BlazingMothbird

I draw gay birds, bugs and lizards 18+, minors DNI

[blazingmothbird]

Hi, I'm here to share my deranged rambles and the comic project I'm working on! I'm a neurodivergent trans man (also genderfluid) that's passionate about so much in this world. For a little background on me, I majored in anthropology and AAPI studies for a couple years before recently switching my major to studio arts. I'm an sailor in training who does maintenance work on tall ships, but I also love outdoor gardening. I'm hyperfixated on ships, various animals (but especially bugs), cultural psychology and anything in the DSM-5 tbh. Also a huge fan of Sonic, Deltarune and Touhou as you can gather from my reblogs lol.

Comics and story writing have been my creative medium of choice since the moment I could pick up a pencil! I've always bounced back and forth between stories, and I'm never without a project. It's what keeps me alive. I've had my current project for years now, but it's really just been...a mess of ideas and cartoonishly bad drafts. It's only been fairly recently that I've gained the confidence to say fuck it and lock in. I'm determined to make The Laceration Rite real. Of course, I work at the pace of a snail on xanax thanks to my personal series of misfortunate events so please bear with me 😭

I don't really do social media so my posting may be sporadic. I hope to meet and support fellow artists on here! All of my art will be found on the tag #blazingmothbird's art, and my aforementioned deranged ramblings can be found on #blazingjargon.

The Laceration Rite is an ongoing work in progress, so things I post pertaining to it may not be representative of the final comic. I tend to deal with some very heavy themes in my work so please be wary, but I'll handle content warnings appropriately. It's planned to be a slice of life romcom/psychological horror hybrid.

oh also we're endogenic (probably??) plural and switch between they/them and he/him, but tbh we're VERY militaristic about it for our collective sanity. whoever's fronting is for me to see and manage, not anyone else. that being said i'm happy to discuss with fellow plurals!

[nattousan]

it was not on wheat...

[nattousan]

[inlowearthorbit]

I just find it weird the way many people in the west and in predominantly white, Christian societies seem incapable of acknowledging or reckoning with the idea that other cultures have their own bigotries that may look different than theirs in some ways or be organized differently than they are here, but are nonetheless still ethnic/religious/racial biases and prejudices because every fucking culture and society that exists has them.

[blazingmothbird]

Hey, I know I've been inactive recently but I'm working on some stuff behind the scenes! Life's kicking me in the balls as usual so I've had my hands tied, but! I'm really excited to show off Kulon's new redesign/character sheet soon, and I'm finally taking a leap of faith and working on a proper debut comic for The Laceration Rite. Thank you to anyone who sees this.

[eatingmarkerz]

hello my beautiful flowers!!!!!!!

(honorary flower pink is here too 🩷)

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

The Buff-Tip Moth: this moth's unique resting position all0ws it to mimic a broken birch twig, and the buff-colored patches on its head and forewings even resemble freshly-snapped wood

Phalera bucephala, otherwise known as the buff-tip moth, is a remarkable mimic that can easily disguise itself as a twig. This moth has a unique resting position that makes its body seem narrower and more cylindrical, and its wings are covered in silver patterns that resemble tree bark, while the buff-colored patches on its head and forewings mimic the appearance of freshly-snapped wood.

Above: three actual twigs and one buff-tip moth

This type of camouflage is also known as a "protective resemblance" -- a form of mimesis in which an animal can avoid being preyed upon by mimicking an unremarkable or inedible aspect of its environment. Many other moths are able to disguise themselves in similar ways, often mimicking dead leaves, twigs, moss, and/or tree bark.

Above: more photos of Phalera bucephala

The buff-tip moth is particularly adept at disguising itself, however, and the fact that it so strongly resembles such a specific object (not just a dead leaf or a piece of foliage, but a broken twig from a silver birch tree, in particular) makes this disguise seem even more impressive and unique.

Above: the photo at the top shows a buff-tip moth in its resting position, while the photo at the bottom shows the same species with its wings unfurled

It also tends to look like there's a weird little smiley face in the setae surrounding the moth's head, which is arguably even more striking, but for some reason none of my sources seem to mention that weirdness.

Above: the weird little smiley face on the back of the moth's head

This species is distributed throughout the British Isles, mainland Europe, and parts of Asia, with its range extending into Eastern Siberia.

Sources & More Info:

Wildlife Insights: Buff-Tip Moth Identification Guide

Butterfly Conservation: Buff-Tip

Wildlife Insights: Phalera bucephala

The Wildlife Trusts: The Buff-Tip Moth

Moth Identification: Phalera busephala

Encyclopedia of Life: Global Map of Known Occurrences for Phalera busephala

Insecta: Phalera bucephala

Lepidoptera and their Ecology: Phalera busephaloides and Phalera busephala

Journal of Ecology and Evolution: Strong Foraging Preferences for Ribes alpinum in the Polyphagous Caterpillars of the Buff-Tip Moth

Dickinson County Conservation Board: Protective Resemblance and Other Forms of Mimesis and Mimicry

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

always some new bullshit in the ocean

[local-demon-in-your-area]

Why is it always orcas or dolphins

Why can't a salmon do some bullshit for once

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

worry not ☝️ they're doing coke

[blazingmothbird]

