#Pest control Outlook

[ananya5400]

The pest control market is expected to grow from $24.9 billion in 2023 to $32.8 billion by 2028, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7% over the forecast period.

[supriyab]

The global pest control market is projected to reach $32.8 billion by 2028 from an estimated $24.9 billion in 2023, at a CAGR of 5.7% during the forecast period in terms of value. 

[chemicalsmaterialsnews]

How Does Seed Treatment Help in Improving Yield? 

Seed treatment can be defined as the application of insecticide, fungicide, or both to seeds to disinfect them from soil-borne or seed-borne pathogenic organisms or storage insects. It refers to seeds subjected to immersion in conditioned water, solar energy exposure, or others.

The seed treatment helps in preventing the spread of plant diseases. It protects seeds from seedling blights and seed rot. In addition, seed treatment improves germination, ensures protection from storage insects, and controls soil insects.

Methods for Seed Treatment

Seed Dressing: Seed dressing is the most common method for seed protection. In this way, the seed is dressed with either a dry formulation or wet treatment with a liquid formulation or slurry. Dressings need to be applied in both industries, and farms. This process involves, spreading the sheet on a polyethylene sheet, and needs several chemicals for sprinkling on surface seeds.

Seed Coating: The seed coating method is primarily utilized in industries. It involves advanced treatment technology.

Seed Pelleting: It is a method utilized for transforming the physical shape of the seed to improve palatability. This process involves sophisticated seed treatment technology.

The seed treatment industry is projected to rise in the coming years. It is ascribed to surging government initiatives, and efforts of private organizations to enhance the crop yield, with increasing application of technologically advanced seed treatment solutions for improving the seed quality, and growing requirement for basic grains and vegetables, led by increasing population.

Under the crop type, cereals and grains capture the largest industry share, in terms of both value, and volume. It is ascribed to the massive-volume production of cereals and grains, including wheat, rice, corn, ragi, barley, and sorghum, led by increasing consumption and surging per capita income.

Under the application method segment, the dressing category holds the largest volume and revenue shares. It is ascribed to the rising usage of dressings as dry formulations, wet-treated slurry, and liquid formulation applications.

Under the application time segment, the pre-treatment category captures the largest industry share, in terms of both revenue and volume. It is ascribed to the rising adoption by the manufacturer for the protection of seeds from soil-borne, and seed-borne diseases.

APAC captures the largest industry share, and it is projected to follow the same trend in the coming future. It is ascribed to the high-volume crop production in countries, such as Vietnam, South Korea, India, China, and Australia. Furthermore, these countries employ more seed protection products to improve yield.

[acidichcl]

I want to know more about Leo

Leo is kind, optimistic, and tends to have a very positive outlook in life. But he wasnt always like that. When he was still in the sewers with his brothers, he was always very babied, way more than mikey, despite being older than him. Leo was seen as weaker and less capable than the rest.

Because he’s so overprotected and babied, the thought of life outside the sewers scared him, and the stories donnie tells him doesnt help either (it wasnt malicious intent. It’s his way of preventing any of them from going out without his supervision. Raph and mikey were able to get over their fear tho)

Fast forward to when the turtles meet april, at first he’s still very wary. Then slowly he gets comfortable with april. April doesnt treat him like how his brothers treat him. April treats him as a friend. She doesnt look down on him, she actually talks to him, she lets him help her around her place because she believes in him and he likes this feeling. His brothers babying him just stunts his growth while april believing he’s capable gives him the space to grow.

After april, he met alot of people and made some friends, some enemies, etc. The people (mostly april) around him gives him so much encouragement and support, he sees life differently and looks forward to make more friends. but one character he met who’s very special is usagi, a rabbit alien from another planet.

Usagi’s home planet was invaded by shredder when usagi was still a wee child and his parents sent him to the moon. The moon goddess sees little usagi and raised him as her own. Usagi is now a teenager and he longs for genuine friendships instead of pretend buddies created by the goddess.

Coincidentally, leo and his brothers are in space on their way to get casey and renet back. But then something goes wrong and they had to land on the moon. While donnie tries to fix the ship, the others roam around. Leo and usagi eventually meets. Despite usagi's want for friendships, this is all so sudden and usagi is very wary of leo. Are the turtles working for shredder and theyre here to destroy his home again? Unlike leo who would run away from things that scare him, usagi faces them head-on.

