sorry to bother you, but….
if statled jelly!niel stings, does sleeping jelly!niel sting? Because it seems to be a conscious effort for niel to not sting? Or did I misunderstand this?
what are the scientific implications of sleepy jelly cuddles?
Great question! Thank you for letting me put on my more beach-appropriate baseball cap and do more mer research hehe
So I asked the shark and he told me to mind my business I think.
Unfortunately for him, the manta ray will spill just about anything in exchange for pretty human stuff and I am great at taking notes.
Basically? It seems to me like it’s expected touch vs unexpected, combined with the jelly’s maturing self-awareness. When it’s younger, a jelly mer will start getting control of its sting by ‘turning it off’ consciously. As they get older, it can become closer to “will not sting unless actively startled or for good reason” as the jelly chooses! Think of the sting response like a knee-jerk, throwing-elbows response. Anything less startling isn't worth the effort. Or in jellyneil's case, maybe more of a nervous person's flinch response.
So at this age when jellyneil is awake, it generally won’t sting unless really startled - unfortunately for most mers, the poor thing is a little jumpy and most unexpected touches are startling 🥲
When jellyneil is asleep, there’s more of a “base state” idea happening - however it goes to sleep is how it’ll peacefully stay. So if it falls sleep with someone else touching it, no stings! If it falls sleep in traditional jelly fashion (wedged between rocks or otherwise anchored down) the tentacles and stingers are instinctively in defense mode and I cannot advise getting too close.
If it gets startled awake though? I can only assume it would sting then as well but I can't tell you for sure because the whale and the one shark twin are usually very good about not letting that happen.
There’s some point to be made here about the fact that the stinging is only ‘turned off’ while cuddling/sleeping on other mers - clearly, brushing up against rocks doesn’t desensitize the stingers to other outside stimuli. In open water, the sleeping jelly knows to fend for itself. The presence of another mer seems to be instinctively calming.
But I am not here to wax poetic about it, that’s your job, I just provide the research 🤲
Find the mer au masterpost here 💕
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I know a lot have asked about the crop top, but why the massive knee pads for Rex?
For.. character design reasons…. :)
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The Eye Tam, inspired by The Magnus Archives and designed by @livingfossilknits. Absolutely delighted to report that I got to test knit this, and I had a blast doing so! Finished just in time for my friend’s birthday, too. I used Berroco Vintage in Holly and Cast Iron (about half a ball of each) and US size 3 needles, making it bulletproof very cozy. I’m super pleased with how it turned out!! The chart was a lot of fun to work up, and I loved watching (ahahaha) the eyes slowly reveal themselves.
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