offtopic-discussion

[remote kelp]

some shells i picked up

[digital sleet]

@pulsar crown im assuming you arent aware of this, but did you know about the warhammer age of sigmar slaanesh faction's special ability "temptations of dice" or something like that

you will genuinely love it

temptations of slaanesh is what its called

the idea is that you, the actual person behind the board, can offer your opponent a D6 dice roll, which completes whatever it is that they tried to do

if they accept, you score free points towards magic abilities

the catch is:

you have to verbally persuade the opponent to accept the dice

if you cannot look another person in the eye or hold a conversation at all, you wont be able to do this effectively

and its genuinely one of the most hilarious rules of warhammer tabletop

[rocky trail]

i found a roblox isle game

https://www.roblox.com/share?code=487319375da7c1458ad22ff24e943936&type=ExperienceDetails&stamp=1722528632556

[void zinc]

God… what a silly way to make Roblox slap you down…

[rocky trail]

its really bad lol

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/spaceballs-never-underestimate-power-schwartz-yogurt-bill-pullman-lonestar-gif-24764424

wrong one, but it'll do

[void zinc]

I will never stop being surprised at the levels people go to in trying to emulate this game and forgetting that there aren’t copies for a reason.

Just name it “The Shile” and don’t use assets from the game. Its not hard.

[barren bear]

so much effort into doing something so minutely small

if you have the effort
why not get a degree in something with games
and join the dev team

[void zinc]

I’d love to see a high effort knock off.

“Definitely not The Isle - lol”

Then just copy the mechanics and put some poopy models on it. Don’t use the game’s assets. Seems too easy to be done.

[barren bear]

i mislabel effort with a more lazy effort of doing something that takes time with minimal output that should equate to effort

[void zinc]

Also like… its an email to counter. Ffs.

[barren bear]

and roblox of all places

[full patrol]

That would be pretty funny to make a bad isle knockoff that's like a meme version of the game and call it "Not The Isle" or something
Like this app called silly wisher, a knockoff character wisher for genshin

Vs the actual game

[neon notch]

💀 they changed my username

my name is rule6 now

[coral tendon]

The Mainland

[full patrol]

Your username was probably using non-standard characters which are difficult to tag
You can change your nickname to something else but please use standard characters

[void zinc]

The Atoll

Wait no. That name is dope.

[coral tendon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRBUtMzjH_0

Guinea Pig noises for baby minmi pls

[full patrol]

the queek sounds are the best

[void zinc]

I used to have some. Vocal little fuckers.

[neon notch]

No I am rule6 now

[rocky zinc]

whats up gang

[full patrol]

mine learned the sound of the lettuce bag and would lose it any time we opened the fridge and got lettuce out

[rocky trail]

update: the game is privated now

[void zinc]

I’d be shocked if it was there tomorrow.

[rocky trail]

ill update you if it still is

[reef coral]

Can this run the isle ?
Specs :
CPU: amd 6340
GPU : Ryzen 4070
RAM: 16GB 3200mhz
SSD : 512gb nvme
CPU cooler :cooler shitler x100
Psu: Xbomb DX2

[hazy gate]

that might run robloxs The isle lmao

[shut furnace]

yw

[void zinc]

MY GUY... did you just post a gif that has the entirety of a copyrighted video in it? lol

[shut furnace]

nuh uh

[void zinc]

Let's not perform a federal crime in the Discord.

Please.

[shut furnace]

mb

[digital sleet]

this needs to be screenshotted and added to the famous islecord messages wall

[full patrol]

https://youtu.be/5i6aEA-RkOQ?si=UG4G95KcgvDdZ6JP

[cerulean summit]

Me on Hordetesting every time

[azure oar]

-# I found da lizard

-# Smoll lizard

[spice gyro]

augustus

[azure oar]

-# nah, this is augustus

[idle lake]

English or Spanish

[molten mountain]

Hello. Need a little help from those that are very familiar with GPU overclocking. I have a KFA2 3060ti Black X, and installed the official software for it (Xtreme Tuner). I'm something of a layman in OC, so I used the "OC Scanner" offered by the program, which estimated the safe boost of around +129 MHz. I applied the settings, but now I have some fps staggers in the game from time to time, when in a split second my fps goes from 60+ to 12 then right back. Happens multiple times. I checked current temperatures, frequency. It was 2050 MHz/41*C, but on the usual, before overclocking, I had 1710 MHz/54*C. So I'm here to guess, and seek the confirmation, is it because of some additional missed voltage to the GPU? Because as I understood, "OC Scanner" boosted only MHz. Power unit is 750W with a golden certificate, other temperatures are within normal limits too.

[digital sleet]

THREEEE DAAAAAYS
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2078450/Warhammer_40000_Speed_Freeks/

Steam

Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks

In the 41st Millennium, a kult of unhinged, speed-obsessed Orks addicted to racing has gathered to engage in raucous and breakneck races during rare lulls between open warfare. They call themselves SPEED FREEKS. Intoxicated by the sound of roaring engines, blistering speed, suffocating smoke, whipping winds and scorching fire, these Speed Freeks...

Release Date

Aug 6, 2024

▶ Play video

[sullen merlin]

Bro is giving u the nastiest side eye in history

[crimson marlin]

Anyone know a good BeamMP server?

[digital sleet]

uh, my man

you could probably have just blocked him

also probably not have posted these

[civic cradle]

I'm sorry, I thought it would be okay to say it's off-the-topic.

[digital sleet]

it’s more to do with the rule that there is “no witch-hunting”

maybe contact a Server Moderator (yellow name) and tell them what has happened, give the evidence too

[civic cradle]

I was so dumbfounded when I heard it all of a sudden. I'm sorry that I blurred the water

[digital sleet]

👍

[silent cargo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/14xyd78/i_banish_thee_to_the_rat_blender/

NOOOO miniplayer doesnt work for reddit videos!?!?

[blazing wagon]

try directly saving the video

[vague ingot]

I made a 3d building model... do yall think its good?

some of the things there are free assets, some are made by me

[shell glen]

https://quickvids.app/IvC4xPfy

[cedar crescent]

Id say it's decent, but there's always more room to improve

[vague ingot]

im thinking of adding foliage around it, to make it look more abandoned, u think i need anything else?

[cedar crescent]

You could add more stuff inside like lockers or stuff

[vague ingot]

thanks

[rocky atlas]

Hello. I don't know where to ask this other than here.

I have a friend I've known for a little while but not too long, that got banned on this disord a while back but never knew why. He recently was able to return though and was giving feedback and stuff. I didnt' look at all his messages so it's possible he broke a rule somewhere, and I haven't known him long enough to tell you if his character would never do such a thing or not.

He would like to know what he was banned for though and I feel like it's reasonable to let him know why. So I came here to ask for him? If anyone is able to say. His username on discord is just 'Skin'

[fallow kelp]

sorry but tf is wrong with the dibls on Na 4 why yall just killing baby dibls and evriting

[fleet cave]

I used to do rendering for architecture firms.
Best way to make something look more realistic? Make it look lived in or interacted with. Add dirt, knick knacks, stuff on surfaces, grime in the areas you see in high traffic.

Making it look like you just made people leave to take a 'picture' of a space is the best way to think about it. Take a picture of your living room and see what is on the surfaces, or left out Bec someone was in the middle of using it.

[full patrol]

He knows why he was banned, and he is now back yes. If he needs to ask again he can dm an admin, senior admin, or double check the first DM he sent me 👍

[neat basalt]

waiting for depth to go on sale grrr

[digital sleet]

noone plays that

sadly the shark game is dead

[neat basalt]

yeah thats why im waiting for a sale

5$

[digital sleet]

hop on pants vs zoo gargen wargare 2

[rocky atlas]

I will show this message to him, thanks for responding.

[jaunty fable]

What is a otter?

[vague ingot]

Thanks, ill add plants growing on the walls inside and out, add lockers with documents inside, a dirt texture over the ground (if i can figure out how), and a car inside the garage

[digital sleet]

good advice

i will use this for future reference when designing planet zoo enclosures

[hazy gate]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1OPQLbGL26M?feature=share

[soft linden]

https://youtube.com/shorts/mK1zT7W8FMw?si=Xw35r2g4GwcokKch

[fiery jay]

its so sad. i wish we had life in that game, classic. One of the reasons I would get a computer just for it to be a graveyard. Still a fun game to play then and there when I get the urge to play. R.I.P

[rustic badger]

https://x.com/monsterhunter/status/1820376738536321227

Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) on X

⚔️ Great Sword ⚔️

Tried and TRUE. The iconic Great Sword delivers powerful, satisfying chops that'll send foes reeling.

Harness Focus Mode to target weak points & carve through with the business end of your blade. #MHWilds

Twitter · Aug 5, 2024, 8:30 AM

Focus mode looks cool, maybe GS players will miss less now...

[silent cargo]

https://tenor.com/view/btd6-bloons-banana-meme-overeact-gif-27429789

[blazing wagon]

lol

[restive charm]

The FNAF x DBD collab goes crazy

[rough hollow]

damn

[wary shell]

everyone should Play The Cenozoic Era while we wait for the isle

[cedar crescent]

Can't wait to see it

In the summer of 2025

[slow hazel]

I HATE

I HATE AI

[lone star]

Why does the front leg get thicker.

[tepid jay]

try putting this one through the AI, im curious

[pine gulch]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-kitty-kitten-zoom-persuit-gif-17646381782073725526

[light mantle]

Im scared

[distant venture]

hi just joined

[sullen merlin]

@gray adder what'd do you think bout the galaxy impact animation?

[gray adder]

?

[sullen merlin]

Ah i take it u havent seen it yet then

[gray adder]

where is it?

[sullen merlin]

One piece last ep?

[gray adder]

Oh!

DBZ ish made me excited

[sullen merlin]

Ah so uv did see it

[sullen merlin]

This is by far my fav shot

Bro was way too chad

[gray adder]

I grew up with dragonball one piece was the only anime I found that was similar but later on it's very much like it lol

[sullen merlin]

I havent watched dragon ball yet, idk if i want to tho. I know one piece and naruto have unrealistic crazy op powers but like a laser destroying an entire planet is a bit too much i think lol

Also the reason why i dont really want to watch one punch man cuz idk if its interesting if he can just one tap everyone, atleast thats what i was told

[gray adder]

One punch man is good

He can one tap but they make it work

[sullen merlin]

Alr, but i gotta try bleach (again for the 3rd time). Cuz its the only one of the big 3 thats left. I kinda have to at this point

[gray adder]

You never seen dbz? really?

[sullen merlin]

no, i started watching anime like ' years ago or somethign

[gray adder]

Go watch it lol

it's short compared to one piece and naruto

If you want to watch the original Dragon Ball Z broadcast without the filler episodes, you should skip:

Episodes 9-10.
Episodes 12-16.
Episodes 39-43.
Episode 100.
Episode 102.
Episodes 108-117.
Episodes 124-125.
Episodes 170-171.

[full patrol]

One punch man is great
Personally I like the dub over the sub

[silk wave]

bruh what.

[strong marten]

Why do people just refuse to join other servers and opt for a massive queue instead? I mean maybe they have a dino on the server but like for christs sake just play another one

[spice gyro]

most unofficial servers arent working, pretty much every server that is working is full

[wanton notch]

Why does Deino feel so Slow on Land Tho 😭

[smoky mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/likeabadpenny-breaking-bad-mike-ehrmantraut-jesse-pinkman-jonathan-banks-gif-26494186

[wild dawn]

What's this part of the map called? (Over 60 minutes ago, won't say the server)

It's a medium lake surrounded by a savannah or something close to a desert

And on a side note for the sake of off-topic, is this based on some place IRL, and what's your favourite soda?

