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[onenicebugperday]

I've been drawing anthropomorphic insects recently and have therefore been looking up and looking at insect photos very closely. I've found that it is. incredibly difficult to find fully detailed anatomical diagrams. I've gotten really good reference pics from iNaturalist (and have saved some of your posts for later -- thank you!), but something I noticed is that in most of the ones I've done so far (mostly beetles, but one German wasp; the outlier is a mantid) is that they all have these two extra(?)* pieces of exoskeleton on their faces that partially obscure the front part of their compound eyes! I first noticed it on Dynastes tityus. Do you know if it's a specific adaptation, or is it just that it is how it is because of the way that it is?

Hope this is comprehensible! It is very late and I can't stop thinking about it. I can provide images if any of what I wrote is unclear.

* Sometimes it seems like a weird extra piece, but other times it's just part of the rest of the facial structure and kind of divides the eye in half horizontally (like in Scarabaeus sacer)

I guess I'm not sure exactly which part you mean! If you could send me some photos with the area circled, that may be helpful. But in general, distinct morphologies are adaptations to the bug's individual lifestyle.

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[spamtonindangeroussituations]

#spamton #deltarune #request #transfaabulous #action park

[vergess]

Who's that pokémon ask game!

Hmmm... Has a strangely mid-evolution bug type mid-evolution appearance without its being anywhere close to a bug type. That is, its evolutionary line mimicks that of the classical bug type by its having a second-stage evolution that looks not out of place for a bug type

(Doing my best here with the random number generator; any other descriptors I can think of also apply to a significant number of other pokémon. I will send a followup of my own choosing soon!!)

So I went to look it up before just shouting LEAVANNY at my TV screen like a fool, but apparently Leavanny is not the mid evo between Petilil and Liligant.

I think I can be forgiven for the confusion, though, since in order they would look like this:

Which I think is a natural progression. Anyways it turns out liligant evolves directly from petilil and leavanny is totally unrelated.

With that all in mind, I'm going with Pupitar.

I was never clear on why that lil dinosaur has a cocoon stage.

Who's That Pokemon!

Send me the worst descriptions you can think of for a pokemon, and watch me struggle to guess them!

[List of all pokemon] [Random Numbers]

#Asks #Answered asks #transfaabulous

[throwawaytumble]

Hey, glad you're getting the validation you deserve! You're absolutely not in the wrong here at all.

To preface this, I want to stress that I am just an outsider with zero context outside of what you've told us and also that I think your way of interacting with children is the right way, but I wanted to shed some potential (futher) insight on why your brother might be reacting so negatively:

From everything you've explained, from your relationship with your parents to your brother's demands that you always go through him first, it seems to me as though he has maintained some sort of authoritarian view of parenthood. It's clear to me that your parents had a very top-down hierarchical parenting philosophy, and since your brother stayed with them and the farm, he probably developed similar views.

This form of parenting hinges on the parent as an authoritative figure which cannot be undermined.

In his mind, he lost his adult children because he lost that authority to his ex-wife, whom he believed used that to turn them against him. This means that if he loses custody of his kids again, his authority will again be undermined and the same thing will happen.

In his mind, by discussing the matter with his kids before speaking to him, you undermined his authority as a parent. He needs to maintain the illusion of an infallible authority (or fallible in certain small, acceptable ways) in order to maintain his parenting style. By telling his children that he either lied or was mistaken about something so big for so long, and in doing so undermining your authority as a babysitter as well as your credibility... That's a big blow. Of course he's terrified. He feels that he needs that authority in order to keep his children in his life.

Psychologically, it makes sense. Some of his extremely impactful life experiences had to do with family being cut off: you got cut off from your parents because they couldn't maintain their authority over you, and he got cut off from his kids because he couldn't maintain his authority over them. It sounds like you accidentally hit on some sensitive, unresolved trauma, and that's what caused his overreaction. To him, loss of authority directly connects with loss of family. I wouldn't be surprised if his ex-wives' cheating further compounded this complex.

So, in his eyes, he moved house specifically to be closer to you to try to reconcile with you (formerly lost family), he made some assumptions about your character and personal history that ended up wrong, and in response you did something that makes him risk losing more family (undermining his authority). As in, the family he took great pains to reconnect with suddenly turned around to jeopardize the rest of the only family he was left. He does, however, desperately want you in his life still, so after a little bit for the initial panic to wear off, he forgives you and just wants to make sure it won't happen again.

