#offtopic-discussion

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full patrol
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we used to have a meme channel TI_Succ

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now the meme channel is offtopic channel TI_Succ

barren bear
inner bronze
barren bear
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merc...

indigo lynx
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T45 flyover KLCK

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wintry marlin
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Snek (I’m extremely late)

hybrid rock
distant nymph
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What's with the weird Symbol next to isle-discussion o:

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"App icon for Krunker Strike FRVR"
what o:

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I've never seen that before Hmm
(Looks kind of bad)

distant nymph
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It's gone now o:

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how strange

modest isle
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FRVR

distant nymph
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I only found out the name over inspecting it with the browser console xD

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I thought discord was showing ads now for a moment D:

distant nymph
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It's back with a different symbol D:

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sullen merlin
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Normally its from activities but i doubt we can do that here lmoa, probably glitched

humble mango
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Hey so one of my mates got banned from the server when he tried to join is there anything mods could do? it didn't give a reason

lime copper
unreal pier
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thats why i dont beliebe in science. How come it is this guy and not me. Science is so biased...

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cedar crescent
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Don't let science bring you down, King 👑 you dropped this

unreal pier
sullen merlin
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First Animal species of the day (389) :
Old world swallowtail / (Papilio machaon)

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Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family, but this species was the first to be given the name). It is the type species of the genus Papilio. This widespread species is found in much of the Palearctic (it is the only swallowtail in most of Europe) and in North America.
This butterfly is present throughout the entire Palearctic region, ranging from Russia to China and Japan, (including the Himalayas and Taiwan), and across into Alaska, Canada, and the United States, and thus, is not restricted to the Old World, despite the common name. In Asia, it is reported as far south as Saudi Arabia, Oman, the high mountains of Yemen, Lebanon, Iran and Israel. In southern Asia, it occurs in Pakistan and Kashmir, northern India (Sikkim, to Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, and northern Myanmar.[3]

This butterfly is widespread in Europe. In the United Kingdom, it is limited to a few areas in the Norfolk Broads of East Anglia.[6] It is the UK's largest resident butterfly. The monarch (Danaus plexippus) is slightly larger, but is only a rare vagrant.

As P. machaon is widespread throughout Eurasia and often common, it is not threatened as a species.[3] It is listed as "vulnerable" in the South Korean and Austrian Red Data Books, and in the Red Data Book of the former Soviet Union.[3] In Armenia the species demonstrates stable population trend and is assessed as Least Concern.[7]

In some countries, P. machaon and its subspecies are protected by law. Papilio machaon machaon is protected by law in six provinces of Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova. The species is protected in the United Kingdom, and subspecies verityi is protected in India.[3]

In late 2017, P. machaon was among several species of butterflies selected by the Estonian Society of Lepidopterists as contenders for the National Butterfly of Estonia. Nearly 5,000 members of the public voted online, with P. machaon receiving 2,664 votes, overwhelmingly winning the title. As well as becoming the National Butterfly of Estonia, P. machaon was named as the Butterfly of the Year for 2018; an honorary title given to a native butterfly species in Estonia annually.[8]

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The imago typically has yellow wings with black vein markings, and a wingspan of 65–86 millimetres (2.6–3.4 in).[9] The hindwings of both sexes have a pair of protruding tails which give the butterfly its common name from the resemblance to the birds of the same name. Just below each tail is one red and six blue eye spots.[10]

In the caterpillar stage, P. machaon has a length of 45 millimetres (1.8 in). When young, the caterpillar resembles a bird dropping, giving it camouflage. The caterpillar also protects itself using a large orange fork which protrudes behind its head.[10]

It can be distinguished from Papilio hospiton, which occurs sympatrically with it on Corsica and Sardinia, by the longer "tails" on the hindwings.[11] It can be told apart from the Algerian species Papilio saharae only by counting the segments on the antennae.[11]

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The butterfly has a strong and fast flight, but frequently pauses to hover over flowering herbs and sip nectar. It frequents alpine meadows and hillsides, and males are fond of 'hilltopping', congregating near summits to compete for passing females.[11] At lower elevations, it can be seen visiting gardens.

Unlike other swallowtails which specialise on Rutaceae, this species mostly feeds on plants of family Umbelliferae, females laying eggs singly. Milk parsley (also known as marsh hog's fennel) is normally the only food plant used by the caterpillars of the British subspecies.[11] The food plants of the swallowtail in Europe, Asia, and North America are more varied than in the UK. It uses a wide variety of umbellifers including wild carrot (Daucus carota), wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), and hogweeds (Heracleum). In the Maltese Islands, the caterpillar feeds on plants such as rue (Ruta chalepensis) in addition to Umbelliferae such as fennel.

In Kashmir, the common yellow swallowtail, as Papilio machaon is called there, inhabits alpine meadows in the Himalayas occurring from 2,000 feet (610 m) in Kashmir valley to 16,000 ft (4,900 m) in the Garhwal Himalayas. In India, in Himachal Pradesh, it is found over 4,000 ft (1,200 m) only and in Sikkim over 8,000 ft (2,400 m) only.

At lower elevations, these butterflies fly from March to September; at higher elevations, they are limited by the short summer seasons.

The British subspecies P. m. brittanicus is less mobile than its European continental counterpart and stays within, or close by, its fenland habitat.[11]

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There are usually two to three broods in a year, but in northern areas, the species may be univoltine. In some places such as the UK, some will pupate and emerge in the same year and others will overwinter as pupae before emerging the following year, a situation known as being partially bivoltine.

The caterpillar spends the first part of its life with the appearance of a bird dropping, an effective defense against predators.[11] As the caterpillar grows larger, it becomes green with black and orange markings. It has a defense against predators in the form of an osmeterium, which consists of retractable, fleshy projections behind its head that can release a foul smell if disturbed, which deters insects, but not birds.[11]

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

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

spice gyro
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Butterfly

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

hallow parrot
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insects yey

distant nymph
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Oh I like that one 😊

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

hallow parrot
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i love butterflies

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i've raised two clutches of butterflies

sullen merlin
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This is what an egg looks like

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Its pretty much a ping pong ball

hallow parrot
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yeah, they're so small

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my like junior school which i think preschool is the american equiv did a lot
we raised butterflies, grew vegetables, good times

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i wanted to do it again and then i released them
they were painted lady butterflies

sullen merlin
hallow parrot
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yeah its like a couple weeks for it go undergo metamorphosis

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have to release them when they all finish

rustic badger
raven ember
sullen merlin
wintry marlin
distant nymph
hallow parrot
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real or ai

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modest isle
modest isle
hallow parrot
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TI_Hyper‼️

crimson marlin
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🦋

sullen merlin
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First Animal species of the day (390) :
Australian box jelly / (Chironex fleckeri)

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Chironex fleckeri, commonly known as the Australian box jelly, and nicknamed the sea wasp, is a species of extremely venomous box jellyfish found in coastal waters from northern Australia and New Guinea to Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam.[1] It has been described as "the most lethal jellyfish in the world", with at least 64 known deaths in Australia from 1884 to 2021.[2]

Notorious for its sting, C. fleckeri has tentacles up to 3 m (10 ft) long covered with millions of cnidocytes which, on contact, release microscopic darts delivering an extremely powerful venom. Being stung commonly results in excruciating pain, and if the sting area is significant, an untreated victim may die in two to five minutes.[3] The amount of venom in one animal is said to be enough to kill 60 adult humans.[4]

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Chironex fleckeri is the largest of the cubozoans (collectively called box jellyfish), many of which may carry similarly toxic venom. Its bell usually reaches about 16 cm (6.3 in) in diameter but can grow up to 35 cm (14 in).[8] From each of the four corners of the bell trails a cluster of 15 tentacles.[4] The pale blue bell has faint markings; viewed from certain angles, it bears a somewhat eerie resemblance to a human head or skull. Since it is virtually transparent, the creature is nearly impossible to see in its habitat, posing significant danger to swimmers.[9]

When the jellyfish are swimming, the tentacles contract so they are about 150 mm (6 in) long and about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter; when they are hunting, the tentacles are thinner and extend to about 3 m (9.8 ft) long. The tentacles are covered with a high concentration of stinging cells called cnidocytes, which are activated by pressure and a chemical trigger; they react to proteinous chemicals. Box jellyfish are day hunters; at night they are seen resting on the ocean floor.[9]

In common with other box jellyfish, C. fleckeri has four eye-clusters with 24 eyes. Some of these eyes seem capable of forming images, but whether they exhibit any object recognition or object tracking is debated; it is also unknown how they process information from their sense of touch and eye-like light-detecting structures due to their lack of a central nervous system. They are attracted to light of different colors (white, red, orange, yellow, green and blue), but blue light seems to elicit a feeding behavior, as it slows down their pulsation rate and makes them stream out their tentacles.[10] Black objects, on the other hand, cause them to move away.[8]

Chironex fleckeri lives on a diet of prawns and small fish, as well as crabs and other pelagic invertebrates.[8][11] Their only known predators are green sea turtles and leatherback turtles, whose thick skin is impenetrable to the cnidocytes of the jellyfish, among other pelagic predators.[9][11]

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The medusa is pelagic and has been documented from coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea north to the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.[1] In Australia, it is known from the northern coasts from Exmouth to Agnes Water, but its full distribution outside Australia has not been properly identified.[1] To further confuse, the closely related and also dangerously venomous Chironex yamaguchii was first described from Japan in 2009.[12] This species has also been documented from the Philippines,[12] meaning the non-Australian records of C. fleckeri need to be rechecked. Breeding occurs in lower levels of rivers and mangrove channels.[13][14]

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Chironex fleckeri is best known for its extremely powerful "sting". The sting can produce an excruciating pain accompanied by an intense burning sensation, like being branded with a red hot iron. Stings may also result in white welts and lines that may be accompanied by blistering. In some cases, the sting can cause permanent damage or death to the skin and result in scars.[15] Fatalities are most often caused by specimens of C. fleckeri that are larger than 15 cm (5.9 in).[16] If left untreated, large amounts of venom injection can cause fatality in 5 minutes.[15]

In Australia, C. fleckeri has caused at least 64 deaths since the first report in 1883,[17] but most encounters appear to result only in mild envenomation.[18] Among 225 analyzed C. fleckeri stings in Australia's Top End from 1991 to 2004, only 8% required hospital admission, 5% received antivenom and there was a single fatality (a 3-year-old child).[4] 26% experienced severe pain, while it was moderate to none in the remaining.[4] Most deaths in recent decades have been children, as their smaller body mass puts them at a higher risk of fatal envenomation.[17] When people do die, it is usually caused by a cardiac arrest occurring within minutes of the sting.[4] It takes approximately 3 metres (10 ft) of tentacle to deliver the fatal dose.[19]

The venom causes cells to become porous enough to allow potassium leakage, causing hyperkalemia, which can lead to cardiovascular collapse and death as quickly as within two to five minutes with an LD50 of 0.04 mg/kg. It was postulated that a zinc compound may be developed as an antidote.[20] Occasionally, swimmers who get stung will undergo cardiac arrest or drown before they can even get back to the shore or boat.[21]

In many cases, there will be a reaction that takes place days after the initial sting if the victim survives. This extremely itchy rash can last weeks after the initial sting. If the skin in the affected area is intact, certain creams and antihistamines may help to alleviate the symptoms.[15]

