× Privacy 》 Reason for separation from other blogs
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》 This blog serves as a notebook for general personal experiences, ramblings, reblogs and memes that are specifically nonhuman related or headspace related.
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》 Of my other blogs, I'd like to only keep most alterhuman interactions here unless in tumblr communities where i'm forced to use my main account. This was purposefully separated from other blogs because I am not publicly Nonhuman, only a handful of friends genuinely know who are also nonhuman, including my partner. I have no intention of telling most people about it.
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𖤐 About Me
The star of the show ☆
♧ Age ♧ 》 21
◇ Nicknames ◇ 》 PJ, Jester, Plaza, Wake {any really! I collect 'em}
》 I do not have a set name, as I haven't found one that feel right and I dislike my birth title, therefore nicknames are encouraged. Maladaptive daydreamer and disassociator with what others would call similarly as a "Headspace", though I am not diagnosed for anything but Autism. Experiences similar to that of plural, but choses not identify as plurl. I am someone who views my autism as a disability due to how common nonverbal shutdowns and other unpleasant symptoms occur, but I am also accepting that it can be fun and silly as well of given the right environment. Same concept goes with my stance on my Nonhumanity in the way it can be disruptive in daily life and isn't always "fun and silly".
》Apparently I have a involuntary littlespace, though it causes memory gaps and I cannot typically recall what happens during. I may go back and tag posts as #littlespacemomentgobrr considering it rarely occurs. They also have a side blog of their own now so this might never happen. I'm also disconnected from my littlepace to some extent, I do not want to be correlated with my little self.
》 Music taste is large, general dislike for most country and some rap and pop, with no other general musical preferences. Look in Interests section for more.
》 I have a great interest in art related things and can discuss extensively about almost anything art related. [ This includes photography, Web design, Music, Games and Animation! ] I mainly will not be posting about it here however, but you can find it over on @furiousofpanda. I am an artist. If I make a claim off of memory, fact check it before believing it as my memory is terrible and can be incredibly spotty at times.
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Toyhouse - [ Ocs ]
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》 Please do not refer to 18+ content in my reference or send me 18+ content. I am an adult, however it is heavily trauma linked in certain contexts. I'm not going to get mad if you make a dick joke, but if it's in detail and being directly intended for my sight (so dms, or being pinged/talked about as a person) that's when I get upset.
With that being said if your a kink or nsfw blog, your house not mine, I don't care if you interact, just keep the stuff above in mind.
》 I am uncomfortable becoming friends with kids, if your under 18 you can follow me and interact, but do understand I am not going to strive for anything more than mutuals.
》 I will block Sysmeds, Transmeds, and Paras on sight. Anti-endos are on thin ice also.
》 Personally against how Alterhumanity & therianthropy has been "trend-ified" and thus I feel uncomfortable with those who are massively confusing Otherpaw (dressing up & quads) with being nonhuman. You can do both but claiming one requires the other is just incorrect?? I may refuse to interact back because of it but idrc if you interact with my posts.
》On occasion where I do talk about trauma or heavy topics in any manner, I will most likely flag the post with warnings for violence and nsfw. It won't be much but it may happen when I am not doing great and just need to vent.
》 My dms are always open, but please have a topic of conversation if your going to message me. I won't respond if you just say something such as "Hi" and nothing to follow it up with. My Q&A section might be closed due to bot spam, but my dms will always be open!
》You may repost my silly doodle comics/art in relation to my experiences as long as you credit me on this blog or to my (unrelated to alterhumanity) art blog @plantjester. With that being said please do not use photos i've drawn of myself and claim it to be your oc or use it as a pfp. it's weird.
[ More may be added if needed ]
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[ Terminology for this section ]
Hyperfixation (aka "Hyperfix) is in this section in reference to something picked up on a whim due to a sudden interest, but may be eventually moved on from.
Backburner Fixation (aka "Backburner") is a hyperfixation that never leaves, but it does return and wave between being a Hyperfix and being inactive.
Casual Interests are hyperfixations that also never leave but they also never become "inactive" like the Backburners.
Fixation is a hyperfixation that lasts longer than a typical hyperfixation should, but interest may eventually be lost and never picked up again unless it turns into a backburner. It's hard to tell if something is a Fixation until it passes.
