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Gambling on horses is fucking stupid. Catch me taking bets on which of my pre-HRT girl's boobs is gonna be bigger #Lefty
Rubber chicken-? And what if I don't wanna?
best songs to help hype you up when you have to go to the store
store (carly rae jepsen)
best songs to help hype you up when you have to go to the hardware store
1. hardware store (weird al yankovic)
best songs to help hype you up when you go to the thrift shop
thrift shop (macklemore)
best songs to help hype you up when you go to the liquor store
1. liquor store (remi wolf)
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I always say this lovingly, of course
Idolothrips spectrum (I couldn't find much information on these so I'm not sure whether that spectrum refers to them being variable but none of the others seem to look as strange as this one. Not sure if there's something else going on there) and lepidopsocid
Ophiotettix limosina and phaneropterine
Perola sericea and Melittia sp.
Selandriine and Ghilianella sp.
Holoptilus sp. and Pseudocephalelus bleusei
Chaetochlorops inquilinus and Calodromus sp.
Moluris globulicollis (aka the globeneck globe toktokkie because I can't just leave that name out) and Phycosoma oecobioides
Herdoniine and Cazira verrucosa
Tereticepheus sp. and Moegistorhynchus longirostris
Charistica rhodopetala (there's a gif I can't add here but please watch it) and Tetraglenes hirticornis
Ordgarius magnificus and Papirioides jacobsoni
Exechesops sp. (some have even goofier eyes than this) and Oraesia excavata
Necrophylus arenarius and Mosu sp.
Pachycnema calviniana and Palmipenna aeoleoptera
Mucronianus sp. and Metallyticus splendidus
art books on the internet archive for you
morpho books
figure drawing for all it's worth (+ creative illustration)
framed ink
will eisner comics and sequential art
will eisner graphic storytelling and visual narrative
understanding comics (+ making comics)
folder of various animation production art
burne hogarth drawing dynamic hands
perspective for comic book artists
michael mattesi force drawing
the animator's survival kit
color and light james gurney
be free
I've recommended this one before, but for all the non-human vertebrate likers out there... the art of animal drawing
tiktoks with vine energy pt. 22
Gall Wasps: these wasps produce a chemical that triggers abnormal cell growth in plants, causing the plants to form strange-looking structures around the wasp's larvae
Above: plant growths caused by the larvae of three different species of gall wasp, including Trigonaspis teres, Callirhytis seminator, and Feron izabellae
These tumor-like growths are known as plant galls. They develop in response to chemicals that are injected or secreted by certain insects, mites, and nematodes. Each plant gall forms around the body of a single larva (or, in some cases, a small group of larvae), and the structure serves as both protection and sustenance for the tiny creature developing within.
Above: the plant gall of the oak apple gall wasp, Atrusca quercuscentricola, with a bisected view that shows the larva within
There are many different insects that can trigger the production of plant galls, including certain aphids, psyllids, flies, beetles, scale insects, and caterpillars, but gall-forming wasps are especially diverse. They also create some of the most distinctive plant galls in nature.
Above: the photo at the top shows the plant gall of an unidentified gall wasp from the family Cynipidae, and the photo at the bottom depicts the plant galls of the urchin gall wasp, Cynips quercusechinus
The color, shape, size, and texture of each plant gall varies depending on the species of gall wasp that induces it. Some wasps are associated with plant galls that look like fuzzy little pom-poms; others produce mushroom-shaped structures, colorful discs, cones, pink spheres, cottonballs, etc.
Above: this photo shows a mushroom gall wasp, Heteroecus sanctaeclarae, which produces plant galls that look like tiny mushroom-shaped houses
As this article explains:
Galls are plant growths (similar to tumors) that are induced by various organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and insects. Gall wasps have evolved to âtrickâ the plant into forming this growth which they then use for food and shelter as they transform from a larva to an adult.
The wasp larvae secrete chemicals that mimic growth hormones in a particular plant upon hatching. The chemicals trick the oak into growing a gall on its flowers, acorns, leaves, or stems. The larva is then encapsulated by the gall as it grows, waiting patiently inside until its metamorphosis is complete.
Above: Feron parmula, commonly known as the disc gall wasp
Many of these plant galls have elaborate, colorful features that are truly stunning.
