#symbiont

[mistercoffeesblog]

Spider-Man Symbiont icons.

#peter parker #spiderman #spider man #spider-man #icons #Marvel #comic #comicicons #comic icons #spider man icons #spiderman icons #symbiont #symbiont icons #spider-man icons #peter parker icons

[leaping-laelaps-art]

Epibiosis - An interesting ecological association as it might have looked 508 millions years ago: a cluster of Micromitra burgessensis, a species of early brachiopod and without doubt one of the prettiest organisms of the Cambrian, attached to the enigmatic tube-building animal Tubulella sp., a possible cnidarian.

In the Burgess Shale, almost a third of M. burgessensis individuals are preserved attached to another organism - often the spiny sponge Pirania, but they weren't too picky, settling on many different biogenic substrates (such as the tube here), and even other individuals of their own species! The strong tendency of Micromitra (and several other brachiopods species) in this deposit to colonize living organisms is most likely due to the rarity of other hard substrates like rocks, and a predominantly soft, soupy seafloor that did not provide suitable attachment points (Topper et al. 2015a).

Speculative hydroid-like polyps are also depicted on the tube, inspired by modern tube worms covered in hydroids that I saw while looking for reference pictures. Despite the exceptional range of soft bodied fossils collected in the Burgess Shale, no cnidarian soft tissues are known from this deposit, as the conditions required for their preservation appear different to those for other animals (Hancy & Antcliffe 2020): one wonders how many soft-bodied epibionts have disappeared without leaving a single trace in the fossil record, despite affecting the life of their hosts and possibly even competing with other, more fossil-friendly epibionts like brachiopods.

(Reconstruction of fossil specimen ROM63170 as figured in Topper et al. 2015b. Additional reconstruction information based on Topper et al. 2015a, 2015b. Maximum shell width of the center brachiopod is approx. 5 mm.)

References:

Hancy, A. D., & Antcliffe, J. B. (2020). Anoxia can increase the rate of decay for cnidarian tissue: Using Actinia equina to understand the early fossil record. Geobiology, 18(2), 167–184. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12370

Topper, T. P., Strotz, L. C., Holmer, L. E., & Caron, J.-B. (2015). Survival on a soft seafloor: Life strategies of brachiopods from the Cambrian Burgess Shale. Earth-Science Reviews, 151, 266–287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.10.015

Topper, T. P., Strotz, L. C., Holmer, L. E., Zhang, Z., Tait, N. N., & Caron, J.-B. (2015). Competition and mimicry: The curious case of chaetae in brachiopods from the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15(1), 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0314-4

#micromitra #paterinid #brachiopod #tubulella #cnidarian #epibiont #symbiont #burgess shale #cambrian #paleozoic #paleontology #palaeoblr #paleoart #my art

[yurishica]

It's strange, but I like it. It is Symbiot!Peter Parker from Spider man 3.

#raimi spider man #spider man #tobey maguire #bully maguire #symbiont #my art #peter parker #raimi peter parker

[kirbodirbo]

Monitor

#ex astris #monitor #armor symbiont #symbiont #sketch #drawing #fan art

[noah-luck-easterly]

Curiosity is what it looks like when you’re in love with the world

Mira Grant, Symbiont

#mira grant #symbiont #quotes

[rachel-sylvan-author]

"Symbiont" by Mira Grant

Parasitology trilogy, book 2

#Trust the Science #Medical horror #horror books #dog book #romance #apocolypse #zombie apocalypse #body horror #intrigue #symbiont #Mira Grant

[tokidokifish]

just a girl and her worm

#art art art #star trek #star trek trill #trill #star trek oc #symbiont #boy was it hard to find clear pictures of a symbiont #eventually i went w one from a comic bc it was clearest #also obvi i tried to emulate the tng-era look of casual wear #wrap dresses different colored panels and ofc stirrup pants #(i actually enjoy a good stirrup pant so i’m fine w it) #also decided to incorporate her spots into her freckles a lil more #which was an idea i’ve had for a while and one of the reasons i chose trill for nehn #nehn tanith

[razmerry]

North! It’s North... he’s my second most boring white man from Freelancer, but he gets extra points over York for me by being overprotective in an interesting way and being a corpse in his first appearance. Let’s go useless king!!

But for real here’s some info about this spotty guy:

- Since North, as mentioned, is dead before the main RvB plotline even begins, I decided to make his “main” drawing of this piece his Pre-Freelancer design. So no scars, or anything, and fancy civilian clothes. Being the 14th host of his symbiont, he’s got at least 600 years of life experience, so just by virtue of being Kalan he’s very well respected. So he’s a fancy little dresser, including me giving him heels. Well, I was tired of drawing boots. 

