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☝️👨Happy Father’s Day everybody❣️
See! A new comic!
World Oceans Day is on hump day this year so naturally I present to you some humpback whale comics🐋
Here’s a dump of classic cartoons for World Environment Day—which one do you find the most devastating?
June first is both #DinosaurDay and #InternationalChildrensDay.
Get this—there's a new feature on Tenor.com (google's gif search) called Thank with Google.
May 29 is Learn about Composting Day—so check out these old comics about composters🐌
May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity.
It's another Endangered Species Day!
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Get snotty with today’s Amphibian Week post.
Amphibian week hops along.
Star Warts Day is here.
Amphibian Week is here!
It’s the time of year again when fledglings are peeping around.
The last Saturday in April is Go Birding Day!
Who nearly forgot World Tapir Day?
Here’s to the penguins (not from Pittsburgh)!
World Day for Laboratory Animals seems like a day in which to make a comic. Where would we be without those things unwillingly getting who knows what done to them?
Hello readers!
🌎It’s Earth Day🌏
Red-backed salamanders are members of the lungless salamander family, or Plethodontidae, if you want to sound smart. They breathe through their skin and don’t ever swim. They do need to stay moist, though, or they’ll kick the bucket.
Happy Easter, everybody!
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Hopping in with the spring equinox is World Frog Day!
A return to no-indoor masking brings back an old fear: How long have I had that chunk of food on my face?
What do you do if your super-important job is filtering water that moves downstream—and yet you’re an immobile mollusk?
More #InverteButtWeek for you!
It’s #WorldWildlifeDay in the midst of #InverteButtWeek ??
I just found out it’s #InverteButtWeek
Did you know today is World Sea Grass Day?
It’s International Polar Bear Day
Who’s feeling like this snail?
Eat artichokes, not pangolins!
The ivory-billed woodpecker—some people just refuse to let it fade into extinction.
#HappyValentinesDay!
It’s Darwin Day — and since we are still doing a freshwater streak, I figured I’d put a natural selection that example that is as amazing as it is cringy!
I’ve got a new comic splashing in for you—it’s about the lifecycle of the splash tetra!
This one doesn’t necessarily take place in fresh water, but that’s where this stunned ruddy duck is hanging out!
Freshwater week continues its journey. Today’s goes through the back door!
Freshwater foolishness flows onward.
Know what?
The holiest of days — #GroundhogDay
Nothin says ‘I love you’ better than a full-cheeked hamster!
Is it too late to Appreciate Squirrels today? I just pulled this one out of my larder of a skull and posted it as soon as I could.
The small bubble snail, Oxynoe viridis, is part of a super order of sea slugs and snails that are “solar-powered!”
Hey it’s International Kite Day!
It’s Houseplant Appreciation Day! So I figured I’d post one of my few gardening jokes.
Be sure to @underdonecomics so it doesn’t go extinct!
Enjoy these comics about 2 very different but dedicated dads from the wild:
1) The glass frog proves that fathers ARE indeed capable of multitasking. They can defend AND pee on their offspring.
2) African wild hunting dogs are amazing all-around dads too—they chew up their food and hack it back up for their pups to enjoy. This keeps them fed and close to the den.
Be sure to check out my Bored Panda article I put together a little while ago. It features a bunch of my best fathers in the wild comics. Google it or follow the link in my bio.
Speaking of links in the bio—you can support these comics by getting something from the shop! There’s always something on sale and lots of new stuff!
#frog #frogs #wilddog #africanhuntingdog #africanwilddog #endangeredspecies #fathersday #happyfathersday #outdoors #animals #nature #comic #wencomic #comics #dads #fatherhood #weird #gross #wasp #herpetology #herpin #amphibians #parenting
This time it’s about the very poisonous rough-skinned newt that lives here in the PNW and a gah-tah-sheke
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In case you’re wondering, rough-skinned newts are only dangerous if you eat their poison. And, of course, someone put one in his mouth on a dare ☠️
They get their toxin from a bacteria—coincidentally (I think) it’s the same toxin as the pufferfish that nearly killed Homer Simpson! Doh!
Would/have you ever tried fugu?
Keep these comics from going extinct!
