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Saw a fucking out of context discord image and was like "this is so bead x sam"
#kinitopet#oc#bead the blue glaucus#sam the sea anemone#sonia the sea sheep#jade the jellyfish#kinito the axolotl#oc x canon#yes i hc sam as drinking alcohol#and sonia is christian#ALSO IGNORE THE FUFKING#FACT I FORGOT TO DRAW JADE'S BOOTS
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Did you know? Scientists have identified a total of 22 species of macaws. Of these, five are extinct (including the glaucus macaw and Spixās macaw), three are critically endangered (the hyacinth macaws, red-fronted macaws and blue-throated macaws), four are listed as endangered, whilst all the rest are considered to be under threat (Source: Rainforest Cruises) Shop Our Miyuki Macaw Earrings Today at Floral Fawna. FREE shipping on all worldwide orders. Up to 30% OFF everything storewide. #miyuki #macaw #bird #parrot #animal #beads #beaded #boho #bohemian #tassel #jewelry #accessories #dangle #drop #miyukibeads
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Last year, I wrote a post on some wasps and bees Iāve found in my garden over the nine years Iād lived here. This is the second installment of the Garden Insects series, on butterflies & moths and their larvae. Future posts will cover flies, dragonflies, ants, beetles, grasshoppers, cicadas, and other bugs ā some ātrueā bugs and some not.Ā Possibly even worms and slugs, though they are not insects, or even in the same phylum as insects. Speaking of phylum ā¦
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SIDEBAR: The taxonomy of the insect world, briefly.
Insects are a CLASS in terms of taxonomy, within the PHYLUM calledĀ Arthropoda thatās part ofĀ the overarching KINGDOM Animalia, which contains about 2.2 million animal species, So yes, all insects are animals, though people often dispute this in casual conversation and social media.
Depending on how a phylum is determined (including whether only extant (non-extinct) animals are included or not), there are anywhere from 5 to 36 phyla in the animal kingdom; usually lists show 7 or 9 phyla, such as this one from a Yale University course that lists 9 phyla, the first 6 of which contain animals that live only in water or mud: Porifera (Sponges), Cnidaria (Jellyfish, Coral, Sea Anemones), Mollusca (Snails, Slugs, Octopus), Echinodermata (Starfish, Sand Dollar, Sea Cucumber, Sea Urchin), Annelida (Segment Worms, Leeches), Platyhelminthes (Flatworms), Nematoda (Nematodes, Roundworms, Earthworms), Chordata (everything with a backbone, so all Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Amphibians and Mammals, including humans), and finally, Arthropoda (Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, Millipedes, Crustaceans).
This sortable list on Wikipedia, similar to a BBC Earth list, contains 35 phyla, but often many of these are considered a sub-phylum of a more encompassing phylum. Hereās a site that lists 21 phyla, while the Tree of Life project lists just 6: Porifera and Cnidaria, as above in the list of nine, but then none of the other seven, instead adding to and replacing them with Placozoa (extremely simple animals up to 3mm in size made up of only 4 cell types; only 2 species have ever been described), Ctenophora (comb-jellies), Myxoza (several-celled parasitic microscopic organisms) and the giant group of Bilateria, which includes all the vertebrates plus arthropods, molluscs, worms, and more!
Categorising life is complicated.
And donāt get me started on the top level of life Kingdoms (or Domains or Empires):
āIn summary, today there are several competing top classifications of life:
The three-domain system of Carl Woese, with top-level groupings of Archaea, Eubacteria, and Eukaryota domains
The two-empire system, with top-level groupings of Prokaryota (or Monera) and Eukaryota empires
The five-kingdom system with top-level groupings of Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
The six-kingdom system with top-level groupings of Archaebacteria, Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
Overall, the majority of biologists accept the domain system, but a large minority uses the five-kingdom method.ā (from New World Encyclopedia: Taxonomy)
So, leaving the weeds to recap for todayās posting on insects, insects comprise one CLASS (called Insecta) of the PHYLUM Arthropoda, which also contains, in other classes (not Insecta) such animals as arachnids (spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, et al.), crustaceans, millipedes and centipedes, horseshoe crabs, and so on.