[lone star]

Looks like highlands

[spice gyro]

Yeah that’s highlands, which from what I can tell is intended to be a dry, humid place (yes, those kind of places do exist) which is why it can have that type of very tall palm tree, the quindio wax palm

Dunno my fav soda, maybe sprite?

[wild dawn]

Honestly, that surprises me slightly. I've heard a lot of 7up, but rarely do I hear sprite

[sullen merlin]

i refuse to watch dub

[full patrol]

Well, if you ever want to watch ghost stories which is notorious for having a hilarious English dub you're going to have to

Basically, the sub was so bad the English dub voice actors were told they could do whatever they wanted

[sullen merlin]

Ye ive heard that a lot, ill do that if i watch it but never been particularly interested in it yet

[full patrol]

It's alright, definitely funnier if you're in high-school. If I were to watch it now I don't think I'd enjoy it as much

[cedar crescent]

https://tenor.com/view/jjk-jujutsu-kaisen-jjk-fight-jujutsu-kaisen-fight-yuji-itadori-gif-3987844079740488975

[sullen merlin]

Nah this should be applied to dub watchers only

[full patrol]

I agree that often, sub is better. But some shows are also really good dubbed. I'm watching Jujutsu Kaisen in dub and I enjoy it more than the sub.

Usually I'll watch the first few min of an anime in sub and dub then choose from there which I'll watch the rest of the series in

[sullen merlin]

My problem is that with dub, the voice acting sounds either forced or lame. The only dub voice actor i think was better than the sub was madara (sub was good too tho).

In sub theres more emotion behind it

[cedar crescent]

Holy peak

JJK dub is really good, the best dub I've heard from an anime is AoT dub

[full patrol]

Agreed, that's why I watch the first few min of a show before deciding. You can usually tell if the dub is good by that. Alot of the OG english voice actors are really good (Chuck Huber) but some of the new ones still need some work

[sullen merlin]

sub still slams

[full patrol]

Fr though, watch ghost stories dub with some friends. It's a fun time

[cedar crescent]

[sleek fractal]

can i get help with the game? i dont uynderstand how to play?

[cedar crescent]

check out the evrima beginner guide by kouga on youtube

[slow hazel]

Check out my patreon.

[charred vessel]

Does anyone wanna play pressure with me

[cedar crescent]

What do you sell

[slow hazel]

Death sentence

[keen yew]

Chat, I found Yellowstone pictures, who wants to see my favorites?

[void zinc]

Violent flashbacks to the rawrXD culture.

[young gale]

Wtf

I'm saying wtf to that first image.

😭

[spice gyro]

Btw pretty sure you can report people for stuff like this

At least if they’re on official servers

Also who was even mixpacking atp

Ah nice

Oh lol

Yeah
I normally don’t like mixpacking but sometimes people just kinda join in a fight for their own gain

[lime copper]

@rough hollow please dm me the screenshots from earlier. However in the future directly dm a mod or admin so we may handle it! Thank you

[river aspen]

does anyone know if this is normal or nothttps://medal.tv/games/the-isle/clips/ir7OSQyUzUzLREVW4/d1337IVpCrKs?invite=cr-MSxldFksMTcxNTIwNzAyLA

[sacred stirrup]

Disable DLSS and see if that fixes the issue

[river aspen]

thank you

[keen yew]

https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1821969696121614449?t=N83QDMHTVGltTCAYSGpUSQ&s=19

Dexerto (@Dexerto) on X

Valve is reportedly working on a single-player, non-VR Half-Life game that could be Half-Life 3.

via @Tyler_McV

Twitter · Aug 9, 2024, 6:00 PM

[short quail]

https://www.iflscience.com/heavy-rain-just-gifted-science-one-of-the-oldest-dinosaurs-ever-found-75440

they found (maybe) a herra. Herrerasauridae

[shell glen]

give me my mind back now

[digital sleet]

@pulsar crown thoughts on warsnammer weed freeks so far

[pulsar crown]

i dont want to make an account :(

[digital sleet]

its not necessary

you can skip that

infact, its because i skipped making an account that i am now suffering from it because i didnt get my stuff from the open beta test

[agile stag]

https://tenor.com/view/the-isle-the-isle-humans-the-isle-human-update-the-isle-mercenary-the-isle-mercenaries-gif-25291810

[sullen merlin]

Based smite player

[silent cargo]

Half-Life 3 before The Isle v1.0 release is real (Maybe)

We can probably say "HL3 before ___" for several things now

IF they're actually doing that
Which is unlikely
It's most likely a spinoff game

[grave wolf]

hi, so i’ve got an laptop with rtx 3050 i5-12th gen, what fps should i be looking at?

in isle i mean

16gb of ram too

[cedar crescent]

Smite 2 wen

[limber star]

new rug moment

[pallid palm]

Y'alls thoughts on the fossils archaology revival minecraft mod?

[limber star]

revival mod? did they make a new mod

ive seen someone play that mod like... 11 years ago >_>

oh no im old :(

[digital sleet]

@alpine harness hop on

https://clips.twitch.tv/BeautifulGoldenTitanSpicyBoy-5UwsUz4Yivjp8DtO

[alpine harness]

I was about to ask if you had gameplay video somewhere.

[digital sleet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1271639082115796992/1271639083462164602/AT-cm_5dt9kzYiI7_kQNf1Owgz_g.mp4?ex=66b8ba6f&is=66b768ef&hm=6da42a317d0b26913879a8dee86e92521c2c11f67e1e35aba3b76e7ce400310f&

[alpine harness]

Thank. -w-. Okay, this is car-combat, not racing. Mixed feelings currently, owo.

[digital sleet]

it depends on the mode

deff rally is far more on the racing side as the first to capture a point scores big points

it’s free to play and only 15 gigabytes

so it’s worth a try

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1271670499641921597/1271670505782509568/Rollercoaster_RTSB.mp4?ex=66b8d7b3&is=66b78633&hm=6a10773110ca14c0180b765b61d6dfff88ed26144076721be5507a35ad335208&

[alpine harness]

Vaguely reminds me of Twisted Metal, which I do enjoy, but I am so mentally not in that mindset right now. -w-.

[pallid palm]

They're updating to 1.18. It looks peak, as the youth would say.
https://youtu.be/oHf8N1vrEzg

[limber star]

OMGGG

[pallid palm]

They even have a public discord server. Development seems slow though, of course.

[alpine harness]

Omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg I found a reddit that's just for reminding people to drink their water I'm serious look at this guano I can't make this up. https://www.reddit.com/r/HydroHomies/

They have Water Bottle Wednesdays this is the best sub. @w@

[alpine harness]

@jagged maple Your name keeps reminding me of one of my favorite songs and I must throw it at you from it's official source. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXkF3HNw1RQ

[jagged maple]

will peek at

[alpine harness]

OwO!

[jagged maple]

strange but i like it

omg... there is a very quiet sound that sounds like door knocking and its driving me insain

[alpine harness]

Is it a washing machine, owo?

[alpine harness]

Squee OwO!

[sullen merlin]

Idk i feel like the models look way too similar to one another at times compared to
in the past, havent seennmuch on it tho

[sullen merlin]

Fav character/role?

[cedar crescent]

I'm pretty flexible but carry seems to be the role I do best in, you?

Prob Rama

[sullen merlin]

I play pretty much everything, honestly i barely have mains in games. Only ow i did. But for smite there are times where i play like a lot of solo cuz u queue for flex and i like it but after a week or 2 id switch roles cuz ive already played that a lot at the time.

What i ended up doing cuz i didnt really have mains and wanted to play everyone was just getting everyone mastery 1 then mastery 2 etc

[sullen merlin]

If i have to choose its probably between sun wukong and vamana i think

Nut is really fun too

[drifting summit]

yo does anyone remember the name of that show/documentary that got a remake in like early 2024 about Dinosaurs

i've completely forgotten its name

[ripe ice]

walking with dinosaurs?

[drifting summit]

might be that one, I'm not too sure

or prehistoric planet maybe

[wild yacht]

I love cheese and crackers that cost $6.49 at the airport

[cedar crescent]

Yeah i play mid and carry the most but I can do solo pretty well if I need to

Nut is kinda mid imo, I don't really like her that much

Her 1 is really fun and satisfying tho

[sullen merlin]

Last time i playedc she just released so idk how she is now, but i liked playing her. For a hunter she had a lot of fun abilities, cuz hachi for example is pretty boring.

I also liked playing characters that were good with attack speed builds, like vamana and belona etc

[cedar crescent]

I like ability based warriors for the most part, herc is pretty fun and usually my go-to

[sullen merlin]

Old vamana with attackspeed build and frostbound+qin sais was so crazy. Nobody could escape the ult lmao

Btw do you think fafnir will get a skin in smite 2?

[cedar crescent]

he doesnt deserve skin

[sullen merlin]

Man lil bro didnt get a single skin for 6 years or something lmaoo

Meanwhile neith getting a skin every event

[cedar crescent]

oh i didnt even know that

[sullen merlin]

Its hilarious, its one of the biggest memes in game. he has like 4 skins and hes one of the older gods lmao

[sullen warren]

Hey guys i have a few questions. Haven't played in like half an year and trying to install now, but there is this error about the update that can't be installed or som. I installed the evrima version cause i heard the testhording is over, but dunno what is that error. Also there was a third option..spiro 13.154 something. What is that version? Which version should i install or how to get rid of the error? Also, what happened to legacy? What is the current state of legacy?

[limber grove]

What error are you having?

[sullen warren]

The update can't be installed

Is what it says

[limber grove]

Try clearing your Steam download cache, that might help

[sullen warren]

Will try

Thanks

[oak zenith]

Is there someone with a DeadLock test key who can invite me?

[rocky quest]

Am i cooked?

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/byuntear-cat-mocking-gif-13935821400850516732

[wet axle]

https://tenor.com/view/viralhog-gun-fire-murica-flag-america-gif-12183553

[drowsy egret]

prehistoric planet didnt get a remake

it wasnt a remake neither

u might be talking about walking with dinosaurs or planet dinosaur

neither of which ever got a remake

prehistoric planet only had the same vibe thats it

[lyric pollen]

Totally off topic but I played one of those little crane games yesterday and won this cutie

[lime copper]

I love both crane games and this lil thing

[lyric pollen]

Same! I found out there's a bigger crane arcade in town so I'm gonna check it out tomorrow

[grave wolf]

hi, is anyone like a techy kinda person and wouldn’t mind helping out a lil? i’ve got an laptop and i feel like it’s really underperforming

[drifting summit]

i think it was Life on our planet

Idk, I remember seeing something about a multi-episode documentary for dinos that came out either last year or this year

[sullen merlin]

mb wrong chat

lmao

[nova bronze]

Heyy has someone a The Isle Logo png?

[sullen merlin]

Just look that up on google

[upbeat palm]

should i get saltwater mutation on my dilo?

[spice zephyr]

Yea, you can get it on everything

[lofty blade]

Oooh the sky was all cool

[smoky mauve]

☁️

[lofty blade]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-kitty-storm-lightning-cloudy-gif-17607709

[narrow dock]

anyone else like minigames

[shell glen]

"but what they have done to my girl"

[lyric pollen]

I went to another one of those crane game arcades. I think I have a problem lmao

[naive apex]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1372150/Fish_Game/

Steam

Fish Game

Fish Game is the de-fin-itive freshwater fishkeeping sim experience made for enthusiasts by enthusiasts. Featuring fish with personalities and dynamic relationships, water quality modeling, plants that grow and much more! Made with support from Destin and our friends at “Smarter Every Day”!Feature list:Fish with distinct personalities and be...

Price

$24.99

Recommendations

347

▶ Play video

@alpine harness

[alpine harness]

This is the most fish game ever. o.=.o.

[naive apex]

it is honestly crazy

endless and intricate but only if you choose to dive deep

[alpine harness]

Pun.