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#newt #roughskinnednewt #gartersnake #snake #snakes #sneke #pnw #conservation #outdoors #neurotoxin #poison #woods #outdoor #herpetology #herpin #reptiles #amphibians #science #scicomm #biology #biodiversity #armsrace #talkwithyourmouthfull #nature #comic #webcomic #comics
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Surprisingly, humpbacks are a great animal recovery story. Once commercial whaling was stopped, these behemoths went from almost extinct to being a man animal of least concern on the endangered species list. Crazy! I’ve heard many of them even have jobs in New York City. But I don’t know how accurate that is.
After many accounts of rescuing people and animals from orca predation, lots of people think humpbacks are altruistic. Do you agree? Can animals be kind-hearted?
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#worldoceansday #humpbackwhale #whale #whales #whalewatching #ocean #outdoors #beach #vacation #cetacean #kindness #savetheocean #oceansday #oceansweek #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #conservation #endangeredspecies #parenting #relatable #fartsarefunny
Follow @underdonecomics to learn more about the importance of biodiversity and why it’s funny.
You can get most of these comics in prints shirts and other stuff from the shop—I even share profits with some environmental orgs like @oceana, @audubonsociety and others.
Just go to the link in my bio and check it out
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#whale #whales #whalewatching #environment #worldenvironmentday #environmentday #ocean #savetheocean #biodiversity #shark #fish #fishing #polarbear #outdoors #conservation #reef #beach #clownfish #plasticpollution #immortalplastic #clownfish #gull #birds #birding #babyshark #globalwarming #cruise #webcomic #walrus #nature #comic
Here’s a little reminder not to go Mesozoic on your kids!
Fight-or-flight response is what happens when we are stressed out and we react to the stress as if it's going to do us harm.
We lose our connection to our frontal lobes and essentially lose our sense of self.
In other words, we're reacting the way a reptile would to a situation.
Meditation, healthy eating and exercise are some ways that can keep the reptile-mind away.
Little rugrats certainly don't need to feel the brunt of your dinosaur roars, they have enough problems maintaining mammalian minds themselves.
Follow @underdonecomics which is usually less mindfulness-based and more biologically-fun-based comics.
And keep these cartoons from going extinct!
Visit the shop where you can get merch with this Dino design on it! Better yet, not only is there a big sale going on, many of the items donate directly to mental health and/or environmental charities!
#dinosaur #rugrats #hamster #mouse #parenting #children #positiveparenting #trex #tyrannosaur #tyrannosaurusrex #mentalhealth #verbalabuse #discipline #prehistoricplanet #brain #behavior #toddler #dinovember #meditation #health #exercise #paleo #paleontology #nature #comic #webcomic #comicstrip #illustration
Here's the weird part—they (Google) asked ME :-o to help test it!
You can find the Thank with Google button next to all my gifs on Tenor.com (linked in my bio).
As a Google paid early tester, I'm participating in the pilot program for Thank with Google on Tenor which allows you to purchase a virtual sticker and directly show how you feel about the stuff I do.
Every time you send a paid sticker to me (there's a WIDE range of options for costs—including $0), you can add a personal message.
Feel free to send angry messages—I can take it (hopefully you’ll spend big bucks for those!) which will translate into direct revenue to support my work.
Hope to see you over on Tenor!
#bunny #hoppytoseeyou #hi #animals #cute #boing #hop #hello #animation #weird #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #outdoors
#ThankwithGoogleonTenor
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♻️Does your community compost where you live? Seattle picks up food scraps and yard waste every week. I love all the maggots that crawl out of the compost bins every once in a while. It’s a thing of beauty!
Have you checked out the sale in the shop? It’s huge! Everything is marked down. And many items contribute a portion of the profits to important orgs like @wckitchen and @oceana
Go to the link in my bio🔗
#learnaboutcompostingday #composting #slug #banaslug #slugs #snail #snails #raccoon #animals #mole #rat #garbage #recycle #outdoors #environment #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #ifyoucare #banana #teamwork
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What’s your favorite ocean critter?
Here’s one of my favorite biodiversity stories:
Kelp hosts a huge amount of biodiversity within its green, leafy, oceanic forests.
Sea urchins like to eat the holdfasts of kelp, which is the part that connects the root to rocks or other things on the seafloor.
But what if nobody's around to eat the urchins? Then, of course, the urchins eat all the kelp. The result is the biodiversity of an area goes down the toilet 🚽
Sunflower seastars are one of the animals that dine on urchins—but there aren't many of those left. They're dying out from a wasting disease which is most likely caused by warming ocean temperatures, which of course, is most likely caused by us human people.