- I expand more on why this version of North joined PFL in my fic, but he really does become an oddity among the other Freelancers. As a joined Trill with a very old symbiont he’s super skilled, smart, and wise in a way. But critically he’s insecure about that, and probably holds back to try and “blend in” more. I like North better if he’s sort of a charming cool-guy who hides a ruthless and kind of condescending inner self. 

- North has the least Borg tech of any of the Freelancers. I’m not sure if this draws on anything in canon, but I imagine that joined Trills are particularly sensitive to bodily modifications, with the symbiont being potentially at risk. 

- All of the fragments except for Omega are still actual AI in this AU (see Doc for more info), but they’re necessarily a little different than RvB AIs. They’re simpler, small computer programs that help the Freelancers run their Borg mods, and they’re equipped with mini holo-emitters so they can easily communicate with others. They all look oddly similar to the Director... hmmmm, what a mystery. 

Next week is Meta and that’s the last of the Freelancers!

#rvb trek #red vs blue #star trek #st #rvb #the next generation #tng #deep space nine #ds9 #trill #trills #joined trill #symbiont #i keep almost typing 'symbiote' venom influence #agent north dakota #the twins #fanart #digital art #au #crossover au #north

[electrosquash]

Soft Ballet - Symbiont (2002) I think this is one of the most aesthetic album covers of all time. Pointillism Ken. Lace Maki. And ...... sugar glaze Endo, i hope.

#soft ballet #symbiont #ken morioka #maki fujii #ryoichi endo #this was not one of endos top looks lol #also: #I AM A KING I AM A QUEEN I AM A GOD I AM A DUNG AND THE WAR DON'T MOVE TOO FAST #I AM A MOM I AM A DAD I AM HE I AM SHE I AM A RAT AND FREEDOM FIGHTER #kings #edit: i didn't look right and thought Ken is covered in sugar sprinkles ToT

[fuzthecryptid]

HELLO? IS ANYONE HERE?

#symbiont #symbiontgames #dr sobolev #dr shepard #ivan sobolev #симбионт #art #fanart #artists on tumblr #MWAH

[sincericida]

"Decided to play around with differently styles for today. Turned out pretty sweet in the end. It's always fun trying out something new." (Fan art afrom @subi.ozil IG)

#andrew garfield #tasm #peter parker #spider man #venom #symbiont #comic art #fan art #marvel comics #marvel #the amazing spider man #tasm peter parker #tasm peter #tasm spiderman #andrew peter parker #andrew peter #andrew spiderman #andrew garfield peter parker #andrew garfield spider man #sony pictures #movies #live action #instagram #sincericida

[vanta--black]

#symbiont #i love my man being a part of a hivemind and also wet and shaking from exhaustion

[hy6tz0s9c]

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#Cladothrix #symbiont #vaporising #vowelist #hornworts #albicores #tween-brain #suites #Ital. #predissolving #controlled #terphenyl #Huhehot #outthieving #conformers #substantial #confronting #tscreators #pageant #paravane

[tribblesoup]

How do Trkll Guardians get their telepathic abilities?

And how will that work for a synth like Gray?

Does Tal still retain any of Gray's memories, or is synth-Gray literally the sum of said memories removed from Tal?

How has Tal's personality affected Adira's, aside from giving them super-smarts?

Why haven't we seen Counselor Culber advise Gray on how to handle returning from the dead?

What happened to Gray and Adira's biological families? (Was this mentioned onscreen and I just missed it?)

#gray tal #adira tal #star trek discovery #trill #symbiont #joined trill #trill guardian #telepathy

[brennettle]

A gorgeous assemblage of mosses and lichens;

including Cladonia chlorophaea (correct me if I'm wrong)

#moss #lichens #granit #nature #macronature #photography #bryophytes #symbiont

[theodorebasmanov]

I’ve rewatched “The Host” (Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 4, episode 23). It’s a trill episode. Of course, they changed their appearance after that and removed that weird thing when he interacts with the symbiont almost directly through his own stomach, but still – these are trills and I’m happy to see them because they look like a promise of Jadzia. A Trill ambassador comes on Enterprise to hold negotiations with some alien race, we don’t need to know anything about them, only that our Trill friend is a key figure in the negotiations and nobody else would be able to deal with diplomacy work as perfect as he. He also has a romance with Doctor Crusher. A pretty heated one. (Spoilers!) But then, the host gets damaged and to save the symbiont Riker decides to volunteer and becomes a host. I have to admit, despite all dramatism of the situation, seeing Doctor Crusher making out with Riker still felt odd. At the end negotiations are successful and an actual host arrives, but what an unfortunate – it’s a woman. The operation is successful, but the doctor doesn’t feel that comfortable about her romance anymore. Also, of course, everything is Star Trek is so cis-hetero, of course, it has never been different, never-never. (wink-wink)

#star trek #star trek the next generation #star trek tng #st tng #st the next generation #the host #trill #doctor crusher #beverly crusher #commander riker #william riker #symbiont