offtopic-discussion

[odd pier]

idk what others to share so ill just share my other ursus ones hhehehahehageah

in the second one the other ghoul (aka the one with the messed up hair in the end) is not my oc!! owned by someone else lol

both are p old but its ok (and my old style.., buckles over and clutches stomach/j)

[nimble grail]

THE SAD AUTISM CREATURE AT THE END 😭

[odd pier]

i was sobbing under my breath the whoole time i made that animatic 😊 /j

that was me /j

[nimble grail]

That first one is so smooth. Looks like one of those fancy steam pfps

Took me a minute to find this LOL

[odd pier]

BAHFGH thank youu i used capcut

[odd pier]

FHBSDRJU me

[odd pier]

ursus is also kinda stupdi its like someone hit him int he head with a hammer

they boggled his brain and he never recovered/j

[nimble grail]

well NOW I’m curious /gen

[nimble grail]

this made me laugh lmfao

throwing up over your old art style is a universal artist experience

[odd pier]

OKAY i will give a very tl;dr of his lore

that lady in those 2 animatics is his wife from before the war. hes a ghoul which follows fallout ghoul lore (im sure u know) . she died and he didn't. so he spent the next 2 centuries living alone and gradually, due to stir craziness, forgot literally everything including how to interact with people (he re-taught himself by example of dogs outside his window HBJRFDS... he acts like a whole animal)

he was already kind of a numbskull before the war and 2 centuries' worth of amnesia + being 60+ years old biologically doesn't quite help

[nimble grail]

oh my god the poor guy D:

[odd pier]

yeah all my men are sad its ok/j

[nimble grail]

I feel so bad for him now wtf

does he ever find peace again?

[odd pier]

and thee dance with me animation was him like. "regressing" to a pre-war mindset after hearing music XD he does that

[odd pier]

no hes a raider i fear

he just kinda inserted himself as the muscle of a raider gang...

[nimble grail]

awwww

WHAT A BOZO

[odd pier]

BAHHA

its ok though because look at him/silly

[nimble grail]

That is heavy though…this is especially so sad

[nimble grail]

bro said :D

[odd pier]

real he gets very confused when he gets like that

"who are you people. why am i all wrinkly and hairless. where is my wife"

[nimble grail]

REAL 😭

[odd pier]

oh speaking of barred rattle here are some barred rattle animatics yum yum i love this man

[nimble grail]

i will never not have a soft spot for the old character with amnesia, bozo or not lmao

oooh

[odd pier]

REALL theyre such goobers

[nimble grail]

The turnaround in the first one is SO GOOD

The way he holds his head low for a few seconds is weirdly intimidating

[odd pier]

THANK YOU i made it to showcase the weird way that he moves... he has an issue with his cerebellum (as result of being a hybrid. being a hybrid always messes with one's genetics) that i affectionately dub 'chicken head syndrome'

he leads every movement with his nose which makes him kinda look like a snake

[nimble grail]

THATS SUCH A COOL DETAIL WHAT

[odd pier]

i mean he's a 9 foot tall bounty hunter being intimidating is his whole thing/silly

[nimble grail]

FAIR 💀 he is so creepy though. I like this

[odd pier]

ive found that giving my characters meat like that helps a lot especially considering i tend to roleplay with them in the circles im part of. "view a character as a person waiting for you to bring them to life", in the words of an actor i look up to

[odd pier]

he killed his lover after finding out they had a bounty on their head (and cashed said bounty in) he's . a horrible person

to be fair it was the equivalent of like millions of dollars but . still

"Is our love worth less than millions of dollars? 🥺"
"Yes."

[nimble grail]

that’s really good advice i should give it a shot. A lot of my characters come across as pretty lifeless because I don’t spend any time giving them cool little quirks like that

[nimble grail]

LOVE IS FOR THE WEAK, REAL MEN ONLY FEEL RAGE

[odd pier]

YEAH. dig into them and fish out random tidbits of info it helps wayy more than you'd expect. what's their fav color, what's their fav food, what are their pet peeves, etc

[odd pier]

YEAH 😭 IT TOOK THE LOVER IN QUESTION SO LONG TO GET HIM TO OPEN UP ENOUGH TO EVEN CONSIDER THEM SUCH. and it was all wiped away when he saw that bounty

hes a monster but hes my monster. he'd totally kill me for a nickel or a good joke but i dont care

[nimble grail]

THIS MAKES SENSE. I have like 3 characters with endless trivia and the rest have none, thinking about it now that’s probably why they all feel like npcs

[odd pier]

YEAH!! it also helps u invision them in ur head more because they feel more like people and less like a set of personality traits/concepts

[nimble grail]

brutal dude 💀 ngl i would like him way less if he chose love 💕 over the bounty HAHA

[odd pier]

REALL

[nimble grail]

that wouldve been SO cheesy

[odd pier]

he got that bag and thats all that matters/silly

https://tenor.com/view/xrd-exrd-crypto-btc-eth-gif-23801255

unironically though giving my characters fun little tidbits and such is my fav thing to do. i also love cramming 2 of my characters into an interaction to see how their traits rub against each other

just some silly comments of Snaggle Tooth (the bandaged guy) and Gavel Slam (big man) to prove my point. these are referencing social media screenshots but regardless

[nimble grail]

I had to

[odd pier]

NOOO IM CACKLUINGG

i gotta share that with the player of his lover bro...

[nimble grail]

I’m honored

[nimble grail]

THIS IS A FUN IDEA

also woah does Snaggle Tooth have a ref sheet? I like their design

[odd pier]

OH these 2 are also the rightmost guys in thee um... humanized piece holdon

yeah those are these guys

[nimble grail]

YEAH

[odd pier]

gavel is both a behemoth but also snaggle is like 5'1"

[nimble grail]

I love super short characters, and is he a scientist feller?

[odd pier]

THEY DON'T but i work off of these sketches i did of them

[nimble grail]

He gives that vibe, i like his hands

my wifi just left me, those pictures aren’t loading

[odd pier]

he's kinda like. a strategist, for lack of a better term?? he's part of a militia-like group and does most of the planning and setup for things. he can't fight himself for obvious reasons so he sets up those he works with to win

[nimble grail]

OKAY THERE

I see!!!! Ngl i think this guy is my favorite so far

[odd pier]

it's hard to tell because of the sketchy nature of the humanized drawing but he wears like. a greatcoat

[odd pier]

i can dump more details if you want

[nimble grail]

👀 GIVE

[odd pier]

before going into the militia group he's a part of now, he used to be in a ramshackle lil gang. he was damaged irreparably by a botched heist in that gang resulting in an explosion

he's a changeling (so like. buggy fella) but is missing his (pretty much) entire carapace because of the explosion.

he ended up leaving that gang after he recovered and left behind his (now-ex) partner who decided to stay in it. they still miss each other but snaggle specifically would rather die than admit that

this is the partner in question heehe... i love this guy sm

he and gavel slam are both in the militia group (in fact, all of that humanized lineup are lol) and the two of them are decently close friends

[nimble grail]

AWWW this fella is such a cutie!!!!

i see though!!! Snaggle sounds like a complete skrunkle. All of these character designs have so much depth

[odd pier]

GIDHGUJRBFK thank you i pride myself in it

i could rant about my ocs all day every day bro i love all of my silly guys

[nimble grail]

Does gavel slam not like grapes? I got confused with these

[odd pier]

i have like... 40... im a genuine animal

[nimble grail]

ANOTHER MEME

[odd pier]

i was just copying a screenshot from the internet 😭 something tells me snaggle was probably rambling about grapes for the past several hours and gavel finally snapped tho

[odd pier]

yeah... 💔

i did not want the freaking broken chain emoji im going to lose it

[nimble grail]

OH I see now that is gold

[nimble grail]

LOOOOOL

[odd pier]

save me gavel slam (the third is his horse disguise... inherently kinda bad because it's literally just him but a horse .. also those alre just lyrics LOL)

he wears a blindfold to challenge himself in combat, his face/eyes are fine

[nimble grail]

ohhhh that’s sick what a beast

[odd pier]

my fav behemoth/silly

[nimble grail]

i love it when characters intentionally limit themselves purely for the challenge

[odd pier]

YEAHH

[nimble grail]

it gives them that moment of “okay well now i am taking OFF my blindfold!!” And the audience screams

[odd pier]

he also uses a giant hammer in combat (that's like. the size of an average creature's torso). limiting himself because he's 100% confident that he is strong enough to win anyway is his THING

[odd pier]

YEAH

[odd pier]

...he also wears a giant kinda restrictive suit of medieval armor

[nimble grail]

BEAST

[odd pier]

my beastt <3

[nimble grail]

Itd be so cool to be his friend 😭

completely off topic, but the flu sucks so much queasiness making it hard to concentrate smh

[odd pier]

he's a numbskulled, arrogant, sadistic freak i dont think it would be 😭 /silly

[nimble grail]

LOL

[odd pier]

oh my god i feel that fr... get well soon gamer

[nimble grail]

it’s a post apocalyptic world tho, that’s the only kind of friend to have!

HAHA

[odd pier]

GRFDSHB if only/silly. i (surprisingly enough) have a few morally decent fo:e ocs

[nimble grail]

thank you 🫡 it shouldn’t be much longer…i’ve had it for like four days already

[odd pier]

wahoo!

[odd pier]

one of my fav of the bunch, Moribund!

[nimble grail]

oh this guy seems chill

[odd pier]

this is terrible i cant believe someone let me yell at them about my stupid characters for like. checks watch. AN HBOUR AND A HALF/?? anyway. i cant believe someone let me yell at them about my stupid characters for an hour and a half this is amazing /silly

[odd pier]

yayaya hes a barber :3

[nimble grail]

OOOOOHHHH

is that related to you wanting to be a hair stylist? (Forgive me if i am misremembering what you said HAHA)

[odd pier]

kindaaa yeah i have a couple hair stylist ocs just cuz i know how to properly grasp that sorta occupation (since. yk. im decent at hair styling)

[nimble grail]

it’s been really fun i like talking to ppl about their characters! These fellers are so interesting, and I learned a thing or two as well

Things that I probably should’ve already known but ah well

[odd pier]

yaya !! ofc ofc i loved hearing about ur silly little fellas too theyre very cool.. i love the concept of them being made entirely out of nature stuff (for lack of a better term)

[nimble grail]

aha i get that! (I’m so slow at typing rn i keep getting distracted lmfao)

also I didn’t even realize it was that long 💀 being sick means I don’t do much else other than sit in bed

[nimble grail]

thank you! It’s a new idea and pretty barebones

my main universe has more to do with robots and ghosts

[odd pier]

hell yeah

[odd pier]

FELT

[calm tulip]

do you guys wanna sing alburqueque but in the isles discord

[full patrol]

This is the isle's official discord

[rain light]

Nailspo is omniraptor claws

[formal cargo]

These are terrifying. Cool, but terrifying

[rain light]

I’m struggling with regular nails 😭 but I wanna try a dinosaur inspired set so bad

[soft lily]

Those are cool

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (450) :
Northern pike / (Esox lucius)

The northern pike (Esox lucius) is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (pikes). They are commonly found in moderately salty and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (i.e. holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a pike (PL: pike) in Great Britain, Ireland, most of Eastern Europe, Canada and the U.S., although in the Midwest, they may be called a Northern.[2]

Pike can grow to a relatively large size. Their average length is about 40–55 cm (16–22 in), with maximum recorded lengths of up to 150 cm (59 in) and maximum weights of 28.4 kg (63 lb).[3] The IGFA currently recognises a 25 kg (55 lb) pike caught by Lothar Louis on Greffern Lake, Germany, on 16 October 1986, as the all-tackle world-record holding northern pike. [4] Northern pike grow to larger sizes in Eurasia than in North America, and in coastal Eurasian regions than inland ones.[5]

Habitat

Pike are found in sluggish streams and shallow, weedy places in lakes and reservoirs, as well as in cold, clear, rocky waters. They are typical ambush predators; they lie in wait for prey, holding perfectly still for long periods, and then exhibit remarkable acceleration as they strike. They inhabit any water body that contains fish, but suitable places for spawning are also essential. Because of their cannibalistic nature, young pike need places where they can take shelter between plants so they are not eaten. In both cases, rich submerged vegetation is needed. Pike are seldom found in brackish water, except for the Baltic Sea area, here they can be found spending time both in the mouths of rivers and in the open brackish waters of the Baltic Sea. It is normal for pike to return to fresh water after a period in these brackish waters.[13] They seem to prefer water with less turbidity, but that is likely related to their dependence on the presence of vegetation.[citation needed]