[pastel tangle]

есть русские

[shy shale]

my emotions after Neon Genesis Evangelion and End of Evangelion:

[hazy gate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcMrRN8oitE

[static briar]

<@&933486433342222376> how do ban appeals work? How would someone whos banned contact you?

[gray adder]

Send them this link https://dyno.gg/form/8ceec187 and they have to wait

[static briar]

Perfect thank you 🥰

[static briar]

He says he got this 😂

I also got that error when i tried the form

[nocturne basalt]

that would mean, most likely, they are not banned. if they really are and its not working for them (they should log in on the correct account) they can contact a senior admin

[static briar]

They are banned and they said they are logged into the correct account , how do they contact a senior admin?

[nocturne basalt]

they would have to message them. or try adding them as a friend if unable to.

[static briar]

Are you a senior admin? Or is that a senior admin role?

[limber grove]

Senior admins have the orange names

Their usernames are seathscaleless, okxul, vitrimoria, and cmginfinity if your friend wants to contact one of them

[static briar]

Ah i see ! Thank you (none were online so it wasnt showing in the member list on my phone 😭) thank you so much for your help!

[smoky mauve]

When are u gonna be a senior admin @limber grove

[limber grove]

probably never LOL

doesnt appeal to me

[alpine harness]

It's not just an account age thing?! Whus they do that you don't? o.=.o?

[real harness]

My bi-monthly art drop enjoy

[surreal nacelle]

Appeal

Hah

[limber grove]

i bet you get a lotta those huh :)

[alpine harness]

@tired hinge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oRLHlb5d5c Video starts at 30 seconds.

[tired hinge]

sounds nice but I have a pet peeve about fake viking larp stuff

[alpine harness]

Does it help if it's still larp but not a viking, owo?

[tired hinge]

I just listened and didnt pay attention to the vid

[alpine harness]

Oh, okay!

[tired hinge]

but like to go on a little rant abt that

there's this absolute massive historical misconception when it comes to vikings. especially in america but also in europe. the vikings tv show contributed massively to that, portraying vikings in dark armor with edgy undercuts and tattoos. also somehow anything vaguely medieval norse is classed as viking while viking was more a profession/activity. roughly translated it means "to raid". this is a little sad to me cause there's truly a lot of fascinating stuff of medieaval norse culture that it doesnt need all that embarassing cringe rocker stuff around it. also theres certain groups that love using "viking" aesthetics but for the sake of not breaking this servers politics rule I wont say who. (iykyk)

[fleet cave]

It's amusing to me how the europeans they raided were upset their women liked them more because they bathed more and cared about their appearances and respected their women lol

[alpine harness]

Would you believe me if I said that I'm actually familiar with this, but forgot about it until now? I'm one of those people who knows a little about everything, and went /really really far with it/.

So yah. FWIW, I like norse asthetics but I like the viking mindset, at least what I remember reading about them. Greeks, too, for similar reasons to Cheese's, owo.

[tired hinge]

yeah there's some fun history facts about the norse, what always tickles me is the deer antler found in ireland that was marked in norse runes saying "deer antler"

[fleet cave]

Lol or the fact a lot of romans would draw dicks everywhere

[alpine harness]

Some stuff about humans never seems to change.

[tired hinge]

I live relatively close to a city created by the romans and went on a fieldtrip with my school there and my class couldnt contain our giggling when finding that out

[fleet cave]

I'd put what i was typing but the bot didn't like it

but random fact. did you know ketchup was originally sold as medicine

[alpine harness]

That's interesting. o.=.o.

[fleet cave]

in 1386 a pig attacked a child who later died. France then put the pig on trial, executed the pig via rope around neck

[alpine harness]

o.=.o... This sounds like History Gone Hog-Wild.

[azure oar]

What is it with pigs and making history?
first the war of the pig and now this?

[fleet cave]

emus do too

australia was overrun with emus and they brought in the army to erradicate them...they lost

[coral tendon]

Magyarosaurus gameplay

[light mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/ford-built-ford-tough-beamng-crash-200mph-gif-25012463

[signal nest]

Oh dang, Fortnite lore is getting dark

Dr. Doom killed the Thing and made his remains a throne

[torpid gulch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1108059321327165586/1153820997322027118/caption-14.gif

who made this bro

[indigo lynx]

Anyone got telescops that live in or close to OHIO?

Theres a Dot on the moon idk what it is

[full patrol]

A crater probably, unless you mean that tiny grey speck, then that could be some dust on your lense

I'd have to get my binoculars out but it might be cloudy here

[torpid gulch]

What binoculars are strong enough to see the moon in detail?

[full patrol]

Professional bird watching binoculars

It's not as big as through a good telescope, but you can see it in good detail on clear nights

[gray adder]

Get yourself a used long zoom bridge camera and tripod

That was taken with mine

[slow hazel]

Is that the death star

[smoky mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/cute-pig-pink-pig-blink-wink-piggy-gif-17321249

[modest isle]

Moon Surface during the day ☀️ :
This is the side of the moon that is always facing the earth (Near side)

Moon Surface during the Night 🌘 :
This is the side of the moon that never faces the earth (far side)

[gray adder]

My milkyway shot

[modest isle]

Beautiful

[gray adder]

although this next pic looks bad I'm proud of it lol sec..

[indigo lynx]

Idk mine is good though also that’s with my phone up there lol

[indigo lynx]

Wowwww that looks goooddd

[indigo lynx]

That’s crazyyyyy, it’s insane to think we can see other planets with technology

[gray adder]

Those cameras are cheap now too if you get it used can find them for $100

[indigo lynx]

That’s a camera????

[gray adder]

Yeah here i'll show you a video showing it's power

Shot that from my apartment lol

[indigo lynx]

Nahhh that’s insane

What’s it called?

[digital sleet]

why are you in los santos

[gray adder]

That one is a Nikon coolpix p510

[gray adder]

Colorado

[indigo lynx]

Thank you so much I’m gonna get one for sure

It’s 4k?

[gray adder]

That camera is so old now zooms have been increased far greater now

No

Research bridge camera

Mine had a 1000 mm zoom the best one has a 3000mm not my pic but here

That's from a Nikon p1000

[rough hollow]

damn

goals

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/saturn-gif-23995480

[unreal pier]

should i watch?

[idle goblet]

The newer alien movies are pretty crap

[unreal pier]

hmm i see

[sullen merlin]

Any recommendations for a nice camera for photographing wildlife

[formal spade]

is this a known bug??

[spice gyro]

Yes, disable dlss to fix it

[formal spade]

thanks mate

[spice gyro]

[formal spade]

quick question do you know how long sanctuaries can be used for?

[spice gyro]

Depends on the species, some (like stego) get kicked out quickly, while troodon for example can always be in a sanctuary

[formal spade]

ic

[knotty moat]

i hate cliffs:(

[lime copper]

.. why did you try the cliff

[formal spade]

frp baN

[digital sleet]

@lofty blade thoughts
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1092786858515255316/1273649717791690893/DAFLIPOFORKYDOOMHIGHQUALITY_-_Made_with_Clipchamp.mp4?ex=66bf623b&is=66be10bb&hm=2609320d388b826d52fa016df3d1a6c47e6fd562872ba0dcb58e936773915a51&

[lofty blade]

https://tenor.com/view/dumbledore-clapping-gif-25342009

[sullen merlin]

Why did u run off of it then lmao

[tepid jay]

https://tenor.com/view/witness-me-madmax-witnessed-point-driving-gif-15794123

[smoky mauve]

Moon is just like a house, front is decorated and looks interesting. Back is just a blank wall with one window

[rain topaz]

😭

[lofty blade]

Check out this neat spider I found! (Spoilered for those unsettled by spiders)

[lilac venture]

Those of you who never seen a cicada before here you go, found this little guy drying out after molting ^^

It’s crazy how big they are

[lilac venture]

Spoodor what a good lad

[lilac venture]

How big cicadas can get, such pretty insects! One of my friends shared a photo of one she found. Love the speckles of color on the wings and the deep red and black markings. Very large and very cool. They’re not Locusts they eat tree sap. More like a butterfly. Locusts are actually grasshoppers which cicada are not

[void zinc]

https://tenor.com/view/reginald-angry-eating-angry-eating-monster-house-gif-20013301

[lone star]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-hiding-scared-cat-thaddeuswinter-thaddeus-winter-scared-gif-8846590460708131918

[fleet cave]

You always eat things you shouldn't

[lilac venture]

😳

[void zinc]

That food.

[lilac venture]

Noo leave him alone! 😔

[lime copper]

Honestly, sky popcorn

[lilac venture]

I don’t think i could ever bring myself to eat a whole fresh insect, I think if I ever had to it’d have to be dried out 😅

[lime copper]

https://health.osu.edu/wellness/exercise-and-nutrition/cooking-cicadas

[lilac venture]

There’s… recipes?!

[lime copper]

whole books even it seems

[lilac venture]

Interesting!

I suppose once you get over the idea that it’s an insect and possibly the texture they could be quite enjoyable. Not sure I’d be brave enough to try lol

[lime copper]

Honestly same. If anyone does, please let us know how it goes

[lilac venture]

I volunteer Saoul as tribute since it seems Saoul may possibly be an insect enjoyer XD

[wide saffron]

Cronmchy

[void zinc]

Have done, will do again.

[lime copper]

What and how was

[void zinc]

It was fine, crunchy. Legs are weird.

Harder than you'd think.

[lilac venture]

Interesting, was it overly juicy as well?

[void zinc]

Not really, no.

More like jelly than a bug shaped container of liquid.

[lilac venture]

Hmm nice. I think that would be what would make me hesitate the most

[void zinc]

They also can't do a pull up, so... I mean... the choice was made for me.

[lilac venture]

😂 fair enough maybe one day I’ll be brave enough to try a bug once.

[spice gyro]

I tried a cricket once but it wasn’t very good

Might’ve been the brand tho

[void zinc]

Nah, they suck.

[lilac venture]

Crickets also smell awful you are quite a brave soul lol

[spice gyro]

I was forced to by my sister

Was quite a long time ago

[lilac venture]

Oof your sister is cruel lol

[spice gyro]

Yes

Although, she said they were good

[lilac venture]

but did you get her back for it?

[spice gyro]

Probably

[lilac venture]

She either lied to you or she honestly thought they were good

[void zinc]

This is why I say you can't trust girls.

Sisters are the devil.

[lilac venture]

My little sister when we were kids would start fights and I’d finish them then she’d go to my mom in literal tears then once my mom got after me the water works would immediately stop

[azure oar]

-# Agree

[lilac venture]

Eventually my parents caught on..psycho behavior lol she was quite devious as a kid

[spice gyro]

Average sibling behavior

[lilac venture]

True

[azure oar]

-# There are two types of siblings, closest platonic relationship humanly imaginable or worst enemies imaginable

[shell glen]

https://quickvids.app/J0jyBF2D

[pseudo hazel]

Chat we getting two dinosaur movies in 2025

Primitive War based on the comic and the obvious jw 7

[knotty moat]

idk

[knotty moat]

i didnt i slowly tried to go down

but today i found same cliff and made it down

[lilac venture]

The first JP movie I saw after JP3 was world dominion and it was horrible so I’m even less keen to see any more of them

I may check out the primitive war one though since I know nothing about it

[clever bluff]

Gandalf canonically wears converse

[digital sleet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1092786858515255316/1273649717791690893/DAFLIPOFORKYDOOMHIGHQUALITY_-_Made_with_Clipchamp.mp4?ex=66c00afb&is=66beb97b&hm=4ddd229db70471d7d75cdd76f44bd255a98e18b86ebaecc9effd84d857f2ae27&

[spice gyro]

This is the third time I’ve seen you post this clip

[digital sleet]

wait is it

I don’t believe that

[tepid jay]

its a good clip

[digital sleet]

oh god it is too lmao

[spice gyro]

lol

[tepid jay]

you need to repost it as many times as you flipped

[digital sleet]

I cannot do that

death ensues

[tepid jay]

just do it once a week

[unreal pier]

What?!

