Gelana Margaret's Den of Iniquity

Worries for another day!

Let the kitty play.

Posted my Maraldichthys the other day on Insta and as it is really hard to explain without visual aid I put this together. Every time I post about this guy people don't know how to look at it. I hope this helps. And yes, this is not taphonomy, there are several specimens and close relatives.

To further explain what going on I took Rhinopycnodus, a more normal looking relative, and morphed it into Maraldichthys. Color coded to keep track of fins.

As you can see the cloaca actually barely moves, the body just gets super short and the pelvic fins shrink :P

Bumblebees look like passive, cuddly, and docile creatures; and they generally are- but they won’t hesitate to defend themselves if they feel their warnings aren’t being seen!

I.e. below, when a bumblebee feels threatened they will raise one or more of their legs into the air, signaling to whatever or whomever may be bothering them as a message essentiality saying: “hey, back off, too close!”

species: top, bombus pascuorum / bottom, bombus impatiens

If their defensive posture goes unnoticed or ignored, they may be pushed into defending themselves by stinging (which is an all around sucky experience for not only you, but also for the bee. (Note that bumblebees do not die after stinging, but it is still stressful for them.) If you ever find yourself getting close to a bumblebee while taking pictures, trying to move them, or just admiring them, remember this posture! If they do this, it is simply asking you to take a step back because it feels it is being threatened! You might get stung.