Left To Right: A Pelagic Nudibranch, Crab Megalopa And Soapfish All Photographed At About 16 Feet. Photograph:

NEMO FISHES CAN COUNT STRIPES, SCIENTISTS SAY

Clownfish, aka anemonefish, famous by their distinct white bar patterns seen in Disney’s Finding Nemo, can count up to three, a new study finds.

There around 28 different species of anemonefish know to date, having between 0 to 3 white stripes, which has been suggested to be important for species recognition. In a recent study, researchers found out that in lab conditions, common anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris), a species that displays three white bars, when faced with an intruder fish, attacked their own species more frequently than other species of intruding anemonefish.

Recearchers tested how common anemonefish could count number of stripes, and they used orange plastic models with different numbers of bars, and compared whether the frequency of aggressive behavior towards the model differed according to the number of bars. The frequency of aggressive behavior toward the 3-bar model was the same as against living common anemonefishes and was higher than towards any of the other models.

-Plastic models used to measure the aggressive behavior of clown fish. Clownfish could count stripe and shown aggresive behavior following the number of stripe. Photo by Kina Hayashi.

Researchers believe common clowfish count the number of white stripes as a cue to identify and attack only competitors that might use the same anemone where they live, using counting as an important behavior for efficient host defense.

Photo: Gaell Mainguy ·

Reference (Open Access): Hayashi et al., 2024. Counting Nemo: anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris identify species by number of white bars. Journal of Experimental Biology

uHhhhh okay marry me

Not to be gay on main.... But all I want is to live in a small medieval town. I'm the town baker. My bakery is my home and I'm always wearing an apron and covered in flour.

Nextdoor is a forge, and I am very close with the blacksmith that works there. Every morning I bring him a freshly baked loaf of bread. As I hand it to him our hands touch briefly. His hands are rough, yet they're so careful and gentle with everything he touches. I secretly want him to be that gentle with me.

One day, he walks into my bakery, he's still sweaty from the intense heat of the forge. In his hands is a small dagger in it's sheath. He hands it to me and tells me it's to protect myself if needed.

I take the dagger out of it's sheath. It's beautifully made. There are intricate designs engraved into the metal. It's so much more complicated than anything else yeah blacksmith has ever made. It must've been so time consuming to make.

I look up at him and with just one look I understand why he's giving it to me. With one look we both understand that we love each other. He leans in and kisses me. It's so soft and sweet, and gentle.

He comes by every day to get a loaf of bread and kiss me. We keep our relationship a secret. And everyone wonders why neither of us have found wives. But we know exactly why. And we're completely content with being secret lovers.

Is that really too much to ask?

My type falls somewhere between Hot Priest from Fleabag and Hot Priest from Fleabag.

Alright alright alright. Now that we’ve got the HOW out of the way (see previous post), what about the WHO?? Whats my type? What am I looking for? Well the answer is chaotic to say the least. I really don’t have a type, but like so many others, have fallen in love with fictional characters that I believe represent exactly what I am looking for. My type falls somewhere between Hot Priest from Fleabag and Hot Priest from Fleabag. Just kidding. But honestly if you guys know someone just like hot priest from fleabag, hit a girl UP. 

I have narrowed down my type into ten key characteristics using the acronym: NICK MILLER (shout out to my trivia group for forcing me to sit down and truly think about this). Now Nick Miller represents the perfect balance that all men should work toward. He sets that bar so high, yet so low. 

So lets dive into it shall we:

N - Nice. 

Easy start. Heres the thing, You gotta just be a nice person. Im not asking for much. But again, it’s a balance. You can’t be too nice. You gotta be willing to talk some shit, but in a confidential, you’re my partner kinda way. 

I - Intelligent. 

I know I know. This is an annoying one, but I promise I am reasonable. You gotta be able to keep up with current events and interesting conversation. I don’t want a condescending dick, but genuinely just someone who knows what the hell they’re talking about. Nick Miller is a great example of this, he got into law school, but dropped out. He wrote an entire novel, but comes off as chill even though he’s actually frickin smart. Take notes men. 

C. Confidence. 

I cannot express how important this is. You gotta know who you are, love who you are, and own it. You can be weird as fuck but still confident; I will love you. 

K. The Kool Factor. With a K. 

Now the Kool factor is hard to define, but you know it when you see it. There has to be something different and interesting about you. A suaveness. A bit of a mystery. Hot priest from fleabag has the Kool factor. You are just extremely attracted to him and it is impossible to pin point why. 

Miller - These are more bonus points than anything else: 

M - Mustache. If a boy can pull off a mustache, that’s a huge plus in my book. Give me the facial hair

I - Independent. Please don’t be clingy. Be your own person,. Don’t wait up Boo

L - Laughter. I need someone with the same sense of humor. You don’t have to be hilarious, just be willing to watch Richard Ayoade shows with me so we can giggle together 

L - Listener. No brainer. Next 

E - Eyes. I am usually more attracted to dark features, specifically eyes. The darker the eyes the better. I don’t want to be able to tell where the pupil starts and the iris begins. Give me those black hole, demon eyes please. 

R - radical and anti-reagan. Those political beliefs have never been so important. You gotta get on board. 

Now that you know the basics of my type, here are a few examples:

1. Dev Patal. I mean. So out of my league but please date me. 

2. Mark Ruffalo - he’s got the best energy 

3. Bob Morley - this is a random CW celebrity that I am embarrassed to say I am extremely attracted to 

4. Richard Ayoade - if you get it, you get it

6. Lip Gallagher from Shameless - we love an independent, intelligent fuck up. Big Kool Factor. 

7. Hot priest from fleabag 

xoxo, 

Leeeee 

ps. I do realize how incredibly superficial this all is. I am open and willing to give anyone a chance. These are just some general preferences for kicks and giggles. 

Marlene Dietrich in a Knize lounge suit, c.1931

AFRICAN PENGUINS IDENTIFY PATNERS BY THEIR CHEST DOTS

Birds are known to be highly social and visual animals, and penguins are not the exception, as they live in dense colonies. Yet no specific visual feature has been identified to be responsible for individual recognition in birds. Now, researchers demonstrate that african penguins (Spheniscus demersus) can recognize their each others using their ventral dot patterns.

Researchers placed a experiment at the Zoomarine Marine Park, in Rome, Italy, to test how penguins will react to a model with plain with no dot penguin, and to penguins with dots, to find out penguins actually could visually recognize the dots of their lovers and friends in the zoo.

Penguins rely strongly on their ventral dot patterns for individual recognition, and may have holistic representations of other penguins in the colony. In this video below, an african penguin named Gerry appears to recognize his mate, Fiorella (left), in an individual recognition experiment.

These findings suggest that african penguins may rely on a more holistic visual representation of their partner, which includes both the ventral dot patterns and their partner's facial features. Notably, these abilities are not dependent on the ability of a pair to produce offspring together. Nemo and Chicco, male partners, showed the same preference for each other as other penguin partner pairs, suggesting that the ability to distinguish the partner from others is driven simply by the special bond developed between nesting partners.

Photo: Few members of the Zoomarine Italia penguin colony. Unique ventral dot patterns are visible on each penguin's chest. Photo: Cristina Pilenga.

Baciadonna et al., 2024. African penguins utilize their ventral dot patterns for individual recognition. Animal Behaviour.

Now, do you have something to tell me? What are you talking about? You’re new instagram account.

when mary shelley said “i am unstable, sometimes melancholy, and have been called on some occasions imperious; but i never did an ungenerous act in my life. i sympathise warmly with others, and have wasted my heart in their love”