Thanks again to @themarinedetective for her oceanic knowledge!
Keep these comics alive! Go to the link in my bio and see how you can get stuff in the shop and support wildlife at the same time!
Or visit linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#biodiversityday #dayforbiologicaldiversity #dayforbiologicaldiversity
#seaurchin #seaurchinbarrens #ocean #conservation #ecology #outdoors #biodiversity #marinebiology #kelp #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #science #biology #environment #earthday #savetheocean #wereallconnected
Follow @UnderdoneComics so (like many of the animals you're probably learning about today) it won't go extinct!
The black-footed ferret might not go extinct—there are lots of them in captivity—Just not so many in the wild. I mean, how many prairie dogs do we really need to listen to as they scream to their death—eaten by a weasel?
Mustelids (the weasels) are so much fun. I once had a common weasel visit me at a campsite. It ran all along the site, checking me out. I almost felt like it was looking for a certain orifice of mine in which to explore. I'm kind of glad it left.
What’s your favorite weasel-like critter? I’d have to go with the wolverine, even though I went to Penn State.
Did you know there are some designs in my shop that give a percentage of the earnings to charities that help endangered species?
Just visit the link in my bio to check it out or go to:
linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#endangeredspeciesday #endangeredspecies #ferret #blackfootedferret #weasel #conservation #outdoors #prairie #wildlife #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #extinction #science #biology #grasslands #USA #northamericanwildlife #relatable #pets #exoticanimals #cute #buttload #causeimtheweasel
@blackfootedferretpwr @the_blackfooters
It’s the third Tuesday in May so you know what that means—it’s Dinosaur Day! (Not to be confused with Dinosaur Day on June 1st.)
I decided to look at the most dinosaur-like creatures that are around today: the mighty ratites!
Did you know you can get shirts or stickers and all kinds of other crazy stuff with those flightless birds on them?
Just go to the shop. Link in bio or visit linktr.ee/underdonecomics
A percentage of all the sales go to a good cause (besides me)!
Are there any telegram users out there?
Find me at t.me/underdonecomics
#dinosaurday #internationaldinosaurday #prehistoricplanet #dinosaurs #matthew55 #meekshallinherittheearth #ratites #dinosaurs #dinos #jurassicpark #cretaceous #ostrich #kiwi #rhea #tinamou #emu #cassowary #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdsaredinosaurs #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #outdoors #science #evolution #biology #extinction #endangeredspecies
It’s National Piercing Day — where have you been punctured? I once stapled my thumb to see what it would be like. And I have to say it wasn’t an enjoyable sensation. That’s it.
How do you feel about animals getting pierced for science? Better or worse than stapling one’s own thumb?
10👉points to the first person to name the whale species in comic 2.
Oh and I’m also posting a penguin comic because the ice birds from Pittsburgh are out of the playoffs!
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#nationalpiercingday #penguin #penguins #whale #cuviersbeakedwhale #beakedwhale #earring #rockhopperpenguin #rockhopper #adeliepenguin #adelie #fishing #nature #comic #webcomic #comics
Before you go herping around for frogs and toads that hump Lithops, or stone plant succulents, I don't think you'll find any. This is purely hypothetical. You can do a search for "frog butts" on the Internet, though, and you'll find that they look a lot like lithops plants.
Then, no doubt, you'll want to have some lithops in your house. How hard could they be to take care of?
There are 2 kinds of people in this world: ones that remember to water plants and ones that might be able to keep a cactus or succulent alive. Which one are you?
Jump over to the shop to support @underdonecomics — go to the link in my bio or visit linktr.ee/underdonecomics to see what's new and on sale in the shop!
#lithops #stoneplant #gardening #frogs #commontoad #toads #herpetology #botany #biology #science #memes #destractedboyfriend #relationshipgoals #jealous #outdoors #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #amphibians #garden #succulent #frogbutt #frogbuttplant #gardener #cactus #plants
Which is your favorite name for this giant salamander?
-snot otter
-lasagna lizard
-devil dog
-mud-devil
-grampus
-Allegheny alligator
-mud dog
-water dog
-spotted water gecko
-leverian water newt
-hellbender
Or give me your first name and where you live and I’ll make up one for you!
Here’s one I made up the first time I posted this: side-breathing stream slipper. See those wrinkles on the salamander’s side? Those act as gills!
