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crowvern

@crowvern.bsky.social

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I like dragons and making art of dragons! sometimes other things. crowvern/eonofaxolotls on most other sites. I'm the most active on tumblr and then sometimes I remember other sites exist.

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🪨 Geop! 🪨 @mrgeop.bsky.social · 1d

Legit problem: Moving game info to Discords is undesirable for a myriad of reasons

Bigger problem: The craft of ASCII art is being forgotten

Tecmo's Deception ASCII art from an FAQ. Written by Peter Chang ((I am not cropping out this artist signature))

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GnoWolfStyx 🏳️‍⚧️✏️🍉 @gnowolfstyx.bsky.social · 8d

Since it's October, I can post this pic I have saved on my phone again

Some edit over a boomer comic (I think) but with Pikmin and nectar instead

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cassandroid אַנטיפֿאַ @cassandroid.substack.com · 11d

today I learned to fish for trapdoor spiders :D

what you do is gently open the lid, stick a straw deep into the burrow. they bite on it. when you pull it out quickly, they're attached to it :P

once out they just sit there. they don't have a program for this situation it seems :)

#iNaturalist

after I put it back on its lid, it was just sitting there for a quite while, before going back in.

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 11d

A Jolteon from the popular pokémon game series holding a Brian from the very popular Quest 64 game series in its mouth

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 19d

I don't think I've posted this one

worm or amphiptere fantasy creature with a colorful quilt pattern on its body and two small bat-like wings

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Scrappy Shark @heyitsscrappy.bsky.social · 20d

Toby Fox was talking about Breath of Fire in the stream today, I always knew he was the absolutely goat 🥺

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NullPointer 🍄 @nuiipointer.bsky.social · 21d

Rove beetles are fierce hunters. This one was in a long battle with a large prey: a dung beetle.

#insects #invertebrates #beetles #coleoptera

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · 20d

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 · 20d

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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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D. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · Sep 8

Naphrys pulex, the flea jumping spider, in bronze and black glass, done at last! He is a good doggie. #sciart #invertebrate

A large bronze jumping spider with black glass, eyes perched on my open hand over a wooden table top. The sculpture is highly detailed, with each hair/seta on the spider individually sculpted.

A flat lay of the parts list for the bronze spider on a white background. In addition to the large, shiny bronze parts, there is an arrangement of eight black glass eyes, along with five nuts and bolts used to hold the sculpture together.

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · Sep 7

I did some block prints again, just for fun. I only have time for art when I'm unemployed lol

hand carved multicolored block print depicting a multicolored snake or dragon like creature flying against a purple sky and blue clouds

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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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crowvern @crowvern.bsky.social · Aug 18

chimera sort of thing.

#polymerclay #art

a small sculpture of a monster, which is being held in a hand.
Its front half is gold and snake-like, but it still has front legs with small claws on them. Its back half is similar to a red fox, with red fur and a tail with a white spot at the tip.
The monster also has a pair of long striped feelers/horns on the top of its head.

a small sculpture of a monster, which is facing away from the viewer.
Its front half is gold and snake-like, but it still has front legs with small claws on them. Its back half is similar to a red fox, with red fur and a tail with a white spot at the tip.
The monster also has a pair of long striped feelers/horns on the top of its head.

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Isopod Fan Account @bedupolker.bsky.social · Aug 10

Sometimes, you'll see herring gulls sporting stylish bands! The metal band contains a unique ID number, while other band's color tells us where the bird was banded.

A gull looking coyly at the viewer as it steps forward, showing off a red band reading "T7T," designating the location it was banded. Its other leg sports a smaller metal band with the text illegible.

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Possessed opossum 🔜 Furpoc @possessedopossum.bsky.social · Aug 9

Immortalizing my old pet budgie as a Beast Of Yore 🧡

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Nora 🔜 Worlds 👾 @norainthefuture.tv · Aug 8

🍂

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🌿 @yvaeith.bsky.social · Apr 20

A favorite from the public 🪽 #griffin

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Mori (commissions open) @m1mimomo.bsky.social · Jul 23

My take on mega dragonite’s design because everyone over on twitter is calling it dogshit 😭 (the original ain’t bad, I just think some extra stuff would be nice)

#pokemon

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · Jul 10

In Super Mario 64, Metal Mario is immune to nearly all damage from enemies, including enemies not normally encounterable with the Metal Cap. The only exception is the giant fish Bubba, who simply does not care and will eat Metal Mario anyway.

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crowvern @crowvern.bsky.social · Jul 8

gummy wyrm!
#art #polymerclay

a small charm of a creature that is somewhat shaped like an earthworm. it has four tiny legs and two tiny horns above its eyes.

a small charm of a creature that is somewhat shaped like an earthworm. it has four tiny legs and two tiny horns above its eyes. the charm is hanging off of a necklace chain.

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Yue 🌿🌷 @yuelumuu.bsky.social · Jul 8

Happy 4th anniversary MHstories!! 🎉🎉

#MHart
#MonsterHunterStories

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UnfamiliarArts @unfamiliararts.bsky.social · Jul 8

This might be my favorite ceramic dinosaur I’ve made so far, a little oviraptor holding an egg! I’ve been jokingly referring to her as Madonna, as in the Madonna and Child.

This piece will be available this Friday, July 11th at 8pm Eastern time!

A photo of a ceramic dinosaur on a white background. The dinosaur is bird like with brown feathers and is holding a little egg in its front claws.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · Jul 7

Goldenrod Crab Spiders (Misumena vatia) are sexually dimorphic in size & color. The spider here is one of a few iNat observations of the species that shows both variations of dimorphism!

📷 cryokinesis on iNaturalist
📍 Canada
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay

A spider that's half pale-yellow and half dark-brown perches on a leaf. It has a large, pale-yellow thorax.

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Jabberwick ⭐🎪👁️ @jabberwick.com · Jul 4

Slither 🐉

a simple illustration of a long wyrm. it is green with a red tongue, and is surrounded by little golden stars on a sketchy backdrop

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UnfamiliarArts @unfamiliararts.bsky.social · Jul 6

A ceramic velociraptor! I loved adding the feather details to this one’s tail. It’ll be available this Friday, July 11th at 8pm Eastern time!

A photo of a little ceramic velociraptor on a white background. The dinosaur is brown and white with feather details.

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