#toadlings and toadies

[elitadream]

Here's a funny scenario i just thought about💡

So basically Mario and Peach were visiting the baby toads and they all decided that they wanted to play a game and the game they want to play is wedding. The baby toads elected Peach and Mario as the bride and groom.

Both their faces went pink at that suggestion but they went along with it anyway. On their "wedding" they had one of the baby toad as the officiant and the rest as guests. The baby toads even made them a make shift ring out of paper.

And at the end the "officiant" said "you may now kiss the bride" Mario started blushing like crazy 😳 and stumbling on his words. As much as he wanted to kiss the princess, he doesn't feel like he is worthy or that this is a perfect time for that. Peach, with her cheeks as pink as her dress, just giggles and kisses Mario on the forehead 🤭

The baby toads cheer and as this was happening, Luigi walks in and says "whoah, bro! You're getting married and you didn't tell me?"

Oh, they would! 😄

There was a piece I made a little while back where a toadie bluntly asks them whether they will get married and have children, to which Mario and Peach react by recoiling and blushing furiously; not knowing how to answer this question at all. 🤣

I just LOVE the idea of kids being included in scenarios that involve these two! There's so much that can be done with this concept (such as the scene you've described^^) and it's always guaranteed to be adorable thanks to these small helpers. 😁💕

And Luigi showing up at the end is a fun touch! Thanks for sharing! :D

[goldensunset]

Essay about pufferfish

Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab.[1] They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish, which have large external spines (unlike the thinner, hidden spines of the Tetraodontidae, which are only visible when the fish have puffed up). The scientific name refers to the four large teeth, fused into an upper and lower plate, which are used for crushing the hard shells of crustaceans and mollusks, their natural prey.

The majority of pufferfish species are toxic and some are among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world. In certain species, the internal organs, such as the liver, and sometimes the skin, contain tetrodotoxin, and are highly toxic to most animals when eaten; nevertheless, the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in Japan (as 河豚, pronounced fugu), Korea (as 복, bok, or 복어, bogeo), and China (as 河豚, hétún) when prepared by specially trained chefs who know which part is safe to eat and in what quantity. Other pufferfish species with nontoxic flesh, such as the northern puffer, Sphoeroides maculatus, of Chesapeake Bay,[2] are considered a delicacy elsewhere.[3]

The species Torquigener albomaculosus was described by David Attenborough as "the greatest artist of the animal kingdom" due to the males' unique habit of wooing females by creating nests in sand composed of complex geometric designs.[4]

[swordwhale]

Got some toad eggs from my cousin’s pond, deployed in my water gardens…

lotus pot

toad eggs, nearly ready

broken pottery makes toad abodes

  Today, we have hatchings!

The little black dots have wriggled out of the gelatinous gooey strings and become odd little toadlings with tails. They look somehow more toady at this first stage than later, when they are round blobs with tails.

My camera is stoopid about focusing close, so I had to pull them out on a wet hand and photograph them.

newly hatched

really tiny

new toads

snail

hail damage on the lotus

tadpools Got some toad eggs from my cousin's pond, deployed in my water gardens... Today, we have hatchings!