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (372) :
Coconut crab / (Birgus latro)

The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a terrestrial species of giant hermit crab, and is also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest terrestrial arthropod known, with a weight of up to 4.1 kg (9 lb). The distance from the tip of one leg to the tip of another can be as wide as 1 m (3 ft 3 in). It is found on islands across the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as far east as the Gambier Islands, Pitcairn Islands and Caroline Island and as far west as Zanzibar. While its range broadly shadows the distribution of the coconut palm, the coconut crab has been extirpated from most areas with a significant human population such as mainland Australia and Madagascar.

The coconut crab is the only species of the genus Birgus, and is related to the other terrestrial hermit crabs of the genus Coenobita. It shows a number of adaptations to life on land. Juvenile coconut crabs use empty gastropod shells for protection like other hermit crabs, but the adults develop a tough exoskeleton on their abdomens and stop carrying a shell. Coconut crabs have organs known as branchiostegal lungs, which they use for breathing instead of their vestigial gills. After the juvenile stage, they will drown if immersed in water for too long. They have an acute sense of smell which they use to find potential food sources, and which has developed convergently with that of insects.

Adult coconut crabs feed primarily on fleshy fruits, nuts, seeds, and the pith of fallen trees, but they will eat carrion and other organic matter opportunistically. Anything left unattended on the ground is a potential source of food, which they will investigate and may carry away – thereby getting the alternative name of "robber crab". The species is popularly associated with the coconut palm, yet coconuts are not a significant part of its diet. Although it lives in a burrow, the crab has been filmed climbing coconut and pandanus trees. No film shows a crab selectively picking coconut fruit, though they might dislodge ripe fruit that otherwise would fall naturally. When a crab is not near its burrow, climbing is an immediate escape route from predators. Sea birds eat young crabs, and both humans and larger, older crabs eat crabs of all ages.

Mating occurs on dry land, but the females return to the edge of the sea to release their fertilized eggs, and then retreat up the beach. The larvae that hatch are planktonic for 3–4 weeks, before settling to the sea floor, entering a gastropod shell and returning to dry land. Sexual maturity is reached after about 5 years, and the total lifespan may be over 60 years. In the 3–4 weeks that the larvae remain at sea, their chances of reaching another suitable location is enhanced if a floating life support system avails itself to them. Examples of the systems that provide such opportunities include floating logs and rafts of marine or terrestrial vegetation. Similarly, floating coconuts can be a very significant part of the crab's dispersal options.[4] Fossils of this crab date back to the Miocene.[5]

B. latro is both the largest living terrestrial arthropod and the largest living terrestrial invertebrate.[12][13] Reports of its size vary, but most sources give a body length up to 40 cm (16 in),[14] a weight up to 4.1 kg (9 lb), and a leg span more than 0.91 m (3 ft),[15] with males generally being larger than females.[16] The carapace may reach a length of 78 mm (3+1⁄16 in), and a width up to 200 mm (8 in).[13]

The body of the coconut crab is, like those of all decapods, divided into a front section (cephalothorax) with 10 legs, and an abdomen. The front-most pair of legs has large chelae (claws) with the left being larger than the right.[17] The next two pairs of legs, as with other hermit crabs, are large, powerful walking legs with pointed tips that allow coconut crabs to climb vertical or even overhanging surfaces.[18] The fourth pair of legs is smaller, with tweezer-like chelae at the end allowing young coconut crabs to grip the inside of the shell or coconut husks that juveniles habitually carry for protection. Adults use this pair for walking and climbing. The last pair of legs is very small and is used by females to tend their eggs and by the males in mating.[17] This last pair of legs is usually held in the cavity containing the breathing organs, inside the carapace. Some difference in color occurs between individuals found on different islands, ranging from orange-red to purplish blue,[19] In most regions, blue is the predominant color, but in some places such as the Seychelles most individuals are red.[17]

Although B. latro is a derived type of hermit crab, only juveniles use salvaged snail shells to protect their soft abdomens while adolescents sometimes use broken coconut shells for the same purpose. Unlike other hermit crabs the adult coconut crabs do not carry shells but instead harden their abdominal terga by depositing chitin and calcium carbonate. Absent the physical constraint of living within another creature's shell B. latro grows much larger than its relatives in the family Coenobitidae.[20] Despite being the product of carcinization, like most true crabs B. latro bends its tail beneath its body for protection.[17]

The hardened abdomen protects the coconut crab and reduces water loss on land, but must be periodically moulted. Adults moult annually, digging a burrow up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long in which to hide while their soft shell hardens.[18] Depending on the size of the individual 1–3 weeks are needed for the exoskeleton to harden. The animals remain in this burrow for 3–16 weeks, again depending on size.[18][21]

Except as larvae, coconut crabs cannot swim, and they drown if left in water for more than an hour.[17] They use a special organ called a branchiostegal lung to breathe. This organ can be interpreted as a developmental stage between gills and lungs, and is one of the most significant adaptations of the coconut crab to its habitat.[22] The branchiostegal lung contains a tissue similar to that found in gills, but suited to the absorption of oxygen from air, rather than water. This organ is expanded laterally and is evaginated to increase the surface area;[18] located in the cephalothorax, it is optimally placed to reduce both the blood/gas diffusion distance and the return distance of oxygenated blood to the pericardium.[23]

Coconut crabs use their hindmost, smallest pair of legs to clean these breathing organs and to moisten them with water. The organs require water to properly function, and the coconut crab provides this by stroking its wet legs over the spongy tissues nearby. Coconut crabs may drink water from small puddles by transferring it from their chelipeds to their maxillipeds.[24]

In addition to the branchiostegal lung, the coconut crab has an additional rudimentary set of gills. Although these gills are comparable in number to aquatic species from the families Paguridae and Diogenidae, they are reduced in size and have comparatively less surface area.[23]

The coconut crab has a well-developed sense of smell, which it uses to locate its food.[25] The process of smelling works very differently depending on whether the smelled molecules are hydrophilic molecules in water or hydrophobic molecules in air. Crabs that live in water have specialized organs called aesthetascs on their antennae to determine both the intensity and the direction of a scent. Coconut crabs live on the land, so the aesthetascs on their antennae are shorter and blunter than those of other crabs and are more similar to those of insects.[25]

While insects and the coconut crab originate from different clades, the same need to track smells in the air led to convergent evolution of similar organs. Coconut crabs flick their antennae as insects do to enhance their reception. Their sense of smell can detect interesting odors over large distances. The smells of rotting meat, bananas, and coconuts, all potential food sources, catch their attention especially.[26] The olfactory system in the coconut crab's brain is well-developed compared to other areas of the brain.[27]

The diet of coconut crabs consists primarily of fleshy fruits (particularly Ochrosia ackeringae, Arenga listeri, Pandanus elatus, P. christmatensis); nuts (Aleurites moluccanus), drupes (Cocos nucifera) and seeds (Annona reticulata);[44] and the pith of fallen trees.[45] However, as they are omnivores, they will consume other organic materials such as tortoise hatchlings and dead animals.[18][46] They have been observed to prey upon crabs such as Gecarcoidea natalis and Discoplax hirtipes, as well as scavenge on the carcasses of other coconut crabs.[44] During a tagging experiment, one coconut crab was observed killing and eating a Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans).[47] In 2016, a large coconut crab was observed climbing a tree to disable and consume a red-footed booby on the Chagos Archipelago.[48][49]

The coconut crab can take a coconut from the ground and cut it to a husk nut, take it with its claw, climb up a tree 10 m (33 ft) high and drop the husk nut, to access the coconut flesh inside.[50] They often descend from the trees by falling, and can survive a fall of at least 4.5 m (15 ft) unhurt.[51] Coconut crabs cut holes into coconuts with their strong claws and eat the contents, although it can take several days before the coconut is opened.[45]

Thomas Hale Streets discussed the behaviour in 1877, doubting that the animal would climb trees to get at the coconuts.[43] As late as the 1970s there were doubts about the crab's ability to open coconuts.[52] In the 1980s, Holger Rumpf was able to confirm Streets' report, observing and studying how they open coconuts in the wild.[45] The animal has developed a special technique to do so; if the coconut is still covered with husk, it will use its claws to rip off strips, always starting from the side with the three germination pores, the group of three small circles found on the outside of the coconut. Once the pores are visible, the coconut crab bangs its pincers on one of them until it breaks. Afterwards, it turns around and uses the smaller pincers on its other legs to pull out the white flesh of the coconut. Using their strong claws, larger individuals can even break the hard coconut into smaller pieces for easier consumption.[53]

Coconut crabs are considered one of the most terrestrial-adapted of the decapods,[54] with most aspects of its life oriented to, and centered around such an existence; they will actually drown in sea water in less than a day.[24] Coconut crabs live alone in burrows and rock crevices, depending on the local terrain. They dig their own burrows in sand or loose soil. During the day, the animal stays hidden to reduce water loss from heat. The coconut crabs' burrows contain very fine yet strong fibres of the coconut husk which the animal uses as bedding.[43] While resting in its burrow, the coconut crab closes the entrances with one of its claws to create the moist microclimate within the burrow, which is necessary for the functioning of its breathing organs. In areas with a large coconut crab population, some may come out during the day, perhaps to gain an advantage in the search for food. Other times, they emerge if it is moist or raining, since these conditions allow them to breathe more easily. They live almost exclusively on land, returning to the sea only to release their eggs; on Christmas Island, for instance, B. latro is abundant 6 km (3+1⁄2 mi) from the sea.[55]

@silent cargo
@crimson marlin
@restive charm
@neat basalt
@full patrol

@modest isle
@lone star
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

[limber grove]

CRAB

[sullen merlin]

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

@spice gyro

‼️ Important message: The king and creator of Animal of the day @modest isle might retire from the job, when he does i will take over‼️

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/run-happy-420-boom-crab-run-gif-11929369

[wintry marlin]

I see

[distant nymph]

aw ):

Good to know it will still continue though!

[wintry marlin]

Yea

[modest isle]

Yep this tradition shall continue 👍🏼

Life is a bit busy and rough right now, not suitable for me to be the poster of the AOTD

And i haven’t been that active in the discord as of late

[sullen merlin]

If u ever feel like posting again u can still do it👍

[rustic badger]

CRAAAAAAAABBBBBBBB

[void zinc]

That’s the face of a killer. Ate up Amelia!

[sullen merlin]

I feel like thats supposed to be a reference (i dont get it) lol

[void zinc]

The popular theory of what happened to Amelia Earhart is that when her plane went down her body was eaten by coconut crabs, thus never found.

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/crab-gif-24496284

[void zinc]

They (probably) found her bones picked clean in the Pacific ocean.

[sullen merlin]

I mean atleast the crabs got a nice meal

[hallow parrot]

saoul is back again

very nice

[smoky mauve]

Virus

[spice gyro]

Hooray

[sullen merlin]

Oh i was too late

[void thicket]

Ghostpinging the staff. Ban this man!

[distant nymph]

o:

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/wait-hold-on-hear-me-out-colin-jost-saturday-night-live-listen-to-me-gif-23903222

[lime copper]

[azure oar]

Obligatory seal

[remote tinsel]

coe

ceooo

eeu

[barren bear]

And you're unretired AGAIN!?!!

[void zinc]

I do it specifically to bother you.

...and to make a Super Saiyan joke in the Mod chat.

[shell rapids]

Why orange

[void zinc]

I dunno, the color scheme of this play eternally annoys me.

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/grazie-signore-amadeus-salieri-mozart-gif-20532507

[eager robin]

Alien Romulus was 10/10! 🥹 I am so happy it was good.

[surreal nacelle]

Thank god. I'm going to see it Sunday

[eager robin]

My inner nerd is happy

[smoky mauve]

This isnt the first time?

