#lily weevil

[onenicebugperday]

Brush lily weevil, Brachycerus fascicularis, Curculionidae

Found in southern Africa

Photos 1-2 by mr_fab, 3-4 by ottob-c, 5 by jan-hendrik, and 6 by rjbasson

[moongothic]

It is kind of funny to think about how popular the Kuja Crocodile fan theory is when you take a step back and think about where that theory kinda originates from Now to be fair, I'm not 100% certain where the theory came from, I can only remember so much of what the fandom was theorizing back in 2008, so I may be speaking from my ass a little right now

But from what I do remember, back in Yee Olden Days, there was a lot of speculation about why the Strawhats got sent to their respective island by Kuma the way they did. A lot of people did notice how each island seemed meaningful one way or another to each Strawhat and tied into their characters except for Luffy, and everybody thought that was a bit odd. Mainly because we didn't fully know HOW Kuma's ability worked. Now, nearly two decades later, we DO know how Kuma's ability actually works; People don't magically travel to islands they have a secret connection to or anything, Kuma himself has to actively choose where he sends people off to, meaning Kuma looked at the Strawhats individually and picked out islands where he thought they'd be best off at. Luffy being sent to Amazon Lily is arguably no different; Kuma knew Luffy was the brother of the soon-to-be-executed Ace, but also a target of the WG (due to being Dragon's son). Amazon Lily was close enough to both Sabaody that Luffy would be able to return there relatively easily if he wished to, or he could try to befriend the Warlord Hancock, who was also being summoned to participate in Ace's execution, to hitch a ride from her to go and try to save his brother. The only challenge Luffy would have to overcome there was indeed befriending the Kuja, at least enough to be taken off from the island safely and alive.

But indeed, we only really know and can fully understand that now. Back in Yee Olden Days, the fans did just seem to think Kuma's ability might be a bit more mystical in nature, and thus people got really curious what Luffy's Secret Ties to the Kuja and Amazon Lily could possibly be. And naturally that lead to people speculating that maybe Luffy's mom was a Kuja. Because what other subconcious connection could Luffy possibly have to the island especially when it didn't seem like it would help him reach/achieve his dreams any faster either.

But then we get to Impel Down and Crocodile gets those transgenderism allegations thrown right in his handsome face (and people start shitposting about him being Luffy's other parent) And I think that might be where the streams crossed. People noted how Crocodile has his funny little reptile motif going on, and how the Kuja ""also have a reptile motif"", transgenderism allegations, badabing badaboom Crocodile could be a former Kuja, secret past SOLVED.

But the connection there is really weak though, isn't it? Especially when you considder that the Kuja don't really have a REPTILE theme going on with them. Yes, the snake motif is important to the Kuja, our beloved Hancock being The Snake Princess and the sisters having the Gorgon/Medusa (fake) backstory, but the animal motif is limited to just snakes, not reptiles as a whole (otherwise we could also speculate that Moria is a former Kuja because he's also named after a reptile). And more importantly, the Kuja have a big FLOWER theme going on for them, namely in, well, their names; each Kuja is named after some kind of flower/plant. Sure, Crocodile could have a secret deadname but we don't know if he does, there is no evidence to suggest either way (but also, depending on when you think he would have transitioned then him just being able to have a secret deadname is kind of up in the air (see: Crocodad timeline))

So if Kuma's ability doesn't have a magical way to send people to places they have ties to (whether the person knows it or not), and if Crocodile doesn't have any obvious, thematic connection to the Kuja, then the only reason people believe he could've been a Kuja is because... he might be trans. And... yeah. That's kind of a weak basis for a theory, isn't it

[30daysofweevils]

30 days of weevils day 12:

Gem Lily weevil

[plantpirating]

@30daysofweevils

[elliott-the-creature]

hey, what’s up, it’s me, ur creature Flax! I thought I’d share my giant namehoard with you all. they’re pretty much all nouns/adjectives (although K may do a part two with human names). any of my FAVOURITE names will have a star beside them (three stars means it’s a top favourite)

hope you all enjoy, and feel free to use any of these for yourself; we don’t mind :3

