#and spider is 16

[humblegrub]

today on the list of things that are gonna keep me up at night (courtesy of depthsofwikipedia ig)

I don't think this is actually her but this is a photo of a specimen from the same species that comes up when you search for her.

A reminder that humans can and do form years - DECADES - long relationships with creatures much smaller and much different than us.

Rest easy, Number 16. You were taken from us too soon.

[foolsocracy]

gave mj her license

[angelfishcake]

[captin-azoth]

IIII HAVE BRAINROT~

Doot da doot DOOT DOOT

I HAAAVE BRAINROT~

BA BAM

[dirtytransmasc]

I don't dare say this on Twitter. but I have to ask. why is it so much more acceptable in this fandom to hate Spider, nitpick his flaws, and/or hold him to a higher moral standard then any other character in the franchise. then it is to do even a fraction of the same to Jake? I just want to know.

like it's treated like normal to be hypercritical of the 16 year old, but fare I say I don't like Jake as a person and call out his obvious, canon flaws, and I'm.... the villain with 0 media comprehension?

like it happens almost solely on Twitter. so that's a whole other factor. but... people can hold face hate Spider and it's fine, but I "hate Jake" (I don't even really hate him. I just. have a lot of criticisms of him. cause his entire character arc is that he is extremely flawed) and that's a problem.

Edit: to clarify. I don't really care who likes what. but the fact I get harassed for not liking Jake, but it's silence for people who don't like Spider, is really fucking weird

[foreverephemeral]

im older now

[emeraldmew]

This reread I've noticed that there's sort of a... motif around food that just keeps popping up. Food - what and how you eat - is really sort of a thing in Animorphs.

Obviously there's Visser Three, cannibalism king, munching on his enemies and subordinates alike since his very first scene. There's also his brother, who has to become a cannibal to survive because when he's cut off from the pool he decides his continued existence outweighs his brother yeerks.

There's Jake eating a spider during his first morph of the green anole, which sticks with him (and every other narrator) until Tobias has a breakdown over eating a rat. After that, the spider doesn't get brought up much anymore and Tobias learns how to be a predator.

But then I noticed the similarity between Tobias and Arbron.

Tobias has already been a nothlit, but it's not until he hunts like a hawk that the reality sets in in full.

And when Arbron is trying to get Elfangor to kill him...

It's not just being a taxxon that sends Arbron into a suicidal spiral: it's eating like one and understanding that if he survives his wounds he'll still likely be eaten like one.

For both of our nothlits, hunting and consuming something like a thing is the point where you cannot reverse becoming it. Tobias often sees his hawk body as a predator first and the flying that comes with it comes second.

In a way even though he didn't become a nothlit this applies to Jake as well: Marco coins the name "Animorphs" for their group immediately following Jake's return from the anole mission. Eating the spider didn't technically change anything, but heck if it didn't coincide with the point of no return.

Aside from that, we also see how alien diets play a huge role in how the species develop and the role they play in the wider series with andalites, hork-bajir, taxxons, and yeerks.

Andalites were a prey animal that had to eat on the run to avoid being eaten. So they developed into a very defensive species that after wiping out their own predators tries to assert control and order over the rest of the galaxy to feel safe.

The Hork-Bajir Chronicles will delve into this a bit further, but by 13 we learn that Hork-Bajir are designed around their diets and that very design (sharp blades for cutting bark) becomes the reason the yeerks see them as weapons.

Taxxons are always insatiably hungry. They cannot control their own appetites to the point of cannibalistic feeding frenzies and aligning with the yeerks. They're another group we'll get into more later in the series too.

And of course yeerks rely on Kandrona to live. The Animorphs strike their first major blow against the empire by destroying the Kandrona generator in 7, which continues to ripple throughout the series. Yeerks cut off from Kandrona starve to death so unless they're able to figure out the cannibalism thing like Esplin 9466 the Lesser they have no way of leaving the empire. The only other alternative they've found drives them mad by replacing their brain stem. In this way food becomes a weapon of the Animorphs.

Just... I never noticed until now just how much food is a running theme in this series.

