Two 2010 sketches of Styracosaurus. Top is a show-off male embellishing his head spikes with a fallen branch. Bottom is a polycephalic (two-headed) Styracosaurus that has made it to adulthood.
#PPOD: This amazing photo shows Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji from space. The image was captured by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station on 27 May 2001. Mount Fuji, located on Honshu Island, is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 meters tall. An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometers southwest of Tokyo and can be seen from the city on a clear day. Credit: NASA
New #insectInsights is out!
It's a bit special, as this episode is more about the process of science than insects themselves, in a way.
It details one very fun fact about the description of the ant Tyrannomyrmex: a male ant was filmed, but was shortly eaten by its sister, so all we have of it is a short video, no description.
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“The more it spreads within mammals, that gives it more chances to mutate. As it mutates, as it changes, there is a greater chance it can infect humans. If it gains the ability to spread efficiently from person to person, then it would be hard to stop,” says Nita Madhav, a former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researcher” #H5N1#Science#Scicomm https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/h5n1-bird-flu-isnt-a-human-pandemic-yet/
Nearly done with 2008. Last few posts before there is a gear change and a milestone in my career. For today, a stylistic look at the development of Iguanodon, which was created for a Discoverology book.
The 2008 book, A TIME TRAVELLER'S FIELD NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS OF DINOSAURS; I'm posting more of my illustrations (it is a fictional story, so be prepared for plenty of inaccuracies). Here are the Triassic reptiles that feature in the book.
#PPOD: Mimas drifts along in its orbit against the azure backdrop of Saturn's northern latitudes in this true-color view. The long, dark lines on the atmosphere are shadows cast by the planet's rings. At the bottom, craters on icy Mimas (398 kilometers) give the moon a dimpled appearance. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute/CICLOPS
#PPOD: This stunning photo was taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard the ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. Phobos is the larger and closer of Mars's two moons, the other being Deimos. One hypothesis of their origin involves the possible capture of primitive asteroids. Unfortunately, Phobos is being pulled apart and closer by Mars's tidal forces and gravity. Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/ @andrealuck CC BY (https://www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/53635851891/)
Have been rather busy with DIY and family visits, so reviews have been a bit slow but I'm back on it. Alfie & Me coming soon to https://inquisitivebiologist.com
In 2004 I played with a book idea but never took it to a publisher. I did 100 draft drawings for the proposal (never completed), I'll post a few more throughout today. First is Archelon.
New review: Imperfection is a quick, slick, yet erudite read that posits six laws to explain how evolution by natural selection does not always result in the best of all possible worlds.