-🌿🪲

putting it under the cut because holy crap it’s a lot

Nature related

Willow

Clover ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reed

Birch ⭐️

Aspen

Mangrove

Oak

Hickory

Pine

Fern

Ivy

Thistle ⭐️

Rose

Orchid

Primrose

Buttercup

Bloom

Lily

Brook

River ⭐️

Rain ⭐️

Thunder

Cloud/cloudy

Sun/sunny

Blizzard

Flurry

Frost

Hail ⭐️

Torrent

Reef

Meadow

Ridge

Fen ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Marsh

Bog

Forest

Boreal

Conifer

Deciduous

Animals

Mouse

Rabbit ⭐️

Bunny

Rat

Puppy/Pup

Kitty/Kit

Tiger

Leopard

Ocelot

Sheep

Cow

Macaw

Pigeon ⭐️

Hawk

Owl

Dove

Chickadee

Lizard

Gecko ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Manta

Orca

Beetle ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bee

Lepidoptera

Hymenoptera

Spider ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Weevil ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Objects/clothes

Button ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jacket ⭐️

Mittens

Mug

Novel

Hoodie

Plush

Cottage

Monocle

Mannequin

Doll ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Acrylic

Tupperware

Socks

Toque/beanie (they’re the same thing so I’m grouping them together)

Patch ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Miscellaneous (aka me mixing a whole load of small categories together)

Mono ⭐️

Four

Five ⭐️

Six ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Seven

Eight

Nine ⭐️

Eleven

Liar

Handsome

Dreamer

Shade

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Neptune ⭐️

Amethyst

Garnet

Pearl

Bismuth

Tourmaline ⭐️

Moonstone

Jade

Yellow

Green ⭐️

Blue

Lavender

Indigo ⭐️

Taupe

Mauve

Grey

Ivory

[loganwritesprobably]

Cross Guild Future Members

Working on a fic series that largely centres around the Cross Guild, not as a throuple but as a pirate crew and it's making me ask the question: who else will join?

Watching theory videos recently makes me feel pretty secure in the idea that Moria and Doflamingo will join, perhaps Weevil.

Other names that get thrown into the ring are, naturally, the other remaining ex-warlords.

Kuma is dead, Jinbe is a strawhat, Blackbeard is a captain in his own right in the race for the One Piece, which I feel rules them out automatically

So then the question becomes.. where do people stand on Law and Hancock? I've seen Law joining Cross Guild gain traction as a theory, especially following the aftermath of his battle with Blackbeard, if he and Bepo are the only survivors, (even if that is only true temporarily).. but I'm not super sold? I mean, he's betting on Luffy if anyone, surely? He wants it for himself, of course, not to be Pirate King necessarily but for answers on the past but if he were to pick a second best who he can trust to give him what he wants - surely that's Luffy?

Hancock.. has a whole island to lead. She has a crew, and they notoriously do not trust men. Amazon Lily and men do not mix. Cross Guild is like 98% men, and even that feels generous. I don't think she'd abandon the Kuja pirates either - but then she worked with the Warlords so could she agree to a temporary alliance to keep her people safe? They were attacked by marines, and by Blackbeard, and if not for Rayleigh.. well.

What do people think? I'm just not sold on it all

[lazarus171]

So I’ve been looking into the blood types of one piece characters the past two days. If I get something wrong or whatever let me know. This is kinda just for fun for me tbh.

One piece blood types: A = X, B = F, O = S, AB = XF

First up is that Axe Hand Morgan XF(AB) and Helmeppo S(O) are weird because AB blood types can’t typically have O blood type kids. Though there are a few rare ways that could happen. So either Morgan is not his bio dad, or he’s got something going on.

Sora, Sanji’s mom, doesn’t have a blood type. We can guess that it’s F(B) because that’s Reiju’s blood type, her brothers are S(O) Rh-, and Judge is S(O). O and B parents can only have O and B kids.

Newgate F(B) could very well be Weevil’s S(O) pops since Stussy is S(O). Though anyone who doesn’t have AB could be his dad too. so idk

But this also doesn’t disprove Newgate being Crocodile’s S(O) pops or Crocodad/mom. Luffy is F(B), and so is Dragon.