Within the CLASS InsectaĀ are about 30 ORDERS, including our focus today, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), plus:
Hymenoptera: ants, bees, wasps, sawflies ā¦ itās a big group Hemiptera: all true bugs, within three sub-orders: Heteroptera ā bugs; Auchenorrhyncha ā cicadas, leafhoppers; and Sternorrhyncha ā aphids, scales. True bugs are insects that have two pairs of wings and hypodermic-needle-like mouthparts, and they all undergo incomplete metamorphosis, with their young hatching from eggs to become nymphs, which are miniature versions of the adult bug minus the wings. Diptera: flies ā but not all insects with the word āflyā in their names; also mosquitoes Coleoptera: beetles Orthoptera: katydids, grasshoppers, crickets Odonata: dragonflies & damselflies, each in its own sub-order Trichoptera: caddisflies Ephemeroptera ālasting a dayā: mayflies Mantodea ālike a prophetā: mantises PhasmatodeaĀ ālike a ghostā: walking sticks
ā¦ and a couple dozen more. (Check out Bugguideās introĀ or the list here.)
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Now on to the butterflies and moths, and their larva, i.e., caterpillars. (All photos from my yard this year unless noted otherwise.)
Whatās interesting to me is that I commonly see both the larval and adult forms of some butterfly species, such as monarch butterflies and caterpillars (Danaus plexippus), while I typically see onlyĀ either the larval or the adult form of others, such as black swallowtail butterflies (Papilio polyxenes); Iāve seen a handful of black swallowtail caterpillars in my yard this year and no adults, though Iāve seen a few flying around town. Same thing withĀ yellow swallowtail butterflies, either Eastern tiger, Papilio glaucus or Canadian tiger, Papilio canadensis ā Iām never sure which; I see lots of adults and no caterpillars, which are darned cute.
(Male) monarch butterfly, 12 Aug 2019; monarch caterpillar, 25 July 2019:
I like this monarch-in-flight photo that the motion camera caught on 2 Aug. 2019.
Iāve had two chrysalises hatch successful adult monarch butterflies in the garden, and Iāve seen at least three dozen monarch caterpillars on the milkweed plants (Asclepias syriaca and A. incarnata) since mid-July, including one large one today, which is getting to be too late for pupating, hatching, and flying to Mexico.
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Black swallowtail butterfly, in the garden in Sept. 2015 ; black swallowtail caterpillar, 17 Sept 2019:
Iām still seeing black swallowtail caterpillars on dill in the garden now, too.
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These are both Eastern yellow tiger swallowtails, both photographed on 25 July 2019; the one on the left is a female (more blue), the one on the right a male.Ā I donāt have any photos of yellow tiger caterpillars, never having noticed one, but hereās one online ā cute, right? Kind of like a spicebush caterpillar.
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Similarly with MOTHS: Iāve seen loads of tussock moth caterpillars this year ā itās been a banner year for them in the northeast ā but no adult tussock moths (they are beige and somewhat nondescript):
spotted tussock moth caterpillar (Lophocampa maculata) foreground, and looks like a banded tussock moth caterpillar (Halysidota tessellaris) in the background ā 11 Sept 2019
milkweed tussock moth caterpillar (Euchaetes egle), on milkweed ā 25 Aug 2019
banded tussock moth caterpillar (Halysidota tessellaris) ā 13 Aug 2019
hickory tussock moth caterpillar (Lophocampa caryae) ā 11 Aug 2019
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Iām likewise seeing a fair number of woolybears, those fuzzy caterpillars of the banded woolybear moth aka Isabella tiger moth, Pyrrharctia isabella or of the yellow woolybear moth, aka Virginian tiger moth, Spilosoma virginica, but Iāve not noticed any actual moths of the species:
I think this is a Yellow Woolybear Moth caterpillar aka Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica), on the garden hose, 12 Aug 2019
And this is another Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica), seen not in my garden but at Laudholm Farm in Wells, Maine on 9 Sept. Quite different in appearance.
Hereās a banded woolybear moth caterpillar aka Isabella tiger caterpillar (Pyrrharctia isabella), taken nearby my home in New Hampshire last year, Oct. 2018; Iāve seen some this year but havenāt been able to get photos.
Obviously, Iām probably just not noticing or recognising the moths in their adult forms (they tend to blend), and Iām not out at night prowling around or leaving lights on to lure them, but the swallowtail situation is more perplexing to me, as they are fairly striking in both forms.
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A new one for me this year has been the American dagger moth caterpillar (Acronicta americana). I first saw it coiled in a round disk on the patio (27 July) and wasnāt sure it was even an animal.
But folks on Facebook insect pages assured me it was.Ā Iāve since seen the same species in other spots in the yard. Hereās a bedraggled one on a peach, 3 Sept.:
Hereās another, all curled up in a small Japanese maple (āBloodgoodā) tree a few days ago.
Thereāve been other dagger moth caterpillars around as well, including these larvae of theĀ splendid daggerĀ moth (Acronicta superans), both seen on 19 Aug. 2019 but at least 15 yards from each other, the first on a purple leaf sand cherry (Prunus Ć cistena) and the second on the shed.
