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Maria Skłodowska-Curie's notebooks are crazy once you think about it. They're so radioactive they have to be sealed in a lead box. Imagine a world where atomic theory is forgotten and a dude just goes "yea there's a book that details the secrets of the universe, the machinations of the creation of existence down to its barest essentials, but if you get close to it you fucking die. The more you read it the more your body slowly disassembles into mush." like wat excuse me
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Whistleblower on Reddit rage-blogs about how the food delivery company he worked for as a developer is ripping customers AND drivers off.
Main post screenshotted here in case it gets yanked; the whole thread is worth a read.
Posted January 2026.
Source: reddit.com
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tumblr user caecilians here humbly requesting more caecilians. my favorite is siphonops annulatus so if you have any of them i would be thrilled. but i would also love to see and learn more kinds of caecilians, especially ones in fun colors or patterns if there are any!! in general MOAR CAECILIANS PLS <3 they are my favorite. thank you :)
Here, let me reach into the caecilian bucket and pull some out for you...
Two-colored Caecilian (Epicrionops bicolor), family Rhinatrematidae, found in disjunct populations in Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia
- Caecilians are amphibians, like salamanders and frogs.
- They are not worms, nor are they snakes.
- Most species are fossorial (burrowing), but some are aquatic.
photographs by Luis A. Coloma
Fisher’s Caecilian (Boulengerula fischeri), family Herpelidae, Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
photograph by Fabio Pupin
Ringed Caecilian (Siphonops annulatus), family Siphonopidae, found in tropical South America, east of the Andes
- The young go through the larval stage in the eggs, and hatch out as fully formed tiny caecilians.
- The young of this species feed on their mother’s outer skin layer (which she sheds). It has a high nutrient content.
- Like many caecilians, their skin exudes a thick slime, which aids in burrowing, but also has toxic components (presumably to protect from predation).
photographs by Dias, I and Carlos Jared
Beddome’s Caecilian (Ichthyophis beddomei), family Ichthyophiidae, western India
photograph by Girish Gowda
Rubber Eel Caecilian (Typhlonectes natans), family Typhlonectidae, found in Colombia and Venezuela
- Aquatic
Photograph by  California Academy of Sciences
Magdalena Valley Caecilian (Caecilia subnigricans), family Caeciliiidae, San Jacinto, Bolivar, Colombia
photograph by José Gabriel Julio Guzmán
São Tomé Caecilian (Schistometopum thomense), family Dermophiidae, endemic to São Tomé and Ilhéu das Rolas (Africa)
photographs by vanessamata & gmucientes
Eiselt’s Caecilian aka “Penis Snake” Caecilian (Atretochoana eiselti), family Typhlonectidae, found in Brazil
- Caecilians are amphibians. They are not worms, nor are they or snakes.
Photograph by Matt Roper
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I dont celebrate halloween where I live but trick or treat
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São Tomé Caecilian (Schistometopum thomense), family Dermophiidae, endemic to São Tomé and Ilhéu das Rolas (Africa)
photographs by m_burger
I love caecilians so much—not only are they adorable, but they display a fascinating array pf behaviors and traits not frequently seen in amphibians (yes they’re amphibians). :D