#new discovery

[pixelarthropods]

Thanks to some of tumblr post mentioning those bug species! I retweeted those ones I saw!

Meet these beautiful beetles that exist including the new discovered beetle Excastra albopilosa!

American carrion beetle (Silpha americana), giant stag beetle (Lucanus elaphus), Dynastes grantii and Macrodontia Cervicornis!

I hope you guys like it ^^

[snazzystarlight]

Okay, one last synesthesia collage for now! This is "New Discovery," my favorite song by The Crane Wives! All the flowers and the textures were so much fun!

[This piece is looking for a home]

[reality-detective]

This video, went viral on many social media sites. It is claimed that in this new mineral, which somehow holds an electric charge.

Users demonstrate this by creating sparks, as well as connecting them with wires, which, as it turns out, power LED lights.

Supposedly it was discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, these stones have generated considerable interest, as such a stone is likely to change batteries and energy storage systems forever.

"We don't know of any mechanism that would support such a phenomenon," Yaoguo Li, a geophysics professor at the Colorado School of Mines, told the AP. 🤔

[thebest-medicine]

9. 23. 5. With Lee! Deku and Ler! Sero?

Prompt 9 - "Did you just... laugh?"

Prompt 23 - "Wait a minute, you're not ticklish, are you?"

Prompt 5 - "No, I'm just- uh- sensitive."

A/N: I think sero would be a really fun and good ler!!! need to write more of him!

…

“Did you just… laugh?” Sero asked from beside Midoriya, who he had been trying to help get a knot out of his back.

“Nohoho- sorry! I’m fihihine.” Izuku smiled, shaking his head lightly. “You’re fine!”

Sero hesistanted, then smiled. “Wait a minute, you’re not ticklish, are you, Midoriya?”

“Ha- what?!” Midoriya’s eyes widened, he turned to face him. “No! I —uh, no, I’m just… uh- sensitive.” He finished lamely with a weak smile.

Sero took him in, considering for a moment before he grinned. “I think you are.” He said as he shot out a band of tape, getting a quick grip on both of Midoriya’s arms and pulling them off to the side.

“No, wait! Sero!” Midoriya blushed. “Okay- maybe just a little bit- you don’t have to do all thiHIHIS!” He ended in a laugh as Sero squeezed his now unprotected side.

“Yep - definitely ticklish. In fact, very ticklish, it seems.”

Izuku blushed further, shaking his head and he squirmed. “Okaahay fine I’m reheheally ticklish! Dohohohon’t!” He tried to dance out of the way of Sero’s fingers. “Pleheheheease!”

“Really ticklish, you say? Well now this, I gotta see.” Sero teased. “Plus, you just lied to me ten seconds ago! You have to be punished, don’t you agree?” He chuckled as he drew back the tape holding Izuku’s wrists and pulled it behind his own neck, drawing Midoriya back against his chest.

“Wait- SerohohoHOHOHO NO! Don’t- ahHHH! I’m sorryheheeHEHEEHEHHEE!” Midoriya wailed, giggling madly as Sero tickled his ribs. His fingers ventured down to scribble on his stomach and pinch his sides as well as up to wiggle under his arms. Izuku kicked wildly as he laughed, unable to contain his joyful but frantic laughter.

“Wow! You’re so ticklish, Midoriya! I had no idea- you’re like the most ticklish person I’ve ever met!” He laughed, finally stopping when Izuku’s laughter turned briefly silent.

Midoriya panted, smiling wide as his arms were unbound. “Ohohoh man- d-don’t tell anyone.” He whined. “I don’t need anyone to remind Kacchan...”

“I won’t tell them.” Sero smiled. “But if you find yourself in another ticklish situation… and there’s people around… well.. I can’t help ya there.” He winked, and Izuku blushed at the thought of being tickled in front of his classmates.

