#molt

[tinylongwing]

Out now in the Journal of Avian Biology! Pyle et al. 2024 discusses the evolutionary history of bird molt, and I was asked to illustrate this whole family tree in terms of molt strategies. I'm so pleased to have put this all together for the authors! This is a fairly technical topic and so I know how valuable it is to have an image to go along with it!

The Institute for Bird Populations has a post here that describes the paper, and includes a link to the high-resolution pdf of the above image as well as a link to the paper itself for those who really want to dig in deep. Check it out!

#birblr #birdblr #scientific illustration #molt #ornithology #bird evolution #evolution #scientists on tumblr #artists on tumblr #birds #birb #birbs

[onenicebugperday]

@vaor-29​ submitted: a freshly peeled angel for you!!! my chilean rose recently celebrated her first birthday with a molt, and i thought i’d share!

i love how obnoxiously pink she gets after every shed, the camera and lighting REALLY dont do her justice here

her name is Bonnie cause its gender neutral and i TECHNICALLY dont know if shes male or female yet (calling her a ‘she’ to manifest it into the universe so we can spend that wonderful 25+ years together) AND because she looks like a dust bunny :>

some molt highlights include:

THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, featuring the exuvia, nice cozy silk bed, and two (02!!) legs from the shy naked beast if you look reeeally close at the burrow (+bonus of the terrarium i lovingly set up and she absolutely obliterated. i would die for her)

comparison of her first and last molts so far! shes grown so much!!! i gave away some of the middle molts but im saving the rest to put in resin

timeskip to the little gremlin peeking out of her cave, featuring her LITTLE BLACK SOCK PAWS!!!

we’re a bit late for christmas by now, so happy holidays and new year to you! may your 2024 be overflowing with buggie friends!

Do you think Bonnie knows that I love them? Very beautiful and perfect and fuzzy. Extremely impressed with their molting skills as well. I hope they are indeed female so you get to spend a few delightful decades together! And happy new year :)

#spider #arachnids #submission #tarantula #chilean rosehair tarantula #long post #molt #freshly peeled angel #exuvia

[orbital-inclination]

Behold! He smiles! Moltendreams!Au @.me og dreamtale @.jokublog

#molten!dream #moltendreams!au #molt #dreamtale au #dreamtale #dream sans #dream!sans #au!dream #dream #utmv au #utmv #undertale aus #my art #i needed a reprieve from angst

[fluffybird1]

The nibbler is molting right now so they look really scruffy!

#birb #birblr #pet #pets #petblr #bird #pigeon #columba livia #the nibbler #mixed breed #baby #squeaker #molt #molting #scruffy

[esme-elora]

Molt hat!

Spice no longer has what my wife calls her "mischief halo;" the orange dot is gone and the top of her head is all black now.

#spider #arachnid #jumping spider #phidippus regius #phidippus #salticidae #molt #my spiders #spice

[progenycursed]

Progeny Cursed Chapter 13

The Pure Vessel undergoes the start of another molt and grapples with what it might mean for them in the future. Even like that, they still manage to make their reluctant friend drop its' wall.

*nervous*Am pure. Not feel. Not think If become pure, then can return to (siblings) Not move. Not feel Soul. Soul heal. Soul not pain. Don’t hurt Don’t move

Be pure

—̶͍̩͍̗́̆͝—̸̯̤̬͆̓̓ḁ̸̭̞͉̬̱̂̌͐̊̀t̶͇͉̫͓͈̲͒͗t̶͔̫̩͕̋̒͛͗̚͠ȃ̸̡͍͕͛̽͘c̷̪̍̇̿͝k̶̰͘ ̴̼̗͖̠̈́̕͜͜i̸̯̙̥͒͛͌͘t̸̡͖̹͕̮̉̈̇̐̉̕ ̴͓͔͕̏͑̏̋k̴̘͌̌́̚̕͠i̵͚̖̮̿̀l̴͈̹̺̖̒̂͐̔̿l̸͉̬̂̓̒̈̆̕ ̵̻̎̉̓̚(̴̣̮̰̎̅̅͆ẖ̵̻̦̗̾i̷̞̰̼͛͒͛͂́m̶͇̣̺͓̏͐͑̕̕)̵̢̢͔̠̰̆͝—̵̗̩̀-̷͖̖̞̞̯̈́̈̀̈́̎͝

Be pure for (siblings) <searing> don’t move. Don’t fall. Don’t move. Can’t fall. Won’t fall ̸̘͐̑̚͝͝—̶̢̱̅̉j̷̩̖͙̬͉̓͑̍o̵̙̊̔̋̆̎͝i̷̡͈̯̗̜̠̽͝ń̶̳͓̮̹͕́͌̕͝͝—̴͙̜̄̀ ̴̣͙͍̭̙̍̌͊̕w̴̧̼̮̯̹̓̓͋h̶̗̠̀ò̷̫̮͓̆̇̆ḷ̷̡͇̳̺̕e̴̢̬͇̖̍̈̓̓͘—̴̲͎͕̊̎͗̂̓-̶͓̩̘̲̝̘̆͋͘

