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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.
September 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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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.
September 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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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.
September 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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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.
September 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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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.
September 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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snatcher puppet
Puppet of the Snatcher from A Hat in Time
September 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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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.
July 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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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????
July 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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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"
July 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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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
July 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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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-")
July 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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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
July 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Alphys: I-is everybody participating in the summer reading program? (Summer Reading Program logo appears, the tagline is "Fly into lirteracy[sic]!") Alphys: Th-the librarby is giving out participation prizes, you know... (Teen Rewardz for summer reading: P"e"zza gift card raffle entry, annoying dog airplane collectible pin) Alphys: ...Anybody wanna share your books? [Noelle's book: We Have Never Left the Fortress] Noelle: It's a book about two- Berdly: I'm reading a novel about a guy who gets sent to "Gamer Rehab Camp". I'm reading it "IRONICALLY". [Berdly's book: some gamer thing, apparently?] [Kris's book: The Right Hand of Shadows] [Temmie's book: Compilation of lolcat memes from 2007 that got physically published, for some reason. Kris and Asriel took it home from the library once and their mom got mad at every single typo, sequentially] Temmie: Tem read... Funy cat book!!!1 Somebody's been laughing in the background the entire time, and as it grows louder, it becomes apparent the laughter is coming from Susie, who is maniacally reading the children's book "Everyone Poops".
June 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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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)
June 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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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)
June 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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average person eats 3 spiders a year
The Snatcher feeding spiders to Hat Kid in her sleep
May 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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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
April 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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They've become real (I will be handing them out at an event)
Small stickers of Agent 8 & Agent 3 (the new one, depicted as a teary-eyed Octoling)
February 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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side order is a year old now so I made this image about a year ago and didn't post it also
Pearl drone: Hey Order when you say you got beat up by three cunty octopuses can you include me in that as well? Three cunty octopuses and pearl if it's not too much trouble thanks dude
February 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Super Mario wearing a salakot & barong tagalog (Cappy is visible on the hat)
February 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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My piece from the Grizzco zine
Folk art style wood carving of Horrorboros. It's embellished with coins, marbles and shell, and its mouth holds a lightbulb.
January 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Callie: Do an internet search for "deep cut". Marie (doing it): Ok. Marie: 😠 Callie: 😊
January 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Eight & Acht playing Wii Boxing (Acht is losing)
January 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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1. Octoling military ration meal with algae pellets & brine shrimpcake 2. Popular underground crops include algae, eelgrass, mushrooms, typha, wasabi, fruit (GMO), brine shrimp, worms, bivalves. Also import grains & canned vegetables/seafood from Salmonids. A lot of snack foods get smuggled in. 3. Real wasabi is difficult to grow in the desert, so it has a very different perception (Shiver is thinking about robbing Marina)
December 31, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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I made stickers!
Stickers of: coyote, opossum, pipevine swallowtail, watermelon beetle, California sheephead, condor, garter snake, & mouse
December 15, 2024 at 11:18 PM