Hedgehogs

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salamander

‘The salamander is so called because it is proof against fire. Of all poisonous creatures, it has the strongest poison. Other poisonous creatures kill one at a time; it can kill several things at the same time. For if it has crawled into a tree, it poisons all the apples and kills those who eat them. In addition, if it falls into a well, the strength of its poison kills those who drink the water. It resists fire and alone among creatures can put fires out. For it can exist in the midst of flames without pain and without being consumed by them, not only because it does not burn but because it puts the fire out.’ (transl. Colin McLaren, the Aberdeen Bestiary Project)

Bestiary, England ca. 1200-1210.

British Library, Royal 12 C XIX, fol. 68v

oldbookillustrations:

Glass-blowing.

From The Crystal Palace, and its contents, collective work, London, 1851-1852.

(Source: archive.org)

2headedsnake:

megatrip.blogspot.com

GPOY Wednesday.

witchsauce:

Sören Holmqvist 

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2headedsnake:

John Kenn

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Matt Pringle

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archiemcphee:

“Heyyyyy, Brother”

Or should we say, hey fellow fans of Arrested Development!

June 29th is the opening of “There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand,” Gallery 1988’s group show tribute to Arrested Development and those wacky Bluths we all love so much. 

This awesome piece, entitled Out on a Limb, was created by Julian Callos and features the one and only Buster Bluth facing his fear, the seal with the yellow bow tie. 

Visit Julian’s blog to view detail shots of this delightful illustration.

aw the only person i stalk on facebook made this! 

thedaintysquid:

mojoatx:more foxness by Teagan White! Weee!

mudwerks:

mudwerks:

Foam Monster In Emotional Reunion With Severed Limb | Laughing Squid

biomedicalephemera:

Internal Anatomy of the Grass Frog [Genus Litoria]

As different as frogs are from you and I, you can clearly see how similar vertebrates are to each other when you dissect one. One heart, two lungs, a stomach, liver, spleen, gall bladder, intestines, kidneys, bladder, and gonads are visible in this particular dissection, as well as the extraordinarily strong leg muscles.

Brehms Tierleben, Bd. 1. Alfred Brehms, 1911.