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I'm Ranch (she/her) and I like fish and drawing. That is about it!

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Hello! My name is Ranch (she/her), I study aquatic sciences and I have a very big interest in aquatic life and biology, especially fish! I reblog a lot of pictures, art, information etc. related to biology, aquatic animals and other cool watery things, and I also post my own daily fish facts and art. If you’re more interested in the latter I have a designated art side blog, @ranchwamen

I tag animal death and jellyfish, you can ask me to tag other triggering subjects.

When you reblog or comment on my fish facts, please don’t make comments about eating the fish or how they taste, if they’re edible, etc. This account is not about eating fish!

Some tags I use and what I use them for:

  • fishfact — My own fish facts and recent news about them
  • fish facts — My own fish facts and facts done by other people
  • aquatic — Umbrella group for non-fish aquatic animals and water-related posts in general. I love many aquatic animals, but I focus mostly on fish so I tend to only tag them with the species name!
  • biology — fish facts and science news, mostly. Environmentalist topics also go here.
  • art — Cool art!
  • my art — Art that is cool AND mine!
  • not fish — Perhaps a misleading name, but this tag is for everything that is not related to fish, other aquatic animals, or water! Sometimes I put other biology things here too, like bugs, but it varies.
  • asks — Asks I get. My askbox is always open and I’m happy to receive fish fact suggestions, questions about aquatic animals, and the like!
  • polls — Polls! Self-explanatory.
  • my polls — Polls specifically made by me.
  • merfolk — Merpeople posts and art! Are you really a fish fan if you don't also like humans that are essentially fish? /lh
  • dream weirdness — I have funny dreams. Here’s drawings and posts about my dreams.
  • sirpaverse — I am a fan of worldbuilding and dabble in it myself. Mostly you’ll find pondering about merfolk and other centaur people and how they’d work and how society would function in a magical world with them, but also some other stuff :3

I try to stick to these the best I can, sometimes I make mistakes! Enjoy your time here :)

I've written an essay on the meaning of "fish" and what is and isn't a "fish, if you have questions about the topic I recommend reading or skimming it through! You can also always ask me about something, even about fishes and what counts as fish, I love answering questions and talking about fish <3

i love when i tell people i like parasites and they're like "bet you wouldn't feel that way if you had one" girl first of all i wouldn't hate on my parasite for like. being a parasite. second of all i'd be OBSESSED with my parasite if i had one. i'd make it half my personality. im already tumblr user fishparasite can you imagine what i'd be like if i had a parasite. sure it would suck but it would also be so awesome. i'd be borderline OBNOXIOUS about it.

i mean this is just the parasite version of "ummmmm haven't you heard of PRIONS" like ok man

oh my god.

punches you but my hand is coated in ibuprofen dust so it immediately cancels out and doesnt hurt

hugs you but my torso is coated in nasty spikes so it immediately cancels out and doesnt nice

String identified: c t a cat t t at cac t a t t g t t cat at t at cac t a t c

Closest match: Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis genome assembly, chromosome: 17 Common name: Green Sea Urchin

Have you ever heard of a shell-less turtle that can grow up to 6 ft (1.8 m) long? Meet the Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii). Unlike many of its relatives, it has no exterior shell—just a layer of thick rubbery skin covering wide-spanning, fused ribs that protect its internal organs. Its frog-like face adds to its unusual appearance. This reptile can be found in freshwater habitats where it burrows beneath the sand with only its snout poking out. Unfortunately, the species is threatened by loss of its riverine and coastal habitats, as well as by being hunted for its meat and eggs.

Photo: Alimohamed0, CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons

hot water bottle

i love when i tell people i like parasites and they're like "bet you wouldn't feel that way if you had one" girl first of all i wouldn't hate on my parasite for like. being a parasite. second of all i'd be OBSESSED with my parasite if i had one. i'd make it half my personality. im already tumblr user fishparasite can you imagine what i'd be like if i had a parasite. sure it would suck but it would also be so awesome. i'd be borderline OBNOXIOUS about it.

i mean this is just the parasite version of "ummmmm haven't you heard of PRIONS" like ok man

Four pages, as promised!

This is the whole scene as I imagined years ago. A Borders intro of sorts. This took a long while but it was worth it!

Largely inspired by the openings of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Castle in the Sky. If there was a soundtrack to this segment, this would be it, hehe:

Anyway, wishing everyone all the best in the new year!! See you next year :3

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