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Yawning
An involuntary reflex that can be interpreted as rude in some cultures, as a sign of tiredness and boredom in others or as a signal of anxiety in non-human creatures. Everyone knows what yawning is, but what is yawning really? These are the questions keeping me up at night. Probably the reason I yawn a…
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Slow worm
Anguis fragilis, Hazelworm, Blindschleiche, Orvet, Lucion Intro An animal that is neither a worm, nor a snake, yet is called one and often confused with the other. Why is it neither a worm, nor a snake? Because it is a lizard. Unlike worms, it has a spine, and unlike snakes, it has eyelids. This beautiful…
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Flowers
Probably the prettiest genitalia in the world. Flowers are often beautiful and colorful collections of leaves organized in a circular way. Sometimes in a more rectangular shape and in rare occasions they don’t even look like flowers (think about the flowers of hazelnut trees, which look more like hanging ropes, or green phalluses. To be…
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Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria, Vliegenzwam, Amanite tue-mouches (fausse oronge), Fliegenpilz, matamoscas (falsa oronja) Intro The fly agaric, the mushroom carrying the responsibility to be the face of fungi. The most commonly depicted mushroom when asked what a fungus looks like. Fortunately, fungi don’t care who’s the most popular or prettiest among them, because we all know this…
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Symbiosis
A word everyone knows, yet no-one fully understands. Intro Life is hard. Very hard. So all living creatures form partnerships to make life a little easier. Some good for both, some good for one and bad for the other. So to weather the storm we call life, it is important to find the right partner.…
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