Geographic distribution

Esox lucius is found in fresh water throughout the Northern Hemisphere, including Russia, Europe, and North America. It has also been introduced to lakes in Morocco, and is even found in brackish water of the Baltic Sea, but they are confined to the low-salinity water at the surface of the sea, and are seldom seen in brackish water elsewhere.[citation needed]

Within North America, northern pike populations are found in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, northern Texas, northern New Mexico, northern Arizona, Alaska, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec (pike are rare in British Columbia and east coast provinces). Watersheds in which pike are found include the Ohio Valley, the upper Mississippi River and its tributaries, and the Great Lakes Basin. They are also stocked in, or have been introduced to, some western lakes and reservoirs for sport fishing, although some fisheries managers believe this practice often threatens other species of fish such as bass, trout, and salmon, causing government agencies to attempt to exterminate the pike by poisoning lakes, such as Stormy Lake, Alaska.[14] E. lucius is a severe invasive predator in Box Canyon Reservoir on the Pend Oreille River in northeastern Washington.[15]

Description

Northern pike are most often olive green, shading from yellow to white along the belly. The flank is marked with short, light bar-like spots and a few to many dark spots on the fins. Sometimes, the fins are reddish. Younger pike have yellow stripes along a green body; later, the stripes divide into light spots and the body turns from green to olive green. The lower half of the gill cover lacks scales, and it has large sensory pores on its head and on the underside of its lower jaw which are part of the lateral line system. Unlike the similar-looking and closely related muskellunge, the northern pike has light markings on a dark body background and fewer than six sensory pores on the underside of each side of the lower jaw.

A hybrid between northern pike and muskellunge is known as a tiger muskellunge (Esox masquinongy × lucius or Esox lucius × masquinongy,[7] depending on the sex of each of the contributing species). In the hybrids, the males are invariably sterile, while females are often fertile, and may back-cross with the parent species.[8] Another form of northern pike, the silver pike, is not a subspecies but rather a mutation that occurs in scattered populations. Silver pike, sometimes called silver muskellunge, lack the rows of spots and appear silver, white, or silvery-blue in color.[9] When ill, silver pike have been known to display a somewhat purplish hue; long illness is also the most common cause of male sterility.

In Italy, the newly identified species Esox cisalpinus ("southern pike") was long thought to be a color variation of the northern pike, but was in 2011 announced to be a species of its own.[10]

Behaviour
Aggression
The northern pike is a relatively aggressive species, especially with regard to feeding. For example, when food sources are scarce, cannibalism develops, starting around five weeks in a small percentage of populations.[16] This cannibalism occurs when the ratio of predator to prey is two to one.[16] One can expect this because when food is scarce, Northern pike fight for survival, such as turning on smaller pike to feed; this is seen in other species such as tiger salamanders. Usually, pike tend to feed on smaller fish, such as the banded killifish. However, when pike exceed 700 mm (28 in) long, they feed on larger fish.[17]

Because of cannibalism when food is short, pike suffer a fairly high young mortality rate.[18] Cannibalism is more prevalent in cool summers, as the upcoming pike have slow growth rates in that season and might not be able to reach a size to deter the larger pike. Cannibalism is likely to arise in low growth and low food conditions.[18] Pike do not discriminate siblings well,[citation needed] so cannibalism between siblings is likely.

Aggression also arises from a need for space.[19] Young pike tend to have their food stolen by larger pike.[19] Pike are aggressive if not given enough space because they are territorial.[20] They use a form of foraging known as ambush foraging. Unlike species such as perch, pike undergo bursts of energy instead of actively chasing down prey. As such, a fair amount of inactive time occurs until they find prey. Hunting efficiency decreases with competition;[20] the larger the pike, the larger the area controlled by that particular pike. An inverse relation to vegetation density and pike size exists, which is due to the possibility of cannibalism from the largest pike.[21] This makes sense, as the smaller pike need more vegetation to avoid being eaten. Large pike do not have this worry and can afford the advantage of a large line of sight. They prefer a tree structure habitat.[21]

There has been at least one instance of a pike attacking a dog.[22]

Pike are occasionally preyed upon by otters.[23]

Physical behavioural traits
Pike are capable of "fast start" movements, which are sudden high-energy bursts of unsteady swimming.[24] Many other fish exhibit this movement as well. Most fish use this mechanism to avoid life-threatening situations. For the pike, however, it is a tool used to capture prey from their sedentary positions. They flash out in such bursts and capture their prey. These fast starts terminate when the pike has reached maximum velocity.[24] During such motions, pike make "S" conformations while swimming at high rates. To decelerate, they, simply make a "C" conformation, exponentially slowing down their speed so that they can "stop".[24] An interesting behavioural trait that pike have is that they have short digestion times and long feeding periods.[17] They can undergo many of these fast bursts to collect as much prey as they can. Pike are least active during the night.[20]

Reproduction
Pike have a strong homing behaviour;[21] they inhabit certain areas by nature. During the summer, they tend to group closer to vegetation than during the winter.[25] The exact reason is not clear, but likely is a result of foraging or possibly reproductive needs to safeguard young. Pike diel rhythm changes significantly over the year.[25] On sunny days, pike stay closer to the shallow shore. On windy days, they are further from shore.[26] When close to the shore, pike have a preference for shallow, vegetated areas.[26] Pike are more stationary in reservoirs than lakes.[25] A possibility is that lakes have more prey to feed upon, or possibly in reservoirs prey will ultimately cross paths with the pike. As such, this could be a form of energy conservation. Pike breed in the spring.[19]

Pike are physically capable of breeding at an age of about two years, spawning in spring when the water temperature first reaches about 9 °C (48 °F). They have a tendency to lay a large number of eggs.[19] A likely explanation for such actions is to produce as many surviving offspring as possible, as many most likely die early in life. In females, the gonads enlarge when it is time to shed her eggs.[19] However, after they are shed, these eggs will not hatch if the water is below 6 °C (43 °F).[19] Male pike arrive at the breeding grounds before females do, preceding them by a few weeks. In addition, the males stay after the spawning is finished.[19] Parental stock is vital for pike success.[27] Egg survival has been shown to be positively correlated with number of eggs laid.[27] For breeding, the more stable the water, the greater the fitness of the pike.[28] Mortality results from toxic concentrations of iron or rapid temperature changes,[28] and adult abundance and the strength of the resulting year classes are not related. It is based upon two points of development: one during embryo stage between fertilization and closure of the blastopore, and the second between hatching and the termination of the alevin stage.[28]

The colour of the sticky eggs is yellow to orange; the diameter is 2.5 to 3 mm (0.098 to 0.118 in). The embryos are 7.5 to 10 mm (0.30 to 0.39 in) in length and able to swim after hatching, but stay on the bottom for some time. The embryonic stage is five to 16 days, dependent on water temperature (at 19 °C (66 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F), respectively). Under natural circumstances, the survival from free-swimming larva to 75-mm pike is around 5%.[citation needed]

Food

The young, free-swimming pike feed on small invertebrates starting with Daphnia, and quickly move on to bigger prey, such as Asellus and Gammarus. When the body length is 4 to 8 cm (1.6 to 3.1 in), they start feeding on small fish.

A pike has a very typical hunting behaviour; it is able to remain stationary in the water by moving the last fin rays of the dorsal fins and the pectoral fins. Before striking, it bends its body and darts out to the prey using the large surface of its caudal fin, dorsal fin, and anal fin to propel itself. The fish has a distinctive habit of catching its prey sideways in the mouth, immobilising it with its sharp, backward-pointing teeth, and then turning the prey headfirst to swallow it. It eats mainly fish and frogs, but also small mammals and birds fall prey to pike. Young pike have been found dead from choking on a pike of a similar size, an observation referred to by the renowned English poet Ted Hughes in his famous poem "Pike".[29] Northern pike also feed on insects, crayfish, and leeches.[30] They are not very particular and eat spiny fish like perch, and will even take fish as small as sticklebacks if they are the only available prey.

Pike are known to occasionally hunt and consume larger water birds, such as an incident in 2016 when an individual was observed trying to drown and eat a great crested grebe,[31] an incident in which a pike choked to death after killing and attempting to eat a tufted duck,[32] as well as an incident in 2015 where an attack by a large pike between three and four feet long was implicated as a possible cause for the injury and death of an adult mute swan[33] on Lower Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, but it is generally believed that such attacks are only rare occurrences.

The northern pike is a largely solitary predator. It migrates during a spawning season, and it follows prey fish like common roaches to their deeper winter quarters. Sometimes, divers observe groups of similar-sized pike that cooperate some to start hunting at the same time, so "wolfpack" theories are given. Large pike can be caught on dead immobile fish, so these pike are thought to move about in a rather large territory to find food. Large pike are also known to cruise large water bodies at a few metres deep, probably pursuing schools of prey fish. Smaller pike are more of ambush predators, probably because of their vulnerability to cannibalism. Pike are often found near the exit of culverts, which can be attributed to the presence of schools of prey fish and the opportunity for ambush. Being potamodromous, all esocids tend to display limited migration, although some local movement may be of key significance for population dynamics. In the Baltic, they are known to follow herring schools, so have some seasonal migration.

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

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

[rustic badger]

[sullen merlin]

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

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

Hopefully im fully back now with Aotd, i was sick for a while and was kinda busy with school stuff so yea.

[distant nymph]

These are scary!

There's a really big one in a lake here that eats the ducks

[crimson marlin]

Fibish 🐟

[lime copper]

So those that came from Isle discussions, what class do you play

[hidden raptor]

I actually haven't played that much dnd, but I've always wanted to go for the most funny, and I feel like stealth stuff with rogue seems neat

[lime copper]

Oooh nice! I had a rogue planned out but sadly the campaign didn't really go anywhere ;; Played a cleric for a while, that was fun!

[nimble grail]

I’ve never played D&D before despite my group always saying we’re gonna at some point I have a warlock rolled, I have no idea how to play him 10/10

[hidden raptor]

ah rip xD, yeah I think wizard would also be funny, there's so many ideas and places you could go with it

[nimble grail]

bards have funny potential too, yeah? Or are they just annoying? LMAO

there are a lot of hilarious memes about them but I have no idea what they play like in actual games

[hidden raptor]

honestly I feel like all of them have funny potential, just depends on how you go about it

[rough hollow]

Hey

Who else went here because kissen said so

[flint wren]

[hidden raptor]

tough man

[toxic sage]

I found where all of you are :3

[steady crown]

What’s a good gift to get a girl? - Preferably something handmade

[sturdy imp]

íley is having a moment

anyways avatar fop screenshot dump

[cedar crescent]

It depends what they like

Custom name mug could be cool and thoughtful maybe

But like

If that's their aesthetic and if they usually drink tea often or something

[steady crown]

Thanks for the idea!

[austere robin]

it takes almost the same amount of time to regen herrera's stam 0 - 100% as it does to peel a lemon

science demands experimentation

[rustic badger]

But is this enough? we now need to measure how long it takes for you to peel a lemon with some other method

For Science

[austere robin]

For Science

ill have to get another lemon later today

[spice gyro]

Why would you peel a lemon?

[rustic badger]

To find out how long it takes to peel a lemon

or to find out how long it takes for a herrera to go from 0 stam to 100

[spice gyro]

True

[austere robin]

to eat it?

[spice gyro]

Why would you just… eat a lemon

[full patrol]

Is that lemon cosplaying as a orange or is it just the lighting?