[smbhax]

Spider-Man #16, November 1991. Todd McFarlane cover pencils & inks.

Info from Grand Comics Database

[hadesisqueer]

don't you think the ghostflower age gap is problematic

Gwen is 16 and Miles is 15 how is that age gap problematic at all--?

[sanchomps]

ocs in formal wear

from left to right (after spider) vespula (@grimmblewick), audax (mine), sissel (@panicbones) and atlas (@slimyteeths)

[blueopinions49]

Enneagram 9 Subtypes Explained

Social 9 "Belonging"

The social 9 experience harmony and bliss by forming connections with others and forming groups of support. As the counter type of 9 this subtype is outgoing, social and most of all looking for others to experience the same harmony they do. Unlike the other 9s this subtype has a certain level of ambition to foment harmony in social spaces. This subtype is usually highly moral and has a high sense of empathy, social awareness and kindness. They can be confused by SO2 however, important distinction is the purpose of the pursuit. SO9 are driven by a sense of idealism and justice while SO2 do it for being loved by others.

Characters: Yuji Itadori, Peeta Mellark, Nina Fortner, Jun Kazama ,Steven Universe, Padme Amidala, Sam Giddings and Peter Parker

Self Preservation 9 "Appetite"

The best way to describe this subtype is by melting into normalcy. This subtype doesn't have huge ambitions or desire for huge things. Normalcy, Bliss and comfort are found in the plain day to day life. This type can be more withdrawn than others and can resemble a myriad of types due to their flexible desire. Some can look like 5s (due to the more introverted nature) others can look like 7s ( usually calm and easy going) and finally some can look like 8s (they can be a bit more assertive to preserve their own peace than other 9s)

Characters: Wanda Maximoff, Harry Potter, Max Caulfield, Ada Wong, Kento Nanami, Marceline, Wolfgang Grimmer and Heather Mason

Sexual 9 "Symbiosis"

To me the perfect description for this type is fusion (Yes, I am aware symbiosis and fusion are synonymous). The SX9 looks to find an individual in which they can completely melt into. They look to fulfill the other's emotional desire and find peace within the relationship. For this type fusion with another is the best way to find peace and comfort in life. Id argue that this subtype is the most introverted in the enneagram as a whole. This can lead to them looking like 4s or 6s.

Characters: Bella Swan, James Sunderland, Sophie Hatter, Shinji Ikari, Louis Du Puntolac, Anthy Himemiya, Art Donaldson and Ellen Hutter.

[crimsys-blog-sucks]

gwen stacy

[deepblueskiesabove]

Spoilers for Kumo Desu, but sometimes a family is:

A depressed elf mom, a buff knight mom, a little sister that should be in jail, a older brother that's everyone in a fifty mile radius' boss, an older sister you've never seen in your life, god, god's girlfriend (also a god), an adoptive older brother figure (who's also the god), a handful of not-quite adoptive siblings of various moralities and number of war crimes, a random spider that is one of the siblings queerplatonic partners, their unoffically adoptive daughter and her basically-dad, your teacher, those queerplatonic partners asexually created daughters and granddaughters, satan, your girlfriend, your boyfriend, and you, a guy.

(Anna, Kleava, Sue, Leston, what's-her-name, Gülie, Sariel, Hyrince, the kids from Sariel's orphanage, White, Sophia, Mera, Oka, Taratects and the Vestiges, D, Katia, and Wrath.

[thatgayoctopus]

Thinking about how Otto canonically loves to cook.

Thinking about how he admits he likes Aunt May's wheatcakes.

Thinking about Otto learning how to make the wheatcakes and making them for Peter one day, perhaps leaving them out on the counter with a note that says they're for him and leaving before Peter can be like "awww" and get all sappy and say thank you.

[helluvatimes]

A Spider in Yellow Cosmos

A lynx spider parks in a Yellow Cosmos, also known as Sulfur Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus), waiting for pollinators in the Hort Park. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

[wacomart]

PREPARE TO BE DISINTEGRATED, ARACHNID!!!

Based on a recent drawthread