Spent a few hours this morning grinding our dried basil from our balcony garden.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/ZeroWaste
Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) have a high domed carapace (upper part of the shell) and a hinged plastron (lower part of the shell) which allows almost complete closure of the shell.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/TurtleFacts
The scanning electron microscope uses a focused beam of high-energy electrons to generate a variety of signals at the surface of solid specimens. Areas ranging from approximately 1 cm to 5 microns in width can be imaged (magnification from 20X to 30,000X, spatial resolution of 50 to 100 nm).6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/ScienceFacts
MRW it's May the 4th and I've underestimated how long a Star Wars marathon is.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/PrequelMemes
[Homemade] Filet Mignon with red wine reduction and sauteed red onion with a side of roasted asparagus, Brussels sprouts and crumbled bacon.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/food
Raccoons have passed the Aesop's Fable test, which measures if animals can discern cause and effect by displacing water to access food.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
The little-known nebula IRAS 05437+2502 billows out among the bright stars and dark dust clouds that surround it.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Astronomy
New Caledonian crows can create compound tools. They are able to combine individual parts to form a long-distance reaching aid. In one study, A crow named Mango successfully assembled three- and four-part compound tools.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
Horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes as a defense against predators. 🔥7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Today we have a crab larva. That long tail becomes the apron of the adults, long and thin for males and short and wide for females.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/FillsYourNiche
Had this incredible bacon cheeseburger on a pretzel croissant 2 years ago. I didn't know this was a sub until yesterday. :)5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/burgers
My liquor store has a Street Fighter II arcade game near The Kraken rum display6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
The International Space Station deployed this small satellite for the NanoRacks-Remove Debris investigation, designed to demonstrate an approach to reduce the risks presented by orbital debris or space junk. [5568 x 3712]6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/spaceflightporn
A member of the Expedition 56 crew currently onboard the International Space Station took this nighttime image of Java, Indonesia's largest island.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/sciences
In Indonesia, tapirs are called badak, which is the same word they use for rhinos.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/tapirs
This tiny little cutie is a snail egg! 🐌 It's about 1mm. Most likely an Eastern mud snail (Ilyanassa obsoleta).6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/FillsYourNiche
This composite of images spaced some 5 to 9 days apart traces the retrograde motion of Mars through Earth's night sky.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/ScienceImages
Image taken by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft. Mars is seen with north at the bottom and the equator at the top.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Astronomy
The newly discovered blue tarantula of Guyana is beautifully 🔥6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Petrichor American Wheat Ale - Rhinegeist - Doesn't really give me a petrichor scent, but otherwise a great beer.1yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Untappd
I'm going overnight backpacking the end of the month and took inventory of my things today. Mr. Darcy was very helpful! Do you guys enjoy hiking/backpacking/camping?5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/FillsYourNiche
One of New Guinea’s dancing birds-of-paradise — the Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise (Lophorina niedda) — was finally confirmed to be an entirely new species, thanks to its distinctive dance.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
Our dinosaur exhibit is getting into the holiday spirit at the Earth and Environmental Sciences building on campus.5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Dinosaurs
The GRACE Follow-On spacecraft launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. [3286 x 2723]6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/spaceflightporn
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen at launch Pad-0A, Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/spaceflightporn
The first whales evolved over 50 mya. They were typical land animals and had long skulls & large carnivorous teeth. From the outside, they don't resemble modern whales. However, their skulls, particularly in the ear region, strongly resemble those of living whales and are unlike any other mammal.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
A long, brown oval known as a brown barge in Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt is captured in this color-enhanced image from NASA's Juno spacecraft.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/sciences
The Royal Turtle (Batagur affinis), is Cambodia's national reptile and one of the world's most endangered freshwater turtles. Until 2000, the freshwater turtle was thought to be extinct in Cambodia. A nest was found in February and recently 9 turtles have hatched!7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
Enjoying a day on campus in my hammock with friends. Nice to have a break from the microscope!6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/FillsYourNiche
Forcipomyia squamipennis, a small biting midge, belongs to the only genus of fly that pollinates cacao (chocolate) flowers. Only flies between 2-3mm can pollinate the flowers because the others are too small to reach the important bits.4yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
When your friend asks if you'd like to ride a rollercoaster.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/wholesomeprequelmemes
The Schmidt Sting Pain Index is a pain scale rating the relative pain caused by different hymenopteran stings. It is mainly the work of Justin O. Schmidt (born 1947), an entomologist at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Arizona.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/ScienceFacts
Mockingbirds can learn up to 200 songs over their 8-year lifespan!7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
At 3:46 a.m. Eastern Time on April 21, 2018, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image of the aurora borealis over North America. [2196 x 2434]6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/spaceflightporn
20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station [2048 x 1365]5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/spaceporn
When you can't help but make lightsaber noises even though they'll be put in in post production.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/PrequelMemes
NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this clear view of Mount Rainier National Park as the International Space Station orbited above at about 17,500 miles per hour.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/nasa
These mosaics of the Saturn moon Titan's surface were constructed using data gathered over 13 years by the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer instrument aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/sciences
