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bonefall · 7 months

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i am definitely one of those people who gives their cats warrior names so here r my parents' two young cats:

"Cloudbound"-> Haipipip "fat cloud bouncing." He is a big floofy ragdoll himbo and he reminds me of a cotton swab.

"Flywhisker" -> Ffawshusspap "keen fruit fly." There's not yet words in the lexicon for her name I think, so I used "bee sensing with carpal whiskers" as a placeholder which is kind of what I want to get at but she's really more of a fruit fly yk? And I couldn't find a personality adjective for an observant cat or a proficient hunter, which I think could be a good addition regardless. Anyways she is a very skittish and twitchy little black and white spotted cat and i am her favorite person because i walk quietly.

Don't feel obligated to answer this ask, i just wanted to share :]

FLIES

Fruit flies are actually quite rare, and mostly only seen in ThunderClan because of their notorious love of including fruit in their recipes. This climate is very cold, and fruit flies are most common around human settlements where there's a year-round supply of fruit (pre-infested!) coming in from supermarkets.

So I'll add fruit flies when I get around to a legitimate entry on flies as a whole, but for now, there's a whole bunch of teeny flies that could be very fitting here.

Let's start with the broad "categories" of "Fly" that Clan Cats have plus some related words;

Fly (Generic) = Usprr Any insect that primarily flies to travel, but is not a butterfly, dragonfly, or midge. Bees are a type of Fly in Clanmew. (Midges include craneflies, robberflies, and mosquitoes)

Waste = Bloh Translates directly. A waste. Something that can't be used.

Gall = Oorp Swollen bumps and shapes that rise off plants to house certain types of insects, very popular with certain types of flies, but also used by some mites.

To Harmlessly Pretend/To Pretend To Be Busy = Aweerron/Aweerro/Aweerr This is a REALLY hard verb to translate into English. Translated directly, it means "doing the act of being dandelion-yellow." Translated roughly, it means to don the color yellow so you're left alone by something with a greater threat-level. It can mean 'compliance,' or it can mean to 'mind your own business,' or it can even mean 'looking busy.' A verb that describes several animals, but especially types of flies, of which bees are a type. Their yellow coloration acts as a deterrent to bigger animals who want to avoid being stung. If you've ever been at work and just done something pointless when the boss rolls around, so you don't get assigned more work, you were doing this.

Maggot (of any fly) = Ulae The most general term for baby flies of all types. Also used for bee larvae. NOT derogatory in Clanmew.

Maggot (of green bottlefly) = Huli The medicinal maggot, a VERY important species for use in treating SEVERE wounds.

SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF FLIES

Hover Fly = Hafrr Little flies capable of a true hover, coming in various odd shapes, but most are dandelion-yellow. Just like butterflies, a fly that is capable of performing this difficult flight pattern is highly respected, but in a cutesy, diminutive way. Hover flies are primarily pollinators, seen around flowers. Being likened to a hoverfly is like being called "spunky."

Building Fly = Kyybr Most bees, wasps, hornets, certain gall flies. Flies that build another structure. Ants temporarily become these at certain times of the year, according to the Clan cat interpretation of an ant's nuptial flight. There are a TON of other subtypes under this, wasps, solitary bees, swarming bees, etc, which I'll get into some other time.

Bristle Fly = Bfurr Probably what you imagine when you hear "fly." Round, bristly, buzzy things, which are often attracted to rotting things and waste. A little fruit fly is a type of bfurr, but so are bottleflies and the golden dung fly. Some flies which are not drawn to decaying matter, such as the Red Parasite Fly, get lumped in here too.

Lace Fly = Honrr Clear-winged, slender insects. Includes scorpionflies, some sawflies, actual lacewings, and the bay sucker.

And lastly, a couple of interesting species.

Scorpionfly (Panorpa Communis) = Yykrn The web-pilferer. Named for its habit of snatching the prey of spiders right out of their webs!

Cleg (Haematopota pluvialis) = Grawr The MOST annoying fly in the entire Clans, absolutely detested. A nasty creature whose bite contains an anticoagulant, causing it to bleed profusely. Common in WindClan and near the edges of conifer forests (such as the plantation near ShadowClan). Considered a lot worse than mosquitoes, which are just itchy.

Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus) = Fsi Yes. Marmalade can be a valid warrior cat prefix if you'd like <3 The most common hoverfly, traveling in swarms and looking almost exactly like a bee. Their maggots kill aphids and the adults pollinate flowers, causing them to be looked at especially fondly in ThunderClan.

Green Bottlefly (Lucilia sericata) = Holibf The species that is attracted by Clerics so its maggots can be used in medicine. A fly species you're definitely already familiar with, for its shiny, green abdomen.

#Flies #Clanmew

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puzzled-pegasus · 4 months

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Here's another wof headcanon!

Not sure if anyone remembers my hc about SilkWings being able to grow fluff like a moth. Many of them have it, and it can grow in various places such as along the spine, covering the chest, on the bases of wings, tail tufts, or all over the body. Essentially, there are lots of patterns in the way it can grow. Typically, larvae have more floof than their grown up selves--think fuzzy caterpillars.

The thing is, the HiveWings love floofy Silkwings, for the most part. If a SilkWing has a lot of fluff, whenever they walk out in the street they must deal with a gaggle of HiveWings trying to touch their floof and pet them like a dog. They don't like it.

