Emera ([info]eluneth) wrote,
@ 2009-09-30 20:54:00
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Clione, you're the one!


stolen from here

How cute/amazing are these little fellows? They're Clione limacina, a species of sea angel, which is a type of mollusk (specifically, gastropods). We learned about their motor system today, in the class that's my current favorite (integrated dynamics of animal behavior, ahhhhh so cool!). There's a good amount of useful information and several more photos in the blog post where I found the above image.

Fly, little sea angels!

Separately, my roommate sent me this mind-boggling, astounded-gaze-inspiring Wired feature about unusual cloud formations:


Weird, Rare Clouds and the Physics Behind Them

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[info]asynjur
2009-10-01 02:51 am UTC (link)
Fun cloud link, had to twitter it! Thanks!

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[info]eluneth
2009-10-04 07:39 pm UTC (link)
Haha, happy to provide tweetfodder (?).

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[info]pebble_galaxy
2009-10-01 03:34 am UTC (link)
Those clouds are insane!

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[info]eluneth
2009-10-04 07:39 pm UTC (link)
I hope I get to see at least one of those phenomenon in my lifetime! So incredible.

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[info]byouyuuken
2009-10-02 02:30 am UTC (link)
Eee, cutest creatures ever! I want those in a personal aquarium, or something~~

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[info]eluneth
2009-10-04 07:14 pm UTC (link)
I know, me too! They're like flippery little planaria-angel-devils.

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[info]axoloti
2009-10-02 04:16 pm UTC (link)
o___o that sounds like a -really- neat class. those things are cute! they remind me of ponyo XD

i am nowdays overbored by cell bio and microbial physiology T___T maybe it's just me being spoiled by stagecraft and visual arts. =/

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[info]eluneth
2009-10-04 07:13 pm UTC (link)
Ahhh, you're right, they're so Ponyo-ish! I want them to be in a Miyazaki film now. Although in shape they do actually remind me of the paper figures that chase Haku in Spirited Away.

I still really like molecular-level bio, but yeah, it's hard to care sometimes when you could be doing things that are so much more hands-on. XD

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