#I BLAME SNAIL FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sabertoothwalrus]

young stan & eda but it's sapphic

[lurkertoendallurkers]

Clownpierce on the realm is so funny I can't. I feel so bad for tubbo because I think he fully expected, at around two weeks into the server, for everyone to maybe be at good/great diamond armor + maybe a few prestiges here or there, and people to be at power level 50-60 max. But then in comes clown with power level 90, having prestiged enchanting once and smithing twice to get legendary netherite equipment.. then handing that shit out like candy xD

[protect-namine]

the thing about venti is that he doesn't embody freedom so much as he nurtures it. venti is who he is today because the people taught him to love and he returned that tenfold. the people were the first to teach him autonomy and freedom, and his response is to protect that ideal

I just really love mondstadt's relationship with their "absentee" archon a lot. there's something almost poetic about how just by being themselves, they sort of "created" their own god. a wind wisp became their archon by observing and living with them (ofc I'm oversimplifying it)

as described in freedom sworn, it's the anemo archon who actually takes on his region's characteristics, not the other way around. it is not that mondstadt is the nation of freedom because of venti, but that venti is the god of freedom because of mondstadt. and now you have that same archon asking what I will argue is actually the best quote of genshin, "what is freedom when demanded of you by a god?"

[bestanimal]

Round 2.5 - Platyhelminthes - Trematoda

(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)

Trematoda is a class of flatworms commonly known as “flukes.”

Trematodes are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in which asexual reproduction occurs, is usually a snail. The definitive host, where the flukes sexually reproduce, is a vertebrate. Trematodes are flattened oval or worm-like animals, usually no more than a few centimeters in length, although species as small as 1 millimetre are known. Their most distinctive external feature is the presence of two suckers, one close to the mouth, and the other on the underside of the animal. The body surface of trematodes comprises a tough syncytial tegument, which helps protect against digestive enzymes in species that inhabit the gut of larger animals. It is also the surface of gas exchange, as there are no respiratory organs. The mouth is located at the forward end of the animal, and opens into a muscular, pumping pharynx. The pharynx connects, via a short oesophagus, to one or two blind-ending caeca, which occupy most of the length of the body. In some species, the caeca are branched. As in other flatworms, there is no anus, and waste material must be egested through the mouth. The brain consists of a pair of ganglia in the head region, from which two or three pairs of nerve cords run down the length of the body. Trematodes generally lack any specialized sense organs, although some ectoparasitic species do possess one or two pairs of simple ocelli (eyes). Most trematodes are hermaphrodites, as are many internal parasites. Blood flukes (Schistosoma) are the only form of trematodes that are dioecious (have both a male and female sex). In the fluke’s definitive host, in which sexual reproduction occurs, eggs are commonly shed along with the host’s feces. Eggs which shed into water release free-swimming larval forms (Miracidia) that are infective to the intermediate host, in which asexual reproduction occurs.

Trematodes have a large variation of forms throughout their life cycles. An example of the diverse life history of trematodes is in the Bird Fluke, Leucochloridium paradoxum. The definitive hosts (in which the parasite reproduces) are various woodland birds, while the intermediate hosts (in which the parasite multiplies) are various species of snail. The adult parasite in the bird's gut produces eggs and these eventually end up on the ground in the bird's feces. Some eggs may be swallowed by a snail and hatch into larvae (miracidia). These larvae grow and take on a sac-like appearance. This stage is known as the sporocyst and it forms a central body in the snail's digestive gland that extends into a brood sac in the snail's head, foot and eye-stalks. It is in the central body of the sporocyst where the parasite replicates itself, producing many tiny embryos (redia). These embryos move to the brood sac and mature into cercaria. The snail’s eyestalk is swollen and the pulsating, colourful, banded broodsac visible inside mimics the appearance of an insect larva like a caterpillar (see gif below). This encourages their consumption by insectivorous birds. Observations in captivity indicated that birds tore the broodsac out of the snail before eating it so the snail may still survive this. Birds may also become infected by eating broodsacs that have spontaneously burst from the eyestalk, surviving for an hour whilst they continue to pulsate.

Trematodes have no fossil record.

(snail body horror incoming)

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Humans can be infected by trematodes by immersion in or ingestion of contaminated water, or by consuming raw or undercooked contaminated animals or plants.

Flukes that cause disease in humans are often classified based on the organ system they infect.

Blood Flukes inhabit human blood in some stages of their life cycle. Blood flukes that cause disease in humans include Trichobilharzia regenti, which causes swimmer's itch, and seven species of genus Schistosoma which cause schistosomiasis: S. guineensis, S.haematobium, S. intercalatum, S. japonicum, S. malayensis, S. mansoni, S. mekongi. As a definitive host, humans are infected when the cercariae (the larval forms) penetrate the skin. Any contact with water containing these cercariae can potentially result in infection. Adult blood flukes can live for years in human or animal reservoir hosts. S. haematobium and S. japonicum are of particular importance, as these are carcinogenic parasites. S. haematobium, which infects the urinary bladder, is among the most important causes of bladder cancer in humans.