…

[more sentence starter fic prompts]

[other sentence starter fics]

[read this & further MHA drabbles on ao3]

[theantiazdarcho]

Inawentu oslatus’ paper came out and…. HOLY MOLY

[ciel-the-resident-weirdo]

k but like why do the crane wives have to emotionally destroy me with like every single song they release

how to rest, keep you safe, hard sell, new discovery, nothing at all, daydreamer, volta, nobody, empty page, and now with beyond beyond beyond i have to add scars, bitter medicine, predator, time will change you, black hole fantasy, and probably other ones im not thinking of to the list

THE CYCLE NEVER ENDS IM LOSING MY MIND WITH THIS ALBUM CRANE WIVES MY BELOVED

[sillysparklyspaghettios]

GENIUS IDEA: what if we fixed air pollution by turning all the carbon in carbon dioxide emissions into diamonds and become rich 😱😱😱😱🤯🤯🤯🤯🤔🤔🤔🤔😲😲😲😲

[beatheprincess]

Ok I JUST discovered a new japanese brand called "mezzo piano" and it fits into the kawaiisoftcutecore demographic and it's so cute I'm OBSESSED ALREADY!😭😭😭 i only see it being sold on depop shop, however I feel uncomfortable wearing "used" clothes :/ so is that the only option because I unfortunately see it sold nowhere else :[[[ I need more cute decora/kawaii soft clothes in my closet💗💗💗

[sugawara--san]

oh. OHHH.

[naturalist-doctor]

smash

❝ I--uhm... ❞

[ He looks flattered, blushing ear-to-ear. ]

[fisherfruity]

I DISCOVERED A NEVER BEFORE SEEN, NEVER BEFORE CAUGHT FISH IN FFXIV. See how to catch it here: https://youtu.be/RoATrN89RDk

[trashyswitch]

Day 25: New Discovery

The Krew are laying under the stars in the feywild. When Gideon teases Twig, she starts teasing him back with tickles. But...Gideon looks super confused. How has Gideon went this long without knowing what tickling is?!

Here's more fanfics! I hope you all enjoy!

[“The group are laying on the grass in a circle, admiring the pretty stars in the sky. You all notice that there were so many different colored stars in the feywild. Some of the stars looked white and yellow like regular stars, but other flowers were pink, blue, light purple, orange and green. What are you all doing?” Nikkie asked. 

Mace spoke up first. “I’m laying down between Kremy and Twig. Twig is laying on my left-” 

“And I’m lying on Gideon’s right.” Richie added. 

“Yeah. And I imagine he feels really happy and comfortable. He’s laying beside both of his favorite people in the world, and he couldn’t ask for more.” Mace described. 

“Alright.” Nikkie replied before switching to Twig’s voice.] 

“A week ago, I would’ve looked at these stars and thought ‘that looks familiar’. But…” Twig smiled. “Now I see how beautiful it really is.” 

Gideon smiled. “What’s changed in that time?” 

Twig thought for a moment. “Well…I’m not sure. Maybe this adventure is helping me appreciate my life more.” Twig admitted. 

“Makes sense.” Gideon responded. 

“Adventures tend to do that. Continuous exploring is really good for a person.” Frost admitted. 

“Though with that in mind, once in a while it’s nice to have a familiar place to stay and call home.” Kremy told them. 

“Yeah…Though sometimes you don’t have to be in a place to call home. If I’m ever feeling homesick, I’ll always pull out my whittling things and make myself something.” Gricko admitted. 

“My preferences are more…observant. I feel the happiest when I’m exploring and documenting my discoveries.” Frost admitted. 

“I feel more right at home when I’m cooking my favorite gumbos.” Kremy admitted. 

“Torbek doesn’t have a lot of happy moments…” Torbek admitted. “But…Torbek does feel happier when drunk.” Torbek explained. 

“I think I feel the most happy whenever I’m with Kremy.” Gideon admitted. 

Twig giggled. “What about me, silly?” Twig asked. 

Gideon smirked. “Well…Ya see, I would choose you bu-” 

[“Twig starts poking Gideon’s side.” Nikkie described.] 

Gideon threw his head back and wheezed. “BAHAHAhaha!” 

“Take it back! Take it back now!” Twig reacted. 

“OHOKAY, ITAKEITBACK! IHIHI TAHAKE IT BAHAHACK!” Gideon yelled. 

[“Oh geez, that was quick!” Nikkie reacted.] 

“Good.” Twig stopped poking him and laid back down. “And don’t forget it. Or else~” She wiggled her fingers at him. 