Chironex fleckeri and other jellyfish, including the Irukandji (Carukia barnesi), are abundant in the waters of northern Australia during the warmer months of the year. They are believed to drift into estuaries to breed.[22] Signs like the one pictured are erected along the coast of North Queensland to warn people of such, and few people swim during this period. Some people still do, however, putting themselves at great risk. At popular swimming spots, net enclosures are placed out in the water wherein people can swim but jellyfish cannot get in, keeping swimmers safe.[23]

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Chironex fleckeri is capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction and are oviparous.[30]

Sexual Reproduction
A fully grown and sexually mature Chironex fleckeri medusa will begin trying to find a mate in the spring season. Usually, the jellies will move from their usual habitat to a freshwater river for this hunt. If a mate is located, sperm and eggs are expelled into the water by the male and female respectively to result in fertilization. The gametes produced by the spawning process will go on to become planulae and eventually small sea wasp polyps. They will use their two tentacles to hide away from predators by hooking onto a hidden surface and feeding on plankton. The parent organisms die shortly after reproduction occurs.[30]

Asexual Reproduction (Budding)
Polyps created through spawning will begin to form entirely new clones of themselves through a process called budding. The original polyp along with the new ones will eventually become small medusa through metamorphosis and return to the ocean until they are mature. The process will then repeat once they can sexually reproduce and go back to a river to find a mate.[30]

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

wintry marlin
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Jelly

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

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

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

modest isle
sullen merlin
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Idk if showing the sting wounds is NSFW or not so i didnt include them. THey dont look that bad but still

modest isle
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Too bad they dont have eyes TI_Trollge
Just blindly swimming through the ocean

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Box jellyfish

sullen merlin
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Some jellyfish cant even swim at all and live like plankton, just following the current

modest isle
sullen merlin
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Having eyes while not being able to chase is kinda useless ig

sullen merlin
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Save the turtles

modest isle
hallow parrot
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Dont remind me pls

sullen merlin
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The water bottle?

hallow parrot
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Oh, you dont get it

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I wont explain it to you

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it was dark era

sullen merlin
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Is this that vsco girl thing

hallow parrot
sullen merlin
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Well as long as they saved the turtles im cool with it

hallow parrot
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I honestly dont think it made much of an impact

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Just putting plastic straw and bottle manufacturers under some stress for a year and being a general annoyance to the majority of normal people

sullen merlin
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Ngl the cardboard straws are a bit annoying but ppl overexagurate it. If u dont leave ur drink there for half an hour its not a problem. I think its a good change honeslty.

cedar crescent
grand grail
hallow parrot
full patrol
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Titanium aura quartz

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valid garden
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Truly spectacular

elder veldt
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Only became cool just now

lone star
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Fully read quartz as quetz for a minute there

spice gyro
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Forbidden popcorn kernels

elder veldt
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Who else is hype for space marine 2

silent cargo
crimson marlin
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Jellyfish

hallow parrot
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it does look edible

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when I blur my eyes

barren bear
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lol

slow hazel
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Im not edible

lime copper
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Everything is edible

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Once TI_DangerRex

slow hazel
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Oh

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Im scared

sullen merlin
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Brother got revealed and still was like meh ill one tap anyways

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Also whats that hitbox

sharp vector
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I know this is super off topic but someone tell me how to get over a heartbreak 😣

digital sleet
barren bear
sharp vector
digital sleet
sharp vector
sullen merlin
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Like this disc has any sane people left with actual advise

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how does the migration works? how i can found food being a carnivore? every time i play the game i die from inanition. Any tip 4 try to have fun and dont play a walking simulator?

sullen merlin
full patrol
sharp vector
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The constant thought of her keeps coming to my head

modest isle
# sharp vector ???

Go to a therapist if you serious
And dont think about what broke your heart if keep thinking about it will get worse TI_DiloSip👍🏼

sharp vector
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It’s like a pulsing headache

modest isle
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Because just like @sullen merlin said this might be the worst place to ask for an advice

full patrol
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The beginning is always the hardest. It fades over time

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It really isn't a good place for advice

modest isle
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^

full patrol
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My best advice is watch your favorite movie, ugly cry, and eat your favorite icecream. Will feel better

cedar crescent
lofty blade
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Look at my cat she's a cat and she's very cat and I love her

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hallow parrot
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These birds, every day at 19:00 and 05:45 ish, like to flock past my window

I love/hate them

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They're invasive and a possible threat, but we dont exactly know how and if they're even a threat

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Only started appearing last summer

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silly Ring Necked Parakeets

modest isle
sullen merlin
hallow parrot
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They dont overpopulate?
they've quadrupled in numbers since the beginning of this summer

sullen merlin
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in my area flock of like 8 ringnecks has only expanded to like a flock of 13 over 10 years

hallow parrot
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They come over in waves of what must be up to 50s

modest isle
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Birds of prey hunt them

hallow parrot
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Theres no birds of prey in my area

sullen merlin
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Well it depends on multiple factors ofc. Ringnecks arent that big so they still get hunted by buzzards and falcons where i live

hallow parrot
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except maybe an owl, but I dont think they have the appetite

modest isle
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Oh

hallow parrot
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i've seen an owl once at dusk

sullen merlin
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Dont think owls even bother to hunt parots

hallow parrot
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they're multiplying like rabbits
they always migrate about 15 minutes after the geese

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and in the same direction too

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theres not much time before summer ends so i'll have to record them in the act

sullen merlin
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Well parrots do better in urban areas than in their native emvironment nowadays so unless they actively try to catch them ir something theyll be there to stay

hallow parrot
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i want to nab a feather from them

sullen merlin
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Ringnecks and monk parrots are in pretty much any major city in europe

modest isle
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Same with
Common Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) :
they breed like crazy a female can be pregnant every 30 days they should change the phrase “multiply like rabbits” into “multiply like Guppies”

But atleast guppies can balance their own population by cannibalism since they see their own children as a tasty snack on top of having other predator fish that eat the adults

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full patrol
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Most live bearers eat their own babies ya. Is why if you want the most babies to survive you have a separate tank for them to be born in then remove the mother

modest isle
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Yeah thats what i do too TI_Perfect
I have actually 3 tanks for my guppies

  • Main tank (100 cm wide)
  • Breeding tank (50 cm wide)
  • Kindergarten tank (23 cm wide)
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Since i do selective breeding thats why i have breeding tank which used to be the main tank before i bought the 100 cm wide tank

Technically my dad bought for me as birthday gift TI_Troll

lofty blade
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Aight, Dracula is really cool n' all in DBD
But the hell is this

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Bat picture
Name related to bats
Outright says it improves bats

actually enhances Wolf Form

sullen merlin
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Lmaoo

lofty blade
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Alright well Discord is being weird so my formatting is gone

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;o;

sullen merlin
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First Animal species of the day (391) :
Eurasian hoopoe / (Upupa epops)

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The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa. It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white band across a black tail, and a long narrow downcurved bill. Its call is a soft "oop-oop-oop".

The Eurasian hoopoe is native to Europe, Asia and the northern half of Africa. It is migratory in the northern part of its range. Some ornithologists consider the African and Madagascar hoopoes its subspecies.

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The Eurasian hoopoe is a medium-sized bird, 25–32 cm (9.8–12.6 in) long, with a 44–48 cm (17–19 in) wingspan. It weighs 46–89 g (1.6–3.1 oz).[7] The species is highly distinctive, with a long, thin tapering bill that is black with a fawn base. The strengthened musculature of the head allows the bill to be opened when probing inside the soil. The hoopoe has broad and rounded wings capable of strong flight; these are larger in the northern migratory subspecies. The hoopoe has a characteristic undulating flight, which is like that of a giant butterfly, caused by the wings half closing at the end of each beat or short sequence of beats.[7] Adults may begin their moult after the breeding season and continue after they have migrated for the winter.[8]

The call is typically a trisyllabic oop-oop-oop, which may give rise to its English and scientific names, although two and four syllables are also common. An alternative explanation of the English and scientific names is that they are derived from the French name for the bird, huppée, which means crested. In the Himalayas, the calls can be confused with that of the Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus), although the cuckoo typically produces four notes. Other calls include rasping croaks, when alarmed, and hisses. Females produce a wheezy note during courtship feeding by the male.[9]

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The Eurasian hoopoe is widespread in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and northern Sub-Saharan Africa.[7] Most European and north Asian birds migrate to the tropics in winter.[10] Those breeding in Europe usually migrate to the Sahel belt of sub-Saharan Africa.[11][12] The birds predominantly migrate at night.[13] In contrast, the African populations are sedentary all year. The species has been a vagrant in Alaska;[14] U. e. saturata was recorded there in 1975 in the Yukon Delta.[15] Hoopoes have been known to breed north of their European range,[16] and in southern England during warm, dry summers that provide plenty of grasshoppers and similar insects,[17] although as of the early 1980s northern European populations were reported to be in the decline, possibly due to changes in climate.[16] In 2015, a record numbers of hoopoes were recorded in Ireland, with at least 50 birds recorded in the southwest of the country.[18] This was the highest recorded number since 1965 when 65 individuals were sighted.[19]

The hoopoe has two basic requirements of its habitat: bare or lightly vegetated ground on which to forage and vertical surfaces with cavities (such as trees, cliffs or even walls, nestboxes, haystacks, and abandoned burrows[16]) in which to nest. These requirements can be provided in a wide range of ecosystems, and as a consequence the hoopoe inhabits a wide range of habitats such as heathland, wooded steppes, savannas and grasslands, as well as forest glades.

Hoopoes make seasonal movements in response to rain in some regions such as in Ceylon and in the Western Ghats.[20] Birds have been seen at high altitudes during migration across the Himalayas. One was recorded at about 6,400 m (21,000 ft) by the first Mount Everest expedition.[9]

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In what was long thought to be a defensive posture, hoopoes sunbathe by spreading out their wings and tail low against the ground and tilting their head up; they often fold their wings and preen halfway through.[21] They also enjoy taking dust and sand baths.[22]

Food and feeding

The diet of the Eurasian hoopoe is mostly composed of insects, although small reptiles, frogs and plant matter such as seeds and berries are sometimes taken as well. It is a solitary forager which typically feeds on the ground. More rarely they will feed in the air, where their strong and rounded wings make them fast and manoeuvrable, in pursuit of numerous swarming insects. More commonly their foraging style is to stride over relatively open ground and periodically pause to probe the ground with the full length of their bill. Insect larvae, pupae and mole crickets are detected by the bill and either extracted or dug out with the strong feet. Hoopoes will also feed on insects on the surface, probe into piles of leaves, and even use the bill to lever large stones and flake off bark. Common diet items include crickets, locusts, beetles, earwigs, cicadas, ant lions, bugs and ants. These can range from 10 to 150 mm (3⁄8 to 5+7⁄8 in) in length, with a preferred prey size of around 20–30 mm (3⁄4–1+1⁄8 in). Larger prey items are beaten against the ground or a preferred stone to kill them and remove indigestible body parts such as wings and legs.[7]

