wobblefloss

@ perfectunion

May 27th, 2026

Zulu Imbenge baskets are woven entirely of recycled telephone wire in the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa. In the 1990s, Zulu women began repurposing discarded telephone wires, weaving them into intricate patterns to create colorful and durable baskets while preserving traditional weaving techniques.

the what

EACH ADDITION TO THIS POST MAKES MY BLOOD RUN COLD

Basically by using big floaty things to round them all up and then scooping them out of the water.

“You’d be amazed,” he said to us, shaking his head a little, “how many guys would just straight lie. Like, you think I’m asking you that question to be cute? Nah man you’re gonna have like a hundred wolf spiders trying to climb your eyebrows, you gotta be chill, those wolf spiders are fellow employees. You really gotta be chill with spiders if you’re gonna work a cranberry harvest.”

Before then, a different group of cartilaginous fish called hybodonts were the big apex predators. How were they different than sharks? Mostly because they had "boney" dorsal spines made out of dentine and enamel. Like teeth are. Like where would that tech have gone, if they'd survived and kept evolving for 200 million more years?

Populations haven't recovered. Sharks as a group are still decimated, a shadow of their former selves for most of the last 200 million years.

they have some flowers to give you (more weird vases)

Ummm she's literally sensitive :/

From the Nashville Zoo’s fb page! Here’s the petition, please please please take a moment to add your name (even if you’re not from Nashville!). If you are from Tennessee, contact your representatives and make it clear that the people do not want this data center. This is an AZA accredited zoo which is home to several species of critically endangered animals, we NEED to protect it. Make your voice heard!

Look at them!!!! Look at them and fight like hell to save them!!!!

There’s so many other great animals at this zoo, and it's done so much in teaching people about animals and conservation.

Developer claiming they'll follow government regs when the EPA is openly rolling back regulations.....

she's such an elegant old lady

Oi dont even joke lad

That is DIABOLICAL museum design, A++, no notes