'Commensal' derives from Latin:
'commus' sharing + 'mensa' table = 'sharing the table'

Commensals derive benefit from a relationship that doesn't hurt their host.

We're the 'table' for many organisms: they eat our dead skin, forage in our teeth, bunker in our nethers.

IF YOU ARE IN LINE FOR BLUESKY PLEASE STAY IN LINE

Archelon ischyros is an extinct sea turtle from the Cretaceous. 15 feet (4.6 m) from head to tail, and weighing ~3 tons, it's the largest documented sea turtle.

Do I want to see us bring it back from extinction so I can strap a saddle on it & ride across the ocean?

Naturally.

56 years ago, Michael DeBakey and his team performed the world's first successful coronary artery bypass graft surgery at Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX: Nov 23, 1964.

In a 75 year career, he made a mark on medicine that will not be forgotten.

(short thread)

It is... the miracle of fatherhood.
Comic by Maritsa Patrinos

Visitors have asked daily about the basement at the Alamo thanks to the 1985 movie “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.” We're grateful for Paul Reubens' unforgettable contribution to pop culture. There is no basement in the Alamo Church, but there is one under our gift shop! Rest in peace.

If you're just coming to this link, a few reading tips:

* Focus on the speed of events
* It's wild how the entire system reacts to the simple fact that the Lt. Governor was criticized in a classroom somewhere
* Ever wonder why tenure exists?