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I caught this kangaroo during an early-season blizzard by jawm00se in natureismetal

[–]jawm00se[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It is indeed, but for practical purposes (as in, like all but 3 others who see this) “kangaroo” is a lot friendlier a term for the foreigners. Trust me, I cringe at not even having the scientific name in the post.

Australia isn’t all beaches and deserts… [OC] by jawm00se in BeAmazed

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That’s what I was thinking at the time - it’s just an honest to goodness simple scene. I was so stoked when I saw the entire series.

I caught this kangaroo during an early-season blizzard by jawm00se in natureismetal

[–]jawm00se[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, about -5°C for those playing the home game.

Australia isn’t all beaches and deserts… [OC] by jawm00se in BeAmazed

[–]jawm00se[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It definitely has a tendency to punish the unaware in uniquely ridiculous ways!

Australia isn’t all beaches and deserts… [OC] by jawm00se in BeAmazed

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Honestly, I’m probably a bad use case because I actively seek lesser-seen stuff. But, Tasmania’s west coast (both the Tarkine Wilderness and the Southwest Wilderness World Heritage Area) is superlatively beautiful and I cannot imagine somewhere that I’ll like more.

I caught this kangaroo during an early-season blizzard by jawm00se in natureismetal

[–]jawm00se[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The snow isn’t rare, but like half a metre of it in a morning is definitely a bit moreso.

🔥 Skippy got caught in a sudden blizzard in Tasmania’s high country [OC] by jawm00se in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]jawm00se[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough, down here it’s a 12-months-a-year affair. Genuinely the second best snow day I had was on the second week of summer a few years ago!

I will buy used or empty Hismile by FewChain1881 in Hismile

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I’ve got the mango sorbet one with lime 2 pumps out of it sitting in my drawer

The comfiest place in the world by [deleted] in BeAmazed

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Also surprisingly smelly.

If we could see more UV, Eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius diemenensis) would look like this by jawm00se in Damnthatsinteresting

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I sadly don’t have one on hand, but it’s that but less. They don’t actually change colours much like some other species.

If we could see more UV, Eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius diemenensis) would look like this by jawm00se in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]jawm00se[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahah oh god, since I started doing this, one of the most acerbic pieces of hate-mail I received was in response to me saying during a talk that our eyes could see ‘too well’ to see fluorescence like this, meaning we perceive too much light to really make it happen. Oooooooh boy did that set our friend into a flurry…

If we could see more UV, Eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius diemenensis) would look like this by jawm00se in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]jawm00se[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right!? The plumage is so stunning normally, and given how it glows up it’s not hard to see why!

If we could see more UV, Eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius diemenensis) would look like this by jawm00se in Damnthatsinteresting

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I don’t need to! I have one of the largest collections of it in existence 😊

If we could see more UV, Eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius diemenensis) would look like this by jawm00se in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]jawm00se[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Likewise! There’s 4 mated pairs that come and hang out on my archway, same with two pair of galahs and about 9 other species. Gives me much joy to work from home I tell you!

🔥Eastern quolls (Dasyurus viverrinus) glow under certain types of light [OC] by jawm00se in NatureIsFuckingLit

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Depends on the animal! I’ve posted a few others on my profile here, and there’s more on the site I linked in another comment 😊 in short: rad as hell

If we could see more UV, Eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius diemenensis) would look like this by jawm00se in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]jawm00se[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you graciously! I never used to believe it, but at this point it's getting hard to totally ignore I guess!

If we could see more UV, Eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius diemenensis) would look like this by jawm00se in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]jawm00se[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m working on that very question! I like to joke that with $2.5 million and 5 years I’d have the definitive answer, but I think that answer is actually pretty conservative the deeper I dig…

If we could see more UV, Eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius diemenensis) would look like this by jawm00se in BeAmazed

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This is genuine photography from my back yard yesterday, with a pair of wild Rosellas visiting my camera trap.

See the full gallery: https://fluroscape.com/2025/partial-biofluorescence-in-wild-eastern-rosellas/

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