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Figured I’d post it here as well! 

My current Merch Collection!!  not including postcards and coasters because I’m lazy orz...

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Thank you @shsl-box-split for polishing off a good bit of my Hoshi collection yet again! They sit with honor next to Miku. (At least for this photo anywayst, I’ll hang them up properly soon orz)

MANTISES ARE RELATED TO ROACHES??

yes! while they do have differing ecologies—mantises generally are elongate, diurnal predators and cockroaches generally are flattened, nocturnal detritivores—it’s not so surprising if you take a closer look:

they are one another’s closest relatives, being grouped together in the superorder Dictyoptera, which is revealed by their many shared anatomical features.

if you compare the wing structure on these two, you’ll find the veins are very similar. to get a mantis out of a roach, evolutionarily speaking, all you’ve got to do is elongate the pronotum (roach head shield, mantis ‘torso’), elongate the legs, and enlarge the eyes.

mantises and roaches also both produce “oothecae,” tough eggcases in which eggs are protected from the environment. mantis ooths are often made of sturdy, hard foam, while roach ooths are leathery and purse-like.

the raptorial legs of mantises aren’t too greatly modified from a roach forelimb, either. roaches already have spiny legs for digging and defense; with additional spines organized in rows, there’s a powerful grasping foreleg.

additionally, some of the most basal (least changed from the original ancestor) mantises retain a number of very roach-like features, such as flat bodies, a short pronotum, and long cerci (“butt antennae”). Chaeteessa doesn’t even have the long spike at the end of the tibia segment! although I’m not entirely sure if all of these roachy structures are necessary primitive and not secondarily derived, these two do give a good look at how mantises might’ve looked before they evolved the characteristic spindly green forms you recognize today.

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Metallyticus fallax

Metallyticus fallax from 115, Jalan Bukit Idaman 1, Taman Bukit Idaman, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia on April 20, 2019 at 01:25 PM b

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Genus Chaeteessa

Chaeteessa from Limón, Costa Rica on January 27, 2023 at 12:29 PM by Martin Galli

The epic followup on their way home.

Idea that I think would make a hilarious fanfic, but can’t formulate into a fanfic well so I make it into a really quick and ugly shitpost

I love how you drew Ryoma in his Lil uniform!!!! He's so ADORABLEEEE 😭💞‼️

Aww! Thank you so much! He's such a delight to draw.

Personally I think he looks the cutest when he's a lil embarrassed...

a bugbun fellow hath arriveth at mine doorstep...

Bad Things Happen (because of or to Ryoma Hoshi) Bingo!

With a wonderful set of prompts from the ever so lovely badthingshappenbingo (that Tumblr won’t let me @ because it’s Tumblr), I’ll be slowly filling out my Bingo card with oneshots and fanfics!  And because I love Hoshi so much, I’ve decided that all of these will absolutely be happening to or because of him. Or maybe it’s just because I just hyperfixate on him endlessly and I really have a lot of muse for him- who can say!

And to make it a bit more fun, I’d absolutely love if anyone wanted to send me a prompt to work with! (Although you don’t have to of course, either way this card will get filled out!) Feel free to request ships or something specific if you’d like too! I’d love to try writing new things! (Or more of the same old! Either one works for me!)

Wonder what some of these prompts mean? Here’s some links to help out!  (cws: torture, alcohol, death, s-cide mentions, poison) Cold-Blooded Torture | Over-the-Shoulder Carry | Roaring Rampage of Rescue | Villain Reveals the Secret | Punishment Box | Drowning Their Sorrows | Get It Over With | No Good Deed Goes Unpunished | Find the Cure | Compelling Voice 

Two geezers grocery shopping.