#wings of fire #wof #wof headcanons #fantasy racism #why is that not a tag #it's literally such a common concept #anyway #hivewings #silkwing

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dragonanon · 1 year

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Ever since @leggerefiore talked about lil baby slither wing Erin, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the smol floofy larva. So please enjoy my interpretation of prehistoric larvesta Erin. He puts out heat like an industrial heater and INSISTS on being held 24/7, so be prepared to never be cold again.

#art #my art #digital art #submas #slither wing #ingo #prehistoric larvesta erin #his little tail is my favorite part of this

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endominator · 3 years

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Since you ship Battra x Mothra what will there babies look like 🤔

Happy (late) Mother's day!!

And their child will be just Leo from rebirth of Mothra. Leo is a pretty intriguing character but he's kind of like a Mary Sue in the movies so I've been contemplating to nerve his powers to make his powers more equal to the other kaiju's.

And yes, Battra cannot lift up a tiny larva cause in my AU he isn't physically the strongest (I'm planning to create a Mattra comic and i'll put my idea's, explainations and theories in there).

But that doesn't mean this stoic Moth is weak, he'll utilize his surroundings and skills that don't require a lot of effort

#godzilla #godzilla kotm #godzilla vs kong #gvk #Mothra #Battra #Mattra #Mothra x Battra #Mothra Leo #Leo #a floofy larva #a cherry blossom (tree) bouquet for his mom

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cantankerouscatfish · 4 years

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today involved:

- sitting on the weedcloth out back with Foster on my lap bc he wanted The Good Scritches. he is kinda heavy! and very floofy! and I got called a “good human” for the efforts. if dogs could purr, I think he would’ve been lmao

- a monarch! flying around!! we have a bunch of larvae in the bug house but it’s always nice to see a butterfly!!!

- L: hi Dan! Dan: hi Lllarry. Louis. La-- L: ...Lucy. it’s Lucy. me, passing by: it’s Lulu! Dan: *keeps listing names, none of which are correct*

- L: *beckons!* me: ?? L: *beckons!!!* me: *walks over?* L: no, I was looking for Annette. KIDDING. come look at this flower.

- hanging a shade sail over the shade table of succulents, something we should’ve done in uhhh early June probably. I kept forgetting! stuff fried! :(

- planting 300 lily bulbs and 50 calla... bulbs? callas are weird like caladiums. they’re all for cuts. manager wants to devote more space to lilies this year, and the callas are an experiment. the first indoor batch hasn’t started coming up yet. soon...

#L called me Kelkel once so I take every possible chance to call him Lulu #he has the kind of name that seems like it should be short for smth but it's NOT

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curlydragonfish · 5 years

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Time for a big update! Lol I hardly post anymore but don't worry, I'm not gone, just lurking! Anyways things are going pretty well and my roommates and I are finding off-campus pet friendly housing for the summer which means MORE RATS BIGGER TANKS CATS DOGS THE WHOLE SHEBANG (as soon as I find a magical bottomless wallet...). So yeah I'm excited about that. And about my comparative primate anatomy lab, we get to dissect things! Makes me really excited for vet school.

Still no relationship luck. I'm stuck between states of "wow it would be nice to have a SO right now" and "really uncomfortable with other people and not at all attracted to the ones that seem to like me". Not that y'all needed to know that but it's been on my mind.

Anyways! Tank updates!

Vissie-fish is doing fabulously. His crypt is like the happiest plant ever rn, I love how big and floofy it is! One of the nerites passed away, and the other one seemed lonely so I got him a new friend. I didn't know their lifespans are only 1-2 years, but I think Snow lived a happy snail life.

I used birthday Amazon cards and got a ton of Cholla woof and moss balls for Bove and the amanos. The shrimp have been going crazy over it! My hygrophila were getting really bare on the bottoms so I trimmed and replanted the tops, now waiting for them to grow back in. And I got rid of most of the frogbit, I loved the leaves but the roots were driving me insane and taking over the tank! I also want to start breeding the amanos again, which is difficult because I need to find and separate the larvae before Bove eats them... Or I could separate the pregnant shrimp but I don't have a spare heater so they'd have to be at room temp. Idk I'll figure it out I guess.

Juliette is her crazy bean self. I'm battling algae in her bowl though which is really annoying. And I think I might need to trim that lucky bamboo pretty soon lol. (Disclaimer the bowl is 3 gallons heated filtered and heavily planted!)

Spyro is hanging in there! Still has the eye tumor and the weird abdominal swelling, but it's not getting worse and he's still eating and energetic! He flares at me every morning when I turn on the lights 😂.

And finally, Angel my rat! I don't have any pics of him rn, but he's learning so many things! He can spin, walk on his hind legs, jump into my hand, and come when called (when he wants to). He's also (slowly) learning to walk on a harness, but I got the ferret kind and I get the feeling it doesn't fit quite right. Might look into diying my own. I think that's all for now, hope everyone is having a good day! ❤️

#spyro the betta #viserion the betta #juliette the betta #amano shrimp #planted tank

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diplotomodon · 7 years

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Oh hey, 100 followers

I was checking my stats just now, on a whim, and I saw that I’ve hit the big ol’ triple digit mark. Thanks everyone!

In a gesture of appreciation, here are some cool pictures of the stuff I’ve been up to recently, working at the museum and elsewhere, in no particular order: