#leafBeetles

[pogomcl]

Eumolpus asclepiadeus Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/7.1 1/400 iso: 160 Milovice, Czech Republic 7/5/2020

[addicted2wasps]

I tried to challenge myself today by drawing a Fulcidax (Chrysomelidae), which is not an easy subject. Not a wasp, but I've always thought this beetle was unique and interesting. I did my best based on available resources. Drawn mostly with coloured pencils, white gel pen and a bit of marker.

[eshithepetty]

You're so right big cleanup arc is SO GOOD they just can't appreciate Ritsu's 13-year-old swag 😔 (literally the most realistic depiction of middle schoolers I've ever seen I was like that in middle school)

RIGHT.... I see people making fun of that arc and Ritsu so much, and I know it's probably supposed to be all in good fun, but the results of that poll and general lack of understanding I see of that arc don't help my feelings on this..... like. I know people are allowed to not share my opinions and not like things but 😭

Like. Yes, Ritsu is dramatic in that arc. Yes, he breaks down over relatively small things. Yes, he beats people up seemingly out of nowhere. And yes, taken out of context.... I see how that's funny to talk about. But... it just saddens me. That that's most of the discussion I see of that arc. Just about how feral Ritsu was, how violent, how nonsensical, how funny it all is..... where's all the actual metas about it huh??? I wanna talk about it.

I wanna talk about how fucking stressed Ritsu was, even up until that point. About how it wasn't just framing those kids that broke him. He's been bottling all his feelings up for years. He's been maintaining that perfect image for years. He didn't even have anyone to talk to about it, like mob had Reigen - he had noone. He was simply the good kid, the smart kid, the helpful, kind brother, the one who never caused any trouble. Do you know how much fucking pressure that is? Do you know how lonely he must have felt? Not to even mention the added deathly fear of Mob, who he had to prepare for exploding every single day. Who he never knew when he could hurt him again. His big brother, who he loved so dearly. Who almost killed him. Who he had to develop placating tactics to try not to aggravate further. This kid is legit traumatized. He has issues. He had noone to help him with it. He was fucking alone. I don't actually think it's that extreme or nonsensical that he snapped.... I really don't.

As for the beating people up while monolouging thing.... I've mentioned it before, but I've never really went in depth with it I think - but I really fucking love how Ritsu kind of.... leans into this role of the villain once he realizes he's escaped the image of the good kid. He's never really had the chance to develop morality and ethics on a more realistic scale - cause he never really had true relationships to develop those senses. He simply... doesn't do well at people stuff. At being a normal kid. He can only emulate what he thinks people expect him to be - what will lead him to being the safest he can be. For a long time, that was the good, smart brother status. It kept his parents happy. It kept his brother happy. It kept his teachers happy. But what happens when he's suddenly not that? What happens when he has a chance to be something else? He can't just become himself. He doesn't know who he is. All he knows is that he's suddenly doing bad things, for seemingly no reason. He doesn't fully understand those reasons himself. "Even I..." he says. He says as he contemplates how even as someone as smart as him can be so petty, how even someone as weak as him can suddenly become powerful, how even someone so messed up as him can be forgiven.

That mask of a villain is what he puts on because he thinks it will finally give him what he has sought after all this time - power. Power to protect himself. Power to not be so afraid anymore. But also.... that shedding those concepts of social norms, of bonds, of caring about others, will give him the freedom that he so sorely lacks. That's what he's felt the most of all - this.... stifling sense of responsibility. This responsibility that he has put on to please others, to not be hurt. So what if he just.... doesn't care about it anymore? Did he ever even care? What if he never cared about others at all, what if he never cared about his brother at all? What if it was all just... fear? Fear that he can shed now, now that he can protect himself? He wants to be free. He so badly wants to not be scared anymore.

And he thinks he achieved that. He finally achieved 'loss'. He can do what he pleases now. Noone can tell him what to do anymore.

....hey. Don't you think that kind of sounds like someone? Someone... made of shadows, white eyes, someone who's felt that same suppression for the same amount of years? :)

I really, really think Ritsu and Mob aren't that different. It's just that their power levels are different, and... Ritsu kind of came to that breaking point a lot sooner than Mob, on virtue of having noone to rely on. Of course, they are still vastly different people, but.... it's not a coincidence, that Ritsu was the first to understand who ???% is.