[smoky mauve]

thats definitely an orange

[spice gyro]

Also I feel like I have that same keyboard and lighting choice

[craggy raven]

i found you all hehehe

[shell rapids]

I am suprised to say i kimda like marvel rivals

[craggy raven]

I've become so numb i can feel you there become so tired so much more aware...... sing if you know it

[round agate]

Anyone read the jp novel? It’s really brutal and better than the movie imo

[full patrol]

https://youtu.be/kXYiU_JCYtU?si=wT57YzI8lJ5p6YMg

[craggy raven]

All I want is to be more like me and more less like you

[austere robin]

do you not?

its a food

food is for eatin'

[barren bear]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1189952551290929274/1232732813585944616/image0-2.gif

[austere robin]

i stand by my choice of food

[spice gyro]

[west epoch]

Well yeah i feel like it's meant for older people, and i like that better, they aren't scared to show someone being eaten and i think it's way more immersive like that, i can't wait for season 3

[unreal pier]

bery handsome nah

[barren bear]

Just need one rated for adults now...

[eager robin]

https://youtu.be/mcvLKldPM08?si=8pTtLYzuSE2z6Cgy

I’m screaming

I have waited so long for another

It better be good.

[wintry marlin]

Fish

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (451) :
Lesser fruit fly / (Drosophila melanogaster)

Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fly (an insect of the order Diptera) in the family Drosophilidae. The species is often referred to as the fruit fly or lesser fruit fly, or less commonly the "vinegar fly", "pomace fly",[a][5] or "banana fly".[6] In the wild, D. melanogaster are attracted to rotting fruit and fermenting beverages, and are often found in orchards, kitchens and pubs.

Starting with Charles W. Woodworth's 1901 proposal of the use of this species as a model organism,[7][8] D. melanogaster continues to be widely used for biological research in genetics, physiology, microbial pathogenesis, and life history evolution. D. melanogaster was the first animal to be launched into space in 1947.[9] As of 2017, six Nobel Prizes have been awarded to drosophilists for their work using the insect.[10][11]

Drosophila melanogaster is typically used in research owing to its rapid life cycle, relatively simple genetics with only four pairs of chromosomes, and large number of offspring per generation.[12] It was originally an African species, with all non-African lineages having a common origin.[13] Its geographic range includes all continents, including islands.[14] D. melanogaster is a common pest in homes, restaurants, and other places where food is served.[15]

Flies belonging to the family Tephritidae are also called "fruit flies". This can cause confusion, especially in the Mediterranean, Australia, and South Africa, where the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is an economic pest.

Physical appearance
Unlike humans, the sex and physical appearance of fruit flies is not influenced by hormones.[16] The appearance and sex of fruit flies is determined only by genetic information.[16]

Female fruit flies are substantially larger than male fruit flies, with females having bodies that are up to 30% larger than an adult male.[17][18]

Wild type fruit flies are yellow-brown, with brick-red eyes and transverse black rings across the abdomen. The black portions of the abdomen are the inspiration for the species name (melanogaster = "black-bellied"). The brick-red color of the eyes of the wild type fly are due to two pigments:[19] xanthommatin, which is brown and is derived from tryptophan, and drosopterins, which are red and are derived from guanosine triphosphate.[19] They exhibit sexual dimorphism; females are about 2.5 mm (0.10 in) long; males are slightly smaller. Furthermore, males have a cluster of spiky hairs (claspers) surrounding the reproducing parts used to attach to the female during mating. Extensive images are found at FlyBase.[20]

Drosophila melanogaster can be distinguished from related species by the following combination of features: gena ~1/10 diameter of eye at greatest vertical height; wing hyaline and with costal index 2.4; male protarsus with a single row of ~12 setae forming a sex comb; male epandrial posterior lobe small and nearly triangular; female abdominal tergite 6 with dark band running to its ventral margin; female oviscapt small, pale, without dorsodistal depression and with 12-13 peg-like outer ovisensilla.[21][22]

Drosophila melanogaster flies can sense air currents with the hairs on their backs. Their eyes are sensitive to slight differences in light intensity and will instinctively fly away when a shadow or other movement is detected.[23]

Lifecycle and reproduction

Under optimal growth conditions at 25 °C (77 °F), the D. melanogaster lifespan is about 50 days from egg to death.[24] The developmental period for D. melanogaster varies with temperature, as with many ectothermic species. The shortest development time (egg to adult), seven days, is achieved at 28 °C (82 °F).[25][26] Development times increase at higher temperatures (11 days at 30 °C or 86 °F) due to heat stress. Under ideal conditions, the development time at 25 °C (77 °F) is 8+1⁄2 days,[25][26][27] at 18 °C (64 °F) it takes 19 days[25][26] and at 12 °C (54 °F) it takes over 50 days.[25][26] Under crowded conditions, development time increases,[28] while the emerging flies are smaller.[28][29] Females lay some 400 eggs (embryos), about five at a time, into rotting fruit or other suitable material such as decaying mushrooms and sap fluxes. Drosophila melanogaster is a holometabolous insect, so it undergoes a full metamorphosis. Their life cycle is broken down into four stages: embryo, larva, pupa, adult.[30] The eggs, which are about 0.5 mm long, hatch after 12–15 hours (at 25 °C or 77 °F).[25][26] The resulting larvae grow for about four days (at 25 °C) while molting twice (into second- and third-instar larvae), at about 24 and 48 hours after hatching.[25][26] During this time, they feed on the microorganisms that decompose the fruit, as well as on the sugar of the fruit itself. The mother puts feces on the egg sacs to establish the same microbial composition in the larvae's guts that has worked positively for herself.[31] Then the larvae encapsulate in the puparium and undergo a four-day-long metamorphosis (at 25 °C), after which the adults eclose (emerge).[25][26]

Egg of this species

Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly, has been a significant model organism in embryonic development research. Many of its genes that regulate embryonic development and their mechanisms of action have been crucial in understanding the fundamental principles of embryonic development regulation in many multicellular organisms, including humans. Here are some important genes regulating embryonic development in Drosophila melanogaster and their modes of action:

Maternal genes: These genes are encoded in the female fruit fly and are present in the early stages of embryo development. They determine the embryo's main features and early development. For example, the gene called Bicoid regulates the formation of the embryo's anterior end, and its absence leads to an embryo lacking a head.

Zygotic genes: These genes are activated in later stages of embryo development when the fruit fly embryo begins to produce its own genetic products. For example, the hunchback gene regulates the formation of segments in the embryo.

Homeotic genes: This gene family regulates segmentation and axial patterning in development. They act as regulatory factors that determine cell fate in embryonic development. For example, the gene called Antennapedia regulates the formation of anterior limbs in the embryo.

Morphogens: These are molecules that form gradients in embryonic development and regulate cell fate depending on their position in the gradient. For example, the Hedgehog morphogen regulates the differentiation of segments and segment identity in the fruit fly embryo.

These genes and their modes of action form a complex regulatory network that guides the embryonic development of Drosophila melanogaster. They influence cell differentiation, segment formation, and axial patterning in the embryo, ultimately leading to the development of a fully formed adult fruit fly.

[rustic badger]

Well well well

[sullen merlin]

Model organism in genetics
D. melanogaster remains one of the most studied organisms in biological research, particularly in genetics and developmental biology. It is also employed in studies of environmental mutagenesis.

History of use in genetic analysis

D. melanogaster was among the first organisms used for genetic analysis, and today it is one of the most widely used and genetically best-known of all eukaryotic organisms. All organisms use common genetic systems; therefore, comprehending processes such as transcription and replication in fruit flies helps in understanding these processes in other eukaryotes, including humans.[50]

Thomas Hunt Morgan began using fruit flies in experimental studies of heredity at Columbia University in 1910 in a laboratory known as the Fly Room. The Fly Room was cramped with eight desks, each occupied by students and their experiments. They started off experiments using milk bottles to rear the fruit flies and handheld lenses for observing their traits. The lenses were later replaced by microscopes, which enhanced their observations. Morgan and his students eventually elucidated many basic principles of heredity, including sex-linked inheritance, epistasis, multiple alleles, and gene mapping.[50]

D. melanogaster had historically been used in laboratories to study genetics and patterns of inheritance. However, D. melanogaster also has importance in environmental mutagenesis research, allowing researchers to study the effects of specific environmental mutagens.[51]

Similarity to humans
A June 2001 study by National Human Genome Research Institute comparing the fruit fly and human genome estimated that about 60% of genes are conserved between the two species.[83] About 75% of known human disease genes have a recognizable match in the genome of fruit flies,[84] and 50% of fly protein sequences have mammalian homologs [citation needed]. An online database called Homophila is available to search for human disease gene homologues in flies and vice versa.[85]

Drosophila is being used as a genetic model for several human diseases including the neurodegenerative disorders Parkinson's, Huntington's, spinocerebellar ataxia and Alzheimer's disease.[86] The fly is also being used to study mechanisms underlying aging and oxidative stress, immunity, diabetes, and cancer, as well as drug abuse.[87][88][89]

Grooming
Drosophila are known to exhibit grooming behaviors that are executed in a predictable manner. Drosophila consistently begin a grooming sequence by using their front legs to clean the eyes, then the head and antennae. Using their hind legs, Drosophila proceed to groom their abdomen, and finally the wings and thorax. Throughout this sequence, Drosophila periodically rub their legs together to get rid of excess dust and debris that accumulates during the grooming process.[172]

Grooming behaviors have been shown to be executed in a suppression hierarchy. This means that grooming behaviors that occur at the beginning of the sequence prevent those that come later in the sequence from occurring simultaneously, as the grooming sequence consists of mutually exclusive behaviors.[173][174] This hierarchy does not prevent Drosophila from returning to grooming behaviors that have already been accessed in the grooming sequence.[173] The order of grooming behaviors in the suppression hierarchy is thought to be related to the priority of cleaning a specific body part. For example, the eyes and antennae are likely executed early on in the grooming sequence to prevent debris from interfering with the function of D. melanogaster's sensory organs.[173][174]

Walking

Like many other hexapod insects, Drosophila typically walk using a tripod gait.[176] This means that three of the legs swing together while the other three remain stationary, or in stance. Specifically, the middle leg moves in phase with the contralateral front and hind legs. However, variability around the tripod configuration exists along a continuum, meaning that flies do not exhibit distinct transitions between different gaits.[177] At fast walking speeds, the walking configuration is mostly tripod (3 legs in stance), but at slower walking speeds, flies are more likely to have four (tetrapod) or five legs in stance (wave).[178][179] These transitions may help to optimize static stability.[180] Because flies are so small, inertial forces are negligible compared with the elastic forces of their muscles and joints or the viscous forces of the surrounding air.[181]

Flight
Flies fly via straight sequences of movement interspersed by rapid turns called saccades.[182] During these turns, a fly is able to rotate 90° in less than 50 milliseconds.[182]

Characteristics of Drosophila flight may be dominated by the viscosity of the air, rather than the inertia of the fly body, but the opposite case with inertia as the dominant force may occur.[182] However, subsequent work showed that while the viscous effects on the insect body during flight may be negligible, the aerodynamic forces on the wings themselves actually cause fruit flies' turns to be damped viscously.[183]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_melanogaster

heres a link to the wiki for people that are interested in the more in depth genetics talk of this species

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

[rustic badger]

[sullen merlin]

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

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

[wintry marlin]

Bug

[sullen merlin]

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

[rain light]

New cartoon is coming out, and I’m exciiittteeeddd ✨ it’s called IYANU on Cartoon Network :3

[sullen merlin]

I know this is AI btw but its a good high quality representation of what it looks like

[distant nymph]

Ohh!
We worked a lot with those before

Drosophila Melanogaster and Drosophila Virilis

[sullen merlin]

Just because they are so frequently used in biological research, they have a wiki page lmao. All other species of the genus have like max 2 sentences lol

I also might have to start breeding them soon myself if im to keep some poison dart frogs

[crimson marlin]

Cool

[full patrol]

please don't tell me that's roblox
it has the roblox grass

[weary igloo]

maybe

[full patrol]

man roblox has come really far
last time I played everything was made of circles

[weary igloo]

Yeah it's wayyyy different, and Ecos is great fun

It has some pretty interesting mechanics especially for a roblox game

[lone star]

Yeah, ecos la Brea

[shell rapids]

mine caft

[deep bobcat]

Use code Pear in the fortnite item shop

[craggy raven]

Lion king night

[high cove]

hey guys, just thought I would remind ya'll of this moment from 2020

[young gale]

Virus

[rain light]

https://tenor.com/view/dennis-gif-12029272833419199987

[rain light]

I have the same game

[hidden raptor]

you know it

[high cove]

