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Treehole antlion, Cymothales sp., Myrmeleontidae

Photographed in Mabira Forest, Uganda by Frank Deschandol

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Thinking about the history of Prussia and shaking my head in disbelief

Occasionally as an Australian you'll be talking to someone from overseas, and you'll discover a common phrase you took for granted is, in fact, not universally known outside of our country.

Turns out casually dropping "fuck me dead" into conversation will give unsuspecting Americans an aneurism.

The more you know.

Rabbits fighting mid-air in Kyushu, Japan, 2024 - by Mora Nakamura, Japanese

After a stunning admission that he’d been diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of the disease, former President Joe Biden reportedly faced mounting pressure on Monday to let a younger Democrat battle cancer. “Given the current landscape, we think a more youthful, energetic leader would be much better suited to fighting this deadly kind of metastatic prostate cancer,” said Democratic strategist James Carville, adding that while there likely wasn’t much time to pivot this late in the disease’s cycle, there were still several prominent politicians ready to step up and win. 

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Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus), juvenile, family Ephippidae, order Acanthuriformes, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

The juveniles of this species mimic a toxic flatworm.

photograph by DiveIvanov

Calappa lophos

Stop giving me horse asks. Remember my boobs? You used to love my boobs

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