[ Now that that's out of the way ]
𓋼𓍊 Hyperfixation
None atm honestly
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𓋼𓍊 Casual Interests
[ Games ] Roblox [Dandys World], Minecraft, Cult of the Lamb, Sky children of Light, Vrchat, D&D, Deltarune (Influenced by Undertale backburner)
[ Communities ] Original Species, Furry, Artfight
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𓋼𓍊 Backburners
[ Games ] ENA, Stanley Parable, Stray, Hollowknight, A Hat in Time, Smile for Me, Inscription, Psychonaughts, Rainworld, Oneshot, Little Nightmares (series), Undertale, Bioshock, Portal Series (1, 2, desk job & hand lab), Katamari series, Among Us (regrettably}, Homestuck/Hiveswap, Great God Grove, Marble Hornets, Creepypasta
[ ARGS ] Welcome Home, Backrooms as a concept,
lots of other backburners that aren't coming to mind
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#Emotionsgobrr & #Thoughtsgobrr
When emotional or mental state is bad and I have some depressive rambling
#Incorrectusageofpronouns
Using formal language in a euphoric manner, an old habit from when I was in a staff team and would use messages to convey ideas from staff as a whole. Tldr; I use we/us/ours in those posts interchangeably with me/my/I
#littlespacemomentgobrr
i'll go back and add this to posts if I suspect I posted during uh... that.
I recently mentioned that I've been obsessed with the idea of exploring tauric wolf spiders (human upper half, spider lower half), but hit a wall due to severe arachnophobia. I asked the folks on Tumblr to help me out with some research, and @claude-daybreak and @furiousofpanda were kind enough to assist.
As part of the deal I promised a writeup based on the research everyone gave me, so here it is! Anyone should feel free to use this for any purpose, and I deliberately attempted to make things setting agnostic. It should work just as well for a fantasy adventure, a cozy modern romance, or a cyberpunk thriller.
It's long, so I'm putting everything below a break. Enjoy!
Wolf Spider
Preamble
We’re going to need to ignore a lot of facts about evolution, biology, and physics to make this work. The square cube law would never allow a creature this size to exist without drastic changes, changes that would make them function very differently from normal spiders. Spider-like creatures wouldn’t behave at all like their smaller counterparts if they were the size of humans, and trying to fuse human respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems to a second set of radically different arachnid systems would be a nightmare.
While there’s a lot of speculative value in figuring out what a spider-like creature the size of a human would look like and how it would act, the point of this exercise is to imagine “hey, what would a wolf spider be like if it was a human-sized person?” This means we’re sizing up their traits and behavior even when the pressures that created that behavior no longer exist. We won’t be ignoring physics and biology completely, but at a certain point this is all held together by magic handwavy nonsense so try not to sweat the details.
Form
In terms of usage, spider pedipalps match most closely to human arms. Thus the “most accurate” version of a tauric spider would have the human half start mid-chest or even at the shoulders, with human arms replacing the pedipalps. This results in a horizontal arrangement instead of the standard vertical one, and a significantly more inhuman appearance. We’ll call this the Monster version.
A more conventionally attractive alternative, and one that’s become increasingly popular, is having pedipalps stand in for human legs. This allows you to retain the appearance and behavior of pedipalps, without sacrificing any of the upper half’s humanity. It also allows the possibility of forward oriented human reproductive organs, which is highly relevant for certain types of narratives. We’ll call this the Attractive version.
Size
The size of a wolf spider depends on gender and species, with some growing quite large. We’re going to be sizing them up rather drastically, however, so all we really care about is their proportional dimensions. These ratios vary widely between species, but quick and dirty averages suggest that a wolf spider’s leg span tends to be around two to three times the length of its body.
The best way to determine how big the spider portion should be would be to align the length of the pedipalps to either human arms (for the Monster version) or to human legs (for the Attractive version). My arachnephobia won’t allow that kind of detailed comparison, so we’re just going to ballpark.
To make things easy, let’s assume the length of the spider body is the same as the height of an adult human. Human height varies based on a lot of factors, but let’s use 175cm (5’9”) for easy math. That means it would have a legspan between 350cm (11’6”) and 525cm (17’3”). This seems titanic (each individual leg is longer than a person is tall), but it also feels like the proportions we’d need to make this feel realistic. Spider bodies are designed to support a small head and large abdomen, and making the human half too large not only makes them seem unbalanced but causes the character to look like they’re in some kind of spider-themed walking chair.
The Monster version could probably be smaller, because there’s less torso to support, but you’d still end up with a creature that is much larger than most would expect.
