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Just learned about something very very cool that I’m shocked I didn’t know about before- Paleoburrows.

These are giant tunnels, mostly found in Brazil. Over 1,500 of them are documented.

It was originally assumed that they were dug by indigenous people, and many of them were repurposed into human shelters at some point, but we now believe they were built by prehistoric megafauna.

We know this because of distinct claw marks along the walls of the caverns, unlike anything humans have produced.

They come in a variety of sizes.

The smaller ones were probably dug by large armadillos, such as Holmesina.

The larger could have been dug by giant ground sloths like Glossotherium.

Thank you for reading, I just thought this was cool and wanted to share.

Sources and credits after the cut

Discover Magazine

Get Lost in Mega-Tunnels Dug by South American Megafauna

Paleoburrows may look like caves, but these tunnels are remnants of past (giant) diggers.

My Modern Met

Brazil Has Underground Tunnels Dug by Giant Ground Sloths From 10,000 Years Ago

A professor in Brazil accidentally discovered an underground tunnel and it turns out there are many more.

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deviantart.com

Glossotherium robustum. by Rodrigo-Vega on DeviantArt

Glossotherium robustum. by Rodrigo-Vega on DeviantArt

en.m.wikipedia.org

Glossotherium - Wikipedia

Glossotherium - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Holmesina - Wikipedia

Holmesina - Wikipedia

Boing Boing

Paleoborrows: tunnels left by giant sloths or armadillos | Boing Boing

Paleoburrows are the vernacular architecture of extinct megafauna. With enough headroom for the average-height human, the giant sloth tunnel

Very bad idea, you will fucking DIE

idea for the beach

do you like my knife

Thats a gun.

Dsmp HC:Mumza as the goddess of death originally had a crow companion but it died, for unexplainable reasons, and its body disappeared, or rather it was stolen by xd still in the works of making the revival book, xd managed to revive Mumzas dead crow, but because his work wasn't finished it gained immortality, and was sent to live among the mortals to hide XDs mistake. This though did not work, no normal mortal doesn't age. And he went on to find his mumza, not remembering his time as her crow, but also never forgetting his endless love and appreciation for her.

Aww, he angy

it's dangerous to go alone. take him with you

The Human Brian

alt ver under the cut

are you happy now?

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I didnt realize Elon Musk had other kids from before Grimes, but learning he has an 18 year old trans daughter who is legally filing a name change to match her gender identity and so she'll no longer be related to her father in name really puts his "pronouns suck" "this isnt your heart" shenanigans into a much worse light.

A response, i guess

Alright so I saw this pretty shit post recently, and I cant help but say I'm a little pissed. I will not be sharing the name of the blog that posted this, as i do not wish for them to be harassed.

So here's my response.

An open letter to you who wrote this.

"Hating endos is lame, hate on us instead ! We’re a DID system that believes people shouldn’t have to have their own entry in the DSM5 to be respected , apparently a controversial opinion these days !"

So though i agree in part that hate is lame as all hell, i do believe that listening to science is more punk than throwing it out the window. Yes system diversity is important as a working point in the community, it is still important to listen to the science.

Though some may not fit the diagnostics 100% doesn't mean they aren't valid that is true, but even so, there have been no scientifically supported exception to one. trauma is a necessary part, and the mind cannot and will not fracture like this without it, that should be without dispute.

"Being unapologetically plural is punk, ESPECIALLY if you don’t fit the “scientific” idea of what a real system should be."

You are right that science is not all inclusive, but i will say being anti science seems pretty conservative for a self proclaimed punk. but asides from cheap digs like that, id really recommend reading a couple scholarly articles if you are ever in doubt of the science, there is a lot to learn, and a lot left to be learnt.

"Systems should support other systems regardless of where we come from. The world doesn’t understand us and they don’t want to have to understand us, if we want to have a future where we are proudly and loudly ourselves we have to work together to make it."

Yes systems should absolutely support each other, and i do feel we fight too much sometimes. And no. the world does not understand us, but that does not mean it is ok to spread misinformation. Im sure you do this with good intention, and i too do my part with good intention. but we are fundamentally opposed, and i do not wish to support endos in a journey for recognition.

Some may genuinely have it, i do believe that, and others may be suffering from something else, so similar it may be difficult to know the difference, but i do not believe that they can be systems without trauma.

"I have to fight to be accepted as gay, i have to fight to be accepted as polyamorous, I have to fight to be accepted as trans, I have to fight to be accepted as non human, I have to fight to be accepted as autistic, I have to fight to be accepted as plural."

A lot of us have fought those same battles, i at least have, and a lot of systems still fight for this, and i do not believe that it should be a thing everyone goes through. And we still fight to accept ourselves in this, But i do not support endos fight for recognition. But i will fight with all i have to get them the help they need, because a lot of them do desperately need help. and i think that the fight to give them a support system and help is much more punk than this fight to support misinformation.

"I do not want anyone to have to fight me to be accepted as who they are, I want to fight alongside them because we’re fighting the exact same battle and it’s hard enough without us stabbing each other in the backs."

There is absolutely too much backstabbing in these communities. And i am willing to fight here alone to get them help, im not saying here that they aren't systems, some may very well be and have forgotten the trauma, but i do not wish to stand beside them in a fight against science. Im sure we'll all know more in the future with more studies made, and maybe itll turn the view on systems upside down, but until then i stand with the science, and with those that want and need help.

sciencedirect.com

Childhood trauma in patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder: A systematic review of data from 1990 to 2022: Psychotraumatisme dans l'en

Le trouble dissociatif de l'identité (TDI) est une altération de l'identité et de la mémoire caractérisée par des changements cognitifs, émo

I do though want to mention lastly that as per the dsm-5 trauma is not noted as a criteria for diagnosis, and thus i am open to read articles of exception to this rule if they can be provided from credible sources.

I will also ask that if ever i said something incorrect i hope youll tell me and ill do my best to make amends. Please do also feel free to share your opinion, id like to hear more perspectives, and learn the faults of my own.

Well wishes.

-Kody, and a very tired system

As a disabled user i have tried this many times, but that is a myth and may insted trigger the drowning debuff.

i don't get why people are scared of dying. you do know you can just disable it in the accessibility settings, right?