From the Earth to the Morgue

Southern Guiña (Leopardus guigna ssp. guigna)

𝐵𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑚𝑎, a new species of lungless salamander (Plethodontidae) is described from Amazonian Peru. This species was found along the Yuyapichis River, a region of exceptional biodiversity, but one under serious and growing pressure from illegal gold mining.

"When threatened, some individuals displayed a coiled antipredator posture which we speculate could represent a bird dropping mimesis."

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲

Translating phylogeny into taxonomy: a new plethodontid salamander species, genus 𝐵𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑎, from Amazonian Peru

Open-access - https://www.tandfonline.com/.../10.../01650521.2026.2665359

𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

despite the lack of the classic stem-chomping pose associated with sleeping wasps, this Prionyx was clearly not fully awake or at least winding down, and only moved whenever i bothered it too much. my main intention was to show off its face and waist, but you can still see its oversized hind legs that almost resemble the grasshoppers its mom once fed it as a baby

i also got whatever this ridiculous shot is supposed to be so you can appreciate the aforementioned chompers

The father of Warhammer 40k art direction and the man that has inspired me as an artist, down to inspiring my current artstyle (and I am sure will continue to inspire me, even in death). 40k just wouldn't be 40k had it not been for the foundation of grimdark sci-fi that he laid.

Farewell, you absolute legend.

An Ilam province Iranian fat tailed gecko (Eublepharis angramainyu)