Australian green grocer cicada (Cyclochila australasiae) in yellow form

Photo by Chris Mattison

some sketchbook stuff :]

LMK FANDOM I AM GRABBING YOU BY THE THROAT AGAIN ONCE MORE BECAUSE APPARENTLY YOU GUYS CAN'T LEARN YOUR LESSON AFTER THE FIRST GO AROUND.

LISTEN CLOSE AS NOW I NEED TO GET THIS 0UT THERE AS WELL

TRIPITAKA WAS *NOT* AN ABUSER FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE

I CAN'T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY HAVE TO *SIT* HERE AND TYPE OUT A POST FOR THIS

Look, listen up for those of you who like to skip your way into assumption station to hop on the fill your angsty desires train, let me be the railway closing sign for you for a moment here.

TRIPITAKA CARED FOR WUKONG JUST AS MUCH AS WUKONG CARED FOR HIM.

Oh my god, shocker! I know!/s

Tripitaka, this cool yet cowardly and sensitive fella was the one tasked with putting the circlet on Wukong because he had no power to STOP him, like at all. That circlet was the only thing Tripitaka had that, and I can't believe I have to even say this, DID NOT CONTROL WUKONG, but was able to keep him from harming others. The circlet, when the tightening spell was said, would enclose around his head causing him great head pain. This was used for when he did something bad or if he needed to be stopped from killing someone because he was a wild monkey with no understanding of human morals yet that did not know any better that was given SO MUCH POWER to the point that the circlet was the ONLY thing able to keep him reigned in if he went wild, especially sense the monk was powerless to stop him himself. AND HERE'S THE REAL KICKER, THE MONK EVEN TRIED TO TAKE IT OFF DURING THEIR JOURNEY AND COULDN'T, NO MATTER HOW HARD HE TRIED.

Did the monk sometimes make a mistake or two with the circlet on occasion? Yes. Did he sometimes make a mistake in general? Yes. Did he do that intentionally? NO. It's called being human, it's called not being perfect, but that didn't make him any less of a good guy. AND WUKONG CARED FOR HIM WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING NOT BECAUSE THE "CIRCLET WAS MAKING HIM" BUT BECAUSE TRIPITAKA WAS HIS FIRST REAL FRIEND THAT GENUINELY CARED ABOUT HIM TO HELP HIM ON A GOOD PATH. WUKONG WAS GIVEN MANY CHANCES TO LEAVE AND NOT COME BACK DURING THE JOURNEY, BUT HE CAME BACK ANYWAY FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF HELPING HIS FRIENDS. FOR HELPING THE MONK. EACH AND EVERY TIME.

TRIPITAKA FOUND WUKONG, BAJIE, WUJING, THREE CREATURES WHO HE GAVE A CHANCE TO BECOME BETTER AND THEY ALL LOVED HIM ALL THE MORE FOR IT. Tripitaka gave them a chance to be the good people that they could be. He helped bring them all together. Together, he made them all a family. Wukong sees them all as his family. They are his family.

Neither Wukong or Tripitaka were perfect, they made mistakes, the two had their arguments here and there, but none of that was ever able to shake their relationship. Never. With every argument that seperated them, Wukong always came back and the two apologized. Wukong always chose to stay by Tripitaka's side. He chose to be, dare I say it, Tripitaka's BEST friend.

He was not his slave, he was not treated as an attack dog. Macaque said it himself, Wukong and the others were on a path of self destruction, himself and the brotherhood included, and it was Tripitaka who helped Wukong, Bajie, and Wujing onto a good path. It was Tripitaka that brought them together and showed them what it truly means to have not just friends, but a family.

Before this Wukong had Azure who basically pushed his own thoughts on the celestial rule onto Wukong which kept fuelling him up for something that he shouldn't have been, Peng, Yellow Tusk, and DBK did the same thing, up until they left Wukong after the war was lost and he got imprisoned. Macaque followed Wukong and supported him in something that he shouldn't have despite expressing his concerns towards it before again, just like the others, abandoning him once the battle was lost and Wukong got imprisoned. Wukong was surrounded with people in his life who were not very good people. But Tripitaka was NOT like them. He didn't fuel Wukong with his own desires, he didn't follow him only to leave when the tide's turned. He taught him about morals, helped teach him the many things he knew that helped Wukong become a better person rather than purposely straying him from it. He gave him care, appreciation, genuine kindness, and true friendship. And the other three in the group showed him true friendship as well.