[barren bear]

yeah...

[rough hollow]

Imma play some bellwright or dawn of defiance

How’s everyone doing

[light mantle]

I just bought the case and the water cooler for my pc

[rough hollow]

I’m thinking about buying my parts piece by piece but someone told me not to do that

[drowsy egret]

wait it came out?

[eager robin]

Yesterday, I believe!

[drowsy egret]

oh thats great

i hope it has some good lore like the other movies

even if the last movies werent so good the lore was very interesting

[slow hazel]

I'm watching it in an hour

[slow fulcrum]

anyone know if there any high rule servers left on the legacy branch (with actual players on it ofc)

[void zinc]

Nah. I get tired of you people pretty often and life is turbulent.

[void zinc]

Nice selfie.

[void zinc]

I want this to be my pfp. Would it offend you?

[digital sleet]

what if it offended me

[modest isle]

What if it offended the entire world 🌍

[void zinc]

Good.

I did it anyways.

[smoky mauve]

Fair enough

[narrow dock]

aww a lil seal man

[modest isle]

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (373) :
Hermann's tortoise / (Testudo hermanni)

Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a species of tortoise native to Europe

The specific epithet, hermanni, honors French naturalist Johann Hermann.[4]

The subspecific name, boettgeri, honors German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[4]

Two subspecies are known: the western Hermann's tortoise (T. h. hermanni) and the eastern Hermann's tortoise (T. h. boettgeri). Sometimes mentioned as a subspecies, T. h. peleponnesica is not yet confirmed to be genetically different from T. h. boettgeri.

In 2006, Hermann's tortoise was suggested to be moved to the genus Eurotestudo and to bring the subspecies to the rank of species (Eurotestudo hermanni and Eurotestudo boettgeri).[5] Although some factors indicate this might be correct,[6] the data at hand are not unequivocally in support and the relationships between Hermann's and the Russian tortoise among each other and to the other species placed in Testudo are not robustly determined. Hence, it seems doubtful that the new genus will be accepted for now. The elevation of the subspecies to full species was tentatively rejected under the biological species concept at least, as there still seems significant gene flow.[7]

Of note, the rate of evolution as measured by mutations accumulating in the mtDNA differs markedly, with the eastern populations having evolved faster. This is apparently due to stronger fragmentation of the population on the mountainous Balkans during the last ice age. While this has no profound implications for taxonomy of this species, apart from suggesting that two other proposed subspecies are actually just local forms at present, it renders the use of molecular clocks in Testudo even more dubious and unreliable than they are for tortoises in general.[8][9][7]

Geographic range
Testudo hermanni can be found throughout southern Europe. The western population (T. h. hermanni) is found in eastern Spain, southern France, the Balearic islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, southern and central Italy (Tuscany). The eastern population (T. h. boettgeri ) is found in Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey and Greece, while T. h. hercegovinensis populates the coasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro.

The oldest known evidence for T. hermanni on Sardinia is a fossil from the early Pleistocene of Monte Tuttavista. However, molecular evidence suggests extant populations of both this species and Emys orbicularis on Sardinia were actually introduced in recent times.[11] Hermann's tortoise was similarly introduced to Cyprus.

Geographic range
Testudo hermanni can be found throughout southern Europe. The western population (T. h. hermanni) is found in eastern Spain, southern France, the Balearic islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, southern and central Italy (Tuscany). The eastern population (T. h. boettgeri ) is found in Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey and Greece, while T. h. hercegovinensis populates the coasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro.

The oldest known evidence for T. hermanni on Sardinia is a fossil from the early Pleistocene of Monte Tuttavista. However, molecular evidence suggests extant populations of both this species and Emys orbicularis on Sardinia were actually introduced in recent times.[11] Hermann's tortoise was similarly introduced to Cyprus.

Ecology
Early in the morning, the animals leave their nightly shelters, which are usually hollows protected by thick bushes or hedges, to bask in the sun and warm their bodies. They then roam about the Mediterranean meadows of their habitat in search of food. They determine which plants to eat by the sense of smell. In captivity, they eat a variety of wildflowers, however care must be taken regarding which are made available, as some flowers such as buttercups are toxic to them. Certain plants such as dandelion and kale are high in oxalic acid, which can build up over time causing renal failure, it is therefore important to carefully monitor their diet and give a varied selection of wildflower leaves. All pre-prepared food pellets are bad for Hermann's tortoises, proving addictive, often resulting in unnatural growth rates and the refusal to eat natural foods. Certain foods may prove toxic despite the tortoises enjoyment of them, including legumes, tomatoes and cabbage. The animals eat small amounts of fruits as supplementary nutrition, however this should only be given occasionally.

Around midday, the sun becomes too hot for the tortoises, so they return to their hiding places. They have a good sense of direction to enable them to return. Experiments have shown they also possess a good sense of time, the position of the sun, the magnetic lines of the earth, and for landmarks.[citation needed] In the late afternoon, they leave their shelters again and return to feeding.

In late February, Hermann's tortoises emerge from under bushes or old rotting wood, where they spend the winter months hibernating, buried in a bed of dead leaves.[13] Immediately after surfacing from their winter resting place, Hermann's tortoises commence courtship and mating.[13] Courtship is a rough affair for the female, which is pursued, rammed, and bitten by the male, before being mounted. Aggression is also seen between rival males during the breeding season, which can result in ramming contests.[14]

Ecology
Early in the morning, the animals leave their nightly shelters, which are usually hollows protected by thick bushes or hedges, to bask in the sun and warm their bodies. They then roam about the Mediterranean meadows of their habitat in search of food. They determine which plants to eat by the sense of smell. In captivity, they eat a variety of wildflowers, however care must be taken regarding which are made available, as some flowers such as buttercups are toxic to them. Certain plants such as dandelion and kale are high in oxalic acid, which can build up over time causing renal failure, it is therefore important to carefully monitor their diet and give a varied selection of wildflower leaves. All pre-prepared food pellets are bad for Hermann's tortoises, proving addictive, often resulting in unnatural growth rates and the refusal to eat natural foods. Certain foods may prove toxic despite the tortoises enjoyment of them, including legumes, tomatoes and cabbage. The animals eat small amounts of fruits as supplementary nutrition, however this should only be given occasionally.

Around midday, the sun becomes too hot for the tortoises, so they return to their hiding places. They have a good sense of direction to enable them to return. Experiments have shown they also possess a good sense of time, the position of the sun, the magnetic lines of the earth, and for landmarks.[citation needed] In the late afternoon, they leave their shelters again and return to feeding.

In late February, Hermann's tortoises emerge from under bushes or old rotting wood, where they spend the winter months hibernating, buried in a bed of dead leaves.[13] Immediately after surfacing from their winter resting place, Hermann's tortoises commence courtship and mating.[13] Courtship is a rough affair for the female, which is pursued, rammed, and bitten by the male, before being mounted. Aggression is also seen between rival males during the breeding season, which can result in ramming contests.[14]

In nature, Hermann’s tortoises dig their nightly shelters out and spend the relatively mild Mediterranean winters there. During this time, their heart and breathing rates drop notably. Captive bred animals can be kept in the basement in a roomy rodent-proof box with a thick layer of dry leaves. The temperature should be around 5 °C. As an alternative, the box can be stored in a refrigerator. For this method to be used, the refrigerator should be in regular day-to-day use, to permit air flow. During hibernation, the ambient temperature must not fall below zero. Full-grown specimens may sleep four to five months at a time.

In captivity
Hermann's tortoise can be kept indoors with adequate living conditions provided by the owner. It requires a heat lamp set at around 15–30 °C (59–86 °F) to provide a basking area.[11] A UVB bulb is also needed to help process and create vitamin D3 and prevents issues such as metabolic bone disease.[5]

Conservation
The species is included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meaning international export/import requires CITES documentation to be obtained and presented to border authorities.[2]

Many ways have been introduced to help conserve the species. A program introduced in 1989 and 1990 reintroduced tortoises to the population, put fences to reduce highway traffic towards the tortoises and more.[17] This was shown to aid in increasing population numbers by reintroducing other tortoises of the same species.

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

@modest isle
@lone star
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

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

[modest isle]

Tortoise 🐢 !!!!!!

[rustic badger]

[wintry marlin]

Turt

[sullen merlin]

Saving images doesnt work for me for some reason

[rustic badger]

tutle

[modest isle]

Strange

On mobile ? Or PC ?

[sullen merlin]

Iirc rabbithorn has this specific species

[sullen merlin]

pc

[modest isle]

I always do them on mobile

[sullen merlin]

Ill try next time

[modest isle]

Oh my god Goblino

This message delete it and copy paste it to the message under it the message that contains the picture

An yesterday too

[distant nymph]

[sullen merlin]

Its the same as u did it no?

[modest isle]

To make them appear here

[sullen merlin]

Ah i see what u mean nvm

[modest isle]

You made them2 separate messages

[modest isle]

Me right now now :

[distant nymph]

Tutels! 😊

[sullen merlin]

There

[modest isle]

Thanks 👍🏼 now they will appear in the search bar

[wintry marlin]

So cute

[sullen merlin]

So cuteee

[distant nymph]

Interesting they're called Hermann's tortoise in english o: that's good to know
The german name is literally just "greek tortoise" xD

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/walking-testing-the-tortoise-tracker-moving-forward-one-step-at-a-time-walk-gif-22245840

[sullen merlin]

Theres a greek tortoise in english too.

[distant nymph]

huh o:
What type is that ?

If I go to the Hermann's tortoise wiki site and then switch to german, it just says "greek tortoise"

[sullen merlin]

Its also called Moorish tortoise, i think thats the name we say in german and dutch? We say Moorse schildpad

the greek one

[wintry marlin]

I can’t add another t

[modest isle]

New era now they are showing up in the search bar 🔎

[sullen merlin]

That one was probably described first in english so they had the hermanns tortoise named otherwise

In dutch its also "griekse landschildpad" for hermanns tortoise

Literally translated to greek tortoise

[distant nymph]

"Maurische schildkröte" for german o:

[distant nymph]

Interesting o:

[sullen merlin]

Ye, the english just switched the boxes when researching them i suppose

[distant nymph]

My two are hermanns though!

They're good potatoes 😊

[sullen merlin]

Id be interested in getting them but id want to keep em outside, and idk if thats a good idea with rats in the area

[sullen merlin]

How do you protect them from rats?

[azure oar]

9/10, peak cuteness, no seals

[sullen merlin]

Didnt we already do pretty much all seals

phocidae atleast

[azure oar]

not even close

let me get the list

I have to find it

[sullen merlin]

I remember sleepy saying we completed a certain part of the seal tree

[azure oar]

this is the most recent form of the list I could find

[sullen merlin]

I thought we already did phocidae completely

[azure oar]

seems like no

[sullen merlin]

But i kinda wanna go with a format where we spread out the different phyla so we dont deplete mammals and birds

A lot of phyla like cnidarians, poriferans etc are severely lacking

[azure oar]

yea, I guess it‘s good that we still have a lot of seals to cover
will last for the rest of my life

[azure oar]

I didn‘t even know what cnidarian was till now

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/seal-dance-seal-dance-animal-animal-dance-gif-27375218

[azure oar]

https://tenor.com/view/tayllicit-seal-saxophone-gif-21968456

[wintry marlin]

Seals

[azure oar]

FUN FACT: Unicorns are real

[raven ember]

plz no selfies

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/kimetsu-no-yaiba-demon-slayer-demon-slayer-zenitsu-anime-stare-stare-anime-gif-4679642040433675629

[raven ember]

lmao

[raven ember]

https://tenor.com/view/seal-cute-seal-cute-swimming-baby-seal-gif-23180572

[wintry marlin]

Baby seal!

