#they also might be insects

[layaart]

books about bugs

#original art #bug art #insect art #bugs #old books #this will also be a sticker! might be a couple months tho. waiting for manu sales #i know snails and slugs are mollusks im using the colloquial bugs ok 😭 #original

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

wondering about Frank and insects but specifically about how it looks like the WH insects are highly stylized, so does Frank even know anything about real butteflies/insects?

& if he saw a real one, would he recognize it? are all of the species names he applies to the WH bugs real, or are they all made up like "Vibrant Eyespot" or "Fluttering Heartwing"?

and then there's the question - does the neighborhood have some of the more 'undesirable' bugs like moths, worms, roaches, spiders? does it have bugs outside of the generic groups of beetles and butterflies? like are there mantids? leafbugs? dragonflies? weevils? or are those too specific/complex/not-cute for the Playfellow Workshop to have included?

and then there's the question of what are the bugs? props? puppets? are they alive or do the neighbors just perceive them as such? Do they even exist outside of art, storybooks, and animated segments? I highly doubt they're alive like the neighbors are, since in the gif of Frank's head spinning, the framed butterflies' wings are moving. which is kind of horrifying if you think about it for more than a second.

just... the critters Frank loves so so so much being a complete fabrication... every piece of knowledge he prides himself on / delights in knowing being utterly Untrue... oof

#by not-cute i mean that most bugs dont sell well as marketable plushies #cute butterflies? round adorable beetles? those fit right in with a vibrant puppet-y world #so it'd make sense if those are the only two bug groups that exist #along with like. caterpillars of course. i can also see bees being a probable candidate for Existing In The World #AGHHHHH THIS HAS BEEN EATING AT ME FOR DAYS NOW #been questioning how the neighbors' consciousness and awareness manifests as well #might make a different post on that since this one has a Topic and id like to Stay On It for once #well. its related. but that deserves its own Pondering #welcome home speculation #i dont know what else to tag this as! #absolutely unprompted #ALSO ALSO are there any animals outside of insects? #does the neighborhood have birdsong but no birds? if one listens real hard to it will they notice it looping? #do they have squirrels? critters in general? is that why wally doesnt know what a rat is? he'd have no reason to. #in his world they simply don't exist. #anyway but i wonder how frank would react to seeing a real butterfly (& insects in general) #the WH ones are gigantic in comparison and overly-colorful and friendly & cutesy #wouldnt it be painful if he was scared of them. if they look too alien. would it be the spongebob butterfly episode all over again #many many thoughts tonight.... #but also.... #what if he tried to frame a real one. expecting it to be Fine and Alive when he pins it bc they always have been #theyve always been perfectly happy fluttering in their frames #but a real one would fucking die. so. yikes #traumatic core memory unlocked! frank frankly has discovered Death

[multiversal-madness]

I’ve been thinking about Mcsm again so I decided to work out my Soren design for my Scattered Feathers Au — a combination of my self indulgent rewrite Au (Scattered Pages) and a wing au (Minecraft Flying Mode).

On the wing au side of things, Soren has elytra wings (based on earwig wings) which are apart of the End family. the tail and antennae follow the earwig inspiration, the face markings are based on the actual item elytra and the white pupil/miscoloured sclera come from being apart of the end family.

Though something unique to Soren would be the state of his wings, I wonder what happened to them 👀

I’ll be delving more into this Au in the future, just know that Soren plays a big part in it (delving into how his books ended up where they are and how some of the important/powerful artefacts were made) and he is not having a great time.

#Scattered Feathers Au #Mcsm #minecraft story mode #mcsm soren #mcsm au #because they're linked i wont tag all three aus #i'll just tag scattered feathers #my art #Multi's art #I wanted to add some grey (or white/blonde?) streaks because of his age/stress but I couldn't figure out how to make it work #I might also fiddle with the colours at some point #maybe #insect tw

[critter-catcher]

I'm a bit late for Halloween, but meet the Marbled Orb weaver! They're also known as pumpkin spiders thanks to that vibrant orange coloring and because by October they've grown in size after feasting on insects all summer long!

They're fairly docile as long as they don't feel threatened, and as with most orb weavers aren't venomous enough to cause significant harm to humans, though you still shouldn't handle them unless you know what you're doing.

