#sailfish pointe

[mommydearestella]

Gregory Katz from ballen isles and Okeechobee Florida

Dashing Gregory Katz is my cousin. What kind of a dunce doesn't check on his cousin or call back with everything that has gone on? I wonder if that is what his father told him to do? MMM I wonder why? Maybe they know something that I do not? Do you think if someone tried to kill your cousin or nephew you might give them a call and check on them or return their telephone call?

[webwingalpha]

Huh, that was fast.

[gabe-sanders]

(via Sailfish Point Real Estate Market Report November 2023)

Sailfish Point Real Estate Market Report November 2023

[flightrising]

Resistance is futile.

Video description below the cut

Video Description:

Video set in a garden drawn in the style of Flight Rising. There are high hedges in the background and two wooden arches with rose bushes growing on them in the foreground. The video starts with a single Spiral dragon hatchling popping into view when the narrator says he's only going to get one. Then a Skydancer hatchling pops into view when he says he needs another one. This is followed by a Snapper hatchling showing up when he says he needs a third. Finally the narrator gives up and says he may as well get the full set and 19 more dragon hatchlings representing each breed of dragon currently available on Flight Rising pop up and take over the screen.

Transcript:

0:00 Okay.

0:00 I'm just gonna get one.

0:01All right.

0:02 It's just one, right.

0:02 How bad could one be?

0:04 It's not that expensive.

0:05 It's not, well, I mean, I have to get it a friend.

0:06 Right.

0:07 I mean, who's, who's he gonna talk to?

0:08 He's gonna get bored and, and you know what, if they get sick of each other, you know, they, they, they need a third guy and honestly I have three.

0:14 I might as well get the whole set, you know?

0:16 I mean, like, why, why not?

0:17 I mean, just, just, just complete it.

Dragons:

Aberration Hatchling: Leaf Slime/Vermilion Sludge/Black Kumo

Aether Hatchling: Bubblegum Flaunt/Orchid Flair/Cyan Stinger

Banescale Hatchling: Triple Ruby, Fern/Paisley/Fans

Bogsneak Hatchling: Radioactive Poison/Toxin, Red Capsule

Coatl Hatchling: Fire Cinder/Marigold Blaze/Umber Contour

Fae Hatchling: Fuchsia Starmap/Bubblegum Constellation/Rose Sparkle

Gaoler Hatchling: Orca Shaggy/Streak/Blossom

Guardian Hatchling: Sky Cherub/Pearl Striation/Navy Underbelly

Imperial Hatchling: Bronze Iridescent/Sunshine Shimmer/Gold Glimmer

Mirror Hatchling: Pumpkin Harlequin & Jester/Royal Ghost

Nocturne Hatchling: Grape Petals & Butterfly/Cantaloupe Runes

Obelisk Hatchling: Ivory Boulder/Latte Myrid/Umber Points

Pearlcatcher Hatchling: Yellow Fade & Blend/Sanddollar Polkadot

Ridgeback Hatchling: Copper Metallic & Alloy/Metals Circuit

Sandsurge Hatchling: Rust Sailfish & Marlin/Aqua Augment

Skydancer Hatchling: Peach Pinstripe & Trail/Wisteria Glowtail

Snapper Hatchling: Brown Skink/Dirt Eel/Latte Points

Spiral Hatchling: Sunshine Crystal/Leaf Facet/Lemon Koi

Tundra Hatchling: Ice Mosaic/Breakup/Spines

Undertide Hatchling: Abyss Octopus/Rings/Tentacle

Veilspun Hatchling: Abyss Shell/Hawkmoth/Branches

Wildclaw Hatchling: Peacock Petals/Fern Butterfly & Glimmer

[fanartsofliliput]

I've made a mermaid!au,,,, the kids are now fish

lore?? under the cut

they meet at a gathering for different clans about some kind of threat (maybe the clan of killer whales/sharks to which Raptor handler and Kenji belong)

Kenji snuck into the gathering/ran away from home and pretended to be a lone bluefin tuna (everyone is horrified that he is alone because he is not an adult yet)

Ben is the son of an advisor/doctor in the same clan as Brooklyn (daughter of leaders/nobles) but they have never crossed paths. Brooklyn is involved in publishing a newspaper/rumors and always knows everything. Ben usually swims around the healer wing while his mother works and is a fetch-and-go, or burrows in the library reading history and rules (he wants to be a counselor/lawyer) - both tropical fish, live in the reef and are the point from which news is carried

Yaz is a young messenger in the sailfish/flying fish/barracuda clan, almost does not communicate with anyone and likes to swim at too high speeds. Sometimes saw Brooklyn when she was sent for news in the reef. Her clan lives in a rocky gorge.

Darius - lionfish/eel/seahorse - lives in the "forest" of algae, not far from the reef clan, the son of a healer/scientist. His older brother works in the kitchens/science, his mother is responsible for logistics.

Sammy - octopus, from a long line of dolphin/baby whale trainers, lives in the middle of the area between the gorge and the reef

[bethanythebogwitch]

It occurs to me that I have yet to cover an actual bony fish for Wet Beast Wednesday, so it's billfish time. Billfish are a group of related fish in the families Xiphidae (swordfish) and Istioporidae (marlins) that are knows for their long, pointed rostra, commonly known as bills. The taxonomic placement of billfish is something of an open question. Some sources place them with barracudas in the order Istiophoriformes while newer sources group billfish and barracudas with the tuna and mackerels in a group that I'm delighted to inform you are called scrombroids.