I see a couple times people theorizing that maybe Shakky and Rayleigh are Mihawk’s parents, but Mihawk is S(O) and Rayliegh is XF(AB) which means he ain’t the daddy.

It’s also interesting that Ace and Roger are the only S(O) types in the D Clan (minus Lili, Rocks, and Rouge who don’t have blood types). The rest are all F(B).

Idk how to end this, just wanted to make some observations. If anyone wants to add anything feel free to do so!

(sorry for any spelling mistakes)

[iamblue15]

Just for the sake of the MK having their own Omnitrixes, I've cooked up a little AU idea.

Stanford created his own version of the Omnitrix. However, it can contain only 10 aliens and Its AI can analyze the wearer's mental, emotional, and physical state to choose the most appropriate and effective arsenal of aliens that suit their best needs. He would dub it the "Moditrix"

The MK (eventually) volunteered to give the watch a go and each kid was granted their selection of 10 aliens:

Dipper

*Grey Matter

*Humongusaur

*Blitzwolfer

*Ampfibian

*Wildvine

*XLR8

*Shocksquatch

*Brainstorm

*Ball Weevil

*NRG

Mabel

*Wildmutt

*Chromastone

*Ditto

*Grey Matter

*Humongusaur

*Bloxx

*Fasttrack

*Buzzshock

*Upchuck

*Cannonbolt

Raz

*Spider Monkey

*Jetray

*Clockwork

*Heatblast

*Cannonbolt

*Feedback

*Echo Echo

*Gravattack

*Ball Weevil

*Way Big

Lili

*Wildvine

*Chromastone

*Chamalien

*Four Arms

*NRG

*Grey Matter

*Snare-Oh

*Astrodactyl

*Buzzshock

*Whampire

Coraline

*Diamondhead

*Swampfire

*XLR8

*Big Chill

*Rath

*Water Hazard

*Crashhopper

*Ampfibian

*Grey Matter

*Echo Echo

Wybie

*Brainstorm

*Lodestar

*Feedback

*Stinkfly

*Upgrade

*Articguana

*Ripjaw

*Nanomech

*Ball Weevil

*Spider Monkey

Norman

*Big Chill

*Echo Echo

*Frankenstrike

*Ripjaw

*Goop

*Snare-Oh

*Wildvine

*Eye Guy

*XLR8

*Terraspin

Neil

*Four Arms

*Cannonbolt

*Upchuck

*Wildmutt

*Armadrillo

*Kickin' Hawk

*Fasttrack

*Articguana

*Brainstorm

*Bloxx

[thetepes]

I was only familiar with Patricia's youtube work and followed her tumblr for a while before unfollowing entirely. And hearing about how she ignores the rodfellows people grooming minors and everything about lily, I've come to the conclusion that she will defend anyone as long as they have some overlap with her identity.

Lily is a trans woman, so is she. The rodfellows creators are autistic, so is she.

What I don't understand is how she can overlook that in the name of community but not spare a second thought for trans masc people and how their struggles might overlap with hers

Also it's pretty cringe to get your mom to defend you in youtube comments

Sadly, not uncommon. As we're seeing with all these little weevils crawling around us now.

She's selfish, an entirely conceited person with a main character world view. not uncommon either.

It doesn't help they're so goon brained that all cognitive thought is spent on maintaining their sexual interests at the cost of themselves and everyone around them.

IM NOT OVER MOMMY COMING TO DEFEND HER OH MY GOD-

[the-hawthorns-ocs]

Clangen sprites !!

I made all the Hawthorns characters using the Clangen cat creator! it was actually really useful bec it helped me visualize them, and I have now added the sprites to the family tree! so now all characters have pictures!

