aiyumedayori:

filibusterfrog:

dodrantaldick:

filibusterfrog:

make-them-laugh:

filibusterfrog:

living islands

That is so cool! Do they eventually migrate into the water in part because of the massive weight of their shells? So their surface area allows the water to help support them and their poor knees?

Also do they travel? Or do they root themselves in place? They’re so cool!!!!

yes!! the ocean lessens their heavy load. Furthermore, they seem to enjoy seeing new places but by the time they’ve reached maturity they move so slowly you can hardly tell they’re moving. this not only conserves energy but also gives the biome on their shells time to adapt to different temperatures!

What’s the average life span?

Hard to say. You’ll never find their bones because even when they die, the islands live on.

I bet @hexcoderose would like this

necrofuturism:

i-am-the-egg:

necrofuturism:

there was a moustache on the floor at the movie theater today…

Cinderella …

this comment has utterly undone me

sixpenceee:

Eternal Flame Falls

The Eternal Flame Falls is a small waterfall located in the Shale Creek Preserve, a section of Chestnut Ridge Park in Western New York. A small grotto at the waterfall’s base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a small flame. This flame is visible nearly year round, although it can be extinguished and must occasionally be re-lit.