#hirtus

[yeeshastone]

Many Hurtus who find themselves close to death claim to hear a ghostly whistle ring around them. This whistle is thought to be the legendary Night Train, a spectral train that travels through the night in search of Animalian close to death. Although many claim that the train is there to trap your spirit among its cabins, I personally like to believe in the less told story that it arrives to bring you warmth, peace and comfort in your last moments.

more info about the Hirtus legend can be found in the Animalia Almanac.

artists: @bundew-art and TheRoyalBlueLeopard

[yeeshastone]

All aboard! Time for the next subspecies sheet to leave the station!

this month's subspecies sheet is the Railway Beetle, a Coloptera species that can glow and in the world of Animalia the Railway Beetle (or Hirtus) often find their homes on train tracks be it part of the crew or as a passenger as long as they are moving along the rails they are happy.

Its thought that the Hirtus's connection to trains dates back to some of the earliest trains with their ancestors being passengers on the mysterious night trian.

to learn more about this subspecies check out the Animalia Almanac website here: https://yeeshastone.com/Almanac/Lore/Coleoptera/Subspecies/Hirtus.html

art drawn by: https://artfight.net/~scissors

[jaleven]

Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758) by andrea hallgass on Flickr.