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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · 21d

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Eat lampreys! We're delicious!
Some dishes with lamprey:
Lamproie à la bordelaise (France)
Arroz de Lampreia (Portugal)
Yatsume kabayaki (Japan)
Lamp dog (my invention. lamprey in hotdog)
Dried lamprey (Native American, multiple tribes)
Canned fried lamprey
Lamprey pie (England)

Humans harvest and eat about seven species of lamprey. The mucus & serum are toxic, so must be washed before cooking.
Elaborate lamprey pies are served at coronations in England. King Henry I was said to have died from eating a "surfeit of lampreys".
Due to lack of scales, they're haram and non-kosher.

Some places with lampreys on their heraldry include:
Nakkila & Eurajoki, Finland
Pajares de la Lampreana & Villalba de la Lampreana, Spain
Freguesia de Penacova, Portugal
Sainte-Terre, France
Carnikava, Latvia
Also included is a list of 15 languages' word for lampreys.

What lampreys do for us:
Important to ecosystem, food source, fish bait, culturally importance, scientific research
What we can do for lampreys:
Fight their negative image, don't let invasive & non-invasive species be confused, support conservation of local species, get involved with your local tribe's conservation efforts (if applicable).
If you live near Arbo (Spain), Willamette Falls (USA), Sainte-Terre (France), Carnikava (Latvia), or Narva-Jõesuu (Estonia), go to a lamprey festival!
Kiss a lamprey...? (This one is being said by a lamprey)

While I was working on this zine, I was shown photos of a friend of a friend's mom's coworker's Halloween lamprey costume. More people should do this.
Lampreys in video games include: Eelektrik from Pokemon, Rae from Astronautilus, lamprey from Shadow of the Erdtree.

Further reading (Titles truncated a bit to fit into alt text):
Dispelling Misperceptions of Native Lampreys in the Pacific Northwest (USA) by Clemens BJ, Wang CJ. doi.org/10.1111/csp2.402
The Lost Fish by Freshwaters Illustrated. vimeo.com/116177956
Lampreys in Human Life, Their Cultural and Folklore Importance by Hanel L, Andreska J, Yuri V. doi.org/10.11648/j.hss.20221005.14
Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative. pacificlamprey.org

Photo of the physical zine, and the cover & inside cover images.

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · 21d

I'm a Sucker for Lampreys (And You Should Be Too!), a comic I made about one of my favorite animals in 2024 and printed as a zine. (1/2)

A comic about lampreys. Description of contents:
I'm a jawless, cartilaginous fish who's existed since the Devonian. I comprise the order Petromyzontiformes, and I'm invasive in some places and a keystone in others. I'm not related to eels - my closest relative is the hagfish. My mouth might be scary, but I'm a fascinating animal with an unusual job, and I'm excited to make your acquaintance. (Anatomical diagram also included in this page)

An Umatilla creation story describes lamprey losing all his limbs while gambling with Coyote (originally Handgame, but depicted here as Yugioh.) Because of this incident, he has to live in the river and suck on rocks with his big mouth.
(There's also a Nez Perce version where he gambles away all his bones.)

There are about 40 species of lamprey, here are details on a few:
Sea lamprey: Found across the American Ocean, though invasive in the Great Lakes. Can grow up to 47" long.
Pouched lamprey: Males have a gular pouch used to oxygenate and massage eggs. They also carry rocks in it.
Pacific lamprey: Culturally and ecologically important to some Native American tribes, but they were considered a "junk fish" and poisoned. Faces migratory issues due to dams.
European brook lamprey: Non-parasitic, doesn't eat as an adult.

Lamprey life cycle:
1) Egg
2) Ammocete (larva) with simple eyespots and no teeth. Burrows and eats algae. Termed an "ecosystem engineer" because it aerates the substrate like an earthworm.
3) Transformer (after several years). Develops eyes/teeth/kidneys over a few months.
4) Adult. Migrates to the ocean, parasitizes fish by clamping onto them, rasping with sharp tongue, and sucking their blood out.
5) Spawning. Returns to birthplace and builds a nest called a "redd". Dies after laying eggs. Lampreys feed the ecosystem with nutrients brought back from the sea.

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · 27d

bugs

Illustration of a dubia roach (Blaptica dubia (F)) meeting a springbok mantis (Miomantis caffra (F)).

You may not know it, but the humble cockroach and the noble mantis are close relatives!
Blattodea (cockroaches and termites) and Mantodea (mantises) are sister groups in the superorder Dictyoptera. Both groups lay egg cases called ootheca, and they share several specific anatomical features.

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Sep 10

silksong bath

Gamer playing Silksong watches Hornet bathe in a hot spring and thinks "Hmm... That looks like it feels quite good actually". Gamer immediately teleports into the bathtub to take a very hot bath.

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Sep 4

susie & susie

Susie from Kirby: I don't really think governments should be regulating--
Susie from Deltarune: Are you just a ball?
Susie from Kirby: Pardon me?
Susie from Deltarune: Is all of this your body or are you just the sphere part? (Thinking about ball...)