Breeding

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The hoopoe genus is monogamous, although the pair bond apparently only lasts for a single season, and territorial. The male calls frequently to advertise his ownership of the territory. Chases and fights between rival males (and sometimes females) are common and can be brutal.[7] Birds will try to stab rivals with their bills, and individuals are occasionally blinded in fights.[23] The nest is in a hole in a tree or wall, and has a narrow entrance.[22] It may be unlined, or various scraps may be collected.[16] The female alone is responsible for incubating the eggs. Clutch size varies with location: Northern Hemisphere birds lay more eggs than those in the Southern Hemisphere, and birds at higher latitudes have larger clutches than those closer to the equator. In central and northern Europe and Asia the clutch size is around 12, whereas it is around four in the tropics and seven in the subtropics. The eggs are round and milky blue when laid, but quickly discolour in the increasingly dirty nest.[7] They weigh 4.5 g (0.16 oz).[21] A replacement clutch is possible.[16]

The incubation period for the species is between 15 and 18 days, during which time the male feeds the female. Incubation begins as soon as the first egg is laid, so the chicks are born asynchronously. The chicks hatch with a covering of downy feathers. By around day three to five, feather quills emerge which will become the adult feathers. The chicks are brooded by the female for between 9 and 14 days.[7] The female later joins the male in the task of bringing food.[22] The young fledge in 26 to 29 days and remain with the parents for about a week more.[16] Hoopoes show hatching asynchrony of eggs which is thought to allow for brood reduction when food availability is low.[24]

Hoopoes have well-developed anti-predator defences in the nest. The uropygial gland of the incubating and brooding female is quickly modified to produce a foul-smelling liquid, and the glands of nestlings do so as well. These secretions are rubbed into the plumage. The secretion, which smells like rotting meat, is thought to help deter predators, as well as deter parasites and possibly act as an antibacterial agent.[25] Recent evidence suggests that the secretions may vary in composition depending on the microbiological composition of the female's uropygial gland; furthermore, the secretions may have an impact on the color of eggs, serving as an indicator of antimicrobial health for the adults during incubation. The secretions stop soon before the young leave the nest.[21] From the age of six days, nestlings can also direct streams of faeces at intruders, and will hiss at them in a snake-like fashion.[7] The young also strike with their bill or with one wing.[21]

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

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

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Bird

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

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

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goated birds fr

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Wiedehopf! o:

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They're cool 😊

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I'm surprised to see they're so rare in germany o:
According to the map

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Like, I wouldn't call them common, but I see some every now and then

azure oar
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oh wait

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that was 100000 years ago

modest isle
sullen merlin
distant nymph
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hm o:

sullen merlin
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ITs almost the same

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I didnt know their range was this big tho damn

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I guess germany has a few spots with them, so maybe it's just the area I live in o:
Though I'm pretty sure my village would be white on that map xD
But it's probably ahrd to pinpoint it that direcly

sullen merlin
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Oh fair o:

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Yeah!

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I dont know how frequent u spot them tho

distant nymph
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Not that frequent Hmm I never counted it or anything

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Oh funny, it was the "Bird of the year" in 2022! xD in germany

sullen merlin
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Then i suppose its likely u spot some of them when they migrate. I wish their range would just extend a lil more north to france so i could see themTI_Succ

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I think ive never seen one in my life

distant nymph
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aw ):

sullen merlin
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But i saw eurasian spoonbills so thats pretty coolTI_BeiPog

distant nymph
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I'm not sure if I've ever seen one of those o:
I don't think so!

sullen merlin
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They look even cooler than the roseate spoonbills imo

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Oh those are pretty! 😊

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Did we have them yet for animal of the day ? xD

sullen merlin
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We did the roseate spoonbill already but not the eurasian one i think

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ill check

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Nope, Eurasian spoonbill it is for the next bird

distant nymph
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I'm confused
the german wiki says the "Yellow-bellied toad" is on the IUCN Red List of threatended species
But the english wiki says it's of "Least concern"

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Maybe the red list entry is only specific for germany Hmm while the it's "least concern" world-wide

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I just thought of them because there's sooo many around my village xD
They're cute

raven ember
distant nymph
raven ember
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aww XD

modest isle
sullen merlin
sullen merlin
modest isle
pseudo cave
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bro spotify ads are so loud for no reason,
like here i am listing to music and then i'm hit with

A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAAAAAKES

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LEAVE ME ALONE DISNEY WORLD

sullen merlin
tepid jay
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WANT A BREAK FROM THE ADS?

hallow parrot
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i use one

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just be careful which one you download

pseudo cave
hallow parrot
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i'd tell you mine, but i have dime a dozen

hallow parrot
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for mobile

pseudo cave
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big brain

sleek fractal
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does the mz only be at swamp and highlands only lol?

full patrol
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when even the lofi channels do the trend

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fleet cave
hallow parrot
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( its meant be a foliage cutter thing going along the tracks )

frigid yoke
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distant nymph
slow hazel
wintry marlin
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Wah oh

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Peak Rabbit behavior TI_Perfect

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I never realized this back in 2019
This guy is so Sigma that his name is literally Sigma

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wintry marlin
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Sleepy

modest isle
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Forgot my name

wintry marlin
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I was gonna say something but I can’t remember

modest isle
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Sigma TI_TacoScream

autumn sluice
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Yo yo yo

autumn sluice
sullen merlin
fleet cave
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Those are delicious

karmic pewter
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Halfway done editing 🫠

hallow parrot
azure oar
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Very Chimkin Chimkin TI_FeelsGoodMan 👍

sullen merlin
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Why did i never try that

hallow parrot
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smh

sullen merlin
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I think i was too busy malding that the zipline physics didnt work

hallow parrot
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lol

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i zoned out in my bed and this came up on my phone, never seen this screen before

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sullen merlin
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First Animal species of the day (392) :
Black pacu / ( Colossoma macropomum )

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The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a large species of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is native to tropical South America, but kept in aquaculture and introduced elsewhere.[1] It is also known by the names black pacu, black-finned pacu, giant pacu, cachama, gamitana, and sometimes as pacu (a name used for several other related species).

The tambaqui is currently the only member of Colossoma, but the Piaractus species were also included in this genus in the past.[2]

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The tambaqui is native to freshwater habitats in the Amazon and Orinoco basins of tropical South America.[1] In nutrient-rich whitewater rivers such as the Madeira, Juruá, Putumayo (Içá) and Purus it ranges throughout, all the way up to their headwaters.[3] In nutrient-poor blackwater rivers such as the Rio Negro and clearwater rivers such as several rightbank tributaries of the Madeira it generally only occurs in the lower c. 300 km (200 mi) and is rare beyond the lowermost c. 150 km (100 mi).[3] It is widely kept in aquaculture outside its native range in South America.[1] Miocene fossils are known from the Magdalena River, but modern occurrence in this river is due to introductions by humans.[4]

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guhH

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Habitat, breeding and migration
This species is mostly solitary,[1] but it migrates in large schools.[5] During the non-breeding season, adults stay in flooded forests of white (várzea), clear and blackwater (igapó) rivers.[1][5] They stay there for four to seven months during the flood season, but as the water level drops they move into the main river channels or to a lesser extent floodplain lakes.[3][5] At the start of the next flood season, large schools move into whitewater rivers where they spawn between November and February.[3][5] The exact spawning location in the whitewater rivers is not entirely certain, but apparently along woody shores[3] or grassy levees.[5] The schools then break up as the adults return to the flooded forest of white, clear and blackwater rivers, and the annual pattern is repeated.[3][5] Larvae are found in whitewater rivers, including the Amazon River itself.[3] Juveniles stay near macrophytes in floodplains and flooded forests year-round, only switching to the adult migration pattern when reaching sexual maturity.[1][3] Maturity is reached at a length of about 60 cm (2 ft).[4]

The species regularly reaches an age of 40 years and may reach up to 65.[4]

Oxygen, salt and pH resistance
When there is not enough oxygen in the river or lake, tambaqui obtain oxygen from the air. They are able to do this by their physical and inner body parts, such as their gills and swim bladder vascularization.[11]

Tambaqui is a fish that lives in freshwater. Juveniles can survive in brackish water when the salinity is gradually raised. Salinity levels above 20 g/L result in death.[12] When juveniles are reared in salinities above 10 g/L, there is a significant detrimental effect on growth, haematological parameters and osmoregulation.[12]

In an experiment, tambaqui had the pH of their water changed. No deaths occurred to tambaqui if the pH did not fall to 3.0. The only internal difference that was noted in tambaqui when the pH was being altered was a change in the acid-base of the plasma and red cells.[13]

In another experiment, tambaquis were exposed to pH drops from 6.0 to 4.0, similar to what they would encounter in their natural habitat. Researchers found that the microbial communities of the tambaqui fish gut were very resilient to the pH drops, which could explain part of the ability of tambaquis to migrate between black and white water streams in the Amazon.[14]

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Diet
Tambaqui consume fruits and seeds, especially from woody angiosperms and herbaceous species. Depending on the quantity and food quality of these foods, it causes the fish to decide on their location of their habitat.[15][16] In one study during the high-water season, 78—98 percent of the diet consisted of fruits.[15] Another study of the stomach content of 138 specimens during the high-water season found that 44% of the weight was fruits and seeds, 30% was zooplankton and 22% was wild rice.[5] Among 125 specimens during the low-water season, a higher percentage had empty stomachs (14%, about ten times more than in the high-water season) and about 70% of the total stomach content weight was zooplankton.[5] In addition to seeds, fruits, wild rice and zooplankton, smaller levels of insects, snails, shrimps, small fish, filamentous algae and decaying plants are consumed.[1][5]

Seed dispersal
The tambaqui plays an important role in dispersing plant seeds.[17][18][19] The fruit seeds that fall in the water are consumed by tambaqui and the seed is dispersed somewhere else; this is similar to what birds do. This consumption includes about 35% of the trees and lianas during flood season and these seeds can grow after the floodwater calms down. Compared to the younger and smaller tambaqui, larger and older tambaqui are able to disperse the seeds in a faster rate.[20] The gut of a well-fed 10 kg (22 lb) tambaqui can contain more than 1 kg (2.2 lb) seeds.[4] In general, more seeds are able to pass undamaged through the Red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus) than the tambaqui, meaning that the former overall is a more efficient seed disperser.[15]

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

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Fish

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

distant nymph
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Human mouth feesh! Alfanod

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

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

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Finding decent pics for freshwater fish is weirdly hard lmao

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Like they are either distorted from aquarium glass or its fihserman posing with a dead specimen

hallow parrot
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dead fish

elder meadow
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Weird piranha

sullen merlin
hallow parrot
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oh

lone star
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No wait I’ve seen it, it’s usually when my phone is at this perfect sideways angle

modest isle
spice gyro
spice gyro
sullen merlin
modest isle
spice gyro
hallow parrot
void zinc
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Recent patch.

lofty blade
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I'm kinda feelin' Dracula's Bat Form in DBD might need some tweaking huehue.
Hearing survivors better as a bat is nice and all.....but it'd be nice if I could actually hear anything instead of "EEE-EEE-EEE-SCREE-EEE!"
that and the Killer Instinct thing the wolf has should go to the bat, the wolf has too much lmao

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Like yer tellin' me the wolf can

  • see blood and scratch marks better
  • move just as fast as your normal form
  • move faster by collecting scent orbs
  • pounce
  • AND get Killer Instinct when someone rushes an action?

C'mon, man.

uneven wraith
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@barren bear thinking about Euron...
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winter marten
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rumple your pfp is like an owl person right?

