STEVE O’SHEA WITH A SPERMATOPHORE FROM A GIANT SQUID.
IMAGE FROM CREATIVE COMMONS WHICH IS AMAZING!
All in BODILY FUNCTIONS
IN HONOR OF PLANTS
PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION ARE PERFECTLY MATCHED.
FORMULA PROVIDED BY ME.
ACCLIMIZATION
YOU CAN GET USED TO THE WEATHER (ACCLIMATIZE) AS LONG AS YOU DON’T EXCEED YOUR TOLERANCE LIMIT.
GRAPHIC BY AMY SMITH
I LOVE MY RODS AND CONES
YOU CAN THANK YOUR RODS AND CONES FOR THE ABILITY TO DETECT THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS OF A SUNRISE.
PHOTO BY ME (AMY SMITH)
A FEW WORDS ON WORMS
THE MANY REASONS WHY WORMS COULD BE USING SIDEWALKS
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS AND READINGYEARBLOGSPOT
LAID LOW
YOUR BRONCHI ARE LIKE AN OXYGEN-CARRYING ROAD SYSTEM.
GRAPHIC FROM CREATIVE COMMONS.
IRRITATION OF YOUR ELEPHANT
WHY WORDS MATTER AND WHY YOU SHOULDN'T IRRITATE YOUR ELEPHANT.
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS.
CHEWING THE FAT
ADIPOSE TISSUE IS DESIGNED FOR ENERGY STORAGE.
FIGURE FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
HOW LONG IS YOUR DIGESTIVE TRACT?
THE LENGTH OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT CORRELATES WITH WHAT AN ANIMAL EATS.
IMAGE FROM ANIMAL BODY SYSTEMS
A BIT LONG IN THE TOOTH
DENTAL FORMULAS ARE LIKE A SECRET CODE USED TO IDENTIFY SPECIES BY THEIR TEETH.
PHOTO FROM CREATIVECOMMONS
WARM TRICKS
SUPER-SECRET, DIRTY WARM TRICK...WEAR A THERMACARE WRAP.
PHOTO FROM THERMACARE
YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T READ THIS ONE EITHER.
YOU PROBABLY WILL NOT WANT TO READ THIS ONE.
SNOT IS THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF BODILY FLUIDS. THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TRILOGY OF TIDBITS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND (OR AT LEAST YOUR NOSE).
NATURE'S WHOOPIE CUSHION
Erythrocytes in humans are shaped like a whoopee cushion. That allows for increased surface area. You can stick a lot of hemoglobin (and therefore oxygen) onto a whoopee cushion-shaped erythrocyte.
THE SHIT
YOU CAN TELL A LOT FROM SHIT HERE.