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For my friends Paul B., Ryan S., and Dave M. A side dish of Phish.

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Good friends, and all around amazing human beings. They are rare.

Whales can have swords... I guess.

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Let's celebrate gluttony for a moment. Gluttony is defined simply as an excess of anything. Cheers to this crazy whale.

Lou Reed Inspired Dragonflies (2 Images)

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"Pedro lives out of the Wilshire Hotel. He looks out a window without glass. And the walls are made of cardboard, newspapers on his feet and his father beats him because he's too tired to beg. He's got 9 brothers and sisters, they're brought up on their knees. It's hard to run when a coat hanger beats you on the thighs. Pedro dreams of being older and killing the old man but that's a slim chance, he's going to the boulevard. He's going to end up on the dirty boulevard. He's going out to the dirty boulevard. He's going down to the dirty boulevard. This room cost 2,000 dollars a month, you can believe it man, it's true somewhere a landlord's laughing till he wets his pants. No one dreams of being a doctor or a lawyer or anything. They dream of dealing on the dirty boulevard. Give me your hungry, your tired, your poor - I'll piss on 'em. That's what the Statue of Bigotry says. Your poor huddled masses, let's club 'em to ...

Black Widows... and a few more (7 Images)

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Black widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.) are notorious for their venomous bite and distinctive appearance. Recognizable by their glossy black bodies and the iconic red hourglass marking on the underside of their abdomens, these spiders are found in temperate regions worldwide, often in dark, sheltered areas like woodpiles, sheds, and under rocks. Despite their fearsome reputation, black widows are generally non-aggressive and bite only in self-defense. Their venom contains neurotoxins that can cause muscle pain, cramps, and other symptoms in humans, though fatalities are extremely rare due to modern medical treatments. Female black widows are significantly larger than males and sometimes consume their mates after reproduction, a behavior that contributes to their infamous name.