Above: the spined-turban gall wasp, Cynips douglasii
Gall-forming wasps are only parasitic toward plants -- they do not parasitize other animals. The larvae feed on the nutritive tissues of their plant galls, but the adult wasps do not feed at all.
Above: plant galls produced by two different species of gall wasp
These wasps also have a peculiar reproductive cycle:
Many species have alternating generations, meaning all of the adults emerging from galls during one time of the year are female-only, while the adults emerging in a different season have both males and females. Most species have females that can reproduce using parthenogenesis when they emerge by themselves. This means that their eggs are essentially clones of themselves. Whatâs more, some species appear not to have any males at all.
Above: the huge, fuzzy plant galls of Striatoandricus furnessae and Druon pattoni
Scientists have named and described roughly 1400 species of gall wasp, and that's likely just a fraction of the number of species that actually exist, as gall-forming organisms are widely understudied.
Above: close-up of a gall wasp larva nestled in its plant gall
Once the larva transforms into a fully-developed wasp, it finally emerges from its gall.
Above: adult gall wasps
Sources & More Info:
Forest Watch: Gall Wasps
Gallformers: What the Heck is a Gall?
Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve: Ecosystem Engineers
Insect Systematics and Diversity: Comparative Anatomy of Venom Glands Suggests a Role of Maternal Secretions in Gall Induction by Cynipid Wasps
Entomology Today: Gall-Inducing Wasps Have Enlarged Venom Glands, Study Finds
The British Plant Gall Society: Plant Galls
iNaturalist: Photos of Gall Wasps and Allies
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i like wasps better than honeybees because with bees theyll start getting stressed and then the bee people are like "oh just relax and they'll know you mean no harm :3" and it doesn't work and everybody is like "bees are sooo sweet :3 if âïž youre pure of heart." and the bees are coming and you don't know which way they want you to go and they don't like you. meanwhile a wasp stands in front of you and says "hey man back off" and you say "no prob bob" and one thousand internet strangers say "Eugh a Wasp!? I am Becoming an Oil Executive" ive shared a sandwich with a yellowjacket ive shared sushi with a yellowjacket ive shared an apple with a yellowjacket ive picked up a bald faced hornet off the ground and warmed it with my hands and given it a ride and i tried to help a carpenter bee down a step and it got into angry kitten stance and said No Thank You! respectfully! but european honeybees say We own the entire forest and there is nowhere you can retreat fast enough And also we're famous so suck it lmao
I think about this too! Wasps seem mean because they are giving you adequate warning that you might accidentally crush them and then they would have to sting you.
But bees? Bees don't give you warning. Without even looking in your direction, bees just say "Heh. I fucking dare you"
"Eugh a Wasp!? I am Becoming an Oil Executive"
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I made a bird fairy/fae! My dear mutual and I have played around with the fantasy genre and now fae are some messed up buggy bois, but I also wanted some fluffy ones. SO, we get these things. They eat their more bug like cousins and live in villages and their barns. More show up in an area when a baby is born, because if anything its a good way to have some of their relatives get lured in.
They aren't as inclined to steal children? They may kill a cow or strike you with some bad luck or disease, but they gave up a good chunk of their magic when they started living so intimately near man.
Yep that's a second mouth.
Bugs do like to burrow, and they had to become less noticeable to their neighbors now didn't they?
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Suddenly woke up around 4PM with a vivid idea for a DnD-style fantasy anime, about a generic fantasy hero having to save the world with a representative member of each of the other four major allied races: gnoll, dryad, naga, nurikabe. (No, I don't know why my brain decided on those.) This has been a recurring event through history to repel an ancient evil, but it's been centuries since the last time.
There's a major gulf of cultural understanding because the human kingdom has since moved far from the others, but it's still traditionally the human hero's role to translate. So, the human kingdom's court mage casts a spell on him so he can see them the usual way with one eye, but as humanized versions showing what they seem like to their *own* races with the other; he has to swap around an eye patch to go between them or he gets dizzy from the overlay.
