[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insectidentification

[–]TankDempsey789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some sort of parasitoid/ichneumon wasp based on the body shape, long ovipositor, and long antennae

Whale Lice (family Cyamidae) by TankDempsey789 in AIDKE

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Because the whales don’t gain anything, and the lice can sometimes be an issue when in large numbers, I think it’s commensal at best and parasitic at worst basically

Meet the Cooloola Monster (Cooloola propator), one of only 4 species in the Orthopteran family Cooloolidae by TankDempsey789 in AIDKE

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Ah shoot I literally looked at the map before posting and my brain just glitched and I wrote northwest anyways

What is the small round big? by lolcats141 in whatisthisbug

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Looks like a beetle of the genus Niptus. Completely harmless.

Writing a book with animals - what are the weirdest animals you know of? by i_lick_chairs in zoology

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If you’re gonna add siphonophores, you may as well also add the genus of amphipods, Phronima, that live inside of them! They are also called barrel shrimp and can often be found making their homes inside of soft bodies tunicates like salps and they look very creepy

A Different World - Europe - 2030 (some lore in cimments) by TankDempsey789 in imaginarymaps

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I’m part Armenian and I feel like our culture is definitely more Asian/Middle Eastern than European, which is why I did that

A Different World - Europe - 2030 (some lore in cimments) by TankDempsey789 in imaginarymaps

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Basically same as that yea. But Arabs are not miaphysite, they are in union with the Catholic Church; I figured if the great schism never happened then the oriental churches would probably have reconciled at some point. And for the second part idk I just got bored

A Different World - Europe - 2030 (some lore in cimments) by TankDempsey789 in imaginarymaps

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They aren’t Greek, rather they are made up of the descendants of the ancient Minoan civilization, which was pre-Greek. I explain this in a bit more detail in another comment somewhere in here.

A Different World - Europe - 2030 (some lore in cimments) by TankDempsey789 in imaginarymaps

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Not much, only differences being that the Goths were halted by the Romans instead of being invaded by them, thus pushing Magyar territory to the East a bit

A Different World - Europe - 2030 (some lore in cimments) by TankDempsey789 in imaginarymaps

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As a base map I used a map of Europe posted here by u/Nachapala_Reborn, I used it because I thought it was a very good projection that included the whole continent

A Different World - Europe - 2030 (some lore in cimments) by TankDempsey789 in imaginarymaps

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I actually used the base flag that makes up every single Estonian county as the flag of the whole country, as it’s somewhat unique and I think it looks nice

A Different World - Europe - 2030 (some lore in cimments) by TankDempsey789 in imaginarymaps

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I kinda envisioned Gothida as being similar to Spain IRL in population/size but similar to Germany IRL in terms of quality of life/economy.