A Triakis Octahedron

"In geometry, a triakis octahedron (or trigonal trisoctahedron[1] or kisoctahedron[2]) is an Archimedean dual solid, or a Catalan solid. Its dual is the truncated cube." - Wikipedia. pfp from here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Triakisoctahedron.jpg

[specialagentartemis]

Intelligent alien species based on bugs but specifically those moths that don’t have mouths and only live for a week after they pupate. This species’ whole conscious life is actually in the larval phase; larvae are the ones considered people, larvae are the ones with conscious and complex brains who build society, and each instar of the larva is treated as a different phase of life. Larvae become emotionally and socially and cognitively mature without ever becoming sexually mature. When they pupate, they metamorphose into something different and strange and close to mindless, with no mouth and no digestive system, whose only instincts are to mate and then quickly die. Metamorphosis is treated, functionally, like a person’s death, and the imago phase is a kind of proto-afterlife of majestic flight and the continuation of the species. Birth and death inextricably intertwined. Sex is not something people do during their lives, it’s a thing that is done as an imago after you’ve passed on from your life but before you return to the soil in death. Resultant eggs are collected by family members to raise. I think this would be fun.

[enbyfication]

im not saying we shouldn't be calling out hypocrisy but i do think it's important to be aware of what i call the Two Different Guys Fallacy. and that's that whenever you're thinking to yourself, oh how come X group claim they want this thing but also support that other incompatible thing. take a moment to stop and consider whether it could just be Two Different Guys that think each thing

[pankendev]

there are places in the world today that are experiencing 40°C for the first time in recorded history. of course there's no way to know whether chucking billionaires into volcanos will appease the sun god but i feel we're doing the scientific method a disservice if we don't at least try

[rosesoma]

and in the basement of that cabin is everything that ever was

[sandersstudies]

Every time you go in a public place and something ISN’T disgusting it’s because somebody cleaned it. Every time you feel comfortable using a public bathroom or sitting at a restaurant table or setting something on a gas station counter or playing on a playground it’s because somebody cleaned it.

Thank you to everyone who cleans the world, especially those who are underpaid and under appreciated.

[formerlyluckymanticore]

pros of having a large vocabulary: many words i know

cons of having a large vocabulary: many words i only know the vibe for

[kurowrites]

also: I know there's a specific word for that, I just can't remember it right now

[hiei-harringtonmunson]

learned vocabulary from reading: I actually don't know how to pronounce this word

[changelingcoded]

keep getting glimpses into an alternate timeline where plurality is more normalized and you can buy shitty tshirts and mugs about it

[blixandco]

Like this?

[catgirldragon]

[im-a-goat-in-disguise]

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[triakis-octahedron]

Can't believe you've sold out to the big thumbs up industry. What happened to your dignity as a blogger?

[im-a-goat-in-disguise]

You won't BELIEVE what they paid me for this exposure

[im-a-goat-in-disguise]

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[triakis-octahedron]

Can't believe you've sold out to the big thumbs up industry. What happened to your dignity as a blogger?

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Frother Moths: when these moths feel threatened, they secrete a frothy yellow substance that is noxious and distasteful to predators

Above: Amerila astreus with two large globs of defensive froth

Moths of the genus Amerila are often described as frother moths, because they're able to secrete a frothy, foul-tasting substance that helps to deter predators. The fluid is produced by the prothoracic glands, which are located near the base of each wing (just behind the moth's head) and a distinctive "sizzling" or "hissing" sound is emitted as the frothy substance bubbles out.

Above: Amerila astreus

As this article explains:

If molested, resting adults produce quantities of a frothy, orange fluid from their prothoracic glands, accompanied by a sizzling sound. The froth not only has an aversive odor to humans but also contains PAs (pyrrolizidine alkaloids) which are taste-repelling.

Above: a frother moth producing its defensive secretion

The adult moths of this genus are pharmacophagous, which means that they acquire the chemicals that are used to create their defensive froth by ingesting plants that contain toxic or noxious compounds; those chemicals are then sequestered within the moth's own body, where they are repurposed and transformed into a frothy secretion.

Above: genus Amerila

Frother moths also use aposematic markings to signal their toxicity and/or unpalatability. Their legs, thorax, and abdomen are all decorated with reddish-pink markings, and they have large black spots that stand out against their mostly-white bodies.

Above: Amerila crokeri and Amerila rubripes

The genus Amerila contains dozens of species, and they are all known to have this defense mechanism. They are widely distributed throughout many different parts of the world; depending on the species, they may be found in the Himalayas, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Australia, or Africa.

Above: Amerila crokeri

Several other moths from the subfamily Arctiinae can produce a similar defensive secretion when threatened, but the color, consistency, and composition of the substance differs greatly from one species to the next.

Sources & More Info:

iNaturalist: Genus Amerila

Metamorphosis Australia: Australian Arctiid Moths

Australian Lepidoptera: Amerila crokeri

Metamorphosis Australia: Weird and Wonderful Moths

Entomo Brasilis: Defensive Froth in Arctiidae Species in the Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil (PDF)

Moths of Australia: Adult Adaptations for Survival

Neotropical Entomology: A Fieldwork-Oriented Review and Guide to PA-Pharmacophagy

[ozcall]

Slay the Princess Choice Tree/Flow chart

For the game Slay the Princess, made by @blacktabbygames!

With probably 40+ hours poured into this project, I present the most completed choice tree (to my knowledge) based upon the Pristine Cut! Now including as many edge case/Specific scenarios I know of.

I hardly post here, but I'm really proud of this so I thought I'd share it. The original one I used for inspo/reference is made by Stafilo on reddit.

Slay the Princess - Excalidraw+

Check out shared "Slay the Princess" scene on Excalidraw+

[blacktabbygames]

finally.... someone has done it...

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

One for the folks in Aoteroa

[notahorseindisguise]

if i used the phrase "the back half of an artists discography". do i mean

their early albums

their later albums

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[notahorseindisguise]

what about "the bottom half"

early albums

late albums

Voting ended onJun 1

[triakis-octahedron]

For both of these, I always thought that it meant the second half of each individual album

[dragongirlbunny]

while i do enjoy 'blatantly obvious lies as a bit' as much as the next gal, i will always break keyfabe if someone needs clarification, because i know it can be hard to parse a joke sometimes, especially via a text-only medium

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[ground-attack-angel]

"this website talks too much about trans women who get banned" is such a funny accusation because literally who else is talking about trans women getting banned on here aside from the trans women themselves

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

The fact that it's still happening means that people are not talking "too much" about it

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