Grickle · @grickle
2260 followers · 465 posts · Server mstdn.social
Armadillos and a couch. #grickledoodle #armadillos #couch #furniture #cartoon #art #drawing #funny
#Funny #Drawing #Art #Cartoon #furniture #couch #armadillos #grickledoodle
Tim O'Connell · @tinosaurs
534 followers · 887 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Vilified by weirdos who worry about the aesthetics of their "lawns", I find #armadillos charming and fascinating. If anything, folks should be thanking them for de-grubbing their turf!
#wildlife #Oklahoma #biodiversity #biogeography #LittleArmoredOne #NineBandedArmadillo
https://youtu.be/YuYaEg_KOAc
#armadillos #wildlife #Oklahoma #biodiversity #biogeography #littlearmoredone #ninebandedarmadillo
Hacker News · @ycombinator
36 followers · 2938 posts · Server rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.comRising evidence that leprosy has become endemic in Southeastern United States
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/22-0367_article
#ycombinator #Leprosy #Florida #Hansen_disease #lepromatous_leprosy #Mycobacterium_leprae #armadillos #bacteria #tuberculosis_and_other_mycobacteria #United_States
#ycombinator #leprosy #florida #hansen_disease #lepromatous_leprosy #mycobacterium_leprae #armadillos #bacteria #tuberculosis_and_other_mycobacteria #united_states
Gillian Polack · @GillianPolack
333 followers · 440 posts · Server wandering.shopWhere I dream of #armadillos that fight #aliens: https://treehousewriters.com/wp53/2023/05/29/life-the-universe-and-buildings/ #Glasgowin2024 #worldcon #SydneyOperaHouse
#armadillos #aliens #GlasgowIn2024 #worldcon #sydneyoperahouse
Biodiversity Illustrations · @biodiversitypix
5923 followers · 676 posts · Server botsin.space
🛡 The quadrupeds of North America,.
New York, V.G. Audubon, 1851-54.
The #Aztec called #armadillos azotochtli, meaning "turtle-rabbit." See them in #bhlib & @eol http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34897257
Biodiversity Illustrations · @biodiversitypix
5472 followers · 699 posts · Server botsin.space
🛡 The quadrupeds of North America,.
New York, V.G. Audubon, 1851-54.
The #Aztec called #armadillos azotochtli, meaning "turtle-rabbit." See them in #bhlib & @eol http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34897257
chrisrory · @crory
8 followers · 20 posts · Server mindly.social
Sandy Lawrence · @swlawrence
5 followers · 11 posts · Server aus.social
AAAS: "Leprosy spurs growth in armadillo livers, offering clues to organ regeneration" Armadillos have long been know to be peculiarly susceptible to infection with Mycobacterium leprae, the agent of leprosy. One curiosity is that the infected liver grows about 1/3 larger without loss of function. The bacteria are taken up by the Schwann cells which surround the axons of nerve fibers, which usually serve to provide insulation of the electrical impulses, but with infection they revert to a more primitive stem cell that is able to support liver growth. Even in humans an uninfected liver is the champion of regeneration — if 2/3 of the organ is resected, the remainder is able to regrow to fill the entire vacated space left. But with a diseased liver such as alcoholic cirrhosis this regrowth is not possible. The advantage of liver enlargement to the bacteria in an armadillo may be expanded living habitat. The advantage for researchers is a new research subject which may provide insights into supporting liver regeneration in humans. #armadillos #leprosy
Arwyn Edwards · @arwynedwards
228 followers · 69 posts · Server mstdn.scienceI spend one slide of my #microbiology lectures a year on #Mycobacterium leprae, usually in the context of its dysfunctional #genome & that it can only be cultivated in #armadillos. Plot twist: infection with these #leprosy #bacteria help promote host liver regeneration https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100820 #InArmadillos
#microbiology #mycobacterium #genome #armadillos #leprosy #bacteria #InArmadillos
Iza Just A Little Bit Dangerou · @IzabelaKaramia
69 followers · 166 posts · Server writing.exchangeFavorite animals
#cats
#capybaras
#hedgehogs
#crows
#swallows
#armadillos
#pangolins
#penguins
#cows
#cows #penguins #pangolins #armadillos #swallows #crows #hedgehogs #capybaras #cats