No it's from 2020 when there was hundreds of people in VC all chatting at once

[rain light]

peak Arcane animation:

[rough hollow]

oh my god the fps

[neat basalt]

somewhere over the rainbow

[rain light]

Started playing Marvel Rivals and the game is fun but the players and community, is not

[digital sleet]

yeah thats how shooters go, sadly

im finding it fun though, lots of wacky moments

pretty fun dropping two octopi onto the field, smacking some nerd in the face and watching the cephalopods rage

[sullen merlin]

Id only play that game for jeff

[rain light]

Jeff is cute and I started early with him but my favorite right now is Rocket

[digital sleet]

@pulsar crown point of view: youre an innocent land shark playing with bubbles
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1078702148470177823/1316769383514767401/ironfistpunch.gif?ex=675c408d&is=675aef0d&hm=bbced2ed16990cff901a12c54f5e7d0d45afa9bae2738ba804463e1110ec6040&

[pulsar crown]

get him

ive been playing wolverine, and he is to tanks what iron fist is to supports

[digital sleet]

damn shame wolverine just sucks lmao

[pulsar crown]

you're playing a tank and wolverine just kidnaps you, puts you in a corner and turns you into mincemeat

i got MVP as him. He's not great, but at least he ain't the worst hero in the game lmao

you genuinely strike the fear of God into tank players as him

[digital sleet]

wolverine, spear tackle tank, straight off the cliff

god tier strategy

[pulsar crown]

honestly i cant wait for when he's inevitably buffed becase it's going to be hell for literally every tank

wolverine feels so weak against a squishy but then you turn venom into chunks and you suddenly feel like a god

[digital sleet]

i played peni parker for the first time earlier

she is absolutely insanely broken

i just sat on point with the web machine, at maximum health, getting healed continuously, firing projectiles that deal like 50 damage and webs that stun/immobilise a player for a second

[pulsar crown]

and against Groot, Magneto and Strange, Wolverine is an absolute nightmare

[digital sleet]

every single time i try to play black panther

the LSHIFT ability does not register on a marked enemy, so i cant refresh the ability

the game straight up says "nuh uh" and denies me from playing black panther

when i REALLY want to play black panther

[pulsar crown]

ive been playing a bit of black panther, and his base gameplay loop is pretty damn fun, but difficult to do

[digital sleet]

i felt so cheesed earlier

i flanked the entire enemy team at the very start of a round, went to mark with a spear, but apparently you have to wait for the spear animation first

[pulsar crown]

you do

[digital sleet]

i just right clicked and left shifted instantly, leaving me infront of the punisher's turret, the magneto, and the mantis

[pulsar crown]

i got MVP as iron man which is suprising because iron man is an ass character lmao

[digital sleet]

then i swapped to moon knight and immediately got targeted solely by an enemy iron fist

[pulsar crown]

if you play moon knight you are asking to be jumped by iron fist or literally any flanker

[digital sleet]

its okay though because i deal like 400 damage with one ankh

ill take that tradeoff

[pulsar crown]

holy god wolverine does 63 damage a hit to an 800HP tank LMAO

no wonder he just melts them

[lean vale]

I've been trying out a ton of different heros, I first played on ps5, then went to pc cuz I had left over steam money on it lol

I really like moon knight

[digital sleet]

is that

is that a maia

[mortal echo]

That is

that is a maia.

[digital sleet]

they really did just add a maia when the isle did huh

[mortal echo]

Being chaced bya cera-

Wait Maia's in Evrima now?

[digital sleet]

horse test

[mortal echo]

Oh-

I didn't know that actually-

[distant nymph]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djtsw5k_DNc

Huh ? xD

Elden Ring Spin-Off series got announced o:

[young gale]

Woah

(I never played elden ring)

I'm just waiting for a GTA 6 announcement:)

[shell rapids]

this is gonna make me go ballistic

why is the nameless king in an elden ring spinoff

what is happening

[barren bear]

Same

[smoky mauve]

apparently miyazaki isnt directing this one, which makes me a little skeptical. B team shenanigans

[young gale]

Why

[distant nymph]

It looks so weird o:
I mean, I'm cautiously optimistic

But I have my worries >.<

Even seems like there's Pre-Made characters

[shell rapids]

its definetly seems more like a side project theyve had

and i like that

[distant nymph]

I'm looking forward to it 😊
It just looks so, unusual ?

Not at all like a Fromsoft game

[young gale]

Still no GTA 6 announcement

Sighhhh

This is kinda cool though I think

https://youtu.be/Cs4PW9oOPlQ?si=v2HBpdlyxxtKGAT_

[distant nymph]

At least GTA6 will come before Elder Scrolls 6

[young gale]

So true

[digital sleet]

i was so excited for the reveal only to see its third person shooter

[young gale]

Oh

I just want GTA 6 man:(

It's been a year since the first trailer and we haven't gotten anything

[digital sleet]

just give me the goddamn HLX trailer

[young gale]

I just wanna like kick a shark or something

[distant nymph]

GTA's not really my type of game, sadly ):
I might still take a look since I never played one, but hm

[young gale]

Punch an alligator

[young gale]

Alot of people are hyped for GTA 6

It broke the most viewed YouTube video in just 24 hours

[distant nymph]

That's fair, yeah 😊

[young gale]

RAHHHH!!!!!

I can't wait for late 2025

😊

[distant nymph]

2025 seems like an exciting gaming year

New Monster Hunter
New Elden Ring
New GTA

[young gale]

Maybe that new Jurassic Park game aswell

[barren bear]

Unless...

[young gale]

Jurassic Park survival

[barren bear]

Jwe3 as well!!

[smoky mauve]

Every other announcement is a gatcha game with an 8 minute long trailer

[young gale]

no

[barren bear]

Yes

[young gale]

wrong

[barren bear]

Why

[young gale]

Sorry

Hop on the isle

[barren bear]

No

Sorry

[young gale]

Hop on powerwash simulator

[smoky mauve]

The isle full releases 2025, wins goty over gta6

[distant nymph]

Aw xD
I think Elder Scrolls 6 is predicted for like 2028, so I hope not for all GTA fans sake

[young gale]

Subnautica 2

[smoky mauve]

Early access dont count

[young gale]

Sigh

[distant nymph]

It's been 6 Years since the Elder Scrolls Teaser released..
This person has been writing Daily comments under it xD

[smoky mauve]

Not playing until full release

Gonna have to wait for subnautica 2 till like 2030

[young gale]

It's been over a decade since the last gta

Please

Rockstar

Gib GTA 6

[barren bear]

Why

[young gale]

Ummm because I said so

[smoky mauve]

NO, I DONT CARE ABOUT THE AWARDS

GIVE ME 5 HOURS OF JUST GAME TRAILERS

[young gale]

Me when the game awards are giving out awards

[smoky mauve]

no

[lean vale]

well over a decade lol

actually nvm its gonna be like 12 years till gta 6 comes

its 2025 right?

[full patrol]

Me when good games take time
The games better be good

[smoky mauve]

september 2013, so late 2025 yeah

[young gale]

So no GTA 6

L game awards

[smoky mauve]

No silksong either. who could have POSSIBLY seen this one coming

[young gale]

No ark 2

[lean vale]

the longer the better ngl, It'll be the first game I'll buy when im 18 lezz goo

[young gale]

No Jurassic world evolution 3

No Jurassic Park survival

L

L event

[digital sleet]

no half life card builder roguelike

[lean vale]

Elden ringgg

i dont even play it lol

[young gale]

I never played elden ring

[lean vale]

honestly not my game, I play games to calm down, not get stressed over bosses lmao

[young gale]

Ok megalania guy

[lean vale]

not gonna call it trash cause it's not my kind of thing lol

[smoky mauve]

It would have been way more funny if shadow of the erdtree won lol

[neat basalt]

I LOVE QUETZ IN POT!!!

i need my boy in evrima NOW

[clever bear]

On a related note, I love the landing Prehistoric Planet gave it

[neat basalt]

quetz in evrima really seems like quetz model with hatze abilities and its peak

[neat basalt]

something about how butterfly esque they are is horrifying

huge wings coming down to connect at a tiny point

[clever bear]

That's the hope! However much fun I'm having with hatz in PoT, I know the experience is going to be even better when quetz comes to The Isle.

[neat basalt]

this is very true

i cant say i can see myself 'enjoying' the other animals in POT

other than something like megalania or the water animals

[clever bear]

Megalania's pretty cool, yeah. Harassing animals and then scurrying into burrows or escaping into water is dumb fun.

[digital sleet]

y

[barren bear]

terrible win as well
a shame

[neat basalt]

@pulsar crown have u noticed how STUPID the mvp selection is

i can carry a team as luna and they literally give it to a starlord

they gotta add agatha bro

[pulsar crown]

idk MVP makes sense to me tbh

its literally just a numbers game

[pulsar crown]

who is agatha

[barren bear]

harkness

[rustic badger]

[neat basalt]

https://tenor.com/view/agatha-harkness-agatha-all-along-purple-powers-magic-marvel-gif-14821496307443071222

[pulsar crown]

idk who that is but they're adding Hit Monkey

[shell rapids]

Im so sixk of jeffs getting mvp for throwing people off cliffs

[chilly plank]

It's been 720 days since I've been waiting for megalania in evrima.....

[void zinc]

Keep waiting.

[shell rapids]

Megalania isnt real, go home

[chilly plank]

I'm not going home without my megalania!

I'll be waiting 🙂

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (452) :
Lined chiton / (Tonicella lineata)

Tonicella lineata, commonly known as the lined chiton, is a species of chiton from the North Pacific.

Size and description
Tonicella lineata is a very colorful chiton, having blue, purple or black straight or zig-zag lines on each of the eight valves. The background color of the valves is often brown or red, but can also be bright blue or yellow to orange. The girdle is hairless and brown to red or pink, often with regular yellow or white patches. This species grows to 5 cm in length.

Distribution and habitat
The natural range of T. lineata stretches from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska to San Miguel Island of California, as well as the Sea of Okhotsk of Russia and northern Japan. This species has also been found in Puget Sound, Washington on floats.[3] It has been recorded from intertidal and subtidal waters to a depth of 30 to 90 m (98 to 295 ft).[2][4]

Similar species
Tonicella lokii is extremely similar but has radiating bands on the girdle. Tonicella undocaerulea is very similar but lacks a dark border to the concentric blue lines on the anterior plate. Mopalia spectabilis looks superficially similar due to its bright blue wavy lines on the valves, but has a hairy girdle.[1] It can also be confused with Tonicella insignis (Reeve, 1847) which retains the zig-zag pattern in concentric rings on the first and eighth valves and also the lines are most often white.[2]

Biology
Tonicella lineata often occurs on rocks that are encrusted by coralline algae; presumably this is what their coloration is intended to camouflage against. If knocked from its substrate, T. lineata will contract into a ball in order to protect its vulnerable ventral side, similar to many isopods. Coralline algae are also the major food item of T. lineata. On the Oregon coast this species can be found living under purple urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus). This species is preyed upon by the sea stars Pisaster ochraceus and Leptasterias haxactis.[5] Animals out of water only have about 73% the respiration of submerged animals, and likely incur an oxygen debt while out of water that must be repaid once resubmerged.[4] When submerged, gas exchange occurs by water flowing from the anterior portion of the chiton into the mantle cavity where the ctenidia (gills) reside in the pallial grooves. This also takes care of waste produced as the water passes over the anus after the ctenidia and carries away feces.[6]

[rustic badger]

well well well

[sullen merlin]

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

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

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

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

This map shows it more clearly

[spice gyro]

Can I eat it

[modest isle]

Dont

[modest isle]

Isopods !!!!
Also @rustic badger hey 2- 3 Messages each 4 days would be ok i still didn’t fail the experiment

[rustic badger]

sure

[sullen merlin]

copium

Either u do it right or u dont

Why would ppl wonder "hey where has sleepy been" if they could search ur message history and see u post 3 times a day

[rustic badger]

They'd kinda just go, "damn, maybe he's been cured of the Islefection"

[modest isle]

The point is no one has aksed yet and no one will ask
Bye for now , my next 2 meseges will be around a week from now
2 messages per week

[sullen merlin]

thats the point of the experiment lol

to find that out after a while

U didnt even last a week lil bro

[rustic badger]

Sleepy is washed

[sullen merlin]

lil bro is so cooked

[modest isle]

Guys OMG !!!
have you heard Okami is getting a sequel

https://youtu.be/mSoZgCCxyQc?si=gWWY_SNQdg9x8U4j

https://tenor.com/view/amaterasu-okami-ammy-love-gif-12463393

Childhood Nostalgia

[rustic badger]

Yeah, heard the name but didn't know much bout it

bunch of cool stuff was announced

Even with no Wilds

[modest isle]

Yea hyped

[azure oar]

It just loaded this map and I thought it would be some kind of pinniped

still a beautifull animal though

[wintry marlin]

Creature

[sullen merlin]

Mammals are a rare occurance nowadays at aotd since sleepy almost depleted them

also @rustic badger, sleepy literally failed after like an hour already

[rustic badger]

I know, I was hoping to get him to yap more

[sullen merlin]

I just double checked it was 10 minutes

ive never seen anyone whos less commited than that

[rustic badger]

Bro would not survive A Quiet Place

[drifting bridge]

Me when no seed.

[digital sleet]

bro...............

[neat basalt]

yay

[chilly plank]

Yea 🥲

[digital sleet]

@pulsar crown damn that wavepoole wasnt kidding, that wolve can rine

i be hunter from left 4 dead 2

[pulsar crown]

hell yea wolverine gaming

i love stealing tanks

[digital sleet]

i found an insane strategy

sit at the entrance of the enemy's spawn

soon as they walk out the gate

snatch a nerd and fly off the ledge

i instantly killed a black panther right as the game started on the tokyo 2099 map lmao

[neat basalt]

i hate that map i fear

[digital sleet]

i be playing that iron fist

the map does not matter to me

my domain is the sky

[neat basalt]

i am wanda main

[digital sleet]

who is wanda

[neat basalt]

scarlet witch

[digital sleet]

oh

im judging you btw

[neat basalt]

idc

[digital sleet]

ive played against too many scarlet witches who just spam the escape ability and the red orb that drains health

[neat basalt]

yeah thats the point of her

slow consistent damage thats slippery

[digital sleet]

YOURE THE POINT OF HER

https://tenor.com/view/tf2-tf2solider-dr-lalve-53135-gif-18914967

[neat basalt]

i also enjoy mantis

[digital sleet]

thats cool tho

magik is pretty fun to play too

[neat basalt]

my only issue with mantis is she needs unlimited ammo for her lmb so bad

[digital sleet]

have you tried sqwarl garl

[neat basalt]

no im southern and the idea of playing someone like that feels wrong

also shes op nerf her NOW

[digital sleet]

the hitreg on her projectiles is so scuffed

i like throwing the acorn though

[digital sleet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1078702148470177823/1316769383514767401/ironfistpunch.gif

[neat basalt]

have u had this issue with custom servers btw? i cant manage to join any

[digital sleet]

i havent tried to join any custom servers

[neat basalt]

ic

okay im going into my first comp round with mantis wish me luck

[digital sleet]

@naive apex is this true

[neat basalt]

trying starlord rn

[digital sleet]

heugh

his ultimate is a pain

[neat basalt]

have u tried psylocke yet?

[digital sleet]

no

I dislike psylocke because every time I fight one they have 110% accuracy

[neat basalt]

I HATE HER DUMB ULITMATE

[chilly plank]

It's been 721 days since I've been waiting for megalania in evrima.....

[naive apex]

https://tenor.com/view/ninja-any-haircut-recommendations-low-taper-fade-you-know-what-else-is-massive-gif-3708438262570242561

[brazen magnet]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2688190/Lost_Island/

Steam

Lost Island

Embark on a prehistoric adventure in "Lost Islend," a thrilling dinosaur survival simulation game that lets players choose between being an herbivore or a carnivore. Begin your journey as a fragile hatchling, facing the challenges of the untamed environment and interacting with other inhabitants of the prehistoric fauna. As you grow, adapt to yo...

Release Date

Coming soon

OMG look this game

[digital sleet]

AI slop

[naive apex]

isle killer for sure this time

[spice gyro]

Why do they always start with “embark”

[modest isle]

Lets give the game a chance look how we gave Path of titans a chance and now its one of the biggest rivals for the isle 👍🏼

Dinosaur Survival Games List :

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

[rustic badger]

There's a few hundred more in that list if you just mix up the words randomly

[modest isle]

most of them died out/ became irrelevant except for the big three “The Isle” “Path of titans” “Beasts of bermuds” any new comers would find a hard time competing with the big 3

[spice gyro]

Counterpoint: ai image and bad spelling

[sullen merlin]

Bro is talking AGAINN

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/cackle-evil-hide-trap-door-snow-white-gif-2337830836543072589

[modest isle]

Couldn’t resist #paleotalk message

anyways my next 2 messages after 2 weeks from now and i will be fully back from this “islecord hibernation” in 1-3-2025
1st of March 2025

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/hot-day-are-you-ready-for-some-football-gif-16278812894835706568

First Animal species of the day (453) :
Bath sponge / (Spongia officinalis)

Spongia officinalis, better known as a variety of bath sponge, is a commercially used sea sponge.[2] Individuals grow in large lobes with small openings and are formed by a mesh of primary and secondary fibers.[3][2] It is light grey to black in color.[3] It is found throughout the Mediterranean Sea up to 100 meters deep on rocky or sandy surfaces.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Spongia officinalis can reproduce both asexually, through budding or fragmentation, or sexually.[8] Individuals can be dioecious or sequential hermaphrodites.[8] The free-swimming larvae are lecithotrophic and grow slowly after attaching to a benthic surface.[8][9][10]

Humans use and interact with S. officinalis in a variety of ways. Harvested sponges have been used throughout history for many purposes, including washing and painting.[2] Over-harvesting and sponge disease have led to a decrease in population.[2][3][11] Sponge fishing practices have slowly changed over time as new technology has developed and sponge farming is now in use to decrease stress on wild S. officinalis populations.[3][11] Sponge farming is also recommended as a solution to reducing marine organic pollution, especially from fish farms.[3][2][12][13]

Anatomy and morphology
Spongia officinalis grows in massive, globular lobes with fine openings which are slightly elevated and have cone-shaped voids (conules).[3] Oscula can either be scattered or at the tip of the lobes.[2]

Spongia officinalis have an ectosomal skeleton composed of primary and secondary fibers. Together, they form the conulose openings.[2] The sponge also contains a choanosomal skeleton, which consists of a dense, irregular mesh of polygons formed by secondary fibers and primary fibers rise from it.[2] The primary fibers are 50 to 100 nanometers in diameter and are composed of spongin and inclusions such as sand grains and spicules. The secondary fibers are 20 to 35 nanometers in diameter and are composed of only spongin without inclusions.[2]

Spongia officinalis is light grey to black in color.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Spongia officinalis can be found in the Mediterranean Sea along the coasts of Croatia, Greece, the Aegean islands, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Italy, France and Spain.[2]

They are distributed in shallow water (1 to 10 meters below the surface) down to 100 meters deep.[2][3] They will grow on littoral rocky surfaces, sandy bottoms, and vertical walls in well-oxygenated water.[3]

Reproduction
Spongia officinalis can reproduce asexually via budding or fragmentation.[8]

Sexual reproduction is also common in S. officinalis.[8] Individuals can be dioecious, either male or female, or sequential hermaphrodites, meaning they can alternate between male and female.[8] Successive hermaphroditism can take place within one reproductive season.[8] Sperm is formed in spermatic cysts and is free spawned into the surrounding water.[8] Sperm is captured by females and is transported to oocytes within the sponge where fertilization takes place.[8] The occurrence of sexual reproduction peaks from October to November.[8] There is no relationship between age and reproductive ability in S. officinalis.[8]

Life cycle

After fertilization, S. officinalis embryos develop in choanosomal tissue of the female sponge.[8] Cleavage of cells begins after fertilization, around November, and is total and equal.[8] By May, a stereoblastula, or a blastula without a clear central cavity, forms.[8] From May to July, parenchymella larva, or larva which is a mass of cells enveloped in flagellated cells, develop.[8] These larvae are released from the adult from June to July.[8] Like all sponges, S. officinalis larvae are lecithotrophic, meaning they cannot feed as larva and instead rely on energy reserves provided by the mother.[10] Therefore, they only remain as a free-floating larva for a short period before settling on a benthic surface where they grow into an adult sponge.[10]

Human uses and interactions
Uses

See also: Sponge (tool)
The use of bath sponges for bathing and other purposes originated in Greece and spread all around Europe during the Middle Ages. From there, the use of sponges spread further, with Mediterranean bath sponges currently being shipped globally.[2] S. officinalis was used by humans in many ways in the past. Aside from using the sponge for washing, some of these uses included padding in Roman soldiers helmets, as absorbent material during surgeries, as medicine to help digestive issues, and as a primitive "contraceptive sponge". Today, sponges are still used for washing and are also used for recreational purposes, like sponge painting.[2]

Fishing practices
Main article: Sponge diving
Sponge fishing in the Mediterranean has been in practice since ancient times. Aristotle even wrote of it around 350 BC.[2] Traditionally, sponge fishing was practiced by Greeks who dove underwater to collect specimens.[2] The practice remained this way until the late 19th century.[2] There was a small increase in sponge fishing at the end of the 19th century due to the invention of a new diving suit, but the suit was not very safe so sponge fishing did not grow much in popularity. Around 1910 to 1930, an underwater breathing device was created and, since then, this method of sponge fishing has continually grown in popularity.[2]

Sponges can also be collected after they wash up on beaches or they can be fished from a boat.[2]

Farming
Main article: Aquaculture of sea sponges
As S. officinalis populations declined due to over-harvest, as discussed below, interest in cultivation increased.[2][11] Towards the end of the 19th century, the first sponge farming attempts were made in the Mediterranean Sea by fixing sponge fragments onto wooden boxes and setting them into suitable habitats. Although the efforts were successful, sponge farming activity did not increase significantly until the end of the 20th century and currently, it is performed worldwide.[2]

Sponge farming not only decreases stress on S. officinalis populations, it also can be used as a sustainable method to reduce marine organic pollution because, sponges being filter feeders, they efficiently remove organic suspended particles from water.[2][3][11] For this reason, sponge cultivation in combination with fish farming has been recommended as a method to reduce organic pollution from fish farms.[2][3][12][13]

[rustic badger]

well well well

[sullen merlin]

^ used as bathing sponge

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

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

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

[wintry marlin]

Coral

[sullen merlin]

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

[wintry marlin]

[sullen merlin]

Not a coral 👍

[crimson marlin]

Oh

[rustic badger]

That will def happen

[wintry marlin]

It was a joke

[rustic badger]

We all believe in sleepy

[wintry marlin]

Ok pal

[sullen merlin]

I believe he can hold out... for 2 hours

[wintry marlin]

Has sleepy gone mute

[rustic badger]

Technically he did just say "cap JK" here

[void zinc]

no u

Gottem

[sullen merlin]

He wants to do a social experiment, but hes bad at constistently conducting it

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/trollge-troll-the-day-of-reckoning-gif-19655212

[modest isle]

I am about to do one last thing ….
@pearl swan Do you want to join us as part of the AOTD

@sullen merlin

[sullen merlin]

Ruined again

not even an hour

I believed u could last 2 hours

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/s-inoalice-ts1-axe-ts1-ocean-ts1over-gif-24876851

TS1 might want to join 😁

[pearl swan]

WHAT ARE THE PINGS FOR HOL

AOTD?

[pearl swan]

idk what it is, but i always want to do everything and anything

[modest isle]

#offtopic-discussion message
any mall of the day

[pearl swan]

AnimalOfTheDay?

what about it?

[modest isle]

Do you want to be pinged by us
Yes or no

[pearl swan]

yeah ofc!!
but are u fr pinging 1 by 1...

gotta ask punch to make a role, ur work is really cool

[modest isle]

Well we copy the ping messages from the previous animal and paste it
@sullen merlin we got a new memeber ping him for tomorrow’s AOTD

[pearl swan]

im gonna report it to punch whenever u do it tomorrow to ban u for random ping

[modest isle]

[pearl swan]

[sullen merlin]

So do you want to be pinged or not from now on?

