stosb

wearer of programming socks

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mid 20s | bisexual | programmer | european


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catball
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A tiny shrew resting on a single phalanx of a person's finger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_shrew

  • the smallest known extant mammal by mass
  • high surface area to volume ratio; needs super fast metabolism to avoid hypothermia
    • resting heart rate: 25 beats per second
    • eats 1.5 – 2x its body weight per day
    • will torpor if it gets cold
      • warms itself back up by shivering at 58 muscle contractions per second, thus heating itself 0.83 °C per minute

shrew looking at camera

  • they make chirping and clicking sounds
  • groom themselves constantly when not eating
  • can hunt prey of insects, larvae, worms, etc as big as themselves
  • Mothers guide blind babies in a train of babies holding each other's tails (caravanning)

illustration of shrews caravanning


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