time is slowing down

made a frog

Hugo Steiner-Prag (1880–1945)

illustrations from “Totentanz” series

Nishiyama Hoen, Insect Procession,

their (live!) young gestate for. wait for it. eight to eighteen (??) YEARS. can have up to 10 at a time. good grief.

longest lifespan of any vertebrate, up to five hundred years

toxic flesh

has giant eyes but is usually blind because of a weird little crustacean that's evolved to live on and eat their eyes. this doesn't seem to bother them much.

lives in deep cold water and has the lowest swim speed and tail-beat frequency for its size across all fish species. just generally lives life in extreme slow motion

largest genome of any shark

eats everything including moose and polar bears

Griffin burgonet, Milan, Italy, circa 1540

“Fair Rosamund”

unidentified English pre-Raphaelite artist