<agony> no no. Don’t move. Dont fall

—̴̞̊͐̒͆̋̍̌a̶̩͙͋́̾t̴̯̭͚̩͗̐͆̆͊̎͑t̸̡͚̠͕̽͐̉͊̒̈́ã̶̧̯̖͕̮c̴̡̰̫̫̭͛͒̌k̷͈̅̌̾̐̃̑͠͠ ̴͖̲̻̰̣̐̂̈͜(̶̡̝͍̰͆̅̾̑̓̊h̷͖̪̥̹̔̈͝ǐ̷̖̠͎͛̇m̶̥̰̣͇̽͒͆̑̔͐̔̽)̸̺̹̹̠̤̹̕͝ ̵̨̧̪̻͖̠̽̏̈͝ͅr̶̢̫̻̻̖̯̼̒͆͂̊́ͅu̴͍̬͎̮̝͓͛̈͜ṅ̵̖̥̠̔̈́̾͂͝͝ ̶̪̳̮͈̈̈́̏̾̒̌͘k̸̹͔͔̉̆̓̿̄͌͂̽i̵̛̛̫̤͈͓̤̳̞͇l̴͖̥̬̩̟̥̋͘͝ḷ̶̘̽̀̑̆́͘ ̴̧͕͆i̴̧̜͖͈͗͐̆̏͝t̸̞̹̞̻̿̀̌—̸͈̮̭͈͗̂̍̑̽ ̶̞̥̓̐̐̐̽̀̈́̐—̵̛̣̻̼̗̈̋͊̄̅j̸̺̣̃̂̇̽̉̚o̷̞͙̞̒̃̒̔̎̌͘͝ȉ̶̥̮͐͘͠n̸̨̂̊͊̇ ̶̢̧̖̖̤͙͙̈̐̍̈́͑ͅř̵̡̟̻̠̘̰̝͒͋̋̍̕e̶̬̟̘̔̊͊̌̚l̸̰͌è̸̼͇͔̫͉̥́̃a̷̧̧̛͔͍̯͓̙͖̐̉̑s̸̫̘̲̻̹͗̑̑e̸̘̞̠̻̖͇̥̹̓̆̐͆͗̕ ̴̧̯̖̗̄́f̴̛̣͎̃̄̇͛̒ã̶̡̖̙̱̼̜͎̓̍͛͒̚l̴̳̺̝̥͔̈́̈̓͜l̵̟̹̮̭̹̠̉̈́̌̌̓͌͝—̷̺̝͗̏͠

<burning> don’t think. Be pure for (siblings). Don’t move

-̷̻͎̰͔͖̑̔͌͐̉̈́͝ͅ-̶̡͙͚͕̘̞̦͍̠̋̑̿̓̽̈̀̅̓̋̕͘͠j̸̢̡̨͕̱͖̟͖̍́̀̔̎̊͊ǫ̴̡͈̲̙̯̳͚̹̗̽͊̃̈́͆͛̏̌̈͜i̷̺͎̬͖̘̜̇͗͒͋͗́ͅn̴̹̞̩̯̟͉͋̏̉͌̿̂̏̚ ̶̧͇̖͕͙͖̫̬͉̟̏̑̇̂̎o̷̰͔͍̯̙̤͚͛͌̉̎̉̈͂͒̌̆̀̈̕͜ņ̷̲̬̪̗̻͖̮̫̝̖̲̄́̍́̾̀̿͗͒̀͝e̶̡̧̢̟̣̘͎͍̱̜̅̎̑͑͜ ̷̛̥̫͇͔̯͉̑̉͐̎̓̾̀͘̚͠͠͝r̷̨̢̜͖̯̯̗̼̞̝͐̑̈́͆͗̕͝è̴̯͖͔͗̌̎̏̌̀͋̀̕l̶̢̧͓̝̙̙̼̊̿͑͋̀͘ë̶̛͓̬̖́̎̆̎̍̐̃̀͠a̵̦̥͌̎̒̍̓̆̃̚͝s̵̢̑̀̅͋͂́̓͐͌̉̾̚͝ͅȩ̸͉̝̰͎̣̂͆̀ ̵̟͉̙̄̋́͊͌͂͌̾̔͊̕͝č̵̢̛͖͔̫̍̀̆̾̏͐͝͝ͅͅờ̸̡̫̳̝͈̈̾̉͋̄̂͆͘n̷͙̫͑͐̀̚͝t̶̛̫͉̜͈̼͚̀̋̇́r̴̨̝̥̹̩̖̪͚̮̖͍̈́̄͌̊͑͂̓͗̚͠ͅo̸̮̮̘͖̻̣̰̱̿̓͌͑̌̂̑ͅl̴̡͈̹̰̭̘͈̣̔-̴͍͎͚̱̤͚͚͔̞̭̳̒̌̽̿̅̈́̂͊̂͛̈͜͠-̷͎̲̦̝̺̗̻̭̹͕̿͜͝

<numb> how feel?

