#houuugh

[aquared]

i hate him hope he dies

[frogatz]

smth abt fark waiting for spark every time . explaining it all however many thousands of times they met like that

[spidergirlpalps]

oh my GOD that rules

Brenthia Moths: these moths can mimic the appearance and mannerisms of a jumping spider so convincingly that actual jumping spiders will sometimes attempt to court them

The markings, posture, and movements of a Brenthia moth (genus Brenthia, also known as a metalmark moth) all contribute to its disguise; the moths move around in short, jerky motions that mimic the movements of a jumping spider, and their hindwings are covered in black-and-white bands that strongly resemble the tucked-in legs of a salticiid spider, especially when the moth displays its unique wing position. The disguise serves as a defensive strategy, enabling the moth to avoid being preyed upon by actual jumping spiders.

In some cases, that disguise may work a little too well, as jumping spiders may actually mistake the moth for a potential mate and then attempt to engage it in a courtship/mating dance (which must be a pretty awkward and bizarre experience for the moth, tbh).

The resemblance between a Brenthia moth and a jumping spider may not seem terribly convincing to us, as human beings, but as this article explains:

When discussing animals mimicking their predator, it is important to remember that we humans are not the target audience. This means that the imitator may not look too convincing in its mimicry to us, but still manages to trigger a desired response from said predator.

Jumping spiders have also been known to respond to Brenthia moths by exhibiting a territorial display, which is yet another behavior that the spiders generally reserve for other spiders.

This study expands on the adaptive benefits of the moth's disguise:

In controlled trials, Brenthia had higher survival rates than other similarly sized moths in the presence of jumping spiders and jumping spiders responded to Brenthia with territorial displays, indicating that Brenthia were sometimes mistaken for jumping spiders, and not recognized as prey.

The illustration below shows the basic/general resemblance between a Brenthia moth and a jumping spider:

Sources & More Info:

New Scientist: Moth's Disguise is so Good, Spiders Love it Instead of Eating it

Animal Behaviour: Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

Science: This Moth Could Pass for a Spider

PLOS ONE Journal: Metalmark Moths Mimic their Jumping Spider Predators

Gil Wizen: Jumping Spider Mimicry in Brenthia Moths

Moths of North Carolina: Brenthia pavonacella

[citroncynique]

[insert wuthering heights by kate bush mashed up with cruel angel's thesis muffled from another room here]

[canadianno]

How do the bishops get along with their witnesses and mini bosses?

Drew out the witnesses because they're pretty interesting to me!! But I'll include a little blurb on the mini-bosses :]

For context, in my au I take the term "witness" very literally, as in the witnesses are someone who witnessed the crowning of a bishop.

The mini bosses were their most treasured disciples!

Yapping and art below the cut !!

Leshy and Agares are very close, having been childhood best friends after Agares was discovered. In her words, "I've known Leshy longer than he's been a man"

Valefar and Barbatos are, of course, his 2 most trusted disciples. Leshy met them when they were all teenagers, and they'd sneak around aiding him in his missions of chaos- earning them their status. He loves em, even if they make bad decisions sometimes. Amdusias is his most recent disciple, one the others are a little uncertain about. Leshy bites people who voice doubt, though, so no one says anything.

Heket and Bathin have quite the bond, and if you ask Bathin she'd refer to Heket as her older sister. If you asked Heket, she'd probably sock you in the face for looking at her funny.

Gusion, Eligos and Zepar are Hekets most trusted disciples, of course, with Narinder claiming that he and Heket had found the 3 as tadpoles while on a walk as kids, and they had just causally kidnapped them and brought them home. They love to shit-talk people together, and I can best equate them to a really tight knit friend group.

Astaroth was Kallamars' first spouse of many (I'll get into that in like 4 lines max), and would do ANYTHING for him. All witnesses were difficult to convert, but Lamb had to put Astaroth in a cell for like a week before Harborym managed to convince them to be nice.

Kallamars' head disciples are also his spouses- I've mentioned it in a post before somewhere. They all love to tease Heket for being the only bishop to figure it out, and she loves to threaten to tell Shamura about it. They're all extremely close, as you could expect. It's rare to see any of them walking around alone.

None of the bishops, none of their witnesses, and none of their disciples have ever met Shamuras' witness Allocer. Most believe that, with Shamuras' age, they might not have a witness, or their witness may have already been slain.

Shamuras' head disciples were their first 3 followers, and the 3 people who helped them end the era of 100 gods. Vephar is definitely the friendliest, being the one to speak to the other bishops and their disciples + witnesses. The group is stereotyped as being quiet and mystical, but occasionally one makes an inside joke and all of them lose it. In the formative years, with Shamura suffering from their injury, Focalor, Vephar and Hauras have been doing most of the smaller kingdom duties.

Narinders' witness is no longer a witness.

His old disciples were the first to be sacrificed. Narinder doesn't speak of them, and neither does anyone else.

[spaciebabie]

would smash leshy

[bluwus-art]

Full art too since I spent so much time on his background only to crop most of it out.....

Local pretty man celebrates 3rd anniversary 🍨

[nukacourier]

I need to draw Arcade fat and shirtless again. For my health

[sciderman]

I am pleased to inform you that No Way Home was terrible. You would do spiderman movies so much better

i feel like i can finally talk about no way home and say that... while there's a lot that upsets me... there's actually a lot there that i kind of really like.

spoilers for no way home - but i've kind of been obsessed with the visual of peter parker actually picking up the glider with his own hands with murderous intent. holy fucking shit. holy fucking shit. holy fucking shit. like i don't know, every time i think about it i feel like an explosion going off in my brain. it's so fucking. it's so fucking insane. i really REALLY so desperately want to meet the person who conjured that up because they're batshit fucking insane and i froth at the fucking MOUTH whenever i think about it.

there's just... there's just a bit of no way home that is actually a freaking... amazing spider-man story, and everything i've ever wanted - but it's sandwiched amongst all of this mcu nonsense. but dear fucking god. just as a visual, i'm so obsessed with peter. PICKING UP THE GLIDER WITH HIS OWN TWO HANDS.

[faggotstump]

Guess who :]

[takemetotheastralagain]

Can I borrow your extra blood glucose

mayhaps... What will you offer in exhacnge …

[eldritchmagpie]

i dont rlly do shipping but im sorry the moment someone starts describing two characters as siblings or family i WILL get horny about them doing incest

[jonahmagnus]

Houuuygh hmgggg I want to go to an arcade with a friend I want to win them a plushie at the skiiball machine. I want to hang out with one of yall.

[colorpuzzled]

houuugh

[dragongirlteeth]

*getting a migraine*

"Houuugh the demon eye grows restless... it must be sated"

*takes an ibuprofen*

[spidergirlpalps]

houuugh. partner's enjoying playing splatoon with meee. joy and peace in the world