This isn’t quite as bad as it seems. Wolf spiders are much more slender than something like a tarantula, so they don’t weigh nearly as much as their size suggests and could probably fold their legs to reduce the amount of space they occupy. They can also utilize verticality, stretching their legs up walls or resting on the ceiling so everyone else has more room. Spiders are infamous for their ability to slide through small openings, so they wouldn’t have any issue fitting through doors. They’re still going to dominate almost any indoor space simply by virtue of size.
These creatures wouldn’t ride in cars or buses. They’d ride on top of them.
Fangs, Diet, and Venom
Spiders are obligate carnivores. They use sharp fangs to inject venom that kills their prey and breaks down its tissues into a liquid form the spider can consume.
In the Monster version, the human head maps almost directly onto the spider head. This likely means their fangs are part of their mouth. If we wanted a nice look, we could have them be elongated canines: basically reverse vampire fangs that push venom in rather than pull blood out. If we want maximum monster we could put spider fangs framing or inside the human mouth, though this will probably result in a very monstrous Monster.
The Monster version would likely need sharp teeth for ripping flesh, but also molars for chewing. Its saliva would be strongly acidic with many digestive enzymes, because its digestive tract can’t handle large solids. It starts digesting its food as it chews, and has a strong gag reflex to prevent anything too large from being swallowed. The high acidity of its stomach and saliva makes it immune to most parasites, allowing it to eat meat raw. It is entirely carnivorous, easily absorbing fat and protein but unable to utilize cellulose at all. Its sense of taste is very different from a human’s, with limited ability to detect sweet or bitter flavors but much stronger sensitivity to salt, sour, and umami (savory).
In the Attractive version, the legs are the pedipalps and the arms map onto the fangs. They would likely have sharp claws or some kind of stinger (maybe in the wrist?) that can be used to deliver their poison. The extended human torso means an extended digestive system, so this version wouldn’t need to pre-digest its food. It could eat normally, with the human digestive tract liquifying things for the arachnid system to process. This could potentially even allow it to be omnivorous, but I think it simply isn’t an obligate carnivore. Its diet is still mostly meat, but like bears it can eat other things if it wants. Its sense of taste is more refined with meaty flavors, but it can still taste sweet and bitter.
Wolf spider venom is relatively harmless to humans, generally producing pain similar to a wasp or bee sting, but they’re also several orders of magnitude smaller than humans. It’s much more dangerous to creatures their own size, and larger wolf spiders will even prey on small vertebrates. Wolf spider venom is a neurotoxin, and a tauric version would certainly be big enough to deliver a lethal dose to a human.
Wolf spider venom is also a paralytic. Spiders have the ability to control how much venom they inject, and evidence suggests they use it strategically. Large or dangerous prey get much bigger doses, while defensive bites against large creatures like humans sometimes have no venom at all because the spider doesn’t want to waste it against something they know they can’t eat.
This could potentially allow both versions to deliver doses that are large enough to paralyse but not large enough to kill. Attempting something like that in real life would be insanely dangerous, so is knocking someone out with a blow to the head. Realism often gives way to convenience, and it’s extremely convenient to harmlessly disable a character with temporary paralysis.
The Monster’s digestion is more spider-like, so its venom would likely retain many of the nasty enzymes that turn bugs into soup. I doubt it would fully liquify in this case, just make the prey very tender so it can be easily ripped up and swallowed. A non-lethal paralysing dose would still probably be quite painful since it is actively attempting to break down the victim. The Attractive version likely wouldn’t need nearly as many enzymes in its poison, because it has more robust digestion and sharp claws to slice meat from its prey, so its paralysis likely wouldn’t be painful.
Wolf spiders will cannibalize other members of their species, so both variations are unlikely to balk at the concept of eating other sapients. This doesn’t mean they’re okay with the idea of murdering people or that they prefer eating sapients (meat livestock are much more ideal for a lot of reasons), they just don’t have any large cultural taboos about consuming a sapient after it’s died.
Senses
The Monster variant would rely on two major senses: its keen eyesight and its sensitivity to vibrations.
They have eight eyes: a large primary pair where a human’s would be, two pairs of forward-facing secondary eyes just below the primaries on the cheek bones, and a single side-facing secondary eye on each temple. The eyes have no iris, instead regulating light in the retina like fish do and using a colored scleral filter to block excess light, which gives them a shiny black appearance. They have no eyelids or tear ducts, and their eyes are fixed in their sockets with no ability to move. All eight eyes have tepetum lucidem, retroreflective tissue possessed (in various forms) by dogs, cats, wolves, tigers, and many other animals. This significantly increases their ability to see in low light conditions and can cause their eyes to eerily “shine” in the dark.
