https://sciatrix.dreamwidth.org/ sciatrix - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:21:31 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios sciatrix personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/737033/695695 https://sciatrix.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://sciatrix.dreamwidth.org/58001.html Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:21:31 GMT https://sciatrix.dreamwidth.org/58001.html Okay, I'm going to try something new here as I'm drafting this manuscript. I'm going to try sitting down, working out what I want to say, and writing it out for y'all on the internet to read. Can't hurt, might help. <br /><br />( <strong><a href="https://tweetingmouse.dreamwidth.org/813.html">Sexually selected traits like peacock's tails, hooded monk seals' ridiculous nose balloons, and the haunting thrum of the midshipman fish have been an object of fascination for biologists since Darwin sat down upon a tangled bank: they are flashy, loud, intricate, elaborately detailed and painstakingly controlled. </a></strong>)<br /><br />Just for funsies, here's a hooded seal with full nose balloon engaged. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.animalspot.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Hooded-Seal.jpg" alt="A hooded seal inflates its nasal sac to make a loud bellowing sound."><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=sciatrix&ditemid=58001" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://sciatrix.dreamwidth.org/58001.html writing my work public 4