#WANT TO DO RESEARCH IN THE FUTURE

[yellowistheraddest]

one more day of overtime in a row and im actually gonna commit a crime

[dragonwysper]

No I need to make a fucking post about this because I just stumbled on this paper, and this is insane.

Going to be talking about and sharing images of various insects. You have been notified.

So y'all know fleas. The little parasitic insects.

Yeah. Those guys.

Well. This study did genetic analysis on fleas (and several other insects) to find out what these guys derive from. Because up to this point, fleas have been just these weird little things in their own order that are... somewhere??? in the Antliophora clade. Previous scientists have thought maybe they're some weird offshoot of Diptera (true flies), because they do actually have vestigial little wing casings.

But this study, and the genetic analysis they did, revealed that fleas are not especially similar to Diptera. They're actually most similar to Mecoptera. Scorpionflies.

That's right. These guys.

Which is completely and utterly insane to me. You're telling me these big, super unique and specialized, weird-ass bugs, somewhere down the line, created an offshoot of these tiny little insects that lose their wings in favor of hopping around, that parasitize vertebrates and feed on blood? Scorpionflies did that??

Idk this is just. So so interesting to me. The Big wide beautiful world of entomology.

Here's that study. I think you'll have to make an account on the site in order to read it (though I can also just send any interested folks the file I downloaded, since I successfully made an account), but it is SO fascinating.

[delphianactuallydoodling]

Salome, Herodias and the head of John the Baptist (wip, 2024) | Judith and the head of Holofernes (wip, 2024)

[foxprints]

Still messing around with design concepts for a physical representation of ART in the feed.

Essentially, the more split its focus is (or the more distant) the smaller and less defined its shape and the more it tends "trail data." The more present or focused it is, the larger its presence and the more Shaped it becomes. Next I'll be coming up with a suitable Intimidation Mode™ for it and I may attempt a more realistic version of both it and Murderbot if I'm feeling ambitious....

Thanks to @soundwavereporting and @scificrows for the enabling, brainstorming, and encouragement!! <3

Inspiration from: angelic TrueForms, Studio Ghibli spirits, Glyph and EDI from Mass Effect, Owlbears (so Shaped lol) and Venom (subconsciously apparently lol)

[yuseirra]

continuation? of this comic from earlier~

there are two reasons why I keep drawing them as these gods:

They really do have to do with them. That isn't even a speculation for me at this point, it's something so obvious

I can draw them all lovey-dovey and wholesome I want, because the gods seem to get along really well ;v;) it'd be out of character to draw them otherwise

and mythology is interesting~

[arsenicflame]

stede is 'oh this place has something related to my interest i must go in immediately' autistic and izzy is 'if we deviate one inch from my plan for today i will murder someone' autistic

[thegreatyin]

this nemesis ambition started out a little slow but I am getting closer to finding that bastard who killed my wife, and I’ll not rest a minute now that im far closer to on his trail

sorry got in character for a second

Anyways fun ambition so far very fucked up though

congratulations on joining the murder club anon!!!! depending on who you ask the name refers to either people who have murdered or people who have witnessed murder. usually both. actually extremely often both. it's a swell time you'll feel right at home (don't mind our collective skyglass knife collection in the back)

[doctorweebmd]

the tumblr hot takes re: Tesla owners and saying things like ‘I spit in the door handles of every Tesla I see uwu’ are absolutely batshit lmao

because Tesla was the first all-electric vehicle highly popularized in the US. most if not all initial buyers were planet-hugging liberals who wanted to stop using fossil fuels. it started as a status symbol of ‘I could spend my money on a luxury car, BUT I care about the environment! And don’t have to give up looks or having fun driving!’

Which eventually lead to teslas being the most affordable all-electric option. For a number of years. Tesla and SpaceX, over 15 years ago, were incredibly innovative and seen as a liberation from over reliance on fossil fuels

Like. This bitch built his empire tugging on environmentalist heartstrings. The people that own teslas are not your enemy; they’re much more likely to be disgusted with Elon like the rest of us

[crinj-central]

Hmmmmm did Harald rip out his horns before or after he commissioned Saul to open the walrus school/owl library hmmmmmm

[beebeetheclown]

Can we all manifest together that I get accepted into this university for a journalism major so I can interview Jeremy Strong one day? Okay the Jeremy thing is a bit too far and a joke lol.

Manifest the acceptance letter for me you guys🤞🏻

If I get accepted I will treat myself either by getting crumbl cookie or going to the one store full of Hello Kitty stuff. I’m not allowed to go in that store I put that rule on myself because I know I’ll spend a crazy amount of money cause I let my excitement get the best of me lol.

[loverboybrightsideghost]

i love "look up" as the successor to the tagline "you'll believe a man can fly" from superman (1978). it's only two words, but it does a great job at subtly conveying that sense of optimism, hope, and wonder that superman inspires.