Leo’s challenges at this time were just chores, pest utrom control, and building his body strength to control the AI entity that’s embedded to his body, but he thought that usagi looked so cool holding his swords (even tho usagi was about to hurt him). A warrior protecting his home. Leo wanted to be just like him and decided he wants to do more heroic acts when they return home

Many things happen but ultimately usagi played a huge role in leo's decision to have his weapon as a sword (or 2 swords)

[tw1nkee28]

Alright, it's about time I talk about someone other than Dawn so, here you go

˙⋆✮ Info about my CoD oc, 'Beetle'! ✮⋆˙

⚠️Warning!⚠️ lots of words, heavy mention of death and mental struggle, Konni group. Enjoy more of my mindless ranting

(Art credit for the right image - @/pampanope)

Close ups of the two images in the ref ↓

In detail info below ↓

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Name: Vadik Petrov Aliases: Beetle, Pest

Nationality: Russian Ethnicity: Russian

(help, people said nationality and ethnicity for Russia are the same word in English and my small brain can't wrap around the smaller details so I'm just putting Russian for both 😭)

Age: 29 DoB: 8/29/1995 DoD: 9/7/2024

Pronouns: He/Him Gender: Cis Man Sex: M

Sexuality: Gay (in the closet)

Height: 5'6

Languages: Russian, English, small bits of German

Which CoD universe: Modern Warfare (III)

Branches of Service: Air Force (5 years, 19yo to 24yo)

Affiliation: Konni

Specialities: infiltration, stealth, weapon tech, combat controller (calls in and directs airstrikes)

Personality: Bubbly and energetic, very hardworking and focuses intensely when it's needed. He can be very teasing to people close to him but lights up a room when he enters, easily entertained. Generally a pushover and follows orders to the T, overthinks a LOT which leads to prevalent anxiety and anxious, skittish behavior.

Backstory: grew up in a military household, his father having been a drill sergeant and contractor for the Konni group, who took after his grandfather and his brothers having already joined Konni under their father's wishes. His father pushed him into joining the Air Force to get a few years of experience under his belt before he made him leave and join Konni with his brothers at the age of 24.

Had no idea what he was getting himself into, his vision of Makarov having been skewed by his brothers and father singing his praises at any given moment.

Stayed in the group for a few years with a very guilty conscience of what he was doing but stayed under family pressure, eventually getting fed up and trying to leave. After finding out, Makarov threatened the life of his family to keep him in the group, didn't kill him on the spot only to keep his family in Konni as loyal disciples.

He stayed for a few more years to preserve the life of his family and himself before he was accused of being a traitor and sharing information with another team on a mission, after pleading his case and continuing to repeat that he hadn't, his older brother was shot and killed in front of him as a means of convincing him to fess up. His innocence was proved shortly after and he was released, continuing on in the Konni group without any means of escape. He continued in the group with a much more hollow outlook on life until he was shot and left for dead on the field during a mission. Passing away at the age of 29.

Issues: anxiety, overthinking, PTSD, claustrophobia, facial dysmorphia

Habits: fidgets by tapping (tapping fingers or pens on any hard surface, annoying pretty much anyone around him), refuses to take his mask off even around family, only switches from his goggles to sunglasses when he's home. Constantly checking up on his family via calls, texts, visits, etc. to make sure they're still alive and well. Switches between hands often (ambidextrous)

Scars: very few visible, a few small ones scattered over his body that you probably couldn't catch at first glance.

Preferred method of showing care/affection/love language: physical touch, quality time

Preferred way of receiving care/affection: words of affirmation, physical touch, quality time

Eye Color: dark green (army / olive green)

Hair description: Short, curly, dark brown hair. Two distinct pieces sticking up at the top along with an ahoge sticking up at his hair part.

Clothing description: A black earpiece and black ski goggles. Dark green zip-collar camo shirt with a black military vest. Has two insect-like wire antennas sticking out from his goggles that function like TV antennas so he has signal in hard to reach places. Very dark green camo combat boots and nearly black camo cargo pants, right handed gun holster on his thigh. Black fingerless gloves

Body description: thin with lanky limbs and small amounts of muscle. Very little body hair, moles scattered over his body, and fair skin. A small, visible tooth gap on the left side of his mouth, close to the front.