[raven ember]

smol

[azure oar]

EVER SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN TWITTER I SPENT MY ENTIRE DAY LOOKING AT SEAL BABIES I LOVE THEM I WANT TO SEE MIRE THEY ARE SO CUTEE

[raven ember]

XD

[wintry marlin]

Fat

[raven ember]

LOL "paint me like one of your french girls jack"

[wintry marlin]

Now someone make a painting of that seal

[azure oar]

I love sitting seals

so adorable

[raven ember]

yeah lol

[wintry marlin]

The last one looks like a dad

[azure oar]

true

then we also have the average pose infront of the PC

[wintry marlin]

The gamer pose

[elder meadow]

Ah, the 'Shrimp'. Classic

[azure oar]

To eat the shrimp, you must become shrimp
-Wise Seal

[wintry marlin]

One in a krillion

[azure oar]

damnit

wrong gif

[wintry marlin]

I didn’t see it

[azure oar]

https://tenor.com/view/your-octopinion-is-invalid-its-as-shrimple-as-that-would-you-please-sealize-the-truth-gif-26284709

[wintry marlin]

Ah yes animal puns

[azure oar]

the peak of peak internet humor

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/cute-animals-cute-seal-approve-approved-gif-17095963

[raven ember]

I love the fluffy rotund ones

egg

[azure oar]

I like the pure blobness of the elephant seals more but the E G G are peak cuteness

[pliant breach]

hey i have some generall questions can yall help me out??

[azure oar]

can‘t forget about the stylish bearded seals tho, I love the 1900s general vibe

[azure oar]

The best place to ask about the game is #isle-discussion , a lot more people too

[pliant breach]

bet thank you

[modest isle]

Basically like this

[modest isle]

Also @sullen merlin is now the main poster of the AOTD im retiring i need a break for a year

And in circumstances where goblino is busy i can post for him in that day

[sullen merlin]

Chat my cat hasnt come home for a lil over a day. I know cats sometimes stay away for longer over the summer and im not that worried yet but idk how long they usually stay away like this. Hes not hit by a car or something cuz i wouldve noticed that when walking the dog but idk.

Are there things i could do?

[modest isle]

5 months ago one of our male orange cats named Echo left and only came back after 3 weeks and he was extremely skinny

And after that incident he rarely wonder outside the walls of the garden 🏡

Also its mostly the male cats that usually wonder outside

[sullen merlin]

Honeslty as long as hes healthy idc how long hes gone but i just hope hes not dead/sick or trapped somewhere

ye my cat s a male but neutered so idk how much impact that has on wandering away

[modest isle]

Hopefully he will be back soon

[sturdy imp]

two hours till im done w/ work UGH i havent been able to play the update yett

[young gale]

I rewatched pokemon Arceus and the jewel of life

[real harness]

No im honoured! Have you played Kenshi before Zod?

Ive been drawing kenshi things as of late

The thing that your pfp is now is a Fogman, which is one of the Bug People essentially turned into a zombie

[royal salmon]

Damn I thought this chat was nuked

[real harness]

https://tenor.com/view/kenshi-hop-on-gif-860608118504459232

[distant nymph]

Okay, look xD

I'm sorry, okay xD
But this just came up somewhere and I had to share it somewhere

[sullen glacier]

:)))))

[void zinc]

Love it.

[real harness]

awesome

[void zinc]

I did some minor edits, but this is probably my new favorite pfp.

[real harness]

im glad lol

kenshi is by far my favorite thing ever, cant wait for kenshi 2

[void zinc]

I don't play a lot of games lately, so this is all just wonder and strangeness to me.

[real harness]

lol

kenshi 2 is gonna take place one thousand years before 1, and the origin of the Hivers will be explained

i wonder if there will be fogmen or not, assuming their queen is still alive there might be a different fully functional hive

[real harness]

@void zinc

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (374) :
Giant tube worm/ (Riftia pachyptila)

Riftia pachyptila, commonly known as the giant tube worm and less commonly known as the giant beardworm, is a marine invertebrate in the phylum Annelida[1] (formerly grouped in phylum Pogonophora and Vestimentifera) related to tube worms commonly found in the intertidal and pelagic zones. R. pachyptila lives on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near hydrothermal vents. The vents provide a natural ambient temperature in their environment ranging from 2 to 30 °C,[2] and this organism can tolerate extremely high hydrogen sulfide levels. These worms can reach a length of 3 m (9 ft 10 in),[3] and their tubular bodies have a diameter of 4 cm (1.6 in).

Its common name "giant tube worm" is, however, also applied to the largest living species of shipworm, Kuphus polythalamius, which despite the name "worm", is a bivalve mollusc rather than an annelid.

R. pachyptila was discovered in 1977 on an expedition of the American bathyscaphe DSV Alvin to the Galápagos Rift led by geologist Jack Corliss.[4] The discovery was unexpected, as the team was studying hydrothermal vents and no biologists were included in the expedition. Many of the species found living near hydrothermal vents during this expedition had never been seen before.

At the time, the presence of thermal springs near the midoceanic ridges was known. Further research uncovered aquatic life in the area, despite the high temperature (around 350–380 °C).[5][6]

Many samples were collected, including bivalves, polychaetes, large crabs, and R. pachyptila.[7][8] It was the first time that species was observed.

R. pachyptila develops from a free-swimming, pelagic, nonsymbiotic trochophore larva, which enters juvenile (metatrochophore) development, becoming sessile, and subsequently acquiring symbiotic bacteria.[9][10] The symbiotic bacteria, on which adult worms depend for sustenance, are not present in the gametes, but are acquired from the environment through the skin in a process akin to an infection. The digestive tract transiently connects from a mouth at the tip of the ventral medial process to a foregut, midgut, hindgut, and anus and was previously thought to have been the method by which the bacteria are introduced into adults. After symbionts are established in the midgut, they undergo substantial remodelling and enlargement to become the trophosome, while the remainder of the digestive tract has not been detected in adult specimens.[11]

Body structure

Isolating the vermiform body from white chitinous tube, a small difference exists from the classic three subdivisions typical of phylum Pogonophora:[12] the prosoma, the mesosoma, and the metasoma.

R. pachyptila community with extroflexion of red branchial plume
The first body region is the vascularized branchial plume, which is bright red due to the presence of hemoglobin that contain up to 144 globin chains (each presumably including associated heme structures). These tube worm hemoglobins are remarkable for carrying oxygen in the presence of sulfide, without being inhibited by this molecule, as hemoglobins in most other species are.[13][14] The plume provides essential nutrients to bacteria living inside the trophosome. If the animal perceives a threat or is touched, it retracts the plume and the tube is closed due to the obturaculum, a particular operculum that protects and isolates the animal from the external environment.[15]

The second body region is the vestimentum, formed by muscle bands, having a winged shape, and it presents the two genital openings at the end.[16][17] The heart, extended portion of dorsal vessel, enclose the vestimentum.[18]

Hydrothermal vent tubeworms get organic compounds from bacteria that live in their trophosome
In the middle part, the trunk or third body region, is full of vascularized solid tissue, and includes body wall, gonads, and the coelomic cavity. Here is located also the trophosome, spongy tissue where a billion symbiotic, thioautotrophic bacteria and sulfur granules are found.[19][20] Since the mouth, digestive system, and anus are missing, the survival of R. pachyptila is dependent on this mutualistic symbiosis.[21] This process, known as chemosynthesis, was recognized within the trophosome by Colleen Cavanaugh.[21]

The soluble hemoglobins, present in the tentacles, are able to bind O2 and H2S, which are necessary for chemosynthetic bacteria. Due to the capillaries, these compounds are absorbed by bacteria.[22] During the chemosynthesis, the mitochondrial enzyme rhodanase catalyzes the disproportionation reaction of the thiosulfate anion S2O32- to sulfur S and sulfite SO32- .[23][24] The R. pachyptila’s bloodstream is responsible for absorption of the O2 and nutrients such as carbohydrates.

Nitrate and nitrite are toxic, but are required for biosynthetic processes. The chemosynthetic bacteria within the trophosome convert nitrate to ammonium ions, which then are available for production of amino acids in the bacteria, which are in turn released to the tube worm. To transport nitrate to the bacteria, R. pachyptila concentrates nitrate in its blood, to a concentration 100 times more concentrated than the surrounding water. The exact mechanism of R. pachyptila’s ability to withstand and concentrate nitrate is still unknown.[14]

In the posterior part, the fourth body region, is the opistosome, which anchors the animal to the tube and is used for the storage of waste from bacterial reactions.[25]

Symbiosis

The discovery of bacterial invertebrate chemoautotrophic symbiosis, particularly in vestimentiferan tubeworms R. pachyptila[21] and then in vesicomyid clams and mytilid mussels revealed the chemoautotrophic potential of the hydrothermal vent tube worm.[26] Scientists discovered a remarkable source of nutrition that helps to sustain the conspicuous biomass of invertebrates at vents.[26] Many studies focusing on this type of symbiosis revealed the presence of chemoautotrophic, endosymbiotic, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria mainly in R. pachyptila,[27] which inhabits extreme environments and is adapted to the particular composition of the mixed volcanic and sea waters.[28] This special environment is filled with inorganic metabolites, essentially carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. In its adult phase, R. pachyptila lacks a digestive system. To provide its energetic needs, it retains those dissolved inorganic nutrients (sulfide, carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen) into its plume and transports them through a vascular system to the trophosome, which is suspended in paired coelomic cavities and is where the intracellular symbiotic bacteria are found.[20][29][30] The trophosome[31] is a soft tissue that runs through almost the whole length of the tube's coelom. It retains a large number of bacteria on the order of 109 bacteria per gram of fresh weight.[32] Bacteria in the trophosome are retained inside bacteriocytes, thereby having no contact with the external environment. Thus, they rely on R. pachyptila for the assimilation of nutrients needed for the array of metabolic reactions they employ and for the excretion of waste products of carbon fixation pathways. At the same time, the tube worm depends completely on the microorganisms for the byproducts of their carbon fixation cycles that are needed for its growth.

Initial evidence for a chemoautotrophic symbiosis in R. pachyptila came from microscopic and biochemical analyses showing Gram-negative bacteria packed within a highly vascularized organ in the tubeworm trunk called the trophosome.[21] Additional analyses involving stable isotope,[33] enzymatic,[34][26] and physiological[35] characterizations confirmed that the end symbionts of R. pachyptila oxidize reduced-sulfur compounds to synthesize ATP for use in autotrophic carbon fixation through the Calvin cycle. The host tubeworm enables the uptake and transport of the substrates required for thioautotrophy, which are HS−, O2, and CO2, receiving back a portion of the organic matter synthesized by the symbiont population. The adult tubeworm, given its inability to feed on particulate matter and its entire dependency on its symbionts for nutrition, the bacterial population is then the primary source of carbon acquisition for the symbiosis. Discovery of bacterial–invertebrate chemoautotrophic symbioses, initially in vestimentiferan tubeworms[21][26] and then in vesicomyid clams and mytilid mussels,[26] pointed to an even more remarkable source of nutrition sustaining the invertebrates at vents.

R. pachyptila has the fastest growth rate of any known marine invertebrate. These organisms have been known to colonize a new site, grow to sexual maturity, and increase in length to 4.9 feet (1.5 m) in less than two years.[73]

Because of the peculiar environment in which R. pachyptila thrives, this species differs greatly from other deep-sea species that do not inhabit hydrothermal vents sites; the activity of diagnostic enzymes for glycolysis, citric acid cycle and transport of electrons in the tissues of R. pachyptila is very similar to the activity of these enzymes in the tissues of shallow-living animals. This contrasts with the fact that deep-sea species usually show very low metabolic rates, which in turn suggests that low water temperature and high pressure in the deep sea do not necessarily limit the metabolic rate of animals and that hydrothermal vents sites display characteristics that are completely different from the surrounding environment, thereby shaping the physiology and biological interactions of the organisms living in these sites.[32]

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

@modest isle
@lone star
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

[lone star]

Eheheheheheh wormmmm

[sullen merlin]

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

[rustic badger]

[distant nymph]

worm! o:

[sullen merlin]

Now we just need a nice worm reference from @lofty blade

Also @modest isle i tried doing the pictures on mobile and they are still smaller for some reason so idk why it happens

[wintry marlin]

Worm

[modest isle]

WTS!!!!
WHAT THE SIGMA !!!!!