The secondary eyes are much weaker than the primaries, mostly just seeing light, shapes, and colors. The two on the sides provide peripheral vision, alerting it to prey or threats outside its normal field of view. The four on the front expand the visual code (since it can’t move its eyes) and provide enhanced depth perception for a crude form of senocular vision.
Their body, including their human half, is covered in a layer of setae that has the appearance of short fur. These setae are hair-like bristles that are extremely sensitive to vibrations in the air or ground. They can sense a door opening on the other side of a house just from the change in air current and detect the exact position of someone on an entirely different floor of a building based on the vibration of their footsteps. While it would be wrong to say they can use these hairs to hear, they can pick up vibrations caused by soundwaves.
This sensitivity also makes them very ticklish.
The Attractive version has the same eye layout but only has setae on their lower half. Their eyes are slightly smaller and more recessed, allowing them to move their eyes in their sockets, and they have actual eyelids on all of their eyes. Their upright posture gives them a much greater field of view, and they function better in bright light because their eyelids allow them to filter some of it out.
Their sense of smell is about the same as a human’s.
Webbing
Both versions are capable of producing webbing, but they don’t spin webs. Their webbing is instead used as a utility tool, like being able to secrete duct tape on demand.
Paralysed prey can be wrapped in webs while the poison finishes its work, and/or safely stored for future consumption like how jaguars sometimes stash their kills in trees. Those who want/need to linger in an area will often improve it with webs, creating or sealing entrances or sticking useful items to various surfaces. Nomads typically wrap their belongings in web balls and stick them to their abdomens for convenient carrying on the move.
The glue of the webbing can be counteracted by their acidic saliva, allowing them to remove it without damaging either the object or the surface it was attached to. If food is scarce or stealth is important they can eat their own webs to regain some of the nutrients, but webbing isn’t particularly appetizing so they only do it if they have to.
They can’t produce as much webbing as dedicated weaving species, and their webs are designed for adhesion over strength. The duct tape comparison is apt for both stickiness and strength: a thin application of webs will stick to most things but can be torn off or peeled without much difficulty, making it useless for creating traps. Several layers of webs would be enough to restrain a human, but the human would need to either cooperate or be restrained in some other way (such as being paralysed by neurotoxin).
Movement and Interaction
Wolf spiders are naturally quick, able to rapidly dash to close with prey before pouncing on them for a lethal strike. This speed increases with their increased size, allowing both versions to sprint at high speed and leap surprising distances. They likely wouldn’t be able to catch a cheetah or a car on the freeway, but they can easily outrun a human.
They are stronger than humans, but not to the point of being able to throw cars. Their human half can lift and carry an average human without difficulty, but two humans at once would be a strain. Their spider legs are stronger than their human ones, mostly by virtue of size. They sometimes use them as weapons, knocking away threats or retraining prey, but they are also used for digging. Their size and strength allows them to move significant amounts of dirt and roll away large rocks with relative ease, though they can’t compete with dedicated digging species.
The strength of their limbs allows them to carry a respectable amount of weight on their backs, and nomadic individuals frequently carry every single thing they own. Their bodies are poorly configured for riding, however, so “passengers” usually need to be attached with webbing or carried by the human half.
Their biggest weakness in both speed and strength is endurance. They are built for ambushes and sudden escapes, not for long pursuits. If they can’t catch their prey within about a minute of their initial lunge, they’ll usually disengage to set up another ambush elsewhere or give up entirely. Even when walking they’re much faster than humans, but they can’t actually travel much farther because they frequently need to stop for rest and food. This also makes them inferior to species like centaurs as mounts and pack animals: they can carry just as much if not more, but tire far faster.
Their spider half is covered in a thin exoskeleton, which is a bit of a double-edged sword. It’s more durable than human flesh, enough that they won’t cut themselves brushing against jagged metal or broken glass, but it’s brittle. A strong impact will fracture or even break the exoskeleton, which is painful and the break must be glued and/or splinted back in place. The exoskeleton does not repair itself: any damage will remain until the next time they molt, which can take over a year. Severe injuries are even more dangerous, because the hydraulic structures in their spider legs will cause them to rapidly bleed out. In an emergency they can “drop” an injured leg, naturally severing it and sealing the stump with minimal blood loss, but lost limbs won’t regenerate.
Their size does not make them bullet or arrow proof, and the organs in both halves are needed for survival. A stab through their human heart might not be instantly lethal due to their redundant anatomy, but that just means they’ll be dead in minutes rather than seconds. They can use their webbing as improvised bandages if they can reach the injury, but they have no natural healing abilities and are otherwise just as vulnerable as a human.