Favorite activities: spending time with his family, specifically his brothers

Blood type: A-

Favorite animal(s): ball pythons (had one as a pet growing up), dogs, big cats

Favorite food/dessert: Pelmeni (specifically pork, but he likes the others too), and pickles. (I love pickles so much, talking about food is making me so hungry 😭 Pelmeni looks so good....)

• Born and raised in Krasnodar, Russia

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Much like my other CoD oc, he reminds me of a dog with his actions. Though being more like a friendly and obedient puppy. He follows orders and directions to the letter, doing whatever he's told despite any moral dilemmas those orders may cause.

Having been exposed early on in his career to bad people, working under corrupted and sick men with no sense of morals which rubbed off on him a bit, ruining his sense of right or wrong.

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He works with his two brothers (one older, one younger) and his father, his mother being a stay at home mom.

He's very much a momma's boy and calls her when he can, being very close to his family especially.

He's decent with spy and infiltration work, though being much more experienced with tech and the air force responsibilities. Having brief physical combat training earlier on in his career in case a situation calls for said knowledge.

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Later on in my storyline of sorts, his older brother, who he's very close with, is shot and killed in front of him (as stated earlier). His sense of self preservation and morals crumbles further, making him more of a bitter and spiteful man the further he progresses into his career.

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He runs out of people to be loyal to after the early passing of his younger brother (passed on a mission gone wrong), being out of touch with his father at the time, making him a loose canon, barely able to think for himself after years of orders and commands spat at him and mindlessly following.

His life is ended early at the ripe age of 29, taking a bullet to the head mid-mission. Gaining him a heavily decorated headstone right alongside his Brothers' near his parents home in Russia.

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Favorite color - yellow !!

Favorite activities - sketching, spending time with his family, training and messing around with his gun skills (since he can't use them often with his role in the company)

Favorite animal - Ball pythons (had a piebald one named 'Missy' growing up, has had a love for them ever since), dogs of all sizes, big cats like leopards and cougars

• closer to the middle of his career he gained a small crush on Makarov sort of like Stockholm syndrome, it made him more willing to be obedient and search for his praise at any given chance.

• it faded just as quickly as it came after Makarov killed his older brother.

• Doesn't always do well in high stress situations, which doesn't work in his favor since every day is a high stress situation

• had regular breakdowns half way through his career because of the moral dilemma caused by the Konni group's terroristic and gruesome nature.

• had two brothers

Older (30yo, deceased)

Younger (27yo, deceased)

• and a mother and father

Mother (54yo, alive)

Father (58yo, deceased)

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I do in fact have 2 au's where he lives!

One where he actually does manage to escape after his brothers' passing and is picked up by Graves like a stray cat off of the street

And another where he's saved by the 141 and taken out of the Konni base on that one mission in MW III (mission name 'Highrise')

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Now, I dunno what else to add to this, so I think that'll be all for now

I might add more in the future if I think of anything else, but for now, thank you for reading 🫶

[theyetibacca]

I am very happy and grateful to say I have finally seen Shin Ultraman!

As a newbie Ultraman fan with (currently) four Ultra shows under his belt, I REALLY wanted to watch this film for myself for a long while now, and I have to way the wait was worth it.

While Shin Ultraman is a little more serious and heavy when compared to other Ultra media, I will admit that a realistic Outlook on how the world would be if Ultraman existed is very compelling.

Like the wider Ultra series, Shin Ultraman has core themes of hope, however given the more serious tone of this film it also shows how when faced with a new unknown most people will seek to either eliminate it or take advantage of it.

Our main heroes the SSSP, are the ones that seek to understand Ultraman and what his role is, while in typical fashion, most politicians seek to gain control over it.

The more interesting part though, are how the main alien antagonists treat Humanity after Ultraman shows up, either with Zarab seeing us as pests that have to be eliminated with little guilt, or Mephilas that think they know whats best for us without giving us a choice or the second Ultra to show up, Zoffy, that sees the destructive potential Humanity can unleash with the power of Ultraman.

However, thanks to Ultraman's understanding of the Human race which was taught to him by the other members of the SSSP, Humanity is given the chance to prove itself worthy of deciding our destiny.

Shin Ultraman has become one of my favorite movies of all time.

And "M-87" is one of my favorite songs ever!