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@heavy temple

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i have questions

heavy temple
winter marten
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explain the pupils not being centered

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fake owl man

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how can you move your eyeballs

heavy temple
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It's an imaginary character and I can do what I want

winter marten
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boo

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but also yes

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i find picturing you as an actual owl to be far more amusing

heavy temple
spice gyro
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Rumple is not a cryptid

visual hound
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michael jackson is a time traveler confirmed

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@sullen merlin okay it's time. You can remove me from the ping list. I'll be going now. Take care bro

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literally got one spot ive got stuck in twice now and the /stuck isnt working any way out?

limber grove
surreal bane
heavy temple
modest isle
sullen merlin
rough hollow
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why are minvans called minivans when usual vas are most times out 10 are bigger than vans

modest isle
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Top : Kia Carnival
Bottom : Ford transit

rough hollow
modest isle
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No problem 👍🏼

smoky path
modest isle
smoky path
modest isle
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Oh thats fair TI_LUL

hallow parrot
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really annoyed, want to move to somewhere like Indonesia for work
but it is not compatible with the stuff i want to wear

rough hollow
full patrol
smoky path
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I'm sorry Mr moderator :(

full patrol
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Is all good dw about it

hallow parrot
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I really hope this is isn't another film where they went all visuals and poor storywriting

rough hollow
hallow parrot
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fnaf weren't too bad

rough hollow
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it was ass imo

hallow parrot
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it wasn't memorable though

rough hollow
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i was expecting much more and for it to be accurate

modest isle
rough hollow
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but it was alright

hallow parrot
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the minecraft film looks like its going to drain me mentally if I watched it

rough hollow
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yeah

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i dont blame you

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it looks like if a groccery store started making home brand toys

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or a half eaten hot dog that costs to bucks u find under a bridge

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All the main characters are just green screened TI_Succ

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Sorry but I'm rewatching Sonic and Mario when that movie is out

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Reminding myself of some actual good video game movie adaptions

tepid jay
rough hollow
sullen merlin
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Pc buggin out so no aotd today, ill do 2 tomorrow as compensation

azure oar
modest isle
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Understandable 👍🏼

supple temple
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They burned their money on this, all while pushing their CG artists to the brink

hallow parrot
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minecraft shaders

supple temple
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I want to bet

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Someone looked at this and said "Yeah people will love this"

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And no do not bring up kids, they're gonna be scared of this thing

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They will want to stay home and play the game

hallow parrot
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the film is probably in the hands of the story

supple temple
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No faith in it :(((

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I have no faith in this

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this is gonna be between it and Borderlands for worst video game adaptation in recent memory

hallow parrot
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lmao, i hope not

full patrol
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It looks like they're trying to make every shot in the movie a meme
Something very young kids might enjoy but I can't see many people over 13 thinking it was good. Gives the same vibes as the "youtube" part of Ralph breaks the internet

supple temple
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They're gonna judge this thing harsh

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I swear they will

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"EWWW WHY IS HIS TEETH LIKE THAT

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Omg I could ask my 9 yo cousin and see what she thinks

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I have to know now omg

wintry matrix
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Just wanna post a pic of my kitty cuz hims is very cute
End of discussion <3

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fellas look what i just sent in videos and streams

wintry matrix
void zinc
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gotta love uk weather where it starts hailing at 00:24

void zinc
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I didn't know secretary birds had lashes like that

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Southern ground hornbills eyelashes are even longer iirc

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First Animal species of the day (393) :
King ragworm/ ( Alitta virens )

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Alitta virens (common names include sandworm, sea worm, and king ragworm; older scientific names, including Nereis virens, are still frequently used) is an annelid worm that burrows in wet sand and mud. They construct burrows of different shapes (I,U,J and Y) [2] They range from being very complex to very simple. Long term burrows are held together by mucus. Their burrows are not connected to each other; they are generally solitary creatures. The spacing between the burrows depends on how readily they can propagate water signals.[2]

It was first described by biologist Michael Sars in 1835.[3] It is classified as a polychaete in the family Nereididae.[1]

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Sandworms make up a large part of the live sea-bait industry. To fulfill the needs of this industry, some sandworms are commercially grown.[4] Sandworming, the harvesting of sandworms from mudflats, employs over 1,000 people in Maine, US. As of 2006, the population of sandworms had diminished greatly over the preceding few years due in large part to overharvesting before the worms are able to reproduce by spawning.[citation needed] Sandworms are also essential to the study of the investigation of metal uptake in marine biology.[5] They are vital to evaluate the effects of metals in marine organisms.[6]

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Sandworms eat seaweed and microorganisms. Sandworms are known to be omnivores. Their diet consists of surface sediment, plant and animal remains. They are oftentimes exposed to metals through their diet and their burrowing tactics.[5] They have many distinctive traits, including:

often reaching great lengths, sometimes exceeding four feet
They are large in size (approximately 30 cm more or less) [5]
Sandworms are abundant in European coasts and fiord environments.[5]
They dominate fully saline coastal areas and have large distribution along with large biomass.[6]
numerous, highly vascularized parapodia along both sides of their bodies
blue heads with two large pincer teeth which are capable of biting humans[7]
The parapodia function both as external gills (the animal's primary respiratory surfaces), and as means of locomotion (appearing much like short legs).[citation needed]

Usually, sandworms are gonochoric, meaning that they reproduce sexually between the males and females of the species. Sandworms reproduce via a process termed 'swarming'. The female sandworm releases pheromones that attract males to release sperm. Then, the female sandworm ejects eggs to have them fertilized. The production of gametes occurs via the metanephridia gland.[8]

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

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

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@full patrol
@lilac dagger
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

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

modest isle
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TI_Hyper‼️

azure oar
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It looks so cool! TI_Gasp

sullen merlin
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One of the largest marine annelids iirc

modest isle
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But why is it the Intro picture looks like a normal worm TI_What

sullen merlin
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Because its on land, the things sticking out are probably stuck to its body cuz its wet

azure oar
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It is kinda wierd
can‘t decide if it looks more like a worm or a centipede

sullen merlin
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Idk what they are called in english, setae i think is commong term

modest isle
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Strange world we live in TI_Trollge

sullen merlin
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All annellids have them, but this one is part of the polychaeta, so they have a lot of them compared to common rainworms

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who are oligochaeta

azure oar
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they look cute
somewhat
somehow

modest isle
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DONT LET INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS WIN

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They are venomous i think

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not sure tho

modest isle
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See thats why i told fabian/seal guy
To not pet them

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azure oar
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I shall cuddle it

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sullen merlin
compact haven
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roughly translated from french in google translate, so its bad

sullen merlin
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Second Animal species of the day (394) :
Crucifix toad / ( Notaden bennettii )

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The crucifix toad (Notaden bennettii), holy cross frog or Catholic frog is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae. It is a fossorial frog. It is one of the few Australian frogs to display aposematism. It is native to western New South Wales and south-western Queensland.

It was first described in 1873 by Albert Günther.[2][3]

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The crucifix toad is the most distinctive species of frog within the genus Notaden. Whereas most Notaden frogs are dark brown in colour, the crucifix toad exhibits many bright colours. Its dorsal surface is bright yellow, with a cross of many colours centered on the back. The cross is outlined with large, black dots, and filled with white, black and red dots. The ventral surface is white, and the flanks blue.

The crucifix toad is a small, and very round frog. Its nose is blunt, and legs and feet are small. As this species is fossorial, the tympanum is hidden. Males reach a length of 6.3 centimetres (2+15⁄32 in), and females a length of 6.8 centimetres (2+11⁄16 in). The species feet have little "spades" to help them burrow deeply.[4]

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Ecology and behaviour
The crucifix toad is a ground-dwelling frog which inhabits the arid areas of western New South Wales and Queensland. It is able to survive dry periods by burrowing and reducing activity.[5] Upon very heavy rain, they will emerge from the ground, and begin breeding in temporary ponds. The males call from within the pond to attract the female. The call is a "woop". The development of the tadpole is rapid so as to take advantage of the wet conditions and reducing the risk of them dying from the pond drying up. The cycle is so quick it can be over in six weeks.[6]

The frog exudes a tacky and elastic "frog glue" onto its dorsal skin when provoked. Its purpose is uncertain; it may be intended to confuse and deter predators such as snakes, or to trap biting insects (which would later be consumed when the frog sheds and eats its skin). Male crucifix toads have been documented to use this glue to attach themselves onto the larger females during mating. The glue has been found to be stronger than available non-toxic medical adhesives and is the subject of further study. The glue is a protein-based pressure-sensitive adhesive that functions even in wet conditions.[4][7]

The crucifix toad's diet primarily consists of ants and termites.

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

rustic badger
sullen merlin
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@modest isle
@lone star
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

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frog

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I want to poke it o:

sullen merlin
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@full patrol
@lilac dagger
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

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

sullen merlin
hallow parrot
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looks like a spicy grape

sullen merlin
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Looks like he has the olive spices sprinkled on its skin

modest isle
distant nymph
sullen merlin
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Bro is thinking about life fr

hallow parrot
young gale
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Me waiting for abberation release

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(i don't have a waiting emote)

mortal echo
full patrol
native walrus
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does anyone want free nitro? I got it from chess.com but i alr have it

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its for a month

hallow parrot
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what the flip, why am i being thrown under a storm when the forecast said light rain

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and at 5am of all times

still hornet
still hornet
vale raptor
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@frosty vigil

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Is that really true lol

frosty vigil
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yes lol, couldn't believe it

vale raptor
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Why is the apache so expensive

frosty vigil
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thats where i'm scratching my head lol

vale raptor
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Is it just economies of scale? I’m assuming there are fewer units of apache compared to the vast orders for F-35, therefore increasing apache individual unit cost

frosty vigil
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well, the F35A is 80 million, F35B is around 120

vale raptor
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Which is funny because F-35A has more raw combat capability

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Obviously the lift fan on the B provides great utility though

frosty vigil
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wait, my sources was incorrect

vale raptor
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The block 4 upgrade for the F-35 is finally bringing the platform up to what its meant to be, truly a beast now

frosty vigil
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now it's saying the latest apache is around 52 million

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i looked it up a while back and it was over 200 million lol

vale raptor
frosty vigil
# vale raptor

I live not too far from RAF Valley and the Mach Loop, so I get to see a ton of future fighterpilots flying around here

vale raptor
unreal pier
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what??

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uneven wraith
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(wrong server, my bad)

rough hollow
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Carnivore diet wooooo!! 🥳

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heavy temple
rough hollow
hallow parrot
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aint gonna eat it raw... are you?

rough hollow
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Obviously imma cook it lmaoo

fleet cave
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If it's just for you, it's not a terrible deal.

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For a big family, I'd recommend going to a local farm and ask about options of buying a half cow or quarter cow.

