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[mrultra100]

Ultra's End-of-Year Recap: Electric Boogaloo

Given how little I think of just how much more insane things can get with each passing year, I really wasn’t expecting how my blog was gonna go in 2022, but after joining an ask blog (Kudos to @another-silly-mixels-blog ), now having little more than 80 followers on here, being a major player in spreading the good word on what’s basically the biggest event in paleomedia in the last few years, and my writing and art skills getting significantly better this year…

I should really give these things more thought, huh? Regardless, I should still celebrate all of the good that came tumbling towards this silly blog of mine. Just like last year, I’m capping off ‘22 with a special ‘lil recap of the biggest events to happen to the Ultra Barrier Reef (And that’s a far better name than what this blog was named originally). Seriously, alot has happened this year, and I really couldn’t be more thankful for all of the support I’ve gotten over the years, both from fans and close friends of mine. You are all amazing! I know I said something like it last time (Maybe?), but consider this my early Christmas present, from me to you.

I posted 1,622 times in 2022

209 posts created (13%)

1,413 posts reblogged (87%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@mrultra100 (That's me!)

@bogleech

@master-of-gaburincho

@marinebiologyfacts

@thesketchyside

I tagged 1,027 of my posts in 2022

Only 37% of my posts had no tags

#ultra ramblings - 243 posts (Again, I had alot of stupid things to say this year)

#pokemon - 234 posts (Since TWO mainline games came out in the same year, this tag was bound to increase, more than usual)

#prehistoric planet - 140 posts (Anyone remember Alien Worlds? I don't, so watch PHP instead. Make Hank proud)

#pokemon scarlet and violet - 119 posts (Are these games fairly buggy? Yes, yes they are. That still isn't gonna stop me from enjoying what's basically Sun and Moon, but ramped up to 11)

#halloween - 119 posts (Still 2Spooky4U)

#ultra-ween - 116 posts (This was the first time since 2019 that I partook in a monthly drawing challenge. One hell of a trip, lemme tell ya)

#bugsnax - 89 posts (While not as big as all of the Pokemon stuff, the Bigsnax DLC sure did help this one grow a bit)

#my artz - 88 posts (Probably my biggest achievement this year; My art has gotten BETTER)

#johnny test - 60 posts (I'm pretty sure that the 2021 revival is now dead in the water, no thanks to Netflix's legal fucknuttery. Sure as hell ain't gonna stop me from getting ideas for my own hypothetical reboot. Also, there sure were alot of V-Marys tossed around)

#mixels - 56 posts (Part of it involved me joining an ask blog dedicated to this show. It's as fun as it sounds)

Longest Tag: 101 characters

#give me a cinderella stuffing her face with food and a feral fairy godmother who contemplated murder!

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

When people are making so much fanart and memes of your show, it gets slingshotted into the spotlight, you know you’ve made it as a spiritual successor to one of the biggest cornerstones of paleomedia.

Also, Ken Ham can cry me a river.

177 notes - Posted May 29, 2022

It still boggles my mind that, of all things to happen this year, we got femboy pterosaurs. I'm all here for it, especially if it makes out-of-touch creationists drown in their own tears. Ken Ham must've made a whole ocean of them at this point.

#4

Managed to snag one of the 15 second teasers!

211 notes - Posted May 19, 2022

I understand that this was posted during the PHP hype train, but how did this blew up? Not that I'm complaining or anything, I'm just curious.

#3

"It is a lovely morning in Late Cretaceous Mongolia, and you are a horrible Deinocheirus"

240 notes - Posted March 2, 2022

Of all the many pieces that I made over the course of the year, this might just be my crowning jewel.

#2

CHINCHOU (Unovan Form)

Angler Pokemon

Electric/Ghost

Ability: Shadow Tag/Lightning Rod- Prankster (HA)

“First found within the Unovan abyss, this variant of Chinchou has evolved more bioluminescent lures to attract prey. Not only can these lights attract prey, they leave them in a daze, as if they’re under a trance. When its prey gets close enough, Unovan Chinchou delivers a powerful discharge that stuns them. It’s said that the main source of Unovan Chinchou’s bioluminescence is souls, preferably, the souls of its prey.”

