#newp

[stateric]

Me making logoes in tra

[watchingroger]

My heart aches

This is NOT Roger...

Why would they put it in ROGER section, then?

I don't, I don't-

*she doesn't understand*

That is... emphatically not Roger

It is unacceptable that it is in the Roger section. And now it's on a Roger blog! How will we go on?

To cleanse your palate:

[f-nodragonart]

about the "dragons living in cold climate", what if they have "cold-proof" scales, and/or secrete a protective substance that covers them? would it be possible?

before I answer the specifics of ur questions, I looked into some cold-resistant animals and revisited @benevolentwanderer‘s reblog of that cold discussion, and tried and summarize some of the main methods of defying the cold:

1) layers. thick skin+fat provide more distance b/t the cold of the outside and the heat of the inside. trapping warm air close to the flesh (such as between feathers or fur) is also useful

2) decreasing energy use by avoiding/eliminating unnecessary bodily designs and functions. in terms of general design, this means having few extremities that are very small, thus have less surface area to lose heat. tho this can be pushed to the extreme, as seen in the article linked above where whole neural networks may be temporarily deactivated during hibernation

3) actively generating heat. shivering/muscle twitching and increased internal organ functions are common. countercurrent blood flow can also warm up a body well

4) preventing water in the body tissues from freezing. some of the animals in that one article accomplish this by temporarily dehydrating their organs during hibernation. others produce “antifreeze” substances in their blood, or are able to supercool their blood, which is just wild

note that 2 and 3 actively work against each other, where 2 decreases activity to decrease the use of vital energy, and 3 increases activity to generate heat. in this respect, many cold-living mammals/avians in particular must walk the razor’s edge to strike that perfect balance of energy-saving vs. heat generation

now, not all of these options are necessarily available to us, if we’re discussing a typical dragon design. hibernation methods (deactivated neural networks, dehydrated organs) don’t work if you want your dragon to be active during bouts of cold. other methods (supercool blood, and possibly?? countercurrent blood flow) require highly-specific anatomy/physiology to work, which doesn’t rly match what most desire in a typical dragon design

none of this necessarily means that you can’t design a dragon that hibernates, or is very slowwww, or one that has the anatomy/physiology for supercool blood, but I’m gonna try and focus on what I think anon wants from this ask, which is an active, large dragon. this leaves us w/ layers, decreased surface area/extremities, generating heat thru shivering and such, and antifreeze blood

so, we finally get to the specifics of ur ask, anon

scales are actually a great idea for insulation, as BW described in their reblog: “There are some other insulation options we don’t see in nature, really, but we can extrapolate from stuff that does. For example, instead of fur or fur-derived (yeah, that’s right…) structures like feathers to trap pockets of air, an organism could have scales filled with a dense foam. A tissue layer comprised of a foam - perhaps leftover CO2? - could also work, although that has tremendous potential for bad results for our organism, because the tissues in this foam would be prone to desiccation. But that sorta works.” I’d also suggest potentially overlapping scales that trap pockets of air against the body?

secreting a protective substance, however…. I personally don’t think that would work. as far as I’ve seen, cold-resistant chemicals are generally produced for the inside of the body to actively work against the effects of the cold, thus wouldn’t rly work in the same way layers and insulation do

hope this helps!

-Mod Spiral

[dragimal]

~~~*VLD s8 spoilers*~~~

I’ve never thought Lance and Sokka were similar by ANY stretch of the imagination, so I’ve always hated it when ppl try to compare them b/c they’re rly not all that comparable imo

BUT I will relent, this last season has made me realize they do share at least a SELECT FEW traits:

- start out their arcs as flirtatious and dismissive of the women around them, grow to respect the women around them and not see them as merely potential dates

- have a complex abt their abilities compared to others on their team, but they later realize their abilities are essential to the team dynamic

- their respective girlfriends turned into celestial bodies

[botmilf]

art ain’t free lmao

Gee, I really *love* when people hit me up asking for free art. Tbh it’s kind of insulting, like...? Does my time and labor and skill really mean *that* little to you? Damn. 

But sorry dude, you gotta pay like everybody else lmao <3

[battyinthegraveyard]

IM IN A MUSIC VIDEO CHECK IT OUT YALL. I did all the modeling and costumes so it would make me ultra happy if you checked it out/ let me know what you think Xoxo B

[fy-kimkai]

[abdomented]

Is it too late for tmi stuff? Cuz I just had an interesting thought-

Lay it on me, citizen.