Imma share the characters I haven't posted designs for below since its taking me forever to design them all lol

Soothsayer Spindle'stare (she missing her colored hears but I couldnt find an option for that); Warden Wax'hide (note: he's hairless)

Head Herbalist Worm'soil; Herbalist Apprentice Weevil

Head Guard Mantis'snare; Guard Owl'face

Guard Fungus'claw; Guard; Soot'storm; Guard Apprentice Geranium

Head Hunter Pine'fang; Hunter Poison'oak

Hunter Termite'tooth; Hunter Shadow'whisker (son and father, they both got neked tails and feet)

Head Keeper Plum'pelt; Keeper Grub'belly

Keeper Salamander'mud; Keeper Starling'song

Head Crafter Stag'beetle; Crafter Asphodel'weaver

Crafter Possom'tail (naked feet and tail); Crafter Apprentice Gnat

Trainee Ash; Trainee Bone (hairless)

Elder Apple'tree; Elder Boa'bite; Elder Bee'briar

Bonus dead ppl: Warden Lily'mist (Aphid and Wasp's mom); Herbalist Sheep'puddle (Lily's brother)

[onenicebugperday]

Obese lily weevil, Brachycerus obesus, Curculionidae

Found in South Africa

Photos 1-3 by richardadcock, 4-5 by sallyslak, and 6 by celmari

[epraim1992]

Whitebeard's True Heir

Weevil and Miss Buckin claim that he is Whitebeard's son but no one believes him.

According to Marco Whitebeard never had a family and his old friends were gone.

But he did acknowledge that Buckin and Whitebeard were on the same ship about 40 years ago which I think is important.

In Kuma's flashback Alvida stated that Kuma was big as Whitebeard and asks Koby if she was stronger than Whitebeard. I think this is a hint that Whitebeard has a a daughter.

We know that Gloriosa was also in Rocks.

And she left Amazon Lily after contracting Love Sickness and pursued her love.

It was stated that when a Kuja ventures into the outer oceans they sometimes comeback pregnant and only have female children. I think Gloriosa fell in love with Whitebeard and bore him a daughter.

Due to her size I think Aphelandra could be Whitebeard's granddaughter.

Kujaku ended up being Tsuru's grand daughter.

[mantisgodsart]

With the @bug-oc tournament still ongoing, Round 2 drawing to an end in favour of Round 3, another handful of bugs are knocked out of the competition, who will of course arrive home safe and...

Well, differently-shaped. Marigold's been busy! An unusually fast round, here, we got a decent burst of inspiration while procrastinating on packing chatting with some friends and - what? Other contestants? What other contestants? You must be mistaken, of course there were only seven bugs lost this round. It's not like we would lie about that, right? Clearly, if anyone else was transmuted, you'd see them right here. With the rest of Marigold's successful experiments. It's not like we've got any more to do... right?

(Names and owners of transmuted OCs below the cut, in order of pictures here - no group picture for this one, sadly, since we still have more to do here. Hopefully, we pass Round 3 - we really want to draw some transmutations for the other bugs in this round, and the narrowed competition means we can bring out some of the fancier paper we'e got rattling around! Vote for Marigold so we can do more of these - and, of course, for her many natural good qualities.)

First up is Fahris from @tetraterantula, as a Kingsmould! Though tampering with Void isn't precisely advisable, and going from a normal bug to an artificial one is jarring at the best of times, he at least has hands - better than most of this batch can say! This one was fun to do, and we tinkered with a lot of things - the side effects being, of course, that we're tinkering with things we don't already know how to do well. We did make some mistakes here - we are not, admittedly, an expert in humanoids, and long straight lines are the absolute bane of us, but we did our best!

The dark gray used here is starting to fray, which we can unfortunately do little about, as we're out of replacement nibs for our pens at the moment, but which might have caused some interesting texture. We defined the boundary between the lighter cape and the darker one with a white gel pen because our black and dark gray proved to be a bit too close in color to tell at a glance - the pains of traditional art, we suppose. Still turned out fairly well! We wonder if the color palette would interfere with his ability to stroll into the White Palace...

Next up is Cici from @mimicspider, as a Giraffe Weevil. Probably not doing anything for her clumsiness, and definitely not doing anything for her number of hands - the neck is a lot to get used to, even without getting into the whole set of bauplan changes going on here. At least she's probably faster like this? Once she gets used to the legs, at least.

