offtopic-discussion

[drowsy egret]

the sun will not consume us iirc

it will get close enough to cook us tho

[modest isle]

True

[drowsy egret]

earth jupiter saturn neptune uranus pluto eris planet X/planet nine etc etc would just be orbitting the dead remains of what once was our sun

[modest isle]

But we still didn’t find a Planet similar to earth
All of them has the same habitability level of Mars which mars literally has no life

[drowsy egret]

we have

multiple times really

there is a estimated amount of 50 billion earth like planets in the galaxy alone

and over 100 billion earth like moons

one example is the trappist system

that has 4 planets in the habitable zone

all are tidaly locked meaning the same face will be facing the sun all the time

but they have oceans of water

and have a atmosphere suitable for life

Kepler-452b is wildly known as the better earth

it has more radius

[modest isle]

They may have life but don’t look that similar to earth they look like a waste land

[drowsy egret]

and is about the same density

meaning the gravity is mostly the same

its a rocky world

with oceans

and land

[modest isle]

Nice

[drowsy egret]

and a atmopshere just like ours

it most likely has life already

its orbitting a dwarf yellow star slightly larger then our sun

[modest isle]

We must conquer it then and claim it for us Earthlings

[drowsy egret]

one day

the suns energy is enough to make a worm hole iirc

so if we become a type 2 civilization

and learn how to control one

we can easily go there

heck maybe by then it has intelligent life

[modest isle]

Maybe ….

OR MAYBE WE ARE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE

[drowsy egret]

K2-18 b is a water world with evidence of life

[drowsy egret]

deff not

mathmatically impossible

and the stuff that make us are super common

carbon oxygen hydrogen etc

incredibly common

[modest isle]

True

[drowsy egret]

the most common things in the universe

plus who says life can only be carbon based?

it can be silicate based

which is also super common

there is so many possiblities and stuff mother nature can do

we just have to go and see it ourselves

[modest isle]

Yep we also need to work quickly we have only set foot on the moon 🌙

We didn’t yet on mars which is the closest planet to earth

Maybe by 2030 we will set foot on mars or 2050

[drowsy egret]

there is a whole science subject related to what life can do and its named
cosmobiology
very interesting i suggest u look into some of the things it has

[drowsy egret]

2030 is the planned mission

we going back on the moon in 2026

and everything is going nicely for nasa

technology is being tested and its good so far

and we plan to set up a permenant base on the moon

most likely use it for transfering stuff there and maybe even sending more people to go do research

maybe even live there in the feature

[bronze grotto]

Y’all see the aurora borealis last night?

[granite inlet]

The lapse was really not anything special because I started it after it peaked in my area, should of done it a few hrs earlier, atleast it captured a tiny bit though

[drowsy egret]

didnt happen where i live at

sucks

but there is gonna be plently of them in 2025 so im prob gonna see some then

[bronze grotto]

Some of the ones I got, can see the big and Little Dipper plus the North Star in some of em

[bronze grotto]

I was surprised I saw them at all I live in the middle of nowhere

[rocky fulcrum]

@tawny sage Don't forget to remove my art from your pfp pookie

[full patrol]

NA northern lights general map for tonight

Around 9pm-10pm CST (3pm-4pm UTC) is when it'll be lowest and most easy to see for people not in the northernmost states

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (294) :
Indian peafowl / Indian peacock

The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, and blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been introduced to many other countries. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although both sexes are often referred to colloquially as a "peacock".

Indian peafowl display a marked form of sexual dimorphism. The peacock is brightly coloured, with a predominantly blue fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots. These stiff feathers are raised into a fan and quivered in a display during courtship. Despite the length and size of these covert feathers, peacocks are still capable of flight. Peahens lack the train, have a white face and iridescent green lower neck, and dull brown plumage. The Indian peafowl lives mainly on the ground in open forest or on land under cultivation where they forage for berries, grains but also prey on snakes, lizards, and small rodents. Their loud calls make them easy to detect, and in forest areas often indicate the presence of a predator such as a tiger. They forage on the ground in small groups and usually try to escape on foot through undergrowth and avoid flying, though they fly into tall trees to roost.

Peacocks are a larger sized bird with a length from bill to tail of 100 to 115 cm (39 to 45 in) and to the end of a fully grown train as much as 195 to 225 cm (77 to 89 in) and weigh 4–6 kg (8.8–13.2 lb). The females, or peahens, are smaller at around 95 cm (37 in) in length and weigh 2.75–4 kg (6.1–8.8 lb). Indian peafowl are among the largest and heaviest representatives of the Phasianidae. So far as is known, only the wild turkey grows notably heavier. The green peafowl is slightly lighter in body mass despite the male having a longer train on average than the male of the Indian species. Their size, colour and shape of crest make them unmistakable within their native distribution range. The male is metallic blue on the crown, the feathers of the head being short and curled. The fan-shaped crest on the head is made of feathers with bare black shafts and tipped with bluish-green webbing

The Indian peafowl is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent and inhabits the drier lowland areas of Sri Lanka. In the Indian subcontinent, it is found mainly below an elevation of 1,800 m (5,900 ft) and in rare cases seen at about 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[21] It is found in moist and dry-deciduous forests, but can adapt to live in cultivated regions and around human habitations and is usually found where water is available. In many parts of northern India, they are protected by religious practices and will forage around villages and towns for scraps. Some have suggested that the peacock was introduced into Europe by Alexander the Great,[22] while others say the bird had reached Athens by 450 BCE and may have been introduced even earlier.[23] It has since been introduced in many other parts of the world and has become feral in some areas.

Peafowl forage on the ground in small groups, known as musters, that usually have a cock and 3 to 5 hens. After the breeding season, the flocks tend to be made up only of females and young. They are found in the open early in the mornings and tend to stay in cover during the heat of the day. They are fond of dust-bathing and at dusk, groups walk in single file to a favourite waterhole to drink. When disturbed, they usually escape by running and rarely take to flight

[azure oar]

GET INTERCEPTED

https://tenor.com/view/kitty-cat-plane-war-thunder-me262-gif-6122664457670319411

[modest isle]

Peafowl are omnivorous and eat seeds, insects (including termites), worms,[55] fruits, small mammals, frogs,[55] and reptiles (such as lizards).[55] They feed on small snakes but keep their distance from larger ones.[56] In the Gir forest of Gujarat, a large percentage of their food is made up of the fallen berries of Zizyphus.[57] They also feed on tree and flower buds, petals, grain, and grass and bamboo shoots.[55] Around cultivated areas, peafowl feed on a wide range of crops such as groundnut, tomato, paddy, chili and even bananas.[12] Around human habitations, they feed on a variety of food scraps and even human excreta.[11] In the countryside, it is particularly partial to crops and garden plants.

@sullen merlin
@lone star
@dense field
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger
@spice gyro

@shell rapids
@raven ember
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[rustic badger]

[wintry marlin]

Bird

[wintry marlin]

[spice gyro]

HOORAY A DINOSAUR

[modest isle]

I will kill you

In game obviously

[azure oar]

Cute

[rustic badger]

[modest isle]

All 3 species of Peacocks

Green peacock
Indian peacock
Congo peacock

[distant nymph]

Öe

[spice gyro]

Wow the green one looks cool

[distant nymph]

That wasn't waht I wanted to type xD

[modest isle]

[spice gyro]

German typo

[azure oar]

The Congo peacock looks like me after sleep

[distant nymph]

Peafowl are cool

[raven ember]

https://tenor.com/view/peacock-gif-26659197

[modest isle]

But The Indian species is the most well known species

[spice gyro]

Yeah

[azure oar]

You know I wanted to respond to this with another Me 262 gif but after scrolling through them I saw too much heresy

[modest isle]

WTF I JUST SAW IT

[azure oar]

why are there no good plane gifs

[hallow parrot]

I dont know why I though peacocks had a wider range than the indian subcontinent

[azure oar]

Couldn‘t find a good plane or tank gif so have this

[hallow parrot]

https://youtu.be/DD5ZNahq7Z0

[drowsy egret]

2 massive sonspots combined together yesterday

its so massive u can see it with a pair of eclipse glasses

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-surprised-scared-woah-gif-17718938

[drowsy egret]

and that sunspot has been striking us with incredibly strong solar storms

which is why we have the borealis

this is just the start of the solar maximum which peaks at 2025 july and will hit earth multiple times resulting in power internet and device outages

and if we are unlucky enough it will also fry your devices

[modest isle]

Apple is gonna like that since it will boost their sales for more people coming to replace their fried phones

[drowsy egret]

real

[spice gyro]

Make sure to wear your tinfoil hat to protect your brain!!!

[neat basalt]

okay zelda fans

it's been a year

i think it's time we as a community are honest about TOTK

and how it was disappointing

[spice gyro]

Thanks

[modest isle]

Btw rexy the tea rex , next animal is a croc since you like crocs 🐊

[drowsy egret]

hell yeah

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/edward-jackson-edward-jackson-x-alligator-steve-irwin-crocodile-alligator-gif-16113278

[drowsy egret]

dont want that thing to be fried even more then it already is

also if yall interested nasa has posted about the solar maximum thing so if u wanna save ur devices give it a read

[drowsy egret]

funnily enough crocodiles and gators are prob becoming arboreal in a million years

since they are already starting to climb trees

and then there would be some terrestrial species of em

[modest isle]

WHAT

[drowsy egret]

we going back to the absolute golden ages yall

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/magyarosaurus-kaperoo-the-isle-isle-gmod-arboreal-gif-25128997

[drowsy egret]

yeah

there is many images of gators just chilling on tree branches

its amazing

[neat basalt]

that's amazing

[modest isle]

And scary at the same time

[drowsy egret]

is this a sign of reptiles going back to the time they were the dominators of earth

if so im all for it

[modest isle]

Also global warming will help them
Earth is becoming warmer and more tropical 🌴

[neat basalt]

who wants to stand outside during the solar maximum and get superpowers with me

[modest isle]

🙋🏻‍♂️

[lone star]

https://tenor.com/view/peacock-gif-27608768

[drowsy egret]

we becoming flash with this one

[elfin zephyr]

imagine if mammoths did this ingame if they ever added them

i would actually cry

[elfin zephyr]

i would love to

[modest isle]

I would burn down my PC

[elfin zephyr]

I would inhale the PC ashes

[full patrol]

https://tenor.com/view/peacock-gif-26659197

[lone star]

https://tenor.com/view/peacock-gif-10264455

[hallow parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/kungfupanda2-shen-lord-lordshen-peacock-gif-19135738

[modest isle]

Lord shen

Second Animal species of the day (295) :
Orinoco crocodile

The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a critically endangered crocodile. Its population is very small, and they can only be found in the Orinoco river basin in Venezuela and Colombia. Extensively hunted for their skins in the 19th and 20th centuries, it is one of the most endangered species of crocodiles. It is a very large species of crocodilian; males have been reported up to 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) in the past, weighing over 900 kg (2,000 lb),[3] but such sizes do not exist today, 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) being a more widely accepted maximum size. A large male today may attain 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) in length and can weigh up to 450 kg (1,000 lb), while females are substantially smaller with the largest likely to weigh around 225 kg (496 lb). Sexual dimorphism is not as profound as in other crocodilian species.

The biology of the Orinoco crocodile is poorly documented in the wild, mostly due to its small population. It is thought to have a more piscivorous diet with an opportunistic nature, resulting in generalist predatory behaviour. The Orinoco crocodile is an apex predator, and will take the opportunity to prey on a variety of birds, mammals, and reptiles, including caimans on occasion.

The prey base is mostly made up of large predatory fish, challenging the general view by locals complaining about crocodiles hunting local fish to very low numbers. Despite its large size, the Orinoco crocodile rarely poses a threat to humans, despite several reports. Reproduction takes place in the dry season when the water level is lower. Orinoco crocodiles are hole nesters, just like the related Nile and freshwater, and they dig holes in the sand to lay their eggs. The females guard the nests and young for several years

The Orinoco crocodile can be recognised by its relatively long snout, which is narrower than that of the somewhat similar-looking American crocodile. This species generally has a pale tan hide, though at least three coloration variations are known, with some almost completely yellowish, and some a dark brownish-gray. The skin can change colour over long periods of time; this phenomenon has been recorded in other species that can gradually change the amount of melanin in their skin. These crocodiles have dark-brown markings, which present as more pronounced bands in younger specimens and as scattered markings on mature ones.[7] One individual measuring 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) and weighing 182 kg (401 lb) had a bite force of 6,276 N

The Orinoco crocodile ranks among the largest living reptiles, as well as the largest predator in the Americas. It is arguably, on average, the largest crocodilian in the Americas; while American crocodiles, black caimans and the American alligator may approach similar dimensions, the Orinoco crocodile may be (or had been, when in healthy numbers) slightly longer.[9] Given its possible maximum sizes, the Orinoco crocodile may rank as the third largest extant true crocodile, after the saltwater crocodile and Nile crocodile (which is closely related to it, despite its substantially different range), and additionally rank 4th amongst all extant crocodilians behind the gharial, though there is little to suggest that Orinoco specimens in modern times can rival these species

This species is restricted to the Orinoco river basin in Venezuela and Colombia. They have been occasionally reported on the island of Trinidad, but this has not been confirmed, and witnesses may have mistaken an American crocodile for the rarer species. This crocodile was once thought to have inhabited a wide range of riparian habitats, from tropical forests to the streams of the Andes foothills. Today, this species is restricted to the Llanos savanna and associated seasonal freshwater rivers.

@sullen merlin
@lone star
@dense field
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

[lone star]

CROCODILE.

[modest isle]

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger
@spice gyro

@shell rapids
@raven ember
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[rustic badger]

[lone star]

Look I was first

[wintry marlin]

Crock

[sullen merlin]

cronc

[rustic badger]

[hallow parrot]

Beautiful scales

[lone star]

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/austin-bradley-croc-croc-spin-spin-gif-14418174088363829753

[distant nymph]

Good scaled dog 😊

[modest isle]

The most Pale colored species of crocs

[lone star]

Twas reading along as it was sent, occasionally putting little grinning reactions on

[wintry marlin]

Jump in lava in Minecraft

[modest isle]

[lone star]

I’m no block boy

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/minecraft-alex-jones-creeper-gif-14286949

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/axolotl-axelotl-murderer-death-lava-gif-5276674504096327066

[wintry marlin]

Evil

[modest isle]

True

[dense field]

Helldivers acquired

https://tenor.com/view/thanos-meme-marvel-that-is-destiny-fulfilled-gif-15104222

[drowsy egret]

The GOAT

[shell bone]

Raised by flys

[shell rapids]

, ' , | , '_'

[vocal niche]

alguem sabe como eu fasso para jogar com o deinochus

[limber grove]

Right click The Isle in your Steam library, click Properties, click Betas, click the drop-down bar and select evrima. Steam will start downloading the new version

[vocal niche]

Thank you very much

[fading sparrow]

DR PEPPER CREAMY COCONUT FLAVOR

[vocal niche]

It's talking anti cheat is not installed

What I do

[limber grove]

#🔧-evrima-troubleshooting-🔧 message

[quaint scaffold]

I may need to ask something serious…

My sister, who I love has become anoretic and she has lost a lot of weight in a matter of a short time. What can I do as a brother to help? Please ping me or reply so I can see if I got a response

I’m just worried sick so any support is appreciated

[spice gyro]

First time I’ve ever seen em, and yeah the phone camera picks it up infinitely better than our eyes

[quaint scaffold]

Beautiful. Too bad I missed it

[spice gyro]

It doesn’t look like much else to your eyes, so it wasn’t too amazing without a camera

Looked kinda like light pollution tbh

[gray adder]

I missed it

https://tenor.com/view/yakuza-gif-18148683

[lone star]

Twas cloudy during the night

[drifting bridge]

I have really good pictures

and I have way more

I don't live in a very light polluted area

so

ye

[digital sleet]

@pseudo cave thoughts
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/881147251014111285/1239083074868871208/kickflipbro_-_Made_with_Clipchamp.mp4?ex=6641a18a&is=6640500a&hm=8261fbf0b81df814d446c2070200041df3f8e0b7a66e1c65294e7824e3ca42df&

[pseudo cave]

I have zero clue what’s happening but glorious

[digital sleet]

thoughts
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/881147251014111285/1239085667569635430/pyrosuckedup_-_Made_with_Clipchamp.mp4?ex=6641a3f4&is=66405274&hm=4220937bcc816eddeaefd0ee702c7d5ced4bff913fd41469742b6236b712ef7a&

[pseudo cave]

LMAO

[slow hazel]

i hate tf2

[distant nymph]

Steam's recommanding me some weird games xD

[dapper sky]

Duck.

[dense field]

Wuddaheeeeeeell

[serene wasp]

<@&401466542140817419> we had a troll cause an issue in general 3 i have the person's discord name saved

forgive me for the ping

where can i report what happened

[lyric basin]

D"y"nopunk

[spice stream]

i have a twitter account that was made 2 years ago that i never used. i come back to log into twitter and my account is suspended?

[flint wren]

Sounds like something Twitter would do

[dense field]

Helldivers 2 is overhyped

i feel like your average LoL-CS-Valorant gamer saw a quality Coop PvE game for the first time and hyped it to heavens

meanwhile DRG:

i liked it but i cant say it lived up to my expectations

[void zinc]

Doomer perspective. Both are better with friends, the hype comes from a filled niche or desire.

[dense field]

i played both with friends
i am still behind my statement
and id go on my way and say the reason DRG is not as mainstream is that its low polly

its a more cooked game with much more to do with arguably better gameplay interactiond and mechanics

[dense field]

its a fun game
just not as cooked
will probably be lots better in 1-2 years

[young gale]

What game

Chat what is he yapping about

[dense field]

Helldivers 2

[young gale]

Oh

I never played HD2

[modest isle]

Suspended for touching grass
And being a normal human being

[azure oar]

Touching grass is banned? lemme test

Ignore the chicken

[lone star]

BANNED!!1!1!

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (296) :
Cookiecutter shark

The cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), also called the cigar shark, is a species of small squaliform shark in the family Dalatiidae. This shark occurs in warm, oceanic waters worldwide, particularly near islands, and has been recorded as deep as 3.7 km (2.3 mi). It migrates vertically up to 3 km (1.9 mi) every day, approaching the surface at dusk and descending with the dawn. Reaching only 42–56 cm (16.5–22 in) in length, the cookiecutter shark has a long, cylindrical body with a short, blunt snout, large eyes, two tiny spineless dorsal fins, and a large caudal fin. It is dark brown, with light-emitting photophores covering its underside except for a dark "collar" around its throat and gill slits.

The name "cookiecutter shark" refers to its feeding method of gouging round plugs, as if cut out with a cookie cutter, out of larger animals. Marks made by cookiecutter sharks have been found on a wide variety of marine mammals and fishes, and on submarines, undersea cables, and human bodies. It also consumes whole smaller prey, such as squid. Cookiecutter sharks have adaptations for hovering in the water column, and likely rely on stealth and subterfuge to capture more active prey. Its dark collar seems to mimic the silhouette of a small fish, while the rest of its body blends into the downwelling light via its ventral photophores. When a would-be predator approaches the lure, the shark attaches itself using its suctorial lips and specialized pharynx and neatly excises a chunk of the flesh using its bandsaw-like set of lower teeth. This species has been known to travel in schools.

Though rarely encountered because of its oceanic habitat, a handful of documented attacks on humans were apparently caused by cookiecutter sharks. Nevertheless, this diminutive shark is not regarded as dangerous to humans. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed the cookiecutter shark under least concern, as it is widely distributed, has no commercial value, and is not particularly susceptible to fisheries.

The cookiecutter shark has an elongated, cigar-shaped body with a short, bulbously rounded snout. The nostrils have a very short flap of skin in front. The large, oval, green eyes are placed forward on the head, though not so that binocular vision is extensive. Behind the eyes are large spiracles, positioned on the upper surface of the head.

Based on catch records, the cookiecutter shark appears to conduct a diel vertical migration up to 3 km (1.9 mi) each way.[6] It spends the day at a depth of 1–3.7 km (0.62–2.30 mi), and at night it rises into the upper water column, usually remaining below 85 m (279 ft), but on rare occasions venturing to the surface.[1][5] This species may be more tolerant of low dissolved oxygen levels than sharks in the related genera Euprotomicrus and Squaliolus.[6] It is frequently found near islands, perhaps for reproductive purposes or because they hold congregations of large prey animals.[6] In the northeastern Atlantic, most adults are found between 11°N and 16°N, with the smallest and largest individuals being found in lower and higher latitudes, respectively.[10] There is no evidence of sex segregation

Parasitic attacks by the cookiecutter shark leave a round "crater wound", averaging 5 cm (2.0 in) across and 7 cm (2.8 in) deep.[20] The prevalence of these attacks can be high: off Hawaii, nearly every adult spinner dolphin bears scars from this species.[21] Diseased or otherwise weakened animals appear to be more susceptible, and in the western Atlantic observations have been made of emaciated beached melon-headed whales with dozens to hundreds of recent and healing cookiecutter shark wounds, while such wounds are rare on non-emaciated beached whales.[22] The impact of parasitism on prey species, in terms of resources diverted from growth or reproduction, is uncertain

Before you start calling me a ‼️genocidal maniac‼️
Hear me out first, we need to eradicate this entire parasitic species to extinction
Just google “cookiecutter shark bite marks”
And you will understand my point, They bite all animals including humans

@sullen merlin
@lone star
@dense field
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger
@spice gyro

[lone star]

COOKIE CUTTER

[modest isle]

@shell rapids
@raven ember
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[rustic badger]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/855527844670865438/1208151101988413440/C11DE782-4A2E-47B0-9605-55AD6440299F.gif

[wintry marlin]

Fish

[sullen merlin]

thats just a lamprey in disguise

[modest isle]

We need eradication them to extinction

[wintry marlin]

Sleepy

[modest isle]

Forgot

[distant nymph]

That's a cute name xD

[distant nymph]

Why ? D: I haven't read it yet

[sullen merlin]

U read it completely every time?

[hallow parrot]

I used to think that cookie cutter sharks were cute as a kid

[modest isle]

Google this at your own risk
⛔️
“Cookiecutter shark bite marks”

[hallow parrot]

One of the many pains of having to grow up is learning they're horrible

[distant nymph]

oh D:

[lone star]

[modest isle]

Honestly lets just kill this entire species

[wintry marlin]

I have come to bargain, I think I should be one of the ones @ first, since I was one of the first people who started reacting to your animal of the day posts

[lone star]

Yeah didn’t they cause like a whole issue with undersea cables once or am I insane

[lone star]

No

[hallow parrot]

No, just dont go in the sea, we were never designed to explore oceans

[sullen merlin]

ayo chill out man

[wintry marlin]

[lone star]

Cookie cutter shark bites are pretty holy
….hole…. y…

[sullen merlin]

its listed by awesomeness obviously

[modest isle]

Im no longer chill after READING ABOUT THEM

[modest isle]

Next animal

[wintry marlin]

Thank you

[lone star]

So like.. how did you miss that hagfish slither inside of dying or dead fish to eat them..

[modest isle]

Atleast the fish was already dying

[sullen merlin]

The parasitic isopods eating fish tongues and lampreys are way worse imo

[wintry marlin]

But uhh can we do maned wolf? I can’t remember if we already did it, if we did i probably already asked for it

[lone star]

Eat em inside out why not

[sullen merlin]

i mean this is just a bigger lamprey tbh

[lone star]

How about the surinam toad

[sullen merlin]

Also praying mantises etc

[modest isle]

Yep we didn’t do it yet

[lone star]

Hagfish produce much goo

[wintry marlin]

The saurian toad

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/maned-wolf-legs-long-legs-walking-gif-17224884

[sullen merlin]

pipa fwog

[lone star]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cat-side-eye-side-eye-cat-food-cat-food-side-eye-gif-3423883768828421583

[wintry marlin]

I have a better version of this

[lone star]

Now I have one too.

[wintry marlin]

There you go

Can’t have mediocre when you can have perfection

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cats-orange-cat-orange-cats-cat-weird-gif-17010424884748616697

[modest isle]

Maned wolf will be the 297th species
Soon we will reach 300

300 out of 7,000,000 animal species
Thats the animals alone not including Plants , Fungi and bacteria

[wintry marlin]

Let’s gooooooo

[modest isle]

We will never be able compete all 7 million species

[wintry marlin]

We will find a way

[modest isle]

[wintry marlin]

Maybe one day you do a list of 100 animals in one day who knows

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/skeleton-reaction-information-my-reaction-to-that-information-my-honest-reaction-to-that-information-gif-613275461876515673

[wintry marlin]

Yeah.. that’s a bit much maybe

[slow hazel]

@young gale

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/rika-pokemon-rika-rika-pokemon-sv-rika-sv-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-gif-27135620

[lilac venture]

Two babies hatched out a few days ago 🥰 @spice gyro @zinc idol @heavy temple @rigid sand

Clutchmates

[limber grove]

oh theyre so tiny

[spice gyro]

GECKERS

[zinc idol]

Omg! The jungle just keeps getting bigger

[lilac venture]

Loool kind of. I sold quite a few babies produced the last two seasons and some adults XD

[rigid sand]

They're so adorable, I'll take 3 dozen of them.

[lilac venture]

Hehe yeah they’re so cute when they’re tiny fingerlings

[lilac venture]

Loool

[zinc idol]

Sell me some next season

[lilac venture]

These ones from the first of this season should be ready for adoption in about 6mo

[lone star]

BABY CRESTED GECKOOOOS??

[zinc idol]

[lone star]

I have a lil crested geckoooo..
She’s.. she’s special!! But I love her

[lilac venture]

Awww yay!! So cute!

[lone star]

I think she’s a Dalmatian morph

[lilac venture]

If she’s got quite a few spots yeah the dal gene can be stacked with other genes like pinstripe and harlequin

It’s an incomplete dominant trait

[lone star]

Yeah I tried to count once, got to above 100 and lost count so

[spice gyro]

Pattern C gecko

[lone star]

Guh?!

[lilac venture]

Hehe super dal then

One of my ultra high end male super Dalmatians

Still young he’s about a year old and 18g atm

[lone star]

Beautiful, mine has little dots but they’re everywhere

I don’t have an image on hand currently

[lilac venture]

Speckles!!’

The small spots are so cute but I’m a huge fan of the huge ink spots XD

[lone star]

The huge ink spots are

[lilac venture]

Yasssss

I got a couple inkspots that are virgins that I plan to prove out in the next couple’s years excited to see those babs

[heavy temple]

Babu

[lone star]

I don’t plan to get a male for my crested, she’s just gonna be a pet, at least for a long while, she’s only a year old

[lilac venture]

Yis smol babens

Aww that’s quite alright I didn’t start breeding til I felt it was something I wanted to do and did my research

One of the easier species to breed but still takes some edumacation

[lone star]

Yeah, one day I do want to, but I just don’t have the resources right now

[lilac venture]

Yee understandable you def need the space to accommodate. One female can produce up to 12 or so babies in a single season so you need space to house and money to feed them

[lone star]

Neither of which I have currently, so I’m certainly waiting

[lilac venture]

I don’t plan to have more than 40 breeding pairs because it’s just me and I have limited space rn

Fair enough

Some breeders have hundreds of pairs but they have the resources and space for that but that’s too overwhelming and they also can afford to hire people to help XD sadly I’m on a fixed income since I’m on disability and I don’t want what I enjoy to feel like a job so I’m happy with being just a hobby breeder

[lone star]

Hundreds
OuOOf- yeah, that sounds like a job moreso than a hobby

[lilac venture]

Haha yeah there’s few out there who have lots but they do that full time

@rigid sand @zinc idol he hunt, he stalk, he tippy tap

Don’t mind Ham meowing in the background

[lone star]

He gon getcha

[young gale]

So cool

[rigid sand]

that final little "hewwo" 🥰

[zinc idol]

https://tenor.com/view/here-she-comes-shea-brennan-sam-elliott-1883-shes-here-gif-24817247

[lilac venture]

[modest isle]

Second Animal species of the day (297) :
Maned wolf

The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is a large canine of South America.[5] It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, and is almost extinct in Uruguay. Its markings resemble those of foxes, but it is neither a fox nor a wolf.[6] It is the only species in the genus Chrysocyon (meaning "golden dog" in Ancient Greek : χρῡσο-κύων : chryso-kyōn).

It is the largest canine in South America, weighing 20–30 kg (44–66 lb) and up to 110 cm (43 in) at the withers. Its long, thin legs and dense reddish coat give it a distinct appearance. The maned wolf is a crepuscular and omnivorous animal adapted to the open environments of the South American savanna, with an important role in the seed dispersal of fruits, especially the wolf apple (Solanum lycocarpum). The maned wolf is a solitary animal. It communicates primarily by scent marking, but also gives a loud call known as "roar-barking".

This mammal lives in open and semi-open habitats, especially grasslands with scattered bushes and trees, in the Cerrado of south, central-west, and southeastern Brazil; Paraguay; northern Argentina; and Bolivia east and north of the Andes,[7] and far southeastern Peru (Pampas del Heath only)

The maned wolf bears minor similarities to the red fox, although it belongs to a different genus. The average adult weighs 23 kg (51 lb) and stands up to 110 cm (43 in) tall at the shoulder, and has a head-body length of 100 cm (39 in), with the tail adding another 45 cm (18 in).[16] Its ears are large and long 18 cm (7.1 in).[17]
The maned wolf is the tallest of the wild canids; its long legs are likely an adaptation to the tall grasslands of its native habitat.[18] Fur of the maned wolf may be reddish-brown to golden orange on the sides with long, black legs, and a distinctive black mane. The coat is marked further with a whitish tuft at the tip of the tail and a white "bib" beneath the throat. The mane is erectile and typically is used to enlarge the wolf's profile when threatened or when displaying aggression.

The maned wolf's footprints are similar to those of the dog, but have disproportionately small plantar pads when compared to the well-opened digit marks

The maned wolf is a twilight animal, but its activity pattern is more related to the relative humidity and temperature, similar to that observed with the bush dog (Speothos venaticus). Peak activity occurs between 8 and 10 am, and 8 and 10 pm.[26] On cold or cloudy days, they can be active all day. The species is likely to use open fields for foraging and more closed areas, such as riparian forests, to rest, especially on warmer days.[16]
Unlike most large canids (such as the gray wolf, the African hunting dog, or the dhole), the maned wolf is a solitary animal and does not form packs.[16] It typically hunts alone, usually between sundown and midnight, rotating its large ears to listen for prey animals in the grass. It taps the ground with a front foot to flush out the prey and pounce to catch it.[17] It kills prey by biting on the neck or back, and shaking the prey violently if necessary.

Their mating season ranges from November to April. Gestation lasts 60 to 65 days, and a litter may have from two to six black-furred pups, each weighing roughly 450 g (16 oz). Pups are fully grown when one year old. During that first year, the pups rely on their parents for food

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger
@spice gyro

[lone star]

MANED WOLF
LOVE MANED WOLVES!!

[wintry marlin]

Maned wolf!!!!!!

[spice gyro]

Long legs

[lone star]

HAHAHAHAH

[modest isle]

@sullen merlin
@lone star
@dense field
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

[wintry marlin]

HA

[modest isle]

@shell rapids
@raven ember
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[rustic badger]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/855527844670865438/1208151101988413440/C11DE782-4A2E-47B0-9605-55AD6440299F.gif

[distant nymph]

Maned Wolves are amazing 😊

[cedar crescent]

deer fox

[spice gyro]

lol three of us were waiting

[wintry marlin]

I BEAT YOU

[modest isle]

OH MY GOD

[lone star]

FALSE

[rustic badger]

Maned wolves are so cool

[modest isle]

Fr

[lilac venture]

That’s a pretty cool doggo

They’re like fox dog deer

[wintry marlin]

The world hates me

[lone star]

Two against one

[spice gyro]

lol

[modest isle]

I have a bad news for you

[hallow parrot]

fake wolf!!!

[wintry marlin]

Idc i choose the animal at least

[lone star]

anyways back to appreciating maned wolves

[modest isle]

Cousin of wolf

[lone star]

I love maned wolves

[modest isle]

Thats a good point

[wintry marlin]

They are awesome

[sullen merlin]

tall dogger

[wintry marlin]

One of my favorite canids

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/eating-viralhog-maned-wolf-having-a-snack-snack-time-gif-18103425

Tall legs so it can see through the tall grass

[lone star]

https://tenor.com/view/maned-wolf-lobo-guará-silly-silly-maned-wolf-me-having-fun-and-playing-gif-215306700344987589

[wintry marlin]

Their pee smells like a no no substance

So zoos have been raided because of it

[modest isle]

[sullen merlin]

Imagine zoos being raided by fat ppl cuz binturongs smell like popcorn

[wintry marlin]

I miss when I was always first… I guess I have to eliminate the competition

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/binturong-biturong-bearcat-babies-cute-gif-27471462

[wintry marlin]

There is always a possibility

[sullen merlin]

Did we do binturong already?

[modest isle]

Let me check

[sullen merlin]

i think so but not sure

[wintry marlin]

Think so too

[lone star]

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/gun-db-shotgun-gif-21597283

[lone star]

Birds aren’t real, can’t kill what isn’t real

[sullen merlin]

Bro is a genjutsu

https://tenor.com/view/naruto-shippuden-itachi-uchiha-itachi-crows-anime-gif-17898484

[wintry marlin]

If it’s a concept then it’s real enough to where I can kill it

[modest isle]

Apparently we didn’t i swear i thought we did it like way back in the beginning

[wintry marlin]

Mandela effect

[lone star]

https://tenor.com/view/sushichaeng-stan-twitter-cat-disappear-disappearing-meme-gif-25606316

[sullen merlin]

Hmm i wouldnt have been there then at the time i think but i thought i saw it at one point. Guess not

[modest isle]

@wintry marlin
All 297 Species
Across to channels
#offtopic-discussion
#paleotalk

[wintry marlin]

These include the ones when you were gone too right?

[hallow parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/pedro-raccoon-raccoon-pedro-raccoon-meme-memes-gif-11191191849383051209

[modest isle]

Yep

[wintry marlin]

Cause remember we had some you didn’t post

And that’s only the ones you posted it seems since it’s from sleepy

So we might be at 300 already

[modest isle]

Nah

Let me show you

[rustic badger]

Why does every canine have be some form of dog-wolf or fox

name-wise

[wintry marlin]

🤷‍♂️

[rustic badger]

wish they had more unique names

[hallow parrot]

They should really give that media filter to search options on discord

[wintry marlin]

Maned wolf isn’t even a wolf

[modest isle]

@wintry marlin 👆🏼

[lone star]

Humans aren’t always that creative…
We saw water falling and called it “waterfall”

[wintry marlin]

Ah, ok

[modest isle]

After i got back i made them by replying to the messages cave goblino made to include them the species count 👍🏼

[wintry marlin]

Smart

[elder meadow]

Was this one covered at some point already or not?

[modest isle]

Not yet
What species of caterpillars is this looks so alien

[elder meadow]

Polyura athamas aka Dragon-headed Caterpillar

I think they're very neat

[modest isle]

The look magnificent

[gray adder]

https://tenor.com/view/ludacris-stomp-af1-air-force1-big-foot-gif-16260191

[elder meadow]

Looks like there's several kinds of them, but they mostly have similar head structures

[dense field]

Oh god what are those!!
Never knew this animal

[modest isle]

Tall puppy

[dense field]

What an elegant looking doggo

A solitary doggo?

Woah

Do you do extinct species Sleepy?
Id suggest Tasmanian Tiger

Well
Some believe it's not extinct but yeah

[azure oar]

Daily dose of Seal pup day 2

[modest isle]

Yep i did cover some extinct ones
But only the ones that gone extinct in the Quaternary Period from 2.5 mya to the present

No Jurassic , Cretaceous period and ETC

[modest isle]

Here is your Tasmanian tiger

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/855535605178171422/1150509771015860254/IMG_2107.webp?ex=664266b8&is=66411538&hm=267b5f06b2ca258f50e65d6c9805d9d54c8e1fbdff60abd07244c37456ab65cf&

Wait

Bruh

[dense field]

[modest isle]

#offtopic-discussion message

Try now

[azure oar]

nacked tail striped carnivore seal?

[modest isle]

[azure oar]

striped? stripped?

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/the-road-to-el-dorado-both-both-is-good-gif-8304204

[azure oar]

lemme test something

yep

still doesn‘t work

[distant nymph]

What is it ? o:

Try exporting it to gif or png

AVIF files don't get embeded

[azure oar]

image of a walrus I downloaded

[distant nymph]

Just switch the file handle to png from AVIF

That should work o:

[azure oar]

i‘ll try it later

[distant nymph]

Fair 😊

[heavy temple]

AI and robots are cool

[barren bear]

AI!?!?!

[unreal pier]

what?

[native talon]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/958431158574678076/1239380898093334548/TheIsle_2024-05-12_20-55-51.mp4?ex=6642b6e8&is=66416568&hm=d280bc914f3d267c922c566cd0db33b25d6e1709bff79dddcb3a06af804a54aa&

[wintry marlin]

https://youtu.be/EGVe3ZUyQuU?si=aoUDzNVUfM0NTVQt

This is really good

@modest isle @dense field @azure oar @distant nymph

[modest isle]

This is a piece of art I will be subscribing Right now

The animals I recognized :

• Tethyshadros insularis
• Magyarosaurus dacus
• Hatzegopteryx thambema

[wintry marlin]

[neat basalt]

any good ol zelda fans here?

[distant nymph]

That's really really cool o:

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/tears-of-the-kingdom-totk-korok-rotisserie-torture-gif-13304554069170736158

[distant nymph]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKsk0EGuQw4

[neat basalt]

based

[wintry marlin]

Their work is amazing

[wintry marlin]

They are meeting their friends soon enough

[dense field]

Based content

[shell bone]

Anyone wanna see a house centipede

Im dropping it anyway (don’t judge the bg of my room I’m cleaning)

I love these things

[modest isle]

Horror movie
Good thing they kill cockroaches a far more terrifying creature

[shell bone]

Roaches and any other pest insect tbh

The only downside is “looks scary”

[modest isle]

Fr

First Animal species of the day (298) :
White-winged guan

The white-winged guan (Penelope albipennis) is a bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family Cracidae. It is endemic to northwestern Peru

The white-winged guan was originally known from three specimens collected in 1876 and 1877. It was not positively seen again until 1977, though there had been hints of its continued existence in 1969. Surveys from about 1980 on found individuals in many other locations than the 1977 sightings, though still within a small area

The white-winged guan has an average length of 85.2 cm (2.8 ft) and average weight of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb). It has blackish brown plumage overlain by a green gloss. Much of its forepart has short whitish or pale gray streaks. Its white primaries show as a slash on the folded wing. Its reddish eye is surrounded by bare purple skin, its bill is dark gray with a black tip, and it has an orange dewlap.

The white-winged guan is now found only in the departments of Lambayeque, Cajamarca, and Piura in northwestern Peru. It is confined to an area that is at most 190 km (120 mi) long and 40 km (25 mi) wide and is divided by a major road and its accompanying human settlement. The 1876 specimen had been collected much further north than the current known area.[4]
The white-winged guan inhabits a very specialized landscape, small, forested ravines and nearby slopes on the west side of the Andes. In elevation it generally ranges between 500 and 1,100 m (1,600 and 3,600 ft) but has been reported as low as 300 m (980 ft) and as high as 1,385 m (4,540 ft

The white-winged guan is territorial and mated pairs stay together over successive years. Their breeding season spans from November to May, a period which overlaps the resource-abundant rainy season. They construct a nest of twigs and leaves in vine-covered trees, typically about 2.5 m (8 ft) above the ground. The clutch size can be one to three eggs but two is the usual number

We literally thought they were EXTINCT FOR 100 YEARS
From 1877 to 1977 then later in 1977 we rediscovered they were still ALIVE !!!!!

But as of today only 200 individuals estimated for this species left

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger
@spice gyro

@sullen merlin
@lone star
@dense field
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

[wintry marlin]

Bird

[modest isle]

@shell rapids
@raven ember
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[sullen merlin]

chimcken

[wintry marlin]

I did it

[distant nymph]

Somehow I feel like making a Black-Red Hypsi skin now o:

[modest isle]

Like a 100 years we thought they were extinct thats like an entire single human lifespan

[spice gyro]

Bird

[modest isle]

[sullen merlin]

rookie numbers for crested geckos

[modest isle]

[unreal pier]

What?!!

[azure oar]

Government Drone

[modest isle]

[neat basalt]

JWE2 is adding megalodon

and microceras

and segisaurus

(this sounds like trolling. its not)

[modest isle]

Microceratus

Also Finally a Megladon

https://tenor.com/view/kopek-baligi-gif-12223956

[neat basalt]

also some pterosaur but idk the name

[modest isle]

Second Animal species of the day (299) :
Binturong

The binturong (Arctictis binturong) (/bɪnˈtjʊərɒŋ, ˈbɪntjʊrɒŋ/, bin-TURE-ong, BIN-ture-ong), also known as the bearcat, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is uncommon in much of its range, and has been assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because of a declining population. It is estimated to have declined at least 30% since the mid-1980s.[2] The binturong is the only species in the genus Arctictis.

The binturong is long and heavy, with short, stout legs. It has a thick coat of coarse black hair. The bushy and prehensile tail is thick at the root, gradually tapering, and curls inwards at the tip. The muzzle is short and pointed, somewhat turned up at the nose, and is covered with bristly hairs, brown at the points, which lengthen as they diverge, and form a peculiar radiated circle round the face. The eyes are large, black and prominent. The ears are short, rounded, edged with white, and terminated by tufts of black hair. There are six short rounded incisors in each jaw, two canines, which are long and sharp, and six molars on each side. The hair on the legs is short and of a yellowish tinge. The feet are five-toed, with large strong claws

The tail is nearly as long as the head and body. The body ranges from 71 to 84 cm (28 to 33 in) and the tail is from 66 to 69 cm (26 to 27 in) long.[18] Some captive binturongs measured from 75 to 90 cm (30 to 35 in) in head and body, with a tail of 71 cm (2 ft 4 in).[19] The mean weight of captive adult females is 21.9 kg (48 lb), with a range from 11 to 32 kg (24 to 71 lb)

[azure oar]

https://tenor.com/view/me262-warplane-ww2warplanes-red-tails-gif-25711757

get intercepted

[modest isle]

The musk glands emit an odor reminiscent of popcorn or corn chips

The binturong occurs from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia to Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Yunnan in China, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java in Indonesia, to Palawan in the Philippines.[2]
It is confined to tall forest.[28] In Assam, it is common in foothills and hills with good tree cover, but less so in the forested plains. It has been recorded in Manas National Park, in Dulung and Kakoi Reserved Forests of the Lakhimpur district, in the hill forests of Karbi Anglong, North Cachar Hills, Cachar and Hailakandi Districts.[29] It was also recorded in Kaziranga National Park in the year 2024

The binturong is essentially arboreal. Pocock observed the behaviour of several captive individuals in the London Zoological Gardens. When resting, they lay curled up with their heads tucked under their tails. They seldom leaped, but climbed skilfully, albeit slowly, progressing with equal ease and confidence along the upper side of branches or, upside down, beneath them. The prehensile tail was always ready as an aid. They descended the vertical bars of the cage head first, gripping them between their paws and using the prehensile tail as a check. They growled fiercely when irritated, and when on the prowl they periodically uttered a series of low grunts or a hissing sound, made by expelling air through partially opened lips.

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger
@spice gyro

[lone star]

BEAR?!
….Cat??
Uh..
…what?

[modest isle]

@sullen merlin
@lone star
@dense field
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

@shell rapids
@raven ember
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[cedar crescent]

no selfies pls

[wintry marlin]

Thing

[sullen merlin]

BINTURONGG

[shell rapids]

POPCORN

[limber grove]

yaaaay binturong

[sullen merlin]

YESS

[azure oar]

cuttest thing I have seen all day (with two exceptions who are beyond the charts)

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/halloween-among-us-sus-drip-gif-23635245

[lone star]

This thing is cute.
This is now mine.

[modest isle]

Your ingame mailbox obviously not IRL

[azure oar]

https://tenor.com/view/artur-goszczyk-flak-gif-27388934

[azure oar]

what he saying

[lone star]

Probably meg stuff

[azure oar]

boring

[modest isle]

The species after the next species

Will be a MEGLADON

https://tenor.com/view/kopek-baligi-gif-12223956

[azure oar]

Megladon

[lone star]

Big fish..

[wintry marlin]

Dead fish

[lone star]

[neat basalt]

he is ugly

[modest isle]

Megladons are allowed since they lived in our Current period
The Quaternary Period

But animals in that lived in other periods not allowed for example
Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous

[azure oar]

Megladons

[modest isle]

Poor fella

[azure oar]

Megalodons

[modest isle]

[neat basalt]

Foor pella

[lone star]

No..

[azure oar]

Bro is so old he was born in the Empire

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/binturong-biturong-bearcat-babies-cute-gif-27471462

Binturong GIF

Also Binturongs are naturally born old

[lone star]

You ever done an aye-aye?

[modest isle]

Not yet
But we will have a cooldown for mammals for now , we will have to wait 5 other species until we post another mammal

[lone star]

….fine. Legless lizard?

[shell rapids]

mammal-phobic

[modest isle]

This is my strategy to not run out of certain clades

[modest isle]

I literally believe in MAMMAL SUPREMACY

[shell rapids]

then youre a traitor

high treason

[modest isle]

Tomorrow

[lone star]

[azure oar]

https://tenor.com/view/noted-gif-20569892

[modest isle]

I will for sure get intercepted since now you know it will be 1 Hour from now

[azure oar]

I would neeeeeeeever

[modest isle]

[lone star]

Not if I intercept first!!

My cat that plays fetch.

[crimson marlin]

Cat

[lone star]

Dog!

[winter marten]

[lone star]

Turtle…?

[winter marten]

WRONG that's clearly a cat

[crimson marlin]

Dilophosaurus

[winter marten]

Saving that..

[modest isle]

[winter marten]

It's come to my attention that I've watched 36 hours of attack on titan in 4 days, truly the pinnacle of health and moderation over here

[sullen merlin]

Not me who watched the whole of one piece in like 3 months

[modest isle]

Third Animal species of the day (300) :
Common nawab

Polyura athamas, the common nawab,[1][3] is a species of fast-flying canopy butterfly found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the Charaxinae (rajahs and nawabs) in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae).

It occurs in the Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim, the hills of central India and the Eastern Ghats, the Western Ghats and southern India, Sri Lanka, Assam, Cachar, and via Myanmar, Cambodia and the Tenasserim Hills far into Indonesia. In August 2016 a specimen was spotted and caught in Palawan, Philippines

Male and female. Upperside black. Forewings and hindwings with a discal broad transverse area from below vein 4 in forewing to vein 2 on hindwing, a moderately large spot in interspace 5, a minute preapical dot beyond in interspace 6 on forewing, and a subterminal row of spots with two or three spots beyond them on the tornal angle of the hindwing, pale yellow, sometimes with an ochraceous, sometimes with a greenish tinge. The discal area on the forewing nearly as broad in interspace 3 as on the dorsum, on the hindwing narrowing to an acute point on vein 2 at two-thirds of its length from base of wing. Tails touched with bluish grey.

The species exhibits considerable seasonal variation, especially in South and North India; for we find that the specimens obtained in March and April in North and North-west India have the discal band much widened and the underside pale, while the individuals flying in May and June have the band narrower, and those found in Sikkim from August to November have it narrowest. In South India there are two well distinguished forms, the one corresponding to the spring form of North India, but with the band less broad and representing most likely the dry-season brood, respectively a form that inhabits dry districts, and the second having the band narrower and the underside brighter in tint

Caterpillar:
"Elongated, slug-shaped, dark green; head large, wide and surmounted by four divergent curved fleshy spinous processes; anal segment with two short naked terminal points; the segments with an oblique yellowish-white lateral stripe, most prominent on the 7th, 9th and 11th segments, and beneath these a lower series of small white spots." (Moore.)[4] The caterpillars are popularly known as "Dragon-headed Caterpillars" because of the shape of the "horns"

Thick, cylindrically oval; green streaked with white; dorsum and thorax convex; head broad, truncated, obtusely pointed in front." (Moore.)

