#bee?

[deadlysmiles70]

Vgen art challenge gave me an excuse to formulate a toothfairy figure for my lore

[ye-olde-tardis]

I have a local cryptid that I've seen about twice. Nobody who believes me can understand what it looks like, and everyone else just thinks I'm crazy.

Before you get super excited, I want to let you know that it's some sort of bug or animal. It's not extra terrestrial or monster-esc, it's just a really weird bug.

TW for vague descriptions of dead animals

Several things to get out of the way before I can describe it to you.... I live in Michigan, so anything that doesn't live around here is out of the question... and I collect bones from dead animals.

Ok, now the describing. About a year ago I was out tending to my maceration station (the place I keep my roadkill so that the bugs can eat away the bits and I can collect the bones once they're done) when I spotted this.... thing.

It was about four inches long, two inches wide. It had wings, and was flying like how a humming bird would do. Sort of hovering and dashing around. It's abdomin had two bright yellow lines and the shape of it reminded me of a wasp. It's face looked like a butterfly's face, with a probiscus and those weird shaped eyes. It had six legs, but when it landed the wings didn't stop flapping. The wings themselves were short and I couldn't get a good look at them because they never stopped moving, but they could have been a different color than the rest of it. I think it's main color was black but I can't quite remember.

I ran inside to grab a jar to catch it, but it was gone when I came back. I remember researching bugs, butterflies, humming bird moths, beetles.... none of them matched what I saw. And if they came close, none of them ate dead things.

That's right. It eats dead things. Today, I saw it again. I didn't have my phone (a mistake I'll try not to make again. I need a picture of this thing.) I watched it scout out the best place to land, and when it finally did, it unfurled its probiscus and started drinking.

I had a jar this time... (I wanted to catch some American carrion beetles to pin) but I was kinda scared of it. When it saw me trying to catch it, it CAME TWARD ME and started loudly buzzing. When I backed off of it, it flew away.

I'll update with pictures if I ever manage to get some. But it could be a year before I ever see the thing again.

[jakemyboy]

Look at that little guy perched on the edge of a petal on the right. It is quite clear it is a sentinent being. It is studying me. I did not see it while I was taking the picture. Have a good day little creature!

[c4rved-pumpk1n]

I HOPE U HAVE A GRAYE DAY/NIGHT ILY/p🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

THANK YOU ILYT

[plushie-diagnosis]

Cure their diseases

Name: biss

Skill: UNCURABLE.

Quote: "it ain't that hard to keep a neopet alive!!"

Plushie diagnosis #71

[shapes-and-heroes]

Oh? Mike wants to Sailor Moon too??? We can do something like that for you (probably)

M!A Mike gets a Superhero-Esque costume too! :D

you can indeed!!

:3

4/5

[castor7919]

is that a fly? Wasp? or bee?