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Buy a chest freezer

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A lot of times it's cheaper, better quality, and imo way better tasting 🤤

sullen merlin
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First Animal species of the day (395) :
Spike-top apple snail / ( Pomacea bridgesii )

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Pomacea bridgesii, common name the spike-topped apple snail or mystery snail, is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae. These snails were most likely introduced to the United States through the aquarium trade.[2]

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Mystery snails possess structurally complex eyes at the tip of a cephalic eyestalk. They are able to regenerate the eye completely after amputation through the mid-eyestalk. They are born with both gills and lungs. Mystery snails also possess a siphon which is a small tube used to breathe air. They frequently surface to breathe.[3]

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The native distribution of this snail is Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru.[citation needed]

Non-indigenous distribution
This species is non-indigenous in Hawaii since 1960 (Pomacea bridgesii diffusa), southeast Asia since the 1980s, and Florida since the early 1980s (Pomacea bridgesii diffusa).[4]

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Most mystery snails lay their eggs above the water line. They are gonochoristic which means a male and female must be present for reproduction. The eggs take 2–4 weeks to hatch. The snails can produce as many as two hundred offspring from one egg-laying event. Sometimes not all the eggs are fertilized so they do not all hatch. When they do hatch, the hatchlings run the risk of being eaten if they share an aquarium with fish.[5] Hatchling mystery snails will grow quickly if given an appropriate amount of food and calcium. A hatchling mystery snail will start as a speck and can grow to the size of a pea in just over a week. A mystery snail is considered to be breeding size once it is almost the size of a golf ball, which can take as little as two months with the proper diet.[citation needed]

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Mystery Snails are often found in lakes or rivers, where the oxygen levels is low,and are equipped with both an air tube and lung, as well as a gill, allowing them to easily breathe and take in the proper oxygen needed for survival. Pomacea bridgesii are mainly found in tropical environments and unable to sustain conditions under 50 °F.[6]

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

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Snoole o:

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

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Snail

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@full patrol
@lilac dagger
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

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

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marbles

modest isle
sullen merlin
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I kinda wanna give some more attention to the non bird/reptile/fish/mammal-animals but man its hard to find info and good pics of those lmao

wintry marlin
sullen merlin
modest isle
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Wah oh

hallow parrot
distant nymph
wintry marlin
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Dont actually put salt on snails

🐌🚫🧂

rugged barn
modest isle
# rugged barn are slugs even sentient

All animals are sentient except for Sponges 🧽 coral reefs 🪸 and maybe jellyfish 🪼 and other single celled creatures 🧫

Fungai 🍄 and Plants 🌱 too
But theses are not animals

elder veldt
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They’re pretty fun guys

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LMAO TI_LUL TI_LUL TI_LUL TI_LUL

lime copper
rough hollow
still hornet
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who will gru eat tonight

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thats the question

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LALALALALA

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sullen merlin
modest isle
sullen merlin
hazy gate
modest isle
# hazy gate

Technically both correct ✅
But the other one is showing how the sun ☀️ orbiting the center of the milky way galaxy

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Oh yeah Ik, second one just makes it much more intense lol and visualizes whats actually happening

sullen merlin
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First Animal species of the day (396) :
Spotted lantarnfly / ( Lycorma delicatula )

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The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a planthopper indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam. It has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States, where it is often referred to by the acronym "SLF".[2] Its preferred host is tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), but it infests crops including soybean, grapes, stone fruits, and Malus spp.[3] In its native habitat, L. delicatula populations are regulated by parasitic wasps.

The spotted lanternfly's life cycle is often centered on its preferred host, Ailanthus altissima, but L. delicatula can associate with more than 173 plants. Early life stages (instars) of the spotted lanternfly are characterized by spotted black and white nymphs that develop a red pigmentation and wings as they mature. Early life instars have a large host range that narrows with maturation. Adult spotted lanternflies have a black head, grey wings, and red hind wings. Adults do not have any specialized feeding associations with herbaceous plants but cause extensive damage to crops and ornamental plants. The piercing wounds caused by their mouthparts and the honeydew waste they excrete are harmful to the health of host plants. Spotted lanternflies lay egg masses containing 30–50 eggs, often covered with a grayish mud-like coating.[4]

The species was introduced into South Korea in 2006 and Japan in 2009, and has since been considered a pest. In September 2014, L. delicatula was first recorded in the United States, and as of 2022, it is an invasive species in much of the Northeastern United States and is rapidly spreading south and west.[5] L. delicatula's egg masses are the primary vector of spread, with Ailanthus altissima populations seen as a risk factor for further infestation globally. Ongoing pest control efforts have sought to limit population growth, due to the threat L. delicatula poses to global agricultural industries.

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Native range
The spotted lanternfly is native to subtropical regions of Southeast Asia.[34][28] Fossil evidence indicates L. delicatula evolved between 55 and 51.6 myr, during the Ypresian Era.[42][43] Phylogenomic analysis has shown that L. delicatula originally evolved in southwest China, eventually diverging into six phylogeographic lineages. One of these lineages then moved northward, following the Yangtze River during the late Pleistocene Era.[44]

In the 1930s, L. delicatula was known to inhabit the Northern Provinces of Shanxi, Shandong and Hebei. Since then, it has expanded its range to include Anhui, Beijing, Guangdong, Henan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang. In traditional Chinese medicine, the spotted lanternfly is believed to be poisonous, and has been used since the 1100s for topical relief from swelling.[26][18] L. delicatula has also been reported in Taiwan, Vietnam, and India, but ongoing research has yet to conclude whether the species is native to these regions.[45]

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Lycorma delicatula normally uses A. altissima for feeding and laying eggs, but if it is not present, the insect can lay its eggs on any stationary object, natural or man-made, and feeds on a wide variety of plants. Eggs can easily be moved from place to place without being noticed, giving them an easy way to spread to new areas. Its initial introduction to the United States is believed to have been through this pathway, hitchhiking on an object imported from Asia into Pennsylvania. Adults of L. delicatula jump around the area to find new host plants. As nymphs, they feed on whatever host plant the egg was laid on before moving to another in the area. L. delicatula is capable of surviving and completing its life cycle in environments without its preferred host, A. altissima, albeit with greatly reduced fitness.[36]

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

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

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@full patrol
@lilac dagger
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

hallow parrot
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ooo, purty

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

azure oar
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bug

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oh, weird fly(?) o:

modest isle
sullen merlin
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Incredibly invasive bugs

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They are pretty much all over the world now

azure oar
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I have never seen one

rustic badger
modest isle
sullen merlin
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American cockroach TI_Troll

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oop
apparently that killed chat

azure oar
distant nymph
sullen merlin
azure oar
sullen merlin
distant nymph
modest isle
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Also sleepy, we are almost at 400

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Mammal timeeeTI_BeiPog

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Fishing cat / (Prionailurus viverrinus) TI_PteraHype

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DID SOMEONE SAY FIBSH

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Mmmm bugs

lofty blade
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Hey uh
I'm not super knowledgeable on tech stuff, specifically what's good and what's not.....anyone got any good recommendations for a simple 1920x1080 monitor? Nothin' fancy TI_Hurr
Looking this stuff up myself is a bit overwhelming because it's like "HEY HERE'S THE 7H3D-983 ULTRA MONITOR WITH BLAHBLAH AND HEEHOO FEATURES"
Like no I just want something simple gosh TI_LUL

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i do not have knowledge on monitors sadly TI_Succ

lofty blade
tepid jay
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totally not been using the same hunkajunk for the last 8 years

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@thorny cargo please no links that redirect outside the discord

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alr

full patrol
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@thorny cargo also not download links x)

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Sorry 💀

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its a mp4a you can see what it is

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ima make a music video to send ts

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Ah it's a mobile being dumb thing then, for me it showed up as a download

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You can resend the mp4 it's alright

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thanks 🙏

lofty blade
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I suggest like a 144 or 165 if price is an issue but you still want good quality

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mine is 74 hz

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The night sky after a storm is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen

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I just caught a glimpse of some stars in an opening in the clouds

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gonna give a warning for those susceptible to epileptic seizures
its not forgiving this clip, its a timelapse of the aforementioned storm

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it’s beautiful, i‘ve not seen a night like it since Ghana

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the funny thing is, the clouds you see is another storm thats approaching

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Space Marine 2 tomorrow SteamHappy

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I hate that its being dropped on a monday

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I found the prettiest feather! Anyone know what bird it belongs to? I was thinking a bluejay? 😍

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definitely looks like a bluejay to me!

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Oooo! Awesome

rough hollow
lilac venture
modest isle
hallow parrot
hazy gate
smoky path
lilac venture
modest isle
# smoky path

That flashlight should be illegal 💀
Not all people will be responsible enough to use it in a useful situation
They will use to prank and blind others

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Yeah, well, you could own a gun and yet people aren't always responsible with those either

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and if you illegalise it, there will always be a buyer buying from an underground market

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hop on bloons

barren bear
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which one

sullen merlin
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First Animal species of the day (397) :
Sandfish skink / ( Scincus scincus )

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Scincus scincus, also commonly known as the sandfish skink, common sandfish or common skink, is a species of skink notable for its burrowing or swimming behaviour in sand.[2] It is native to the Sahara Desert and the Arabian Peninsula,[3][4] but is also kept as a pet elsewhere.[5][6]

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The sandfish has around 6 or 7 morphs. The sandfish is very similar to Peters's banded skink, a less wedge-nosed skink with different hands that are more similar to a blue tongue skink than a sandfish.[citation needed]

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Sandfish are strong and resilient, since one of the most inhospitable places to live is their home. They live comfortably in temperatures of 54 degrees Celsius (130 degrees Fahrenheit) to 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit).[19]

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no way they just called an animal the skinkus skinkus and walked away

sullen merlin
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The sandfish skink is an insectivore. Sandfish have a diet of dubias, crickets, and mealworms. It can detect vibrations that nearby insects create while moving, using those vibrations to locate, ambush, and consume them.[18]

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Species in the Scincus genus are distributed over an extensive belt of desert from the west coast of Africa, through the Sahara and into Arabia.[3][8]

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The name Algerian sandfish originated because of its ability to move through sand as if it were swimming. Adult common skinks usually reach about 20 cm (8 inches) in length, including the short tail.[7]

The common skink has developed a unique way of dealing with the desert heat: it can dive into loose, soft sand.[8] Its winding movements produce vibrations in the sand, with a consistent frequency of 3 Hz.[6] It does this to prevent its body from overheating and to escape potential predators, such as the Saharan Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) [9]

This skink has a long, wedge-shaped snout with a countersunk lower jaw, shaped much like a basket. Its compact, tapered body is covered with smooth, shiny scales that may appear oily to the untrained eye, and its legs are short and sturdy with long, flattened and fringed shovel-like feet. The tail is short, tapering to a fine point. The coloration of this species is considered attractive, being yellow-caramel with brown-black cross bands. This lizard also has bead-like eyes so it can close them to keep sand out of its eyes. Similarly, its nostrils are very small to keep all of the sand out of its nose and lungs.[10]

The skink plays a small yet significant role in 13th century Islamic mythology originating in Algeria. To this day, nomadic tribes of the region believe that the skink's ability to avoid predators by diving into sand is a blessing that protects them from dangers of the desert and often keep the animal as a pet.

X-ray imaging[11][12][13][14] has demonstrated the lizard swims within sand using an undulatory gait with its limbs tucked against its sides rather than use its limbs as paddles[8] to propel itself forward. Subsequent studies of the mathematics of sandfish sand-swimming,[15] using robotic models,[16][14] and electromyography[17] show that the sandfish uses the optimum waveform to move through the sand with minimal energetic cost, given its anatomy.

To further support their title as a "sand-fish," these lizards are able to breathe even when completely submerged in the desert sand.[10] They breathe the tiny pockets of air between grains of sand, and a specially-formed respiratory tract catches inhaled particles before they reach the lungs. These particles are then expelled via sneezing.[10]

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

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

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@full patrol
@lilac dagger
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

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

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Fish...