[modest isle]

Strange
Maybe because i always use mobile discord all images appear the same for me
They are as wide as the chat bar

[sullen merlin]

Ye for me they arent, i cant get them that size

[raven ember]

WHOA

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cats-kitten-kittens-adorable-gif-3955247

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/kitten-kitty-cat-kl-stumbling-gif-27432351

[sullen merlin]

@modest isle My cat just spawned in all of a sudden lol

[modest isle]

Lol glad hes back

[modest isle]

Dinosaur Survival Games List :

• The Isle
• Path of titans
• Beasts of Bermuda
• Prior Extinction
• Saurian
• Echos of Extinction
• Aldian of Ancients
• isles of yore
• Primeval Horizon
• Pangea survival
• Beasts of 9500

[crimson marlin]

Instinction 🥺

[tepid jay]

how is isles of yore anyway

[unreal pier]

what?!!

[modest isle]

Haven’t heard anything about it in months

[tepid jay]

thought about maybe buying it but i'm super on the fence

[sullen merlin]

@raven ember
@lilac dagger
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

@modest isle
@lone star
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

[modest isle]

Dude ..

[sullen merlin]

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

[sullen merlin]

Wut

[modest isle]

We already did that

[hallow parrot]

[distant nymph]

Aw xD

[sullen merlin]

I searched 20 times to make sure

NOOOO

[modest isle]

Let me show you

[sullen merlin]

I WAS EVEN THE ONE THAT POSTED IT

AINT NO WAY

[distant nymph]

It was even you who did it xD

[sullen merlin]

ALr ima change it already

[distant nymph]

Yeah xD

[modest isle]

👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼

[sullen merlin]

Im not even kidding, i searched it in the bar like 5 times normal name, scientific name and everything lmao

[modest isle]

[sullen merlin]

Funniest part is i wanted to do emperor newt but changed it last second

[modest isle]

Maybe you should search the “AOTD” sentence in the search too

[hallow parrot]

funny how the same image was used both times

[modest isle]

FR 💀

[hallow parrot]

what a derpball

[sullen merlin]

How tf are ur images so BIG RAHHHH

why doesnt that happen when i do it

[hallow parrot]

your original one was big
the latest one is small

I copied the original

[modest isle]

And both were done by cave goblino the only difference is

One is from September 2023
And this one is August 2024

[hallow parrot]

so close to being exactly 1 year on

[modest isle]

True 💀

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (375) :
Emperor newt / (Tylototriton shanjing)
Emperor newt

Tylototriton shanjing, the emperor newt, Mandarin newt or Mandarin salamander, is a highly toxic newt native to Yunnan and parts of South China. It is sometimes seen in private collections, and is sometimes available for sale at certain reptile and amphibian-specializing pet stores and occasionally through captive breeders.

Tylototriton shanjing can grow up to 8 inches (20 cm) long. It has a ridged orange head with a darker, almost black body, with a single orange ridge running down its back to the tail-tip. This dorsal ridge is paralleled by a row of circular, orange bumps on both sides of the newt’s body—these are the poison glands. The tail and legs are the same shade of orange, which can vary based on population, diet, distribution, etc.[2]

Defense
Tylototriton shanjing might seem like easy prey because of its slow, almost lackadaisical movements; however, the bright orange coloration it displays is, in nature, generally a warning to potential predators that the animal is poisonous, even lethal, if ingested or bitten into. This vivid color warning-system is prevalent throughout amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates, some fish and plants, as well as in many types of fungi which are toxic if eaten. The newt’s orange bumps along its back are its poison glands; when the newt is grabbed, the tips of the ribs will squeeze out poison from these glands. Emperor newts have enough toxin to kill approximately 7,500 mice.[3][4] Therefore, most larger animals avoid this newt. Additionally, it is generally nocturnal and hard to find. If an animal attempts to bite into it, the top of the newt’s vertebrae and skull have especially thick bone.[2] Although poisonous if eaten, or if their toxin is ingested, these newts are generally safe for human handling, provided they are held carefully and gently, and not more often than is absolutely necessary. Non-powdered latex or nitrile gloves should be, ideally, worn by the handler. One’s hands should be washed thoroughly before and after handling—even if gloves are worn—not only for sanitary reasons (such as the presence of Salmonella and other pathogens), but for the newt’s own health. All amphibians possess highly permeable skin; thus it is vital to wash and dry one’s hands thoroughly before and after handling any amphibian (or even reptile), even if gloves or other protective hand wear are used.

Range and habitat
Emperor newts live in central, western, and southern Yunnan, China, between 1,000 and 2,500 metres (3,300 and 8,200 ft) above sea level.[5]

They inhabit pools and slow-moving streams in subtropical forests.[6]

Diet
The emperor newt usually eats small invertebrates in its environment, such as crickets and worms. Emperor newts in captivity are typically given wax worms, crickets, and earth worms.

There isnt a lot of info on these guys but they look cool so they deserve to be here

[modest isle]

[sullen merlin]

I guess i wont ping everyone again lol

[hallow parrot]

i think i got that one in abyssrium

[sullen merlin]

Wth is that lmao

[modest isle]

Wish you would have used this as the actual ” introduction image” to make the animal face appear in the middle

[sullen merlin]

I didnt pick that one since it looked kinda low quality over the other one

i can still change it if u want

[modest isle]

You can ?

[sullen merlin]

or this one?

[modest isle]

I dont think discord has a feature to change pictures of an already existing message

[sullen merlin]

Great now i cant add another picture anymore

Todays going especially well...

[modest isle]

This one

[modest isle]

Lets just pretend nothing happened

[sullen merlin]

Wtf is happening lol

[modest isle]

Now the image of the species will appear in the search bar

[sullen merlin]

BRUHH

[modest isle]

See the species is shown here everything will be fine right?? 💀

[sullen merlin]

Literally yesterday i could change that

i did it afterwards with the tortoise etc , now i cant for some reason

[modest isle]

Bruh
Discord moment

[sullen merlin]

Screw it im leaving it as it is, got an exam tomorrow so im not spending more time in a picture

[modest isle]

Good luck

[modest isle]

Also today’s species is actually 375 not 374

https://tenor.com/view/mental-cat-ive-gone-completely-mental-gif-20846828

[vague ingot]

Quick question, is this soundtrack copyrighted or not because i wanna use it for a personal project and i know this soundtrack isnt used in the isle anymore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMD8O-i7q2M&list=PLdMCv4l4uEb2w_30Hz049Ds35GnAWepiN&index=3

[full patrol]

That's a punchpacket question, you'll want to DM him
If it's for like a school project or something you're not making profit off of it should be fine, but always good to ask

[raven ember]

he approached the camera like "WHOMST HAS AWAKENED THE ANCIENT ONE"

[distant nymph]

No picture for the title ? o:

[distant nymph]

oh xD

Aw it's okay! It happes

[raven ember]

https://tenor.com/view/bunny-carrot-laying-rabbit-cute-bunny-gif-3935294604675273669

[distant nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/rabbit-bunny-pet-head-cute-sleeping-gif-16463069

[raven ember]

XD aww

[distant nymph]

How are you Zoom ? o:

[raven ember]

im good! you?

[distant nymph]

I have exams the next weeks ):

[raven ember]

aww

good luck!

[drowsy egret]

romulus was certainly something i guess

didnt have enough lore for me tbh

[rough hollow]

what dino yall reccomend about to go be a solo player in official evrima server carnivore preferably

[cedar crescent]

Herrera, Omni for carnivores

Dryo, Pachy, Galli, and Beipi for the others

[hollow forge]

are controls for human global?

if so what are they?

[sullen merlin]

There was one... then i couldnt re-add it

[modest isle]

#375 not #374

Which means today species is #376

[distant nymph]

You could have just put the link for the picture there o:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/855535605178171422/1275134089044951120/2Q.png?ex=66c57169&is=66c41fe9&hm=0fff1511485898e65ea26c2b0303a3043ba853649a6c51e2f89503014d6fbd64&

That's something you can always add afterwards, since it's "text"!

[modest isle]

Wow thats actually good idea
Thanks rabbithorn

[modest isle]

@sullen merlin look at what rabbithorn sent

Also goblino tell me todays species so i can send you a good picture that cover the entire chat bar
And the animal face is shown at the center of the picture

The 2 Main AOTD Posters should always help each others in need 👍🏼

[distant nymph]

[sullen merlin]

Ill edit it today for the previous one.

[sullen merlin]

Euhm lemme think

Id wanna do an anthropod or like a mollusk

[surreal nacelle]

@solemn jasper pssst

Post offtopic art here please

Especially dragons 🐉

[solemn jasper]

Thank you

Hang on

Balerion 🖤

[surreal nacelle]

Yeeeesss...

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (376) :
Vampire squid/ (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)

The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, lit. 'vampire squid from hell') is a small cephalopod found throughout temperate and tropical oceans in extreme deep sea conditions.[2][3] The vampire squid uses its bioluminescent organs and its unique oxygen metabolism to thrive in the parts of the ocean with the lowest concentrations of oxygen. It has two long retractile filaments, located between the first two pairs of arms on its dorsal side,[4] which distinguish it from both octopuses and squids, and places it in its own order, Vampyromorphida, although its closest relatives are octopods. As a phylogenetic relict, it is the only known surviving member of its order.[5]

The first specimens were collected on the Valdivia Expedition and were originally described as an octopus in 1903 by German teuthologist Carl Chun, but later assigned to a new order together with several extinct taxa.

Discovery
The vampire squid was discovered during the Valdivia Expedition (1898–1899), led by Carl Chun. Chun was a zoologist who was inspired by the Challenger Expedition, and wanted to verify that life does indeed exist below 300 fathoms (550 meters).[6] Chun later classified the vampire squid into its family, Vampyroteuthidae.[4] This expedition was funded by the German society Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte, a group of German scientists who believed there was life at depths greater than 550 meters, contrary to the Abyssus theory. Valdivia was fitted with equipment for the collection of deep-sea organisms, as well as laboratories and specimen jars, in order to analyze and preserve what was caught. The voyage began in Hamburg, Germany, followed by Edinburgh, and then traced around the west coast of Africa. After navigating around the southern point of Africa, the expedition studied deep areas of the Indian and Antarctic Ocean.[7] Researchers had not before discovered any species from this family that could be traced back to the Cenozoic. This suggests two ideas which include, a notable preservation bias called the Lazarus effect may exist or an inaccurate determination of when vampire squids originally settled in the deep oceans. The Lazarus effect may result from the scarcity of post-Cretaceous research regions or from the reduced abundance and distribution of vampire squids. In any case, even while the search regions remain the same, it is more difficult to locate and analyze them.[8][9]

Description
The vampire squid can reach a maximum total length around 30 cm (1 ft). Its 15-centimetre (5.9 in) gelatinous body varies in colour from velvety jet-black to pale reddish, depending on location and lighting conditions. A webbing of skin connects its eight arms, each lined with rows of fleshy spines or cirri; the inner side of this "cloak" is black. Only the distal halves (farthest from the body) of the arms have suckers. Its limpid, globular eyes, which appear red or blue, depending on lighting, are proportionately the largest in the animal kingdom at 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter.[10] The name of the animal was inspired by its dark colour, and cloaklike webbing,[11] rather than its habits—it feeds on detritus, not blood.[12][9]

Mature adults have a pair of small fins projecting from the lateral sides of the mantle. These earlike fins serve as the adult's primary means of propulsion: vampire squid move through the water by flapping their fins. Their beaklike jaws are white. Within the webbing are two pouches wherein the tactile velar filaments are concealed. The filaments are analogous to a true squid's tentacles, extending well past the arms; but differ in origin, and represent the pair that was lost by the ancestral octopus.