[pearl swan]

lol yes yes im just joking

[modest isle]

YESSS

Finally now i can be quiet in peace

[sullen merlin]

We asked this to a senior admin but they didnt want to do that. Which is understandable. But u can copy the @'s

kinda

[pearl swan]

wdym

[rustic badger]

Lol

[pearl swan]

ah sad, maybe try asking punch himself?

[sullen merlin]

U already lost 5 times and went over ur self set limit by 4 messages

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-holding-head-cat-sad-cat-rahh-wahhhh-gif-1269381876110443381

#isle-discussion message
@pearl swan

[rustic badger]

Sleepy is too much a Yapper to conduct Experiments

[sullen merlin]

actually true

All it takes is allo propaganda to make him start talking

[pearl swan]

u missunderstand something so badly wheely
if they dont notice you not being around, doesnt mean they do not like you around
i personally never notice u disappearing in islecord, since u have so little appearances not like hordecord
but i fr get happy when i see u type u always bring out something

[sullen merlin]

Incredible bait

He didnt take it this time, crazy

[pearl swan]

OH HE ALREADY STARTED?

damn.

[sullen merlin]

He started a week ago or something

but he failed miserably multiple times

[shell rapids]

chat

[pearl swan]

tahc

[shell rapids]

https://tenor.com/view/signalis-meme-i-am-inside-your-walls-ara-arar-gif-7984580627897657679

[feral sequoia]

not marvel rivals and the jiggle phsics lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[unreal pier]

the aliens are comming the aliens are comming what should we do now tell me how

[pearl swan]

huh?

[distant nymph]

AOTD is my main reason for checking on this Discord every now and then xD

[unreal pier]

hmm i see

[rain light]

New video game coming out
by Naughty Dog ♥️

I like the retro futuristic look inspired by Akira and related media

https://youtu.be/V0x8olX_p3o?si=qB-Qu5AFk022_EQh

[digital sleet]

concord 2

[rain light]

🤷🏻‍♀️ don’t matter to me, im buying

[digital sleet]

https://imgur.com/iXtHSqT

[rain light]

I’m hoping they release gameplay of it soon, the trailer was more cinematics than anything

[sullen merlin]

@lofty blade @cedar crescent it happened, after all this time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJoN76PbK9U

HES BACK

NOOB 3 IS BACK

[modest isle]

Noob 4 when ?

[barren bear]

what a very strong protagonist that story seems to have
I HOPE it isn't anything like Outlaws with the most shallow protagonist that tries to replicate the lazy writing in the movies

it is far more easier to go through 2 hours of that
than a whole 20h+ video game

[pulsar crown]

the voice acting in this trailer already turned me off it lmao

not to mention i think i've seen that exact character in 3 other AAA games lmao

[barren bear]

i do say, the lady on the tv sounds very 80s mafia movie

but yeah, lazy protagonist design honestly

it was cool and edgy to make rough and tough male stories 20 years ago
but a lot of those successful and good ones actually hit a lot of criterias in their films that gave character

a lot of these new movies and art, in general, do try flipping it (visually) with a female
but forget the backend needs to be upheld as well

[pulsar crown]

i just wish every strong female character wasnt the same character

[barren bear]

maybe they wrote a really interesting protagonist? for sure, potentially.
from what we see here? No, not very interesting — failed that criteria for a trailer/advert that should be made to advertise and hook in an audience

[rustic badger]

I'm just happy Naughty Dog is trying something a bit new, hope it goes well.

[pulsar crown]

i prefer crash bandicoot

[barren bear]

especially since we've had a lot of strong characters in the past, especially in films and games, they didn't need to 'look' like a 'strong female character'

[pulsar crown]

thats a strong protagonist

[barren bear]

yeah, i like the vibe they're going for
hopefully it is good

good or not, i'll probably be waiting for it on discount anyways once it comes out

[modest isle]

So wholesome 🎁🎄

[chilly plank]

It's been 722 days since I've been waiting for megalania in evrima.....

[rustic badger]

https://vxtwitter.com/Ellie_zoophoto/status/1867771658821636374

[young gale]

Woah

A fellow noob3 fan

[sullen merlin]

I loved his vid, i hope this wasnt the only one

[young gale]

he's probably going to disappear again for another year sadly

[sullen merlin]

Probably

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (454) :
Giant whip scorpion / (Mastigoproctus giganteus)

Mastigoproctus giganteus,[1] the giant whip scorpion, also called the giant vinegaroon or grampus,[2][3] is a species of whip scorpions in the family Thelyphonidae. Its native range is from the Southern United States to Mexico.[4]

Description
This species can grow to be 40–60 millimetres (1.6–2.4 in) long, excluding the tail.[2][3] They have six legs used for movement, two long antenniform front legs that they use to feel around for prey and detect vibrations, and two large pedipalps modified into claws that they use to crush their prey.[3] They have a long, thin, whip-like tail, the origin of the common name whipscorpion. From the base of this tail they can spray a substance composed of 85% acetic acid in order to defend themselves.[2] Acetic acid is the main component of vinegar, so the spray smells strongly of vinegar, leading to the common name "vinegaroon".[2][3]

Mastigoproctus giganteus have eight eyes: two in a pair on the front of the head and three on each side of the head.[3] These eyes are very weak, so Mastigoproctus giganteus navigates mostly by feeling with its long front legs, tail, and pedipalps.[3]

Habitat
Mastigoproctus giganteus lives in the southern US and in Mexico at elevations up to 6000 meters.[4] It preys on various insects, worms, and slugs.[5] It is an efficient predator that feeds at night on a variety of arthropods, primarily insects such as cockroaches and crickets, as well as millipedes and other arachnids. It has even been recorded feeding on small frogs and toads. It uses its large pedipalps to hold prey, while the chelicerae tear and bite the prey.[6]

Mastigoproctus giganteus is the only species of family Thelyphonidae that occurs in the United States,[7] where it is found in Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.[8]

Vinegaroons are efficient predators of scorpions and are sometimes acquired for that purpose.[9] M. giganteus in turn may be eaten by raccoons, coatis, armadillos, skunks, bears, hogs and peccaries,[10] ground birds such as roadrunners, lizards, and tarantulas.[11]

ife cycle and reproduction
Mastigoproctus giganteus typically lives 4 to 7 years, but the female reproduces only once, producing about 40 offspring which she protects and feeds in their early lives.[4]

Males fight each other at night in fierce battles for the privilege of mating with a female also at night.[4]

Survivability of young is improved by continual care by the mother.[4]

Economic impact
Mastigoproctus giganteus is regarded as beneficial to agriculture and human residences by controlling stinging scorpions, insects, and spider populations.[4]

As pets
This species is sold in the exotic animal trade as pets.[12]

Non-venomous, they can be kept as individual adults or groups of juveniles in terrariums with places to dig and hide. They can be fed insects twice a week, especially crickets, cockroaches and flies. Mastigoproctus giganteus should be handled gently, with care given to avoid injuring the arachnid. While they seldom bite or pinch humans, the acid sprayed from the base of a vinegaroon's tail can sting if it enters mucous membranes or cuts, and can cause eye irritation.[4]

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

[spice gyro]

bug

[rustic badger]

[sullen merlin]

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

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

[hallow parrot]

protein

[sullen merlin]

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

[wintry marlin]

Bug

[distant nymph]

D:

Hm, my first reaction was "D:"
But it actually looks kind of cool o:

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-gif-16847314810084971000

[modest isle]

TRAITORS !! 😡
Arthropods will never be as cool as us Vertebrae :

• Mammals
• Birds
• Reptiles
• Fish
• Amphibians

[sullen merlin]

Most succesful animal group

[modest isle]

If you kill a cockroach, the animal rights organization will not even care

[sullen merlin]

Neither do they care if i kill a rat in my yard, its even encouraged

[modest isle]

Hey thats animal cruelty 💀

https://tenor.com/view/sakurai-excited-happy-this-isnt-how-you-supposed-to-play-the-game-play-the-game-gif-15161132

[rustic badger]

Technically Arthros already rule the world

they always have and always will...

[sullen merlin]

Idk about other countries but in belgium its mandatory to kill rats by law. Although nobody knows about this or cares for it because of this

[modest isle]

More population =/= Dominance

[modest isle]

I mean I would kill the rat humanely so it wont suffer

[sullen merlin]

Theres a lot of ppl that drown them, which is disgusting imo but its what happens

[modest isle]

The hypocrite sleepywheely on his way to avoid stepping on ants when he see them inside the house

but nah if it was a COCKROACH IT WILL DIE !!!!
#Death to all cockroaches , Mosquitoes and Flies

[pearl swan]

i have a suggestion
if ur AOTD is a copy-paste and ur not really writing it here
ping right before u do it so i dont have to get lost finding it
also copy all pings to one message that be updated if added/removed memebers

[sullen merlin]

U can ping max 5 ppl in 1 message otherwise u get muted for mass pinging

[pearl swan]

[sullen merlin]

Same with the message amount. I cant copy paste the entire thing at once cuz of how discord works

[pearl swan]

talked to punch about the AOTD?

[sullen merlin]

If i ping ppl before putting the actual post then ppl that immidiatly come here will have to wait like 5-10 minutes before seeing everything

[pearl swan]

oh thats long, yeah i said if u didnt have to take time writing

then this is less bad

[sullen merlin]

I dont have to write it but non nitro members can only cooy paste up to like 200 words at once

so it takes a while to put all the ingo

especially if theres a lot of it

And looking for nice images of the animal also takes a while

[sullen merlin]

Not to punch but i asked a senior admin

[pearl swan]

you should talk to punch.

[crimson marlin]

Scorpion-ant

[modest isle]

Nah punch has no business with our stuff he is more busy developing the isle

[pearl swan]

he... doesnt develop the isle

he is literally in dev team to be community manager

afaik

[sullen merlin]

Infinity said that punch likes to keep order to the discord or something. Adding roles etc for something that doesnt really have anything to do with the game is not really what they want. Which is understandable

[modest isle]

We discussed it with Superlunary i think

[sullen merlin]

Nah i recall talking to an orange name

We asked tyler before that but yellow names didnt have permission to alter roles etc iirc

@modest isle @pearl swan

[modest isle]

Yep yellow names like Criniti and Thylerwolf are lower tier than the blue and orange i think

Or the opposite

[sullen merlin]

id say yellow and blue have equal rights only in different fields

[modest isle]

So it was Krow all along

[sullen merlin]

yellow have game/server sided permissions, and blue names have discord related permissions

I assume server admins also can mute or delete posts as well

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/yellow-roles-role-yellow-role-geto-gif-13066389791856894378

Please dont ban it was joke

[sullen merlin]

Imagine i ghost ping a yellow name making them think it was you

[modest isle]

[rain light]

Huuuhhhh I’ve never ever seen
a bald queer muscular tattooed up Asian woman
as the main lead 😭 but lmk if you know any other games like that, do tell

[rain light]

What’s wrong with looking strong… wouldn’t you need to be strong to be a mercenary in space?