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Thats a cool Lizord! TI_Gasp

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Sneak 100

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Zoologists tryna pull a Beetlejuice with animals smh

modest isle
# sullen merlin

So they are 5 species The red is a different species that lives in Morocco ?
The grey lives in eygpt and Libya

While the other 3 species live in Saudi Arabia

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Oh i see

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Its in fact all different species, Scincus scincus is the grey one on the map.

modest isle
rough hollow
# sullen merlin

I love them, was considering owning one, but hard to keep and rare to find iirc. 😭 Pretty sure they're all wild caught too.

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Kenyan sandboa is much easier to find and has a similar lifestyle

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ooh those are pretty

harsh kindle
pallid palm
marsh shore
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bad news james earl jones voice actor of darth vader has passed at age of 93 today

fading nacelle
hot lantern
toxic sage
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It's the day before the famous incident

jovial oar
modest isle
# jovial oar

Then came, Amongus, his orders:
That all whom must Skibidi, must leave their alpha male ship.
And as the Mewing captain got out of bed, Ever came and said:
“I am a man of SIGMA… and I will make my MEWING STREAK”

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#isle-discussion message @modest isle I could see pedro pascal as steve tbh... but the movie shouldnt be live action thats the most glaring problem for me... that and what weve heard of the writing so far

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^

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and
why would they as well

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we know Netflix is making one

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why would they want to compete with another animated MC movie?

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so yeah
they took the easy money route

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i call it it's gonna be just like the borderlands movie

modest isle
barren bear
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people acting like it wasn't going to be live action when the trailer dropped

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and some of the animated scenes just didn't feel right

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reminds me of the MonHun movie in some ways... anyways

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First Animal species of the day (398) :
Staghorn coral / ( Acropora cervicornis )

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The Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) is a branching, stony coral, within the Order Scleractinia. It is characterized by thick, upright branches which can grow in excess of 2 meters (6.5 ft) in height and resemble the antlers of a stag, hence the name, Staghorn.[4] It grows within various areas of a reef but is most commonly found within shallow fore and back reefs, as well as patch reefs, where water depths rarely exceed 20 meters (65 ft).[5] Staghorn corals can exhibit very fast growth, adding up to 5 cm (~2 in) in new skeleton for every 1 cm of existing skeleton each year, making them one of the fastest growing fringe coral species in the Western Atlantic.[6] Due to this fast growth, Acropora cervicornis, serve as one of the most important reef building corals, functioning as marine nurseries for juvenile fish, buffer zones for erosion and storms, and center points of biodiversity in the Western Atlantic.[7]

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Up until the late 1970s, much of the fore reef zones within the Atlantic around the coasts of Southern Florida and the Caribbean Islands were covered with vast, dense colonies of Staghorn coral consisting largely of single-species stands; however, a combination of white-band disease and various anthropogenic factors have reduced this coral coverage by over 95% in some areas.[8]

As of 2006, Staghorn coral is listed as Critically Endangered under the International Union for Conservation of Nature and are federally designated as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.[9]

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Geographic location
Staghorn coral is found throughout the Western Atlantic Ocean, from the Florida Keys and the Bahamas, to the coasts of the various Caribbean islands. It occurs in the western Gulf of Mexico, but is absent from U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as Bermuda and the west coast of South America; the northern limit of this species is Palm Beach County, Florida, where only small populations have been documented[10]

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Habitat
Staghorn coral is most commonly found within 20 meters (65 ft) of the water's surface, in clear, non-turbid environments consistent with fore, back and patch reefs in the Western Atlantic Ocean.[11] In this environment, water temperatures typically range anywhere from 66 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (19 - 27 degrees Celsius) with salinity ranging from 33 to 37 ppt (parts per thousand). [12]

Structure
The skeleton of the Staghorn coral is made up of a specific type of calcium carbonate known as aragonite.[13] This substance is secreted slowly by specialized calicoblastic cells, positioned in the layer directly above the coral skeleton.[13] Over time, these calcium carbonate secretions build on one another, eventually creating large aragonite coral structures and the foundations of the world's coral reefs.[13]

The Staghorn coral typically grows large, thick stems called "branches", which can range anywhere from 1 to 3 inches in width.[14] These branches grow in close proximity to one another, and sometimes resemble the antlers of a stag, hence its common name, Staghorn.[14] A fully grown and healthy colony could have potential hundreds of these branches, and achieve sizes up to and exceeding 2 meters (6.5 ft) in both height and width.[15]

The colour of stony corals is largely dependent on the symbiotic zooxanthellae that lives within the corals tissue, and varies widely depending on the species and environment in which it lives. [16] When it comes to the Staghorn coral specifically, tissue color can vary from light brown and beige to green, blue or purple. [15]

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Symbiosis

Symbiotic dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium which reside in the tissue of living coral species.
Throughout millions of years of evolution, stony corals have formed a symbiotic relationship with 8 phylogenetic clades of dinoflagellate algae within the genus of Symbiodinium (also known as zooxanthellae).[17] This symbiotic relationship has resulted in the incorporation of specialized dinoflagellates into the tissue of various coral species, including those of the Acropora genus like Acropora cervicornis (Staghorn coral).[17]

Over time, these dinoflagellates have lost their flagella and become immobile and dependent on the coral as a host for safety and a source of carbon dioxide.[18] At the same time, the coral has become dependent on the dinoflagellates for up to 90% of their total nutritional requirements, which includes various lipids, amino acids, and sugars as well as a source of oxygenation and waste removal.[18] To fulfill the needs of the coral host, the zooxanthellae have become extremely densely packed within the coral tissue, in some cases up to and exceeding 1 million individual cells per centimeter squared of coral area.[17]

This relationship has allowed corals to exist in relatively nutrient poor environments for millions of years, as almost all nutrients are recycled with very little waste. [19]

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Overfishing
Overfishing is one of the biggest threats to coral reefs not only in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic where the Staghorn inhabits, but on many coral reefs around the world.[30] The effects of overfishing are wide ranging, and can lead to an overgrowth of sponges by as much as 25% as their predators are systematically fished out and removed from the ecosystem.[31] As sponges grow uninhibited, they outcompete, smother and prevent the settlement of coral planula as they become the dominant habitat forming organisms on the reef. [31]

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Disease

White-band disease is one of the biggest threats to the continued survival of Staghorn coral.
Bacterial infections also pose a great risk to Staghorn corals, as well as the closely related Elkhorn corals, both of which are essential reef building corals in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean, with white-band disease posing by far the greatest risk.[32] This disease is host specific, meaning it only affects certain species of coral, the Staghorn among them.[33] First observed in 1979, this disease is often credited with the massive population decline of shallow reef building corals, like the Staghorn and Elkhorn, contributing to as much as 95% of their decline. in the past 30 years.[34]

White-band disease is the result of potentially many very infectious bacterial pathogens, including some from the genus Vibrio, and can be transmitted via direct contact between coral colonies, through the water column into damaged tissues, and even by certain species of invertebrates, like the coral eating snail, Coralliophila abbreviata.[32] It is characterized by thick lesions in the coral tissue that form distinctive white bands slowly spreading from the bottom of a branch to the top, leaving behind nothing but bare coral skeleton as the disease progresses.[35] In Staghorn coral, tissue necrosis can spread up to 4 cm (40 mm) on branches daily, resulting in a total loss of tissue coverage of about 21 cm² (210 mm²) per day.[36] Once infected, a Staghorn colony loses on average 84% of its total tissue coverage, going from around 96% before infection, to about 12% after infection completion, with a mortality rate of approximately 28%.[36]

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Climate change
Ocean temperature has increased by approximately 1.3°F from 1900 to 2019.[37] This increase in temperature has accelerated over the past decade, resulting in approximately 4.5 times greater ocean warming than the previous 100 years.[37] Ocean warming affects all marine species, perhaps none more than stony corals, like the Staghorn. Stony corals are extremely sensitive to temperature fluctuations and as ocean temperatures rise, corals become more susceptible to bleaching events.[38] These events occur where the photosynthetic dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae) living symbiotically in the coral tissues are expelled, leaving the coral completely white and without its main nutrient source.[38] In this state, coral is under its highest stress, and becomes more likely to contract disease, or starve, increasing its chance of mortality.[39] If temperatures return to normal levels, the coral is able to reintegrate the zooxanthellae back into its tissues, however, as ocean warming events become more common, as a result of climate change, bleached corals are less likely to recover completely.[38]

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

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

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Coral! e_Yay

sullen merlin
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@full patrol
@lilac dagger
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

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

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I could recognise that coral anywhere

modest isle
sullen merlin
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Too late

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Aw xD

rustic badger
azure oar
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@elder veldt

Posting this here in case you want to continue (or have) this discussion later because it's interesting to me, lol.

While it definitely can be beneficial for a kid to have a paternal figure, I'm really not convinced that's why the absence of a "father figure" is stigmatized, especially online.

Honestly, I think it might just be that androcentrism influences people's mindsets (sorta bad wording but whatever). Societally, masculinity is simply valued over femininity. That hierarchy is pervasive and often hard to notice.

The stereotype surrounding the lack of a father figure tends to imply that the father is the one who sets boundaries, disciplines, and is "in charge," which paints the father as the authority within the household.

Which to me... is kinda artificial? Personally, I'm a big believer in gender being performative-- not in the sense of being a performance, that is not what performative means here. I mean it in the philosophical sense; you say something, and by saying it, you also do it. A promise is a decent example. So when I say gender is performative, I mean you do it and make it so, and are made so by doing it. hope that makes sense, lol.

If we're viewing gender as performative, a social world is required. And to me, it seems like because that social world equates masculinity (and paternity) with authority, importance, and discipline -- among other things, femininity (and maternity) is knowingly or not viewed as a lesser valued, secondary role leading to it not really being brought up.

let's hope no words in this are blacklisted TI_monkaS
BASED I DIDNT HAVE TO REWRITE IT

also sorry if in my original comment i didn't make it clear that my main curiosity comes from how the internet perceives the lack of a father figure. not trying to change the subject of the discussion or anything.

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I wonder what counts as spam should've probably checked lol

full patrol
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Nah doesn't count as spam you're good

winter marten
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let's goo

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safe from big moderation

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I'm so tired what did I even write earlier I gotta re read this

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wow I did not end that well enough

rustic badger
void zinc
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Look at this dude SPAMMIN.

winter marten
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OH GOD THEY FOUND ME

void zinc
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Father figures are fun. Don't need a dad, per say, but you need someone that keeps boundaries. Feral kids be wildin'.

Get you a grumpy mom. Or three.

winter marten
# winter marten <@626098915116056576> Posting this here in case you want to continue (or have)...

just want to add I find the whole father figure internet stereotype meme situation even weirder because a lot of people work under the assumption that the mother/maternal figure is the one that parents (even if thats bs and both people should be involved) while the paternal figure... idk plays golf not sure what people do in their free time.

Idk I just feel like socially societally whatever -ally moms do not get credit which is very uncool.

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...moms don't get credit? Lol

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Not in the way they should yeah. Getting credit doesn't mean they get enough or the right kind of credit.

Obviously not saying the credit thing as a total blanket statement or anything

elder veldt
# winter marten <@626098915116056576> Posting this here in case you want to continue (or have)...

