Obligatory: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasselled_wobbegong
shag carpet
Submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 11 months ago
fuzzy_feeling@programming.dev 11 months ago
The tasselled wobbegong has been reported to bite and kill humans unprovoked
hol’ up
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 11 months ago
With several records of apparently unprovoked attacks on people, the tasselled wobbegong has a reputation beyond other wobbegongs for aggressive behavior.
Is such a fucking funny sentence to me.
pigup@lemmy.world 11 months ago
UNPROMPTED
galmuth@feddit.uk 11 months ago
My son had a book called “You’re Called What?!” which featured a tasseled wobbegong, alongside other animals such as the Shovelnose Guitarfish, Bone Eating Snot Flower Worm, and the Aha Ha.
jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
“Damn, is this acid bunk? It’s been like an hour.”
The carpet:
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 11 months ago
It looks like a Muppet.
pyre@lemmy.world 11 months ago
i was gonna say this is a rejected muppet idea
ace_garp@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Meet the Feebles.
fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
“Father!”
PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
I’ve seen more convincing muppets.
StellarExtract@lemm.ee 11 months ago
fossilesque@mander.xyz 11 months ago
Triggered
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
When I was getting my bio degree, carpet sharks (including Wobbegons) are what I was most interested in studying. Just about every family in the order is fascinating in some way.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
JoYo@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
there’s a whole order of carpet sharks. orectolobiformes
anonochronomus@hexbear.net 11 months ago
I don’t believe you. You can’t convince me that someone didn’t smash Oscar the Grouch with a comically large wooden hammer and send him to the bottom of the ocean.
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I’m sure Nintendo/Gamefreak are going to file an infringement case against them.
jpreston2005@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This planet is so beautiful and wonderful. And underneath it’s waters is an entirely different world, full of wild and majestic creatures just like the Tasselled Wobbegong here. I pray that we act quick enough on our climate initiatives to save these things for the future.
nepenthes@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I keep reading it as woebegone.
Mwallerby@startrek.website 11 months ago
I kept reading “tessellated”
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Paradachshund@lemmy.today 11 months ago
I loved these things as an ocean obsessed kid. Fun to see it mentioned; i haven’t thought about these for a long time!
multifariace@lemmy.world 11 months ago
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Unless it sings a happy song teaching me letters or numbers, I’m out.
Barx@hexbear.net 11 months ago
Peak performance
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s a goosefish.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 11 months ago
What is everyone on about puppets? This looks like something out of neverending story
EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You mean one of the puppets from the Neverending story?
Thewhizard@lemmy.world 11 months ago
But do you think it has cute babies?
lugal@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
If so, we need an anti ugly duckling story
Slovene@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Is it wearing a gilly suit?
Bertuccio@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Basically. They’re ambush hunters that pop up and snatch/vacuum prey into their maws. I recall the tassels are also attractive to fish that look for food in the sand, but don’t quote me on that.
youtu.be/mbv2DhcKAh4?si=HbeUT1T-3haR9DOX
Least annoying video I could find in a few seconds.
Mobiledecay@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I want one! What kinda food do I get? 🥰
Dave2@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
It is native to Australia, which doesn’t surprise me at all given that it looks more like a trap designed by a deranged dungeon keeper than a creature
moshankey@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If only I could give you two upvotes. One for Australia being the most dangerous place in the known universe, and two for the messed up looking D&D beastie. Well played, my friend.
Ffkhrocks@lemmy.world 11 months ago
IRL Shambling Mound was my first thought when I saw the picture.