Character descriptions and more worldbuilding under the cut (sorry, they're rambling notes I just hammered out quickly before I forgot anything; no names yet because I thought of it literally hours ago):
Some scene ideas and more worldbuilding:
In the intelligent mature MILF perspective, the gnoll tells them that she is going to set up "a protective perimeter to keep enemies at bay." The hero swaps his eyepatch and sees that she's lifting a leg to mark their territory
The dryad stops her at the last minute. In the maiden view she seems to be reasonably saying that would be a bad idea, in the bruiser view she's screaming "IF YOU TAKE A LEAK EVERY MONSTER WILL KNOW WE'RE HERE YOU MANGY MUTT"
Previously, the hero had the impression that the naga was even more religious than the gnoll, even though she's a cleric. He then realizes that the naga's devout prayers are actually him screaming "Mommy, I'm scared! Mommy, help me!! MOOOOMMMYYYYY"
At some point, the hero sees how he looks to the others (in each representation flipped to be a member of that character's race, except for the nurikabe, who has lived among humans more than his own race). The gnoll sees him as a girl, though an optimistic and likable one, and a strong warrior; the naga thinks it's kind of weird he looks like a plant, but likes that he's figuratively and literally warm; the nurikabe sees him as tragically naive and vulnerable; and the dryad sees him as this oblivious little squishy thing that stumbles around and accidentally starts fires, but is still funny and fun to be around.
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The art of mindless embroidery.
by @ toolbburs (no pronouns in bio).
no idea if my friend is AMAB or AFAB and my ass is positively green with enby
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I cannot believe there's absolutely no way to watch free shows and movies anymore, there are too many paid streaming platforms and pirating websites have viruses and ads preventing you from watching it uninterrupted((.)) id rather follow the rules and purchase media moving forward because it is too inconvenient. Seriously, free and no ads or viruses with 1080p streaming is DEAD.
Exactly! It's freaking annoying when I want to watch movies but I would have to subscribe to like 24 different services . Just to watch the shows that I like.
Oh and wouldnât it be nice for cartoons? Just anything animated. I just wanna stream things without getting conned. Must I be cartoonless forever?
i like using streaming apps but there are waaaay too many and they're all stealing my data .i wish there was a secure and organized way to have millions of shows and movies available one one app. but alas. we've truly gone full circle back to cable + now it spies on you. its a real shame. i dont want to fill my device storage with tons of boring and stupid cash grabs.
tiktoks with vine energy pt. 19
My housemate and I have been working on a story, me writing and them illustrating, and I'm extremely excited about it. Here is the first chapter with one of her drawings!
Taking Inventory (<that's the chapter title)
Verity had an extra toe. It was not the envy of her peers, nor an abomination whispered about by the lavishly dressed. It was not her most closely guarded secret, she had not grown up with the habit of always wearing socks or never going swimming even if the opportunity was nearly unavoidable. In fact, no one, not even her family, knew about it. This was because, until yesterday, she had been in possession of a perfectly ordinary number.
Hugh decided he could spare her one of his old shoes.They were sitting on the two uncomfortable wooden chairs that made up half of the sparse furnishing of his attic apartment, him on the one closer to the wall, leaning to keep his head from hitting the slanted ceiling. Though she was over frequently, he always gave her the guestâs seat- in the center of the room where the A-frame was highest. He only had two chairs up there because of her company, after all.
The attic smelled of the wooden walls (or ceiling, considering their angle) and the boxes of overstock pharmaceuticals that had to be stored up in there for lack of space downstairs in the shop, but the pair had been in there long enough that they scarce noticed it, as usual. One of Verityâs leather dress shoes was lying sideways on the rug, knee-high sock discarded on the floor nearby, and she was tugging single-mindedly at the other, grunting as she did so. Her face was pinched into a frown, not of anguish, necessarily, but of concentration- this shoe proving to be a much tougher adversary.
The whole scenario, the two of them alone together, even without the risque detail of a young womanâs lack of footwear, appropriate or otherwise, would have conjured, at the very least, a gasp of reproach from any self-respecting, god-fearing lady of the upper crust, but Hugh had learned long ago that to think of things in terms of what those who garbed themselves in money and disgust found acceptable, was like hitting yourself against the inside of a cage that you had built on your own. The person who had taught him that had just wrestled her other shoe off.
I've really been loving making this, and there is more, so if anybody wants i can update with more chapters and concept art
The setting is kinda Edwardian? Think Series of Unfortunate Events or kinda Over the Garden Wall? Sorta. The idea is that magic exists and people know about it, but most people really try to pretend that it doesn't. There will be more magic stuff later on.
just my humble attempt at raging against the machine