I saw this one on a sidewalk in town on 16 Aug. 2019; itās a fingered dagger moth caterpillar.
fingered dagger moth (Acronicta dactylina) caterpillar, 16 Aug. 2019
And this one also in town, on 13 Sept. 2019, a yellow-haired dagger moth (Acronicta impleta) caterpillar:
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A couple more moth larva seen locally this summer:
rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) caterpillar, 22 Aug. 2019, on a local trail
a polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) caterpillar ready to pupate (this is why itās orange and not green), 26 Aug 2019, on a local sidewalk and heading toward the road (I moved it)
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The clymene moth (Haploa clymene), a kind of tiger moth, is a very distinguishable species that I seem to see about once a summer on the lawn. This photo was taken on 30 July 2019. Iāve never noticed it in its larval form, which somewhat resembles a webworm.
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This ipsilon dartĀ moth was a new one for me, and I might not have noticed it on the ground if it hadnāt moved a bit. I posted it two two Facebook insect ID groups and Iām amazed that with the sunlight glaring on this specimen, two people in two separate groups actually recognised it!
Agrotis ipsilon (Ipsilon dart) moth, 8 Sept 2019
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Another new one for me is this tinyĀ boldly marked Archips moth (Archips dissitana), seen on Clintonia borealis (blue-bead lily) alongside a local trail, 28 July 2019; sorry itās a bit blurry:
boldy marked Archips moth (Archips dissitana) on Clintonia bead, Sutton, NH, 28 July 2019
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This giant luna moth (Actias luna) was a new and serendipitous sighting for me as well!
luna moth (Actias luna) on a local bakery storefront, 30 June 2019
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Two moths that look more like tiny hummingbirds are the clearwing moths: theĀ hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) thatās olive and reddish-brown, and the snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis), which is black and yellow. Weāve had many of both here all summer.
This is theĀ hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe), on bee balm (monarda) and buddleia āEllenās Blueā:
And this is the snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis), on buddleia āEllenās Blueā:
I love the curled proboscis in the second photo.
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BACK TO BUTTERFLIES
Besides the monarch and yellow swallowtails, above, another butterfly showing up here in droves this season is the painted lady (Vanessa cardui). I canāt decide if itās more beautiful from the side or with wings open. (Shown here, on 10&11 Sept.) on buddleia, sedum, and Joe Pye weed.) There are still a lot of them around even now.
I guess I like the side the best!
Oddly, a naturalist writer near Keene, NH, about 50 miles southwest, said last week that he hasnāt seen any painted ladies this summer!
Weāve also had a fair number of American lady butterflies (Vanessa virginiensis) this season. They have only two big circles on the side of the wing, and the markings on their hindwings are quite different, too. (Shown here, fromĀ 24 July ā 24 Aug,, on clethra āRuby Spiceā and echinacea)
And look, I actually managed to find the larval form of the American lady!
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I havenāt seen many white admiral butterflies (Limenitis arthemis) in the garden this year, but was able to photograph the tattered varmint on buddleia on one of the few days when I did (11 Sept. 2019). Itās a strange species, having two very different forms that used to (understandably) be considered two separate species; one is a red-spotted purple form, and the other is the āwhiteā version, which is really black, white, blue, and reddish.
Last year I spotted one on a rotting peach (4 Sept 2018).
And hereās the red-spotted purple version on buddleia in the garden, seven years ago, on 1 Aug. 2012
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Early in the season we had some small fritillaries, which are so common in the south (Jekyll island, GA, for instance ā especially gulf fritillaries) but not as much up here. This one was seen on 24 July 2019. I think itās a great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele). We also have an aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) here, somewhat smaller but otherwise I canāt tell them apart.
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These are all skippers, a small butterfly; I donāt know their species (there are almost 40 species of skippers in New Hampshire). There were a bunch around the yard in July.
27 July 2019
11 Aug. 2019 on echinacea ā¦ maybe Peckās skipper (Polites peckius)
27 July 2019 on self-heal in the lawn
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I saw a few duskywing butterfliesĀ (genus Erynnis, a kind of skipper) in July and August,Ā including this one (I think):
duskywing butterfly (Erynnis spp) on echinacea, 3 Aug. 2019
There are 12 or so species of duskywing, sootywing, and cloudywing butterflies in New Hampshire and they all look kind of alike.
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Here are a few more butterflies Iāve seen this year in places that arenāt my garden.
This one wasnāt even in New Hampshire, but I rarely see an Eastern comma (Polygona comma) butterfly:
Eastern comma butterfly (Polygonia comma), Laudholm Farms in Wells, Maine, 9 Sept. 2019
A couple of sightings of the common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia).
