#nixxy's animal talk

[theonetrueyeet]

spider ramble... particularly about false widows

in a Mood™ abt spiders currently, ESPECIALLY false widows. been going back over my arachnid section of the invertebrate module bc i have exams soon and its late and im frustrated abt how false widows get portrayed by the media and percieved by the british public... this is gonna be long and rambly and probably not make much sense and go off in a million and one diff directions sorry i just feel like talking abt spiders. this also came about bc of the big fuckoff house spider that was in my room last night on the top of my door frame but since it was late (like. midnight) and also out of my reach i went eh. ill deal with it in the morning. and then i woke up in the morning and no more spider to deal with! which i should be more stressed about i feel but im so exhausted from the run up to exams and other life stuff that im just like ok cool thats Around somewhere now ig. im guessing it was a female from the size but i cant be sure... anyway without further ado onto the main show.

so here in the uk we arent exactly known for our venomous animals. we have some but they're nothing really that dangerous (to us as humans at least. im not going into venom-prey specificity rn ive had ENOUGH of that recently). we have the european adder (which is also percieved as terrifying bc its a venomous snake but it poses very little risk to us as humans bc they are very shy and i have a lot to say abt adders but thats for another day), wasps, bees, some venomous fish (didnt know this until i found one rockpooling they r pretty neat), even some stinging jellyfish and siphonophores like the portuguese man o war. and then we have the spiders. all species of spider are venomous (minus the uloboridae family, aka the cribellate orb weavers which im not too sure off the top of my head if we have those in the uk... we might have one or two species?? idk but they arent venomous and i think theres another family that has some non venomous spiders BUT THE POINT IM MAKING IS PRETTY MUCH ALL SPIDERS ARE VENOMOUS). there are 650ish spp of spider in the uk and of those VERY FEW are at all medically significant. of these few are the rabbit hutch spider, the cupboard spider, and... the noble false widow. these 3 spiders are all known as false widow spiders. we also occasionally get the meditterreanean false widow, but to my knowledge these only arrive on imports and dont have a population within the uk.

belonging to the genus steatoda, false widows are usually seen as these terrifying death spiders that will kill you just for looking at them when really... they arent actually that dangerous. most cases of bites being severe are either a) a result of an allergy or b) it was actually caused by something other than the bite itself (such as a bacterial infection in the bite, or the "bite" not actually being a bite) or even c) greatly exaggerated by the tabloids (shocker)... like ok we dont have many scary animals in the uk but. we dont need to overexaggerate the ones that really arent as bad as people think! badgers probably pose more of a threat to you than a false widow does. have you seen a badger?! they look so cute but they are VICIOUS those things will FUCK YOU UP and give you TB on top of getting absolutely mauled. a false widow will, at most, just make you feel a bit ill for a couple of days. me personally i would take a falsie over the badger. false widows also only bite in defense! most of the time they bite because you didn't see them and happened to be a very big thing up in their personal space! tbh i would bite too

false widow bites are, to most people, no more harmful than a wasp sting. so its not exactly a fun time but its not exactly the limb destroying death bite that the british media loves to make it out to be. most bites are probably dry bites or have near neglible amounts of venom, so won't cause anything more than a bit of pain. when venom does get involved it gets a bit more complicated bc it depends on how ur body reacts to it. as i said before, most ppl its not much worse than a wasp sting but it can cause things like muscle spasms, sweating, and a raised temperature. it rarely gets worse than that. of course you can be allergic to it which will cause anaphylaxis which is a medical emergency, but this is an exceptional circumstance. most ppl bitten by a false widow will not experience that. the panic over false widows in the uk is a mixture of media-driven mass hysteria and arachnophobia.

anyway in conclusion shoutout brandon collier who did an amazing talk abt false widows during the bhs venom day both at the 2022 and 2023 events both of which i was lucky enough to attend. if i cant go to venom day this year you will see me on the news.

[benjis-house-boat]

The current cast of my OCs and their husbands :) Some fun facts/info bout my children: Ben and Arlo spar and train daily; Arlo to join the Flying Pigs, Ben to become a Knight, and both to support the other. Benji is a farmhand in Pelican Town, hired to care for the animals and occasionally help water the fields, he uses his free time to create clothing and shares Emily's dream of going into fashion. Elliott is very supportive of this and loves being Benji's model.

Rue was not looking for romance when he moved to his Grandparents farm, he had plans to befriend only animals and talk with other folks as little as possible. Kenny became an exception the first time they met, and helped Rue get to know and trust the other townies. Rue became vegan shortly before getting married.

Clove was always a hard working child in school, and willingly spent a few extra years in builder school to master some of the hardest concepts and skills. She took the Sandrock job hoping it would hone her into more of a building master; she did not expect it would also make a warrior out of her. She loves a good spar and finds fighting robots to be the best stress relief; She'd rather talk things out then fight other people only because she knows fighting first would upset Fang. Phonix (Nixxi) has been on my blog before. 8D

[m0ssy-mushr00m]

-Introduction-

Do not interact if you are: LGBTQ+phobic, Racist, a pedo, fat phobic, or proshiper

Name: Phoinix

Nickname: Nix, Nixxy, birdie, or FiFi

Gender: Female

Pronouns: she/her

Birthday: 2/22

About me: I like to read, draw, knit, crochet, garden, paint, and talk to friends.