Additional drawings of the two Susies demolishing an ice cream sundae together, and racing each other in vehicles.

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Sep 2

snatcher puppet

Puppet of the Snatcher from A Hat in Time

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Wynton Yang @wyntonyang.bsky.social · May 22

The OST is out!
youtu.be/_gZHFLI8cRw?...

Super Mario Bros. Super Dub OST

YouTube video by Mario Radio Show!!

youtu.be

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jul 27

my fanart of zan partizanne from kirby star allies getting crucified

Zan Partizanne from Kirby Star Allies getting crucified. Her hat is also getting crucified.

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jul 24

a friend of mine did manual labor for me and insisted on being repaid with "suggestive tenna fanart", so here's my interpretation of that.

Small Mike (counting on his fingers): I sharpen his nose, I do his grocery shopping, I take his obgyn appointments for him...
Ralsei: You... Administer Mr. Tenna's obstetrics and gynaecology appointments?
Mike: No, I go to his appointments and I take them for him.
Ralsei: Huh???

Ralsei: Does that... Work...?
Tenna (in the background, jumping around & writhing on the floor): POSITIVE!?!?!? What do you MEAN, my PAP SMEAR came back positive????

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jul 22

Found this image on my computer, the timestamp is december 2021. hope you guys enjoy it

Ralsei posing with glittery text that says "skux life"

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Lesbian Gleaner 🏳️‍⚧️ @lesbiangleaner.bsky.social · Jul 20

Have been doing fandubs of deltarune comics I’ve seen for fun lately and decided to do this one!

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jul 19

Ralsei (sweating, in pain): The phrase is "BUILT LIKE A BRICK". It's "built like a brick". Kris, please say "built like a brick". Kris--

Kris (evilly smiling down on him together with Susie): It's cool that Susie is bricked up

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jul 17

roaring titan full body image

1) Full body image of the titan from Deltarune. It's mostly just a cylinder...
2) Susie pogging and losing her mind ("Kris. Hey Kris. You know what that looks like right. Hey kris h-")

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jul 10

Drawing of the human with a spear from Undertale's introduction

Further details on this interpretation of the character's design. Should have a prehistoric feeling and give a similar impression as Kris, though there's no connection.
Cloak is a fur pelt, spearhead is bronze. Underneath cloak: igote made of hide, cloth chest wrap, woven pants, fur leg wraps/boots

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neo's games @neozoidgames.bsky.social · Jun 28

INCOMING TRANSMISSION FROM CARCINA... Teasers for ASTRONAUTILUS: loopbreaker will now be posted over the coming months! #ASTRONAUTILUS

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jun 16

My agenda succeeded.

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jun 15

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jun 11

in honor of team grub lets roll up big man on a spit and roast him over a campfire (succulent)

(Deep Cut, right after the helicopter crash)
Frye: I told you we should've packed food!!
Shiver: Relax, let's kill and eat Big Man.
(The mechanic is horrified to hear this but Big Man paying no attention due to handheld gaming)

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Jun 3

In honor of the new Deltarune chapters tomorrow, let's all take a moment to recall the time that Ralsei addressed the allegations...

(Feat @wyntonyang.bsky.social, @beatlebutt.bsky.social)

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Wynton Yang @wyntonyang.bsky.social · May 10

IT'S OUT! An all new 80s dub of the Mario anime! They don't make 'em like they used to (and for good reason). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iexc...

Super Mario Bros Super Dub

YouTube video by Mario Radio Show!!

www.youtube.com

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · May 9

For clarification average person eats almost no spiders, I'm evoking a common misconception. No need to worry!

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · May 8

average person eats 3 spiders a year

The Snatcher feeding spiders to Hat Kid in her sleep

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Wynton Yang @wyntonyang.bsky.social · May 7

hey so me and my friends spent like three years dubbing the 1986 Mario movie as if it was actually dubbed in the 80s. It’s got everything- bizarre translation, questionable voice direction, and the replacement of all Japanese food. Also new English songs. It’ll be out this Saturday.

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Apr 2

The pin I designed for the Agent 24 zine!

(Leftover sales on the zine are open through April 14 2025, although this pin seems to no longer be available there.

If there is interest, I may produce a batch myself in the eventual future after the zine is completely over.)

Enamel pin depicting Agent 3 & Agent 8 (squid and octopus form) with the golden toothpick

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · Mar 4

Keep an eye on this - I'm very excited from what I've seen so far!
(I contributed a little to the base game in 2022 but I'm not involved in this update)

neo's games @neozoidgames.bsky.social · Mar 4

Hello, Bluesky!

loopbreaker is a large free update for ASTRONAUTILUS! It will add new weapons, upgrades, bosses, an overarching storyline, and more.

Coming to Steam and itch.io late 2025! Links to the original game in bio.

#ASTRONAUTILUS #indiedev #indiegames

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