...Again, this is a huge set of assumptions I'm making, and I think it's an incredibly unhealthy mindset and type of relationship with parenthood to have, but this is what I got out of it. You both definitely have drastically incompatible mindsets on some things, and that can be hard to bridge even without the painful history you two share (and were unable to share).

But I hope my analysis is accurate enough that it might help you in figuring out your next step with the situation.

I am also under this impression and yes, both my brother and our parents took an authoritative stance on parenting. My question - and it seems that the majority of people have answered - was whether I was the asshole for undermining a parent's authority while not a parent myself, especially regarding our history.

Something I am compelled to explain here is that both as a Professor and doctor, my initial response is to immediately take control. In a medical setting, delegating tasks quickly and taking control of a situation asap is absolutely necessary, and as a Professor maintaining control of a classroom of hungover college students is also essential. I've spent a majority of my life around children, and I have worried (on my own, not based on anything anyone has said to me regarding his children) that I may overstep. I spoke to another professor about the situation and he took my brother's side, saying that before correcting him I ought to have called him first to ask how I should best approach it, and told me that unless I had children I wouldn't understand. My boyfriend disagreed and even convinced me to send the ask in the first place.

#answered asks #aita #am i the asshole #transfaabulous #for clarification

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Heya Frank! You disappeared pretty suddenly, which surprised me. Apparently you went on vacation?? Did you travel? Also: give us a heads-up next time! Some of us might have sightseeing tips, and let you know where the locals hang out.

I did! I've gone on vacation every August for most of the last decade now.

I am still the Frank of this blog, just in a much quieter state.

And thanks! I will certainly do that.

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[sepulchritude]

1 and 51!

Amaury Guichon jfkshdjfjd the chocolate guy videos bugged me for no reason and sent me on many a rant until my roommate told me to just blacklist him. It bugs me less knowing that his sculptures actually do taste good and are meant to be eaten, I just never unblacklisted him bc it’s funny now

And lokius lmao fuck marvel

#number 51 is only in the Ls alphabetically so we can probably expand the 1-50 to like 100 #ask #transfaabulous #sepulchritudinous #send me a number 1 though 50 ish and i’ll tell you what blocked tag it is #ask game

[myfriendskickass]

@transfaabulous replied to your post “cant taste anything :)))) nausea :)))) headache...”:

FUCK I'm so sorry :-( You shouldn't have to be forced to go into work while you're sick, even if it weren't during a pandemic. You clearly care about being safe and, you know, living in a society, and it doubly sucks to see your being forced to go against that

​yeah it sucks but i am used to having to work when sick tbh :( which in itself also sucks but when you have Symptoms of Something every day is...inevitable.

I am definitely sick with SOMETHING, I just hope it's not the plague (but it probably is)

I have no actual way of telling if I have had covid before either because every swab test, even pcr, is ALWAYS negative and since I am fully vaxx'd I don't know if bloodwork would show anything either? Plus there's no way to justify them testing me via bloodwork to begin with if my symptoms aren't severe enough.

SURE FUCKING HOPE I DON'T GET LONG COVID THO

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[greencheekconure27]

@transfaabulous some of the stuff I did on scratch paper

#i think it was less intimidating for me because my default drawing tool is an ink pen to begin with #but it still took a bit of trial and error #fun medium tho #here be dragons #drawings #dragons

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

@transfaabulous

It was! I have spent a great deal of my non-Tumblr years in a constant state of fear! Gonna plan not to read anything into that lmao

Things are definitely a lot better these days. I feel like I'm in a pretty good place for myself. Or at least I will be if I can just fucking get through graduation lol

[dinodorks]

Thank you...so much for your post on the Utah fossil site destruction. I am literally sick to my stomach at the news that this happened. May I ask if there is any place I can find a more detailed rundown of the situation/updates? I want to keep on top of this, but I'm not sure where to look, and I have a lot of difficulty trying to pick out bits information from disaggregate sources... No worries if not, though! I just wanted to check.

More than happy to! and my thanks to you all for continuing to share the word about this situation.

I'd say the best, most consistent places for updates would be the Twitter accounts of Brian Engh (@BrianEngh_Art) and Jeremy Roberts (@JeremyBRoberts). As well as here on @dinodorks, as I will continue to post updates under the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite tag so long as there is relevant information to be shared.

