#snipes

[hellsitegenetics]

I hope you know I use your posts to find creatures as reference for my alien worldbuilding that I've been working with my friend on for like 7 years or so, you are like a life saver man I lowkey forgot limpets existed until I was scrolling your blog and I forgot that creatures could be inert while sticking to something. thank you

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Closest match: Lymnocryptes minimus genome assembly, chromosome: 5 Common name: Jacksnipe

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[antiqueanimals]

John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985). Snipe Alighting. Pencil and watercolour heightened with white.

Christie's

[wesleysniperking]

so apparently ‘sniper’ comes from a bird and. well. guess who.

So, I was doing some research on snipers and how they got their name, and I stumbled across something really funny and interesting.

To give context, I was looking into it because of Usopp (shocking, I know!) and genuine curiosity. Apparently, the word sniper actually comes from bird hunting, specifically from trying to shoot a bird called a snipe, which was notoriously hard to catch or hit. So when a hunter managed to shoot one successfully, it became a mark of skill. Over time, people who could consistently hit a snipe were called snipers.

The snipe’s ability to hide and blend into its environment only adds to the legend, since being able to shoot one meant you had exceptional aim and precision. Sniping literally became synonymous with elite marksmanship, the kind you’d need to take down a snipe in the first place.

But here’s the kicker: when I finally looked up what a snipe looks like, I lost it. The bird’s defining feature? A long beak. A very long beak. And who immediately came to mind? Usopp, of course.

Forget Pinocchio. Think snipe. Because at the end of the day, Usopp isn’t just a sniper king, he is the Sniper King. His long nose is the snipe’s long beak made flesh, a symbol of what being a sniper truly means. 🪶🐦

[orangeocelotmartyn]

Thank you, as always, for clipping, transcribing, and sharing great moments with everyone! 🫶

I can say the same for you, thank you for all the hard work you did!

[nikodraws]

Late for rabbit day because I regularly forget holidays are real but that didn't stop me from asking myself. "Who's the funniest character to put in a bunny suit?" The answer was Hawke for multiple reasons.

[lemonzzz123]

Doodle I did with my new drawing tablet

[susanoos-wife]

Flight of the Snipe, by Kono Bairei