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[bionicboxes]

this is the dynamic they have going on in my head.

Edit: No more reblogs for now this can't be my most popular post I can't bear the weight of this being it.

[bestanimal]

Round 3 - Reptilia - Passeriformes

(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)

Our last, and largest, order of birds are the Passeriformes, collectively known as “passerines” or “perching birds.” This huge, diverse order contains more than half of all bird species. It includes the families… *deeeep breath*…

Acanthisittidae (“New Zealand wrens”), Philepittidae (“asities”), Eurylaimidae (“typical broadbills”), Calyptomenidae (“African and green broadbills”), Sapayoidae (“Sapayoa”), Pittidae (“pittas”), Melanopareiidae (“crescentchests”), Conopophagidae (“gnateaters”), Thamnophilidae (“antbirds”), Grallariidae (“antpittas”), Rhinocryptidae (“tapaculos”), Formicariidae (“antthrushes”), Furnariidae (“ovenbirds”), Pipridae (“manakins”), Cotingidae (“cotingas”), Tityridae (“tityras”), Oxyruncidae (“Sharpbill”), Onychorhynchidae (“royal flycatchers” and “myiobiuses”), Tyrannidae (“tyrant flycatchers”), Atrichornithidae (“scrubbirds”), Menuridae (“lyrebirds”), Climacteridae (“Australasian treecreepers”), Ptilonorhynchidae (“bowerbirds”), Pomatostomidae (“Australo-Papuan babblers”), Orthonychidae (“logrunners”), Acanthizidae (“Australian warblers”), Meliphagidae (“honeyeaters”), Maluridae (“Australasian wrens”), Dasyornithidae (“bristlebirds”), Pardalotidae (“pardalotes”), Cinclosomatidae (“quail-thrushes” and “jewel-babblers”), Campephagidae (“cuckooshrikes” and “trillers”), Mohouidae (“whiteheads”), Neosittidae (“sittellas”), Psophodidae (“whipbirds” and “wedgebills”), Eulacestomatidae (“Wattled Ploughbill”), Falcunculidae (“shriketits”), Oreoicidae (“Australo-Papuan bellbirds”), Paramythiidae (“painted berrypeckers”), Vireonidae (“vireos”), Pachycephalidae (“whistlers”), Oriolidae (“Old World orioles”), Machaerirhynchidae (“boatbills”), Artamidae (“butcherbirds” and “woodswallows”), Rhagologidae (“Mottled Berryhunter”), Malaconotidae (“bushshrikes”), Pityriasidae (“Bornean Bristlehead”), Aegithinidae (“ioras”), Platysteiridae (“wattle-eyes”, “batises”, and “shrike-flycatchers”), Vangidae (“vangas”), Rhipiduridae (“fantails”), Dicruridae (“drongos”), Monarchidae (“monarch flycatchers”), Ifritidae (“Blue-capped Ifrit”), Paradisaeidae (“birds-of-paradise”), Corcoracidae (“White-winged Chough” and “Apostlebird”), Melampittidae (“melampittas”), Laniidae (“shrikes”), Platylophidae (“Crested Jayshrike”), Corvidae (“corvids”), Cnemophilidae (“satinbirds”), Melanocharitidae (“berrypeckers” and “longbills”), Callaeidae (“New Zealand wattlebirds”), Notiomystidae (“Stitchbird”), Petroicidae (“Australasian robins”), Eupetidae (“Rail-babbler”), Picathartidae (“rockfowl”), Chaetopidae (“rockjumpers”), Hyliotidae (“hyliotas”), Stenostiridae (“fairy flycatchers”), Paridae (“tits”), Remizidae (“penduline tits”), Panuridae (“Bearded Reedling”), Alaudidae (“larks”), Nicatoridae (“nicators”), Macrosphenidae (“African warblers”), Cisticolidae (“cisticola warblers”), Acrocephalidae (“reed warblers”), Locustellidae (“grass warblers”), Donacobiidae (“Black-capped Donacobius”), Bernieridae (“Malagasy warblers”), Pnoepygidae (“wren-babblers”), Hirundinidae (“swallows”), Pycnonotidae (“bulbuls”), Sylviidae (“sylviid warblers”), Paradoxornithidae (“parrotbills”), Zosteropidae (“white-eyes”), Timaliidae (“Old World babblers”), Leiothrichidae (“laughingthrushes”), Alcippeidae (“Alcippe fulvettas”), Pellorneidae (“ground babblers”), Phylloscopidae (“leaf warblers”), Hyliidae (“hylias”), Aegithalidae (“bushtits”), Scotocercidae (“Streaked Scrub Warbler”), Cettiidae (“cettiid warblers”), Erythrocercidae (“yellow flycatchers”), Dulidae (“Palmchat”), Bombycillidae (“waxwings”), Ptiliogonatidae (“silky-flycatchers”), Hylocitreidae (“Hylocitrea”), Hypocoliidae (“Grey Hypocolius”), Elachuridae (“Spotted Elachura”), Cinclidae (“dippers”), Muscicapidae (“Old World flycatchers”), Turdidae (“thrushes”), Buphagidae (“oxpeckers”), Sturnidae (“starlings”), Mimidae (“mockingbirds” and “thrashers”), Regulidae (“kinglets”), Tichodromidae (“Wallcreeper”), Sittidae (“nuthatches”), Certhiidae (“treecreepers”), Salpornithidae (“spotted creepers”), Polioptilidae (“gnatcatchers”), Troglodytidae (“wrens”), Promeropidae (“sugarbirds”), Modulatricidae (“dapplethroats”),