Some things I love/like: talking to friends, cheesecake, The walking dead, drawing, painting, animals, pets, my siblings, music, and food.

Somethings I hate/dislike: wet floors, crowded places, cockroaches, and being sick.

Facts about me:

I have 4 siblings

I have a dog named Cinnamon

I have a fish named Pork Chop

I have 3 birds, Osha, Blueberry, and Avocado (🕊️Snowy🕊️)

I have ADHD

Some of my favourite animals: crabs, skunks, frogs, penguins, turtles, rabbits, rats, turtle frogs, and octopus.

Games I’ve played/playing/like: Genshin Impact, the walking dead, titanfall 2, Sally face, time on frog island, little nightmares 1 & 2, rayman, and more!

Things I will be posting: My art, things I knit or crochet, food, my pets, my favourite characters, and things I like!

ART TRADE INFO

Check out my friend/“mom”: @decentgarbage and my other friend

This is the end of my introduction!

[rinxnix]

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[nixcwen]

Suree! I would like to be 💛 anon! I love watching psychological and action film too! I actually watch a lot of different genre as well, like comedy, drama, thriller. And same, it kind of just draws us in seeing the boys aiming for their dream! You should totally watch Alice in Borderland! I watched the Netflix one tho, not the anime one! But it was cool! Apparently, there is also similar shows like sweet home (this one is also very underrated I would say) and squid game as well! It’s really like popular in my area, especially squid game hahaha!

You could watch those dramas hehe if you haven’t and if you like of course! For anime wise, the top few on my list would be assassination classroom, fire force and owari no seraph. There is another one called stars align which is also quite underrated I would say, but the plot itself is quite deep. Hahaha, sorry for rambling so much! Thank you for talking to me! :) have a good day!

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I hope I could have a break soon so I'd be able to watch your recommendations, now I have another thing to look forward too!

Thank you so much for your time as well, 💛 anon. I'm happy to receive your messages, it was truly nice talking to you! Till next time, lots of love. 🤗

Sincerely, Nixxy ♡

[stacawrites-blog]

Character info for TFC

100 Facts About Me... [IC VERSION]

001. Real name: Phoenix Alexander Lewis

002. Nickname: Nixxy

003. Favorite color: Blue

004. Male or female: male

005. Elementary school: in the castel

006. Middle school: in the castel

007. High school: in the castel

008. College: didn't go

009. Natural hair color: dark blonde that looks almost brown

010. Tall or Short: 6 foot. So fall?

011. Sweats or jeans: jeans

012. Phone or Camera: neither, don't know what those are

013. Health freak: no

014. Orange or apple: apple

015. Do you have a crush on someone: yep

016. Guy friends or girl friends: both

017. Piercings: none

018. Pepsi or coke: well it doesn't exist in their world

019. Have you been in an airplane: don't work anymore

020. Have you been in a relationship: yes

021. Have you been in a car accident: cars don't work

022. Have you been in a fist fight: yes

023. First piercing: none

024. Best Friend: Sailor

025. First award: becoming king?

026. First crush: sailor

027. First word: good

028. Any talent: don't have any

029. Last person you talked to: Sailor

030. Last person you texted: texting isn't a thing

031. Last person you watched a movie with: Sailor

032. Last thing you ate: apple

033. Last movie/ TV show you watched: Hunger games

034. Last song you listened to: none

035. Last thing you bought: apples

036. Last person you hugged: Atticus

FAVORITE...

037. Food: apple

038. Drink: water

039. Bottom: funny

40. Flower: sunflowers

041. Animal: tiger

042. Color: blue

043. Movie: doesn't have one

044. Subject: History

HAVE YOU EVER? (PUT AN X IN THE BRACKETS IF YES.)

045. x[] Fallen in love with someone

046. []Celebrated Halloween

047. []xHad your heart broken

048. []xWent over the minutes/texts on your phone

049. []xHad someone like you

050. []xHated the way someone changed

051. [] Got pregnant

052. [] Had an abortion

053. []xDid something you regret

054. [] xBroken a promise

055. []x Hid a secret

056. []x pretended to be happy

057. [x] Met someone who has changed your life

058. X[] pretended to be sick

059. []Left the country

060. X[] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it

061. [] xCried over the silliest thing

062. []xRan a mile

063. []x Gone to the beach with your best friend

064. X[]Gotten into an argument with your friends

065.x []Disliked someone

066. []x Stayed single for two years since the first time you had a bf/gf or been single forever

CURRENTLY.

067. Eating: apple

068. Drinking: nothing

069. Listening to: nothing

070. Sitting or laying: bed

071. Plans for today: King events

072. Waiting for: events

073. Want kids: no

074. Want to get married: no but is getting married

075. Want to travel: yes

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A PARTNER?

076. Lips or eyes: eyes

077. Shorter or taller: shorter

078. Younger or older: same age

079. Romantic or spontaneous: spontaneous

080. Trouble-maker or hesitant: trouble maker

081. Hook up or relationship: relationship

082. Looks or personality: personality

HAVE YOU EVER?

083. Lost glasses: no

084. Snuck out of the house: yes

085. Held a gun/knife in self defense: yes

086. Killed somebody: no..

087. Broke someone's heart: probably