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@nekosanddragons-draws
My Links and commission info in an easy to get to place
hi hi yall can call me Sokk! im a lill creature that loves drawing OC and DnD stuff so if that's ur jam maybe give me a look! link to my Carrd w my other socials and comms info ^^
We can't live like this
portraits of utility poles
My autistic child got so excited upon seeing someone else portraying their special interest. What great art.
Behold: every utility pole from our house to their school.
happy pride to the gay people in my computer <3
i love u kirishima
KIRIIISHIIIMA SOOO CUUUUTE
sebastian's short story keeps me up at night he's so peculiar.... he's always in my party
*explodes into a shower of gore and when the red mist clears i'm completely fine but wearing a different outfit*
come and do your worst>:D https://artfight.net/~NekosAndDragons
Cyan lizard for your enjoyment
Bonus tiny baby cyan on top of adult cyan
I-I forgot i even had this... um.... hi? Ill have to try n remember this exist lol
Putting this here cuz I can~ 🎵Listen and learn, it is time for prancing Now we are here with Caramell dancing 🎵 A wonderful gif of our dnd party featuring Aeralith - @nekosanddragons-draws
Ayoh - @neonvoidcaster
Duncan - @baronvonjackass
Woddle - @squishysoltan
and Zen - @/thundercock over on bluesky
Updated character sheet for Hazard Monster for artfight
Putting this here cuz I can~ 🎵Listen and learn, it is time for prancing Now we are here with Caramell dancing 🎵 A wonderful gif of our dnd party featuring Aeralith - @nekosanddragons-draws
Ayoh - @neonvoidcaster
Duncan - @baronvonjackass
Woddle - @squishysoltan
and Zen - @/thundercock over on bluesky
Semi-Slugs: these are actual gastropods that are in the process of evolving from snails into slugs, with their shells gradually reducing and receding into their bodies
Above: Fastosarion brazieri, commonly known as the chameleon semi-slug, and an unidentified species of semi-slug from the genus Sheldonia
The term "semi-slug" is used to describe an intermediate stage of evolution as snails evolve into slugs. Nearly 1,000 different species of semi-slugs are known to exist, and these bizarre little creatures can be found on at least four continents.
Above: Fastosarion brazieri and Varadia amboliensis
Each species of semi-slug is technically still classified as a snail, but its shell is noticeably reduced, becoming more internalized as the species evolves. A semi-slug officially becomes a regular-slug once its shell is no longer visible at all.
As this article explains:
If life were simple, there would be snails and slugs. Snails carry their homes on their backs; slugs are naked and embarrassed. But life isn’t simple, so of course there’s secret option #3 – the semi-slug, a bizarre creature that sits exactly between the snail and the slug.
Above: genus Satiella and genus Euaustenia
This article also adds:
In contrast to snails that have an external shell large enough to accommodate the body, or slugs in which the shell is completely internal or absent, semi-slugs have an external shell, but the shell is too small to accommodate the animal’s entire body.
Above: Megaustenia siamensis
This process is known as limacization, and it's especially common in moist, low-calcium environments where a snail's shell may be more of a burden than a benefit:
Terrestrial slugs are not a monophyletic group, but a case of convergent evolution in which the slug form evolved from different lineages of land snails that gradually lost their shell through a process called limacization. Limacization resulted in adaptive radiation in land snail lineages, as slugs became adapted to diverse moist and protected spaces, such as crevices in rocks and wood debris. The loss of the shell also allowed for more movement and less calcium dependence, making slugs more successful as pests.
Above: Gaeotis nigrolineata, also known as the Puerto Rican semi-slug, has a neon green shell that is almost completely internalized, but the shell is clearly visible through the semi-slug's translucent body
Some semi-slugs have shells that are still opaque and largely visible, with the mantle (a patch of flesh) covering only the outer edges of the shell, while others have shells that are more significantly reduced, transparent, and/or concealed.
Above: Ibycus rachelae, commonly known as the green-shelled semi-slug, and a species of semi-slug from the genus Durgella
This topic was mentioned in my previous post about Ibycus rachelae, but I wanted to write a more detailed post about semi-slugs, because they're just so fascinating and weird.
Above: a black-and-white semi-slug from subfamily Sheldoniinae
Above: Fastosarion brazieri again, but this one is especially spiky for some reason
Sources & More Info:
Australian Geographic: Meet the Semi-Slug, a Snail without a Home
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: What's So Good about Being a Slug?
Frontiers: Terrestrial Slugs in Neotropical Agroecosystems (PDF)
iNaturalist: Photos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, & 12
The Shell-Makers (Introducing Molluscs): On Becoming Sluggish
Land Snails and Slugs of Sabah and Labuan, Malaysia: Semi-Slugs
Contributions to Zoology: Phylogeny and Systematic Revision of the Helicarionid Semislugs of Eastern Queensland
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Losing my retail job due to store closures </3 commission me
I wish I've done some more recent rendered stuff but work and depression have been kicking my ass. money will probably be a bit tighter again as they raised rent with my new lease :(
I'm looking for a WFH which will be better for my health so if anyone in the US knows of any openings pls hmu <3 I'd like to not start the new year with unemployment if I can...
here's some recent stuff I've done, but all the art I've done on @archer-world is pretty updated too. here's my carrd (WIP) and my bsky (WIP)
thank u for reading <3
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