Nectariniidae (“sunbirds”), Dicaeidae (“flowerpeckers”), Chloropseidae (“leafbirds”), Irenidae (“fairy-bluebirds”), Peucedramidae (“Olive Warbler”), Urocynchramidae (“Przevalski's Finch”), Ploceidae (“weavers”), Viduidae (“indigobirds”, “whydahs”, and “Cuckoo-finch”), Estrildidae (“estrildid finches”), Prunellidae (“accentors”), Passeridae (“Old World sparrows”), Motacillidae (“wagtails”, “longclaws”, and “pipits”), Fringillidae (“true finches”), Rhodinocichlidae (“Rosy Thrush-tanager”), Calcariidae (“longspurs” and “snow buntings”), Emberizidae (“buntings”), Cardinalidae (“cardinals” and “grosbeaks”), Mitrospingidae (“mitrospingid tanagers”), Thraupidae (“tanagers”), Passerellidae (“New World sparrows”), Parulidae (“New World warblers”), Icteriidae (“Yellow-breasted Chat”), Icteridae (“New World blackbirds”), Calyptophilidae (“chat-tanagers”), Zeledoniidae (“wrenthrush”), Teretistridae (“Cuban warblers”), Nesospingidae (“Puerto Rican Tanager”), Spindalidae (“spindalises”), and Phaenicophilidae (“Hispaniolan tanagers”).

As this is such a large, diverse order (whose list of families have already taken up way too much room), it would be hard for me to summarize them. They are defined by the anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching.

In the Cretaceous, the most dominant clade of birds were the Enantiornithes. After the K-Pg extinction, all Enantiornithes went extinct, leaving large swaths of empty niches behind. By the Eocene, around 52.5 million years ago, Passeriformes began to diverge and fill all those empty niches, leading to the large wealth of bird diversity today.

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Aside from the parrots, Passeriformes contains most of the birds capable of mimicry, including lyrebirds, mockingbirds, starlings, and corvids. Starlings and corvids are even known to mimic human words and sentences.

The largest passerine is the Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris), which ranges from 60 - 70 cm (2 - 2.3 ft) in length and weighs approximately 1.15 kg (2.5 lb) in females and 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) in males. The pheasant-sized Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is sometimes called the largest passerine, but the Thick-billed Raven is around 25% heavier on average!

The smallest passerine is the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus), at 6.5 cm (2.6 in) long and weighing 4.2 g (0.15 oz).

There’s too many of these to talk about; I’m overwhelmed. Just know that if you like birds, you probably have a favorite in this order!

[chloesimaginationthings]

I love your art, and I really love how you did him, he's such a guy (he's my fav 💜)

I HONESTLY didn’t expect such a big reaction to the silly way I decided to draw Withered Bonnie this time, but so many of yall clocked it LMAO

[stunningcurvess]

[limnologylover]

so far so good with these flat knit socks. unsure how long I'll make them before i turn the heels but really liking the colors of this scrap yarn im using up, very retina burning

rib is 2k2p, yarn is worsted weight acrylic because its what i had laying around. brand and colorway has been lost to time, and needles are USA size 5

i will say though. the yarn is 2x brighter irl it basically glows in the dark with how bright it is

[declamationark]