#these are actually all from last year #i found another set this year i might do another post with this years #also like i said dont touch critters if you dont know what they are or how to handle them #i was moving that top one out of our doorway #animals #nature #critters #wild life #wildlife #animal facts #facts #insects #bugs #spiders #pumpkin spider #marbled orbweaver #orbweaver #orb weaver

[piplupod]

i feel like i am losing my mind a little bit bc i spent over half of my counselling appt talking about my fear of spiders and this lady kept telling me i should just kill them, and that the only way to get over my fear is to kill them, and i shouldnt catch and release them anymore ??

and now i am thinking about it and wondering do they actually remember how to get into the house,,,,,, if i put them way on the other side of the house in the garden under a plant where its safe, will they just... come back inside? because I don't remember ever seeing any duplicates of spiders that I caught and released, it seems to always be a different looking one each time so :|

but she just seemed so confused and kind of amused by me trying to explain how i think that like... every life has value and I don't think I should be killing spiders if I can avoid doing that. and she straight up laughed at me saying that they are fascinating very interesting little critters.

i don't know, i just feel kind of sick i think. that was just really not what i was expecting and I'm confused like... is this ... the only way I can get over my fear of them? to just start killing them whenever i find one in the house?? that doesn't seem right at all to me but maybe I'm being too soft or something

they talk about values in DBT and how you must make sure your actions don't go against your values, and this seems very backwards to that, especially since this woman started the DBT program at the hospital. so i feel like maybe it's wrong of her to be telling me this, but also maybe she's right about this. idk !!!

#im just very confused #i just... should we not extend kindness to insects when we can? #like yes theyre creepy crawlies and they get into things but... they are also living creatures #they have inherent value just on account of being alive #maybe i am too sentimental or soft or smth idk im really upset abt this fdsjkl #i've always felt this way idk dsfjkl it is just a part of me i guess #i dont like how so many humans think they are top of the chain and everything else is lesser and below them #i dont think we should be feeling like we have total dominion over all the other living things on earth #its... a very white christian colonizer way of thinking. in my opinion anyways. maybe im wrong idk #i can't google the thing abt if spiders have a good memory and sense of direction bc i will find Too Much info or photos #and i . would like to sleep tonight. #im already so agitated though so idk but fsdjkl im kind of scared what i might find by lookign things up #pippen needs 2nd breakfast #spider tw

[littlewigglers]

It’s been a while but here’s my little rolly polly isopods! I put them in a little tank so I could see them better, going to give them some moss soon.

#bug #bugs #insect #insects #woodlice #isopods #I’ve had them longer than my millipedes so I felt it was time to also give them a cute tank #and take pictures of them as wel #I might get them a little larger one but for not this is the best tank I have that isn’t just a storage box from the store #they also have other hides in the tank where they’re 100% hidden #so don’t worry about them being forced to be out in the light

[potatobugz]

oh greenpath from the hollow knight ost, we're really in it now

#rambles #hollow knight #ough. yknow i think greenpath might be one of my favorite hollow knight songs #but of course im heavily biased just bc it reminds me of an oc of mine #that happens to be a wizard that is also vaguely insect like #ive only got like three of those so its not hard 2 figure out who #NO SORRY ACTUALLY I HAVE TO KEEP SEALED VESSEL IN MY #NUMBA ONE SPOT #GREENPATH I LOVE U BUT. DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU (imagine thta hut to the tune of sealed vessel) #this turned into me just gushing about the hk ost. god its so good #but greenpath is so peaceful and sweet and whimsical and nice! #i nevee really payed attemtion to it b4 until now #its... really cute

[pie-bean]

Three bug questions answered!

Q: Do other bugs than wasps get scared by a party popper?

A: Yes!

Q: Do bugs get scared when you play instruments near them?

A: No.

Q: Insects with shiny shells have reflection mapping with a skybox texture reflecting the current weather outdoors. Do insect shells also reflect the wallpaper and flooring indoors like the mirrors do?

A: Yes! It's hard to tell in the pictures below but you can see the wall pattern on both the model and the bug itself. The flame pattern is most clear in the bottom picture.

Reflection mapping might not be the coolest thing if you're working a lot with 3D models but I think it's a neat detail!

#i recently noticed that animated wallpaper and flooring is also visibly moving in the mirror reflection but #i haven't seen this on the bugs or their models so that might be a difference #cw bugs #cw insects #acnh #animal crossing new horizons #mine #animal crossing #acnh details #scarab beetle #mantis #ladybug #acnh video

[youcanthandelthetruth]

My kid, in his most serious tone: "I think your favorite animal is probably owls. And Flywasps."

Me, looking around the room we are in, my kitchen: "Ok the owls...

... the owls I will grant you. What is Flywasps?"

