#flying fox

[bedupolker]

Most bats can actually be sorted into one of four groups. Happy batwatching out there!

(left > right, top > bottom: canyon bat, some sort of generic vesper bat & leaf nosed bat, visored bat & pendlebury roundleaf bat, flying fox)

[lizardposting]

"vampire bats are so scary"

him? hims is scary to you? with his little face and puffball body?

Vampire bats are only a few inches long from snooty to booty. what you SHOULD be afraid of is the giant gold crowned flying fox, which is so damn big that you could give it a hug. But dont. leave the touchings up to the Scientists please.

Except you don't need to be afraid because he will not eat you, fear not. he wants a fig slice.

[redeyeyuna]

Grey Flying Fox 💕

[cupofmeat]

"Bats and Brugmansia", Erica Peebus.

[palossssssand]

The winner of last week's poll, a drumroll for the fire-type starter line of the Alker region: Embat, Flarieft, and Blazerise! Based on flying foxes, heat rising, and butlers. The rest of the starter lines will be posted in the next coming weeks!

Name: Embat (ember + bat) Type: Fire Species: Fire bat pokemon Ability: Blaze Hidden ability: Forewarn Stats: HP-50 Attack-50 Defense-30 Special Attack-60 Special Defense-50 Speed-70 Base total-310 Embat evolves into flarieft at level 17.

Name: Flarieft (flare + lift) Type: Fire/flying Species: Flaming bat pokemon Ability: Blaze Hidden ability: Forewarn Stats: HP-60 Attack-50 Defense-43 Special Attack-80 Special Defense-80 Speed-100 Base total-413

Flarieft evolves into Blazerise at level 34.

Name: Blazerise (blaze + blazer + rise) Type: Fire/flying Species: Flare bat pokemon Ability: Blaze Hidden ability: Forewarn Stats: HP-70 Attack-64 Defense-60 Special Attack-120 Special Defense-100 Speed-120 Base total-534

Blazerise has a signature move: Flare-(fire type)The user sends off a burst of fire that enchants the target. This may cause confusion. Power: 85 PP: 10 Chance to confuse: 10%

Quite fond of this line...perhaps anthropomorphic starters have gotten tiresome but in my defense....Blazerise was conceptualized before people started making fun of starters being less like animals and more like someone's fursona. It was really difficult to redesign blazerise from its older design, and in the future if I get the opportunity to redesign it, I would want to figure out a way to incorporate the arms and fingers into the wings more seamlessly. I'm incredibly happy with Embat and Flarieft, I think the large flaming mane works wonders for their personalities.

and here is a lovely little side view of Embat

[kaleidoru]

resident nerdy anime fanatic vampincubus

[waterwitchings]

Small Mauritian flying fox

Engraving from 1763