(image: a swordfish)

All 12 living species of billfish are large, migratory predators which live in the epipelagic zone (sunlit region) of the open ocean that rarely approach shore. As they either lack teeth or have small, file-like teeth, they feed primarily on small fish they can swallow whole. Billfish typically hunt schooling fish like mackerel or herring by swimming through the school, waving their bill from side to side to strike and stun and/or injure fish so they can be easily eaten on a second pass. Despite common depictions, billfish rarely impale or slice apart prey. Some species may also use their bills for defense as bills have been found imbedded in predators such as sharks. There are reports of billfish charging boats and getting their bills stuck, which is likely accidental. Many pelagic fish are attracted to floating objects so the billfish may have charged fish around the boat or mistaken the boat for a school of fish. Swordfish have broad, flat bills while marlins have rounded bills.

(image: a swordfish skeleton)

Billfish are considered highly migratory as they are constantly moving, migrating to follow the currents and find the best feeding grounds for their prey. Some species restrict their migration to certain regions (with half of the living species living primarily or exclusively in the Indian Ocean) while others, like the swordfish, live worldwide. Because of their constant migration and wide distribution, it can be hard to find and study them in the wild. Consequently, little is known of their movements and life histories, which complicates conservation efforts. All species live primarily within the epipelagic zone, but some will occasionally descend to the mesopelagic (twilight) zone. They have specialized swim bladders that can quickly compensate for pressure changes. This allows billfish in the mesopelagic to quickly ascend where other fish would have to slowly acclimate to the pressure difference. In the open ocean, speed is often one of the most important traits for both predator and prey, as there is nowhere to hide. Billfish are masters of speed. All species are capable of rapid bursts of speed, though the sailfish holds the record for the world's fastest fish. They have been reported moving up to 111 km/h (69 mph) though more modern estimates suggest this is an exaggeration and their top speed is between 37 and 55 km/h (23 to 23 mph). Like cheetahs, billfish are sprinters, only able to move so fast in short bursts. Billfish can tuck their dorsal fins into grooves on their backs to further streamline their bodies and are slightly endothermic, keeping their body temperature a few degrees above the water temperature, both adaptations that help with their speed.

(image: two marlin and some fish that are about to have a very bad day)

The swordfish (Xiphias gladius) is the most famous billfish and has several physiological differences from its marlin cousins. Interestingly, they have both teeth and scales as juveniles, but lose them ad adults. During the day, swordfish live in deep water, hunting in the deep scattering layer (which is worthy of its own post), ascending to shallower water at night. They are known to bask with their dorsal fins out of the water and to jump out of the water, likely an attempt to dislodge lampreys and remoras. Another famous billfish is the sailfish, a species of marlin known for its extremely large dorsal fin, which extends down most of the back. Known as the sail, this fin is raised during hunting to herd prey and is kept flat against the body most of the time. Sailfish have also been seen raising their sails after hunts, probably using them to cool down after a strenuous period of activity. Sailfish were previously divided into two species, the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific species, but most sources now consider them to be the same species.

(image: a sailfish with sail raised hunting a group of small fish)

All species of billfish are popular gamefish and many are fished commercially. Anglers consider billfish to be highly coveted due to their large sizes and the fights they put up. They are one of the more dangerous gamefish as they can easily injure or kill a person with their bills while thrashing around. There are no reports of billfish attacking someone unprovoked. Many species are being overfished or are having they prey overfished and conservation efforts have been put in place for some of them.

(Image: a sword made of a swordfish bill I found at an aquarium)

[dubylou-draws]

*Aggrieved pufferfish noises*

[Translators note: "You’re always whining about not wanting to go to work, you’re always hitting on girls, and you snore SO loud!"]

(no, I don't know what a pufferfish sounds like either)

____

Merman Zenitsu and pufferfish Chuntaro!

I was backing up some files earlier, and stumbled across this dumb AU doodle from a few years ago. Seemed appropriate to colour it with watercolours!

Cute little Chuntaro is a prickly pufferfish in this AU... but that raises the question: what marine species would the rest of the corps use to communicate underwater?

Swordfish are extremely fast swimmers, have convenient weapons/ letter clips stuck to their faces, excellent eyesight, are highly migratory loners with a massive range, and... ugh, fine. They're the obvious choice, aren't they?

Most members of the seaman slayer corps use swordfish.

Further fishy ideas beneath the cut:

Tanjirou:

My first instinct is to say sunfish, but the mental image of one of those massive creatures drifting menacingly behind him at all times is just too ridiculous.

And yet... somehow it makes perfect sense? A gentle giant that acts like a shield, patiently sheltering his sister from the sun whenever they travel near the surface.

Shinobu/ Kanao/Kanae: Butterfly fish, of course! All with polite and graceful personalities.

Shinobu fights using a variety of marine animal venoms including stonefish. Stonefish stings are treated with the applicaton of heat to denature proteins in the venom... so if Douma's an ice guy in this AU too, he's in for a rough time.

Inosuke: Briefly had a cute little pigfish, but he ate it within a day. Now he just has a regular corps- assigned swordfish. They're also tasty, apparently... if only he could catch it!

Tengen: Really wanted a Fireworks fish/ some other absurdly flamboyant tropical fish. Instead, he was assigned a bland- looking, tiny little fish that's well- suited to stealth missions.

It's been thoroughly ✨bedazzled✨by now and loves him. The most popular family member by far. Very plump and spoilt.

Gyomei: Green humphead parrotfish. These guys are massive, pretty docile, and spend most of their time crunching through rock- hard coral with big teeth to scrape off yummy algae, pooping out the rest as sand. They are cleaners that are instrumental in maintaining the health of coral reef ecosystems.

Gyomei's parrotfish is no exception; however, it used to be an insatiable glutton, to the point of destroying the coral reef it once resided in and being ostracised by its peers as a result. Wracked with guilt and with nowhere else to go, it received an invitation to serve in the corps. Its new master helped it learn self control.

Rengoku: There's no shortage of bold, flame- coloured fish species out there... but I reckon this guy just has the same generic swordfish species assigned to the rest of the corps. The only difference being that his used to be his father's loyal companion, and it's aged a bit, so it's not as speedy as it once was. It should've retired years ago, but refuses to abandon its self- imposed duty of keeping its master's son on the right path.