[dissociation-station123]

Toji X Reader

Mature Content

It’s hard to maintain a positive outlook when all the outcomes of your actions are unlucky…

A constant shrill ringing in your ears was the only thing allowing you to cling to consciousness. Your mind was no longer full of the constant anxiety of day to day life. Only the sensations of pain and pleasure blending into an addictive cocktail.

“You're doing so well for me…” a gruff voice groaned into your ear. “Just… hah.. a bit longer” you tried to cling on to the muscular figure in front of you but you felt too weak. Your overworked muscles felt like jelly.

You moan as his hands wrap around your throat once again. “Fuck I love that face…” His voice was raspy and breathless. You feel his figure tense and deep guttural grunts escape his lips. You whimper as you feel him release deep inside of you.

“Shhh…” You are pulled up gently into his arms as he moves your hair from your face. “Your ok sweetheart.” You nuzzle into his neck as he rubs your back. “No no…” He hums into your ear, “Look at me.”

Suddenly he is cradling your head. You feel his lips leaving quick kisses along your face. “Come on…” You lift your heavy eyelids with a sigh until you meet his piercing green gaze. “There she is…”

“Toji…” You mumble finding your voice. A smirk forms on his face, the thin scar on his lips draws your gaze. His lips are on yours taking away what little breath you had. “Mmm.” You get drawn in again, enjoying his fingers tugging at your hair.

“I can’t…” you mumble after his tongue probes your mouth greedily. “Please…” a soft whine of protest causes a deep chuckle from his chest.

“It’s ok princess.” Toji soothes you as you finally begin to come back to your senses. “I’m going to run a bath.” He lays you back onto the bed but as he tugs away you grip his wrist. “I promise I’m not leavin ya right now…” He whispers and you reluctantly let go. “Good girl.”

You watch his broad back exit your bedroom door as your brain starts formulating thoughts again. You let that man back in. Back into your home and your heart. A few compliments and a shitty excuse was all it took. He was the only one who could make you lose yourself. Lose all control and damn it it was exhilarating.

Your mind curses you as you recall the events that led to you now trying to find the strength to move. “How are you doing princess?” His raspy voice interrupts you scolding yourself. You look up into those beautiful green eyes and frown.

Toji ignores your expression, helping you sit up so you can drink a glass of water. You slowly sip as he lifts the glass. “You seein anybody?” Toji randomly asks and you choke. As you cough you glare up at him and he wears that same smug expression.

“No…” you practically growl and that grin falls just a bit.

“You really should.” He says as if chastising you. That familiar feeling of disappointment and anger returns as if in cue. Before you could curse him he lifts you up into his arms. You decide to stay silent as he takes you to the bathroom and sets you into your tub.

You feel his eyes studying you but you refuse to look at him. “Aww Y/N don’t be like that.” His low chuckle echoes against the tile. The sound was both haunting and angelic to your ears.

When you still refuse to meet his eyes, you hear him click his teeth. From the corner of your vision you see him lean over and grab the clean washcloth he had prepared. “Toji… Do you just enjoy hurting me?” I managed to ask and hear him sigh.

This time he is speechless as he runs the cloth along your tired body. You close your eyes distracted by the warm water cascading down your skin. The silence did not bother you but you could feel the tension between you now. After he washes you clean from the mix of sweat and his own essence he stands.

“I’m going to smoke real quick…” You hear him mutter and you shrug. He loves putting distance between you after ruining you. Toji Fushiguro was a menace and a pest. You know you need to exterminate him from your life. Why was it so difficult?

After a while you groan as your muscles begin to ache. You manage to push yourself up and step out of the tub. Grabbing the towel he left out you begin drying yourself off. Seeing the marks he always leaves makes your stomach flip. You walk to your mirror and look at your reflection.

“I’m so tired…” you say as you see the dark circles. Your fingers run along the bruise starting to form around your neck. These will outlast the time you spend together… Another reminder of your constant mistake.

The bathroom door swings open and your drug stands behind you. His large arms wrap around your waist as your gazes meet in the glass. “I was broken before I met you, Toji. You just remind me that the world is cruel. I use you to punish myself I think…”

Both of you have twisted expressions. “You remind me that there is good out there. I always fuck this up because I don’t deserve it.” Toji whispers into your ear and then lays a small kiss on your neck.

