Jolty the Joltik - July 26th, 2012

26 July 2012 @ 12:48 am

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Good day! Got a request for marsupials, and since I hadn't really had anything else in mind- why not? Today is a marsupial day, then! We're just going with some of the more commonly known ones.

( As requested, today is Maruspial Day! And Australian spider day. )

Good day! Got a request for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial">marsupials</a>, and since I hadn't really had anything else in mind- why not? Today is a marsupial day, then! We're just going with some of the more commonly known ones. /textarea> <textarea><KANGAROOS

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+1 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P1vf_7DoLA">Bonus Video</a>

KOALAS

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POSSUMS

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OPOSSUMS

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WOMBATS

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TASSIE DEVILS

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And as for today's spider, let's go with an Aussie one!

Now, Australia's got a lot of different tyeps of spiders around. Today's is a spider from the Missulena family. They're not that big, and are normally all blue or black with bright red teeh. It does count as a fairly risky spider to be around, so I wouldn't hazard it if I were you. Here are some pictures of a few.

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26 July 2012 @ 09:39 pm

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It's almost the end of the week! For today and tomorrow, we're doing a two part special. For today, we're covering the animals in the Chinese Zodiac.

And here's a random fact for you! Did you know that in the Chinese zodiac, birth year actually matters a fair bit? It's not just what animal that's important, but also what element that animal is. The various elements are Wood, Earth, Fire, Metal and Water respectively. The elements rotate, and each subsequent cycle has a different element. Because there are 12 animals, a particular element-animal combination only comes around once every 60 years.

For people who take it seriously, determining exactly what sort of influence a person is born under extends to having to know the exact time they were born, and it can get extremely complicated- which is why many Chinese parents who do subscribe to such beliefs end up going to people who make livings off determining such things in order to get an idea of what's going on.

Let's go, though!

( So, which one out of these are you? I don't think anyone's the spider, though... )

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8070463@N03/6238065495">tiger</a>

<img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3234/3037605104_e98e0cc670.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28690556@N02/3037605104">rabbit</a>

<img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3534/3886208368_ca22480329.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/error_in_excellence/3886208368/">(bearded) dragon</a>

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11024337@N03/3184473796/">snake</a>

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26811962@N05/3651762957">horse</a>

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36087637@N06/7212344018">monkey</a>

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59322718@N00/384233596">chicken</a>

And that makes all 12!

...And one more that's actually carrying over from yesterday's marsupial / Australia post. One spider isn't really enough to demonstrate the sheer variety of the various species that exists there, so today we take a look at Arkys lancearius.

It's commonly known as a Triangular Spider, and I think you can see why.

They're interesting to look at, aren't they? If nothing else, I'd hope that all these daily pictures show just how many different types of spiders there are, and how different they all look to each other. Even in the same group- like tarantulas- they can all behave in really different ways and have varied habits. Spiders are animals with personalities, toO!

...Except sadly a lot of that involves being skittish and while going 'aaa' upon seeing a human and running away or vanishing immediately is a very good survival skill, it also tends to scare a lot of people. It's a shame they can't talk.

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