My favorite crab in our lab tank molted! This little dude is only a few cm in length, but growing fast.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/marinebiology
Playing Dread Curse with other Ph.D. students after our holiday party. Can you recommend any fun table top games?5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/FillsYourNiche
This image captures a close-up view of a storm with bright cloud tops in the northern hemisphere of Jupiter.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/space
Orchid bee males collect essential species specific oils from orchids using tiny scraping hairs on their legs. They then gather in lek display sites on tree trunks to attract females.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
In the northern constellation of Coma Berenices lies the impressive Coma Cluster — a structure of over a thousand galaxies bound together by gravity.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Astronomy
This beauty in the entrance to our science building on campus. ♥️🌿5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/IndoorGarden
Sylvester Stallone still has the turtles from Rocky they are currently 44 years old6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/wholesomepics
We call this the peace blanket. It's she only way she'll let him sit with her.8yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/cats
Rebel Alliance Battle Pack (75133) set build. Nice little set, decent mini-fig mix7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/legostarwars
Researchers have discovered the jaguar-snouted tree frog on a former highway in Brazil. The team named the species Scinax onca, or the jaguar snouted tree frog, due to its spotted skin and the prevalence of big cats they found in the area.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
MFW I go to use the hot water for tea at my first science conference and I accidentally rip the handle off of the canister.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/TrollXChromosomes
The Common Surinam toad carries its eggs in the skin of its back. The eggs form pockets in the skin where the young develop into tadpoles and eventually fully formed toads. When ready they erupt from the skin pockets and go their seperate ways.8yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
My father-in-law bought me a USB microscope to hook up to my computer. Check out the wing detail on this Caddisfly.5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/FillsYourNiche
A new species of hummingbird, called the blue-throated hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus), has been discovered in the southwestern Andes of Ecuador.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
When you're the birthday boy and everyone is making a fuss over you.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/PrequelMemes
SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station [5568 x 3712]5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/spaceflightporn
Baby Egyptian fruit bats learn calls from their mothers, but research now shows that they can learn new dialects, or the pitch of their vocalizations, from the colony members around them.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
The insect genus Halobates is almost exclusively marine and is unique in having the only known species of insect to live in the open ocean. Halobates are water striders, and of the 46 Halobates species described, only five are completely oceanic in habitat.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
When I see all this love for Hayden and it makes me really happy for the guy.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/PrequelMemes
Super star cluster Westerlund 1. Only 15,000 light-years away in our Milky Way neighborhood, yet home to one of the largest stars ever discovered. [1280 x 1219]7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/spaceporn
🔥 Hermit crabs need to find new shells to move into as they grow. If one finds a shell that is too big it'll wait for a larger crab to come along so it can take their old shell. Other crabs congregate waiting for available shells and form a line from largest to smallest so they can all swap shells.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
I really enjoyed this fairly simple build (75137). Such an iconic scene!6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/legostarwars
🔥 When threatened by other insects, minor workers ants of species Colobopsis explodens can actively rupture their body wall. Apart from leading to the ants' imminent death, the explosion releases a sticky, toxic liquid from their enlarged glands, in order to either kill or hold off the enemy. 🔥6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
I'm pretty excited about my reusable straws. I also keep a bamboo utensil set in my bag and a handkerchief to cut back on waste. Do you guys do anything similar?6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/FillsYourNiche
The melodious call of many birds comes from a mysterious organ buried deep within their chests: a one-of-a-kind voice box called a syrinx. Now, scientists have concluded that this voice box evolved only once, and that it represents a rare example of a true evolutionary novelty.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/birdfacts
This new composite image shows the region around the Pillars of Creation, which are about 5,700 light years from Earth. The image combines X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope optical data.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/pics
Nesting Hawksbill Sea Turtles sometimes lift up on their flippers to run quickly down the beach.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
Cygnus Spacecraft Approaches Space Station in the Sunset [4940 x 3292]7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/spaceflightporn
The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) is found exclusively in the Mary River in Queensland, Australia. It takes 25 years for female Mary River turtles to reach maturity and 30 years for males.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/TurtleFacts
The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) is found exclusively in the Mary River in Queensland, Australia. It takes 25 years for female Mary River turtles to reach maturity and 30 years for males.7yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Awwducational
Saturn is the solar system’s most photogenic planet, especially in this latest Hubble snapshot with the ring system near its maximum tilt.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/ScienceImages
Located 65 million light-years away ia a blue supergiant star that once existed inside a cluster of young stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 3938, as shown in this artist's concept. [5400 x 3600]5yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/spaceporn
Enjoying a beautiful day outdoors reading and drinking summery cocktails. What are your weekend plans, my friends?6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/FillsYourNiche
These mosaics of the Saturn moon Titan's surface were constructed using data gathered over 13 years by the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer instrument aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft.6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/nasa
A 20-million-year-old pair of dark-winged fungus gnats were captured in amber while mating6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/Entomology
This amazing truck covered in skulls always at my local Target6yr ⋅ FillsYourNiche ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting