#worm on worm violence

[animalshowdown]

Phylum Round 1

Onychophora: Velvet Worms. This is the only phylum containing exclusively terrestrial members, although their ancestors can be traced back to the Cambrian shallow oceans. Onychophorans are ambush predators, moving with slow smooth steps to creep up on their prey. They have unique mucus glands on either side of their face which can spray jets of sticky slime, which effectively immobilizes their prey. Onychophorans have relatively complex brains, and some even live in social "packs" that live and hunt together. Many species in this phylum are ecologically vulnerable, threatened, or endangered.

Platyhelminthes: Flatworms. This phylum includes both colorful free-living members and more modest parasitic members. Free-living worms can be found in marine, freshwater, and even terrestrial environments. All flatworms are, of course, dorsoventrally flattened so their whole bodies can access oxygen from the outside, as they have no specialized circulatory system. Some flatworms are of interest to research in tissue regeneration, as they have the remarkable ability to completely regenerate a new body from a cut piece. Many classes within Platyhelminthes are exclusively parasitic, including flukes, tapeworms, schistosomes, and others. Most flatworms are hermaphroditic, and some larger marine species practice a ritual known as "penis fencing" to determine which worm's eggs will be fertilized.

[unpretty]

What's the biggest misconception about each of the Trinity that you see in others' works?

'what if the good guys are the bad guys' is fine but like. you could just write better good guys who are actually doing their best, and not cops. that's an option you have.

i guess it also peeves me when superman isn't a little shit, batman's not a detective, and wonder woman lacks mad scientist energy

[nojaloart]

teenage superheroes and father/son relationships that are sooo so normal i promise

[4suitedplayingcard]

Wanted to test out a doinky lil brush I made

Refs under cut:

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Markiplier chased me through an IKEA store because I told him it would be a funny video idea if he got into a sleeping bag and pretended to be a worm. Like he was chasing me with intent to kill.

[usertoxicyaoi]

like. how am i NOT supposed to be insane about this and them. like. LIKE.

[irradiate-space]

The above is the Tumblr-sized preview.

Click below for the full animated version, with technique notes:

This Skitter is based on @innominaterifter's fucking amazing Skitter cosplay. Other credits are at the link.

[hallowclave]

She para on my humans till I [GRUESOME SOUNDS OF BUG FUELED VIOLENCE]

Redraw of a skitter design I did a little over a year ago, comparison under the read more

And the sketch. As a little treat. Just for you.

[sinnohsiblings]

Territorial Dispute part 1

*CRACK - BOOM*

Ough...that had hurt. How could Goliaopede have been able to get the jump on him? Calama didn't have time to steady his mind before he noticed the rapidly approaching titan

*VEEEEEEERBOOOOOOM*

Calama had always been faster than that living corpse but something was strange...

Goliapede seemed to be keeping pace with him, it must have just been because he had allowed the behemoth to get too close. If he kept flying at full speed he'd surely loose the beast.

however, Calama felt a shudder shoot up his back...it couldn't be...

Goliapede was flying faster than him...HE'D BEEN CAUGHT!

[15-lizards]

Thinking about how Aegon can sit on the throne drunk and lazy and not taking his rule seriously and not even get a scratch…Robert was never scratched either and Aegon the unworthy was also exempt from the thrones blood tax WHY IS THIS I’m racking my brain for answers. Obviously the throne is a symbol for the cycle of violence so it only accepts the violent and abusive but then there’s maegor who got scratched by the throne in the worst way possible…what does it all mean…can you not upset the balance of the cycle…

[siriuslysatorusimping]

Guys guys guys hear me out

Tattoo artist!Rinko and Teacher!Gojo.

Walk with me.

Toji owns a shop and the rest of the Zenin family hates it.

Like in every other AU, Rinko gravitated toward Toji and his little family whenever she had to be around Naobito. She got a bit hooked on the artistic side of it all and spent ages convincing Toji to let his “little cousin” work for him. She isn’t completely tatted up, but she does have quite a few really pretty, elaborate pieces that are easily hidden. Yuzuki still has a bakery and Rinko helps out when she isn’t tattooing at the shop.

She meets Gojo because he’s Megumi’s teacher or teaches at his school and they hit it off instantly (after he realizes she’s not Megumi’s mom). 👀👀👀

Will I write this? Jury’s out. Is it a brainworm? Yes. I can’t stop thinking about it but I’ve written nothing more than what’s right here sooooooo 🙃🙃 enjoy sharing my brainworm.

[animalshowdown]

Phylum Round 1.5

Xenacoelomorpha: Small, flat, worm-like animals that live in marine and brackish sediments, and sometimes around hydrothermal vents. They can be free-living, symbiotic, or parasitic. A unique feature is that their stomachs lack nerve cells, unlike many other animals. Their evolutionary relationship to the rest of Animalia has been highly debated, and very little is known about their lifestyles.

Micrognathozoa: Presumably the smallest phylum, this group consists of a single species, Limnognathia maerski. In addition to being the smallest phylum, it may also be the smallest animal, with an average length of 100 micrometers. Despite this, it has complex jaws with 15 independently moving parts. Since this phylum has not been well-studied, all individuals that have been collected so far have been female.

[ichosetenderplaces]

Feel No Fear Before the Multitude of Men

Requested By: @lissthatskiss Ares!Technoblade x HalfNymph!Reader

Captured and taken to a gladiator arena, you fight for your life. However, after winning every death match with ease, you catch the eye of a God who's always looking for fighters to stand beside him. You have drenched yourself in the very essence of his godhood, how could he let something as beautiful as you pass?

Recommended Listening: For the Love of God by MSI and IDWBM by Type O Negative Taglist: @lissthatskiss @segnoblade @wingedghostpepper

This will be a short series. I'm going for five chapters with at least a thousand word count per chapter. Mind the tags please. As always, feedback is appreciated! I II III IV V

[ksen-noodles]

The best fever dream

Or maybe CO2 poisoning-induced hallucination

[hugintheraven]

So I've been reading Worm

(no spoilers pls)

It's been fun, but I'm getting a very interesting read on the series' overall philosophy and I'm mostly typing this to put my thoughts in order.

There's a theory of government that basically says, the only part of government that matters is "Having a monopoly on the use of force". Everything else derives from that and matters far less to the govt. And I think a lot of the major conflicts in Worm are because of that.

And the thing about that theory is that the govt has to maintain their monopoly. And if people aren't having their basic needs met(including food etc but ALSO the need to be free of violence), then people will resort to any means necessary, including violence, in order to get what they need. So it's in the govt's best interests to keep people from getting so desperate that they resort to violence, since that will cause other people to resort to violence, leading to a chain reaction and societal collapse if things get out of hand.

So the issue with Taylor is that she believes the govt should be meeting people's basic needs, and has learned repeatedly over her life(childhood and time as a villain both) that the govt can't or won't. So she has taken over trying to do that, including through violence. And then is shocked when the govt comes around saying "you can't just hurt people to get what you want". Because all the govt officials/heroes she interacts care about is "who's using force in a way that challenges our monopoly".

Which is then paralleled in both her interactions with heroes and with her school officials when they're refusing to act on her year-long bullies but are ready to punish her over one punch.

[rivilu]

One side effect of the autistic sense of justice for me is going insane over justice and vengeance as concepts in themselves whenever applicable in media.

Which unfortunately means that thinking about justice dragon age for too long (especially with the post inq takes on spirits) makes me want to rip my hair out.