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Morgana and Oz have classic golden retriever x black cat dynamic but Rory and Tommy are very fox x hound for me. Not just Rory has red hair but his playful behavior and sharp teeth hide hundreds of secrets, and one meticulous inspector has enough sense to hunt them down.

like cmon its very much them yes it's not a hound its a shepherd ignore it you get the point

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Try to tell me these are not the same pictures

miyuliart

Omg it is them!!!

thegreenwolf

Here's another Breyer Stablemate-scale Semi-Rearing Mustang I've customized! It was tough to get the detail of this little buckskin leopard appaloosa in the photos, but trust me when I say he packs a lot of personality into being three inches tall.

He is available at https://www.etsy.com/listing/4552989404/tammany-breyer-custom-stablemate

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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

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I didn't know this existed but I am glad to have this knowledge. This guy looks like it can take on the whole world, it will mess you up. An absolute tank but it's a moth.

lisosa

Moths 🔥

krossan

sharing the timelapse. LINK TO THE ORIGINAL POST

fibiearts

newsie boy

knightfisherr

I like that they all cram onto a single mafia chair

chacolachao

Midnight Doodles Return!!!

crossoverse

Dance with me!

witchmarsh

Some mice, for your consideration.

🐁 Squeaking of which, you can wishlist the game on Steam! 🐁

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starrjoy

little illustration for smth 🤫

bonus hiccup getting stuck to jack like a telephone pole under cut

cruisie

I wanted to practice today and ended up with this creature.

Feral Timmy

Y'all decide whom/what he might be loosing it on

Character belongs to @obsidian-lantern

badsongpetey

Him and the face he makes about 80% of the time in my fic lol

Drawing a subject that you haven't drawn in over a year is a trip. In my head he still looks the same, but how that's translated through my hands has completely changed. Anyways, working on the next chapter where these faces are pretty accurate.