Ironically, the Monster version is more dexterous than the Attractive version. The Attractive version’s human arms are primarily intended as weapons to slicing flesh and deliver venom. They’re powerful and sturdy, but they aren’t built for detailed manipulation. The Monster version’s arms are intended as manipulators. They’re still powerful, since they have to grasp prey, but they retain the standard range of motion, flexibility, and sensation of human limbs.
Behavior
There’s minimal behavioral variation between the two versions.
They are somewhat similar to cats: stealthy predators that use their superior senses to carefully stalk their prey before catching them with a lightning-fast lunge. Outside of a hunting dynamic, this instinct often translates to play stalking: stealthily following friends or family and before lunging at them to trigger a playful wrestle or chase. They are somewhat shy and skittish, so while they might carefully stalk an interesting stranger they likely wouldn’t pounce on them.
Like most large predators, they try to preserve energy when possible. They seek out hidden places with good vantagepoints, allowing them to observe their surroundings for things of interest while resting and remaining unseen. Their ability to detect vibrations means they often seek out hiding places above or below areas with expected activity, where they can track the vibrations of people going by while remaining safely secluded. This isn’t just about shyness: their ability to regulate their body temperature is more limited than a human’s. They naturally seek out areas with warm nooks or cool shadows, like cellars, service tunnels, the underside of bridges, etc.
When attempting to go unseen, which is most of the time, they attempt to make the most of their slender legs and body. They flatten themselves along walls and floors, press into corners, curl into cracks, and generally reduce their profile however they can. The effect can be rather comical due to their huge size, but they are surprisingly good at avoiding casual notice. A protruding human torso would largely negate this stealth, so while the Attractive version’s default posture is upright, it can bend forward and assume a horizontal posture like the Monster version when attempting to remain hidden.
As previously mentioned, they’re skittish by nature. It’s hard to startle them thanks to their superior senses, but when surprised they will often panic and attempt to flee. They are very fast and very large, so this is usually pretty spectacular to watch. If cornered they will sometimes raise their front legs and display their fangs/claws as a threat display to try to ward off whatever is menacing them. They will lash out if they have no other choice, but they prefer to run if given the option.
They tend to be shy around strangers but animated among friends. They have a rather infamous tendency of talking with their hands, gesticulating energetically with their arms and pedipalps and even their front legs if excited enough. Considering their size, this can sometimes have destructive consequences.
They tend to be nomadic, for a variety of reasons. As large predators, they can quickly overhunt an area if they stay too long. As monstrous creatures with an appearance many people might find repulsive, they can quickly wear out their welcome if they stray too close to civilization. They have issues with temperature regulation, issues that can be partially mitigated by moving to warmer areas in winter and cooler ones in summer.
This isn’t always the case, however. Regions with abundant food, comfortable climates, and accepting or absent neighbors provide no external pressure to move on. In these cases, behavior comes down to individual preference. Some are natural wanderers, refusing to stay in one place even if circumstances would allow it. Others only move if they’re forced to do so, happily carving out a permanent living place and only abandoning it if forced to do so.
Social and biological pressures dissuade them from congregating with their own kind. Groups would exhaust the local food and alarm the local townsfolk too quickly. Even in accepting environments and times of plenty, their sheer size makes it difficult for them to live too close to each other. They are more than happy to greet each other in passing, sharing gossip, a meal, and friendly company if the mood strikes and the situation allows, but they normally go their separate ways within a day or two.
Mating and Reproduction
Both variations are as diverse as humans, but because they tend to be solitary outsiders there are no widespread norms regarding gender, sexuality, etc. Unless raised by/in another culture they don’t have any existing traditions or expectations to conform to or rebel against. There may still be some soul searching with regard to identity or orientation, but most wouldn't see how the sort of genitals one has or prefers is relevant to anything other than the actual act of mating.
They have no universal culture, so have no universal traditions when it comes to mating. They are as diverse as humans are when it comes to things they find attractive, though their biology and circumstances do skew them in certain directions. The most notable consideration is the fact that they are carnivorous predators with permanent access to paralytics and restraints. Just as humans often take precautions before meeting up with someone they met online, caution is usually the priority when approaching a prospective mate.