Plus many IRL women naturally ‘look’ strong, me being one of them 🤨

[neat basalt]

i hate marvel rivals

stupid people dont know how to support each other

[shell rapids]

I much prefer to play it with my friends, so we actually have the brain functiom tp coordinate

[sullen merlin]

You dont hate rivals, you hate teambased action games👍

randoms are always stupid

[neat basalt]

playing mantis shows how little people care about their healers

good support makes or breaks teams n people refuse to help their support actually support them

[shell rapids]

ppl are braindead, especially dps, part of why im tryna get better at tanks

[sullen merlin]

The entire reason why i never started playing the game. And partially the reason i stopped playing overwatch. Although the false promises and bs heroes etc are a bigger factor on that one

[pulsar crown]

i wasnt talking about looks

i was talking about character

[barren bear]

'Strong female character' is a general movie archetype that has been very popular the last 10 years in writing
It is not exactly the looks
But the general attitude, (generally) cliche looks (i.e. trying to highlight the character has gone through 'a lot') and relationships a character pertains within a story

For most of these stories
This archetype can do 'anything on their own' and often ignore and bliss over people's comments and councils

Where it might sound empowering and cool, a lot of audience members don't want a hard cold character that doesn't even need to try nor struggle, especially without any help; whereas better archetypes utilise character flaws and address them to build character

Of course, we cannot see a character arc in a trailer.
But as a general insight of the first trailer, it seems to be generally hard to like the main character

[neat basalt]

i think most of the time, the generic 'strong female protag' is just relatively bland. theres ways to write good strong female characters (Wanda Maximoff, Jean Grey, Mikasa Ackerman (in S 1-3), etc, but all of those have extreme depth behind them with motivations beyond something rather generic

well i take that back Mikasa S1-2 (skip 3) + S4P2

season 1/2 mikasa has incredible development ranging from how she reacted when she believed Eren was dead, she had incredible development in S2 about hesitation and how she failed to protect Eren, S3 is solely about protecting Eren, and nothing about her character goes any further beyond that. She didnt even get much dialouge or input when they get to Eren AND her house in Shingashina.

but then S4 mikasa has decent development trying to cope with the fact her life long friend/step brother/crush is infact leaving her and she doesnt understand why. she struggles with the fact she may have to be the one to put him in the ground

they need depth just as much as any male protag would. the issue is male protags didnt need to be especially deep to be profound in past media, they were just "badass cool!", which everyone realized is kinda boring

fleabag had an amazing female protag because she wasnt perfect. she had extreme flaws and depth and actively worked through them and by extension, expressed them in a way that helped watchers relate and feel for her in ways you simply dont feel for standard badass protags

[barren bear]

that is the thing
which is why the 'strong female lead's' strong description is quite ironic and satire
because they literally built to a fanatical 'strong'
where a lot of good female leads/protagonists/characters are pretty good, they DON'T need to be described as 'strong', because they have their flaws, they have their issues and their own progression

contrast with someone like Rey Palpatine

her own progression happens in Ep7 of Star Wars

the rest is just 'i am jedi, but different. Therefore better'

[neat basalt]

tldr; its not the fact they're strong or badass. its the fact they're only strong or badass

[barren bear]

literally, their 'strong' description is literally the only description one could apply to them

[neat basalt]

mary sues have come back stronger than ever isaac

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/somehow-palpatine-returned-somehow-palpatine-poe-dameron-poe-gif-20849141

[neat basalt]

"hi this is my oc scarlet shes 19 and evil and has badass powers and ummm u cant kill her because she;ll just dodge oh also shes really hot and fun and everyione loves her :)"

dammit GIVE HER TRAUMA

make her INTERESTING! MAKE ME WANNA READ MORE ABOUT HER!!!

[barren bear]

this is on the level of what i hear my two sisters saying when they play with their toys together

then there is always the dreaded "and then ..."

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-godzilla-dive-diving-jump-into-water-gif-17991001065794271955

[neat basalt]

possibly the worst offender of the badass powerful woman trope. although her second movie does alot better with her character

not a dig at brie larson, shes a fantastic actress. her work on lessons in chemsitry was astounding

[barren bear]

and to be fair, once you have played the archetype, even in one movie (in this case, she was the same in the cross over movies), it is very hard to rid the general community bias of that character

and therefore you just lose viewership

especially for any standalone movies with that character

[hallow parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/peaches-peach-mario-mariobro-jack-black-gif-1826493664275334791

[barren bear]

being lazy does not benefit your community
you lose people
and often just pertain a community that consists of general yes-men

of just people who don't mind Hollywood's lazy writing spree
and just give in to them

[barren bear]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1189952551290929274/1232732813585944616/image0-2.gif

[hallow parrot]

I find overcasting a bigger issue for some actors

Cough Jack Black Cough Cough

[barren bear]

tbf, that is the fault of Marvel movies

makes tons of 'comedic' action movies

[hallow parrot]

When in doubt, Blame Marvel

[barren bear]

and therefore the whole of hollywood took the trend

and said 'oh, people want every movie they see to be lighthearted and funny!'

Jim Carrey got old and a lot of good comedians don't act

besides Jack Black, basically

I don't mind people like Timothée Chalamet, though.
he has been in a lot more niche movies and a lot of blockbuster recently, while being a generally pretty good actor

[hallow parrot]

I‘ve not watched a single film with chalamet

[barren bear]

where Jack Black has only really been in blockbusters recently

[barren bear]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/401480390528729091/1315228216239067216/IMG_1820.gif

[hallow parrot]

My media range is very short, as much as I love talking about films

and any form of storywriting media

[barren bear]

lol

[willow venture]

Little guy who decided to take a dip in the swimming pool. Put him somewhere warm to dry him off and then will release him somewhere safe

[unreal pier]

What?!

[sullen merlin]

First Animal species of the day (455) :
African spurred tortoise / (Centrochelys sulcata)

The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, the Sahel, in Africa. It is the largest mainland species of tortoise in Africa, and the third-largest in the world, after the Galapagos tortoise and Aldabra giant tortoise. It is the only living species in its genus, Centrochelys.[3]

Range and habitat

The African spurred tortoise is native to the Sahara Desert and the Sahel, a transitional ecoregion of semiarid grasslands, savannas, and thorn shrublands found in the countries of Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and possibly in Somalia, Algeria, Benin, and Cameroon. It is possibly extirpated from Djibouti and Togo.[1][6] They are found on hills, stable dunes, and flat areas with shrubs and high grass. They also like to settle in areas with interrupted streams or rivers.[6] In these arid regions, the tortoise excavates burrows in the ground to get to areas with higher moisture levels, and spends the hottest part of the day in these burrows.[7] This is known as aestivation. In the wild, they may burrow very deep, up to 15 m deep and 30 m long.[8] Plants such as grasses and succulents grow around their burrows if kept moist, and in nature they continue to grow for the tortoise to eat if the soil is replenished with its feces.[7] Sulcata tortoises found in the Sudanese part of their range may reach significantly greater size at maturity than those found in other regions.[3]

[rustic badger]

[sullen merlin]

Size and lifespan

C. sulcata is the largest species of tortoise in Africa and is also third-largest species of tortoise in the world.[9] The species is the largest of the mainland tortoises.[8] Males have an average mass of about 81 kg, but some males have been recorded at over 100 kg, with one weighing more than 120 kg. They have a straight carapace length of around 86.0 cm in males. Females have a straight carapace length of about 57.8 cm. Males of a curved carapace length of about 101.0 cm and females have approximately 67.0 cm of curved carapace length. Despite being the largest tortoise in Africa, hatchlings measure merely about 44 millimeters and weigh around 40 grams.[6] They grow very quickly, reaching 6–10 in (15–25 cm) within the first few years of their lives. The tortoises grow faster when there is more rainfall and slower when there is less.[6] They reach sexual maturity after 10 to 15 years. In captivity their life span is around 54 years. In the wild their lifespan is unknown but is believed to exceed 75 years.[10][6] The tortoise has no known predators when they are hatchlings or adults.[6] In fact it is believed that they are nearly immune to predators when their weight exceeds 30 kg.[6] On the other hand tortoise eggs are sought after by many predators such as numerous species of lizards and potentially mongooses.[6] In the wild the leading cause of death is being unable to right themselves around after they have been flipped onto their backs.[11]

Diet
Sulcata tortoises are mostly herbivores.[6] Primarily, their diets consist of many types of grasses, plants (especially succulent plants), and hay.[12] Their overall diet should be high in fiber and very low in protein. Too much protein will lead to the tortoise growing too fast, which can result in metabolic bone disease, a condition that is characterized by distortion of the skeleton and weakened bone structure and can lead to lameness, lower quality of life, and/or shortened lifespan.[13] Flowers and other plants including cactus pads can be consumed. In the wild, they have been observed to also eat plants and algae off the surface of the water.[6] African spurred tortoises are also capable of eating various vegetables such as endive, dandelion greens, and dark leafy greens. Despite being herbivores, they will occasionally eat the carcasses of dead animals. They mostly eat dead goats and zebras that have been pushed downstream during the wet season on the rivers and streams next to which tortoises settle.[6] If a human settlement is nearby they will also feed on refuse.[6]

Breeding

Male selection
Copulation takes place right after the rainy season, during the months from September through November with breeding actions occur in the morning.[6][7] Male C. sulcata are extremely territorial.[6] Males combat each other for breeding rights with the females and are vocal during copulation.[7] Larger males tend to always win sexual combat.[6]

Female nesting
Sixty days after mating, the female begins to roam looking for suitable nesting sites.[7] For five to 15 days, four or five nests may be excavated before she selects the perfect location in which the eggs will be laid.[7] Females tend to lay around two to three clutches of eggs with each clutch containing 14 to 40 eggs.[3]

Loose soil is kicked out of the depression, and the female may frequently urinate into the depression.[7] Once it reaches about 2 feet (60 cm) in diameter and 3–6 in (7–14 cm) deep, a further depression, measuring some 8 in (20 cm) across and in depth, will be dug out towards the back of the original depression.[7] The work of digging the nest may take up to five hours; the speed with which it is dug seems to be dependent upon the relative hardness of the ground.[7] It usually takes place when the ambient air temperature is at least 78 °F (27 °C).[7] Once the nest is dug, the female begins to lay an egg every three minutes.[7] Clutches may contain 15–30 or more eggs.[7] After the eggs are laid, the female fills in the nest, taking an hour or more to fully cover them all.[7] Incubation should be 86 to 88 °F, and will take from 90 to 120 days.

^ baby sulcata

Conservation status and efforts
Status
C. sulcata is currently ranked as an endangered species.[14] Studies suggest that African spurred tortoises exist in approximately 16.7% of the area where they had previously been found. These studies also show an average of 1-5 tortoises per site canvassed which indicates a rapid decline of the species.[6] The species faces threats from livestock as they have to compete for resources.[14] The main source of resource competition African spurred tortoises face is from cattle which also graze on grass. The effects of competition for grazing land is compounded by wildfires which can destroy large portions of grass land which kills and reduces the resources available to C sulcata.[15] They also face threats from the pet trade as they are over harvested from their natural environment.[14] Approximately 9000 tortoises are taken from the wild for the pet trade.[6] Other threats that the species face are habitat loss due to climate change and predators which hunt the tortoises or their eggs.[6][14]

Efforts
The main method of conservation has been reintroduction programs. These sorts of reintroduction programs have been implemented in Ferlo, and Senegal. These programs have seen tortoise survival rates of about 80%.[11] This means that the tortoises are able to easily to adapt back into their native savanna environments from domestic environment.[11] There are also captive colonies in several countries. Most of these reintroduction programs and captive colonies can be found in protected national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.[14] There are hopes to expand reintroduction programs by involving tortoise owners since there are more African spurred tortoises living in captivity than in the wild.[6] The goal would be to establish a breeding program with the owners where all hatchlings would be reintroduced.[16]

^ sexual dimorphism: Male (right), female (left)

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

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

[hallow parrot]

turtle ;)

[sullen merlin]

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

[wintry marlin]

Tortoise

[distant nymph]

Tutel!

[sullen merlin]

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

[distant nymph]

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/turtle-funny-gif-18846886

Fast and furious 🐢🚗💨

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/turtle-dance-gif-27399889

[full patrol]

Tutel

[neat basalt]

tortis

damn i wasnt even trying to spell that wrong, thats just what my brain thought it was spelled like for a secound

[modest isle]

How did you notice

[neat basalt]

what do you mean

[modest isle]

When i was missing
About my experiment when i decided to disappear from the islecord

There might be a spy among us

https://tenor.com/view/spy-tf2spy-worst-sus-anyone-gif-22434495

[distant nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/hedgehog-buttney-sleep-sleeping-tuck-in-gif-18155236538210793900

[rustic badger]

That's.... not a Rabbit

[distant nymph]

Hedgehogs are honorary Rabbits!

[rustic badger]

This makes more sense now

(Sonic was originally gonna be a Rabbit, but they changed it to a hedgehog)

[distant nymph]

Huh o:

[neat basalt]

teehee

[crimson marlin]

Turtlecanthosaurus

[rain light]

Okay, let’s look at God of War: Kratos has what is a stereotypically cold and hard demeanor yet he is well-liked as a character — I’m pretty sure saying that the main lead for Intergalactic is unlikeable, without even having played the game, is just another way of saying she should “smile more.” Like, honestly, how can you judge the main lead at all when the trailer is only 2 minutes long? All you can really go off on is her appearance.