But Gideon looked at the fingers with pure confusion. “Uhhhh…What?” Gideon mumbled. 

“Or else I’ll make you regret it!” Twig replied, narrowing her eyes and wiggling her fingers more. 

Gideon stared at the wiggling fingers, completely unphased by them. “What…are you doing?” He asked. “What’s…” Gideon wiggled his own fingers at her, imitating her movements. “This?” 

Twig squeaked and widened her eyes. “Uh…” She mumbled. 

Gideon widened his eyes and gasped. “Whoa, did I scare ya?!” He asked. 

“No! No, you didn’t.” Twig replied, trying to hide her blush. 

Frost sat up and looked at Gideon. “What seems to be the problem?” 

“Twiggsy keeps doing this-” Gideon wiggled his fingers at him. “-to me. And I’m not sure why.” 

Frost sat up. “I see…Do you know what this-” Frost imitated. “-means?” 

“...No?” Gideon replied. 

“Ah…I think the problem is, he doesn’t understand the meaning behind the action.” Frost explained. “He doesn’t understand that this-” Frost wiggled his paws. “-correlates to tickling.” 

“Hold on…What’s the word?” Gideon asked. 

“The main word is called tickle. The action is called tickling.” Frost explained. 

“Tick-tickle-” Gideon let out a low laugh. “What the hell is that?!” 

Twig looked at Gideon. “Oh my…You really don’t know what tickling is?” She asked. 

Gideon raised an eyebrow. “Am I supposed to?” 

[“Shit, he really doesn’t know.” Andy muttered with a chuckle. 

Mace shrugged his shoulders. “I mean, if you know his backstory, then it makes sense that he wouldn’t really know what tickling is.” Mace mentioned. 

“Wasn’t he imprisoned by hobgoblins at about age 18?” Derek asked. “Did he not have a normal childhood?” 

“Well yeah, but…” Mace sighed. “We’ll just say that he forgets what tickling is for the sake of this story.” Mace decided. 

“But what about Kremy? Wouldn’t Kremy teach him what it is?” Mikey asked. 

“Well…” Kremy leaned into Mace’s ear and whispered something. 

Mace laughed a bit and nodded his head. “That makes so much sense…” Mace mentioned. 

“What?” Derek asked. 

Kremy giggled. “You’ll find out soon enough.”] 

“What’s this ‘tickle’ thing?” Gideon asked. 

“Tickling is one of the silliest activities ever!” Twig declared. 

“Well, that depends…” Frost spoke up. “Logically, tickling is the act of poking, squeezing or scratching a certain spot to make you laugh. It’s usually used as a form of child’s play between a parent and a child, or between siblings. However, it can also be a go-to activity for friends and lovers to show love or mischief.” Frost explained. 

“Uh huh…” Gideon turned to Twig. “So…when you poked my side and I started laughing, that was intentional?” He asked. 

“Yup!” Twig replied. 

[“I look down at his own side and start poking it, to try and make myself laugh.” Mace described.

Nikkie hung her head and laughed. “Of course you do…” 

Andy chuckled. “I mean, who HASN’T tried that?!”] 

  Gideon looked confused. “I don’t get it. When Twig did it, I couldn’t stop laughing. But when I do it…” Gideon kept poking. “It doesn’t work.” 

Frost nodded. “That’s normal. It is next to impossible to tickle yourself. Though I don’t know why you can’t, I do theorize it could be because your body knows it’s happening.” Frost explained. 

“Aww…” Gideon looked a little pouty. “So I have to ask if I want to be…” 

“Tickled?” Twig clarified. 

“Yeah.” Gideon pointed to Twig. “Tickled.” 

“You wanna be tickled?” Twig asked, gasping and smiling brightly. 

“I mean…if it isn’t a problem-” 

[“Twig jumps up and starts tickling you right away. No skipping a beat. Just dives right into it.” Nikkie described. 

“Damn!” Mace reacted. “Alright…”

“Need some help with that?” Richie started poking and tweaking his closest side.] 

“GaHAHAHA! Shihihihit!” Gideon jumped and covered up his sides. 

“Well…Looks like I should log this for later.” Frost admitted. 

