Imagine going through a change later in your life that makes you seek an environment that would be toxic to the living things you were surrounded with for most of your life.
-
Freshwater continues to be toxic to Pacific salmon once they have left for the ocean. It’s a once in a lifetime transition as they mature and become a saltwater (or as we say on the west coast ‘saltchuck’) species.
When they return to the river of their hatching, they stop eating and die after spawning.
Atlantic salmon can make the transition more than once and survive from what I understand.
Everyone is impressed with the swimming up little waterfalls... but the water is also kind of toxic. It's wild!
-
Imagine going through a change later in your life that makes you seek an environment that would be toxic to the living things you were surrounded with for most of your life.
Salmon hit some point and seek fresh water.
American Eels hit a point and seek salt water.
I wonder if it's uncomfortable. They do adapt yes...notably both go deep into the hostile realm, lay eggs and then die.
Like having the urge to go to IDK high altitude or a gas filled cave for us.
They are returning to their childhood homes. Nostalgia is a hell if a drug.
-
They are returning to their childhood homes. Nostalgia is a hell if a drug.
"This used to nourish me... but now? It's killing me."
Sometimes we can't ever really go home. You can't swim in the same river twice I suppose.
-
F myrmepropagandist shared this topic
-
Imagine going through a change later in your life that makes you seek an environment that would be toxic to the living things you were surrounded with for most of your life.
Salmon hit some point and seek fresh water.
American Eels hit a point and seek salt water.
I wonder if it's uncomfortable. They do adapt yes...notably both go deep into the hostile realm, lay eggs and then die.
Like having the urge to go to IDK high altitude or a gas filled cave for us.
"Salmon hit some point and seek fresh water.
American Eels hit a point and seek salt water. "
I want to draw them each swimming their own way and looking at each other with trepidation and recognition.
-
"Salmon hit some point and seek fresh water.
American Eels hit a point and seek salt water. "
I want to draw them each swimming their own way and looking at each other with trepidation and recognition.
-
"This used to nourish me... but now? It's killing me."
Sometimes we can't ever really go home. You can't swim in the same river twice I suppose.
@futurebird True for both fish and people.
-
@futurebird Like that meme from umbrella academy?
-
@futurebird @megabyteghost This is the meme, though often as just the two frames, one below the other.
-
"Salmon hit some point and seek fresh water.
American Eels hit a point and seek salt water. "
I want to draw them each swimming their own way and looking at each other with trepidation and recognition.
@futurebird the anandromous passing the catandromous in the night
-
@futurebird @megabyteghost This is the meme, though often as just the two frames, one below the other.
Yes! Exactly that!
-
Imagine going through a change later in your life that makes you seek an environment that would be toxic to the living things you were surrounded with for most of your life.
Salmon hit some point and seek fresh water.
American Eels hit a point and seek salt water.
I wonder if it's uncomfortable. They do adapt yes...notably both go deep into the hostile realm, lay eggs and then die.
Like having the urge to go to IDK high altitude or a gas filled cave for us.
-
@futurebird I'm worried about what a trans allegory this is
From the way the people I’ve observed “transitioning” react it is more like they are going at long last to the right sort of water to thrive.
