#tropical take

[gameraboy2]

Tropical "Take" Saucy Movie Tales, March, 1936 Cover by Norman Saunders

[reunitedinterlude]

lean (1, 2, 3)

[aerequets]

beckys dad gets earnestly invested in providing yor and loid with as many vacations as possible so becky will stop crushing on loid

[notimeforlaugh]

once I promised phil as a tourist dad

here he is

[5577v]

la femme

[fisheito]

when a battle can't be solved with dark nova yakumo

[tropicalcontinental]

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

[bestanimal]

Oh I almost forgot, here’s my own personal arachnid propaganda: I have 11 of them as pets. 7 tarantulas and 4 true spiders.

I’m sure most people have already voted, but in case you’re still on the fence, here are my children. I don’t have good pics of them all (and I can’t post more than 10 anyway) but:

Figueroth - Brachypelma klaasi - “Mexican Pink Beauty”

Yet unnamed Brachypelma emilia - “Mexican Redleg”

Houdini - Brachypelma boehmei - “Mexican Fireleg”

Clifford - Brachypelma hamorii - “Mexican Redknee”

Pookie - Brachypelma albiceps - “Golden Red Rump”

Yet unnamed Tlitocatl vagans - “Mexican Red Rump”

Bambalam - Grammostola pulchra - “Brazilian Black”

Yet unnamed Phidippus mystaceus

Blueberry - Eresus ruficapillus - “Italian Velvet Spider”

🕷

Jolene - Kukulcania arizonica - “Black Hole Spider”

Sold to me as an “Arizona Wolf Spider”, I believe she’s probably a Hogna carolinensis - “Carolina Wolf Spider”

(I used to have more than just, uh, Brachypelma and Brachypelma-adjacent tarantulas; the Brachys have just outlived the others lol)

[thestalkerbunny]

My new great idea to infuriate my Classic DND purist friends.

I take THESE.

Paint 'Em like THIS.

[avirael]

Febhyurary 2025 Day 01 - Hello, World

"Hello, World! I'm Elsie and I used to work as a fisher in a tiny village off the southern coast of Vylbrand. Nowadays I live on a small tropical island in the Cieldalaes with a group of people who helped me out of trouble. It's a lovely place with even more lovely people but there is also a lot of work, so I do my best to help where I can and repay them for their kindness."

[simply-beautiful-world]

[ladywaterfall]

to me. the g1 my little ponies are the most cottagecore coded of them all

[fashion4standusers]

pieces by Fanci Club

[emphasisonthehomo]

However you might feel about Jimmy Carter, one of the things he was very focused on during his lifetime was the eradication/treatment/research of neglected tropical diseases.

The World Health Organization defines them as:

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of conditions caused by a variety of pathogens (including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins) and associated with devastating health, social and economic consequences. NTDs are mainly prevalent among impoverished communities in tropical areas, although some have a much larger geographical distribution. It is estimated that NTDs affect more than 1 billion people, while the number of people requiring NTD interventions (both preventive and curative) is 1.6 billion. The epidemiology of NTDs is complex and often related to environmental conditions. Many of them are vector-borne, have animal reservoirs and are associated with complex life cycles. All these factors make their public-health control challenging.

One of these is the Guinea Worm, which is a debilitating parasite that President Jimmy Carter hoped to eradicate during his lifetime. He was unfortunately unable to do so.

Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) is a parasitic infection caused by the nematode roundworm parasite Dracunculus medinensis. It is contracted when people consume water from stagnant sources contaminated with Guinea worm larvae.

There is no known cure for the Guinea worm, the same treatment used today has been in use for thousands of years.

It is on the verge of eradication, and many hope for it to become the second disease eradicated after smallpox. Only 14 human cases were reported in 2023.

The easiest way to help prevent someone from being infected with the Guinea worm is by providing safe water.

The Carter Foundation is dedicated to the eradication of the Guinea worm and accepts donations.

[cybernomads]

i took this back when i made this lore post, but i didn't have the chance to edit it until now

bonus: zoomed out version that messed up the lighting again

[wvks]

playlist: songs that take me to another dimension 🪐