Though we've technically already made her into a Lightseed, double transmutation is fair play... probably? Lightseed Cici was less than a centimeter of our paper, so obviously we had to do something bigger. We modelled this one in particular after the Grimm Troupe steeds - the clown theme fits, and we wanted to toy with the... cloak-looking bits? The polka-dots were a fun challenge, and we definitely think the abdomen came out well. One of the more successful transmutations here, we'd say!

Next are Willow and Lily from @razs-archetype, with Willow as a Moss Knight and Lily as a Belfly. Y'know when you take just a few seconds to yourself, take just a quick nap, and next thing you know you've woken up and the moss has grown over you and your hands have been turned to strange talons reminiscent of a god's dream? Yeah, happened to us too. Awful time. At least their partner's here to- ah, shit. At least this one comes with flight? Probably a damn hard sell of a consolation prize, but...

Not as much to say with the choices here - the Moss Knight felt like a natural choice, and the Belfly just... clicked? We had fun with Willow's moss - the highlights here actually use the same white gel pen as was used with Fahris, since it's got a nice semitransparent thing that we particularly like. We think the style conversion for Lily's face worked out particularly nicely, here. The piece as a whole turned out as one of the best of the batch, as far as we're concerned. Was nice to draw them!

Next, of course, are Drya and Tel from @enbeemerang, with Drya as a Tiktik and Tel as a Nosk - we predict strange waters ahead for them, relationship-wise. Two bugs, and not a single pair of opposable thumbs. The economy is clearly in shambles. At least they've still got each other?

Tel here specifically is actually inspired by a fic that Cog himself wrote - would it surprise you to know that we know them outside of this tournament? They've actually been handed over to us for transformation practice once before, in a sequence that we... might post as propaganda, later. Drya, we deliberated on a few options before settling on a Tiktik - it just seems to fit!

Last but not least, Sehra from @shiningnightstars as a Hive Soldier. It's probably better than it could be, here - at least bees are a bit familiar to Bugaria! This particular variant, admittedly, might not be. Again with the hands, and this time with the looking like an unawakened bee - it might mean a bit of trouble for her, but we're sure she can power through.

The wings here were particularly fun to do - again, we're doing blending tricks here, and we think that the purples turned out particularly well! Sehra's palette is quite pretty, and the gel pen on the eyes wound up looking amazing. Though "soldier" probably doesn't fit too much for what Sehra... is, it felt like the closest to her as far as aesthetics go. The Hive Guardian is a bit too big for a moth like her, the Hiveling feels a bit too far in the other direction, and the Hive Knight... we're actually avoiding bosses and more sapient-looking folk here when possible. Hopefully, it's to your liking!

[30daysofweevils]

30 days of weevils day 16:

Red spotted Lily weevil

[birdmadboyy]

all the alder-pigeon-titania kitty kitties!!!

first (alder+titania)

sage, mint, lavender, yarrow, dandelion (163m)

second (alder+titania)

oak, birch, ash, pine, maple, elm, cypress (150m)

third (pigeon+titania)

daffodil, hyacinth, delphinium (145m)

fourth (alder+titania)

thistle, fern, ivy, leaf (142m)

fifth (pigeon+titania)

oriole, raven, thrush, finch, sparrow, crow, cardinal, canary, starling (138m)

sixth (pigeon+titania)

spider, moth, bug, fly, gnat, cricket, mite (134m)

seventh (alder+titania)

amethyst, quartz, topaz, lapis, garnet (130m)

eighth (pigeon+titania)

hawk, eagle, falcon, owl, ibis, vulture (126m)

ninth (alder+titania)

rain, snow, hail, sleet (123m)

tenth (alder+titania)

daisy, lily, tulip, carnation (118m)

eleventh (alder+titania)

azalea, iris, aster, jasmine, amaryllis (112m)

twelfth (alder+titania)

rabbit, badger, vixen, deer, mouse, hound, wolf, rat (107m)

thirteenth (pigeon+titania)

willow, magnolia, sycamore, wisteria (103m)

fourteenth (pigeon+titania)

river, stream, lake, ocean, pond (98m)

fifteenth (alder+titania)

juniper, chestnut, cedar, rowan, hazel, aspen (95m)

sixteenth (pigeon+titania)