“How cliche…” you mutter and laugh. You hear him laugh as well. Then you both burst out into chuckles. It was not out of happiness. It was one of those gut wrenching reflexes where if you don’t laugh then you would both cry.

“Will I see you in the morning?” You ask a bit coldly. Toji doesn’t respond right away. Instead he roughly pulls your head back and kisses you passionately. Your tongues are both fighting for dominance then he bites your lower lip.

“You want me to tell you a lie?” He asks and you roll your eyes. You push him away and walk out, hearing him follow closely behind. “Come on Y/N let’s keep pretending I’m a good guy just for tonight huh?”

You turn quickly on your heel with a sinister smile. You grab his chin tightly, his eyes widen in surprise. “There is no such thing as a good guy, Toji.” Your voice is stern and his expression shifts to match your amusement. “Now pour me a glass of whiskey.” He nods and you release his face. Moving into the dining room you sit at the island and watch him prepare you a drink.

“How is work?” He asks as if he really cared. You scoff and he flashes his teeth. “Humour me…” He pleads and you take in a breath.

“Ooo it’s wonderful. I always imagined sitting in a cubicle all day. My work really matters, you know.” Your voice oozed sarcasm. This time Toji rolled his pretty eyes in your direction as he slid over your glass. “How is the business of murdering people?”

Toji grins, “Fucking hell Y/N…” He laughs watching as you take a long sip. “It’s great being a dog I guess. Havin to attack when ordered. The best!” He matches your tone and you find yourself smirking.

“I’m surprised your master let you off the leash for a bit.” You add and he shrugs. You finish the liquor too quickly and the heat rushes to your cheeks. “I’ll have to send him a thank you card.”

“You bitch…” Toji growls but you could tell he was enjoying the banter. His expression was soft. “He knew I needed to fuck something. I was getting a bit unruly.”

“Lucky me…” you mumble and before you could blink he had lifted you up, placed you on the counter top, and spread your legs to ease between them.

“You fucking love that I always come slinkin back to you.” His voice lowers as he pushes his forehead against yours.

“Maybe…” you say as your breaths mingled together. Your eyes traveled lower and you could see he was ready to take you again. “Your fucking insatiable Toji…” You moan as his hands grip your large thighs.

“You love that too.” He says and you could not deny him that fact. No matter how much you hated him when he disappeared. The moment he returned your heart always leapt out of your chest in excitement. “You should have never walked into that bar.”

“Well I always tend to have the worst luck…” you whisper and both of you smile. “Now do whatever you want…”

He did not need any more coaxing. Your head fell back as he shoved himself deep inside of you. Your legs shook in protest but he held you steady as he began thrusting aggressively. Both your words were now animalistic groans and heavy breathing.

The thoughts of how you ended up here easily fading back to mindless pleasure as he grabs your neck yanking you forward for a sloppy kiss. “If you let anyone see you like this…” His eyes were now wild. “I’ll fucking kill them…”

You never knew if when he spoke was the truth. Especially when he was balls deep in your soaking cunt. You moan loudly at the possessive streak that has now overcome him. You're a fool… some part of my subconscious spoke up but when he squeezed taking away my oxygen it faded away.

Being unlucky was not always the worst…

[bloodymxrie]

who, or what are the trinity?

there are a few conflicting viewpoints here. in the LORE video that attempts to explain the game's lore in a minute or less, the trinity are described as "a trinity of euclidean horrors masquerading as beautiful goddesses" that saw that mankind was impure and sought their destruction. surely that must be the answer, right?

well it's been almost a decade since then, and a lot of our information has changed, especially with the release of eliza and skullgirls mobile. allow me to attempt to explain how i've pieced together skullgirls' lore.

in ancient times, there was a kingdom formed around a human woman named lamia and her two daughters, aeon and venus. parasites thrived in this age, being known to the public as "theons" and their hosts as "avatars." notice the language here. the root word "theo" in theons means "god", and representatives of gods in real life were often called avatars. the mysterious substance "theonite" was also responsible for the parasite's immense power. aeon and venus were seemingly bonded to their theons, khronos and abaddon, in life as they are in death. it's no wonder they would be in positions of high power back then with parasites that were able to rend time and space at will. but at this point, importance has not been placed on the girls themselves, only their parasites. the trinitarian religion did not exist until after their deaths, when double was sent down to spread the gospel of her masters. suspiciously, lamia herself is never implied to have had a parasite, but i'll come back to that later.