It’s a true shame that these slimy creatures’ numbers are dwindling fast, due to the usual habitat loss, poaching, over harvesting and pollution. There are some efforts being made to reintroduce the river loogies back to their native ranges. We’ll see how that goes!
Keep these comics sliding along—visit the links in my bio!
Or go to linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#hellbender #snototter #otter #salamander #giantsalamander #river #conservation #outdoors #environment #biology #herpetology #science #amphibian #nature #comic #webcomic #woods #endangeredspecies #rivermonster #relationshipgoals #relatable #friends #love #parenting #herping
#amphibianweek
Even though I'm a day late for posting a new one for #StarWarts day—here it is.
Do yourself a favor and google caecilian teeth. They're beautiful!
QUESTION:
If you could use a star wars vehicle to travel in for all your daily adventures, which would it be? I'd have to go with the practical Y-Wing.
👉 Tell me the species of frog that's escaping the space worm, I mean caecilian and you get 10 points!
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#maythefourthbewithyou #starwars #frog #frogs #caecilian #herping #herpetology #batrachology #spaceworm #empirestrikesback #outdoors #equador #amazon #rainforest #nature #comics #comic #webcomic #conservation #endangeredspecies #amazon
And it’ll be here tomorrow too—I’ll be up and running with a new comic!
If any amphibian is going to play Star Wars with their kid, it's going to be a poison dart frog. Not only does their territory look like Dagobah, many poison dart frog fathers carry their tadpoles on their backs and bring them up into the canopy where they can develop in little plant pools.
The young will eat insects that get trapped in the little pools and sometimes moms will even drop eggs for her babies to eat. Tiny canibalomelettes!
Same question for you as last year: What's your favorite Star Wars line? Mine would have to be, "And I thought these things smelled bad on the outside!"
If you have some StartWarts art that needs to have the same frame around it, let me know and I'll send it to you!
Help this scruffy nerfherder keep making nerdy comics! Visit the shop or become a patron—links in bio, or visit:
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#starwartsday
#starwarsday #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #poisondartfrog #poisonarrowfrog #frog #frogs #parenting #kids #yoda #empirestrikesback #fatherhood #dad #lukeskywalker #jedi #amphibian #blueAzureus #Dendrobatestinctorius #babyyoda #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #science #biology #herpetology #treefrog
@amphibianfoundation @amphibiansurvivalalliance @amphibianrescue
Unfortunately, I'm having technical issues, so I probably won't have a new #StarWarts comic for you all tomorrow.
Fortunately, the one I did last year was one of my favorite comics ever so I'll happily repost it.
QUESTION:
"In the midst of all the killing and skin eating somehow we forgot the love."
Who said that?
I don't want to resort to eating my own skin, so support these comics!
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#amphibianweek #amphibianweek2022
#amphibians #herpetology #caecilians #skineating #simpsons #babies #kids #parenting #relatable #motherhood #nature #comics #webcomic #comics #outdoors #conservation #biology #science #biodiversity #herping #gross #weird #weirdart #scicomm
@amphibianfoundation @amphibiansurvivalalliance
Here’s a look back at my collaboration with @corvidresearch:
Many people don't realize that it's not uncommon for birds like crows to leave the nest shortly before they're completely flighted. As a result, thousands of crows each year fall victim to crownapping by misguided, but well meaning people. We’ve created a comic to help keep crows in the care of their parents. Enjoy!
You can get a print of this comic (and lots of other goodies) in the @underdonecomics shop by visiting the link in this bio or go to linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#crow #crows #birds #birdwatching #birding #corvid #corvidresearch #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #outdoors #conservation #animals #pnw #kidnapping #crownapping #pets #birdrescue #wildlife #wildandfree #parenting #childhood #baby #babies
Tell me, when you’re outside aren’t you always birding? Is there anybody who doesn’t listen or see a bird and acknowledge it, therefore you’re birding? Is it more complex than that?Can someone explain?
This new comic is dedicated to those busy parents of nest parasites. How overwhelming would it be to have a double clutch of chicks? I guess it might make the inevitable predation of your babies easier to swallow😬
Keep these comics alive! Like, share and/or follow @underdonecomics or buy something in the shop!
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#NationalGoBirdingDay
#GoBirdingDay #birds #birding #duck #ducks #woodducks #parenting #parasitism #biology #science #pond #woodduck #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #outdoors #conservation
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Well here’s a small smattering of tapiracle comics for you.