Was a rebellious playboy in its youth. Now it's a straight- laced military type, follows corps rules to the letter. Doesn't trust that slimy sea slug Nezuko one bit.

Sanemi: SAILFISH, hands down. Aggressive, vaguely wind- themed predator, and the fastest swimmer in the ocean. Both of them are pretty smug about that last point.

Genya: An archerfish would make sense thematically... but again, Genya just seems like another corps- assigned swordfish kinda guy to me? He definitely has a pet snapping turtle though. It's very small, and VERY grumpy.

Muchiro: A sweet natured blue- ringed octopus who wants nothing more than to be friends, but suffers from crippling social anxiety that makes it seem aloof and unapproachable.

Everyone is TERRIFIED of it except Tengen, who thinks it's flamboyant as heck, and Shinobu, who is simultaneously obsessed with it and wants to stab it dead.

Muchiro just ignores it, for the most part.

(Giyuu can relate).

Mitsuri: Blobfish lacking in self- confidence. Mitsuri thinks it's cute, and is absolutely correct in her opinion. Accepts cuddles from Mitsuri and Obanai only, and blushes at compliments. It's also insanely flexible, just like its master. Copes well under high pressure!

Giyuu: This man has a manta ray, no doubt about it. A creature of few words with a serene and peaceful disposition... yet inexplicably a huge social magnet that effortlessly draws everyone's attention (away from Giyuu). Especially popular with young merchildren, whom it often allows to ride on its back. Holds a deep respect for both its master and Urokodaki (who has a manta ray too, by the way).

Obanai: Had the toughest time deciding this one. A striped beakfish would match his colour scheme perfectly, but... I just don't think it suits him. A striped marlin, maybe? Anyone with more ideas, let me know!

Kaburamaru is a sea snake, obviously. A black- banded sea krait.

[queewp]

Mertles AU Masterpost

Tagged under: #rottmnt mer au

Your normal teenage mutant ninja turtles, except they’re fishy. Raph is part thresher shark, Leo is part sailfish, Donnie is part betta, and Mikey is part goldfish. A simple au around the struggles and quirks of being both turtle and fish.

[pink colored links = tmntau propaganda] Designs

original idea

Turtle Tots - Fishbowl Comic: Part 1 , Part 2

Sleep song

Mikey Tot in a Tub

Mikey Pose

Donnie Pose

Aggie Leo Doodle

The Little Turtle [Sketched Comic]

Aggie Mertle Drawings 

Mikey Underwater 

“VOTE FOR MER” Mer!Leo Propaganda

“Why you should vote for the mertles” Raph

Colored Doodle Page

I’M SO FUCKING SCARED animatic

Bathtub 

Why you should vote for the fish

Underwater room

Fry (aka tot) Leo

Just keep swimming

They be singin'

Cat eyes

+1 self conscious point

[muddthebugg]

Just finished the swordfish episode and?? Inigo Montoya reference real??? That was just. Blessed.

(recently watched The Princess Bride for the first time and i love it sm)

Also!! Sailfish look really freaking cool. Like damn, such colorations!!

Also I just love that Aviva is good at fencing and Koki is at least familiar with it enough to spar. Seeing Zach be good at fencing is an interesting point tho, especially because we have never seen it before! He should defend himself more often with a sword... Heck, both him and Aviva!

[ adds this to my bin of headcannons ]

[flightpolling]

All Polls | Results

If you are looking for a specific gene I would recommend ctrl+f to find this list is Long :) Gene Polls will be linked as/when they are posted and updated with Overall winning opinion once they close

Modern/Parallel Primaries

Bar - Positive Leaning Neutral (36.6%)

Basic - Neutral (44.5%)

Boa - Love! (45.4%)

Boulder - Love! (39.5%)

Cherub - Like (35.8%)

Chrysocolla - Love! (49.1%)

Cinder - Love! (60%)

Clown - Like (37.2%)

Crystal - Like ( 30.6%)

Fade - Love! (51.4%)

Falcon  - Like ( 38.6%)

Fern - Like (43.3%)

Flaunt - Love! (59.3%)

Giraffe - Like (43%)

Ground - Neutral (43.4%)

Harlequin - Love! (62.3%)

Iridescent - Like (32.8%)

Jaguar  - Love! (45.6%)

Jupiter - Neutral (42.9%)

Laced - Neutral (40.7%)

Leopard - Like (38.2%)

Lionfish - Like (32.3%)

Metallic - Like (36.6%)

Mosaic - Dislike (32.3%)

Petals - Like (37.1%)

Pharaoh - Love! (42.8%)

Piebald - Like (31.4%)

Pinstripe - Like (37.6%)

Poison - Love! (40%)

Python - Love! (49.2%)

Ribbon - Like (41.3%)

Ripple - Positive-leaning Neutral (35.6%)

Savannah - Like (41%)

Skink - Love! (45.6%)

Slime - Like (30%)

Speckle - Neutral (36.1%)

Starmap - Love! (42%)

Stitched - Neutral (28.3%)

Swirl - Like (44.7%)

Tapir - Like (41.3%)

Tide - Love! (40%)

Tiger - Like (43%)

Vipera - Neutral (41.7%)

Wasp - Love! (42.3%)

Modern/Parallel Secondaries

Alloy - Like (40.5%)

Basic - Neutral (48.9%)

Bee - Love! (69.2%)

Blaze - Love! (57%)

Blend - Love! (44.7%)

Breakup  - Neutral (31.3%)

Butterfly - Love! (44%)

Clouded - Neutral (48.6%)

Constellation - Love! (58.5%)

Current - Positive-leaning Neutral (36.3%)

Daub - Neutral (45.3%)

Edged - Neutral (40.6%)

Eel - Like (41.2%)

Eye Spots - Neutral (44.6%)