STOMIGHTURN

Abyssal Lure Pokemon

Electric/Ghost

Ability: Shadow Tag/Lightning Rod- Prankster (HA)

“Due to the extreme circumstances of the deep sea, along with competition from other Pokemon, the Chinchou of the Unova region evolve into Stomighturn. Having grown in size, Stomighturn uses the same hunting techniques as its previously-evolved form, only with much more bioluminescent lures. Along with a long barbel that hangs from its lower jaw, parts of Stomighturn’s own skeleton now appear on the creature’s hide, being charged with 1.21 gigawatts of ghastly electricity. This strange beast now requires living prey, as it’s been known to swallow them whole, both their body and soul, with its elastic stomach being capable of trapping prey. This species was first discovered when scientists came across one while testing a bathysphere”

Unovan Chinchou evolves into Stomighturn when at level 27

After seeing @bogleech talking about how Chinchou was a better design than Lanturn, I decided to make a regional form for the lil’ guy, along with adding a new evolution that does both the it and the creatures that it’s based on justice.

258 notes - Posted March 29, 2022

How can you screw up making a deep-sea fish? Some chump at GameFreak somehow messed it up when they made Lanturn a thing, so I just had to do my own take on it.

My #1 post of 2022

ALL ABOARD THE PP HYPE TRAIN!

513 notes - Posted April 22, 2022

If I can be honest with myself, this whole was my Prehistoric Planet Arc. It basically was for alot of people, let's not kid ourselves.

At the end of the day, this was one of the biggest years for the Ultra Barrier Reef. Given that the blog is turning 5 next year, who knows what's gonna happen next? Well, that's the fun part. Down in these shitpost-infested waters, you never know what surprises could bubble up to the surface.

Speaking of surprises, I got an extra-special piece coming up to cap the year off. While you should expect to see that in the next few days, things are gonna be a bit slower for the rest of the year (Mainly due to me taking some time off.).

With all of that said, thank you all so much for the continued support, and I'll be rising back up from the depths next year. Happy Holidays, folks!

[jimabernethy]

#Repost from the incredible conservationist... @barrelbag @download.ins --- The star of this week's #MarineLifeMonday, octopuses! Let's share some octopus facts: 1) The plural of octopus is octopuses, not octopi. 2) Octopuses have three hearts. Two of the hearts work exclusively to move blood beyond the animal’s gills, while the third keeps circulation flowing for the organs. 3) Octopus arms have a mind of their own. Two-thirds of an octopus’ neurons reside in its arms, not its head. As a result, the arms can problem solve how to open a shellfish while their owners are busy doing something else, like checking out a cave for more edible goodies. 4) Octopus ink doesn’t just hide the animal. The ink also physically harms enemies. 5) After mating, it’s game over for octopuses. Mating and parenthood are brief affairs for octopuses, who die shortly after. 6) Octopuses are really old. The oldest known octopus fossil belongs to an animal that lived some 296 million years ago, during the Carboniferous period 7) Octopuses have blue blood. To survive in the deep ocean, octopuses evolved a copper rather than iron-based blood called hemocyanin, which turns its blood blue. This copper base is more efficient at transporting oxygen than hemoglobin when the water temperature is very low and not much oxygen is around. #marinelifefacts #marineanimals #marinelife #oceanlife #echinoderms #oceanfacts #marineconservation #marinebiologyfacts #saveourseas #saveouoroceans #octopus #oceanconservation https://www.instagram.com/p/CKg2ZYNh6Q6/?igshid=1fbcosbeiy85d

[marias-studyblr]

Hi , do you know any studyblrs related to biology or marine biology?

Hi! Here are the ones I was able to find:

Bioblrs:

@study-latte - Kim, genetics major

@sootudying - Hannah, biology major, pre-pharmacy

@oh-my-genetics - biology student in Vienna, Austria

@bio-studyblr - Lisa, biology Bachelor 4th Semester

@studyneurons -  Kate, premed studying biology

@arctic-biologist - 3rd year studying Wildlife Biology and Conservation at UAF

@elephantsremember - Emma, Zoology and Conservation university student 

@studying-zoo -doing a Bachelor of Science double majoring in Zoology and Biological Science

@study-with-m - Marissa, biology major 

Marine biology studyblrs I only found these! Rare folks!

@oceanknowledge - with a degree in marine biology at Newcastle University

@studentsparrow -  Sparrow, studying Ecology, Evolution and Behavior in college, minoring in Marine Biology

@mermaid-studies - Alice, marine biology student, second year marine vertebrate zoology student at Bangor University (inactive since February :c)

@marinebio-psych-studies - Maggie, high school junior soon to be Marine Biology Major and Psychology Minor (was only active during January :c)

Not studyblr but only marine biology content:

@breathinginbiology - Texas A&M University biology and animal science undergrad

@anoceanloverworld 

@marinebiologysource - future marine biologist

@cephalogodess - Taryn, studying marine biology & neuroscience

@marinebiologyfacts -  degree in Marine Biology, shares information and facts about marine life

Bonus: people who happen to study biology because of their course work (I don’t how longer they will study it):

@motivayytion -  Rainey, grade 11 interested in biology

@muststudy - recently finished A-levels in biology

@dragons-studies -  Sofia, AP biology student

@studylilium - Lilium

@chrissiestudies - Christine

@n0tesworthy - Judith

@sirenestudies - Mallika, AP biology student

@studyhard-getgrades - Emily, IB student

@milkstudy - Sherry, AP biology student

@chronicles-and-studies - college sophomore, studying biology in premed

@studyain - Ain, pre med Biology student  

Active blogs who can relate: tag yourselves so I can add you!

[missmariemariana]

hello! could you recommend some good marine biology type blogs? i need more sea on my dash haha. thanks, i love your blog!

Thank you anon! And of course! Here are a few marine biology/sea/whale blogs that i follow:

@tired-seas, @noaasanctuaries, @montereybayaquarium, @worldofwhales, @marinebiologyfacts, @marinebiologysource, @marine-bio-stuff, @wild-oceans, @kohola-kai, @californiatransients, @captdaveswhalewatchingsafari, @flukeprintphotography, @bluuespace, @cetacean-nation, @todropscience

Of course there is countless of other blogs out there about marine biology and seas, and I’m pretty shure that I’ve missed a lot of them, but ey… If anyone of you out there run a marine-biology/sea blog, or if you have more blogs to add to the list, then leave a like or reblog this!

[snowflakeeel]

hi Im wondering if you have any saltwater or mostly salt water blogs you recomend following, im intrested in fish, and i love bettas but they are 90% of what i see thank you! sorry if this is anoying and please tell noodle i love them ! i also love your blog!

Yeah fishblr is pretty saturated with bettas. which is fine but it’s also nice to see variety. 

I don’t know many saltwater fishblrs but i know a lot of sorta-general marine blogs if that makes sense? like… i don’t know many people who keep saltwater aquariums but i follow a lot of people who just post facts about saltwater fish/marine biology. 

im just gonna list a few in no particular order

@wart-speed-ahead @joelo432 and @letsgetsalty have/maintain saltwater tanks

@comiquarium does a lot of art for saltwater fish 

@marinebiologyfacts @marinebiologysource  @paleseacreatures @montereybayaquarium are more of the general marine biology/ocean aesthetic blogs

you could also check out the #reefblr and #fowlr tags and see if there’s anything there. also the marine biology, ocean, marine life tags for general saltwater fish. 

[feraluwu]

Idk if you were serious bout wanting to know more bout the ocean, but here are some amazing blogs: marinebiology-blog (aesthetic and info). Marinebiologyfacts (they have a thing where they post strange fish and facts about them) and gentlesharks

Oh yes I was! I'm actually really passionate about the ocean and want to become a marine biologist (despite my lack of blogging about it. I had a side blog for ocean critters but I stopped reblogging stuff to it)