#brush tail possum

[velvetw0rmz]

some possums I illustrated last year

[tasview]

Cuteness Overload

I missed Little Miss Tickles this morning, though admittedly, I was a little more at ease in the little room 😉 (From previous post) We’ve had another sleep-over guest, this time in a barn about 10 meters away from my dwelling, and equally as dangerous. This one will steal your heart! My host told me about this beautiful Golden Brush-tail Possum sometimes sleeping in their shed. One day when I…

[wenbochenphoto]

Tasmania has a reputation of the world’s roadkill capital sadly, due to the abundance of wildlife and ever growing road systems and number of vehicles. Here are a Tasmania devil and a brush tail possum I saw…

[charring58]

The #mountainbrushtailpossum, or southern bobuck (Trichosurus cunninghami), is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the

[thornpuck]

AHA I figured it out.

I'll stop spamming possums now. Just, ugh. Finally got it after trying all day.

[furryservie77-blog]

Do you want to make some delicious malts with these café waitresses at the restaurant of Catilandi?? They're Chloe and Sugar. They can make delicious malts and smoothies to add more sprinkles to them at the Meow-tiful Malts restaurant to serve them to the customers.

Chloe is a brush-tailed possum who is fun-loving but careful by being a café waitress of the Meow-tiful Malts restaurant. She likes to make malts, smoothies and other desserts, serving them to everyone, drinking some milkshakes and adding sprinkles onto them. She is voiced by Kadee Brown.

Sugar is a greater glider who is passionate at doing her work in her job in the café restaurant and is Chloe's bestie. She likes to make some milkshakes, becoming a café maid, serves some menus to the customers and working very busy at the restaurant of Catilandi. She is voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris.

[hazmatilda]

Possums haunting the outside of our tent. I can hear them.scratching

[amcattos]

© LIA 2023

Stressed Pawssum

Why are they so stressed? Maybe because they keep being confused for a raccoon for some reason. Which they are not. Also, their career as an actor isn't going well.

[littlesapphicraccoonguy]

Alright fellas, here’s my furry design for everyone’s favorite Leigh Whannell character that got cannibalized, Matt! He’s a sable which is a species of Marten.

The reason why I chose to make him a sable is because it just made sense to me, but also because they’re known for their super soft fur which is often used for coats. I thought I could sorta tie that in with the whole cannibalism thing

(More doodles below the cut)

And here’s a few shitty traditional doodles I did of Matt and Nina as furries, Nina’s a brush tail possum with golden fur since the traits of possums like their intelligence and cautiousness suits her I think. And possums are also often used for their fur as well, if I ever draw Jack and Rebecca they will also probably be animals that are often used for their fur to keep up with the theme

[possum-quesadilla]

Whoop. Oops. I got too excited to write the next chapter…

Chapter 5 of Lonely Remnants, “Now you remember where you came from, Now you remember where you’re going, You’ve got to keep it flowing” is here!

I promise I’ll work on the next chapter of Time’s Arrow after this besties.

PLEASE READ THE WARNINGS BEFORE PROCEEDING. THIS CHAPTER IS PARTICULARLY ROUGH.

Here are the extras!

- The lyrics for this chapter’s title are from “Spiral of Ants” by Lemon Demon! I’m sure the meaning is obvious, especially by the end of the chapter. :)

- “The lights were off within, and she could hear a faint, familiar humming resounding throughout.” - The Shoggoth doesn’t need to turn the lights on because it can see in the dark better than in the light.

- “It had changed into some sort of D.A.R.E. hoodie that used to be Lawrence’s, the left sleeve having yet to be tied off.” - I wonder why Lawrence has a D.A.R.E. hoodie?