Facet - Like (33.8%)

Fissure - Neutral (45.2%)

Flair - Love! (73.7%)

Foam - Love! (51%)

Freckle - Neutral (39.7%)

Hex - Neutral (43.1%)

Hypnotic  - Negative-leaning Neutral (3.7%)

Jester - Love! (54.8%)

Malachite - Love! (48.6%)

Marbled - Like (45.4%)

Morph - Like (42.4%)

Myrid - Love (46.6%)

Noxtide - Love! (44.8%)

Paint - Neutral (33.5%)

Paisley - Like (41.5%)

Patchwork - Like (26.7%)

Peregrine - Like (40.5%)

Rosette - Like (34%)

Saddle - Like (48.9%)

Safari - Neutral (41.7%)

Sarcophagus - Love! (38.1%)

Saturn - Neutral ( 35.4%)

Seraph - Like (35.3%)

Shimmer - Like (36.2%)

Sludge - Like (31.6%)

Spinner  - Like (44.9%)

Striation - Like (41.5%)

Stripes - Neutral (44.1%)

Toxin - Like (41.6%)

Trail - Like (40.5%)

Modern/Parallel Tertiaries

Basic - Neutral (41.6)

Capsule - Love! (49.8%)

Circuit - Neutral (31.6%)

Contour - Positive-leaning Neutral ( 37%)

Crackle - Neutral (34.8%)

Filigree - Positive-Leaning Neutral (29.7%)

Firebreather - Like (34.1%)

Firefly - Like (31.7%)

Flecks - Like (37.5%)

Gembond - Neutral (34.7%)

Ghost - Like (38.3%)

Glimmer - Love! (60.2%)

Glowtail - Like (34.5%)

Keel - Dislike (36.7%)

Koi - Love! (45.1%)

Lace - Neutral ( 35%)

Okapi - Like (37.9%)

Opal  - Love! (40.5%)

Peacock - Like (34.2%)

Points - Neutral (38.1%)

Polkadot - Neutral (32.9%)

Ringlets - Neutral (37.7%)

Runes  - Love! (44.2%)

Scales  - Balanced Neutral (29.4%)

Smirch Dislike (36.8%)

Smoke - Neutral (37.2%)

Soap  - Like (31%)

Sparkle - Like (35.9%)

Spines  - Neutral (41.7%)

Stained - Love! (47.4%)

Thylacine - Like (36.1%)

Underbelly - Love! (36%)

Veined - Like (44%)

Wish - Like (32.2%)

Ancient Primaries

Arapaima (Sandsurge) - Like (36.8%)

Arc (Veilspun)  - Like (36.3%)

Bright (Veilspun) - Leaning Negative Neutral (36.8%)

Candy (Aether) - Neutral (35.8%)

Candycane (Banescale) - Neutral (46.6%)

Caterpillar (Auraboa) - Like (40.8%)

Checkers (Undertide) - Negative-leaning Neutral ( 30.6%)

Chevron (Banescale) - Like (42.7%)

Diamond (Aberration) - Like (38%)

Love (Auraboa) - Like (37.9%)

Marble (Banescale) - Like ( 34.8%)

Mochlus (Auraboa) - Love!! (60.2%)

Octopus (Undertide) - Like (39.3%)

Orb (Aberration) (Auraboa) - Like (31.9%)

Phantom (Gaoler) - Like (45.8%)

Ragged (Banescale) - Love! (45.4%)

Rattlesnake (Sandsurge) (Auraboa)  - Like (35.2%)

Sailfish (Sandsurge) - Love! (43.8%)

Shaggy (Gaoler) - Positive-leaning Neutral (45.7%)

Shell (Veilspun) - Like (37.3%)

Sphinxmoth (Veilspun) - Like (38.8%)

Spool (Aether) - Like (41.3%)

Twinkle (Aether) - Like (34.5%)

Varnish (Auraboa) - Love! (37.2%)

Wicker (Auraboa) - Neutral (44.3%)

Wolf (Undertide) - Positive-leaning Neutral (40.1%)

Wrought (Sandsurge) - Positive-leaning Neutral (37.7%)

Ancient Secondaries

Affection (Auraboa) - Like (38.3%)

Arowana (Sandsurge) - Like (45.9%)

Arrow (Banescale) - Like (43.8%)

Chess (Undertide) - Postive-leaning Neutral (33.1%)

Diamondback (Sandsurge) (Auraboa) - Like (50.3%)

Flicker (Aether) - Like (34.1%)

Hawkmoth (Veilspun) - Like (44.7%)

Icing (Aether) - Neutral (37.2%)

Lacquer (Auraboa) - Like (39.1%)

Larvae (Auraboa) - Like (40.2%)

Loop (Veilspun) - Like (49.3%)

Marlin (Sandsurge) - Love! (47.4%)

Mottle (Banescale)  - Neutral (45.9%)

Pack (Undertide) - Neutral (49. 3%)

Rings (Undertide) - Like (43.2%)

Riopa (Auraboa) - Love! (62.3%)

Spade (Aberration) - Like (42%)

Spire (Sandsurge) - Neutral (45.5%)

Spirit (Gaoler) - Neutral (51.9%)

Streak (Gaoler)  - Neutral (51.7%)

Sugarplum (Banescale) - Negative-leaning Neutral (40.6%)

Tear (Banescale) - Love! (44.4%)

Thread (Aether) - Like (45.6%)

Vivid (Veilspun) - Like (41.3%)

Weaver (Aberration) (Auraboa) - Like (41%)

Web (Veilspun) - Like (48.9%)

Woven (Auraboa) - Neutral (38.1%)

Ancient Tertiaries

Angler (Gaoler) (Veilspun) (Undertide) - Like (34.1%)

Augment (Aberration) (Sandsurge) - Love! (57.8%)

Batty (Auraboa) - Neutral (41.4%)

