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'Hodakayama after Rain' (1927) by Yoshida Hiroshi (Japanese, 1876–1950).

Woodblock print.

abandoned thermal power plant | Hungary

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Did you ever wish you had a built-in blanket? Well, this cephalopod doesn’t need to wish… Meet the Indo-Pacific violet blanket octopus (Tremoctopus gracilis)! While males are tiny, rarely growing more than a few centimeters long, females are more than 10,000 times that size—reaching lengths of up to 6 ft (2 m)! Females also sport massive “blankets,” which are actually webs of skin connecting their dorsal arms. When threatened, they can drop these appendages, distracting predators as they make their escape. 

Oh captain, carry the world and I'll carry you in my mind.