#mothflies

[tangleslime2]

Bugtober days 12 + 13: Doppelganger + Skateboard

Look. Sometimes, you just want to draw something that isn't the queen, and then you put them on a skateboard to save time, and suddenly you have a new OC. It happens.

I really do need to figure out how she got that mask.

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art trade with @/firesoul

[wundrbagel]

Since a lot of folks really liked that one post I made about Leafbug headcanons I think it's time I did some mothfly/false citizen headcanons as well. So without further ado let's hop in!

Mothfly Headcanons

Mothflies prefer dust baths since it's quick and efficient way to cool off and stay clean. They can bathe in water but it's too risky since the water would make their wings too wet to fly. Not to mention water droplets could easily give up their position if they were to hide.

A lot of what they learn from awakened bugs is by simply observing. They'll watch travelers throughout the Forsaken Lands. The smartest clusters will send a few mothflies inside the Termite Kingdom to observe the inhabitants and bring back information. Due to not understanding any Bugnish, some things they understand, like a king and their subjects, and other things they don't, like shopping. But all and all, the end goal usually is to lure weary travelers in and eat them.

It is through these observations that the False Monarch and its "subjects" attempted to act as if they were a Kingdom with civilians in the settlement that Elizant I abandoned.

The smartest clusters are usually the ones to take up the mantle of "Monarch" or some sort of leader. As the leader it is their job to ensure the entire collective (the other clustsers that follow them) survive, eat, and flee if necessary.

Mothflies are omnivores. They eat squash and pumpkins. They'll eat any bug they can take down for meat. The larger the cluster the easier it is to capture prey.

The biggest mystery to researchers is how mothflies aquire their masks and robes. Mothflies use pieces of their environment to create their masks and robes. They'll take discarded fabrics from their prey or from exploring and mend it together with pieces of squash vines. The masks are made from broken wood and dried pumpkin pieces. The colors come from crushed plants and berries.

Clusters can be made up of families, lone mothflies banding together, or both. Mothflies are always eager to have more additions to their groups. If a cluster gets too large, they may break into multiple groups. Sometimes those groups become a team of false citizens.

Baby mothflies start off as little grubs. It is important that the grubs remain somewhere hidden and safe to be taken care off. Preferably a cave. If the parents are a part of a cluster, the mothflies will all take turns taking care of the grubs by cleaning and feeding them while the others hunt. If there are only just the parents then one hunts and the other takes care of the grubs.

Mothflies are scared of Primal Weevils.

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you've met a totally normal and trustworthy citizen of this fine town you stumbled upon

[understandingezra]

WHOA WHAT THE HECK CONGRATULATIONS MAN i've had no luck smh but i think i can live with just a download. also i wish i could move to new york too, man. i'm looking into it for uni but i also love these other art colleges in other cities so i'm sort of stuck

honestly, I'd go for new york. im regretting not moving away for uni so much. but i don't know anything about your other choices so i can't really have a say in this, but new york would be crazy fun

[understandingezra]

22 and 31

22. Favorite song atm?

OH DUDE I FORGOT TO TELL YOU, I MANAGED TO GET A COUSINS VINYL so im gonna have to say cali english part 2 (but im loving rostams dont let it get to you too right now)

31. What's your favorite photo ever?

i adore this photo someone took of new york

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklynblaze/8736093618/in/photostream/

i really hope I get the chance to live in new york some day, that or london, slim chance of it happening but i might get lucky

thank you!

[understandingezra]

mothflies replied to your post: mothflies replied to your post: mothfl...

ottoman is great i love playing it however cali english pt. 2 is like one of my top vw songs ever i will journey to the ends of the earth to find a cousins vinyl

it'll be a long and tough journey, but it'll be worth it. damn though i hope someone sells it soon

[understandingezra]

mothflies replied to your post: mothflies answered your post: so where...

dude i’ve been searching forever i snagged a holiday vinyl though thinking cali english pt. 2 was on it but the b side to that is ottoman fuck me

oh man i just picked up a holiday vinyl a few hours ago actually, still ottoman is an amazing song. aw shit yeah nowhere has the cousins vinyl. IF ANYONE WANTS TO DONATE ME THEIR OWN COUSINS VINYL I'LL BE VERY HAPPY