So I just think it's kinda weird, how many people just. Seem to not understand Ritsu? Or take Mob seriously, while only ever making fun of Ritsu? Of course not all people do that, and I know a lot of people poke fun at him out of love (me also, sometimes), but I've heard so many people admit that they don't understand the big clean up arc, or Ritsu's character, or simply don't care to look too deep into it. When I look up mp100 essays on youtube, that arc and Ritsu's character, is the one most often grossly misinterpreted. And I just find that sad. And it's part of the reason for my strong feelings for this, I guess.

In the end, Ritsu is just a young, confused kid, one who's lived in fear for so long he forgot what life looks outside of it, one who stifled himself for years, one who felt the need to put himself into boxes because everything was just suddenly so bad and so complicated and he couldn't make sense of it on his own. What 13 year old could? What traumatized 13 year old honors student wouldn't act irrationally when presented with otherwordly powers? Is there even a healthy way one could be expected to react to all of this?

I could go on... I could talk about how he develops past that, about his words to Shimazaki during the world domination arc on what he wants is a 'fun life', about his relationship to Shou, about how I think Ritsu will struggle to choose his future, about how he and Mob grow beyond the series... but this was supposed to be about the big clean up arc, so I'll end it at that. I don't think I explained my thoughts the best I could, Ritsu is just a little bug in my brain that buzzes and buzzes and never quite leaves and idk how to put it all into coherence, but... yes. That's my answer to this ask, I guess lmao. I have to go load the dishwasher now o7

P.s. I hope noone gets any hard feelings over my dramatics btw. I am simply a creature that gets way too passionate about some fictional characters.... and Ritsu happens to be one of them u_u and I hope this big old ramble of mine made some sense jdhhdhd

[u3pxx]

Thank u for your pokemon bw liveblogging it's always so fun seeing new pokemon fans play the games ^^

thank you! happy to have been sharing them <3

kind of funny to be labeled as a new pokemon fan since it's been around my whole life but i just never played any one of the games, i guess i am kind of a new fan huh 🤔

[duckclan]

hey crowstar, who gave you your nine lives?

"It was really a unique thing, and it made me feel special."

and with that, this is our last QnA of the break! Join me this Sunday for Moon 11! Hope to see you guys there :3!

If you have any questions about any of these guys, feel free to ask! I won't be answering them in-character [until the next QnA break] but I will answer things about them!

Below the cut, you can find a wonderful YCH I got from _Dan.sly_ on Instagram! It's Crowstar's 9 lives!

[corruptimles]

ok so my favorite pokemon is a tie between these specific Maractus and Golurk because they were always on my team from the only one of the games I played (Shield). The Maractus specifically I named Mary Joanne, not because of weed I just liked the name and it popped in my head, and then i didnt realize it was weed until i beat the game. The Golurk is Briam and Briam has a hard hat on :)

OSHA-COMPLIANT BRIAM let's GO!!!

And Maractus honestly has one of the most pleasant designs :)

(more answered asks below cut)

@sassinapaperbag

There's rarely variety in pokemon merch in stores around me but I do encounter Mimikyu plushies the most. I always give them a little pat :)

@cupidthewriter

Ooh lovely :) I said it before, I love knowing someone has a favourite even if they don't play. The feeling of "oh that's a neat little guy" is real

@leafbeetle

Yo we're 🤝about wanting a bug/dragon! I still keep forgetting Flygon's typing and use the wrong moves against it in PokeGo.. Its design is very cute with little goggles resembling bug eyes. I still joke to myself that Giratina is a bug/dragon cuz it's my funny worm off the string

[waitineedaname]

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WROTE THAT FIC?? Bless you someday I will write a fic with autistic ritsu and I will be thinking of you

there are precisely THREE fics tagged "autistic kageyama ritsu" and I wrote all of them. if you ever write autistic ritsu PLEASE send it to me, I'm dying out here

[htenn]

[mattressdemon]

i was tagged by @full---ofstarlight i pinched a nerve in my back or something i’ve been unable to do diddly squat i would like to do things again

Relationship status: Married 2.5 years now WHAT

Song stuck in my head: bro it’s been genghis khan for like 4 months now what the hell

Last song I listened to: well now it was genghis khan 😂 but before it was wolf moon by type o negative

Three favorite foods: you could asl me to eat sushi or perogies at literally any time. a good rare steak is probably in third.

