#marble critters

[fireyartccoon]

might have accidentally cooked up another AU

but hey, it’s sonic related and it is Friday, so why not

For context they are these things called Marble Critters I made a long while back, basically just pokemon but instead of pokeballs you use magical marbles, totally not an outcome after little me made too many fakemon and came up with the idea to make them their own thing

Sonic is a bunkgehog, which are supposed to be skinny and practically rabid, but made an exception for Sonic since I had no other hedgehog marble critters, so no need to worry about cannibalistic tendencies, yet

meanwhile Tails is a Kitdrop, which are supposed to have three tails, so technically in this au the twin tails are a downgrade, at least the little dude can still fly, so he has that going for him

I’m still developing this AU and honestly planning to have it be somewhat of a crossover instead of a roleswap like I usually do, to include regular marble critters and other characters from the original thing

I’ll probably post more about this some other time when I have more drawings to show, until then, have a great weekend

[palecadaver]

THEY'RE ANIMALS NOW.

[critter-catcher]

I'm a bit late for Halloween, but meet the Marbled Orb weaver! They're also known as pumpkin spiders thanks to that vibrant orange coloring and because by October they've grown in size after feasting on insects all summer long!

They're fairly docile as long as they don't feel threatened, and as with most orb weavers aren't venomous enough to cause significant harm to humans, though you still shouldn't handle them unless you know what you're doing.

[coolattasclown]

thinking of posting more kindling stuff... maybe making its own story ^_^

[galateasfire]

In celebration of my last reblog. The Marbled Salamander. Very rare, very cute.

[deathbyfalldamage]

(BECOME TIIMMM!!!)

I've never heard someone use "get good",,, But!! Yeah I'm so glad I'm not scared of spiders anymore! I also love bug grabbing,,

- 💜 anon

"I heard it from somewheres a long time ago. Perhaps you should go bug catching, as long as you know your dangerous and don't grab for them."

[hitthemutt]

awesomest tim wright headcanon: he was the weird kid when he was in elementary/middle school and he used to wear the masky mask to like, roleplay wolves or something

[voice-of-illogical-sense]

I can just imagine the skittering sounds it would make in the dark

that’s a whole man.

[nonhapiupareti]

[ask-the-pioneer]

Based on this little thing:

It shows us that we are there physically, so what are we exactly? An overseer?

Yes, I like to think Marbles receives and interacts with your messages via overseers, but it depends on the context, too.

Sometimes Anons can be depicted as slugcats, or scavengers, or other critters - whichever works best at the time.

[ihaveforgortoomany]

God Im addicted to the critter stuff lmao, theres three idiots and yes imma make more orng ones.

General theory list for 2.2:

Urd/ White Stone House (White Marble House) speculation

Karson/Duncan "Rose by any other name" Theory

Igor and Urd

What was Igor doing speculation

Zeno, the vaccum bomb and the battle before the Storm

Currently i will keep the revamp to these topics because yeah this patch story is ROUGH, but has alot of important lore that might be important for later

[critter-catcher]

Was wandering around the other day and found a bunch of baby orb weavers! They definitely look like marbled orb weavers, but they're pretty small so it's a bit difficult to tell. Still they're absolutely lovely :)

[coolattasclown]

Thinking about the guy ever... I feel like Olmi would have a bit of an interesting dynamic with the other characters so im gonna put how they would feel about em down below . for funnies

Marmors in general: Olmi's relationship with the marmors is a bit complicated. On one hand they should feel grateful, because they would've died in space had their spaceship not been taken in. Plus if they find their planet's location, Olmi will be reunited with his family and people. But on the other, the marmors treat them like a toy or a pet almost. In the vault they're kind of treated as entertainment for the marmors, only getting a window into the other room or hall after asking many, many times. They're not seen as equals and they don't like it very much. Plus, once they escape their cell and learn of whats happening to Teegarden and what the marmors do to the planets they find, Olmi is less trusting of them.

Ward: Too big. But pretty calm and quiet, much like olmi. I think between the two humans, Olmi would trust Ward a bit more just because he's more straightforward with his words than Oscar, and more serious.

Oscar: I imagine Oscar talks quickly and he talks a lot, which makes it a bit hard for Olmi to understand him sometimes. They see Oscar as an older sibling like Olmi themself, based on the care he shows for Alcor, and they find their relationship familiar to Olmi's with his family and younger siblings.

Holly: Olmi finds Holly very confusing. When they first meet they assume he's human like the other two, but I don't think they would fully grasp the shapeshifting. Both of their cultures seem to kind of be based around helping the planet/stewarding the ecosystems (I'm not too sure for Teegarden, but based on what we know, how helpful they are to each other, etc. I think it makes sense to say that) so I think they can relate to that. After Olmi learns about what is happening on Teegarden they would want to help, maybe because they don't want to see a planet with life so similar to their own get extinguished.

