hybridgeist - Tumblr blog

[hybridgeist]

Man, i miss the fun and funny things on tumblr. I miss the quick conversation on X/twitter. Keeping up with multiple social medias is hard already. Being inundated with politics and shitty takes doesn't make it easier.

That's why I'm not as active pretty much...anywhere anymore, even though I'm still posting art. The most up-to-date place I've posted my art is my Kofi.

Check it out if you want to! https://ko-fi.com/hybridgeist

Just looking out for my mental health. Being off SM for extended periods has done wonders, even if I miss things. Look out for yourself too!

[hybridgeist]

Hydras are a highly elusive drake found primarily deep within cave systems. 

Known across the globe for their multi venomous heads the true nature of the Hydra is a bit more complex. 

Much of it’s life the hydra will live solitarily, and living within labyrinthian cave systems makes that quite easy. Males and Females of the species are quite dimorphic, rarely coming across one another. However it is upon maturity the the Hydra will undergo it’s task of metamorphism. The multi headed dragon of legend is in fact a bonded and mated pair.  Females develop a bioluminescent lure, that both attracts prey but also a potential mate. Upon finding a suitable sire, the male will adhere to his mate’s back. This process is not immediate and full adhesion will take years to complete. An enzyme is released from his underbelly allowing for the fusing process. However females have a counter enzyme allowing for females to reject potential males should better stock be found. Upon full adhesion the males body nearly fully absorbs into his mate, even their brain chemistry will intertwine. His wings, however, will remain fully functional and as such will allow for the pair to venture beyond the cave for greater feeding opportunity. Why most hydra are double headed, there are cases where multiple males will adhere to a single female. The most dominate male remaining most intact. This typically only happens to larger more dominant females.

Other dragon species have following a similar convergent evolution such as the False Hydra. Male False Hydra possess a suction cup appendage on their underbelly comprised of highly modified ventral scales and females have the responding on their back. However this bond is not permanent and separation is capable. 

[hybridgeist]

It sucks that there's only 20 minutes in each day. If there was more than that I would get more stuff done I'm sure

[hybridgeist]

Golden Armor ^^ Had soooo much fun revisiting HTTYD and making this new piece! My last HTTYD panting must be years old by now! I was actually thinking of doing the same concept with Astrid and Stormfly - Let me know if you would like to see that! :)

[hybridgeist]

when you and your enemy are so close to each other that it's almost intimate

full res version + version without effects on my boosty

[hybridgeist]

exannors are biomechanically engineered animals that had been created hundreds of years ago. now, they thrive as animal companions for beast hunters.

here are some sketches i did of the main ekanox cast and their exannors!

[hybridgeist]

[hybridgeist]

THERE. done (with step 1). i didnt want to start shading bc im sleepy so i drew a test augment instead

[hybridgeist]

Arcrys and Molagg

[hybridgeist]

Ghost Horse by Peng Lu

This artist on Instagram

[hybridgeist]

Artwork by: Mark Fielding

[hybridgeist]

The snugglers

(via)

[hybridgeist]

Story time:

In middle school biology, we did an experiment. We were given yams, which we would sprout in cups of water. We then had to make hypotheses about how the yams would grow, based on descriptions of yam plants in our books, and make notes of our observations as they grew.

Here’s what was supposed to happen: we were supposed to see that the actual growth of the plant did not resemble our hypotheses. We were then supposed to figure out that these were, in fact, sweet potatoes.

What actually happened was that every single student in every single class lied in their notes so that their observations perfectly matched their hypotheses. See, everyone assumed the mismatch meant they had done something wrong in the process of growing the plant or that they had misunderstood the dichotomous key or the plant identification terminology. And, thanks to the wonders of a public school education, everyone assumed the wrong results would get us a failing grade. We were trying to pass. We didn’t want to get bitched out by the teacher. Curiosity, learning, science - that had nothing to do with why we were sitting in that classroom. So we all lied.

The teacher was furious. She tried to fail every student, but the administration stepped in and told her she wasn’t allowed to because a 100% fail rate is recognized as a failure of the teacher, not the class. It wasn’t even her fault, really, though her being a notorious hard-ass didn’t help. It was a failure of the entire educational system.

So whenever I see crap like Elizabeth Holmes’s blood test scam or pharmaceutical trials which are unable to be replicated or industry-funded research that reaches wildly unscientific conclusions, I just remember those fucking sweet potatoes. I remember that curiosity dies when people are just trying to give their superiors the “right” answers, so they can get the grade, get the job, get the paycheck. It’s not about truth when it’s about paying rent. There’s no scientific integrity if you can’t control for human desperation.

[hybridgeist]

undefined

Cuddle o’clock (via)

[hybridgeist]

oh shit a dergon based on the secretary bird for Uni, one of the gender birds ever

It’s name is already so metal ( Sagittarius Serpentarius ) and made me think of dragons, so here we are. Their name means “Archer of Snakes,” and much like the bird they are based off of, they are largely terrestrial, their wings smaller than other dragon breeds and used less for flying than leverage for climbing and running. Though they appear more lithe than their stronger western dragon counterparts, Sagittariidae are a lot stronger than they look, being able to easily smash their prey and smaller dragon species with their armored paws. 

[hybridgeist]

[hybridgeist]

Housing is a right. Once you accept people should go to bed at night with dignity, you can get over housing as purely 'for-profit'.