#“gil”

[cloudcountry]

its so funny to me that so many ornaments on vio's tree have to do with gil

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Pill Scarab Beetles: these beetles are covered in plates that perfectly interlock when the beetle folds its limbs, lowers its head, and curls itself into a ball

Above: Eusphaeropeltis sp. (top/bottom left) and Ceratocanthus aeneus (bottom right), two different species of pill scarab beetle

Beetles of the Ceratocanthinae subfamily (also known as pill scarab beetles) rely on a unique form of conglobation to conceal themselves. As the beetle tucks its head down and folds its legs up against its belly, the plates on its head, thorax, abdomen, and legs all come together to form a solid shield; the plates on its legs even have grooves and corresponding ridges that allow them to neatly interlock.

As this blog post explains:

Adult Ceratocanthinae are best known for their ability to conglobate: rolling into a nearly perfect ball. The elytra, pronotum, head, and all six tibiae interlock with each other by means of grooves and corresponding ridges, forming a tightly connected external surface. Many beetles take the form of a tight compact structure when threatened, however in Ceratocanthinae the tibiae of all six legs participate in forming the external hard surface of the sphere, unlike in other beetles.

Above: Ceratocanthus sp.

The Ceratocanthinae subfamily contains many different genera/species, and they are all collectively known as pill scarabs. Many of them have a colorful, metallic appearance; they may be green, red, blue, brown, black, or multicolor.

Above: Germarostes globosus

Sources & More Info:

Gil Wizen: Transformers (Ceratocanthinae Beetles)

Communications Biology: The Evolution of Conglobation in Ceratocanthinae

Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny: Rolling into a Ball: phylogeny of the Ceratocanthinae

ZooKeys: The Ceratocanthinae of Ulu Gombak

Pavel Krásenský Photography: Scarabaeidae (this site is written in Czech)

[jareckiworld]

Krzysztof Gil — Stardust (oil on canvas, 2024)

[victusinveritas]

Gil Elvgren (detail) FASCINATION, 1952

[dadattebayo]

guys I know the last episode was heartbreaking in so many terms but have you seen this dude

[fantasyquests]

This is hilarous. Gil-galad edit narrated by Ben Walker (the excerpts are from his interview in Rings and Realms). source

[random-brushstrokes]

Amrita Sher-Gil - Sumair (1936)

[fukutomichi]

Benjamin Walker as High King Gil-galad S2.E7 ∙ Doomed to Die

[ringsofpowersource]

GALADRIEL & EREINION GIL-GALAD THE RINGS OF POWER — 2.08: Shadow and Flame (2024)

[wowthosearebigears]

People have been asking for elves who aren’t just perfect ethereal Mary Sues for ages and the minute they get Galadriel making bad choices because of her PTSD and Gil Galad being kind of bitchy because he’s got objectively one of the worst jobs in Middle Earth (which he inherited as a teenager and has a nearly 100% fatality rate), folks are upset they aren’t likable enough?? If y’all saw what the elves got up to in the First Age you’d hurl.

[camilleflyingrotten]

Part 1/?

[ghostlyg0ssip]

Clawsome shirt given out to MH crew during the season 2 wrap party! (photo from @/sulistoryart)

[sugurugetos]

GALADRIEL, CÍRDAN & GIL-GALAD THE RINGS OF POWER: 2.01 — Elven Kings Under the Sky

[zanephillips]

FERNANDO GIL Alpha Males (Machos Alfa) 2.07 "Los chicos de la hermandad"

[youmisguidedmartyr]

What if you were born during a WAR and your dad became a STAR and your mum became a BIRD and your people were KILLED and then you and your twin were KIDNAPPED and then your kidnappers either DIED or fucked off to the BEACH and then your twin chose a MORTAL LIFE and then you became a HERALD and then your King got given a really cool RING but there was ANOTHER WAR because SAURON WAS ACTUALLY the RING GUY and then your King DIES and then your cousin/wife gets ATTACKED and then she SAILS and then your Foster son falls in LOVE with your DAUGHTER and then there's ANOTHER FUCKING WAR because SAURON IS BACK and then your daughter also chooses a MORTAL fucking LIFE and then you just FUCK OFF TOO but your twin sons didn't make up their MINDS

[lovemoroporo]

polaroids from @childlikegoblinqueen's comm for Sweet Child O' Mine <3

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