- “She jolted in surprise when a tail swished anxiously behind the Shoggoth. It was long and thin, reaching down to his ankles, covered in black fur with a large tuft at the end.” - based on a medieval unicorn’s tail! Mostly for funsies with the design. And, y’know, thematic reasons. Like all the other features. ;)

- Car games - thank you to my mutuals in the discord server for the help picking them this time!! <33

- “ “What type of name would you like?” Barbara asked, glancing back at the demon. “Masculine? Feminine? Something ambiguous?” The demon blinked at her, furrowing his brows. “… huh?” ” - the Shoggoth has no concept of gender, hence why it uses it/its pronouns right now! (Eventually, it will shift to it/they.)

- “It seemed them pulling in past the sign that welcomed them to the town of ‘Hatchet Springs’ made something click in it’s mind.” - The name of the town is a mixture of two of my favorite fictional towns, both of which are thematically relevant! Hatchetfield from the Hatchetfield trilogy and Possum Springs from “Night in the Woods”.

- “ “… it looks so dorky.” The Shoggoth shrinked in on itself a bit, and the preteen held her hands up. “In a good way! I would totally not suspect you’re a demon. You fly under the radar.” ” - the Shoggoth really, really cares what Lydia things.

- “It kept insisting in a hissed whisper that someone was following them, but every time Lydia looked where the demon had indicated, there was nobody there.” - It wasn’t Juno! :)

- Collette - The last name has a specific thematic purpose beyond being a reference to Justin Collette!

- Thank you again to my homies for helping with the math on the poster!! Math is hard!!

- “Hair long and wild, unstyled and dyed with streaks of purple.” - Juno never taught him how to brush his hair or care for it, hence why it was wild here and when he first came to the haunted house. Emily and Charles taught him how to properly care for it!

- “Hhh- th-that explains the bits.” - The Shoggoth noticed a difference between the body and the way people referred to Lawrence, but just went along with it. It’s starting to understand what it all means here. (Imagine discovering transphobia for the first time…)

- “Lydia caught sight of dark green scales on his nose, glistening in the sunlight.” - Hmm! Weird. Perhaps thematic. (Definitely.)

- “Barbara and Adam exchanged a Look, and the Shoggoth let out a soft whimper.” - The Shoggoth understood the Look this time.

- “He ha-… has a heart condition.” - Adam was trying not to give away that Lawrence was dead, since it seemed like Juno didn’t know. Also, I will probably make a post about Lawrence’s first date with the Maitlands where he first brought up his heart condition!

- “Lydia strained to hear them, reaching up to adjust her hearing aid- ” - Hearing aids don’t actually work like that. You can’t just turn it up to hear better at a distance. Lydia was just a wee bit desperate and confused.

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[tacotuesday25]

Brush tail possum

(reference image. JJ Harrison)

[spaghett-onaplate]

gods dude i miss living in australia ahdaskfjsdg like i loved going grocery shopping in woolworths. like i think we used to go twice a week or so? and that period of time was one of the very few times i would happily eat veggies. like i was chomping on a carrot or two the entire time. and like i think i loved my 3 months in australia bc while it wasnt a vacation (bc we were supposed to live there for like 4 years but came back be of complications w my dads job) i still didnt ahve school and i used to go to the park daily and run around and/or play cricket and there were so many birb!!!! i fucking love magpies even tho they were a pain in the arse and we used to all around the city exploring and omg i loved opal asdnsjfsdkfj I STILL HAVE MY FUCKING CARD LMAOOO i loved the trains man. they were so cool. ooh and i remember when i had my first bagel lmao and a seagull stole my brothers asdh aksfj. fun fucking times man i love being nostalgic about those few months they were amazing. like probably the best few days of my life i could talk about it for ages actually

