just professing my love to the broad category of cephalopods, with octopuses and specifically blanket/dumbo octopuses under there getting extra love. thanks for being at my core, something that is more recognizable as "me" than any name i've been called.
also thank you blue ringed octopus for having tetrodotoxin in your body. if i were to die from it, that would be my best way to go out. not that i plan on it but DAMN thats a cool neurotoxin. also found in a bunch of other things like some pufferfish!
happy valentines day to the entire order Cephalopoda. and to Grimpoteuthis, who got me here and started this journey. xxxx
(i literally named myself bc it sounded kinda like octopus. this isnt even an exaggeration. im so normal about them)
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Closest match: Knoxia roxburghii chloroplast, complete genome
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Floral Octopus // Craft Pie Toys on Etsy
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Collie's rival (they despise each other)
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hello please infodump about the space fairies
Anonymous asked:
I wanna know more about the space fairies my ask inspired!
Gladly! :D
So, outer space is their natural habitat. They get their energy directly from sunlight, solar powered! Some scientists argue that they may even absorb space radiation. They have no digestive system; any byproducts from their metabolism is released as gas from their petal-like appendages. For those curious, it smells faintly like metal. They lack a respiratory system; there's a distinct lack of air in space after all and they don't need it. This also means they have no sense of smell. Since there is no medium for sound to travel in space, the fairies never evolved organs to hear with either.
So how do they communicate? By a form of telepathy. They have to touch the fairy, or human, that they want to communicate with. They "speak" through images and emotions. These images are very fleeting and humans may have a hard time interpreting their meanings. Human minds can also overwhelm a fairy unused to all the extra senses. The first human-fairy contact left the fairy in chock, overloaded by the amount of impressions. Sense of smell, taste and sound is all alien to the space fairies. It may take a fairy a while to get used to them, but most find them very intriguing once they do.
Space fairies live in large groups, refered to as "a circle". They form very strong bonds and love deeply. However if they dislike someone, their animosity runs just as deep. They hold grudges like no other.
Since there are no day or night cycles in space, fairies rest when tired. A circle of fairies will hold hands or tails in order to not drift away from each other.
They use telekinesis to propel themselves through space. This can be used to "fly" if they're visiting planets with gravity, like Earth. The average fairy can only use this ability on one thing at a time. If they want to pick something up they'll have to land and then lift the object.
Their bodies can handle extreme temperatues and radiation. They're also very resistant to blunt force. Any injuries are quickly sealed with a thick sap-like substance. They have excellent healing abilities and can even regrow limbs if given enough sunlight.
Some space fairies are enthralled by vibrations and are actively drawn to the source of them. It's not uncommon to find fairies perched on top of speakers while music is playing, they want to feel that sweet bass too.
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