A common (but by no means universal) tradition is a drumming dance. An individual seeking a mate will approach their general location and begin drumming a beat with their legs. This announces their presence and that they don’t mean any harm. If the prospective partner is interested, they reciprocate with their own rhythm. They continue the dance as they move toward each other, the rhythms allowing them to track the other’s position and ensure they aren’t preparing an ambush. Once in visual range they will slowly orbit each other, holding arms and legs in wide, non-threatening postures as they converse and examine their would-be partner. If they find each other agreeable, they will drift together until eventually lowering their guard completely. If they don’t, they carefully "dance" away until both are at a safe distance.
Mating can mean lots of things, but it’s most often just a temporary fling. As solitary creatures, exclusive romantic partnerships tend to be the exception rather than the rule. This is true even in the case of individuals who are mating to reproduce.
Wolf spider taurics are extremely nurturing and protective of their young, both before and after they hatch. Those with permanent homes will carefully arrange their dwellings for maximum comfort and security, while nomadic parents glue their eggs to their abdomens and carry them until they hatch. Once they hatch the parent often carries their young on their backs, providing food, guidance, and protection to the point that many teens begin their wanderings just to get away from their overbearing parent.
This extensive care requires more space and resources than normal, so the presence of a second caregiver can sometimes be more of a hindrance than a help. On other occasions it’s simply a personal choice: a partner may not want to be involved or many not want anyone else involved. This isn’t always true, and if both parents are agreeable they may work together to raise their children.
The default (if they can be said to have one) is a single parent, so they often find the cultural concepts of mother and father to be somewhat alien. If an individual wants children but is biologically unable to have them, they will usually just work out an arrangement with an agreeable surrogate. Once the eggs are laid, the surrogate hands them over and everyone goes their separate ways (or doesn’t as the case may be). Most would find the idea of assigning social roles and responsibilities based on reproductive anatomy to be very strange if not raised with or alongside the concept.
The decision to have children is always deeply personal, but even those who aren’t interested in becoming a parent will usually display strong protective behaviors toward children. While they may cannibalize other sapients or even members of their species in times of absolute desperation, they never attack or consume children. This instinct even extends outside their own species, to the point that lost or unsupervised children are at risk of spontaneous (and occasionally forceful) adoption. This can cause problems if they aren’t willing to return the child, or if the child’s caregivers/community conclude there is a spider monster running around eating kids.
This protective behavior differs from the behavior of actual wolf spiders, who have no issues eating younger or smaller wolf spiders if they get the chance. A sapient species that eats kids would be far too dark for our purposes, however, and we’re already pushing things by removing the cannibalism taboo. They are friends to all children, end of story.
Eggs are normally laid two or three at a time, but a single clutch can have as few as one egg or as many as six. Eggs are much smaller than infants, so laying them involves only minor discomfort and almost no risk to the parent. Eggs are hardy but still vulnerable to mishandling, temperature extremes, or other mishaps.
Newly hatched infants are behaviorally and developmentally similar to their human counterparts, but have more robust digestion. The humanoid upper half allows for lactation, which is a common early food source, but infants can accept meals from properly liquified prey as soon as they’re born. Their spider-half will continually molt as they grow. They molt every 1-3 months during their first few years, when growth is most rapid, before slowing until they reach their full size.
Wolf spiders stop molting when they reach adulthood, because they don’t live long enough to need it. Their tauric equivalent has a significantly longer lifespan, requiring additional molts to replace lost setae and repair exoskeletal damage. A mature adult molts once every year or two, depending on the individual.
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We are discussing a group that is diverse, individualistic, and fully sapient. While most of what is presented above is generally true, it is not always true. Their physiology may provide certain natural urges and behaviors, but they aren’t controlled by their instincts any more than humans are. Biologically they are predatory carnivores, but they have the same capacity for empathy as humans do. This writeup presents a wild lifestyle, like a fantasy creature or urban cryptid, but that may have been hundreds or thousands of years ago and now the only hunting they do is for deals at the supermarket.
Readers are free to use as much or as little as they like, changing or disregarding as they see fit. Have fun!
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- 16+ therian/kin Discord server
- custom emojis + stickers!
- friendly, welcoming environment for many identities, including non-kin allies
- Minecraft server
- question of the day
- 18+ spaces
- variety of channels, including opt-in channels for systems, furries, age regressors, etc.
- active moderation team + owner
- international community
Uncensored and Free is all about being your true self in a positive environment! It is open for all alterhumans, including “creepy” ones such as bugs, mice, spiders, undead, etc.! Joining means you are ok with seeing photos and discussions of all kinds of animals.
I'm not a therian but pls reblog or something if youre an adult therian. I need to find more nonhuman blogs, a lot of people on here who identify as animals are children.