Beard (Sandsurge) - Love! (28.7%)

Beetle (Veilspun) - Neutral (32.7%)

Blossom (Gaoler) (Undertide) - Love! (41.6%)

Braids (Aberration) (Gaoler) - Neutral (41.2%)

Branches (Veilspun) (Sandsurge) (Auraboa) (Undertide) - Love! (46.4%)

Brightshine (Undertide) (Veilspun)

Carnivore (All, except Auraboa) - Love! (34.7%)

Chitin (Sandsurge) - Like (33.9%)

Crest (Auraboa) (Sandsurge) - Neutral (5.5%)

Crystalline (Aether) (Gaoler) - Neutral (35.5%)

Darts (Sandsurge) - Like (49.1%)

Diaphanous (Veilspun) - Love! (44.1 %)

Fangs (Aberration) - Neutral (41.6%)

Fans (Aberration) (Banescale) (Gaoler) - Positive-leaning Neutral (38%)

Featherbeard (Undertide) - Neutral (41.9%)

Fishbone (Auraboa) (Sandsurge) - Like (39.8%)

Flameforger (Aberration) (Banescale) - Love! (42.1%)

Flutter (Aether) - Like (36.3%)

Frills (Aberration) - Like (31.4%)

Gliders (Banescale) - Neutral (37.9%)

Gnarlhorns (Gaoler) - Love! (38.9%)

Jellyfish (Undertide) - Love! (42,2%)

Jewels (Aberration) - Neutral (40.3%)

Kumo (Aberration) (Sandsurge) - Like ( 34%)

Medusa (Auraboa)  - Love! (34.4%)

Monarch (Aether) (Banescale) - Like (39%)

Mop (Veilspun) - Neutral (35.5%)

Mucus (Aberration) - Neutral (35.4%)

Nudibranch (Undertide) - Like (41%)

Paradise (Auraboa) - Like (39.1%)

Pinions (Gaoler) - Like (25.1%)

Plating (Undertide) - Neutral (38.9%)

Polypore (Aberration) - Love! (29.8%)

Porcupine (Auraboa) (Banescale) (Undertide) - Neutral (40.4%)

Pufferfish (Undertide) - Neutral (36.8%)

Remora (Undertide)  - Like (39.6%)

Riot (Aberration) (Gaoler) - Neutral (33.1%)

Rockbreaker (Auraboa) (Sandsurge) - Neutral (33.3%)

Sailfin (Undertide) (Auraboa) - Like (40.6%)

Scorpion (Gaoler)  - Positive-leaning Neutral (38.3%)

Scuttle (Auraboa) - Love! (39.6%)

Shardflank (Gaoler) - Like (40.1%)

Shark (Sandsurge) - Like (32.6%)

Skeletal (Aberration) (Banescale) - Like (35.5%)

Space (Aether) - Love! (24.8%)

Spectre (Sandsurge) - Like (40.6%)

Squiggle (Banescale) - Neutral (35%)

Starfall (Aether) (Sandsurge) - Like (38.1%)

Stinger (Aeth) (Aura) - Like (39.3%)

Tentacles (Undertide) - Positive-leaning Neutral (31.2%)

Terracotta (Auraboa) - Neutral (40.6%)

Thorns (Veilspun) (Auraboa) (Aberration) - Neutral (36.5%)

Thundercrack (Sandsurge) (Gaoler) - Like (41.7%)

Topcoat (Auraboa) - Like (36%) Trickmurk (Aether) (Veilspun) - Love! (42.7%)

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[mommydearestella]

WHATS WORSE A DEATH THREAT OR AN INVITATION TO DINNER AT ELLAS?

[sinosauropteryx--prima]

Sailed Animals

(Sailed animals and their relationships. Art by: Platyhystrix - Gabriel Uguento, Dimetrodon - Rob Soto, Edaphosaurus - Sean Closson, Arizonasaurus, Lotosaurus - Nobo Tamura, Spinosaurus - Liam Elward, Ouranosaurus - Scott Reid, Amargasaurus - Sergey Krasovskiy)

Okay, what I actually wanted to do, was write something about the Permian, and I will be doing that at some point - however, I got side tracked by Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus and their sails, so here we are.

You see, I‘m a big fan of convergent evolution and especially when the evolution converges to some very specific and bizarre feature that we don‘t fully understand, like big sails on the backs of animals.

As you can see in the picture above, sails have evolved independently from each other many times. Some of the earliest instances come from the late Carboniferous and early Permian and include the amphibian Platyhystrix (I had no idea that there were sailed amphibians, that‘s so cool) and of course the famous carnivorous Dimetrodon and its plant-eating cousin Edaphosaurus. Edaphosaurus and Dimetrodon are often mistaken for reptiles or even dinosaurs. They were neither, but instead they were synapsids, the same group that includes us mammals.

The next time we see sails is during the Triassic in the crocodile-related Pseudosuchians, like the carnivorous Arizonasaurus or herbivorous Lotosaurus. I‘m not entirely sure, if the sails evolved only once in this group, or multiple times, because it is hard to find information on that (I really wish those croc-cousins would get the same attention as dinosaurs).

But speaking of dinosaurs: They of course also had sails. Most famous for it is Spinosaurus and its relatives, but other groups of dinosaurs also evolved sails. Those included the sauropods (the long-necked giant herbivores) like Amargasaurus (well, maybe?), as well as the Ornithopods (duck-billed dinosaurs and their relatives) like Ouranosaurus.

Now you might think that we have a clear lack of sailed animals at the moment, but don’t worry: there are still animals with sails! And somehow I was completely unaware of this until I started looking into it. We still have the Crested Chameleon, some species of basilisks, sail-fin dragons and the sailfish (although from what I understand its sail works differently then the ones of the lizards).