• The main lead is a MERCENARY, and alone in space… nobody is really outwardly “likeable” in that kind of environment or has to be likeable, they’re a killer for God’s sake.

[sullen merlin]

Wot, is that duracel foreshadowing??

[full patrol]

Spiro got sabotaged by crash bandicoot and I will never forget those QA testers in Japan who made the first sonic game SO BAD that it did terribly in the Japanese market and crash bandicoot didn't thus Sony was like "ok guess we're doing crash bandicoot and sonic games"
Spiro series is so much better and never got what it deserved

[rustic badger]

I didn't play Sonic 1 and 2 much, 3&K I've played alot

Still the best Classic Sonic Game(Mania is a good 2nd)

[full patrol]

The only sonic game I've ever played is the sonic dash app

[rustic badger]

Yeah that one did pretty well, iirc they have a whole team dedicated to mobile stuff now

[full patrol]

Ya it just got a big update

It's basically sonic theme temple run but there's alot of characters with different stats

And different theme areas and "boss fights"

Hate the mushroom area it looks super gross

[rustic badger]

<@&933486433342222376>

[hallow parrot]

Typing up a storm right now

https://tenor.com/view/mr-blobby-blobby-mr-rage-anger-gif-23724897

The suspense is killing me

its been over 12 minutes...

[barren bear]

There is so much backstory and unique character design that Kratos has been given over the years

He is a ash pale painted man covered with the scars of his past, the burns of his chains - these burns are the very burns left there as a reminder of his God killing past.

That being that he lost his family and out of anger, kills the gods
The original games aren't very amazing just very simple. A lot of this triumph comes from the fact he is a god.

Instead of being a perfect 'powerful' man
Kratos is burdened with all the people he has killed, including his whole family.

And yet, being a killer, how is kratos liked? Especially with the original games?

Excluding that the actual visual character design is very unique, referred to prior.

Ealy Kratos might highlight the connotation of toxic masculinity. His story is a tragedy about the lengths he will go for vengeance and how Athena uses him to her advantage. He's a narcissistic sociopath who literally kills anything and everything that gets in the way of his goal. Eventually you realize that it costs him everything.

Now, of course, did a lot of people like early Kratos? Yes and no. Was he a villain to some degree? Relatively, however, at this point people didn't play for the story, they played for the killing of gods by a god.

This is completely contrasted with the newer Kratos. He has a new life - he is a father. You can see his flaws visually, his bandaging of his arms to hide his past. This screams questions from the audience - especially people who haven't played the originals. He has visual history waiting to be told in his game. His dialogue is slow and old, where- even though he is scared to- he still asks and uses help from others. Even if he is the most powerful man in the world.

Contrast this to Intergalactic.
We have a 'badass' bold lady in a star Lord jacket. Only thing that makes me curious, really, is why is she bold? Likely her past I am assuming.

[hallow parrot]

yay

[barren bear]

She also, in the trailer, pretty much dismisses the 80s half blind character of all her council. Which of whom I actually quite liked, reminded me of an 80s NYer Mafia person.

Ultimately it seems like she might be going out for revenge or finding her lost group or buddies, potentially. Or going out to kill them.

If it is the latter, can they do it as good as RDR1? Being that, rdr1 isn't that amazing. But still very solid

[smoky mauve]

My biggest problem with all the intergalactic hate is how we know literally nothing about it, and yet people already hate it completely. We have seen less than 5 minutes of footage of a brand new IP and people are already saying its trash lol

[barren bear]

I mean, it is supposed to grab people as a trailer
That is the whole point of one

If it isn't flashy, doesn't showcase unique characters, interaction, etc
It ain't gonna make it

And to be fair
It just feels like the character isn't that interesting at the moment

[full patrol]

It's possible that companies are starting to latch on to rage bait as a very effective marketing strategy.

Pulling a sonic the hedgehog movie trailer stunt.
Feel like the upcoming minecraft movie did that as well with their first trailer

Just varying degrees of it across companies

[barren bear]

It's possible that companies are starting to latch on to rage bait as a very effective marketing strategy.
oh very
a lot of companies have seen what rage bait has done with companies like Marvel
Because, rememeber kids, you don't get money for the end of a movie. Only the beginning.

of course, it is bad for the end run. You won't build a large and strong community with it.

But why care? You getting money immediately is better than nothing

Of course, you'll lose some people by rage baiting
but a lot of people still want to see if "X" is truly bad on release
and by rage baiting, you have potentially created a disrupt that provoked a larger audience than if you had made a pretty tame and simple trailer

and typically a lot of thes rage-bait content have really tried putting as little as possible
either than being underpaying, large rushes by producers, etc

you may get more money in the long run by 'making quality'
but in today’s world, it is not about the long run with money. Painfully.
We as a western culture have definitely fallen down the wrong path

[full patrol]

The pendulum swings back and forth and this time it's swinging pretty far to one end

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/tom-and-jerry-money-tom-and-jerry-movie-gif-21059368

[wintry matrix]

anyone know a good semi-realism server that is NA based? all the good ones arent NA based so i get terrible connection to them, but im sick and tired of all these mega mixpacks ruining the fun

[harsh kindle]

https://tenor.com/view/imposter-tf2-hidino-it-could-be-you-it-coud-be-me-gif-23428091

[hallow parrot]

guh, I just want them to make a big budget gladiator film again

[digital sleet]

big budgets are ruining movies

[hallow parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/thumbs-down-commodus-gladiator-reject-not-good-gif-11928643302742278374

[digital sleet]

marvel slop movies have 650 million+ budgets and become the worst goddamn things released in a cinema

George Miller made mad max in the 1980s with nothing but a carton of beer, a biker gang, and a couple stacks of cash

[hallow parrot]

lets ignore the big elephant in the room

[digital sleet]

yeah cos this is a Dino game duh??????

[hallow parrot]

uhhh... no, this is offtopic

https://tenor.com/view/smoke-gif-18511818

[digital sleet]

no ELEPHANTO in my DINOSAUR vigeo gageme

[hallow parrot]

I am THE elephant

and have been this whole time

[rustic badger]

How did no one notice we have an elephant in the room?

[digital sleet]

how did no one notice the gallimimus stealing the maiasaura egg……….

[rustic badger]

Everyone did, they just chose not to snitch. That Galli has a family to feed ya know

[chilly plank]

It's been 724 days since I've been waiting for megalania in evrima.....

[modest isle]

And i bet you it will reach 1,000 Days ,because its not likely to get Megalania anytime soon in 2025

724 days + 365 Days / 1 year = 1,089 days

[chilly plank]

I'm going to say it every day until Megalania comes out!

I have nothing to do here anyway.

[vocal folio]

guys i think i made it

im going for a date with goth girl

damn the isle will hit hard after all this

[spice gyro]

Don’t mention the isle

[spiral ruin]

just talk about the isle

[modest isle]

This is #offtopic-discussion dont talk about the isle here

https://tenor.com/view/islecord-the-isle-isle-ban-permanent-ban-gif-27359649

Jk

[sour sphinx]

Does anyone here paly on a Laptop that can run the isle smoothly ? If so pls gimme a name i need to check why mine cant handle the isle no more

[lone star]

I don’t have my laptop on hand, but let me ask what your GPU is and how old your laptop is

[cedar crescent]

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-walter-hank-walter-screaming-walter-yelling-gif-26473309

[orchid mulch]

Hello
This is a Reminder that your bones are wet

Thank you

[smoky mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[paper prism]

Made a goofy ahh hybrid

[jolly estuary]

Anyone have a great SAT score? I need tips for preparing for my next attempt

Dm me if you don’t mind

[fickle jasper]

Anybody here play the isle with an OLED monitor?

[digital sleet]

@pulsar crown namor and his octopus buddies really getting on my nerves

[pulsar crown]

i am playing venom and i like diving people at mach speed

[sullen merlin]

Yo @modest isle wot die hell

I get home, i feed the goats etc and all of a sudden i see a baby wild rabbit against the fence. So i tried to guide it in a box so i could release it since it seemed old enough

but it ran past me and went into our rabbit pen, into their nighthouse

and i see a nest of 4 baby rabbits

wtfffff

a wild male had some fun and now my rabbit(s) is/are mom(s) of some random wild rabbit

i dont even know how it got in with them let alone back out

@distant nymph

My rabbits are orange for reference so whaattt

[modest isle]

Yeah i think because the “European Wild Rabbit” And the “Domestic Rabbits” we keep as pets both belong to the same species

[distant nymph]

o:

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/rabbit-gif-24545469

[sullen merlin]

They kept spawning

[distant nymph]

That's really cute! o:

What are you going to do now ?

[sullen merlin]

I dont really know, cuz i dont know if i should consider them wild or not

[modest isle]

They breed like Rabbits
Or should i say
They breed like Guppies 🐟

[sullen merlin]

In theory they could still leave whenever they want at this point

[modest isle]

Female Guppies are Pregnant simulator
pregnant every 30 days gives birth to a 30-40 babies

[sullen merlin]

I strongly believe a wild rabbit made my rabbit pregnant but since i cant know that for a fact idk if they are releasable or not.

For all i know they just wandered there together and then my rabbits just took em in or something

(highly unlikley i think but idk)

[distant nymph]

Hm o:

[sullen merlin]

If thats they case they are 100% wild and should be releasable

[modest isle]

True
It will help the wild population become more genetically diverse 🧬
inhancing their Gene pool

[sullen merlin]

But if they are hybrid wild/tame does that f up their genes? Like would that be bad if it entered the local ecosystem

[sullen merlin]

I honeslty doubt that beneficial for wild rabbits if hybrids enter the gene pool

[modest isle]

But its ok since they are the same species so its not technically a hybrid

[sullen merlin]

No but domestic rabbits dont have the same instincts etc as wild rabbits do

They literally run up to ppl

[modest isle]

True

[sullen merlin]

Its like with wolfdogs, u cant release them but u cant really keep them as pet dogs either

[rustic badger]

Wilds run away, Domestic run towards, hence the hybrids would run at a 90 deg angle

[sullen merlin]

they'd split in 2

[modest isle]

[rustic badger]

The hybrids just maintain the distance initially estabished

if you walk away they will get closer, if you walk towards they move away

[sullen merlin]

Minecraft ocelots?

So if u crouch with some fish they should sneak up on me

[modest isle]

Btw an experiment was conducted of a species :

• Guppy (Poecilia Reticulata)

They noticed the domestic morph (human bred) would revert back into their natural/ Wild morph over few Generations when they released into the wild
@rustic badger @sullen merlin

Guppy (Poecilia Reticulata)
Selectively bred by humans

Guppy (Poecilia Reticulata)
Wild / Native Variants

[sullen merlin]

The thing is, would these rabbits have a good enough survival chance

eehhh well theres a lot of owls in my area, they need to eat as well ig

[modest isle]

True

[sullen merlin]

We dont really want other rabbits either cuz keeping them as pets is not fun imo

keeping them indoors all the time is kinda sad imo and keeping them outdoors makes them escape all the time cuz they burrow etc

[modest isle]

Same examples for me if released my Guppies into their natural habitats in Venezuela/Amazon their offspring will look the same as their wild morph over few Generations

[sullen merlin]

Id rather have guinea pigs

IF they reach sexual maturity

for a rabbit that take atleast a few months i think

But they already look exaclty like wild ones so.

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/guinea-pig-chewing-chew-cavy-bertold-gif-13907739970483938206

[sullen merlin]

I just said some things that might have made rabbithorn start to hate me lol

But rabbits are annoying pets imo, it is what it is

[rustic badger]

Who do you think controls those 5 rabbits you have....

They Are A Hivemind

[sullen merlin]

Government drones? And rabbithorn is a secret agent operating them

[modest isle]

Try Guppies
They breed like rabbits

Also guppies can control their own population

https://tenor.com/view/smile-smiley-guppy-guppy-fish-fishy-gif-14940226291948423427

[sullen merlin]

i just read a few articles that most hybrid rabbits have wild behavior but the color parent of the domestic pattern. But that isnt the case at all, they have wild coloration already

[modest isle]

Momma Guppy will see her kids as food

make sure to provide some hiding spots if you want to raise baby Guppies

[sullen merlin]

so maybe they are fully wild after all

And just crashing at our crib

rent free