bee, weevil, butterfly, wasp, mantis (92m)

seventeenth (alder+titania)

albatross, swan, goose, condor, heron, parrot (89m)

eighteenth (alder+titania)

raspberry, peach, cherry, tangerine, apple (84m)

nineteenth (alder+titania)

burnet, celadine, mallow, fennel, sedge (80m)

twentieth (pigeon+titania)

shark, dolphin, whale, orca (77m)

twentifirst (pigeon+titania)

pumpkin, radish, garlic, onion, carrot (73m)

twentisecond (pigeon+titania)

sky, moon, sun, star, cloud (69m)

twentithird (pigeon+titania)

hibiscus, begonia, peony, hydrangea, allium, snapdragon (64m)

twentifourth (alder+titania)

cactus, eucalyptus, hemlock, holly, nettle (61m)

twentififth (pigeon+titania)

cinnamon, saffron, paprika, ginger (57m)

twentisixth (alder+titania)

almond, pecan, peanut (53m)

twentiseventh (pigeon+titania)

bramble, twig, tree, branch, thorn, thicket (49m)

twentieighth (alder+titania)

lemon, pomegranate, honeydew, watermelon (44m)

twentininth (pigeon+titania)

porcupine, vole, otter, opossum (39m)

thirtieth (pigeon+titania)

rattle, cobra, adder, viper, python (36m)

thirtifirst (alder+titania)

silk, velvet, satin, lace (32m)

thirtisecond (alder+titania)

kiwi, pineapple, mango, fig (28m)

thirtithird (alder+titania)

beech, larch, fir, spruce (25m)

thirtifourth (pigeon+titania)

cyclamen, lupine, bluebell, tansy (22m)

thirtififth (alder+titania)

hibiscus, allium, phlox, indigo, lilac (17m)

thirtisixth (alder+titania)

bear, moose, squirrel, coyote (14m)

thirtiseventh (alder+titania)

lizard, frog, toad, newt, iguana, salamander, turtle, chameleon, gecko, tortoise (10m)

thirtieighth (pigeon+titania)

amaranth, foxglove, lotus, heather, oleander (7m)

thirtininth (alder+titania)

shine, glow, glimmer, twinkle, shimmer (2m)

[iamblue15]

Moditrix AU: Favorite Aliens Best to Least

Dipper

1# Grey Matter

2# Humongusaur

3# Ampfibian

4# Blitzwolfer

5# Shocksquatch

6# Brainstorm

7# XLR8

8# NRG

9# Wildvine

10# Ball Weevil

Mabel

1# Chromastone

2# Grey Matter

3# Wildmutt

4# Fasttrack

5# Bloxx

6# Cannonbolt

7# Buzzshock

8# Upchuck

9# Humongusaur

10# Ditto

Raz

1# Jetray

2# Heatblast

3# Clockwork

4# Gravattack

5# Feedback

6# Cannonbolt

7# Echo Echo

8# Way Big

9# Ball Weevil

10# Spider Monkey

Lili

1# NRG

2# Chromastone

3# Four Arms

4# Wildvine

5# Buzzshock

6# Astrodactyl

7# Whampire

8# Grey Matter

9# Snare-Oh

10# Chamalien

Coraline

1# Diamondhead

2# Big Chill

3# XLR8

4# Swampfire

5# Ampfibian

6# Grey Matter

7# Rath

8# Echo Echo

9# CrashHopper

10# Water Hazard

Wybie

1# Upgrade

2# Brainstorm

3# Feedback

4# Lodestar

5# Spider Monkey

6# Articguana

7# Nanomech

8# Stinkfly

9# Ball Weevil

10# Ripjaw

Norman

1# Goop

2# Big Chill

3# Echo Echo

4# Frankenstrike

5# XLR8

6# Ripjaw

7# Wildvine

8# Snare-Oh

9# Eye Guy

10# Terraspin

Neil

1# Four Arms

2# Cannonbolt

3# Kickin' Hawk

4# Wildmutt

5# Brainstorm

6# Fasttrack

7# Upchcuk

8# Armodrillo

9# Articguana

10# Bloxx