#tarsi

[ruzerez]

[pavizi]

elf worldbuilding

[pulpsandcomics2]

Brian Tarsis

[imagescuisantes]

Tarsis

[digitalfountains]

Art by Brian Tarsis

[plumspider]

Ahhhhhhh omg hejnynwkgnnenfbbebejfn

[coffeeastronaut]

tarsus iv is so nuts its so casual like ‘kirk was one of the nine surviving witnesses of the face of a eugenisist who killed half of a planets population based on eugenics rather then have the entire population face famine’ and then there’s a play and thats it

[ntgospel]

Lukas Agustinho lança o single “Louve” com Samuel Messias e Eliezer de Tarsis

Confira a novidade em https://ntgospel.com/musica-gospel/lukas-agustinho-lanca-o-single-louve-com-samuel-messias-e-eliezer-de-tarsis

Lukas Agustinho lança o single “Louve” com Samuel Messias e Eliezer de Tarsis

Com mais de 2 milhões de ouvintes mensais no Spotify, o cantor Lukas Agustinho apresenta a segunda música de trabalho de seu novo projeto ao vivo lançado pela Onimusic. Após emplacar mais de 5 milhões de plays com a canção “Tu És Poderoso”, que traz uma collab com Gabriela Rocha, o artista carioca reuniu Samuel Messias e Eliezer de Tarsis no single “Louve”.

– Eliezer e Samuel Messias são amigos de longas datas, em especial o Samuel Messias. Já são 17 anos de amizade criados no mesmo bairro no Rio de Janeiro chamado Arnaldo Eugênio, em Campo Grande. Eliezer de Tarsis entrou na nossa vida há uns quatro anos e Deus deu algo maravilhoso para ele. O Brasil vai conhecê-lo – declara Lukas.

Gravado ao vivo na Comunidade da Fé Church, em São Paulo, a faixa é uma versão do hit “Praise”, lançado em 2023 e faz parte do álbum “CAN YOU IMAGINE?” da banda americana Elevation Worship. A composição é assinada por Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes e Pat Barrett.

Confira o lançamento de Lukas Agustinho:

Ouça também em sua plataforma de streaming favorita: https://onilnk.com/save/LukasAgustinhoLouveAoVivo

– A mensagem da música “Louve” é resgatar o real propósito da nossa vida e para o que nascemos que é para louvar a Deus, para exaltar o nome de Jesus. Por isso, o público pode esperar uma entrega total de nós três e já aviso que todos devem estar preparados porque tem coisas lindas vindo aí – adianta o cantor que já prepara mais lançamentos para o mês de maio.

Lukas Agustinho

Envolvido com a música desde os dez anos, Lukas Agustinho ficou conhecido por seus covers em seu canal no YouTube, que conta com quase 500 mil inscritos e acumula mais de 100 milhões de visualizações. A virada de chave em sua carreira aconteceu em 2017 quando gravou um cover de “Lugar Secreto”, da cantora Gabriela Rocha, que tem mais de 2 milhões de views. E por falar em números, ele conta com mais de 1,6 milhão de seguidores.

Integrante da Onimusic desde 2019, o cantor tem uma série de lançamentos pela gravadora, que inclui um EP acústico e uma série de singles gravados ao vivo.

[princesepersikas]

Dažniausiai mieli žodžiai būna tik mieli melai.

[pavizi]

worldbuilding doodle

[pulpsandcomics2]

Brian Tarsis

[imagescuisantes]

Tarsis

[everydayesterday]

A fluffy Sharp-Shinned Hawk. 🗡️

[Edit no. 2: WRONG. This is a Cooper's Hawk. I'm leaning on @hawkpartys' expertise here: "This is a Cooper's Hawk. See pale nape, dark cap, thick tarsi, graduated tail feathers, and large white undertail coverts."

While I based my ID on size compared to another nearby hawk, maybe this is just a small individual. To quote the National Audubon Society, and to reassure myself, "Lots of birders—expert birders—have come away shaking their heads and jotting down “Cooper’s/Sharp-shinned” in their notebooks."]

photos by me, 2024-03-13, Whitsett Park, Nashville, TN.

