#NewSpecies!
New blind mole rat from the north #caucasus just came in:

Spalax lyapunovae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/252BC2CD-DC16-52C7-9B66-82604EC5763A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.76.e180973
#VertebrateZoology #SpalaxLyapunovae

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #mammalogy #mammals #rats #moles #molerats

In the spirit of calling Republican bigots "Mrs Cruz" and "Mrs Graham" I wonder what it's like to dehumanise extreme MAGA people like the Whitehouse Press Secretary - I guess it's an aberrant mole-rat now since it seems only fair to do the same to it as it does to others.

The picture of it that AI generated for me isn't pleasant, so I marked it as sensitive.

#MAGA #WordsMatter #Language #Racism #LGBTQIA #Hate #USPol #Apologies #to #MoleRats #Everywhere #GPT #AI #AIArt

We're entering some weird times. May the #molerats be our #viking saviors. This is a painting that was featured in the Two Thangs book if you are looking for why it was made.

#art #acrylicpainting #weirdart #cursedart

The queen mole rat can make other females infertile with her urine.

#trivia #facts #factoid #interesting #neato #funfact #funfacts #animals #nature #molerats #weird