Liver Flukes are commonly found within the bile ducts, liver, and gallbladder in certain mammalian and avian species. They include Clonorchis sinensis, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, Dicrocoelium hospes, Fasciola gigantica, Fasciola hepatica, Opisthorchis felineus, and Opisthorchis viverrini. Clonorchis and Opisthorchis are carcinogenic parasites that are strongly associated with the development of cancer of the bile ducts.

There are ten species of Lung Flukes that infect humans, causing paragonimiasis. Of these, the most common cause of human paragonimiasis is Paragonimus westermani, the Oriental Lung Fluke. Lung flukes require three different hosts in order to complete their life cycle. The first intermediate host is a snail, the second intermediate host is a crab or crayfish, and the definitive host for lung flukes is an animal or human host.

Intestinal Flukes inhabit the epithelium of the small intestine. These include Fasciolopsis buski (which causes fasciolopsiasis), Metagonimus miyatai, Metagonimus takahashii, Metagonimus yokogawai (which cause metagonimiasis), and Heterophyes heterophyes and Heterophyes nocens (which cause heterophyiasis).

[mare-sanguis]

it's out the super duper mega secret fic i kept in the vault.

is that the first detective yoo/detective seo fic in the tag? it is. someone had to take on the burden *insert that atlas carrying earth meme*

[timmie15]

Most normal Freud behavior on the annual Vespers meeting

based on this meme as a joke on discord

their designs by @beth4short-blog

[planet-9guy]

My favorite part about Anthy is that despite being forced into the archetypal feminine, submissive role of the Rose Bride, cleaning and animal friends and all, this does not stop her from being absolutely fucking insane

[squirmydonnie]

CW/TW: sexual content, negative

I don't even actually think these bad things about myself.

But I know other people do. I can't tell the seriousness of it though.

Sometimes it seems like

But other times it seems like it's only a joke. And maybe they'd brush by it. Though probably not.

It's something people rag on others about.

So I don't know.

I just don't like to be judged. But what can I do about that at this point.

No matter how much I've tried make myself disappear or be unnoticed in different ways. It really doesn't matter.

That's not even what I want anymore.

I don't know,

being exposed to phonographic content when young will most likely effect you in the same ways as other people. Even if the content is different.

It really doesn't matter

[simcardiac-arrested]

i mean i dunno i’m sure wayback has been having a normal one ever since he found out he was at fault for One More Thing

[cantie]

i should probably mention that a lot of art and things ill talk about will be transformation.

like, me turning into a snail

[pusakalye]

so hilarious to me to see filams going "geez whiz talking abt bbm badly will get people killed in the philippines xD" and taking shit lightly when like... everyday i go on twitter and blame bbm for all of my problems

[lovphobic]

RIGHT?! Like I don't know how to respond to this. It's vaguely threatening. Like IT'S NOT a threat, she's just a bit weird but fuck bro one at a time please.

This is also the second time she's used the challenger anniversary to initiate a conversation. Literally just ask me how I'm doing i don't need this

oh she likes the challenger. thats whats going on HWKXJSKDNXM

[little-estrellita]

These snails live rent free in my mind

Look out for the Snailgeddon! . . . . _@/' [DTIYS, rules under the cut!]

[Rules]

No deadline! Take all the time you need <3

You can do either one or both, it’s up to you!

You can change elements if you’d like I just want to see people get creative!

If you post yours, use “#cherriDTIYSnail” and tag me so I can like + reblog

[fat-fem-and-asian]

even now i feel a rigidity in who i am even now as i try to shirk my previous skin !

[smoozie]

This is a super rambley post I really didn't think was gonna get big, so let me clarify a few things

I meant initially that Scar is dying so much because he is more concerned with helping Jimmy than he is with avoiding death. I said "protecting" because I think that was his ultimate goal with most of the Jimmy shenanigans, given his statements previous to this episode about keeping him safe.

The whole post is about how Scar is not good at protecting Jimmy so yeah he doesn't literally die saving him. That isn't because of Jimmy dragging down his teammates. It's Scar's inability to understand how you protect someone (he has never had to do this before)

This is a tragedy in which Scar thinks he can help someone but instead watches them die over and over all the while dying himself.

By the way the reason Scar dies so much this episode is because he is trying desperately to protect Jimmy and it's something he has never had to do before and he doesn't quite know how so he's following and supporting and playing distraction and whatever it takes for him to keep Jimmy in his sights. But he fails and Jimmy keeps dying. And Scar dies trying.

[awful-roffle]

im incapable of reading words apparently