Tripitaka was Wukong's truest oldest friend, his teacher, and his master. They were inseparable and always will be, even if he can't be with Wukong in person anymore. Wukong cares for Tripitaka deeply and Tripitaka cares deeply for Wukong, and no amount of the fandom being the fandom is EVER going to change that.

Animal of the Day!

Green Grocer Cicada (Cyclochila australasiae)

(Photo in Public Domain)

Conservation Status- Unlisted

Habitat- Southeastern Australia

Size (Weight/Length)- 4 cm

Diet- Tree sap

Cool Facts- Called a green grocer when green in color and a yellow monday when yellow, these cicadas are one of the loudest insects in the world. They create a piercing buzz noise by flexing their timbal ribs along their carapace, their call reaching up to 120 decibels. After repeated exposure to a noise this loud, people can experience hearing loss. Of course, the green grocer uses its call to attract mates with louder calls being the most attractive. These cicadas live up to seven years with the majority of their lives spent underground as nymphs. Only their last six weeks of life are spent in their adult form.

Rating- 12/10 (Only 20 decibels quieter than a jet engine.)

[UNNAMED] REDBUBBLE INPRNT SHOP

@vespertinecat submitted: Hi there! I just thought that now that submissions are open, I'd send in my collection of photos for everyone to see. This isn't exhaustive, and I have many photos of these (or multiples of the same species/at different stages), but here's a nice collection of them identified to the best of my ability! All of these are taken in North Texas.

1. Yellow garden spider.

2. Wolf spider, specific species unknown; if you know, I'd love to know as well!

3. The same wolf spider with coin for scale. They were released outside afterwards.

4. Spotted orbweaver; this picture was tough to get due to any little breeze shaking her entire web.

5. The same spotted orbweaver with her web illuminated! Every single day she took it down, then at night she put this magnificent web back up again! This thing was a couple feet in length overall. Absolutely impressive from such a little spider.

6. This, my dear friends, is a bedbug. I have photos of various sizes and such. You don't want to know. Don't ask. You can ask to see the other bugs, though.

7. Unknown cobweb spider. Unfortunately, onenicebug and I weren't able to identify this one, but there's a whole family of them living in one of our bathrooms. We no longer have gnats.

8. Resh Cicada. To the best of my knowledge, this is a Resh. It was just hanging out on my house, chilling. Probably taunting the yellow garden spider below; who knows.

Hello! This is indeed a great collection. The wolfie is a rabid wolf spider. Beautiful and impressive orb web on the next photos, though! What an industrious woman. I'd guess triangulate combfoot on the cobweb spider, but I think I told you before it's difficult without a better angle. Nice of them to keep down the gnat population either way! And the last dude does look like a resh cicada as far as I can tell just from the one photo :)

Cicada Days by Will Wood please 🥺👉👈?

THIS SONG IS SO SAD BRO OH MY GOD?? Y’all slowly converting me to a Will Wood fan with these requests LMAO

🪲 🌿 🪲 / 🌿 🪲 🌿 / 🪲 🌿 🪲

High Jewelry Ring by Cicada Jewelry

10.67 CTW Alexandrite

4.22 CTW Purple Diamonds

18k Yellow Gold

Photo Courtesy: Cicada Jewelry

Source: jewelryconnoisseur.net

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so thats cicada or dictyotenguna angusta wings :D

here you go! i only did one type of wings (i believe its the cicada ones, i used the second picture as a reference) because i couldn’t find a clear picture of the other ones wings so i hope this is okay!

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3f7143 || #dacc71 || #aab346 || #b37e39 || #a04f19

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Bugs. You’re either good with them or you’re not.

since cottagecore is trending, take some pictures of my bug necklace :)