Eggs are laid on various species of Fabaceae plants. These include acacias such as A. caesia, A. catechu (black cutch) and A. farnesiana (needle bush), Adenanthera pavonina, Albizia species such as A. chinensis, A. corniculata, A. julibrissin (nemu tree) and A. lebbeck (siris or lebbeck), Caesalpinia species such as C. bonduc, C. major and C. regia, Delonix regia (gulmohar), Grewia species, Leucaena leucocephala (white popinac), Peltophorum pterocarpum (copperpod), Pithecellobium clypearia and Pithecellobium dulce (monkeypod)

Species suggested by : @elder meadow

[elder meadow]

🐛

[modest isle]

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger
@spice gyro

@sullen merlin
@lone star
@dense field
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

@shell rapids
@raven ember
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[sullen merlin]

crazy butterfly

[modest isle]

Fr

[sullen merlin]

the caterpillar looks insane

[modest isle]

300 SPECIES !!!!!

https://tenor.com/view/300-gif-11336593

[wintry marlin]

Butterfly

Also 3 today damn

[distant nymph]

ohh awesome 😊

[modest isle]

Yep 👍🏼

[wintry marlin]

We only have uhhhhhhhhh many left

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/dies-of-aidan-hunt-davy-jones-gif-22568806

[raven ember]

lmfao

yay butterfly!

[modest isle]

Cool butter fly

[hallow parrot]

I‘ll be able to go see those caterpillars soon

moving to indonesia asap

[modest isle]

Nice !! Don’t forget take pictures of them
And good luck with your travel

[hallow parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/ryan-gosling-gif-4141614690021201678

[lone star]

[cedar crescent]

Wait the caterpillars look sick as hell what

They're like aliens

[merry crystal]

Took these last night

[onyx spruce]

<@&968496520016068629> Are we allowed to advertise art-commissions in here? Or is that forbidden?

[limber grove]

QA aren't moderators, and no, that breaks rule 9

[onyx spruce]

okay thank you 🙂

[mystic wasp]

Hello

[full patrol]

Howdy

[tired hinge]

anyways

[mystic wasp]

Have you guys ever been to Europe?

[tired hinge]

only for the last 24 years of my life

[mystic wasp]

The food over there is leagues better than in the USA

[lone star]

Never once for me

[mystic wasp]

I’m allergic to gluten but over there I could have bread and not be sick

That’s one environmental factor, food, GMOs, pesticides ect.

[tired hinge]

never been to the us but I've seen plenty of american cooking channels or what restaurant chains do and it kinda makes my stomach turn

[mystic wasp]

Another is technology and the extra electrical fields it creates that affect our own.

[tired hinge]

like american bread for example just makes me sick to my stomache

[mystic wasp]

Yeah here it’s better to buy the most raw ingredients you can get and cook at home

[lone star]

As an American.
Yeah I.. I don’t like the restaurants here. Least anything that’s not run by a small family business (those are the best)

[mystic wasp]

(And it doesn’t rot)

[tired hinge]

and its not full of chemicals that are banned for food use in europe

[mystic wasp]

Yeah, my sister in law from Europe freaked out when she noticed our bread didn’t go bad, we make our own now, molds in three days

Tastes amazing

[tired hinge]

thats some free penicilin right there

[mystic wasp]

[full patrol]

There's many factors with overall worse health like cancers, autoimmune diseases, etc.

Some are chemicals and other toxins we're introduced to in our daily lives

Another is related to modern medicine.

With modern medicine and research we are able to understand and define more illnesses than before. So it's not necessarily that people suddenly have this issue, it's more that an issue that has been around is now being properly recorded.

Another factor is before modern medicine, people would die from alot of genetic predispositions before being able to have children. Now, people can live with and even cure these issues. Thus passing on the genes to their children.

[tired hinge]

how dare you get back on the topic we specifically came here to talk about I wanna keep talking about food 😤

[mystic wasp]

All very true. I actually think there’s a lot of scientists that believe helping the genetically weaker survive isn’t good in the long run for our species but I still think we should do all we can to save a life. It would be interesting to see a full human DNA from now vrs, 200 or 300 years ago.

[full patrol]

I think it won't be an issue once they figure out gene therapy and stuff. There's no need to cull genes when you can just change them

Though that's faaaaaar into the future for being practical

[tired hinge]

oof I wouldnt want to talk to those scientists "letting the weak die for the good of the species" sounds waaay too close to eugenics for me to be comfortable with

[mystic wasp]

Yeah, though genetics is still a field in its infancy. All we can really do right now is copy paste, insert and delete and not with fidelity

[mystic wasp]

You would be surprised how many scientists softly support eugenics

[little laurel]

I play legacy when I get the chance to play, how do I find food as a carnivore? I keep dying of starvation

[tired hinge]

Im not, I mean eugenics as an idea had it's origin in academia

[mystic wasp]

Legacy is dead

[full patrol]

Wow long link sheesh

And it doesn't even give a preview

[mystic wasp]

Ah good we are on the same page then

[full patrol]

Ima try again
https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/08/05/a-drug-that-makes-teeth-regrow-scientists-move-closer-to-clinical-trials

Ya there we go!

[tired hinge]

a drug that makes teeth regrow? I only know the ones that do the opposite

[full patrol]

Forget dental implants babey!!! New teeth on demand!

[tired hinge]

just say you wish you were a shark

[full patrol]

It's cool to read up on, as someone who's adult teeth didn't grow in with proper enamel I would appreciate an attempt #2

But we'll have to see how the studies go and if the drug actually works and what the side effects are

[mystic wasp]

You know I’ve heard many instances(I’ve heard from doctors) that someone healthy enough and old enough around 100 years can grow a new set of teeth

[tired hinge]

yeah, lets hope the people behind this research dont get disappeared by "big dentist"

to go back to america and food tho...

[full patrol]

Oh no, dentists will love it. They'll just put it behind a paywall

[little laurel]

Wait is it gone?

It’s been a bit

[full patrol]

You could regrow your teeth, or you can pay less and have invasive dental surgery where we drill screws into your jaw and attach fake teeth to them

[tired hinge]

I do envy yall for being able to access latin american food so easily

[full patrol]

???

[tired hinge]

it's still there but not much activity anymore

[little laurel]

Dang

That’s sad

I remember all the Chinese or Japanese servers

[mystic wasp]

Sounds so dystopian. The rich can even get water run cars now as well, and will soon own all the land the way the housing market is going in America

[tired hinge]

it is but evrima is way better imo

[shell rapids]

Biopunk or cyberpunk
Choose your dystopian future

[tired hinge]

how about dinopunk? thats a dystopia I could get down with

[mystic wasp]

Isn’t the isle basically that with the Dino’s having human minds and all?

[shell rapids]

Dinopunk could probably fit into either bio or cyber

[mystic wasp]

I think more bio

[full patrol]

Honestly, with this ai stuff we could hypothetically eventually achieve a utopia where nobody has to work and everyone could essentially be on forever free vacation (the utopia version)

But people and businesses are too greedy and instead will monetize the crap out of it and say it's our problem we were replaced by ai and can't make enough money to live (the dystopia version)

[shell rapids]

Who TF knows
I still don't understand how anything about those can be anything but highly immoral

[mystic wasp]

Yeah, it only takes one bad egg in a place of power

[shell rapids]

Maybe this is where I get doomery
But like
I genuinely do not believe a true utopia exists

Or can
Ever

[tired hinge]

is that still a thing?

[mystic wasp]

I don’t think humans are capable of achieving utopia on our own, I think we need outside help

[shell rapids]

Yea
They were brought back ig

[mystic wasp]

As far as I’m aware

[full patrol]

I believe a true utopia could exist, but extremely unlikely with any conscious being that is able to feel discontent

[shell rapids]

Fundamentally
A utopian society can only be utopian for certain demographics

[full patrol]

In terms of a true utopia being something where nobody is ever dissatisfied
Basically impossible

[shell rapids]

It'll always be built on top of somebody else for aslong as we are individuals

Unless we turn the human race into a hive mind then idk

[full patrol]

Hive mind is still just as bad the individual is just unaware of their suffering

[tired hinge]

A perfect world is impossible as long as theres more than 1 sentient being around and even then I bet theyd still find a way to feel miserable

[shell rapids]

Depends on the natural of the hive mind

[mystic wasp]

Well I think the first step in achieving utopia is no more money, everyone owns land, a world government, and perfect health for everyone. Honestly a super hive mind ai could probably be a good ruler

[shell rapids]

Cuz I mean the scifi kind where it's one mind that controls many "platforms"

As opposed to bugs
Where's it's really just a caste system

[full patrol]

I don't especially like the idea of everything being run by a singular unit. Too easy to corrupt and destroy the entire system
Would need some insane disaster recovery plan for a system like that

[tired hinge]

I'm not gonna start waving a certain flag or play a certain anthem bc of the rules abt political discussions so please just picture it in yalls heads

but I do agree

[mystic wasp]

Humans themselves just can’t have any real power over one another another entity taking the ruling position could work

[shell rapids]

Nor do it
But

Let's be honest here
There's be a lot less needless war or murders of we all lost or sense of individual self

To make this clear

I am very anti authority and I'm not saying this a good thing

[tired hinge]

https://tenor.com/view/britta-anarchist-gif-15977185986383711589

[full patrol]

The first step in a utopia is everyone working together toward a singular goal. If you have a bad actor, it's over

[mystic wasp]

There would also be less war without greed, people having their needs met, ect.