sappho awww firstly thank you for popping in my inbox I love hearing from you!!! and secondly I was thinking about this sort of topic on a rare and ponderous walk I went on just half an hour ago. like I've lived in this same house for three years and vaguely same area for my whole life and yet there are streets i've never walked down?? It's all kinda mundane and ordinary to me? and I was just walking through these backstreets and thinking if I have no appreciation for this area and my life here I will have no appreciation for anything. I was walking around imagining a post-apocalypse type scenario like yeah I would travel around and walk through streets like this. But lol in general just trying to appreciate the familiar and the mundane. So perfect timing for this ask!! it's sweet and interesting to hear about how such a normal place for me is a beautiful memory for you, I will take care to appreciate my opal card every time I take the bus and train to school. it's a shame you couldn't have stayed here longer!! it's possible we could have crossed paths or that we even did! do you think you would come back in the future? a lot of my early cheerful memories involve a park and birds too :) as you may have seen I briefly talked about in tags recently? right now my dad keeps getting woken by bird wars at 4am, bc cuckoos are moving in to the area and they kick other birds' eggs out of their nests. and a few days ago my mum was woken by the noise of a brush-tailed possum (I think they're called that?) a horrifying screech which I will include a youtube link for. and re: veggies I think Australia is in a fairly unique and privileged position as the producer + customer of good produce. like most of the places that produce the best stuff don't even get to enjoy them? like Brazil and Ecuador and their coffee beans. that's a whole nother discussion about the global north/south ig but yeah like thats something I take for granted. exploring the city is soso nice I never get sick of it, one friend and I often end up wandering around the CBD when we hang out :) i went on a walk all around sydney harbour with another friend, and I've only walked across the harbour bridge once lol by myself. the magpies and seagulls!! man!! love magpies and everyone has a funny story of being absolutely divebombed in spring by them. one time my friend and I got sandwiches from the Subway that's at a circular quay wharf, if yoy rmemeber that station? Right near the opera house? anyways her sandwich fell and the toppings were gobbled up by seagulls in just a few seconds. Rip to your brother's bagel :'( I don't have bagels often but I love them. ooh also on the topic of opal cards/public transport -- the Sydney Metro! they've got this cool driverless speedy new train line and they're expanding it by revamping some existing train lines. and lightrail expansion too! so when you come back you can zip around the city in style. anyways in your honour I will move through the city with much appreciation for all the mundane things, and I hope you get to visit again sometime :))

[same-name-supremacy]

what animal do you think of when you think of the gb cast?

Oh! Uh okay? I'll do my best

Opal- a bear! A cute cuddly bear

Glenn- A bat.. like one of those mircobats

Heath- like a cat species? Panther?

Danika- definitely a raccoon

Leshawn- an animal that is universally loved.. like a lion

Ginnifer- a golden retriever dog!

DJ- a capybara, because every animals loves capybaras

Lincoln- an orange cat.. definitely

Bryson- hmm sea lion maybe?

Trin- a fox? She gives off fox

Harriet- a common brush tail possum! Because it looks like a Pikachu!

Corey- an owl? I can see owl

Seth- he'd probably be like a squirrel

Jody- a bunny! A lop bunny? Or maybe those tiny bunnies!

Issac- I can see a hyena. MANIC HAHA

Taylor- some kind of dog? Like a terrier? Or a spaniel?

Kam and Sam- wolves? Because they stay as a pack? Uh works I guess

Justine- ooo a swan! Yes a swan!

Noelle- definitely a black cat. It's the energy!

Evan- a tiger? A tough kitty!

Elizabeth- hmm maybe a sheep?

Alejandra- a secretary bird. If you see them you'll understand

Simon- roadkill

[shiftingpath]

recently i pulled away the paving stones that laid against the side of our house for the last decade, perhaps, and found a dead possum. vulture culture details under the cut.

it was completely decomposed aside from a few tufts of sandy hair, not even connected to the body. it had been sheltered here for years; i have no idea how many. its skull was inverted and i could see one lone fang poking straight up, shining. one jaw mandible was visible beyond it, the other i couldn't see. the entire thing was exposed and fascinating. the tiny paw bones. thin delicate ribs. chunky vertebrae in a line, and then falling individually. the tail in one whole piece.

