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bogleech:

anudibranchaday:

The Dendronotus iris is often called the Giant nudibranch, and for good reason. This nudibranch can grow to a whopping 30cm in length! It lives in muddy subtidal areas from northern Alaska to northern Mexico, at most 200m below the surface. Like many other nudibranchs, the Giant nudibranch has a very specific diet- it feeds solely on the tendrils of the tube-dwelling anemone (as seen in the picture). Funnily enough, the anemones sometimes pull the nudibranch into their tube when they try to hide, although no one seems to be harmed in the process.

Working version of the video link, please don’t miss it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6UIwzEvSvQ

Source: anudibranchaday

corantus:

A kaiju native to the region of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, the mothra is the world’s largest lepidopteran, and one of the largest flying animals on record. 

The modern mothra is a domesticated variant of the (now extinct) Wild Mothra. It is much larger and has more diverse color morphs than its wild ancestors.  

As far back as the 7th century, the more colorful varieties of mothra were bred in monasteries for religious purposes; more than 70% of existing specimens still live in temples and monasteries, the rest being in zoos and private collections. The hatching of mothra larvae are central in religious ceremonies, and are marked by festivals in many parts of the world. 

In modern times, illegal breeding and the pet trade have made the future of this unique arthropod uncertain. 

prokopetz:

I know folks mean well, but arguing that Article 13 will deprive media corporations of the free advertising furnished by Internet memes and fan media isn’t going to get you anywhere because that’s the entire point.

The whole idea of Article 13 – and the push toward copyright overreach more generally – is to make self-publishing (of all kinds, not just fan media) so onerous that only folks who operate under the auspices of corporate backers can afford to do it.

i.e., they’re trying to roll back to the pre-Internet status quo when a tiny handful of publishing corporations had absolute control over all non-local media distribution channels, and – unless the author was independently wealthy – media was permitted to reach a wide audience only with their explicit approval.

The mechanism is pretty straightforward: Article 13 and legislation like it would establish a presumption in law that the corporate claimant in any copyright dispute is correct, and place the onus upon the author as a private individual to prove otherwise. At the time of this writing, the average cost of bringing a copyright dispute to court is in the neighborhood of $200 000. What private individual has that kind of money?

It’s not just about fan media. This type of legislation would allow publishing corporations to claim that they own anything they please, and hosting providers would be obliged to block distribution of that content purely on the claimant’s say-so, unless and until the dispute is resolved in court – and unless you’ve got two hundred grand to burn, that resolution will never happen.

Of course, there’d be remedies short of going to court – like, say, signing on with a publishing company yourself, so that they can “protect” your intellectual property on your behalf. See where this is going?

Pointing out the potential for short-term harm to publishing corporations’ bottom line is a non-starter because no amount of loss of exposure could possibly outweigh the benefits to the publishing corps if the long game pays off.

Taranza’s romantic prospects are poor

(After seeing the title screen where he’s fixing his hair before trying to talk to the girls)

Considering that while a young boy, he’s likely hundreds of years old like Sectonia if he’s her lifelong friend:

Adeleine as a human will mature into an adult far quicker than him.

Susie is probably too old for him now

Ah, the problems of different growth rates among different species.

Taranza on Dark Meta Knight

virovac:

“Blame him?!! but… he’s like six. I honestly blame myself for not noticing the signs of her …. well, you know. 

If I did she might not have gotten to the point she was secretly turning to a child for advice rather than myself.”

Dark Meta Knight :” Die in a fire you condescending insect.”

Taranza”…a very ill-mannered child”

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Dark Meta Knights crayon drawing has made it hard for me to imagine playing any part in Sectonia’s downfall larger than being basically her shoulder devil.

This is even funnier now that we know Taranza is a young boy by the standards of his species.

(Though I suspect he’s still one of the oldest member of the cast and its like how anime Kirby is hundreds of years old and still a baby.)