The Academic Axolotl

I am just a tiny, neotenic salamander but I want to share what I've learned about the world with you.

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I doodled some champions (because Digimon are the)

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Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

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Every Sunday I’m going to draw a new griffin now. This one is a sword-billed hummingbird and kodkod griffin.

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I drew some witches for a warmup Iced Tea Witch Star-Nosed Witch Uniflora Witch

[bogleech]

Well there’s one thing adorable enough to maybe bother with but still no Baxter episodes planned, Mutagen Man forgotten about, Kraang written out of the series and Ciro Nieli still exists. Two women have signed on as VA’s but I imagine it’s for one-off, probably romantic roles and probably not something cool like evil mutant silverfish sisters or anything.

This is David Tennant’s voice if you care about that sort of thing. Finally he’s a brain in a metal body. The shoe is on the other foot at last.

[academicaxolotl]

I still would have liked the new Fugitoid to have ended up an escaped Irma-bot that attained self-awareness. Then you have the fugitive android angle AND a new girl character. Plus you give April someone to bounce off of and react to other than “the guy that wants to do her” or “the turtle-man that wants to do her.” Think of the drama! “I trusted the person this robot is a simulacrum of before... can I trust her now?” “The downloaded memories of my fake friendship with April feel real to me...”  

[forestambassador]

Dream of an Acacia Tree is a game about ecology by Mike Joffe.

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Why Try It: Learn about acacia trees and their environment; proceeds in funny and unexpected directions.

Mood: Silly

Author’s Notes: “Dream of an Acacia Tree puts you in the shoes (roots) of a mighty African acacia tree! Your thorns, toxins and wits will protect you from dangerous herbivores, but you must be careful. Producing poisonous tannins in your leaves requires a lot of energy, and like the real life acacia tree, you must learn which threats require the extra energy to protect yourself. That’s right, acacia trees are a fascinating plant that make choices based on their environment. It is hard for us to think of plants using what we would call “intelligence” but the truth is plant behavior is very complex. This isn’t to say plants are “intelligent” or “self aware” as we are, but they are complicated, wonderful things that eat sun and poop oxygen, and that should be enough for anyone.”

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[libutron]

Truncate-snouted Burrowing Frog - Glyphoglossus molossus 

This bizarre frog is known by several common names, such as Balloon Frog, Blunt-headed Burrowing Frog, Truncate-snouted Burrowing Frog, and Broad-lipped Frog. Its scientific name is Glyphoglossus molossus and belongs to the Microhylidae Family. 

These frogs spend the majority of their time underground but emerge with seasonal rains to breed. The species occurs in north-central Myanmar through most of mainland Thailand through Laos to southern Vietnam.

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Photo credit: ©Apisit Wilaijit | Locality: Chian Mai, Thailand (2014) | [Top] - [Bottom]

[bugcthulhu]

look at that handsome face

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Dream of an Acacia Tree HD

Play my newest game, a Magical-Realism Botany Simulator, today!

* Experience the majesty, the intrigue, the adventure of being a stationary tree on the African savannah!

* Learn to make split-second tactical decisions on how to handle different herbivores, just like a real acacia tree!

* Witness the marvels of symbiosis first hand, and then utilize political cunning and technological marvels to BEND THOSE SYMBIOTES TO YOUR WILL!

* Have tree sex via bee!

* All this and more! And you can NAME YOUR OWN PRICE!

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50 millions years in the future, after the extinction of homo sapien, the first post-human animated theatrical short was made, starring Tricky Truteal. This is what happens when I reread After Man and think about cartoons. Also, note that those are his nostrils, not his eyes.

[xmaslemmings]

the strength of her performance in chrono trigger landed lucca the role of daria

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OKAY SO when I watched Fury Road (the first time) I thought it was strange how eloquently the Wives talked, but then when I watched it the second (and third) time I noticed that their prison room was filled with books - they’re the only educated, well read people in the world of Mad Max. So then I…had some feelings and made a little comic!

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of all the queer-coded villains who should have actually taken over the world, I rooted for them most. Sure, Team Rocket had more flair, but there’s no way James’ domestic policy would be as thorough as Brain’s.

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so someone tweeted a joke about Pokemon Snap 2 being Pokemon Selfie and, um, I actually REALLY want that to be part of Nintendo’s announcements today?

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Slimelings (kid and hagfish) are not, despite appearances, related to either inklings or octolings. Rather, it is a case of convergent evolution. Plus, all the other benthic teens were doing it.

[pinebark]

like i just played a terrible top-down racing game with beautifully awful music and a doom clone with a female main character? i feel like there were so many weird things, not even necessarily good games, just interesting or kinda neat ones, released on the gba and a lot of them have gotten lost under the obsession with nintendo franchises and a dismissal of a lot of third-party games for nintendo platforms as ‘shovelware’

[academicaxolotl]

I’m gonna make a list of weird gba games all in one go because yeah.

If you haven’t played it, Car Battler Joe is pretty rad. Its a Post Apocalyptic Mario Kart Battle RPG, basically. Also the first Lilo and Stitch game is Disney’s Metal Slug and also has Lilo playing through Another World-inspired levels to rescue herself. In terms of not-good-but-not-bad stuff, I like Gem Smashers for being a weird arcade game about bouncing animals that, I think, save the prehistoric world from aliens that are turning animals into fossils and then into gems or something? Go! Go! Beckham! is a platform game about David Beckham that is a weird cute cartoon nonsense.

[fuckyeahdinoart]

The Hunt. by Frank-Lode

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This is supposed to be a picture of a dinosaur hunting another dinosaur, but it looks more like two flirty dinosaurs fooling around and maybe about to make out.