[fictionadventurer]

Me: Is this Farmer Boy sequel written in 2012 really going to be able to feel like a legitimate follow-up to the style and atmosphere of the original, or is it just another modern cash-grab?

Heather Williams, on page 2: Best of all, he knew that fall meant crispy spareribs and sweet cider and hot roasted potatoes with melting butter and all the pumpkin pie he could eat.

Me: ....it looks like I can trust you. Carry on.

[checkadii]

Uni year 2 academic burnout starting is crazy bro you’ve got 2 maybe 3 more years can you keep your shit together please

[shadowuserannie]

Silvshè

Dressed in a sleek black bodysuit with slight armor-like sections like those of a scorpion, Silvshè dons black lace-up combat boots and silver gauntlets with twin pincers on the back of each hand. Their scorpion tail is shiny metal, beginning at the small of their back to end mid-shin. A black ninja-esque scarf is wrapped around the lower half of their face, falling to wrap around their shoulders, and a compound bow is strung to their back. Partially hidden by the scarf, a scorpion-shaped black pendant separated into five segments by silver outlines hangs from their neck.

The iris of their eyes glitter like bluish-silver metal, complimented by black sclerae, metallic silvery-tipped bangs accentuating them too well for Biana’s sanity. -Description of Silvshè, by Biana Vacker

Silvshè is the holder of the Scorpio Miraculous, also known as the Scorpion Miraculous, of the Western Zodiac. They make their debut in Miraculous: Tales of Sophie Foster and Fitz Vacker in the battle against Ocean Queen.

Silvshè uses he/they pronouns and is mixed Vietnamese and Chinese. However, as Silvshè unless with other heroes they will try their best to use they pronouns only as a way to protect their identity.

Silvshè first met [REDACTED] while they were both heroes. While they had mutual affection and kissed, they did not start a relationship proper until after discovering the other's identity when introduced by [REDACTED]

Silvshè has the power of Poison Sting. By drawing their compound bow, they will summon an arrow of any disease, any sickness, any poison or venom in the world that they so desire. Deadly, mildly paralyzing, or even an aphrodisiac, the choice is theirs.

“I mean, if I added more words I think locals would die trying to pronounce it. I did try naming myself Shèjiàn before Lady Luck killed the pronunciation so badly I decided to butcher Chinese proper when I renamed myself.” Silvshè’s eyes crinkle, and Biana gets the vague sense of a smile behind the scarf. -Silvshè, when asked about their alias

The "shè" part of Silvshè's name is latinized from the pronunciation of the character 射, which means "shoot", however typically Chinese characters are paired to give them a proper meaning. Hence why Silvshè attempted to name themselves Shèjiàn, as "jiàn" is latinized from the pronunciation of 箭, and proper Chinese would be naming oneself 射箭 as it is meant to be a pair. However, to make their name simpler (and hence butchering Chinese language rules) Silvshè took only "shè" and combined it with the first half of the English word "silver".

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[fennthetalkingdog]

You know, when I was first researching neurodivergence (and autism and ADHD in particular) and wondering if I was, in fact, neurodivergent, I brought my conclusions to my mom and she said:

"I mean, you're gifted, right? So you already are neurodivergent???"

So here's to her (kinda) and her words. Giftedness is a neurodivergence, in my opinion. From what I've seen, a lot of the traits overlap with common autistic and/or ADHD traits too, especially regarding overexcitabilities, and a lot of researchers talking about the topic describe giftedness with the same kind of "your brain is just made differently" and "you're just wired differently" language as they use for other neurodivergent conditions. But I also say this because I've seen some gifted people who, while struggling with some "autistic/ADHD traits," don't have all the traits necessary for an autism or ADHD diagnosis. Giftedness is a label for them that encompasses the struggles they have without saying that they don't struggle enough or forcing them to try to fit into a mold that isn't them. And I get that; when I was first questioning, I didn't think I had enough autistic traits to count for a diagnosis either, so I took comfort in a "gifted" label. (Not to say that all gifted people are just autistic people and/or people with ADHD that don't realize, or that all gifted people are just people who don't have enough traits for a diagnosis! That was just the case for me and the folks I've been around, but I've also heard the case of it not being that.)

But if I am gifted, then I also have autism. A lot of my struggles are, honestly, just better described by autism than just by a byproduct of giftedness. My struggles with people and with "being too much," my sensory differences (and yes, sometimes issues), my stimming, and some of my executive dysfunction all sound like autistic traits to me more than a mix of psychomotor and sensual overexcitabilities and a whole bunch of coincidental byproducts of my being gifted and hanging out with nongifted peers. Don't get me wrong; based on my family history, background, and traits, I honestly probably am gifted lol. But it's not just that.

So this is me saying that if the people around you are saying that you're just gifted, you're free to look for other, perhaps better explanations for your feelings and experiences. But if you are just gifted, you're still free to call yourself neurodivergent! My gifted traits lead to me feeling just as ostracized sometimes as my autistic ones, so who am I to police that label?

[himblebo]

All I want in 2025 is to be able to move out