enter neferu, more commonly known today as eliza.

at the time of the kingdom's apex, neferu was lamia's righthand and governed alongside her. either through sekhmet's doing or her own lust for power, she betrayed her queen, violently killing her daughters and "destroying their kingdom", as double puts it. neferu was branded as the crimson scourge, and theons fell from their place of high importance in society, condemned now as pests or "parasites." i'd assume that would sour just about any person's outlook on humanity, honestly. but it's especially interesting that in lamia in mythology was driven to insanity by the murder of her children. and equally as interesting is the fact that she herself is never stated to have died. it's been mentioned before in lore posts on the official skullgirls forums, but there is no afterlife in the skullgirls universe or at least there wasn't intended to be. corpses are resurrected on command by the skull heart, which is (you guessed it) comprised of theonite. who's to say that when their avatars died, abaddon and khronos didn't resurrect their masters and ensure their continued existence on a higher plane? that's only part of what i think happened though. i believe that, consumed by her grief and desire for revenge, it was lamia's doing that propelled herself and her daughters to the status of divinity. and it was neferu's betrayal and society's contempt for theons following that incident that inspired lamia to go on a crusade against all of mankind. i say lamia instead of implicating aeon or venus because they seem... pretty chill about it overall. in game it's even stated to be their mother's plan, and while they are just as evil, they seem to be having fun with it more than seeking any kind of revenge. but who is lamia's parasite? double, duh.

not only is their physical resemblance uncanny, but the two are often stated to be one and the same, or at least the inverse of a common parasite-host relationship. double is lamia's avatar, her representative on the mortal plane as well as the window for the goddesses to see and operate through. i'm willing to suspend my belief and say that lamia is so powerful of a being on her own either through double's power or in spite of it that she is able to control her remotely, without physically even needing to be present. though it helps that double is made in her image, so to speak. lamia devised the skullheart, which would corrupt any woman who was not pure of heart, and used double to carry it out into the world. since she viewed mankind as vile, "defiling insects," she assumed that none could wield it without being corrupted by it's power, and that humanity's greed, similar to eliza's, would be their undoing. double then founded trinitarianism, bringing us to the present day. to recap, since i know that was a lot: the trinity were once rulers of a now fallen kingdom who derived their power from the theons, or parasites. they were betrayed by eliza and sekhmet, an incident which is said to have caused the prejudice against parasites today. upon the deaths of aeon and venus, their mother resurrected them and set out to avenge them by destroying mankind. and honestly, the girls are only there for the ride, i respect that.

[starlessleep]

— Look who it is! If you take a look at our database, you’ll find that PRISCILLA KING is a BUTCHER that works in SECTOR 2. According to the file, they’re a mutant with the power of INSECT COMMUNICATION + SLEEP MANIPULATION. That must be why they’re METHODICAL and BIZARRE. If you ask me, they remind me of pill bugs crawling in your hand, pink embroidered lace, flowers growing through a cracked skull. They are affiliated with THE DAMNED.

basic information:

character name: Priscilla King

nickname (s): Prissy, Cilla

face claim: greta onieogou

mutation status: Gen ii mutant

birthday: February 1

sexuality: Demisexual

moral alignment: ????

occupation: Butcher

work sector: 2

affiliation: The Damned

3 positive traits:

3 negative traits:

biography (optional):

As far as childhoods go, Priscilla’s was far from ordinary. With a mother who could speak to the dead and a child who didn’t need to sleep, where everyone else slept the night away, Priscilla read books far above her reading level and had no issue with unseemly sights.

At only twelve, Priscilla’s mother uncovered her father’s infidelity. Priscilla, still a child, didn’t know how long it had been going on for, nor did she understand the weight of his actions, just that her mother was hurt and upset, and what little girl doesn’t want to help their mother feel better? She assisted with bringing about her father’s untimely demise. Death had never phased Priscilla after all. From her mother, she knew dead didn’t necessarily mean gone.

Her entire life has been lived under such a mantra. Priscilla does have a passion for life and thoroughly enjoys living. But neither is she scared of dying, regardless of whatever afterlife may or may not exist after a soul passes on. 

