earthworms. <yawn>

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:38 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:06 am

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:44 am

??? Hot sand? Dance lessons? Bug hunting?

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:42 am

Rob Lister wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:44 am ??? Hot sand? Dance lessons? Bug hunting?

Ornithologists aren't sure. The main theory is that the woodcocks imitate the splatter of raindrops to make worms come to the surface.

And here it could well be a "dance" lesson.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:44 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:49 pm

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:58 pm

Brave photographer. Things could go wrong very quickly.

Rocky ain't no slouch either.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:06 pm

Indeed brave. But it probably depends on the season (and the sex gender): when their hormones flow, give them a wide berth.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:52 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue May 05, 2020 2:39 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed May 06, 2020 1:19 am

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Fri May 08, 2020 4:26 pm

It's a bit long, but the title is correct.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat May 09, 2020 2:47 am

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat May 09, 2020 4:20 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun May 10, 2020 2:23 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Mon May 11, 2020 11:28 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri May 15, 2020 2:50 am

Blue-ringed octopus:

Wikipedia wrote:Toxicity

The blue-ringed octopus, despite its small size, carries enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and often painless, with many victims not realizing they have been envenomated until respiratory depression and paralysis begins. No blue-ringed octopus antivenom is available.

Fid · Post by **Fid** » Fri May 15, 2020 2:34 pm

Boy howdy, if anything says "don't fuck with me!"

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri May 15, 2020 8:48 pm

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Fri May 15, 2020 9:51 pm

A true bubblehead.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat May 16, 2020 8:18 pm

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat May 16, 2020 8:56 pm

Link: https://twitter.com/jasondingr/status/1261467272570261504

Some of the replies are excellent.

@bigdumbyak

Replying to
@jasondingr
Pretty sure that’s a Northern Ontario Mosquito

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Sat May 16, 2020 10:08 pm

Witness wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 2:50 am Blue-ringed octopus:

Wikipedia wrote:Toxicity

The blue-ringed octopus, despite its small size, carries enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and often painless, with many victims not realizing they have been envenomated until respiratory depression and paralysis begins. No blue-ringed octopus antivenom is available.

If it's so poisonous, why is that person touching it with bare hands?

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat May 16, 2020 10:56 pm

Anaxagoras wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 10:08 pm If it's so poisonous, why is that person touching it with bare hands?

For the same reason we have an "Empire of Dumbth" thread.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat May 16, 2020 10:58 pm

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Sat May 16, 2020 11:58 pm

Anaxagoras wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 10:08 pm
Witness wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 2:50 am Blue-ringed octopus:

Wikipedia wrote:Toxicity

The blue-ringed octopus, despite its small size, carries enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and often painless, with many victims not realizing they have been envenomated until respiratory depression and paralysis begins. No blue-ringed octopus antivenom is available.

If it's so poisonous, why is that person touching it with bare hands?

Perhaps it was dead? They may have used a dead one to stage this photo.

Fid · Post by **Fid** » Sun May 17, 2020 2:11 am

That is possible, however don't most color changes in these guys happen when they're alive?

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Sun May 17, 2020 2:28 am

Maybe it's 'shopped? Maybe it's a different species and they painted it? Maybe the hands are fake? Maybe I don't really give a fuck?

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Sun May 17, 2020 2:38 am

Spoiler:

Fid · Post by **Fid** » Sun May 17, 2020 3:18 am

Does this fish make me less transparent?

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun May 17, 2020 11:05 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat May 23, 2020 12:53 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun May 24, 2020 1:50 am

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Mon May 25, 2020 11:02 am

Link: https://twitter.com/AReallyCoolDog/status/1264404711773356033