I *despise* doing laundry. Even the mere idea of it causes the very fibre of every bone in my body to tingle with a dread that quickly converts itself to rage once I look at my overflowing bin, then to my lack of acceptable wardrobe, and realize that today is in fact Laundry Day. Hate does not even begin to cover it. I can *do* the act of laundry just fine. It. Is. The. Waiting. The sheer tedium of the matter. If I am even fortunate enough to find an open, working machine, my work does not end with tossing the clothes in and calling it a day. No. Because apparently analog washing machines are out of fashion for my wretched apartment complex that, within the same vicinity, has a century old elevator that shuts down if one so much as looks at it wrong. So I must rely on this infernal, malapert machine that I call a phone to actually gain enough reception in this padded bunker of a laundry room to fornicate with its washing machine of choice. So I toss the clothes in. Set a 45 minute timer. Go back upstairs. And then I am stuck waiting. And waiting. Now that may not seem like such a long time. But to someone who hates being landlocked, and who would rather be literally anywhere but Here, it is excruciating. "Do something while you wait, then!" I hear you say. What do you think I'm waiting on as I craft these very words? The timer will loom over my head anyway. I cannot afford to get lost in any activity for long. Because once the washing cycle is up, the door unlocks. And there are frequent reports of clothes disappearing from them within the hour. I am not allowed to close my eyes, nor indulge in the inane. I may only wait. So the timer ends. And then I must repeat the entire process over with the drying cycle, as I watch what could have been a productive, fulfilling day gradually diminish with what will surely soon be the sun himself. Even then, when this madness ceases, I still must retrieve the clothes and fold them before they wrinkle. Before they fester. It must be dealt with immediately, or I will fester. And god forbid it's Linens Day. That is a bone-deep exhaustion that will linger for days. And I must repeat this every. Single. Week. In this essay I will argue in favor of laundry being internationally banned, punishable by live execution.

Serious note, it absolutely maddens me that I can spend 5 hours beating and scrubbing the tar out of a fixed ship rigging, moving lines and be fine, but one load of laundry is all it takes to wipe me the fuck out.

[crabussy]

I bet it feels real good to be a sailing ship when they tighten the rigging

[crabussy]

wrong. everyone get more perverted about marine vessels now and I'm not kidding

[crabussy]

this post reaching Actual Ship Captains is beyond delightful holy moly

[engulfes]

Growing up is actually all about realizing people don’t inherently dislike you and it’s a bit odd to assume they do

[existentialdruid]

This

[jelliebeanbitch]

there are more tweets in this thread

fucking SLAY

[darlington-v]

this isnt even the full thread, there are even MORE tweets to this thread that i think are really necessary to read if you do what op is talking about! it is not enough to know that feeling this way hurts the people you love, we already know that.

this rest of the thread continues after the third tweet from the reblog.

like THE FULL THREAD is genuinely so reassuring.

sometimes, it is not enough to just know, sometimes you might need that reassurance of "do you really think of me when i'm away?" and someone reassuring you that yeah, they do. and evaluate that! trust that! just like op did.

and then learning that ykw, it's NOT any of my business really. and finding comfort in that trust that like. whether they are or aren't thinking of me, they really do love me.

this full thread changed my life and i am ALWAYS going to give the full thread because the parts people cut out aren't enough for the people experiencing these things, speaking as someone who does. it, really it just makes us, made me, feel bad about my own capabilities when i saw the unfinished thread.

[blazingmothbird]

Not me making an official character sheet for one of the new guys instead of the protag I had for years 💀 It's coming though.

Anyway this is Bintang!! I have a ton of info on them but this is what I'll keep it to for now. He's the same ethnic group as Kulon, hence why he's also bioluminescent.

[lupusbaby]

Say it with me! Wheelchairs aren’t sad! Mobility aids aren’t sad! Mobility aids are instruments of freedom!

[goth-princess-gwennie]

Forgive me if this is inappropriate but

So are

colostomy bags

Diapers

insulin pumps

Oxygen systems

Braces

[cuntpunkop-ed]

catheters

rollators

hearing aids

compression garments

prosthetics

FREEDOM AIDS

[seraph1c-mo0n]

- canes

- service animals

- noise cancelling headphones/ear defenders

- wheelchair attachments

- fidgets

IT’S DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH YALL

BE UNAPOLOGETICALLY DISABLED AND TAKE UP ALL THE SPACE AND TIME YOU NEED!!!!!

[aphractal2]

horn ideas

free to use and open for more suggestions ^^

jawbone idea credit: apocryphoxx on insta

[fruitviking]

Can we stop with the character development. Where's my beach episode.

[blazingmothbird]

honestly yeah considering my story takes place on an archipelago i've been sleeping on that lol

[pussysoupforthesoul-deactivated]

Squidward clocking out of the Krusty Krab and heading to the nearest gay after hours event 

[bpdcassidy-archived-deactivated]

Come on, now, op. We all know squidward doesn’t go to the club.

He’s one of those “I’m not like other gays” gays who goes home to a bottle of wine and his obscure 50s vaudeville records, and then mopes because he can never find a boyfriend.

[calamaricarlo]

I love this website so much

[cinnamonghost]

[blazingmothbird]

Having broken ribs is so annoying. Which is a huge upgrade from last week's OH MY GOD PLEASE KILL ME

[blazingmothbird]

i wish mania just meant like high energy good mood productivity forever but what it really means is the pilot just starts blasting ride of the valkyries over the intercom as the plane nosedives