#alienplanet

[nathansurrealart]

This time I've simply sat down and experimented, this was the first thing that came to me, almost like automatic drawing. I'm very fixated with this pink desert on a distant alien planet, this time it had a vaporwave feeling with ruins from another time.

[m00nnewt9]

STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES - MAY 6, 2026 - MIXED MEDIA CARTOON

[unclefard]

worms, or perhaps wyrms. it was a fairly common practice to rear them in artificial ponds and marshes back in the day, but keeping them in the home aquaria has only really kicked off in recent years. wyrms especially seem to be fairly tolerant of abysmal conditions, and both worms and wyrms are often much more lethargic than fish and naturally fond of cramped spaces, making them ideal for smallish display aquariums. fish are, after all, expensive to import and difficult to keep alive. there is also a sense of pride in cultivating rival beauty within the native fauna, however disregarded it may be.

although in most worms and wyrms the females dwarf the males, the species depicted has mature males as the larger of the two, with enlarged, reddish-colored rostrums to aid in their writhing scuffles for mates and territory. older males tend to develop a brightly colored swelling on their rostrum, which is an enlargement of certain glands used for territorial purposes. as a whole, the species are omnivorous, foraging similar to sturgeon but with a broader diet. adults average a meter in length and are considered good eating.

[inspirehorizon]

Reflections of an Otherworldly Sunset

[wadjetverse]

5.3

Chapter V: The Call of the Gods

Section III: A Name from Ancient Legends

Leaving camp, Watanabe Haruto replayed the recorded dino call on BabelMind:

“Wa—je…Wa…jet…”

Valentina perked up.

“It does sound like ‘Wadjet’ or something close. Do they only chant it after seeing or sensing something?”

Chen Ruolan, walking ahead, glanced back.

“‘Wadjet’…that rings a bell. In Ancient Egyptian mythology, there was a serpent guardian goddess named Wadjet. Could it be just a coincidence in pronunciation?”

Valentina clapped her hands in excitement.

“Yes! Wadjet was the deity of the Nile Delta, symbolizing fertility and the power of snakes.”“This planet is teeming with serpent-like vines…” Watanabe Haruto mused.

Chen Ruolan’s brows knitted in thought.

“Maybe these dinos call this place ‘Wadjet,’ like it’s their homeland or some sort of deity. Even if it’s just a primal cry, ‘Wadjet’ might make a suitable name for this planet—mysterious, and it fits what we’ve seen.”“I like it,” Valentina agreed with a small smile.

As they pressed on, they debated whether “Wadjet” implied a genuine divine force or a collective will of the planet’s flora. Watanabe, grounding his view in evolutionary theory, argued that high CO₂ and low oxygen let the plants dominate, leaving animals as a minority. Valentina worried there might be deeper “spiritual” forces at work—perhaps the Mother Tree demanded living sacrifices. Chen Ruolan wasn’t keen on the notion of “gods,” but she intended to shield the dinos from further enslavement.

Check out the full text at https://sites.google.com/view/wadjet.

[mangor]

... Gastropoda Sol LXVII ...

[spacenoirdetective]

[noway78]

"Fireflies & Friends"

Trying not to dwell on what today means to me on emotional level. I worked on this just a pleasant distraction.