Gonna Start Using I Speak Pi Languages Because Nothing Has Ever Expressed It So Clearly

Gonna start using “I speak pi languages” because nothing has ever expressed it so clearly

because today is international ace day, nobody is allowed to feel sexual attraction. put it away. you dont need it today.

It has come to my attention some people want to get me started on the lampreys

Lampreys are a member of the infraphylum Agnatha, meaning they are “jawless fish.” They literally don’t have jaw bones. Instead they have horrific, nightmarish mouths that look like giant, tooth-lined plungers.

They prove just how fake the term “fish” really is. Scientifically, we can only consider something a clade if it includes a common ancestor and ALL of its descendants. (This means that it’s not a scientifically valid group if all of its descendants aren’t in it.)

So, what does that mean? Well. If our jawless fish friends, lampreys and hagfish, are fish, that means every single Gnathostome is a fish.

Gnathostomes are… jawed vertebrates.

As such, tuna, alligators, frogs, raccoons, cats, and people are also fish.

I’d like to draw attention to this tag, because I’m a nerd

They are right! There IS no such thing as a fish! Sharks and trout, for example, are both considered fish, but trout are MUCH more closely related to humans than they are to sharks, making “fish” an invalid classificatory group (and don’t even get me started on lampreys)

Pride pirate flags!! Features the Jolly Roger and Calico Jack’s flag. Set 1/2! Enjoy and use for whatever you want

Are you actually a botanist? If so is there a certain flora you study?

Oops I just figured out how see my asks! Hello!!

I’m not a botanist! That’s a quote from The Martian, which is my favorite movie of all time. “Mars will come to fear my botany powers,” and such. If anyone wants to talk Andy Weir novels I am HERE

And, I AM a biology student! So I know some botany and local plant identification just from that! I don’t study anything in particular because my degree is more zoology-focused but I do have a cool class in medicinal plants coming up this year!

shit man this got me emotional