The sails of all these animals are made up from long extensions of the vertebrae. It is assumed that those bones were covered in tissue, spanning open a sail. We can be pretty certain of this, because there have been fossils found, where the bones had broken and then healed back together while the animal was still alive, clearly showing that they must have been held in place by something (Rega et al, 2012).

(skeletons of Dimetrodon, Ouranosaurus and a bison, Bailey 1997)

For different animals these bones can look very different though: For the synapsids like Dimetrodon they were very thin, while they were thicker and flatter in dinosaurs. In that way, they looked a lot more similar to the vertebrae of modern humped animals like bisons. This is why in the 90s there were some suggestions that those dinosaurs didn‘t have sails, but instead had big humps on their back for energy storage or maybe for insulation to keep a constant body temperature (Bailey, 1997).

The idea never really caught on, but we did this amazing illustration of a humped spinosaurus out of it. I know, we‘ve probably all seen our fair share of Spinosaurus reconstructions, but I have never seen a chonky one, and I don‘t know how to feel about it.

(humped Spinosaurus, Bailey 1997)

The big questions that remains is of course: why sails? what were they good for? The most common answer you get is either display or thermoregulation.

The sails being a display structure is a very intuitive answer. If you‘re carrying around a giant billboard-like structure on your back, it would only make sense to advertise something on it. You could use it to impress the opposite sex with fancy colors, intimidate rivals because it makes yourself look a lot bigger or signal to other animals that you are the same/a different species.

One thing that I always think about, but never see mentioned, especially in the case of the herbivorous sailed animals, is mimicry. Edaphosaurus and Dimetrodon lived at the same time, so could it not be, that Edaphosaurus had sails to make themselves look like big scary Dimetrodons to keep other predators away? Similar to how we have many harmless insects pretending to be wasps today? It would of course not explain why Dimetrodon had a sail, but it could give the herbivores a reason to have one.

The other big reason for sails is thermoregulation. Especially cold-blooded animals could have used their sails like solar panels, pointing them towards the sun and collecting heat (Bramwell & Fellgett, 1973). Alternatively, the sails could have been used to cool the animal down by positioning them in the direction of winds (Bennett, 1996).

The only problem with thermoregulation is, that its viability depends on whether the animals in question were endothermic or ectothermic (warm- or cold-blooded). And for pretty much all the sailed animals this is a heated (pun intended) debate.

(Airflow around an Edaphosaurus, Benett 1996; Can I just point out that this graph, as well as the chonky Spinosaurus were part of actual peer reviewed publications? I do chemistry irl and I‘m a bit jealous that in the papers I write I never get the chance to draw dorky looking synapsids)

Now that we‘ve discussed the reasonable well accepted explanations for sails, let‘s get into some more outlandish ones. Maybe Dimetrodon used its sail to „camouflage among reeds while [it] waited for prey, or as an actual boat-like sail to catch the wind while the animal was in the water“, as stated in multiple papers. I tried to hunt down the original source for this, but the idea comes from a Book by Romer and Price from 1940, and unfortunately I don‘t have access to it. Honestly, I would love to know if they had any actual reasoning for it or if they were just throwing ideas around, because the image of a Dimetrodon floating around on the surface of the water and getting pushed around by winds sounds ridiculous. Similarly, having a giant structure on your back, just so you can camouflage it to look like the background seems like a lot of unnecessary effort. Surely you could just not have the giant structure and it would have the same effect.

For Spinosaurus, there is the idea that they might have used their sails to shade the water while hunting, like a heron bird. I had never heard that before, but I find it a bit strange. Wouldn‘t that mean, that they had to catch fish at a weird angle towards their side? Seems uncomfortable. Of course there are also many ideas that the sails might have helped with swimming or whatever, but I don‘t want to get into the Is-Spinosaurus-aquatic-debate. I‘m pretty sure most of the papers about it would be outdated anyways and the ones that aren‘t will be in approximately 20 minutes.

For the sauropods, the “long-necks“, like Amargasaurus, even less is clear: It is even debated whether the spines on their necks formed sails or horns. If they had horns those might have been a defense structure or just for display. If they had sails - well, then it‘s the same questions as for all the other weirdos.

So yeah, overall, sailed animals were pretty weird, and there is still a lot to learn.

Also “sail“ doesn‘t sound like a word anymore.

[gabe-sanders]

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[puppetmaster13u]

Flooded Earth DC Merfolk AU

So continuation of This Au right here

What is Everyone? Lemme make a list to ramble about later:

Bruce- Ray

Alfred- Remora

Kate- Angel Shark

Dick - Guppy

Cass- Cuttlefish

Jason- Thresher Shark

Tim- Bichir

Steph- Spanish Shawl Sea Slug

Duke- Anglerfish

Harper- Cichlid

Cullen- Rasbora

Damian- Stingray

Carrie- Dusky Batfish

Jarro- Starfish

Terry- Devilfish

Matt- Koi

Barbara- Jellyfish

Gordon- Squirrelfish

Ghostmaker- Moray Eel

Harvey- Tiger Shark

Selina- Catfish

Joker- Piranha

Harley- Clownfish

Poison Ivy- Leafy Seadragon

Riddler- Corydoras

Bane- Pufferfish

Mr. Freeze- Leopard Seal

Scarecrow- Anglerfish

Waylon- Saltwater Crocodile

Solomon Grundy- Coelacanth 

Penguin- Longfin Icedevil

Ras Al Ghul- Sturgeon

Talia- Pike

Dusan- Pike 

Deathstroke- Tiger Barb

Clark- Sea Lion

Connor- Fur Seal

Jon- Fur Seal

Kara- Sea Lion

Martha Kent- Ribbon Seal

Jonathan Kent- Manatee

Metallo- Sea Turtle

Brainiac- Pinecone Fish

Toyman- Parrot Fish

General Zod- Sea Lion

Lex Luthor- Cardinalfish (if a merfolk, still debating)