The vampire squid is almost entirely covered in light-producing organs called photophores, capable of producing disorienting flashes of light ranging in duration from fractions of a second to several minutes. The intensity and size of the photophores can also be modulated. Appearing as small, white discs, the photophores are larger and more complex at the tips of the arms and at the base of the two fins, but are absent from the undersides of the caped arms. Two larger, white areas on top of the head were initially believed to also be photophores, but are now identified as photoreceptors.

The chromatophores (pigment organs) common to most cephalopods are poorly developed in the vampire squid. The animal is, therefore, incapable of changing its skin colour in the dramatic fashion of shallow-dwelling cephalopods, though such ability would not be useful at the lightless depths where it lives.

Habitat and adaptations
The vampire squid is an extreme example of a deep sea cephalopod, thought to reside at aphotic (lightless) depths from 600 to 900 metres (2,000 to 3,000 ft) or more. Within this region of the world's oceans is a discrete habitat known as the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ). Within the zone, the saturation of oxygen is too low to support aerobic metabolism in most complex organisms. The vampire squid is the only cephalopod able to live its entire life cycle in the minimum zone, at oxygen saturations as low as 3%.

The vampire squid's worldwide range is confined to the tropics and subtropics.[13]

To cope with life in the suffocating depths, vampire squids have developed several adaptations: Of all deep-sea cephalopods, their mass-specific metabolic rate is the lowest. Their blue blood's hemocyanin binds and transports oxygen more efficiently than in other cephalopods,[14] aided by gills with an especially large surface area. The animals have weak musculature and a greatly reduced shell,[15] but maintain agility and buoyancy with little effort because of sophisticated statocysts (balancing organs akin to a human's inner ear)[16] and ammonium-rich gelatinous tissues closely matching the density of the surrounding seawater. The vampire squid's ability to thrive in OMZs also keeps it safe from apex predators that require a large amount of oxygen to live.[17]

The vampire squid possesses large eyes and optic lobes which may be an adaptation to increase sensitivity for long-ranging detection of bioluminescence and monitoring a huge water volume where density of prey and mates is low.[18]

Like many deep-sea cephalopods, the vampire squid lacks ink sacs. If disturbed, it will curl its arms up outwards and wrap them around its body, turning itself inside-out in a way, exposing spiny projections.[19] If highly agitated, it may eject a sticky cloud of bioluminescent mucus containing innumerable orbs of blue light from its arm tips. This luminous barrage, which may last nearly 10 minutes, would presumably serve to dazzle would-be predators and allow the vampire squid to disappear into the blackness without the need to swim far. The glowing ink is also able to stick to the predator, creating what is called a "burglar alarm" (making the vampire squid's predator more visible to secondary predators). The display is made only if the animal is very agitated, due to the metabolic cost of mucus regeneration. The vampire squid also has bioluminescent organs at the end of each of its arms, using them as a lure to attract prey. The ends of its arms are also regenerative, so if they are bitten off, they can serve as a diversion allowing the animal to escape while its predator is distracted.[20]

Feeding
Vampire squid have eight arms but lack feeding tentacles, and instead use two retractile filaments in order to capture food. These filaments have small hairs on them, made up of many sensory cells, that help them detect and secure their prey. They combine waste with mucus secreted from suckers to form balls of food. As sedentary generalists, they feed on detritus, including the remains of gelatinous zooplankton (such as salps, larvaceans, and medusae jellies) and complete copepods, ostracods, amphipods, and isopods,[17][9] as well as faecal pellets of other aquatic organisms that live above.[31] Vampire squids also use a unique luring method where they purposefully agitate bioluminescent protists in the water as a way to attract larger prey for them to consume.[17]

Vampire squids have been found among the stomach contents of large, deepwater fish, including giant grenadiers,[32] and deep-diving mammals, such as whales and sea lions.

Behavior

What behavioral data is known has been gleaned from ephemeral encounters with remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV). Vampire squid are frequently injured during capture, and can survive up to two months in aquaria. It has been hypothesized that they can live for over eight years.[25] An artificial environment makes reliable observation of non-defensive behavior difficult. In May 2014, Monterey Bay Aquarium (California, United States) became the first to ever put this species on display.[28][29]

Unlike their relatives living in more hospitable climates, deep-sea cephalopods cannot afford to expend energy in protracted flight. Given their low metabolic rate and the low density of prey at such depths, vampire squids must use innovative predator avoidance tactics to conserve energy. Their aforementioned bioluminescent "fireworks" are combined with the writhing of glowing arms, erratic movements, and escape trajectories, making it difficult for a predator to identify multiple targets. The vampire squid's retractile filaments have been suggested to play a larger role in predator avoidance via both detection and escape mechanisms.[4]

In a threat response called the "pumpkin" or "pineapple" posture, the vampire squid inverts its caped arms back over the body, presenting an ostensibly larger form covered in fearsome-looking though harmless spines (called cirri).[30] The underside of the cape is heavily pigmented, masking most of the body's photophores. The glowing arm tips are clustered together far above the animal's head, diverting attack away from critical areas. If a predator were to bite off an arm tip, the vampire squid could regenerate it.

@raven ember
@lilac dagger
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

@modest isle
@lone star
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

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

[modest isle]

Balloon 🎈 little fella

[distant nymph]

Oh those are cool! 😊

[modest isle]

Very cool indeed

[sullen merlin]

Ill edit the previous one now

[azure oar]

They are so cool

9.999999/10

[distant nymph]

For anone who cares, Borderlands 4 was just announced for 2025 o:

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Not to distract from the cool squids xD

[azure oar]

I don‘t even know what Borderlands is

TO THE WIKIPEDIA

[distant nymph]

It's a game series o:

( and one awful movie they released recently >.< )

[sullen merlin]

I give up on the emperor newt one

i CANT ADD A PICTUREEEEE

[distant nymph]

D:

[sullen merlin]

I tried doing it as copy text, i tried a snipshot

i tried a saved image

impossible

[distant nymph]

Just putting
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/855535605178171422/1275134089044951120/2Q.png?ex=66c61a29&is=66c4c8a9&hm=9f2dd7b556fa95ce73243e7eedb75307c09fb1b7ea8938144cbf660a775fc882&
in it doesn't work ? o:

[sullen merlin]

That just shows a link doesnt it

[distant nymph]

[sullen merlin]

For me it does

[distant nymph]

Try it!

[azure oar]

opens this for me

[distant nymph]

I know
I put it as a link

but it's an image

[sullen merlin]

I cant

[distant nymph]

hm

[sullen merlin]

Its just that textbox thats cursed and glitched i think

[distant nymph]

strange ): like, take this message without image at the moment
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/855535605178171422/1275134089044951120/2Q.png?ex=66c61a29&is=66c4c8a9&hm=9f2dd7b556fa95ce73243e7eedb75307c09fb1b7ea8938144cbf660a775fc882&

if I added the above one

it gets the image

But it might just be bugged, yeah >.<

[sullen merlin]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/855535605178171422/1275134089044951120/2Q.png?ex=66c61a29&is=66c4c8a9&hm=9f2dd7b556fa95ce73243e7eedb75307c09fb1b7ea8938144cbf660a775fc882&

[distant nymph]

Discord isn't really know for it's consiscency

[sullen merlin]

IF i do it here it works

OH NOW IT DID

YESS

[distant nymph]

Aww xD

[sullen merlin]

How do u get that link tho

just from google

the URL?

[azure oar]

A mighty dragon capable of even destroying Discord

[distant nymph]

oh, I just stole this one xD
On that matter, Sleepy shouldn't delete that picture because else it deletes the link..
( Removing the text is fine though! )

But any link should work xD

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0Bre18WkAApShJ?format=jpg&name=large

[sullen merlin]

Why does that one look way better quality wise

[distant nymph]

This one should work too and isn't related to discord!

[azure oar]

High quality Dragon

[distant nymph]

Because I stole it from twitter xD

[sullen merlin]

Now that its fixed i will keep my hands off of it tho lol

[distant nymph]

That would be this link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0Bre18WkAApShJ?format=jpg&name=large

[distant nymph]

And yeah, that's totally fair xD

[sullen merlin]

I changed it anyways

[distant nymph]

Aw xD

[distant nymph]

Okay, I have one last thing if you want to make it look a tiny bit nicer xD

Currently it just shows the big link, which is a bit ugly, right ?

[Emperor newt](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0Bre18WkAApShJ?format=jpg&name=large)

If you put this in instead, it will show the text in the [ ]

Emperor newt

[modest isle]

Higher quality

Guess its time to delete this message
Since Goblino fixed his message

[raven ember]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7kd_veOMes/?igsh=MTlvZWJmcWswMTAwdA==

cantinhodominicoelho.oficial

O vídeo que não merece ficar guardado só na minha galeria 🥺🤏🏻

Faço tantos vídeos lindos desses fofinhos, mas muitas vezes por falta de tempo não consigo postar 😕

#coelhoanao #minicoelho #minicoelhosbrasil #netherlanddwarfbrasil #coelhopet #coelhoanaobrasil

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@distant nymph

[distant nymph]

Aww xD

[sullen merlin]

I love how rabbithorn gets pinged every time a a bunny appears in this discord

[distant nymph]

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/bunny-carrot-laying-rabbit-cute-bunny-gif-3935294604675273669

Bro has a whole hobbit mansion

[distant nymph]

Did you try this ? o:

[sullen merlin]

Ill try

[sullen merlin]

Done

[distant nymph]

https://imgur.com/k6NhRIE

[sullen merlin]

Why are they all lounging like that xD

[distant nymph]

Why not! xD

[rustic badger]

NEW MONHUN TRAILERRR

[distant nymph]

Yeah 😊

I just saw it live!

[rustic badger]

AAAAHHHHHHH THAT SPIDER

I WANNA WEARR IT

[distant nymph]

It's the Charge Blade introduction armor! 😊

It looked sooo cool

[rustic badger]

The rose, it looks so pretty

Also, RAILGUN WYVERN

hope we get the names soon

[distant nymph]

oh maybe they'll add it to the website, yeah o:

[rustic badger]

Lala Barina

and Rey Dau

Scarlet Forest is the new locale it seems

[distant nymph]

It was so cool

[rustic badger]

The Rey Dau is the apex of Windward plains

[rustic badger]

I Love it

Its so stylish in its attacks

[distant nymph]

yeah 😊

[rustic badger]

Oh Boy

[distant nymph]

[rustic badger]

A Flying Wyvern that rules the Windward Plains as its apex predator.
It has adapted to the lightning that accompanies the Sandtide, with most sightings having occurred during the storm.
Its ability to discharge electricity in powerful attacks pose a threat to even the most experienced hunters.

Lala Barina
A Temnoceran that resides in the Scarlet Forest.
Its thorax, which can be opened at will, resembles a rose in bloom.

Ballerina spider is cool idea

[distant nymph]

It is, yeah 😊

[valid arch]

Does anyone have advice for finding NPC prey like deer, goats, etc for carnivores? Spawn rates seem super low

[modern crater]

i tend to find lots of goats and deer near highlands sector and northwest ridge. what i normally do is spawn northwest ridge, find an ai then continue to highlands and from there easy grow. i havent found many ai consistently on other spots, but every now and then i come across a goat or deer on other places.

[hallow parrot]

Anyone ever get this weird limbo where you're really exhausted over the course of a month but you just finished everything and amidst your tire, you cant help but stay awake to relish in the satisfaction

[rigid sand]

YAAAAASSSSS I NEED THESE MOTHER FREAKIN MONSTERS