[crevicedwelling]

a couple lovely weevils found in Costa Rica! I believe they are Cactophagus duplocinctus and C. sanguinolentus although still tentative ID.

I found both dangling from spiderwebs, evidently too large or too tough to eat. when handled, they swiveled their tarsi (feet) 180° and jabbed me with sharp spurs on their tibiae. an effective defense!

both have mite passengers, too: C. duplocinctus with a parasitid (family name, not indicative of its lifestyle) and C. sanguinolentus with a whole host of uropodids (?)

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Palmetto Tortoise Beetle: the larvae of this species produce long, thin strands of feces that are gradually woven together to form protective "fecal shields" around their bodies

During its larval stage, the Palmetto tortoise beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea) uses its own feces to create a defensive layer known as a "fecal shield" or "fecal thatch."

As this article explains:

Most remarkable, perhaps, is the fecal “thatch” of Hemisphaerota cyanea. In the larva of this beetle, the feces are emitted in strands, which, as they build up over the course of larval life, form a loose assemblage that totally hides the larva from view.

The construction of the "fecal thatch" begins almost immediately after the larva hatches. Each larva begins to feed within minutes of hatching, and the very first fecal strands emerge from its anal turret just a few minutes later. Subsequent strands are then produced in quick succession, and they begin to accumulate around the larva's body; as each strand emerges, it is made to curve around the larva's left or right side depending on whether the anal turret is flexed to the left or right. The direction of the curve usually alternates from one strand to the next, ensuring that a nest-like structure is formed around the larva's body.

As they emerge, the fecal strands are gathered together and then cemented into place with the help of an anatomical feature known as a caudal fork. Once an individual strand has been extruded to its full length, the anal turret is rotated upward until it comes into contact with the caudal fork, and the larva then pinches off the strand while secreting a droplet of "glue," which effectively cements each fecal strand into place against the caudal fork.

It generally takes about 12 hours for the larva to finish building its very own "fecal shield."

As an adult, the Palmetto tortoise beetle has another unusual defense mechanism: its tarsi (i.e. feet) are each lined with 10,000 tiny adhesive bristles, and when the beetle is attacked, it can press its feet flat against the surface of a leaf and secrete an oil that allows it to adhere to that surface with an enormous amount of strength. The adhesive mechanism is strong enough to resist pulling forces that are up to 60 times greater than the beetle's own weight for a full 2 minutes; it can resist even greater forces (up to 230 times greater than the beetle's own weight) for shorter periods of time.

According to this article from the University of Florida:

Each of the greatly enlarged tarsi is equipped with approximately 10,000 adhesive bristles. Each bristle has two terminal pads. When walking, only a few of the bristles touch the leaf surface. However, when attacked by a predator, the beetle puts all or nearly all of the bristles in contact with the surface and secretes oil onto the pads. With the adhesive force created by the oil between the leaf surface and tarsi, the beetle is able to clamp its hemispherical shell down tightly against the leaf and has been demonstrated to withstand pulling forces of approximately 60 times its own weight for up to two minutes. This time period is sufficient to thwart the efforts of predatory ants attempting to pry the beetle from the leaf. 

Palmetto tortoise beetles are native to the southeastern United States, and they're especially common in Florida (which is why they're also known as Florida tortoise beetles).

Sources & More Info:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Defensive Use of a Fecal Thatch by a Beetle Larva (Hemisphaerota cyanea)

Earth Touch News Network: By the Power of the Poop-Shield: Beetle Defenses of the Faecal Kind

Cornell Chronicle: Fecal Defense: This Beetle Uses 'Overhead Sewer System' to Ward off (most) Predators, Cornell Biologists Discover

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Defense by Foot Adhesion in a Beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea)

University of Florida: Palmetto Tortoise Beetle

Bug Guide: Hemisphaerota cyanea

[magicicapra]

id in alt

got stuck on a project and stopped to draw myself a fursona. its a stonefly larva <3