I don’t think there’s one answer as to why not having a father is stigmatized but I can only speak to my experiences.

That being said I did not mean to convey that the father should be THE authority in the household. I firmly believe both parents should be present and the absolute authority in their children’s lives together. Regardless on which you personally place more value on both are necessary.

It’s not that one parent is more important for a child than the other rather both are needed because both offer different but important experiences in life that they can better prepare their child for.

I’m going to use young men as an example because that was my experience. In the early years of childhood for young boys their mother is absolutely the authority, I did not wanna upset my mom when I was young she was scary enough to keep me from getting into too much trouble. Yet we grow older and taller and stronger fairly quickly once puberty hits and there comes a point as boys grow up where mom isn’t that scary anymore, they still don’t wanna upset their mother because they love her but the fear of the consequences from mom fades where as dad remains a consistently threatening disciplinarian sometimes even throughout a man’s adulthood.

That is in my opinion the main reasoning people on the internet will associate people that do things they consider weird, bad, or stupid with not having a father ( or some kind of role model who you share like experience with ) because it typically falls on the father to keep their sons in check as they mature and to firmly guide them along the incredibly confusing path to adulthood.

This isn’t to say a mother cannot do this for her sons ( my mom found a way ) it’s just much more difficult as men and women have vastly different experiences as they grow up and it can be harder to get through to unruly boys if you don’t understand those experiences.

This is just from my experience idk if it answers your question.

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man that took too long

void zinc
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Everyone thanks their mother. Mother's Day is like the second or third celebrated. Mom wins (almost) all paternity suits.

Dad gets the big piece of chicken.

winter marten
elder veldt
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it’s rlly hard to convey all of my thoughts on this because I see this as a multi factor question there’s not really ONE reason

winter marten
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gah when dad's call taking care of their kids babysitting makes my blood boil

void zinc
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I'm not saying being a mother is easier or less demanding, but its wild to say they aren't appreciated or get due credit.

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Invasive question, though. Do/did you like your mom?

winter marten
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Love both my parents very based people

void zinc
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Neeeh. Not what I asked. Do you LIKE her. Different metric.

elder veldt
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Hard agree and unfortunately todays society puts alot of stress on parents to earn enough money to take care of their children where it often takes both of them away from their child for most of the day

void zinc
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Talk to her regularly, gifts, outtings where affordable, etc

clever thunder
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Is steam down for anyone else

elder veldt
winter marten
void zinc
winter marten
elder veldt
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Divorced parents I don’t see my dad much

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F

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Thought that was tk me

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I am blind

elder veldt
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I think it was for both of us tbh

winter marten
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do not take ritalin when sleep deprived this feeling is not it y'all

void zinc
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I think it would be easy to skim over Dads as assuming they get what they should in terms of "return" for that emotional investment in a child. Moms get skimped, but I think you would be hard pressed to find a balance in the pressure a society puts on one over the other.

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You get a serial killer, probably something Mom gets looked at more than Dad. But I dunno if I could come up with another.

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Dad gets the flak present or not.

winter marten
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give me a second my reading comprehension is dying a painful death rn

void zinc
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Single mother homes STILL get the "Well he should have stepped up" or dad's the piece of shit. Mom's doing her best with what she has, or just the kid gets blamed.

elder veldt
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I think society pressures both extremely heavily just in different ways

And sometimes their pushed against each other because of the pressure society has on them makes them feel like they’re working against one another rather than for eachother. There’s been a large push for people to only care about and work for themselves and that is not how relationships work. So we get these problems.

void zinc
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Males and females are both more than capable of doing it wrong and making shit spawn.

elder veldt
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Of course but you still have a decision to make

winter marten
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Should've worded that better

elder veldt
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you’ve now brought someone into the world that literally didn’t ask for it

are you going to set aside your own dreams to raise a kid or are you going to set aside the kid to chase your dreams

winter marten
# winter marten Should've worded that better

The pressures put on both parties, from my point of view, come form assumed roles they must fill. Neither of those roles being great even if one roles is often more disadvantaged.

winter marten
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I am so brainrotted sorry

elder veldt
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Welp I think I’ve used my brain enough today im gonna go make som to eat

winter marten
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Yeah I'm weird limbo tired and and awake

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I cannot be having real conversations

full patrol
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I think therefore I am
Truly the most concise proof of consciousness

void thicket
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When you wake that other from stasis, is when you're incidentally in an "Astral state" where you're both concious in two planes.

Alternatively, when you're conscious in your dream state, but also conscious in your waking mind, that alternate reality of elated ability in the space you're perceiving becomes the "Lucid Dreamspace" as many call it.

At least that's my personal leading hypothesis at a very fundamental level... I'm not some kind of scientist after all.

smoky mauve
full patrol
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Man do not talk to me about astral projecting. Never doing it again. I am alone and very undefended

void thicket
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Yeah, I lost my "Barriers" a long time ago apparently. Aforementioned physical trauma to the brain. Still undiagnosed though, seeking a proper clinical professional to verify the fact.

rustic badger
void thicket
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In terms of the Astral, without any defense, I found that expanding your consciousness beyond your own general space is the best way to defend yourself.

The direct connection to your will and desires is outweighed by intruders.

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Some people take that stuff way too far tho...

smoky mauve
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but the entire thing that a brain is just electric signals and chemical reactions is part of the reason why i dont think its possible for free will to exist. In fact, if that is the case and free will doesnt exist then the entire universe has been set on a predetermined path to this exact moment from the instant of the big bang. which means that duolingo was destined to happen

full patrol
void thicket
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Right, but if the universe is an organism, and we're just it experiencing itself, then we have our own free will, because we're each a part of the same self experiencing eachother in all differing perspectives.
The overall will is just what we return to, in order to recycle if need be, or disperse back into the whole.

full patrol
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I think alot of stuff is pretty random, especially at the start of everything. But the longer it goes the randomness becomes organized to an extent where predictions can be accurate

rustic badger
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Everyone is actually just a democracy of cells

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Some cells are just more equal than others

smoky mauve
void thicket
# full patrol Big lizard man

Scary things can happen..

One time, a very scary, very "Powerful" demon just showed up behind me.

This wasn't something I was making up in my head, either... Like the fluidity in which this happened was beyond my own control or imagination. There was no fear other than my instinct to remain very very still.

Then it looked around, and didn't see what it was looking for, and left.

At no point did it feel as though I needed to fear it. It was very bizarre. Like, it looked DANGEROUS, think Gen2, but much more menacing and 'devlish'

smoky mauve
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but to, lets say, a potentially omnipotent outside observer, it would be completely 100% predictable, with no randomness

full patrol
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Even with dice you can predict all the outcomes but choosing the specific correct outcome 100% of the time is not as possible

void thicket
smoky mauve
void thicket
smoky mauve
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its just the variables are impossible to know to us, so its essentially random, but its not actually random. if you could perfectly throw a dice the EXACT same way, on the EXACT same surface, with zero outside interference it would land exactly the same every time

full patrol
# void thicket Scary things can happen.. One time, a very scary, very "Powerful" demon just sh...

Big lizard man literally tore open a "portal" and came through it in our hallway. Black oilslick scales, claws on his hands. Spikes on his arms and down his back. Nicknamed him Kevin. Was likely here to feed on the negativity from my brother and possibly part of the reason I got so sick senior year in high-school as he appeared shortly beforehand. One day I'm driving to college and singing to a Taylor swift song. Accidentally sing "Kevin can't hurt you now, nothing lives forever" instead of "heaven can't help me now nothing lasts forever"
And never saw Kevin again

And that's the tldr version of the story

void thicket
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I had many dice too. All different colors signifying different things. Like red was my body, green was my heard, black was my future, blue... was something, can't remember ~ pink was those I cared for, and the list goes on.

Asked a lot of questions, and those dice did some extremely out-of-the-ordinary things, like defying gravity, and the frequency in which I could call the number it landed on was very eeire.

full patrol
smoky mauve
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im saying the universe functions the same way, just on a much larger scale with way more, completely unknown variables that were set in motion at the big bang and have never changed, meaning it was inevitable it would have lead to this current state of the universe. lets say you had another universe and set it to the exact state that our universe was at the time of the big bang, that it would turn out exactly as this universe has

full patrol
full patrol
barren bear
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you are basically summing up chaos theory

smoky mauve
void thicket
# full patrol Big lizard man literally tore open a "portal" and came through it in our hallway...

Oh boy, you found some very special being.

That stuff is bad juju. I can see why you'd want to go in the other direction.

SAME claws! Super long, about a foot each, or just normal sized like end-of-hand kind of things? If anything, similar stuff. Lolol.

Mine had more of a dog's maw, but a more demonic set of horns, with a thin skeletal structure with fur over it's chest and shoulders, but it's arms were very lean and muscular, gave the air of "Dangerously Fast" in it's build.

Feeding on negativity is a common occurance from the things I've met out there. IDK what they do with it, but they want it, bad...
That stuff absolutely will make you ill. Your brother too, if they weren't already.

Woahhhh, sounds like someone spoke through you. Like something happened "Behind the scenes"

Yo.. That gave me chills FapuWoah

barren bear
idle goblet
void thicket
barren bear
smoky mauve
# barren bear you are basically summing up chaos theory

well isnt chaos theory more the idea that one event, despite seeming completely separate and insignificant from another event could have actually had a huge effect due to a kind of ripple effect? ig chaos theory would be part of this but im more saying that everything has always been predetermined from the very start due to the initial conditions and variables the universe has at the very beginning

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i just reread what i wrote, its just chaos theory

barren bear
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It's crazy stuff. What I'm interested in is how the portal opened. Literally a tear in space idk how else to describe it. Everything flashed rgb like this effect (gif) funny it's about demonology because I just searched "rgb blur"
And then the air and everything was shaking like a earthquake. The force of it initially knocked me back a little. I literally had to throw myself into my room and almost couldn't reconnect with my body. Scary 💩

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And normal end of hands claws

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Last time I ever tried astral projecting

full patrol
idle goblet
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Nice

smoky mauve
barren bear
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like
trying to analyse the weather was one of the primary reasons computers were made/invested in

rustic badger
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Yeah... Its the one looking at the camera

barren bear
rustic badger
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Saltzberg? Hmm... Must be ceo of salt industry

smoky mauve
full patrol
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Computers are crazy, so is like alot of stuff if you really think about it. Really fast specific order of on and off is making all of technology work

void thicket
# full patrol It's crazy stuff. What I'm interested in is *how* the portal opened. Literally a...

So like... That all depends. From my experience, there's always a source, be it your own doing, another entity's doing like possibly in your case, or some cosmic doing where you're the one who's taken into consideration, and while you yourself aren't doing the thing, you're being kind of 'used' as a lightning rod for the happening.

So, the whole how thing, can kind of be run back through our experience of the time, without drudging up the past (though I'd be careful anyway) and though the data collected, and catalogued within our brain, save for degredation over time (It's better with newer memories) to be able to kind of 'dissect' the ins and outs of a certain happening.

That's the whole part of the "Expanding ones' own consciousness" as a shield, because the field around you is in your control, so basically ~ if anyone tried to rip a hole in what you yourself have control of, they wouldn't be able to. You'd know, and you could undo their efforts.