[Derek grabbed his pencil and started mimicking writing something down on a piece of paper with his hand.] 

“FROHOHOST, YOU AHAHAHASS!” Gideon yelled at him. 

“Oh, my apologies. Was I not supposed to remember your ticklish spots?” Frost asked rather casually. 

“Awww! Your face is red! And I don’t think it’s just your skin color~” Twig teased. 

“NOHOHOhohoho!” Gideon covered his face and rolled onto his side. “Dohohon’t mahake fun of meeheehee!” Gideon whined.

Kremy almost dropped his jaw. Did Gideon just whine like a little kid?! “Ya know, I never imagined you to be ticklish.” Kremy admitted. “Like…ever.” 

“Who knew!” Twig cheered. “Now, I wonder what would happen if…” Twig brought her fingers to his belly. 

“Whehehere areyou- GaAAAHAHAHAHA!” Gideon shrieked and wheezed. 

“This is just getting cuter and cuter!” Twig reacted. 

Gideon slightly covered his mouth as a squeak left his mouth. “EEEEEK! OHO JEEHEEHEESUHUHUS!” Gideon shook his head and kicked his feet, trying desperately to hide his belly. 

“Sorry to interrupt…But Torbek is trying to understand something:” Torbek pointed to the flailing fire genasi. “Gideon did not know what tickling was until Miss Twig brought it up.” Torbek pointed to Kremy. “But Mr. Kremy and Mr. Gideon have been friends for maaany years now. Which means Mr. Kremy has never mentioned tickling to Mr. Gideon before.” Torbek continued. 

[“Oh shit!” Nikkie muttered. 

“Uh oh…” Richie muttered.] 

Kremy widened his eyes and looked at Torbek with a nervous look. “Uhhhh…” 

“But whyyyyy?” Torbek asked. 

[Mikey wheezed. “Oh my god…” He squealed. 

Derek was laughing and clapping his hands. “Coherent Torbek, is awesome.” He admitted.] 

Twig stopped tickling and looked up at Kremy. “Torbek has a good point!” Twig turned to Kremy. 

“Perhaps he’s scared that Gideon will get him back.” Frost mentioned. “Gideon is pretty strong.” Frost added.

Gricko smirked a bit. “Ooooooh! Maybe~” Gricko giggled as he looked at the fire genasi. “If that’s the case, then Kremy must be veeeeery ticklish.” Gricko teased.

[“I’m just trying my best to hide my face with the top hat.” Richie admitted, acting it out. 

“I get up and walk closer to Kremy.” Mace described. “Come on guys…Give the man a break.” Mace told them, patting Richie on the shoulder. 

Richie slowly lowered his hand.] 

“Th-Thanks Gid…” Kremy told him. 

“Cause only I’m allowed to get him!” Gideon declared. 

[“I start tickling him back.” Mace told the group, before tickling Richie. 

“NO!” Richie yelped and wheezed with laughter.] 

[thebest-medicine]

Day 21: New Discovery

Tickletober 2023 - Our Flag Means Death - Stede / Ed - lee!Ed

[see my other tickletober 2023 fics]

[read on AO3]

A/N: I’m weak for season 2 and I need soft sweet moments between them forever and ever. This is very late yes shhh #Tickletober2023butits2024

Words: 750

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Stede slowly blinked open his eyes. There was a warmth next to him, it felt so inviting. He reached out, clumsy with the fog of sleep, until his hand met the warm skin of Ed’s shoulder. He sighed, content, wrapping the arm further around his bedmate. Ed sleepily turned to face him, eyes closed with a smile on his face.

“G’mrning.” Ed mumbled. He reached up with one hand to run a thumb over Stede’s fingers.

Nestled in the blankets, they whispered stories and ideas with each other for a long, drawn-out half hour, during which Ed had the pleasure of Stede’s soft affection - a hand twirling his hair, fingers traipsing gently down his arms, it felt safe. It felt like home.

Stede scratched just behind Ed’s ear and he nearly let out a purr. Fingers glided down Ed’s neck, leaving a grin and a shiver in their wake.

Stede smiled fondly. “Ah, ticklish?”

“Dunno mate.” Ed shrugged, a bit impeded by their current position. “I guess.”