New London, NH, 26 Aug. 2019
Great Bay NWR, Newington, NH, 23 Aug. 2019
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A northernĀ spring azureĀ (Celastrina lucia) ā I see many azuresĀ (both spring and summer species) but they are very small and very fast, hard to capture on film.
northern spring azure butterfly (Celastrina lucia), 25 May 2019
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A crescent butterfly, probably a northern crescent (Phyciodes cocyta), but possibly aĀ pearl crescentĀ (Phyciodes tharos).
crescent butterfly, Enfield, NH, 19 June 2019. There are three kinds in NH ā tawny, northern, and pearl; I think this is the northern crescent (Phyciodes cocyta).
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A clouded sulphur (Colias philodice) butterfly, at The Fells Estate in Newbury, NH, 22 Sept. 2019, on pink asters:
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This eyed brownĀ (Satyrodes eurydice) butterfly was a new one for me. The common names ā eyed brown and marsh eyed brown ā just sounds incomplete to me. Thereās also a Satyrodes appalachia, Appalachian brown or woods eyed brown, which is very similar (they were previously thought to be the same species), and itās possible thatās what this is, but people who know more than I do about these things identified it as S. eurydice.
Satyrodes eurydice (Eyed Brown/Marsh Eyed Brown butterfly), Sutton, NH, 5 July 2019
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Finally, these butterflies are fairly common here but I havenāt taken any photos of them (or even noticed a copper) yet this year, so Iām including garden photos from previous years.
cabbage whiteĀ (Pieris rapae) butterfly on āBluebirdā Aster laevis, 27 Sept. 2018.
American copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly on geranium, 18 Sept. 2015
Iāve never seen a mourning cloakĀ (Nymphalis antiopa) in my garden but I see them along some trails in early spring; their our earliest butterflies. I actually saw one this spring but couldnāt get a good shot of it, so hereās a mourning cloak along a trail in Concord, NH, 23 April 2016.
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Sources:
The Animal Kingdom, by Joe Lewis, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Ask a Biologist: True Bugs, by Adam Dolezal and Page Baluch Phylogenic List of Insect Orders Hummingird Moth (Mass Audubon) Side-by-Side American Lady and Painted Lady butterfliesĀ (Mass. Butterfly Club) Wildlife Journal Junior ā NH PBS ā list of insects (mostly butterflies) in NH
Featured image: monarch butterfly drying wings after eclosing, 11 Sept. 2019.
Garden Insects: Butterflies, Moths, and CaterpillarsĀ (Lepidoptera) Last year, I wrote a post on some wasps and bees I've found in my garden over the nine years I'd lived here.
#American lady#butterflies#caterpillars#clearwing moths#dagger moth#fritillary#insects#larva#lepidoptera#monarch#moths#painted lady#skipper#swallowtail#taxonomy#tiger moth#tussock moths
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Hi hello sorry for being deceased for like MONTHES ive been busy
Buuuuuut i hope to try and be a bit active cuz Ive been thonking of an AU teehee
I got like alot planned for this thingamabob but for now just know its a fairly dark and gorey AU that talks about stuff like morality, order, and freedom of expression with the reoccurring question of "Is it okay if the other person is fine with it?"
#kinitopet#kinitopet au#tw blood#tw body horror#red sea of death au#kinito the axolotl#sam the sea anemone#jade the jellyfish#bead the blue glaucus#oc#me art lol#yes this au has watgbs inspo#not a whole lot tho just in terms of aesthetic
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Little bit of introduction of the main 4.5 of this here AU (more characters may come)
Bead the Blue Glaucus
They/Them
Ruler of the Red Sea of Death. After their unjustly execution from Kinito by firearm, their blood stained the ocean crimson, turning it into what it is today. They wield the same firearm used to kill them as a weapon.
Sam the Sea Anemone
He/him
Datemate of Bead, even prior to their execution. He use to be against the violence that once plagued the ocean, but has now embraced it, especially due to the corruption the Red Sea has on him. Craves nothing but flesh.
Jade the Jellyfish
She/her
Local "mad" scientist, yet still keeps a sweet heart. Is a little too eager to experiment on people, especially thanks to everybody's newfound undeadness. Has done incomprehensible things to her own body.
Kinito the Axolotl/Kinitwo
He/him
The Half of Kinito that was corrupted by the Red Sea. He agrees that the sea should retain its barbaric nature and dislikes his other half. Considers himself the true Kinito.
