Awesome Chrome extension: when you view the listing for a book on Amazon or whatever, this lets you know if it's available from the local library.
@noelle Plant nerd note: There are a number of animals that use chlorophyll within their bodies, I think this funky fish is just the only one to use it (or a derivative) in order to sense light that it is also producing.
Meet the stoplight loosejaw! It's one of three species of fish (the other two are in the same family, Stomiidae, the dragonfishes) that can produce red bioluminescence; since red light from the sun doesn't penetrate to the depths the loosejaw lives in, its prey fish can't see it. So the stoplight loosejaw has an invisible flashlight for hunting.
Bonus: it's the only animal that uses chlorophyll, and it uses it to see the red light that it emits.
death (3/3)
@mxsparks I didn't know hir. This is a beautiful post. I wish it weren't a necessary one.
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existential horror
@mxsparks I think about this sometimes and it freaks me out.
FYI, when sharing a link, check if the following are present in the URL
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These are “engagement trackers” and they can reveal your source for the URL
Consider the #privacy implications if you include them. They’re not needed for the website you’re visiting to actually show you the content
@rey oh my gosh I hope I remember this.
@mawr I'm a part-time
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@Oneironott @emanate this is Right and Correct :)
Moving to @starkatt
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