Stede raised a brow, smile somehow both terribly endeared and a yet little sad. “You don’t know?”

Ed mumbled a confirmation, nuzzling a bit closer to Stede.

“Right, right. Who would try to tickle the great Blackbeard, hm?” Stede said, his eyes scanning down Ed’s body. He reached out cautiously, and brushed a finger, gentle and slow, over the skin just above Ed’s night pants, watching him with a blooming curiosity.

“Heh-” There was that shiver again, Ed’s eyes shooting open. They flicked from Stede’s hand to his face.

Stede’s smile was warm, playful. “I think you are, in fact…” Stede paused then. Ed was watching him, wide-eyed. Stede held his hand up. “Listen, say the word and I’ll stop, okay? Is it alright if I give it a try?”

Ed felt warmth blossoming along his cheeks. He rolled his eyes and looked up at the ceiling, wriggling onto his back and pulled his arms up over his head. “Sure, mate. Go nuts.”

But, loyal to the gentle nature of their morning, Stede did not in fact ‘go nuts’. Instead, he traced a few fingers, soft and wiggling, across Ed’s stomach.

Ed’s stomach sunk beneath the touch, sucking in as he snickered out a laugh. His arms twitched with the desire to pull down and protect himself. “Ehehe, Stede.”

Stede paused. “Is that you asking me to stop?”

Ed squeezed his eyes shut, blocking out the sensation a bit with the added benefit of not having to watch Stede watching him. “Did I say stop?” He answered after a few beats.

“No, you didn’t.” Stede hummed, pleased, and then Ed gasped as fingers pinched lightly at each of his sides. He sucked in a breath, wobbly with near laughter.

“Ticklish anywhere else, hmm?” Stede asked, trailing his fingers up to poke gently along Ed’s ribs.

He squirmed at that, wriggling side to side in an effort to alleviate the sensation and keep the tangle of laughter building up inside him, well, inside. It was a hopeless endeavor by the time Stede’s fingers traced their way up, up, up… Two fingers touched down in the center of each armpit and Ed’s arms came crashing down with a giggly shout of surprise.

“Oh! Oh shit. Ehehe— wait!” Ed giggled, and Stede pulled back right away.

“Alright there?” Stede asked with a bemused but cautious smile.

“Fine. Heh, just kinda, surprising.” He mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck when he could get his arms peeled away from his sides. “Feels… weird.”

“Oh, it’s all in good fun. I know plenty of folks don’t like it though, I won’t do it again—”

“No! No.” Ed stammered. He took a breath, and a few ghosts of giggles slipped out. “It’s, uh, good fun, yeah, like you said.”

Stede practically beamed at him. “Mm.” He ran a hand gently down the side of Ed’s face, tracing along that chin he loved.

Ed’s heart nearly swelled from the sweetness of the moment. He thought it might burst. An out, quickly. “What about you, then, hm?”

Stede raised an eyebrow.

“Are you ticklish?” Ed smirked.

Stede’s nervous grin and blush were answer enough.

Soon, they were scrambling about the bed with laughter and shrieks and wiggling fingers. It would be a while before either of them received any morning briefing from the crew.

[johnschneiderblog]

Close to home

Sharon and I were back at Leek Cemetery Wednesday morning, communing with daughter Jessica and her neighbors and clearing the last of the leaves from around her headstone.

We were walking toward a wooded strip beyond the edge of the turf to toss the debris when the headstone you see in this photo caught my eye. It marks the grave of Marybeth Horton (1962-2022).

As you can see, the headstone features a large photo of a house, along with the words, “The Home that Marybeth Built.”

Something clicked in my mind. Hadn’t I seen that house before …? Of course I had. It’s the very house that stands in the background of this photo.

Obviously somebody wanted to keep Marybeth close to home.

[mythbringer-mayhem]

TODAY I HAVE DISCOVERED THE ACORN WEEVIL

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY

[justjenny-bot]

Pinkie’s Infinite Craft Adventure! #2

I thought I’d take a small detour from pineapples (because there’s a lot believe me). This one was chosen by my friends and I’m glad because I had a great time drawing this one.

And look, not shit art!