All the tapirs are in endangered! Check out @worldtapirday to see how you can help out!
You can also help me out by following @underdonecomics and/or getting something in the shop!
Link in bio or visit linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#worldtapirday #tapir #animals #endangeredspecies #tapirs #tapirday #outdoors #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #conservation #cute #trunk #elephant #relatable
This is a little old thing that features the two ends of the penguin spectrum: the biggest, emperor—can grow up to 22.7 to 45.4 kg (50 to 100 lb) and up to 4’!
And the smallest, little penguin—33 cm (13 in) in height and 43 cm (17 in) in length.
Who would you rather be in this situation? The snuggled or the snuggler?
Keep these comics afloat!
Follow @underdonecomics, or get something in the shop!
Link in bio or go to linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#worldpenguinday #penguinday #nationalpenguinday #penguins #emperorpenguin #littlepenguin #penguin #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #antarctic #ocean #savetheocean #outdoors #conservation #endangeredspecies #birds #iceberg #winter #chilliwilli
I’ve heard that Merk has horses walk around in circles all day in a tub. Is that a thing?
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#WorldDayForLaboratoryAnimals
#DayForLaboratoryAnimals
#WorldLabAnimalDay
#LabAnimalDay #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #science #medicine #biology #rat #labrat #secretofnimh #read #news #themoreyouknow
It’s World Book Day!
You probably can guess that I think Charlotte’s Web is the best kids book ever.
Tell me, what do YOU think are the best books ever? Write your top 3 books of all time in the comments!
Oh and then after you finish that task, go see what’s on sale in the shop!
Go to the link in my bio or visit linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#worldbookday #books #pig #charlottesweb #spiders #farm #booklovers #beverlycleary #mouseandthemotorcycle #chimera #mythology #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #biology #science #mouse #illustration
🔊turn up the hauntingly brilliant sounds and whistling by @arckex (aka Andy Muehlhausen)
There’s nothing like the smell of motor oil mixed with sage or the sounds of squeaking metal harmonizing with the calls of shorebirds, eh?
And there’s no stopping those nauseating tones. It’s all thanks to the current US administration, who decided to go against what they promised to stop during their campaign: the continuation of leasing public lands to oil & gas companies.
👉CONTEST: the first person to correctly guess which bird I attempted to animate in this comic gets a sticker! (And my adoration)
In the meantime, help me continue to celebrate what’s left of biodiversity by following @underdonecomics or just liking or sharing these things. If you’re feeling plucky—buy something in the shop! Go to the link in my bio or visit linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#earthday #plasticpollution #earthday2022 #joebiden #earthdayeveryday #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #birds #birding #shorebirds #environment #ecology #outdoors #parks #oilpump #birdwatching #hiking #bigoil #biodiversity
Tell me, when you were developing, were you more like the awkward larval salamander or the “mature” mean kind?
Hey, I hope you liked this new comic. There’s lots more to come! But I can’t do it alone. Like, comment, share or follow @underdonecomics or maybe even get something from the shop—it will help us both.
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BTW is anybody on dischord? I’ve got a channel I never use. Anyone want to join it? DM me and I’ll send a link.
#redbackedsalamander #lunglesssalamander #herping #herpetology #salamander #amphibian #relatable #growingup #frenemies #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #outdoors #middleschool #science #biology #directdevelopment #meangirls #scientificillustration #scicomm #ewdavid
@amphibianfoundation @amphibiansurvivalalliance @centerforbiodiv
There will be a resurrection of new comics coming soon—like this week.
For now, consider these egg-based comics as a symbol of incubating ideas. That sound right?
#happyeaster #easter #easteregg #eggs #chickens #farm #birds #frog #glassfrog #babies #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #outdoors #conservation #endangeredspecies #govegan #eggs
Whelp, it's almost over, but today's Manatee Appreciation Day.
I've got so much going on, I almost missed it. But still, I'm going to take some time to sit back, be buoyant and think about those blubbery blobs of seagrass-pooping machines.
Keep these comics afloat! Buy something in the shop by visiting the link in my bio or go to linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#manateeappreciationday #manatee #seacow #florida #endangerespecies #animals #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #outdoors #swimming #ocean #conservation #biodiiversity #environment #jellyfish #reef #beach #vacation #manowar #portuguesemanowar
Here’s a clutch of frog comics for you enjoy.
Question: if you could be any of these frogs for a week, which would it be? Would you want your kids to grow in your mouth? Would you want to be shaped like a scrotum or bird poo? Which?
Spring on over to the shop—there’s a sale happening and you can even get stuff with froggies on it!
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#frog #worldfrogday #frogday #poisonfrog #scrotumfrog #impossiblefrog #darwinsfrog #spring #nature #comic #webcomic #comics #science #biology #outdoors #conservation #biodiversity #endangeredspecies #amphibians #herpetology #herping
That’s mainly why I usually just avoid mirrors at all costs.
I mean, better to never know there was some pumpkin pie caught in my mustache. Or poppy seeds between my incisors, right?
Anyway, I’d guess porcupines just think a cute, fuzzy fisher isn’t going to do any damage to their prickly selves. So why not trust them? Did you see what quills look like when curious dogs get too close? Ouch!
As a dog would advise, you should wear more comfortable things than quills. Like the stuff in my shop!
There’s a big sale going on until the 25th of March (on earth).
Go to the link in my bio or visit:
Linktr.ee/underdonecomics and get something!
#fisher #porcupine #animals #cute #biology #outdoors #conservation #hunting #nature #comic #webcomic #biodiversity #biology #science #horror #foodonyourface #relatable #becareful #comics #relationshipgoals #trust #friends #woods #hiking #scratch #warning
You fool fish into taking your babies upstream, of course!
👁👄👁 check out @afs_scicomm i had the honor to be their first SciComm Spotlight Person! You can read about what got me into science communication and why I keep doing it! Give them a follow and stay tuned to find out all the ways American Fisheries communicates conservation!
Keep these comics flowin! Follow @underdonecomics or get something in the shop: links in bio, or go to linktr.ee/underdonecomics
#fish #fishing #mussels #pocketbookmussel #lifecycle #river #minnow #scicomm #science #biology #gastropod #mollusk #relationshipgoals #relatable #bass #outdoors #conservation #nature #comic #webcomic #comics
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Did you know that some spiders eat plants? The ones that have been discovered so far, "steal" from nectaries that are around all year to feed ants in a mutualistic relationship.
At first, I was going to make this joke about Orsima ichnueumon claiming to be a ventriloquist, because, to an ant, it would be talking out of its butt.
But when I read more about this odd spider, the more complex the story became.
Scientists think that O. ichnueumon has a butt that looks like the head of an ant so it can jump around nectaries undetected by predators, which will think it's an ant.
I thought at first it looked this way so it can creep up on ants and eat them, but it seems like it just wants to join in on consuming the sweet, nutritious nectar alongside the ants!
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What better way to celebrate than by posting a comic about a fish that lives it’s wildlife inside a sea cucumber’s butt?
What animal’s butt would you want to live your wildlife in? Size and stink aren’t a factor. You can be as small as you want and have no nose.
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Let’s start out in the bowels of the deep sea.
After a whale dies and reaches the deep, dark sea floor, its carcass finally lays to rest on the muck. Once the flesh has been ripped off, chewed up, sucked out, picked apart or whatever else, tiny plumed worms emerge from the bones. These worms are in the genus Osedax, and so far, scientists have discovered 8 species of them.
The worms take root inside the bones of dead things (one successful experiment was done with a cow) and in their roots grow a bacteria. Since the worms have no guts, they actually secrete an acid which breaks down fat and proteins normally locked in bones. Next, the bacteria, which lives inside the roots of the worms, will digest the nutrients. It's my understanding that nobody really knows how this in turn nourishes the worm.
Their reproduction is weird too! The females continuously lay eggs, in the hopes that some of her offspring will one day find new bones to bore into. They don't need to find a male, because the microscopic men live inside the female, constantly fertilizing her eggs.
At least they're never lonely!
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The grasslands under the ocean’s surface are immensely important for maintaining life.
I mean, what would I make comics about if there was no biodiversity?
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Speaking of sea grass, did you know that not every shark is nothing but a meat-loving carnivore?
It turns out that the bonnethead (relatives of the hammerhead) sometimes chomp on seagrass.
So now you can tell a picky kid that even sharks eat their vegetables!
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Sorry to bring more doom to the doom scrolling—but at least they’re cute!
Who do you think left that fridge out there?
