Gorgona Island, off the coast of Colombia, once functioned as a prison, but is now a national park. It is the home of a unique subspecies of brown-throated sloth that moves even slower than other sloths, providing an opportunity for other species, namely algae and moths, to team up with a sloth for a three-way symbiotic relationship. This is all well and good for the sloth, moths, and algae, but scientists are studying this rather filthy setup because it may have disease-prevention benefits for the sloth, which could be harnessed in some way for humans. -via <a href="https://laughingsquid.com/sloth-fur-ecosystem/">Laughing Squid&nbsp;</a>#sloth #symbiote #algae #moth

The Ecosystem in a Sloth's Fur

Moths, the fuzzy cousins of butterflies, come in <a href="https://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/" alt="all shapes, sizes, and colors" class="on">all shapes, sizes, and colors</a>.&nbsp; Here we get a very good look at seven of the more attractive moth species as they take off flying, recorded at 6000 frames per second. That makes a blink of an eye slow enough on playback that we can easily perceive how marvelous they are.

Moths emerge from a cocoon and immediately know how to fly by instinct. The rosy maple moth at the beginning looks as if it could use some practice, which just makes it more endearing. You have to wonder how those gossamer wings can lift such a chunky body, but it doesn't weigh as much as it appears. Ant Lab assures us that all moths were released after filming. -via <a href="https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/">TYWKIWDBI</a>&nbsp; #moth #slowmotion