Barry Allen- Marlin

Wally- Swordfish

Bart- Marlin

Iris- Trout

Green Arrow- Goby

Arsenal- Arapaima

Artemis- Grouper

Black Canary- Orca

Reverse Flash- Marlin

Captain Cold- Beluga Whale

Heatwave- Guppy

Captain Boomerang- Discus Fish

Mirror Master- Mahi Mahi

Diana- Lionfish

Cassie- Lionfish

Cheetah- Spotted Snapper

Vandal Savage- Dunkleosteus 

Marvel- Whale Shark 

Billy- Wrasse

Mary- Wrasse

Freddy- Killifish

Eugene- Loach

Pedro- Danio

Darla- Goby

Black Adam- Gar Fish

Dr. Sivana- Dolphin

Mister Mind- Bristle Worm

Martian Manhunter- Octopus

M’gann- Octopus

Aquaman- Hammerhead Shark

Kaldur- Blue Tang

Plasticman- Oarfish

Booster Gold- Goldfish

Blue Beetle- Blue Shrimp

John Stewart- Sailfish

Hal Jordan- Neon Tetra

Red Tornado- Mantis Shrimp

Zatanna- Swordtail

Constantine- Fighting Fish

Doctor Fate- Wrasse

Deadman- Glass Fish

Klarion- Platy

Cyborg- Mola

Raven- Squid

Beast Boy- Triggerfish

Starfire- Koi Fish

Lobo- Wolf Fish

Deadshot- Ruby Barb

Killer Frost- White Koi

King Shark- Great White Shark

Doctor Light- Dolphin

Martha Wayne- Mako Shark

Thomas Wayne- Devil Ray

Lucious Fox- King Mackeral 

Jack Drake- Freshwater Angelfish

Janet Drake- Comet Goldfish

Catman- Tigerfish

Angel Breaker- Redtail Black Shark

Trigon- Giant Squid 

Now there's definitely more to be added, and if you have a favorite DC character I missed, lemme know and I'll make sure to add them.

Also I will definitely be rambling about all of these guys separately at some point lol.

[dragonmarquise]

BRC MerMay Ideas

And now for my BRC MerMay headcanons!! Like I mentioned in the poll, every year I try to do a drawing for MerMay, which is usually just a mermaid version of a favorite character. I’m hoping to do something for BRC next year, so I’ve got a bunch of ideas for mermaid versions for almost every character!

Benni, the Oldheads, and Berlage are not here, but maybe they can stay as humans in this… I guess it’s basically a MerMay/mermaid AU by this point, lol

Starting with the main cast:

Tryce = red snapper

Bel = floating bell jellyfish (Get it, bell, Bel, lol)

Vinyl = sailfish, probably the Atlantic sailfish in particular

Felix = coelacanth (for headcanons-derived-from-implied-lore reasons, hee hee...)

DJ Cyber = manta ray, specifically the giant manta ray because they're cool as hell

Solace = garden eel! He pops in and out of the sand.

Solace: *popping out of the sand* Hello friends! How are y-- Tryce: You get back in that sand hole, or so help me-- Solace: *going back into the sand* Oh, okay, sorry!!

I’m sorry, I just find the idea funny, lol

Some bonus BRC members plus Escher:

Rave = wahoo

Mesh = threadfin butterflyfish

Shine = sunshinefish (was originally going to make her a sunfish, but I decided to be nice to her :P )

Rise = leopard seal

Coil = rainbow wrasse

Rietveld = orca

Escher = whale shark with prosthetic tail (I headcanon that the original Escher has non-cybernetic prosthetic legs, below the knees, so that’s getting carried over to his MerMay design)

Okay so also! With Rietveld and Escher in this weird AU, they used to be humans (Cops? Part of a navy who tried to hunt mermaids maybe?) who said “Screw this, we won’t be the bad guys anymore!!” and found a way to turn into mermaids. I guess. :P

So moving on, for the rival characters from here, besides DOT EXE, the seasons in parentheses indicate which in-game palette corresponds to that character. Just so you know!

The Franks = stitched together of different sharks and dolphins!

Bill (spring) = common dolphin + lemon shark

Charles (summer) = dusky dolphin + blue shark

Michael (autumn) = Commerson’s dolphin + thresher shark

Larry (winter) = bottlenose dolphin + leopard shark

Flesh Prince = Atlantic spotted dolphin (Spots and freckles!!)

Eclipse = all octopi

Vela (spring) = common octopus

Aquila (summer) = blue ringed octopus

Lyra (autumn) = mimic octopus

Cassiopeia (winter) = giant pacific octopus

DOT EXE = Robo fish mermaids!! So not specific fish species here, just general shapes/appearances basically.

Twoson (two ball) and Fourside (four ball) = robo guppies

Cinco (five ball) = robo sailfish

Neun (nine ball) = robo stingray

Eight Ball = robo shark

Jūrō (ten ball) = robo eel

Quatorze (fourteen ball) = robo octopus

Cueball = robo dolphin

Devil Theory = all sharks (more specifically picked species that have been most commonly reported in shark attacks)

Sai (spring) = great white shark (the guy with the anger problems of course gets the shark with the most reported bites :P )

Nunchaku (summer) = tiger shark

Daishō (autumn) = blacktip shark (Not blacktip reef shark! That is actually a separate species)

Bō (winter) = bull shark

Fun fact! Leopard seals are apex predators, and are even known to eat sharks on occasion. This is why Rise is allowed in Devil Theory’s turf (waters?) in this MerMay AU, lol

FUTURISM = stingrays, like with DJ Cyber

Nyx (spring) = eagle ray

Jazz (summer) = bat ray

Veronica (autumn) = whiptail stringray

Quantum (winter) = electric ray (maybe the marbled one in particular?)

Bonus round of “Red is somehow a separate person from Felix and Faux” stuff because I like the idea of that (but not as a replacement for Felix, the hate I have seen against Felix just to prop up Red that I have seen in this fandom is ridiculous...)