#Ask #transfaabulous #Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite

[trademarkhubris]

✍ technoblade minecraft

🐷👑🔟🎉

#went w my phone's photo editor instead chjvnvf #HAPPY NEW YEAR #this is the first thing ive drawn in 2022 thank you so much genuinely #noise.png #transfaabulous #talkies

[catbreon-draws]

I really like the art you just posted! it's objectively adorable and I especially love the little detail at of the sauce dripping off the tail! your style is fun and happy and I'm always excited to see new pieces from you. but I wasn't paying attention at first while scrolling through my dashboard so I didn’t process the fact that there was ice cream and just thought the mouse had a thicc ass and I almost passed out

I saw this and forgot to respond but THANK YOU SO MUCH

Also that’s just what boy mice and rats look like from that angle agsfkshdk

Please do yourself a favor and search for the “Sitting On His Laurels” statue

#transfaabulous #sbfkshsfj

[bjornkram]

The one negative aspect of following such a diverse group of people is that whenever I see something that, for example, you would like, I can't just tag you in it because you're the one reblogging it. I have had to stop myself from tagging you in multiple posts because you're the one who put it on my dash in the first place. I guess this is all just to say you've got a clear (and good) aesthetic, awesome taste, and are just an all-around cool dude, and I appreciate you. I hope this ain't creepy!

Aw thank you!! Dw its not creepy at all, I really appreciate it! <3

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[vergess]

Ask game: 15, 26, 51!

15: Most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you during sex?

I'm an exceptionally skilled blowjob bitch with top tier deepthroating abilities, okay, I need to start the story with that to exemplify how humiliating this is.

Because, see, I don't have much of a gag reflex, due to all the deep throating. What I do have, however, sudden, uncontrollable, projectile vomiting about 2 times a week (no diagnosis).

You can see where this is going. I know you can. But it's worse than you think. Because it wasn't until the end.

Have you ever thrown up while 6 inches down a cock actively ejaculating?

I literally couldn't get off in time to reach a bin. Just. Just vomiting all around a perfectly nice dick. Bile and semen all in my nose and shit. Heinous.

All this after the 30 minutes of deep throating with no issue whatsoever.

Fortunately the other party was a good sport and doesn't still harass me about the one (1) time I ever "spat" instead of "swallowed."

26: Something that will never fail to get you horny?

As discussed here, I'm the wrong flavour of asexual for this question, however for the sake of argument, let's go with satin gloves. Opera gloves were designed specifically to drive me to despair.

51: Is there any food you would NOT recommend using during a sexual encounter?

All of it, trust me, I've tried it all and it's always more headache than its worth. If you are stuck alone with only a carrot and your fingers, use your damn fingers.

But, let's say you're really into foodplay, that's fine, live your bliss. In your case: only use unsweetened chocolate.

Yes, I KNOW milk chocolate melts better; I don't CARE. You can and WILL get yeast infections in body parts you didn't even know you had. The microabrasive of the cocoa with ANY sugars (INCLUDING MILK SUGARS) will make you regret being alive.

Do you know how miserable a yeast infected asshole is? Do you? Imagine trying to shit out of an active yeast infection.

Use the unsweetened goddamn chocolate.

#Asks #Answered asks #transfaabulous #ask meme responses

[ask-a-vetblr]

Regarding the werewolf tranq info post, I had a few questions about potential complications. If transformation involves a change in overall size, would the proper dose in human form be inadequate for the wolf form (and, conversely, the proper dose for the wolf form cause an overdose in human, form requiring a quick antidote), or does conservation of mass still apply? (NOT A PATRON, in case this is a patron-exclusive thing to ask (is this ask blog where one submits these sorts of questions?))

I would assume the correct human dose would be inadequate for the aggravated wolf dose, even if the total mass is the same.

Whenever I compare human and canine medication doses, I always feel like the humans are not getting enough. I mean, I’m sure human doctors and pharmacists know what they’re doing, but when I look at them I think ‘that is too small’. (Just like when I look at a body temperature and think ‘38.5C is not that bad... oh wait this is a human)

And anxious or aggressive animals typically need higher doses of sedatives and anaesthetics than calm animals, so between the canine metabolism and agitation, I’d be betting the wolfie form needs a lot more of everything.

Except, perhaps, chocolate.

- Dr Ferox

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[eroticcannibal]

I'm sorry but your kid's chicken obsession is objectively hilaricute. Do they do research into chickens/are they excited to hear fun facts about chickens, or do they just love chickens? (If you ever need a couple minutes' silence you can probably plop them down in front of a website that lists all the breeds of chicken but you'll probably have to deal with the fallout from that)

they love facts about chickens but i don’t know many. That’s a good idea tho I’m gonna use that when I need to get some tidying done.

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