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This is an old comic that I think about a lot. It’s as if I’m some gastropod working its way around an exercise ball floating in a pool, or something. I wonder who made it, and if I ever met the feller.
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Unless of course it’s a pangolin pretending to be an artichoke—then don’t eat that.
Today is World Pangolin Day—the day we think about how awful and meaningless poaching is. And the most poached critter is the pine-coney pangolin.
Do you like anything artichokes? Dipped? Roasted? Is there any other way?
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Maybe it’s still banging its head into trees somewhere in the murky south, who knows?
Maybe it hangs out with Bigfoot. What do you think?
Know what I think? Never met one!
@birdsarentreal — what do YOU think?
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Which one do you find the most romantic? Alright, which is the least revolting?
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Imagine the generations of poor, male river possums that didn’t get to have offspring because their junk was too exposed in the water! 😬
Or so the theory goes.
Speaking of cringe—who was your favorite He-Man character? Was it Cringer the battle cat? I think I liked Man-E-Faces. From fleshy to robo to monster face. What could be better?
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These little freshwater fish are from South America.
Here’s how they do:
🌿Males pick a nice spot with overhanging leaves and attract a female. They both jump out of the water, the females lay their eggs on a leaf.
🥚The male globs his sperm all over the eggs and stays underwater near the clutch, splashing it about 38 times per hour to keep the eggs from drying out.
👶A couple days later and it’s raining babies!
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In order to mate, 97% of birds perform what's called the "cloacal kiss." That's because 97% of male birds have no penis!
Ducks, however, like the Ruddy duck in this comic, mate in the water so they need to have some penetration. A kiss won't cut the mustard—so they evolved a big corkscrew penis to work its way through their mate's twisty, cavernous vagina!
The reason I picked Mr Ruddy Duck for the comic is because it's in a group called the lake ducks, which have the biggest penises of the birds.
While we are on the topic, what’s YOUR favorite wine?
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Ever wonder why there are fish swimming around in ponds or lakes that seem to be disconnected from anywhere that a fish might be able to swim from? Wellsir, Hungarian scientists were wondering too (along with countless people who've wondered through the centuries). They decided to feed mallards some carp eggs to see what would happens on the backend.
It turns out that around 0.02% of the eggs survived the digestive journey and were still viable.
So there you have it, waterfowl spreading life to seemingly unspreadable places.
Are you like me? Are you reminded of how comets might have spread life to planets throughout the cosmos?
Wasn't there a Star Trek TNG episode about that, but instead of comets, the spreaders were an ancient humanoid species of some sort, selfishly spreading their own seeds?
Remember that?
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Anybody care to tell my why snowy egrets have yellow feet?
I’d appreciate wrong answers only.
Do you live somewhere that has no egrets or herons?
If so, where are you?
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I’m going to start a week of freshwater, wetland and watershed comics.
Starting with the green heron. Sure it’s not as tall and ornery as, say, the ubiquitous great blue heron, but there’s a lot going on upstairs in its birdbrain.
You can do video searches of it using lures to fish!
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I did some reading. Gophers are not groundhogs. Groundhogs are in the squirrel or marmot family. You can also call them woodchucks.
I confirmed this by talking with someone from Minnesota.
Gophers are smaller and formally called pocket gophers because of those big cheek pockets we all know and love. They don’t come above ground much.
Which is why the one in the comic is so ornery.
What makes you ornery?
Groundhog Day is a reminder that Valentine’s Day is around the corner! Did you get your honey boo Lovey-dovey instincts yet?
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So, happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!
Red squirrels also horde their food the same way. Apparently the larders keep seeds at a certain temperature so they won’t sprout—like putting them in the fridge.
How far past the expiration date will you go with your foodstuffs?
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They slurp up plant cells and use the chloroplasts to make energy from the sun ☀️
Do you wish you could do that? Think of the time you’d save worrying about meals!
In case you’re wondering, the other critters in the comic is a grey side-gilled sea slug. And the head of an unknown fish.
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It’s the perfect time of year for kite flying, isn’t it? At least in the northern hemisphere, there’s nothing like a nice mid-January day to be out playing with the breeze.
When’s the last time you flew a kite? Have you ever been kite boarding? That’s when the kite flies YOU!
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I’ve discovered that keeping animals alive is much easier than keeping plants alive. The reason being that animals complain when they’re hungry. This does not apply to fish.
Succulents like to be ignored though.
Can you keep plants alive?
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