In that case, the best way to describe it is like "Time Manipulation" but outside of physical time's flow, and in the area where your consciousness is on "You time" in a way. The ability to direct the flow of what we perceive to be time in our world, can be manipulated there much easier than here, for obvious physical reasons.

Yadda yadda, a good shield is the lack of control for the opposing party if you have nothing natural of your own... Like is in my case.

(Body is constantly invaded by weird energies, but lately it's been getting better)

barren bear
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at least we can 'control' computers
AI? Far more loose and very more destructive honestly

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the amount of people who assume ChatGPT is a knowledge machine is crazy

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but when it doesn't try and tell YOU "hey i'm just a language model"

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powerful tool

void thicket
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"Expanding Consciousness" I say extremely callously, but not for lack of regard for others, it's just my own experience kind of imprinted the means on me, so I don't know if it's really even a thing for someone who didn't go through what I had to go through. Which ~ while it sounds like I'm boasting... I'm just happy to be alive. KEKL

full patrol
void thicket
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I just know what I've seen people around me able to do... In stride ~ and at their own limits. I'd hate to just come in and be a typhoon of energy to be like "UNLIMITED POWER" and be a jerk about it, but like... No one really sees that side anyway. I have to pull it to the physical plane in order for them to experience what I'm talking about, and when I do that, I get EXTREMELY exhausted, and they end up contemplating their place in the universe... kek

I'm talkin' maybe a small ball that fits in your hands, levels of energy, but something that can be felt if you have uncalloused hands, for example.

Turns out people who work with their hands a lot have a hard time experiencing the feeling, but those who have more "Piano hands" for lack of a better term, are blown away.

It's not something I do often, because it honestly feels like I'm doing something dangerous to myself Facepalm

full patrol
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It's interesting going in blind but also pretty dangerous if you're not careful apparently

void thicket
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Absolutely.

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I always warn people, because it can be very scary out there.

full patrol
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My ex didn't like when I poked him he said it felt like bee stings. His problem for telling me to try it

void thicket
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That and the effects it can have on people is much more devastating than you might think.

Imagine taking some kind of damage, and you never went back, and turned off all contact to that part of your reality.

Well, that damage could be everlasting if not addressed. I dunno if it's all in our heads, for example ~ and I've heard of people who have long-lasting spiritual effects from these things.

Cutting onself off from a means of healing could be detrimental and one might not even know it.

full patrol
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What I do personally, is more like a meditation technique. Inhale, feel the energy manifest in your body. Exhale and let it flow out the same as it came in. Great for relaxing

void thicket
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Internal energy-circulation therapy is a fantastic way to align yourself.

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Those kinds of exercises can make a big difference out there, as well ~ because you're basically "Training yourself" in your own toroidal flow, without knowing the benefits of how it can fine-tune your control out there.

What you were presented with is in my eyes, an intrusion ~ I wouldn't even say it's common either. Sounds like a test of some sort. One you clearly passed.

full patrol
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Well, if so I'm glad I passed and I don't need any more tests lol
As much as I like staying home and playing videogames. I also like not being sick and tired all the time

void thicket
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I always ask "Why" something happened, as well ~ like beyond the portal opening, but the "Why" of the meeting in the first place?

I feel like I know why that demon approached me. It was sizing me up, seeing if I was a threat, or something that could put it's course in jepordy. When it realized I was still alive, and not on it's "Battlefield" it saw me as a nonissue, and left.

In your case, I think you're spot on with the energy theory. It's normally the gut instinct that is the actual purpose out there. Interesting how that works, too. Like we know things we don't really know, but it all falls into place.

full patrol
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The gut instinct was "oh 💩 if I don't get back to my body now he's taking it"

void thicket
full patrol
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I dmd you btw, figure we're drowning out offtopic at this point x)

void thicket
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😄 No one uses it anyway! /j

full patrol
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I consider myself a smart fella, not a fart smella

woeful ice
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First Animal species of the day (399) :
Reef urchin / ( Echinometra viridis )

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Echinometra viridis, the reef urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinometridae. It is found on reefs in very shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

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The reef urchin has an elliptical reddish brown test (shell) covered with medium length spines. These are greenish in colour with paler bases and darker, often violet, tips. This urchin grows to a diameter of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) with the longest spines being 3 centimetres (1.2 in).[2] It looks very similar to the rock-boring urchin Echinometra lucunter, but the dark tips and the greater length of the spines are distinctive.[3]

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The reef urchin is found on reefs in the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida to Venezuela at depths down to about 15 metres (49 ft). It is not as common as the rock-boring urchin and seems to be absent from the West Indies to the east of the Virgin Islands.[3]

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The reef urchin conceals itself in crevices or under boulders. It emerges at night to feed by grazing on algae with its five teeth, part of the Aristotle's lantern organ that surrounds its mouth.[4] It is not believed to bore holes, but its grazing still causes bioerosion in reefs.[5] In Panama, breeding takes place during the period April to December. It does not seem to be correlated with the phases of the moon as in some other sea urchin species.[6] Fertilisation is external and the echinopluteus larvae are planktonic. When these settle, they undergo a rapid metamorphosis into juvenile sea urchins.[4]

Researchers have studied the likely effect on the reef urchin of a rise in the carbon dioxide levels which are likely to increase ocean acidification by the end of the 21st century. It was found that the urchins would be negatively impacted because of decreased calcification, lowering their ability to build their tests, especially during winter and in the more northerly parts of their range.[7]

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The reef urchin is an important grazer on fleshy algae in the Caribbean area. Its abundance is reduced by predation by fish, especially the jolthead porgy (Calamus bajonado), the queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula), the ocean triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen) and the hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus). Because of this predation, the reef urchin avoids open reef flats and in these locations there is an overgrowth of fleshy algae. It is unable to take over the algal controlling role of the black sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) which is subject to great fluctuations in population.[8]

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

wintry marlin
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Spike

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

distant nymph
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I always wondered how those got their names o:

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@full patrol
@lilac dagger
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

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

rustic badger
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Spikey

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cool

sullen merlin
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Spikey orb

modest isle
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Cat

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modest isle
# wintry marlin Cat

This species of cats has webbed feet
And the eyes helps them spot fish easily
And oh yeah small ears

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I know, they’re cool

modest isle
sullen merlin
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Serval slams tho but still cool cat

modest isle
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The last pantherid

modest isle
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WTF
WE DIDNT ?????

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Poor jaguars

sullen merlin
azure oar
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We left out the best cat?????

sullen merlin
modest isle
sullen merlin
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We also didnt do any rhinos

modest isle
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Only whooly rhino

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  • Wooly rhino
  • Black rhino
sullen merlin
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Oh wait black rhino

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This is from the horde server 👆🏼

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@sullen merlin although the intro picture of the animals in the horde are much batter since the face shown in the center of the image

If i could i would most likely revisit the older species to change their image in the islecord

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ah hell nah

distant nymph
full patrol
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Warner bros made a movie that's clearly a cash grab for young children not realizing that they could have made a decent family movie instead and made more money off of it

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elder meadow
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That's not what a Burster looks like

restive bridge
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I based it on the one from Covenant

elder meadow
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Oof, Covenant. I like the idea tho

restive bridge
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I like the imagery of a Xeno fetus as it’s pretty in line with Alien’s themes.

void zinc
tame python
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@spice gyro my newest edition looks like an isle plant tbh, I dont have my phone but will google image. it's called a seersucker plant! weird name

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ooh thats a really nice looking one

tame python
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what isle plant species do you have??

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let me grab my phone, mine is a lot smaller

spice gyro
tame python
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this is my actual plant

spice gyro
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got a huge pot of it for real cheap recently

spice gyro
tame python
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lmao ofc this one

spice gyro
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ive gotta get some more variegated plants

tame python
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OKAY I NEED THIS PLANT

spice gyro
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it still has baby leaves

tame python
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loveeeeee

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was that hard to find?? let me see how available it is around me just with a quick search

spice gyro
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ive only ever seen it once, so i bought it immediately

tame python
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was it expensive? seeing some on etsy that are

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Im in canada

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variegated apparently

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yours looks nicer

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okay I'm def gonna keep an eye out

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the ones next to my desk

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there's 3 alocasias uhhhh my random pot full of like 4 jewel species cuttings atm

spice gyro
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other new edition spiderman monstera

tame python
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tame python
# spice gyro AAAA thats so cool

presentation is so messy lol, some I keep closer together to keep humidity up since they arent in a vivarium or anything (I am planning on starting a bromeliad focused viv)

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tame python
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alocasia frydek, I've had it about 3 years now. started as a single leaf

spice gyro
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Recently moved so my plants aren’t too situated

tame python
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I have more behind me but more personal stuff on the shelf they are on, mostly orchids. slipper orchids and a pitcher plant

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and a vining mini monstera

spice gyro
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I mostly have a lot of normal plants just cause I haven’t been able to get any cool unique ones but I want to start doing so

tame python
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some of mine I've had for 4-5 years now, they started very small. and some I've almost killed but managed to save a piece of and replanted it etc. its a lot of fun

spice gyro
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Coolest thing I have is a really tiny maranta

tame python
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I was thinking about getting one of those, legit I saw a pic on reddit today of a really nice one. my mom has a huge one

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my mom has a ton of plants too

spice gyro
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mine has like inch and a half long light green leaves with like 4 to 6 small dark purplish dots

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got it from a teacher a bit ago

tame python
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my goal is to get this bromeliad viv started by jan next year. I've been researching a lot and pretty excited

spice gyro
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not fully sure what style but i was recently super inspired by the redwoods

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and i have a ton of southern sword fern lying around so i could try using those

tame python
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I used to keep them and many other species of day gekcos when I was younger

spice gyro
tame python
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i grew up in texas so the green anoles are really nostalgic which is why i want one

spice gyro
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im gonna name the lizard Augustus

tame python
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inspired by this

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idk why

spice gyro
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lol

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that would be a fun name tho

tame python
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but yeah its an expensive project to start

spice gyro
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def

tame python
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I already have targeted species and have looked into a few sellers for bromeliads

spice gyro
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btw

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do you have any good tips for dealing with fungus gnats?

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theres a ton ever since i started maintaining a decent watering schedule and its a little annoying

spice gyro
tame python
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ive tried that but thers so many, might need to get more paper lol

tame python
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it took me like 4 weeks with the yellow sticky paper to remove them all, just cut a piece in and put it in each pot

spice gyro
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i have this little light thing that catches them on sticky plastic and its working decently but i cant have it in my room at night cause its so bright

tame python
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not sure what else you keep but yeah they love wet soil. a lot of my substrates since they are orchids are sphagnam blends so I'm lucky they dry out fast. but I do make decently chunky mixes for my soil plants with lots of perlite and I let them fully dry out between waterings. which they kinda dont like but they perk right up again as soon as I water. the good thing about alocasias is they droop when they need water so its p easy to tell

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theres another product uhhh forget what its called but it looks like bacon bits or something?

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you can put that in the top of your pots

spice gyro
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hmm ill take a look

tame python
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the bacon bit looking stuff wasnt available in canda

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canada*

spice gyro
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now that you mention it, one of my pots has a pretty different soil in it which might be the issue

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its like a really rich compost-y top soil

tame python
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yeah just make a new one with tons of perlite and water more often imo

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they thrive in damp soil that doesnt dry out

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yeah, i think ill change it soon

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my monstera is potted in it and ive been meaning to propogate it soon