Many would call Priscilla an ungrounded airhead, though she has never viewed herself as such. It is true that her mind often appears caught in the clouds while she imagines her life elsewhere, she considers herself grounded in reality - and that reality is the earth is dying, and it’s only a matter of time before the human race goes along with it. Priscilla doesn’t consider this pessimism, she thinks of it as nature in action.

She has followed her mother’s footsteps into joining The Damned. Similarly to her outlook on the burning atmosphere and the status of the human race, she thinks of mutants as nature’s next step. Hasn't human evolution been documented for centuries? Why try and course correct? She’s smart enough to know the opinion isn’t universally shared so, to prevent conflict, they keep their thoughts to themselves, but quietly contributes to the future that she believes to be best.

questionnaire:

how do they feel about living in sol city? have they always lived there or did they travel from another settlement?

Priscilla has lived in Sol City her entire life and, truthfully, she’s rather curious about the outside world and what all it has to offer past the sharp cliffs and boiling river. There has to be better places out there, right?

do they trust the council’s leadership? why or why not?

Not in the slightest, but Priscilla doesn’t trust most people in positions of authority. She lives by the question everyone motto. Power is corruption - especially when no one on the council has run for proper reelection in decades. 

if they chose their sector and profession, why did they make that choice? if they didn’t, why not? were they happy with their assignment or not?

It certainly wasn’t her first choice. Priscilla’s true passion lies in taxidermy and doll making…which isn’t exactly considered essential in the time of an apocalypse. She would rather put things together than take them apart. Her options were between butcher or pest control…and while her ability could assist with leading insects away from problem areas, looking at dissected areas proved further interest. 

what’s one object that they always keep on their person?

There is usually some sort of bug hanging out on her shoulders. She also likes to collect old jewelry from donation stores.

what is your character’s ability (or abilities)?

Sleep manipulation + insect communication 

are they gen i or gen ii?

gen ii

what can your character do? what are their strengths? what can’t they do? what are their weaknesses?

insect communication: For their entire life, Priscilla has always been able to understand insects - but that is where the ability begins and ends. She can understand them and hold an actual conversation with them…but is unable to control or manipulate them by any means - not that she would want to. Most insect conversations are about food or finding shelter…it would take quite a bit of convincing to get them to do anything useful. sleep manipulation: Priscilla does not need to sleep. As an infant and toddler, she would get a few hours…but rarely would stay down for long. As she grew, she has since honed in on her ability. A single touch can put someone to sleep or pull them awake. She can even force someone to be essentially comatose…but causing such a deep, death-like slumber takes a lot of her own energy that she can’t do it often or be of much use after. She has been able to wake some people from comas, but their ability to do so depends on the cause of said coma.

[marinaratrench05]

(I apologize in advance for the long ask)

About your little fairy Trolls AU, I'm no entomologist but I do know that there are a huge variety of bugs out there that have many different ways of life that you can pick from. I only know a few off the top of my head (and from what I remember from college biology classes).

You have Pollinators (butterflies, bees, flies etc.): Those that pollinate plants and help them bear food for other animals. (Also known as one of the most important rolls in nature.)

Decomposers (pillbugs, millipedes, termites, etc.): those that eat decaying plant matter to recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

Pest Control (spiders, ladybugs, mantises, etc.): those that eat other bugs that could naturally cause harm or unbalance to the ecosystem.

Hive Minds (ants, wasps, etc.): those that are apart of a colony that have their own hierarchy with many different designated jobs that work as one unit.

Course you also have the pests (Mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, any invasive species, etc.): Mostly parasites or those that can cause a great deal of damage to an ecosystem or to a specific plant(s) and/or animal(s) in it.

I don't know what you're looking for specifically, like putting one genre of trolls into a group like these (for example I can totally see the classic trolls being pollinators with how they move and act), or just looking for bugs that you can slap trolls together with (I can personally see rock trolls being spider-like or any of the 'scarier' types of bugs), but hope this helps either way.

No problem! The longer the ask, the more read!

Thanks for all this; I knew the basics of a lot of bug things, but it was a useful reminder. Especially decomposes and pest control.

I'm still tweaking some stuff, but I'll be using a mix bug/fish/mammal attributes. They'll also be related to the ecosystem with a magical twist, like the fairies in Tinkerbell being seasonal helpers. I'll be making individual posts with art for each race, but here's what I've got:

Pop Trolls would be pollinators, mostly butterflies or anything close. They handle spring, and represent similar themes of hope, happiness and rebirth.

