An Elemental Life

the best things in life are simple
Sunhat

Sunhat

In ants and bees, there are no sex chromosomes. Instead, sex is determined by whether or not an egg was fertilized. If the egg isn’t fertilized, the offspring is male. If the egg is fertilized, it’s female. So male ants have no fathers, and they have half as many chromosomes as females. Poor little things.

Beatrice the Biologist: Clarification, Sex Determination, and Cheesecake

THAT IS SO INTERESTING

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oatmeal:

I started using a Wacom tablet and Adobe Illustrator a few months ago, and wanted to practice drawing some portraits, so I illustrated some quotations from people I like. You can view the rest of them here: http://theoatmeal.com/blog/quotations

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alicecarrier:

it’s hillary’s birthday and i got to finish up her little shoulder cap flower today!  hooray!!

The colors she chooses are amazing… One day…

WHEN PEOPLE SAY I’M CRAZY FOR BEING A TEACHER

resolutewoman:

k-lanae:

 

backyard ambition.

resolutewoman:

k-lanae:

backyard ambition.

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makenzieears:

humanflower:

Irina Werning, Back to the future

Coolest photography project ever.

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workman:

ritajardon:
hand stitched cotton textile. rajasthan, india. sri textiles

workman:

ritajardon:

hand stitched cotton textile. rajasthan, india. sri textiles

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she kissed as if she, alone, could forge the signature of the sun

saul williams  (via thatkindofwoman)

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The trouble is, you think you have time.

Buddha  (via thatkindofwoman)

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