Red = A red guppy! So then Faux was this before being defeated too of course. Red in this AU is like… a talking hermit crab taking shelter in the old Red helmet. Felix was putting the helmet back together to use as his new mask, and found Red.

He decided to let the crab have the helmet (especially since it needed it more than him, having a hard time finding an actual shell after being bullied by other hermit crabs) plus Faux's old body. Using the helmet and some advanced set up inside of it (probably with further modifications by the Flesh Prince and DJ Cyber), Red can use it to control the body just like any other mermaid! Huzzah!

Faux's head is found at some point later, miraculously still alive and well! He gets attached to a non-mermaid sea dragon at some point. Not an actual sea dragon, but a leafy seadragon. Basically the Flesh Prince and DJ Cyber tricked him into agreeing to the new body, omitting the “leafy” part, lmao

They promise to get him a proper mermaid body if he behaves and properly repents for what he did (he still killed Felix here and tried to kill the others before being stopped), but uh, suffice to say at the moment he's got a long way to go.

It doesn’t help that he keeps trying to outright steal his old body from Red. “Dude, you literally threw it away to try and steal Solace’s body!!” “Don’t care, give it back!!” lol

So yeah! That's all of what I have for MerMay ideas! Feel free to let me know what you think of these :D

[magicalgirlagency]

As someone who love Geological and travelling. I wonder why there aren't any Mahou Shojo with a biomes theme already. It could work really well with the Climate Change topic too.

The main girls would be based on earth's biomes (jungles, oceans, mountains,...) The protagontist would be a Desert themed heroine (since deserts are badly underrated/misunderstood, they're amazing too ppl).

I think the Protag would be really confused about why she's desert based, since due to their reputation, she thinks desert are just "bad" and scary wastelands. Add in the mascot (a shapeshfiting snek or bird could work nicely) along with a Forest themed teammates who love studying about deserts (and nature in general), and there could be a plot point about the Desert Girl learning to accept her powers.

The team would include:

An ocean themed warrior who's older (probably 23-24yrs old) than the rest of her team, is their leader and mentor (since the sea is much, much older , practically ancient compare to other biomes). She'd use a spear/trident as her weapon and can shift into a "full aqua" form in which she's near unbeatable since nothing can really physically harm her in this liquidfied state. She'd have gills (for breathing underwater) and Bioluminescence (since deep sea creatures have them). Oh, and she can sing very well, 'cause mermaids and sirens. She's the team Cool Big Sis and is actually the legal guardian of one of the girl. She's normally really calm, but she teases the younger members a lot.

*Also she does have a mermaid form, her tail is that of a sailfish. And she could bite like a shark in this form, 'cause why wouldn't she be able to do that? She could manipulate ink and salt too, since squids exist and the ocean is salty.

The empathetic and warmhearted girl is a tundra themed warrior. She has a fox-like outfit which change the colour of its fur depending on the seasons (like how arctic foxes change their fur color). Her boots actually was design similarly to the hooves of a Reindeer and she have a cloak that can turn into owl wings allowing her to fly. Her body can also give off a very cold aura due to tundra being the coldest biome, but her body temperature itself is very warm. Plus, her suit would be fluffy so her friends enjoy snuggling with her for warmth during winter. She's a cuddle bug so it's a win-win for her too. Also, she's shorter than her friends since tundra animals have shorter legs and the flora there is very short as well. She uses a pair of metal fans to fight.

*She would be able to summon harsh cold wind and manipulate them to attack her enemies. She can also create moss patches and small shrubs to protect her friends. And she got great hearing btw, due to artic hares.

An energetic girl transforms into a Lake/River/freshwater Swamp heroine. She can manipulate water and is able to summon boiling hot water for attacks. She's able to purify polluted water. She can create blobs of murky slugde that can poison and slow down enemies. Her suit is based on crocodile/alligator and frogs. Her armor is thick and scaly, giving her nearly OP defense. They are mostly dry, but she can make them produce a slimy and venomous mucus at will. She also has buglike mandibles on her mask. Her armor also has iredescence btw, since it'd be very stylish. Her weapon is an axe.

*she's the Ocean Heroine adopted daughter. She enjoy cooking and her food taste amazing, but watching her cooks can be scary. She's very insecure about her look (she has vitiligo). Despite being tomboyish and energetic, she prefer dresses over pants. She also has a pet snake.

The Forest lad herself, she's very studious and creative. Her armor is based on tropical birds, big cats and flowers. This mean that she has the most colorful armor of the group. She has a pair of large bird wings behind that resemble a combination of several bird species wings. She can also became invisible to enemies (chameleon) and can deliver poisonous attack using her "claws". She also have this patches of small flower on one of her shoulder plate, from which she can realise a sleep inducing gas. She's not at all okay with the Protag feeling toward deserts and tried her best to change her friend view on the biome. She has like, three pet cats at home. Her weapon is a bow along with javelins.

*she's a part of the student council, and is the chillest one in that group. It's common knowledge among the younger students in the school that if you want to get out of trouble, you bribe her with some cool stationaries and she'd help you.

The Protagontist herself, she's kind and friendly, but easily confused. Her armor is based on desert snakes and scorpions. She has multiple segmented legs sprouting from her back armor plate. She also has a scorpion tail that can deal some serious damage. She can tank extremely high heat along with enduring below zero temperature. She is able to control sand to attack enemies. Additionally, since Antarctica is a desert, she has an ice mode that she'd to unlock.

*she watched alot of dark MGs show and was not at all on board with becoming a Magical Girl when the birb mascot first came to her. Thankfully, the mascot do watch those animes too (they got tricked by the art style) and thus is also as traumatized as she is.

...dear lord, I just write all that in 30mins, how did this happen???

Hey, you should craft your own series with that! I sense great potential for storytelling!