Ecliptica: I'm not sure if Olmi would know Ecliptica very well. From the way Oscar talks about her I think they'd gather that she is the leader of the marmors, and by extension Olmi wouldn't be super fond of her. Plus based on her treatment of Oscar I think Ecliptica would see Olmi based on their usefulness to her.

Sculptor: Pretty much the same for the rest of the marmors, although because sculptor is actively trying to find where their planet is by going through their memories, collaborating with other marmor ships maybe, etc., they feel the need to try and stop him, as well as stopping him from hurting others within the vault.

Alcor: scary . its like a marmor but their size. hate. but also kind of reminds them of their younger siblings in a way, so they mostly just avoid him.

[pupsmailbox]

RACCOON ID PACK

NAMES︰ april. bandit. bear. berry. biscuit. bolt. boo. cinder. claw. clementine. critter. cub. dumpling. gizmo. gus. hollow. kat. kit. marbles. marblez. mask. may. meeko. mika. mischief. nocturne. orion. panda. procyon. randall. randy. rascal. rigby. river. rj. rocket. rocky. rouge. scratch. shadow. smokey. stan. stripe. stripes. teddy. tom. tommy. trash. trunk. tycoon. waffles. zippy.

PRONOUNS︰ band/band. bandit/bandit. berry/berrie. bite/bite. burrow/burrow. bush/bush. claw/claw. climb/climb. cub/cub. cyon/cyon. den/den. dex/dex. dusk/dusk. explore/explore. fur/fur. gnaw/gnaw. goob/goob. goof/goof. grab/grabby. grey/grey. growl/growl. kit/kit. mask/mask. mischief/mischief. notorious/notorious. panda/panda. pattern/pattern. paw/paw. pebble/pebble. rac/rac. racc/racc. raccoon/raccon. raccoon/raccoon. ring/ring. screech/screech. scurry/scurry. sly/sly. sneak/sneak. sneaky/sneaky. tail/tail. tanuk/tanuk. trash/trash. trashpanda/trashpanda. wood/wood. 🌳. 🐾. 🦝. 🗑️. 

[ratbugs]

B O O ! have some spooky critters to get into the spirit of the haloween season!

marbled orb weaver or pumpkin spider (Araneus marmoreus) photos by Will Thomas

ghost garden spider (Hibana gracilis) photos by Kim Fleming

pumpkin toadlet (Brachycephalus ephippium) photos by Edélcio Muscat

batwing coral crab (Carpilius corallinus) photos by Florent Charpin and Scott Jones

blue-fang skeleton tarantula (Ephebopus cyanognathus) photos by Hervé Galliffet

pumpkin patch tarantula (Hapolopus sp. Colombia) photos by Tempisch and Tarantula Collective

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credit/references (in order):

https://bugguide.net/node/view/589695

https://bugguide.net/node/view/717663/bgpage

https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgeographic.com%2Fanimals%2Farticle%2Fnew-pumpkin-toadlet-species-found-glows-in-the-dark&t=ZDVhOTUwMTE4ZWQ2MmU0YzdhNjFjMWFjZjJlZmY2NGFjYzAxODJiZCw2MGU4ZjI5OWNjZTA3N2VlNDc1Y2JhOGNkYjUwODAzZDFlODAzNjFl&ts=1725731996

https://gizmodo.com/glowing-pumpkin-toadlet-cant-hear-its-own-tiny-scream-1846782367

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/409511

https://reefguide.org/carib/pixhtml/batwingcoralcrab2.html

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145399288

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/pumpkin-patch-tarantula/

https://www.thetarantulacollective.com/caresheets/hapolopus-sp-colombia

[localcatmutt]

Why must I live inside this large, heavy and fleshy vessel that lumbers slowly on two long legs. It is naked, furless, and oh so cold.

Useless.

I need to be a 10lbs kitty cat, stood on 4 proportionate paws. With the ability to have zoomies in tall, towering grass.

Instead of these blunt, scoop-like nails, I must be equipped with curled claws that can hook onto small little critters I'll later feast upon.

My square herbivorous teeth, should have been pointy carnivorous fangs, built for tearing into flesh. Not for grinding down bitter, bloodless plant matter.

My round, immobile, satellite-like ears should have been sprouted from the top of my head, cone like, able to swivle towards all sounds.

The hideous face that I see, in my dreadful reflection should have been molded with a square elongated snout, unlike the flat, smooshed complexion i was cursed with.

What a tragedy. Imprisoned in this living abomination that i am. If only i could chisel away at the errors as though it were marble or stone. But alas... it is flesh, and guts and bone. Nothing can change it.

//im bored af and poeticly species dysphoric today// wee woo....