KinitoPET
He/it
The Half of Kinito that remained pure, yet plagued with mutations. Deeply regrets what he's done, but is determined to make things right. Takes refuge outside the Red Sea.
#kinitopet#kinitopet au#red sea of death au#kinito the axolotl#kinitwo#sam the sea anemone#jade the jellyfish#bead the blue glaucus#oc#me art lol#tw blood#tw body horror#yes theres 2 kinitos here#may explain at tjat some point unless im asked
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Everyone always saying Jade and Sam are victims of kinito well WHAT IF THEY WERE JUST AS IF NOT MORE EVIL THEN KINITO!!!!
Have em be a trio of fucked up fuckers like cmon
#kinitopet#me art lol#sam the sea anemone#jade the jellyfish#oc#oh boy im gonna have to tag these cunts#beatrice the sea bunny#larry the lamprey#harper the horseshoe crab#urion the urchin#sonia the sea sheep#bead the blue glaucus#oshie the oshawott#that one belongs to me friend toto btw#tw blood#tw gore#tw cannibalism#tw body horror
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Collection 2/2
Part 1
#kinitopet#me art lol#oc#oc x canon#bead the blue glaucus#sam the sea anemone#comic#told yah there was barely any panels for the next part akdjdk
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A mother fucking doodle dump
#kinitopet#me art lol#oc#beatrice the sea bunny#harper the horseshoe crab#urion the urchin#kinito the axolotl#sam the sea anemone#jade the jellyfish#bead the blue glaucus#tw body horror#old bead design again ew#also theres a lot of HCs here but the only one imma point out is that Sam is british#pokemon#gholdengo#oc x canon#sonia the sea sheep
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Reminiscent Prt 1/2
Part 2
#kinitopet au#kinito the axolotl#bead the blue glaucus#sam the sea anemone#jade the jellyfish#harper the horseshoe crab#beatrice the sea bunny#red sea of death au#me art lol#comic#or an attempt at one#kinitopet
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Been awhile since ive drawn smth with this au (prob wont draw much of it after this a)
Angy bead cuz i myself am an angy bitch as of drawing this
#kinitopet#kinitopet au#red sea of death au#bead the blue glaucus#tw blood#tw body horror#jesus christ its the cr and dnb fandom all over again i cant catch a break djdjdjdj#im fine btw i dont wanna start ranting
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Oh yeah this here be Bead's old design when I first began getting into KinitoPET
Its uh
Its a bit ass
#kinitopet#oc#sam the sea anemone#bead the blue glaucus#me art lol#Uuuuuugh they look so boring bleugh
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I'll give yall some lil concept art and then tmrw i may spam a bunch of non-au kinito art ive been doing for the past like 4 monthes while I try n' work on more RSoD AU shit
#kinitopet#kinitopet au#red sea of death au#kinito the axolotl#kinitwo#technically but he didnt really exist as a concept during that sketch#jade the jellyfish#sam the sea anemone#bead the blue glaucus#oc#tw gore#tw body horror#tw blood#kinda funny how Jade started off as being emo before she got hit with the fuckification beam#also yes those are her intestines#feel like bead and sam remained relatively unchanged#sam only just ditching the constant bleeding#kinito meanwhile i just fucking ripped in half lol#also yes that top image is OC x Canon shit bite me
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Bead usually kills their meals before devouring them, since they don't like their prey squirming as they're eaten alive, though Sam notices one day that they just grab a random NPC without shooting it and asks what's up.
#kinitopet#kinitopet au#sam the sea anemone#bead the blue glaucus#red sea of death au#oc#oc x canon#tw blood#tw body horror#tw cannibalism#me art lol#spoilers: bead is actually gonna give that fish to sam#also this was originally gonna be just a simple doodle but i got a bit too crazy tryna fancy it up a bit
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Reminiscent Part 2/2
Part 1
#kinitopet au#red sea of death au#kinito the axolotl#bead the blue glaucus#oc#tw gore#tw death#tw blood#tw body horror#comic#me art lol#kinitopet
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Slightly outdated art due to Bead's old design here but
Tongue lice
#kinitopet#oc#bead the blue glaucus#beatrice the sea bunny#harper the horseshoe crab#tw blood#tw parasite#tw death#ive always wanted to draw kinitopet characters in gorey situations
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Soooo yah want me kinitopet slags that AREN'T all gorey and fucked up?
Well here ye are sjsjjsjs
#kinitopet#oc#bead the blue glaucus#beatrice the sea bunny#harper the horseshoe crab#urion the urchin#kade the kisser#sonia the sea sheep#yuki the yeti crab#larry the lamprey#carol the coral#ou the orca#me art lol#all me beloveds hehehe
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