#insectivore

[hyprmobile]

— BLINKIE SET #14 . . . ANIMAL DIETS!

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[life-on-our-planet]

"This slow mover is a silky anteater. His giant claw and a gripping prehensile tail help keep his balance as he walks the mangrove tightropes of the swamp." BBC Earth

[rubixramblings]

Yeen Fact #631: Aardwolves, they look like that.

YeenFact #631: "They’re so small bro. Like however small you think they are smaller. So small, and smelly. They look like two apples tall! Aardwolf…" YeenFact submitted by: Anonymous!

This has been another fun Hyena Fact.

[maharo-ot]

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[aut2imagineart]

Finished another set of alien designs for my Alpha Centauri moon series. I call this group the avians for their obvious bird-like characteristics. The idea behind this family of organisms is that their ancestors had a more radial symmetry but with the evolution of a post anal tail (an actual biological term) one half of their bodies became more dominate and used for locomotion. The other half is often used for either display or flight. Most species have thick feathers covering their bodies and all are warm blooded thus are able to be active throughout their moon's orbit including the coldest period. Here's a quick rundown of the species.

The top left is an apex predator similar in both size and ecology to medium sized theropod dinosaurs. Among the largest terrestrial predators, they hunt in small family groups and often inhabit grassland and cooler regions. The top middle is an insectivore similar to anteaters and Kiwis that fends off predators with smell and bitter taste thanks to the invertebrates it eats. The top right is a solitary giraffe-like herbivore that inhabits forested area. The species shown is the largest of it's group with smaller herding species more built for running in open environments. The middle left species in a filter feeder which, like Earth's flamingos, gains its coloring from the organisms it eats. Right next to it is a sapient avians which inhabits high elevations and whose front bottom limbs are freed for tool use. Next to it is an example of a flying rainforest insectivore, just one one of the countless flying avians that exist on the Alpha Centauri Moon. The middle left is a fisher that wades in shallow water to catch swimming organisms with their hooked fore-claws and barbed beaks. The largest creature near the bottom is a marine species that filter feed like baleen whales. Several species from this group exist and are among the largest vertebrates on the moon. The bottom left is a seal-like aquatic species that both hunts and filter feeds while being able to move onto land to breed. Lastly on the bottom right is a predatory marine species that hunts in pods for small and large prey alike.

Expect more to come in the near future.

As always, comments and critiques are welcome.

[anim-otd]

Animal of the day: Aardwolf! (Proteles cristata) The aardwolf is a member of the Hyaenidae family, which includes the spotted, striped and brown hyenas! Unlike its relatives, it is primarily insectivorous and consumes termites instead of larger animals, the flesh of which the aardwolf actually dislikes! When it is threatened or excited, the long hairs on its back and tail will raise, making the aardwolf seem larger than it really is in order to scare potential threats! Older aardwolves, due to not needing sharp teeth to consume their primary diet of termites and beetles, will often lose their teeth! Image source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardwolf

[fishbit]

Weird colors!!!

[written-nature]

He disgusted me much while with him, for when a horrid blow-fly, bloated with some carrion food, buzzed into the room, he caught it, held it exultingly for a few moments between his finger and thumb, and, before I knew what he was going to do, put it in his mouth and ate it.

"Dracula" - Bram Stoker