A Dilemma

a dilemma

have breakfast with grandmother BUT her racist white friends will have Opinions™ -OR- stay in my room for a sixth consecutive day, eating terrible pickles and tweaking Windows 10

its really hard to measure moment arms in emu feet because their footwrists have cartilaginous extrusions that might work like kneecaps e: more like bicycle chain tensioners

i am not smart enough to summarize the conclusions of the independent patellar evolution presentation but weirdly emus dont actually have kneecaps

i am skipping out on the last couple talks becuase i want to continue eating chicken

i am home safe from ICVM 2016

i really, really need to figure out a way to get paid to attend academic conferences because holy shit what incredible fun that was even just an afternoon.

e: on that note have you all considered helping support my work on patreon

Smith’s Longspurs have a mutualistic relationship with a peculiar sort of fungus of the genus Cyathus, more commonly known as a Bird’s Nest fungus. This unusual mycorrhiza forms as a shallow bowl-like structure, and utilizes the droppings of nestling Longspurs to nourish itself and surrounding grassland. In return for vital nutrients, the grasses provide shelter and food for the small insects that parent Longspurs feed to their children. By the time the chicks are ready to fledge, they are coated in fungal spores and will distribute them far and wide.

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