#next one i make will be smaller

[dailypokemoncrochet]

Jan-New-Ary Day 6! 7h15! Technically started yesterday but my sleep schedule has been slowly creeping later in the day, so even though it feels like day 5 to me, it is almost noon on the 6th lol This crochet makes me think of how in Legends Arceus there's larger Alpha Pokemon because this one ended up being at a slightly larger scale than expected. Mostly because I wanted to do the head and eyes a certain way and they ended up on the bigger side, but also one of the yarns I used is thicker than the others.

[planetformer-central]

Hush and Soundwave for the win.

[surreal-duck]

@midoyuzuweek day 1 | theme scout / firsts

toyland and dollhouse outfits u will always mean the world to me. honestly wasnt sure on how to do the background ngl

[bahamutgames]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Switch (December 7, 2018)

[dirtyoldmanhole]

so uh. i generally got a lot of stuff in the works, right.

guess. what else is happening :))))) :3c

[bestanimal]

Round 2 - Arthropoda - Thecostraca

(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)

Thecostraca is is a class of crustaceans, many of which have planktonic larvae which become sessile or parasitic as adults. The most well-known group are the Barnacles (subclass Cirripedia), but Thecostraca also includes the parasitic Ascothoracida, and the mysterious Facetotecta.

Facetotecta, comprising only the genus Hansenocaris, are known only from their larvae (image 3) and adults have yet to be recognized, though some scientists believe they may actually be larval tantulocaridans.

Ascothoracidans are parasites of echinoderms and cnidarians. Most genera are meso and endoparasitic (living inside the host) while some are ectoparasitic (living on the outside of the host). They are similar in anatomy to copepods, with six pairs of legs, an abdomen with four segments, a telson, and a bivalved carapace. They feed on their host via piercing and sucking mouthparts, and some more advanced species also absorb nutrients through the carapace. They are sexually dimorphic, in many cases so much so that the smaller males will live inside the larger female’s mantle cavity.

Barnacles (subclass Cirripedia) are more well-known than other Thecostracans. Adult barnacles are sessile filter feeders, except for the infraclass Rhizocephala, which are parasites of other crustaceans. Barnacles attach themselves to a surface as adults, be that a rock, the shell of a mollusc, a ship, or a large animal such as a whale. They come in two common forms: acorn barnacles which grow their shells directly on a surface (image 4) and goose barnacles which attach themselves via a stalk (image 1). Barnacles have a carapace made of six calcareous plates, with a lid made of four more plates. They attach themselves to the substrate by means of a cement gland at the base of their antennae. Eight pairs of thoracic limbs, called cirri, extend from the carapace to filter plankton from the water and bring it towards the mouth. The hairs on these limbs are very sensitive to touch, and help the barnacle sense the world around them. They also have three simple eyes (ocelli) which can sense changes in light, allowing them to close their plates quickly if a shadow is detected.

Thecostracans have nauplius larvae, characterised by a head with antennules, antennae, mandables, and a single eye, three pairs of limbs, a carapace, and a telson. Barnacle larvae are brooded by the parent until their first moult, after which they are released to swim freely using setae.

The oldest known thecostracan fossil is dated from the Middle Cambrian. Traces of the parasitic forms have been dated from the Cretaceous.

Propaganda under the cut:

Barnacles have the longest penis (relative to body size) of any living animal. You can see it in action in the above gif and in this video.

Most barnacles are not parasitic (other than hitching a ride) and usually do no harm to the large animals they attach to. An overload of barnacles tends to be a symptom of an underlying issue, such as the animal being unable to shed its skin. Non-professionals scraping or pulling barnacles off of whales and turtles often does more harm than good for the affected animal!

12th-18th Century Europeans thought that Brants and Barnacle Geese emerged, fully formed, from Goose Barnacles. Gerald of Wales claimed to have seen the birds hanging down from pieces of timber, William Turner accepted the theory, and John Gerard claimed to have seen the birds emerging from their shells. In County Kerry, until relatively recently, Catholics abstaining from meat during Lent could still eat this bird because it was considered a fish.

As filter-feeders, barnacles play an important role in the ecosystem: not only for transferring nutrients up the food chain, but also for keeping the water clean.

When a barnacle chooses its home, it produces a biological glue made of six different proteins. While the glue hardens, it accumulates limestone salts, turning into a concrete-like shell. Barnacle glue is six times stronger than any manmade glue. Scientists are trying to replicate this glue for use in the fields of engineering, construction and medicine, where it can be used as a biological sealant during or post-surgery.

[whispering-kavka]

friends i love crocheting so much . why does it hurt me so

[officialpenisenvy]

i do feel like my packers are just progressively getting bigger

[manasurge]

Mourynn in her Orchid outfit during the early years! (albeit a bit modified bc I didn't want to draw feet or the swirly things, thus made up shoes for her instead. Which still works as she gets heels later uwu). I'm also aware I never do the Sylvari glow right, but I don't want to overwhelm the ref with so much glow so I only did the extremities, but technically I think it would reach all the way along the leaves and such. Just pretend it's doing that. I also decided to permanently give her the Orchid wingies as part of her body since they thematically match her wrist/ankle appendages (as I have all of that for the sake of her Leafy Seadragon inspirations) + will appear on her Mordy Scion form as well (aka any leaves with the dark blue = part of body/appendages/hair, any other colour/hue = outfit). I actually had wanted them originally on her custom outfit, but changed it back then and now I have put it back again, hehe (so aesthetically they look different than the actual armour version too to match everything else). Lineart and transparent under the cut

I just use need the transparent one for her Toyhouse profile thing

[rowenabean]

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[soni-dragon]

cadence and shining armor, been doodling a lot of these guys the past few weeks :)

[julesnichols]

Snowpiercer (2020) & Silo Parallel Shots

[magnolia-miraculous]

I know that I’ve been dead for like eight months and there’s absolutely no precursor to this on my blog but,,

I can’t stop thinking about the whole “Plagg replaces Adrien’s arm” possibility for the All Left AU, and more specifically the fact that it wouldn’t be safe for Adrien to hold food in that arm bc it would mysteriously go missing.

[gingerrhd]

Inktober 2024 day 6

Not so much rare pair but definitely falling into rare media to see these days

[your-fave-is-bi]

Man. I have this moment always after a friends hangout like this but it is so special and nice to have a friend group like ours. Where we just do these things together. We show up in sweatpants to each others’ apartments n we bring snacks n drinks n we chill n crack jokes and new inside jokes form from all of it and we share things that were very fundamental to who we are and just aaah. And we just do that. We get together n we just do that.

The fact that I know these people like me and like being around me and think im funny or worth the time to listen to the trivia i have abt this or that. Its so nice. And it feels so rare to have as someone with like. All my undiagnosed but definitely there stuff.

And yet it is. This friend group exists. And we share stuff and we respect each other and we love one another and just. Aaaahh. Fwiendship…

[curiosityschild]

I started working on the preprinted canvas that has been intimidating me!

I picked this up last year like awww how cute, pulled it out a few weeks ago and suddenly realized it is much more freeform than I am comfortable with. All I get are outlines D: it doesn't even come with premixed paint. There is a small example finished product on the packaging and a color mixing guide and that's about it. So I've been scared to start.

But! I have learned a trick recently to getting started with painting projects and that is to lay down a base coat! That way you remove the hypothetical (anxiety-inducingly unattainable) perfection without "ruining" it. Because...I know the branches and the pinecones are going to be brown. So I paint them brown. Like I can only do one color and one layer at a time so I have to start with some kind of brown. And then from there it's so much easier to add one more color at a time.

So... that's what I'll do. One color at a time.