bogleech:

platycryptus:

zooxanthele:

platycryptus:

sand dollars doin their thing

they’re basically sea roombas

I mean, I knew on some fundamental level that they’re related to sea urchins. I knew that the parts that I find on the beach are their skeletons.

WHY DID THIS VIDEO SURPRISE ME??

They aren’t just related to sea urchins, they are sea urchins.

They’re just a group of really flat sea urchins with really short spines

who eat sand

I’ve met folks who never even knew that regular sea urchins crawled around, let alone sand dollars

badass-bharat-deafmuslim-artista:

karyukai-is-life:

November 9th, 2018: A video of maiko Mameryuu (まめ柳) from Tama okiya in Gion Kobu dancing the famous “Kurokami (黒髪)” dance during her sakkou period.

“Kurokami” is reserved exclusively for a maiko’s sakkou period- the last stage before she becomes a full fledged professional geiko- and tells the story of a courtesan longing for her absent lover.

Mameryuu turned her collar, had her erikae, and became a geiko on November 21st, 2018!

Beautiful