<numb> tired. Hurt. Feel…something

*panic dread* {         } *frantic* be calm. Be pure

*panicked* ~panting~ *relief* (he) won’t put (me) in void

*nervous* stop time. (He) watch (me) all day? *panic* no training. No (others). No thing pulling (him) away ~relief~ *tired*(he) serious? *dozing* (I) moved?

<numb> why this feel nice? *nauseous* Am melting? *tried sick* Be pure for (siblings)

what body look like after molt? Would (siblings) recognize new body or (siblings) not recognize new body? What (you) think? Do (you) think new molt hurt? Did you ever {void pulling mind down}?

Won’t talk with tonight? Ok. Am tired hurt. Won’t pester (you). Will (you) take (me) to bed? Please Thank

*dread queasy* Will (you) help (me) with molt?

Yes

*tired* Thank *nauseous* *anxious*

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#progeny cursed #hollow knight #hollow knight comic #pale king #comic draw app #pure vessel #hollow knight pure vessel #hollow knight pale king #the collector #km 009 #molt #new emotions just dropped

[horatioandalice]

Pascal has been doing a little Extreme Molting (he looks a lot better now, but he was looking pretty rough for awhile)

#budgie #budgerigar #parakeet #bird #pets #cute #fluffy #molt #molting #molty bird #Pascal

[desmondsprettyface]

Ghostface sheds his mask (to reveal a cutie)

#shrimpblr #amano #aquarium #molt #my lil guys #Ghostie

[cercusclown]

“Oh c’moooon, it’s a great story! Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow....”

#a bug's life #a bugs life #hopper #molt #hi it's been a minute since i posted here #cercusart

[nashdoesstuff]

CONCLUSION OF THE DREAM TOURNAMENT'S SEMI-FINALS

the votes are in and have been counted! here come the results!

OSD!Dream, as he did in the past two rounds, had befriended yet another alternative version of himself and won the audience over with his cuteness. Molten was pleased to have him as a contender, as his company was very bright. OSD!Dream defeated Molt in votes 66.2% to 33.8%. 550 users voted. Nightmare is still infuriated.

OG!Dream swept Empireverse!Dream away with his kindness, not having dealt any physical damage. Dream, during this whole tournament, has refused to fight. Dream beat Empireverse!Dream 54.2% to 45.8%. 391 users voted.

And with that being said, the finals have been written.

OSD!Dream [@calcium-cat] v. OG!Dream [@jokublog]

FINAL VOTING BEGINS ON 4/5 AT 12PM EST!

thank you all for sticking around this long! see you at the finals ;]

#dream tournament #dream aus #osd #osd!dream #osd dream #molten!dream #molten dream #molt #dream #dream sans #empireverse!dream #empireverse dream #nashdoesstuff #nash's shenanigans #finals

[onenicebugperday]

@imlike12 submitted: big cicada shell I found. I don't tend to find the bigger ones around the house and still intact so this was exciting!!

Exciting indeed! I hope they got to live a happy cicada life :)

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #cicada #molt

[jack-of-all-inverts]

We have our first adult from the first ootheca I bred & raised!!! Mildred has become the first adult at i9. He has gained his lovely wings and long antennae!

Freshly peeled.

#molt #mantis #mantises #praying mantis #tw bugs #invert pets #insect #insects #my mantises #my inverts #bugblr #my bugs #bug posting #parasphendale agrionia #parasphendale #budwing #budwing mantis

[l00pys0upy]

#nature #naturecore #goblincore #fairycore #fairy grunge #faecore #bug #cicada #ethereal #molt #wings

[pigeonmotel]

the pigeon man is real and hes gonna kick your ass

#pigeon #is this a furry? i have no clue #pidgeart #oc tag #pigeon man #molt

[sobredunia]

I love the wide range of sonas lol

@zecrisketch @cervideity

#nathan's notes #art #zecri #molt #wake up bitch we goin to mcdonalds

[horatioandalice]

Lumpy

(She's in that stage of molting where she's just angry at everything all the time and desperately wants to be scritched but will also bite you if you actually try to scritch her)

#cockatiel #bird #pets #cute #fluffy #Beatrix #molt #molting #molty bird