Techno Trolls would still be fish, but with more variation and resembling flying fish/ornamental ones. They live in all kinds of bodies of water, but wherever they reside will be more lively. They handle currents and tides, and all things related to it, like storms and rain.

Country Trolls were a toughie for me, but I settled on a sort of centaur form with Hippogrifs (half horse/bird). They handle autumn, relating to decay, harvest and change.

Classical Trolls are bees, more so for the hive vibe they give off, and their importance on harmony and following their conductor/Queen. They handle pollution too, more so in summer.

Funk Trolls were also tricky, but I've thought of a mix between night creatures, like fireflies, some beetles and moths. They're that cool, mysterious vibe you get in the night, with glowing bodies and homes that shine so prettily in the dark.

Finally, we got Rock Trolls, which are a mix of the "scary" bugs and beasts of nature: mosquitoes, bat's, spiders, scorpions, etc. Where most Trolls represent pretty positive outlooks on nature, if complex at worst, Rock Trolls represent chaos, destruction and "breaking the peace" or such. They're that necessary part of life where things need to be torn up and thrown around, if just a little.

This is just my outline for these races, not touching on the other, bigger ones (Bergens and such) which I think I'd keep to the fairy tail vibe for. Until then, have fun with this little taste, and I'll try to answer any questions.

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Future Outlook

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Collaborations between tech companies, drone manufacturers, and research institutions are likely to drive further innovation. Moreover, as governments and regulatory bodies adapt to the evolving landscape, the path for widespread adoption will become clearer.

Conclusion

The 3D printed drones market represents a paradigm shift in the way drones are designed, manufactured, and deployed. By combining cost efficiency, customization, and sustainability, this technology is set to redefine the aerospace and UAV sectors. As challenges are addressed and technology matures, the future for 3D printed drones looks incredibly promising, with transformative impacts across industries and beyond.

[acidichcl]

I’ve been seeing people make their own tmnt iteration for a while now and i wanted to finally join in the fun. Im not as creative tho so 😭 whatever. Heres me doodling the main cast to get an idea what they look like in my version

Edit: this is kinddaaa outdated. Theres been a few changes to their designs

I wanted to get the 2000s cartoon vibes. And i was thinking of sgt frog too while making this so there might be the same vibes. I love sgt frog. I call this version TMNT: Against All Odds. Probably sounds corny but idk, sounds catchy

Some info about them under the cut

April’s the one who dressed them up based on their interests. Excluding leo’s and donnie’s techs. Donnie made his tech and leo’s hologram control thing. And leo’s hologram necklace is actually a gift April got from her science teacher, Baxter Stockman. More on that later tho. Maybe. Idk yet

In my version, things are more lighthearted. Shredder is an alien that took over the utroms planet and so the utroms escape to earth. Theyre like pests tho, they carry ooze that makes ppl sick. Theyre not TOO harmful, but theyre bothersome. the turtles do fight crime that happens and also tries to help out with utrom situations. The turtles are mostly carefree and has a more positive outlook on everything. Leo tends to be the most innocent, other than mikey. They both have so much joy and love in their hearts bless them

The best way i can describe donnie is that he’s like Rise donnie but less vocal abt his sense of superiority and intelligence(?) my donnie is more mysterious and puts on an off-putting facade just for the fun of creeping people out. He cares for others tho and it rlly shows that hes kind hearted. Just a bit weird and sometimes takes his pranks too far (he pranks his brothers with his inventions to show how impressive his inventions are. Sometimes it fails and so their adventures consists of them having to get around donnie’s invention problems) if you watch Sgt frog, then u can tell i got heavily inspired by Kululu lol

My raph is basically like 2003 raph i think, just a bit nicer

For April, i wanted to make her be a popular girl in her school. Shes not a mean popular girl. She just is popular for some reason and shes cool with everyone. Everyone gets along, mostly, but she just doesnt like being around people and prefers to stay home doing her own thing. Shes an art kid who loves anything artsy, especially making her own stories

Overall theyre just having fun tbh. I want them to not have trauma for once😭 or at least not yet. Other than the whole utroms situation, their problems are mostly them wanting to have fun outside and do normal people stuff but April doesnt let them cuz she knows people will be weirded out by them. And other shenanigans. I do have more plans for them but for now, this is all

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