i kept one paving stone to shelter it until i could get to it. i'm unsure how much energy i'll be able to devote to it. though i love vulture culture and have many friends into it, it's my first time practicing myself. i really couldn't ask for a better tryout; there's practically no flesh or smell to deal with.

today i've been spending taking the skull and jaw bones (the second mandible was beneath the head, found!), soaking them in soapy water and brushing them with an old toothbrush. there's almost nothing but dirt attached to it; the skull is almost clean already.

my friends joke i'm doing necromancy, but i've been struck instead by the sense of wonder and appreciation i've had working on it. i haven't touched the bone with a bare finger yet but i'm looking forward to it; it feels so smooth even through gloves. the twin feelings of delicacy and strength in the bone is fascinating. i poured soapy water through the empty brain case and watched it pour out the sinus cavities.

the cats watch me scrub bones on the front porch. after i get the gloves off and wash up, i pet them and feel those same fragile, strong bones under my hands, the shape just a little different. the depth of love and reverence i feel for these little animals; and the other one i have out on the porch, being remembered, being appreciated.

photos in the future.

[c0zmo-writes]

Notes for chapter 13 of Birds of a Feather.

Warning for violence, description of animal injury, animal death, general death, and abuse!!!

Chapter 13- Inferno

@possum-quesadilla @katslitterbox @crawlingcarcass @raineisinkless

“While he had lived through many winters, it didn’t change the fact that he wasn’t born for snow.”

His nest is located in northern Argentina and he didn’t experience snow for centuries. It took him a while to get used to winters, especially New England winters. They can be brutal.

“He came bounding out of some snowy brush, a fawn in his arms and a pissed off doe on his tail.”

I’m aware that bucks are the ones that can be aggressive, but this doe is aggressive for storytelling purposes.

“He was towering over the fawn. It stared at him, a literal deer in the headlights. In the blink of an eye, he pounced. Shilo hesitantly looked back at Beetlejuice, who was using his long tongue to lick deer blood off of his lips and chin. He caught her gaze and gave a barely apologetic smile.”

He’s a bit of a feral creature at heart.

“Shi, you look like a marshmallow.”

She does, in fact, look like a marshmallow.

“She jumped to her feet (and not too gracefully, to Shilo’s delight)”

He managed to stab into her legs.

“One of the scariest parts was how deadly silent they were. Aside from the thumps of their bodies hitting the ground and the crunch of the snow under their feet, they didn’t make much noise, save for the occasional hiss and squawk of pain.”

This is based on harpy eagles, who are pretty quiet creatures.

“Shilo took the rock and cut into Juno’s arms, yellow blood flowing out like warm honey.”

Juno has yellow blood! It used to be a blackish color before she was turned into a phoenix.

“A scream came from Shilo’s mouth. Red flaming tendrils snaked around her limbs.”

They’re not made out of fire, but they burn like they are.

“Juno raised an eyebrow at her. “Did you really think that would work?” “I mean… yeah, kind of,” responded Shilo. That was the wrong answer, apparently, as her face was swiftly dumped in the snow. Now her body was burning from both flaming heat and freezing cold. Fun.”

Maybe don’t sass the person who can murder you and your boyfriend.

“And then they were gone. And Beetlejuice was gone. And Shilo had never felt colder. There was no telling how long she stood in that one spot, waiting for Beetlejuice to come back, but she eventually started looking around the area to locate any things she left behind.”

There’s a bit of a pattern here.

“When she was a good twelve feet in the air, light started emitting from more spots in her flesh, like it was fighting to escape. Finally, she let out one shrill, inhuman screech as she exploded into flame. It was like watching a firework show.”

Inspired by what ender dragons look like when you kill them.

“All that remained was one glowing orange feather and a pile of ashes.”

Juno’s dead!! Sort of. She’s in a limbo of sorts. There are very few things that can permanently kill her.

[natureinfusion]

Inquisitive Brush-tailed Possum. Western Australia. By Rosie Rufus