[shell rapids]

And there will always be bad actors
And people that simple
Don't agree on what makes a utopia

Cuz working towards one goal
Means a lot of cultures are gonna have to merge
Or go belly up

[full patrol]

There's always gonna be some guy who's not happy that someone else is happier than they are

[mystic wasp]

That’s why I say we need another entity setting up a universal good and bad

[full patrol]

Bro you're basically describing the founding of religion

[tired hinge]

humanity is a complex mess and we should be as kind to each other as we possibly can given the circumstances

[shell rapids]

Nah a head authority deciding objective morality is some 1984 crap

[full patrol]

Agreed @tired hinge

[mystic wasp]

Yeah basically. 😉

[full patrol]

All hail the replicator

[shell rapids]

We're just not meant to live in large scale society

Return to homesteading

Return to monke

[spice gyro]

^

[shell rapids]

I don't wanna pay taxes I wanna thresh wheat and die of malaria

[mystic wasp]

I think a big problem in our society overall today is as a whole we don’t value human life as much as we should.

[full patrol]

I appreciate modern medicine otherwise I'd have died from pneumonia before I hit 10

[mystic wasp]

Same!

[shell rapids]

I'd have died at 3 months old

Pr well
That's when I got the tumor removed

[full patrol]

Modern medicine: natural selection who?

[tired hinge]

yeah for sure, property above all and the constant bombardment of dehumanising rhetoric and imagery of horrible acts of violence at our fingertips definetly isnt great

[spice gyro]

Honestly probably the only way to have a proper utopia is for a true omnipotent and omniscient being with completely good intentions to kinda just… make everything perfect. What is perfect? Well that’s what knowing everything is for, to know what perfect actually means

[mystic wasp]

Though in America growing your own food is a worthwhile part time job you save on groceries and medical bills in that way

[full patrol]

Issue is not many have the opportunity to do so

[tired hinge]

perfect is a paradox, nothing nowhere can ever be perfect (except for beipi)

[shell rapids]

Society

[mystic wasp]

Every now again I have the fantasy of living off the grid deep in the wilderness

[spice gyro]

That’s why it takes an omnipotent being

[tired hinge]

i dont think even that would cut it

[shell rapids]

I keep telling my friends imma start a transfem commune in the woods, it gets less ironic everyday

[full patrol]

Me: trying to grow strawberries
The strawberry plants: I have grown you a single berry. It is small and bitter just like me. Bring me back to Michigan where I was born

[mystic wasp]

Yeah it’s sad. If I could I would have it so everyone grows up on a small farm. Cities ain’t great for mental health or understanding of the world

[tired hinge]

incredibly based

[shell rapids]

It would take an omnipotent being forcing everyones hand and mins

I'm, a great example

[spice gyro]

Omnipotence is the peak of control over reality, so you could do anything everywhere in all times all at once

[tired hinge]

I'm thinking of just slipping into the sewers and living out the rest of my existence as some sort of sewer goblin

[full patrol]

Everything everywhere all at once 👀

[shell rapids]

The god that God fearing Christians seem to believe could be real
And step down and id just
Not care

[shell rapids]

Based
But consider
Mummified in a peat bog

[full patrol]

I mean, if you enjoy cholera

[tired hinge]

howd you guess my retirement plan?

[tired hinge]

I mean, I do

[shell rapids]

Great minds think alike

[mystic wasp]

Oh the God Christians believe In isn’t in active control of the world right now. According to the Bible Satan and humans are in control of the world

[full patrol]

and according to the #rules-and-info we can't talk about religion x)

[spice gyro]

All you have to do as an omnipotent being is simply go “ok, everything is perfect now” and it simply is even if you don’t actually know how it really is that way or if it even follows the rules of reality

[mystic wasp]

Oof

[shell rapids]

Bwuh

[mystic wasp]

Free will is important it just comes with dangers like making bad decisions

[shell rapids]

Tldr
I'd probably be that one A hole in a theoretical utopia centralized authority

[full patrol]

The decision is only bad if you don't like the outcome though

[tired hinge]

love how its almost 6am here and Islecord is getting philosophical

[spice gyro]

10 pm, my most philosophical hour

[mystic wasp]

I would say it’s bad if it indirectly hurts others or and yourself

[shell rapids]

Just wait till I get passed midnight, I get extra stupid

Bad is too subjective

[full patrol]

I appreciate being able to talk about deeper things than "dinosaur bad because" once in a while

[spice gyro]

^

[shell rapids]

I make dumb decisions but I don't think they're bad decisions

[full patrol]

Every decision you learn from is a good decision

[shell rapids]

Cuz like, it's either in consequential
Or I'll learn from it

[tired hinge]

yes, things like sailbacked synapsid good cause:

[shell rapids]

Me when I tell the cook making m spicy wings to "make me suffer"

[full patrol]

He is friend shaped

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/855527844670865438/1224006877080453181/makesweet-4a0d8x.gif

[mystic wasp]

Thing is our decisions always affect other people just not always in a significant way

[shell rapids]

Usually making my friends think I'm an idiot

[full patrol]

I was being philosophical when I said every decision you learn from is a good one, not literal

[mystic wasp]

Ah

[shell rapids]

Crinkle the wise

[lone star]

…….
I can do reactions here..

[mystic wasp]

Anyone here scuba dive?

[full patrol]

Nope, I get swimmers ear

[lone star]

Swimmers ear sucks…

[mystic wasp]

Aww

[tired hinge]

I have a terrible lung capacity

[lone star]

I have to be careful in showers due to my weird ears

[tired hinge]

smoker and all that

[mystic wasp]

That’s really bad

[mystic wasp]

Double oof

[full patrol]

Ever wondered what it would feel like if someone (hypothetically) blew bubbles out your ears?
Pray you never find out

[lone star]

I have overdramatic ears

[lone star]

Gulguglulglulugulu

[tired hinge]

this sounds like a threat

[mystic wasp]

I have! Lol it tickles

[spice gyro]

Ever exhaled out your eye?

[lone star]

Mine hurts..

[full patrol]

For me, my swimmers ear is insanely painful

Like literally bedridden because my ears hurt so bad

[tired hinge]

https://tenor.com/view/blinking-eyes-white-guy-blinking-meme-what-huh-gif-26334322

[full patrol]

Only dove to the bottom of a 6ft pool

[lone star]

Crinkly not fish

[shell rapids]

Scoop out your ears

[spice gyro]

Tear ducts

[mystic wasp]

I wonder why you get swimmers ear so much. It has to be related to ear shape because you should always have a bubble of air in your ear keeping the water out

[lone star]

I almost made a joke of “get a straw” but I’m now debating if that’s too gross.

[full patrol]

Ya I think it's my ear shape. I used to be able to dive a ton then one summer in my childhood ears said no more

[spice gyro]

I sometimes get so congested that when I try to blow my nose air comes out of my eyes
It isn’t very comfy

[mystic wasp]

That’s crazy

[shell rapids]

I did suggest to scoop the ear out

[full patrol]

Not my eyes, but my ears? I don't think literally, but it kinda feels/sounds like it??

[tired hinge]

btw anyone playing manor lords?

[full patrol]

Never heard of it

[tired hinge]

very detailed medieval survival city builder

[full patrol]

Ah

Only ever played age of mythology

[tired hinge]

https://youtu.be/Lq9ipvcKgCI?si=Q_m8r20RB399gRct

[mystic wasp]

Do you guys ever blow air into your ears when you dive down? You just hold your nose and blow it adjust the pressure in your ear to match the outside every three feet of water is the weight of the atmosphere

[tired hinge]

oh man that brings back memories

[shell rapids]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOO

https://tenor.com/view/aoe-age-of-empires-glitch-gif-15752764

[full patrol]

I was not aware of this trick until after I decided to never go below 6ft of water again

And I don't especially like the ocean anyway

[shell rapids]

I, can't tell if that's heavily textured aom
Or AOE

[mystic wasp]

That galleon reminds me of the Xbox Civilization Revolution game

[mystic wasp]

Understandable

[tired hinge]

looks more aom to me but I didnt play any aoe except 2

[shell rapids]

It looks like the argo
But the textures are all different

Especially the water

[mystic wasp]

Anyone play generation zero?

[tired hinge]

whats that?

[lone star]

https://tenor.com/view/crow-snow-rolling-gif-25029072

[tired hinge]

been rotating between manor lords, the isle and prohect zomboid last couple of weeks

[full patrol]

Bro there isn't a single gif of the age of mythology cheats
Game is too old for the kids making gifs on discord

Can't play that game properly without WUVWU or OCANADA

[mystic wasp]

It’s Swedish I think. Takes place in the 60s and robots have taken over. Open world the ai is amazing they don’t despawn and you can damage individual pieces of them

https://tenor.com/view/generation-zero-tank-run-gif-27040345

[tired hinge]

oh that!

[shell rapids]

The first age of empires has a car with a rocket launcher

[tired hinge]

seen tons of footage, kinda reminds me of tales from the loop

https://youtu.be/Iyni_oAfOoA?si=bRhdwsdNN1YsOXMf

[mystic wasp]

Who knows this song from the menu achievements screen of Civilization Xbox 360 version? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DT7AeAZfG-k&pp=ygUkcGljdHVyZXMgYXQgYW4gZXhoaWJpdGlvbiBwaWFubyBndXlz

[mystic wasp]

That looks really cool

I might get that

[tired hinge]

oh sorry to disappoint thats not a game

[mystic wasp]

Ahhh it’s art

Darn

Still cool though

Well night guys!

[tired hinge]

good morning I might go to bed soon too

[barren bear]

have you been playing?

[modest isle]

@crimson marlin
My first Character i made him by clicking the Random button

He is a Thief sadly he only survived for 3 Days and 5 Hours

Tbh i only survived the 3rd day because i was hiding inside a bedroom in a random house

While i was bitten in the arm

Then i died

[crimson marlin]

Lol, do you play the guy or is it confirmed that he will go to that location exactly and die there?