#flywasps is maybe any insect? #because i also have many ladybugs around and he thinks they might go into the general category. of flywasp. #which is just #its flywasp #he can provide no explanation because he thinks it needs no explanation #anyway uh kinda wild to be Percieved like this #like this is someone who has seen basically the most open moments of my being. and someone who has no pre-existng value judgements about it #he's four years old he doesn't know what anything means #it's really interesting when he tells me who he thinks i am

[bionicboxes]

OC-tober Day 2+3: New and Old

Fly Guy is my newest guy, and Blank is my oldest I still use on a technicality. Since I draw these dudes in various outfits a bunch I wanted to draw them together, so I did :)

#box art #OC-tober #my ocs #Fly Guy #Blank Slate #bug #insect #fly #Blank was the result of merging two old ocs together so he's the oldest I still use at all #if not him I thiiink Spoons is the oldest I still use? #I do have three Pokemon OCs I don't actively use but still love that are older than both though #oh actually going through files Doc and Rosie were also before Spoons but after the Pkmn ocs #I might draw some of those others as a bonus

[hideyourautumn-milkteeth]

The wasps always get a bit antsy looking for food during Autumn so I decided to help out a bit! Good to know I've made a good impression on the local wasps community.

#wolvenwhispers #insect tw #wasp tw #wasps #wasp positive #insects #bugs #I love them sm you dont understand #I'm like an old man I just like to sit on my porch and watch them eat #might also set out some normal water for them

[ooklet]

my villain origin story is pantry moths

#thank yoooou to the foodbank that gave us infested rice #we had to throw out 80% of our pantry food #cuz even if something isn't actively infested if you take away one thing they'll just get into something else #also it's really hard to tell if something is infested if they've only just started laying eggs in it #lemme tell you as someone who grew up dirt poor having to throw out food that might have been perfectly good is pure panic attack #which is how i spent my sunday sobbing over pasta #poverty blogging #insects cw

[bellamyroselia]

Maybe it's because I've been playing these two games back to back recently, but not only does Lilith look like Kalos Pokemon to me, she looks like a one that Diantha could've used in her team.

Like. They'd go surprsingly well together.

#personal thoughts #pokemon #pokemon xy #pkmn xy #champion diantha #fire emblem #fire emblem fates #fe fates #fe14 #fe lilith #i've already talked of a pkmn character feeling like a fe character (give wally pointy ears & boom! boy is a manakete)... #... might as well go other way around as well #seriously that girls fishy tiktaalik ass dragon design really gives me pkmn feels #seeing dragon lilith next to pikachu or any other pkmn somehow feels more natural than seeing her next to dragon corrin #& while i dont hate it every time i look at i think that crimes were committed when it was created #as if loki & circe beaker committed science crimes with horses & deer & bats & lizards & various insects in an underground lab to create it #& then put in mewtwo armor because fuck it that's why #also its stupid feet remind me of chalicotheriums. one of my least favorite extinct animals so thats a minus #but back to pkmn a dragon like lilith wouldve definitely felt more natural in dianthas team over tyrantrum #and before anyone says something about the theme her team has - I KNOW. I DONT GIVE A SHIT. IT WAS COMMUNICATED POORLY TO AUDIENCE #that theme might as well not exist for that reason. as if stealing the manakete boys signature pkmn wasnt enough she does this as well #uuuuuuuuuugghh xy was such a waste of potential & i hope legends z does something interesting with kalos #like diantha may be beyond fixing (until xy remake that is) but surely her ancestor(s)/descendant(s) could be better...? i hope? #tldr ash ketchum should be the one feeding lilith rice balls

[sage-nebula]

I can understand having a preference for one type of pet over another, for a wide variety of reasons (e.g. allergies, what goes in to taking care of them, your lifestyle, etc) but I'll never understand people who hate a certain type of pet. Like self-professed cat people who say they hate dogs, or vice versa. I've had dogs my entire life, and I consider myself a dog person, but I do like cats, too. Why wouldn't I? They're soft and cute and do funny things sometimes. Even when it comes to pets that I don't find as interesting, like fish, I don't hate them. And even ones I'm legitimately scared of, like tarantulas . . . again, I don't hate them, I'm just afraid of them, just like I'm afraid of all arachnids. It's an irrational fear, but it's one deeply ingrained in me nonetheless.

Anyway.

