#cool critter

[chunkfunkgunk-offishal]

not sure how to submit but anyway, opinions on horseshoe crabs??

Today on CHUNK! FUNK! GUNK! We rate

the HORSESHOE CRAB:

2/10 Chunk

10/10 Funk

0/10 Gunk

Horseshoe crab!! I love them! I see them (their molted shells) a lot on the beaches in Massachusetts and have gotten to see them crawling around in the water a few times before too! I love their weird little crab feet. They may be mostly shell, but their shell looks chunky so they can get a little chunk, as a treat. They’re so cool and unique, maximum funk. From my experience touching them, very dry. No gunk.

Overall: 9/10

So good and cute and wonderful and funky

[hawberries]

seeking an audience

[tawnysoup]

the fritter (frin critter)

[coolcritter]

Furious Critter

[hyenaa-euphoria]

hope 1/???

more angst!! i am actually building an au around this comic but I’ve never done aus before so like this is new to me!!!

[oakcricket]

[amberluvsbugs]

Lil support doodle for when you need it⭐

[todayontumblr]

Friday, December 8.

N/A

Sometimes, precious little need be said. Today is just one of those times. Because today, we celebrate the tardigrade: dinkiest water bear of the oceans, the mountains, and deepest darkest space.

[sarahmackattack]

Ctenophores have got to be one of the most under rated denizens of the Jersey Shore. Rainbows by day, glow sticks by night. Why is everyone not hyping the ctenophore?!

[saintforan]

Forgot to post this here but i made a dtiys from this artist on twt and it turned out pretty neat but drawing this amount of bubbles was a fucking pAIN 😔

[skelexguts]

Here are some songs that fit/see their dynamics with some of my favorite smiling critters ships inspired by one of my mutuals on twt

Bonus!!!! (SAVE ME DIMWIMP,, SAVE ME,,)

[bog-goblin]

Something I have learned while working in conservation and the outdoor industry is learn to love bugs. This may sound like bug lover propaganda, but honestly, the number of people I've spoken to who "didn't see anything of interest" on their hikes is wild. Like, I can't relate because there is a pretty well endless supply of lil guys to see if you just look at stuff real close or turn over rocks or logs and BAM free guys to observe. Like, sorry you didn't see that super rare bird on your hike, but I saw a pretty moth and a super cool gold beetle :)

[soaring-trash]

This chasm is an angst factory, I both hate it and love it so much, stuff is very very juicy 🧃🧃🧃

also having your girlfriends abuser a constant presence you can’t get rid of sucks a tremendous amount

[protectoursharks]

Hey! I love horseshoe crabs!!!! I just got a tattoo of a horseshoe crab mixed with a biblical angel.

Would love to see a post about them :)

There are four species of horseshoe crab! And they're not actually crabs, despite the name.

These critters are commonly referred to as "living fossils" and that's super accurate. These arthropods have been around for over 445 million years- over 200 million years before the first dinosaurs.

Horseshoe crabs are unique as they have blue blood! This is because their blood cells are made of hemocyanin (red blood is made of hemoglobin). And your tattoo of them as an angel isn't far off (I'd love to see what it looks like)!

The horseshoe crab's blood contain amebocytes which attack and breakdown a pathogen. So, if you add this property to a vaccine or other drug it will attack, breakdown, and goo-ify any "bad" things in the drug. So, if any "goo" is produced, that means the drug isn't pure and is unsafe, if it's "goo"-free then it's uncontaminated.

Their blood is so efficient at testing this that a single tablespoon of it is worth around 75$ (USD).

ck if they land on their backs, they can use their long tails to right themselves up!

If you're worried about them getting stuck on their backs, that's what their telson (their "tail") is for! They can push themselves right side up.

If you do see an overturned horseshoe crab and want to set it right- don’t pick it up by the "tail". Gently pick it up on the sides of its shells. Don't worry, they can't hurt you!

[putterpen]

@vespasoulchanger

Yeeeeah. The other picture. I saw two bears across two entirely different game franchises and went "Lol wouldn't it be funny if they were related?" to nobody but myself. I'm sure Bobby and Freddy are offended by my specism. Then I started to take the silly idea kinda seriously? Then over thought it. I did base Bobby's pizza uniform on the FNAF movie costume.

So yeah Freddy Fazbear is Bobby's dad in my AU. Freddy Bonafazio is his real name. People usually shorten their last name to 'Fazio which eventually turned into Fazbear. Its a local thing.

I'm being bad and only focusing on one parent (Like Scott Cawthon) Fred is the owner of a humble pizzeria on the island known as Teddy Paw Cay. A successful partnership with Play Co. allowed him to sell their their toys as prizes. He comes from a long line of roboticists and designed his own mascots and animatronics, some of which are even produced at Play Co.

Bobby loves her dad and she means the world to him. Freddy has dedicated his life to the entertainment and happiness of children as Bobby's love for him and her friends gives him seemingly endless inspiration. But one strange day the magical toy factory in the valley was closed down and abandoned, seemingly overnight.

Without the toy factory, Freddy struck out to find a new business partner on the mainland. A very laid back raccoon-dog type lad with a hand in many businesses. He's kind of mysterious yet friendly! Although Bobby realizes later on that her father began to change in some ways after their partnership began.

Unfortunately this partnership meant Bobby had to move away from the island. Alone and without friends, she was immediately smitten with one of Nook's nephews though her feelings were not reciprocated. He eventually warms up to her and her strong cuddly warm bear hugs even if he doesn't want to show it out right.

Note: Tim's comment is from their first meeting and Bobby's first time on the mainland. An attempt to streamline the "canon" Smiling Critters with my AU where everyone wears clothes. So one day in every little critter's life, they wake up and realize: "Hey clothes are cool. I wanna try some on!" Before then, little critters usually scurry around wild and fancy free, even running around on all fours sometimes, basically showing more animal like behavior, in very cute ways. As they grow up they start acting more like "people" and there are shops dedicated to little critters trying on an array of outfits. Discovering themselves and their tastes. Tim thinks he is "all that" and wouldn't be caught dead with no clothes, Bobby just hasn't gotten around to that yet.

Also experimenting with a possible eye style with Bobby.