[modest isle]

I play as him and I control everything

[crimson marlin]

Cool, why can't you get a character that lives forever?

Or you can customize the character exactly how you want it?

[modest isle]

You can if you are lucky enough and skilled

I currently have a character that is surviving thru his 21st day in the apocalypse

[modest isle]

You customize it

[modest isle]

I got him a haircut his hair is a bit shorter than that
And i shaved his beard

[distant nymph]

Sometimes you just don't feel well xD

[modest isle]

[crimson marlin]

Ah that's neat

Is days long? Like 40 mins or lower?

[crimson marlin]

That looks promising

[distant nymph]

An hour I think o:

to the day length

[crimson marlin]

Woah that's alot

[modest isle]

1 hour

But its customizable in if you want to make your own sandbox settings

[distant nymph]

Though you can edit when making a game, there's a lot of options to adjust gameplay.

[modest isle]

Yep 👍🏼

[crimson marlin]

Oh ok i see

So it's pretty much a sandbox game?

[distant nymph]

It's an interesting game o:
Though more fun in multiplayer

[distant nymph]

Depends what you mean with sandbox game

[crimson marlin]

That's it's free, you don't really have any boundires of what to do or not. Can change how you like it.

[modest isle]

You put your own boundaries by the difficulties

• Apocalypse difficulty (Extreme)
• Survivor difficulty (Hard)
• builder difficulty (Normal)
• Sandbox (editable) (Easy)

[crimson marlin]

Ok, i see, do you play on extreme?

[modest isle]

Yea in this difficulty its best to not fight the zombies just escape them

Not worth wasting your stamina

[crimson marlin]

Is it like 7 days to die? Like more zombies coming an certain day?

[modest isle]

There is a Waves mode

[crimson marlin]

Ok

Damn... 💀 I looked up when it released.. 2013

11 years in the making

[barren bear]

what i love is that you can find your past dead yous

once you die and become a zombie

[modest isle]

Yep you can find yourself and kill your old character after it became zombie

[barren bear]

I could never every time

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/727397866812866601/1176347186196389918/qIFw2xe3.gif

[naive apex]

https://youtu.be/e-Aikij2QXA?si=10uD8e5EOVo4sSMg

[barren bear]

FISH GAME

[naive apex]

WEEEEEEEEEE

[tired hinge]

Yes, a ton

[barren bear]

very good

[neat basalt]

11ft hurt my eyes in the goggles more than anything tbh

[mystic wasp]

“Morning!”

[tired hinge]

yes, I think a game like manorlords with dinosaurs as livestock would be the sickest

[dense field]

Apple pie in the oven
Tell me you can taste my lovin'

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (301) :
Mega Toothed shark / Megalodon

💀EXTINCT💀
Otodus megalodon (/ˈmɛɡələdɒn/ MEG-əl-ə-don; meaning "big tooth"), commonly known as megalodon, is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (Mya), from the Early Miocene to the Pliocene epochs. O. megalodon was formerly thought to be a member of the family Lamnidae and a close relative of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), but has been reclassified into the extinct family Otodontidae,

While regarded as one of the largest and most powerful predators to have ever lived, megalodon is only known from fragmentary remains, and its appearance and maximum size are uncertain. Scientists differ on whether it would have more closely resembled a stockier version of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) or the sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus). The most recent estimate with the least error range suggests a maximum length estimate up to 20.3 meters (67 ft), although the modal lengths are estimated at 10.5 meters (34 ft).

Megalodon probably had a major impact on the structure of marine communities. The fossil record indicates that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. It probably targeted large prey, such as whales, seals and sea turtles. Juveniles inhabited warm coastal waters and fed on fish and small whales. Unlike the great white, which attacks prey from the soft underside, megalodon probably used its strong jaws to break through the chest cavity and puncture the heart and lungs of its prey.
The animal faced competition from whale-eating cetaceans, such as Livyatan and other macroraptorial sperm whales and possibly smaller ancestral killer whales (Orcinus). As the shark preferred warmer waters, it is thought that oceanic cooling associated with the onset of the ice ages, coupled with the lowering of sea levels and resulting loss of suitable nursery areas, may have also contributed to its decline. A reduction in the diversity of baleen whales and a shift in their distribution toward polar regions may have reduced megalodon's primary food source.

Megalodon teeth can measure over 180 millimeters (7.1 in) in slant height (diagonal length) and are the largest of any known shark species,[30]: 33  implying it was the largest of all macropredatory sharks

Megalodon inhabited a wide range of marine environments (i.e., shallow coastal waters, areas of coastal upwelling, swampy coastal lagoons, sandy littorals, and offshore deep water environments), and exhibited a transient lifestyle. Adult megalodon were not abundant in shallow water environments, and mostly inhabited offshore areas. Megalodon may have moved between coastal and oceanic waters, particularly in different stages of its life cycle

Fossil evidence indicates that megalodon preyed upon many cetacean species, such as dolphins, small whales, cetotheres, squalodontids (shark toothed dolphins), sperm whales, bowhead whales, and rorquals.

The Earth experienced a number of changes during the time period megalodon existed which affected marine life. A cooling trend starting in the Oligocene 35 Mya ultimately led to glaciation at the poles. Geological events changed currents and precipitation; among these were the closure of the Central American Seaway and changes in the Tethys Ocean, contributing to the cooling of the oceans. The stalling of the Gulf Stream prevented nutrient-rich water from reaching major marine ecosystems, which may have negatively affected its food sources. The largest fluctuation of sea levels in the Cenozoic era occurred in the Plio-Pleistocene, between around 5 million to 12 thousand years ago, due to the expansion of glaciers at the poles, which negatively impacted coastal environments, and may have contributed to its extinction along with those of several other marine megafaunal species.[106] These oceanographic changes, in particular the sea level drops, may have restricted many of the suitable shallow warm-water nursery sites for megalodon, hindering reproduction.[107] Nursery areas are pivotal for the survival of many shark species, in part because they protect juveniles from predation

So now we know it was more built like a Mako shark rather than a Great White shark

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger
@spice gyro

[lone star]

Fish.

[modest isle]

@sullen merlin
@lone star
@dense field
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

[spice gyro]

SHARK

[modest isle]

@shell rapids
@raven ember
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[lone star]

Tomato tomato

[wintry marlin]

Fish

[cedar crescent]

megamidolodon

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/kopek-baligi-gif-12223956

[spice gyro]

YOURE a tomato

[sullen merlin]

big boi

[lone star]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-surprised-gasp-what-cat-shock-gif-635629308990545194

[modest isle]

Extinct Boi

[full patrol]

Now that sleepy is finished with his animal of the day post

@shell rapids it was meant to be there was a weevil on one of our iris today!

[modest isle]

Green weevil

[wintry marlin]

Weevil

[sullen merlin]

duostack

[distant nymph]

Shark o:

[dense field]

beebil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_swnI33se58

[lofty blade]

New DBD chapter seems pretty neato

[shell rapids]

It was foretold in the ancient prophecies

[silent cargo]

https://tenor.com/view/peter-griffin-xbox-360-family-guy-low-quality-gif-18224405864721007973

[modest isle]

Second Animal species of the day (302) :
European legless lizard / Sheltopusik

The sheltopusik[3] /ˌʃɛltəˈpjuːzɪk/ (Pseudopus apodus), also commonly called Pallas's glass lizard,[4] the European legless lizard, or the European glass lizard, is a species of large glass lizard found from Southern Europe to Central Asia.

The sheltopusik can reach a length of 135 cm (4.43 ft). It is tan colored, paler on the ventral surface and the head, with a ring-like/segmented appearance that makes it look like a large earthworm with a distinctive fold of skin down each side called a lateral groove. Small (2-mm) rear legs are sometimes visible near the cloaca. Though the legs are barely discernible, the sheltopusik can be quickly distinguished from a snake by its ears, eyelids, and ventral scales.

P. apodus inhabits open country, such as short grassland or sparsely wooded hills. It consumes arthropods and small mammals. Snails and slugs appear to be its favorite prey, which may explain why it is particularly active in wet weather, although it prefers a dry habitat. Breaking through the shells of snails is an especially easy task due to their teeth and jaw structure.

Due to its size, the sheltopusik tends to respond to harassment by hissing, biting, and musking. It is less likely to drop off its tail than some other species that display caudal autotomy. However, these occasional displays of caudal autotomy are responsible for the name "glass lizard" (or "glass snake"). The released tail may break into pieces, leading to the myth that the lizard can shatter like glass and reassemble itself later. In reality, if the tail is lost, it grows back slowly, but is shorter and darker. The replacement tail may grow back to full length after an extended period of time.

About 10 weeks after mating, the female P. apodus lays about eight eggs, which she hides under bark or a stone, and often guards them. The young hatch after 45 to 55 days. They are typically about 15 cm (5.9 in) long and usually start to eat after four days.

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger
@spice gyro

@sullen merlin
@lone star
@dense field
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

@shell rapids
@raven ember
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[rustic badger]

[lone star]

LEGGLESS LIZARD

[wintry marlin]

Snake

[lone star]

YESYESYEYS

[modest isle]

Dude thinks he is a snake

[rustic badger]

not snek

[wintry marlin]

Let him believe

[modest isle]

Lizard pretending to be a snake = not a real snake

[wintry marlin]

Snake to me

[sullen merlin]

Bro trynna be transspecies ig

[distant nymph]

Oh neat o:

That's not a slowworm though, right ?

[lone star]

Let the fella be what he wants to be

[distant nymph]

We have tons of these around here

[modest isle]

Cousins

[distant nymph]

That's cool 😊

They're such good little fellas xD

[lone star]

Awww

[modest isle]

Cute