I just don't understand when people are like "I hate cats" or "I hate dogs" . . . how can you hate an entire species of animal? Being allergic or afraid, okay, I can understand that. Even if I don't understand being afraid because you've been attacked before (I have been severely bitten by dogs and severely scratched up by cats), I'm afraid of arachnids even though I can't remember the last time I had a spider bite, so you know, fears are fears, you can't control them. But hate? I just don't understand it, man. Hate an individual animal, sure. Just like humans, individual dogs or cats can have bad temperaments and behaviors. But a whole species? When most of the individual animals in those species are so easily befriended? It just makes no sense to me. Again, I get having a preference for one pet over another, especially if the needs of one animal suit your lifestyle while the needs of another don't. But to hate a whole species . . . I will never understand.

#again i get phobias or traumas etc #like for instance i have trauma surrounding ants and roaches so if i see even ONE in my house it can trigger a panic attack #but that's a bit different than companion animals too - not that those can't be pets but like. idk. #i mean i DO know it's just . . . it's a little more understandable to me if someone has a problem with insects #versus if they have a problem with companion animals that are meant to be companion animals. but even then it's like #ok. i used to say ''i hate frogs and toads'' which might make me seem a hypocrite #but the truth is that i don't hate REAL frogs and toads. i hate ANIMATED / CARTOON ones #bc when the alt right was using pepe so much years ago my brain linked the two together & so even tho i know pepe's creator renounced them #the sight of him still makes me a little nauseous and it spread toward other frogs #(i also hate Greninja in particular for 1.) being gross and 2.) the behavior of Ash stans but that's another matter) #POINT IS - even with that distinction i never hated a whole species of animal. i just don't get that. even wasps i know DO have a purpose #and i never go out of my way to bother them. in fact i used to work in a house where they had an entire room of the house to themselves #we just didn't mess w/ them. but that's off-topic again #i just. idk. i consider myself a dog person but cats are also great #i just love animals. even the ones i'm afraid of i wish i could like #(and to be fair i do like some i'm healthily afraid of. like i love bears but if i saw a grizzly or polar bear coming for me) #(i would probably piss myself LMAO. i love them from a distance.) #anyway. animals are great. i love animals. more people should give animals a chance to be loved

[brittlebutch]

going two layers deep in a fantasy to 1) a world where the bird trading cards from that make some noise prompt are real and then 2) world where they have insect trading cards of the same variety

#N posts stuff #‘i’ll trade you three acorn weevils for your sappho underwing’ type shit #my parents have been pushing me to think about going back to school for a different bachelors or perhaps a masters #i like bugs a lot but i also can never quite tell if i’m ‘smart enough’ or interested in the right things for a entomology degree #always default back to the internal acknowledgement that my interest is a lot more Visual than intellectual #so no degree. but then the thought pattern always leads back into ‘it would be So nice to have a bunch of insect cards that you could sort #and collect and rearrange and all’ such a thing isn’t real i think #but actually it could be if i wanted it to be actually; i do really enjoy drawing/painting insects #only i haven’t done any art in goddamn Months there’s been a gray void in that area of my brain instead #but hey maybe one day i guess ; but first i’d have to finish this painting one of my brothers asked for Months and Months ago oops #you might realize that we lost the thread on getting a second degree entirely. i usually do; it’s hard to feel like it’s worth the effort #and all the alterations to my schedule when my first degree turned out essentially useless lmao. #so that just makes me want to go a layer deeper in the fantasy to a world where i could learn just to learn instead of needing to be #some vague and esoteric notion of ‘employable’. alas.

[piplupod]

i cannot figure out why I get nightmares every now and then where I'll be freaked out by my isopods 🤔 In real life, I love and adore them and am never freaked out by them unless occasionally seeing a dead one triggers an innate fear response in me, but even that is rare!

but once in a blue moon I'll have a nightmare that features them in a pretty normal way except I'll react to them as if they're maggots - it's so strange. even in the nightmare, I'll know it's wrong, that I shouldn't be feeling so scared of them, i /love/ these lil guys, but my body and brain react as if I'm looking at a bunch of maggots or similar. ITS REALLY WEIRD

#but then theres been a couple nightmares where my isopods making an appearance actually saves me from The Horrors fdsjkl #so it balances out ultimately i guess #IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL BAD. like am i secretly scared of them?? but no that doesn't make sense HFDSGJKL #pippen needs 2nd breakfast #ALSO JUST TO BE CLEAR: i dont hate maggots!! they are important and interesting!!! i am just very freaked out by them fdsjkl #larvae in general freak me out really badly and im not entirely sure why #i think it might just be a built-in brain thing that i cannot get over fsdjkl #like the brain associates them with rot and rot with sickness so you'd want to stay away from them #but still... i wish i could get over all my insect fears bc they dont rly need to be feared fdsjkl i'd like to be chill w all of them!!