my god, it’s full of stars

No, really. Watch this astonishing video of a Gonatus Onyx Squid with its brood from Brad Seibel, via Pharyngula. It starts slow, but the wait is worth it. (title heartlessly stolen from Tlonista in Ph‘s comments section; what can I say? It was just lying there, glimmering temptingly)

The Science Pundit adds some useful info in Pharyngula‘s comments section:

When Brad Seibel‘s 2000 paper suggested squids brood, it was called “erroneous.” Years later when Seibel had the opportunity to direct a submersible he captured this footage confirming his hypothesis. Take that, cephalopod traditionalists!

how to build a vulva

A nice piece of jewelryHere’s another useful how-to which should be of great interest to a lot of people who spend too much time on the internet and not enough in the presence of vulvas. This one shows you how to make multiples, too, at no additional cost. Have as many as you like!

Don’t say I never did nuthin’ for ya! Stolen from Pharyngula just for you. Click through to the instructions and be sure to check out the many, many pictures.

The vulva is one of my favorite organs. Not only is it pretty and fun to manipulate, but how it responds tells us so much about its owner. And it is just amazing how much we’re learning about it now.

Don’t worry about clicking to read more…this article is full of pictures, but it is entirely work safe because it’s all about science.

quiz: which cryptid are you?

We all know what a cryptid is, don’t we? Well we should look it up, then!

This cannot be accurate: why would I not have been the Kraken? Obviously there’s a flaw in the code!

You scored as Nessie (Loch Ness Monster). You are Nessie. You are a highly sought after cryptid that loves the water. A skeleton of you has finally been found at Loch Ness, which is your home. Your cousin Ogopogo lives in Lake Okanagan in Canada.

Nessie (Loch Ness Monster)
100%
Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger)
67%
Bigfoot
67%
Beast of Gevaudan
58%
Giant Octopus
50%

What cryptid are you?
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I much prefer this one: Which Superhero Are You?

You scored as El Zorro. Zorro is the bane of the corrupt officials of Old California, a Spanish Robin Hood, a cavalier caballero who robs from the rich, gives to the poor, and always leaves his trademark “Z” behind as a reminder that when the people need him, he will always appear on his black stallion.

El Zorro
96%
Batman, the Dark Knight
83%
Captain Jack Sparrow
71%
Indiana Jones
67%
Neo, the “One”
67%
Lara Croft
58%
James Bond, Agent 007
54%
The Amazing Spider-Man
50%
William Wallace
50%
Maximus
46%
The Terminator
33%

Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0
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beaver shot: brand new beaver!

This one is from the East. Does that make it exotic?

Huh, what do you mean that’s not what you were expecting? We went through this last time.

Show me the luv at the Bloggie Awards, people!

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Damn Beaver Dam Beaver Snatcher Snatched

Beaver alert! Don't let him get too close!

Lodged at the jail till further notice. From the Fond du Lac Reporter, via Fark.

A 27-year-old Beaver Dam man charged with groping two Beaver Dam police officers has been bound over for trial.

Benjamin L. Greenleaf faces three counts of felony bail-jumping, three misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and three counts of disorderly conduct stemming from two incidents during a party on Dec. 8 at a Beaver Dam residence.

It’s a little-known fact that “Fond du Lac” actually translates as “Lake of Fondlers,” a reference to the original Ojibway name for the area, “Ophissurgr Oper,” meaning “place where I totally felt up the Great Beaver.”