Between Danny’s constant sleep deprivation, school stress, and his villains’ differing levels of goofiness, I’m surprised he didn’t try just.. crying, like there’s a reasonable chance they immediately regret making this kid cry

like dude, you get catharsis and your enemies get Guilted into awkwardly going "there there buddy (help??? how to stop crying??? do I just pat the kid's head????)" and giving you gifts

[its-a-me-mango]

Your art is very edible, i am snackin on it as you read this :]

STOP EATING IT!!!!!!!! MY ART I NEED THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOBBING THOUGH THANK YOU!!!! GLAD TO KNOW I GET TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR Y'ALL AKDFGBKJGBKJAFDG

[cripplepunkbarbarian]

I enjoy the normal kids friend group and how normal they have always been and will continue to be.

[ferbracket]

Perry Polls

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Baljeet's Decoy

[acquired-stardust]

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 Dreamcast 2000

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

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DC-UK #12, Aug 2000 - 'Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2' cover. Support us on Patreon

[the-raindeer-king]

Brb sobbing over Nikolai [[REDACTED]] (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)

He's such a sweetie though! Big N soft, n fat that covers his muscles an' (not me projecting) probably has food listed as his love language. He LOVES knowing his partner is well fed. Probably goes a bit overboard trying to feed them tbh, and if there's ever any self doubt he's so soft bc wdym? Wdym your body's not good? The body of his person who he loves so entirely?? He'll absolutely have 'words' with anyone who's made you feel that way before spending extra time cuddling and just holding onto you, focusing on the points where you're chubbier bc it's nothing to shy away from. It's cold where he lives, far better to be soft and warm, and more to hold for him so he'll never see it as bad. Just more to love

Maybe this is me projecting a little, but I wholeheartedly believe that all of them love a chubby woman. Like you got thick thighs and a tummy? Down on one knee, begging for an minute of your time. A crumb of affection. Can't you see that you've got these men wrapped around your finger, just for the chance to cuddle with you.

Nikolai is a big man, and I agree that his love language is food (maybe he grew up fighting for scraps and likes knowing that not only is he well fed but so are the people he loves). Knowing he's taking care of you is good, but seeing it is even better.

The softness of your tummy, the roundness of your cheeks - you're like an angel to Nikolai, and he wants nothing more than to worship you as you deserve.

What... what do you mean you don't like how you look?

Finding you in tears over your body confuses our sweet Russian man. He thinks you're the prettiest thing he's ever seen, like a sculpture come to life. All the while, you're distraught because the world is so focused on being thin and frail, and you're neither of those things.

If there's one thing Nikolai won't stand for, it's hearing anyone talk badly about his darling, and that includes you too.

He's pulling you aside, big hands cradling your face as he gently hushes you when you try to explain your tears. Even though he doesn't agree with the thoughts, he understands where they're coming from. He's spent years building his own confidence, spending his own childhood feeling less than adequate.

And he'll be damned if he lets you feel that way about yourself. Who cares if the media is obsessed with size 0 waists and picturesque woman? Nikolai doesn't look like the men in the media either, and you like him, yeah?

He'll spend a good while talking you out of your tears, whispering how beautiful and wonderful you are, until you're blushing and giggling. And then he'll scoop you up, grinning when you squeal with laughter.

"Light as a feather, milaya," he murmurs, pressing a kiss to your head as he carries you to the couch.

He puts on your favorite movie, and keeps you in his lap the whole time. It makes your face heat up, feeling his hands gently stroke your stomach and thighs. But Nikolai just wants you to know that he loves you. All of you.

[bestanimal]

I want you all to know that even when your favs don’t win I have still forced many people to look at and read about them. And so have you, if you reblogged their poll.

This is a tournament, so like… obviously we can’t give every animal the same amount of points or we’re not going to get anywhere. I’m sad that some of my favs are already out. I’m sad my beloved Australian Lungfish has been left behind already. I’m very sad that millipedes were ranked so low.

But I’m happy that I’m going to get to share a lot of different birds and arachnids and insects with you in Round 3, and I’m going to get to learn about a lot of fish myself. The fun part about this tournament is that regardless of whether they move on to the next round; I’m still writing a pretty wordy post about each group and finding nice pictures to represent them with and then I’m making people look at it. We’re learning about these animals together regardless of whether they move on or not. And because the voting is ranked choice, even if your favorite didn’t make it through, I hope you still have some investment in the ones that did.

I’m just putting a heck of a lot of effort into this tournament so I hope y’all are getting something out of it even if some of us are disappointed!