Last thing I googled: i don’t use google but “sims 1 needs shower”

Dream trip: same i’d pick japan...

Anything I want: did u take ur meds today? do u need a sip of water?

tag @buddydollysims2 @efffluff @helila @teachingincolour @sarada-exe @tanaleth @girlstandstill @fairy-made @selchielesbian @falloutrebellion @leafbeetle @maritzestar @oxygenforthewicked @fields-of-rye @glitterizer @dalishruby @dreaminginstasis @cindysimblr @go-fornicate-yourself @sundogsam @apocryphaladagium @www98vikitoo @jurassic-parkour @chezzacheeze @cooljaycookies

feel free to ignore if you don’t want to do it!

[vulturehill]

¿Who are you? ⁣ ⁣ Largus sp. nymphs ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #Largus #garden #borderedplantbugs #orchardfauna #vulturehill https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdULJGpxnc/?igshid=1r1br3app70d3

[pogomcl]

Cryptocephalus sericeus Canon 5D3 Sigma 70 2.8 f/3.2 1/320 iso: 125 Prague, Czech Republic 6/24/2024

[thegrandimago]

This is the 90th installment of 'Since I've Been Gone'. Taken on 2020 15th October while on my Iowa hitch with @americanconservationexperience, I found another leaf beetle, this time a striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatum) at another of our work sites. These leaf beetles are easily impressive with their elytra colors. #animal #animals #wildlife #insect #insects #insectagram #iowawildlife #iowanature #nature #fauna #invertebrate #invertebrates #beetle #beetles #imago #leafbeetle #leafbeetles #cucumberbeetle #cucumberbeetles #animalia #arthropod #arthropods #arthropoda #insecta #coleoptera #chrysomelidae #acalymma #acalymmavittatum #stripedcucumberbeetle #stripedcucumberbeetles (at Cedar Rapids, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWOrsDBqpGi/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mushiniwa]

[pratheepvijay3097]

Beautiful romantic couples ! ❤️ ( Calligrapha ) 🐞 • Calligrapha is a genus of large American Chrysomelinae of imprecise taxonomic boundaries. Most species occur in Central and South America. #pratheepvijay #pratheepvijayphotography #calligrapha #chrysomelinae #insect #macro #wild #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth #nature #naturephotography #shotonrealme #realme8pro #shotonrealme8pro #leafbeetle #beetle #bug #coleoptera #genus #instagood #bbcearth #natgeo #animalplanet #discovery #photography #picoftheday #photooftheday (at Pudukkottai/tamilnadu) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbDPyefhLLI/?utm_medium=tumblr

[edasnest]

I just marathoned the show this week. Also just realized today that the bat queen is probably the titan's talisman 😳

YES I absolutely love that little tidbit of information, the batqueen is defo the titan’s palisman but her comment that it had been thousands of years and she’s since forgotten who her staff owner was eats away at me sometimes. Like, I want to see the timeline of the Titan falling and decomposing and much MUCH tinier life forms slowly starting to inhabit it!! We’re those life forms originally magically inclined even if they weren’t necessarily witches? Did they see all the glyphs that Luz has been finding and use those to their advantage to thrive on the remains of the Titan? And what of the societies that have come and passed over time? Were there others like Belos that tried to control them all that ultimately failed? Other false prophets that claimed to be able to speak to the Titan that acts as their home? It’s established lore that the “Savage Age” of witches was a mere 50 years prior, no joke that would be just the beginning of the 1970s. Bat Queen has seen so much and I need to know what she knows!!!!! How many thousands of years has it been, Bat Queen!!!

[gehayi]

Hey! I'm here to let you know that Bernie did not drop out of the race, he is just suspending his campaign to focus on COVID-19. He is still on ALL ballots.

Well...sort of. According to NPR: 

Sanders said he'll remain on the ballot in the rest of this year's primaries, in order to win more delegates to bring to the Democratic National Convention. The more pledged delegates Sanders has, the more he'll be able to influence the party's platform and rules.

But despite hoping to influence the Dem platform, he is no longer running for President. Only one Democratic candidate is still running. 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/politics/bernie-sanders-drops-out/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/us/politics/bernie-sanders-drops-out.html

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/08/814291136/bernie-sanders-is-suspending-his-presidential-campaign