I used to deadpan joke to junior field staff to watch out for the Boreal fen sharks. I would carry that joke as far as I could seeing how long they would believe it.
For the record the mythical boreal den shark lives in the wettest, shittiest part of the fen, where you have at best an island of peat the size of your boot to stand on. One step in any direction lands you in 80 cm of water, and an overtopped boot.
Terrifying birds. Nothing in media or zoos can prepare you for a close overhead swoop as it lands on the lowest branch of a nearby tree... maybe 8 feet from the Earth's surface. Polarizing. I was left in awe and fearing for my life.
Yeah I had one swoop by me at the rim of Crater Lake in Oregon once. It came up from below me on an air draft and swooped by almost within arms reach. That was the first time I'd ever seen one in nature. I was not prepared.
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mtpender@piefed.world · 30 pts · 32d
Those are just Australian Land Shark...
okwhateverdude@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 32d
Nah, that's AI. If this were really Australia, it would be upside down, obviously.
Meron35@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 32d
AI: Australia Inverted
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 32d
I used to deadpan joke to junior field staff to watch out for the Boreal fen sharks. I would carry that joke as far as I could seeing how long they would believe it.
For the record the mythical boreal den shark lives in the wettest, shittiest part of the fen, where you have at best an island of peat the size of your boot to stand on. One step in any direction lands you in 80 cm of water, and an overtopped boot.
JoShmoe@ani.social · -1 pts · 32d
Do you actually know what Australia is?
socsa@piefed.social · 12 pts · 32d
An open air prison? An English accent? A type of snake?
mtpender@piefed.world · 4 pts · 32d
Do you know what a joke is?
JoShmoe@ani.social · 1 pts · 32d
Do you need an answer?
mtpender@piefed.world · 10 pts · 32d
Do you need a hug?
dingus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 32d
I could use a hug
ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 32d
drive-by-hugs
Have a great day!
JoShmoe@ani.social · 1 pts · 32d
Nope
CrustyBaps@piefed.social · 7 pts · 32d
Do you both need to get a room?
JoShmoe@ani.social · 7 pts · 32d
Do you know a place?
socsa@piefed.social · 16 pts · 32d
Street Sharks?
Oh no my brother. That was May.
We are now dealing with
Wheat sharks.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 32d
Street sharks was a dope show
FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 32d
Capitalizing on TMNT.
Also, Vin Diesel did a toy commercial for it
Ironrod@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 31d
Biker mice from mars was also sick af
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 31d
Went through a whole phase where I drew biker mice from Mars. It's not weird, something like 8% of kids do this.
Ironrod@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 31d
Honestly best scene from Superbad 😂
Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 32d
mbp@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 32d
my entire state is burning
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 7 pts · 32d
Dun dun...
Dun dun...
dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun...
doingthestuff@lemy.lol · 5 pts · 31d
You're getting sharks in the fields? I'm getting bald eagles - Murica!
tooks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 30d
Terrifying birds. Nothing in media or zoos can prepare you for a close overhead swoop as it lands on the lowest branch of a nearby tree... maybe 8 feet from the Earth's surface. Polarizing. I was left in awe and fearing for my life.
doingthestuff@lemy.lol · 2 pts · 30d
Yeah I had one swoop by me at the rim of Crater Lake in Oregon once. It came up from below me on an air draft and swooped by almost within arms reach. That was the first time I'd ever seen one in nature. I was not prepared.
lugal@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 31d
September will be fine tho but don't quote me on this
Grabthar@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 32d
Sharks of the Corn!
darth_grunkus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 30d
Thank you! I was hoping that was from an actual movie. I love stupid movies.
Grabthar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 30d
If stupid is your jam, this one is pretty wild. The actor playing the cultist guy was absolutely into it.
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 32d
I remember first seeing this 6 summers ago 🫥
Sunshine@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 30d
Upvoting this feels wrong
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 31d
Maybe that's just a few garden gnomes playing hide-and-seek in the field?
FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 30d
Napster153@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 32d
Sea dogs! We finally domesticated them!