You're not the only one, so I guess we'll be waiting until next year.
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Nature's Wonders Sneak Peek Thread
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Bonnie2001
Extraordinary
Wow, those snakeapillars really do exist!
Interesting, isn't it? Caterpillars pretending to be something else. Here's one, a very poisonous caterpillar, the puss caterpillar, pretending to be President Trump's toupee (Megalopyge opercularis):
President Trump' toupee:
And here is a little bird nestling that pretends to be a poisonous caterpillar, the very same President Trump's toupee caterpillar, a Laniocera hypopyrra nestling:
Laniocera hypopyrra nestling development in lowland Amazonian forest in southeastern Peru. a, Day 1, nestling with long orange
barbs with white tips. b, Day 4, nestling in nest next to unhatched egg. c, Day 9, nestling feathers have started to emerge and eyes have
started to open. d, Day 14, most of the body feathers have completely emerged, eyes are completely open, and wing feathers are emerging.
e, Day 18, all body feathers have completely emerged, and the wing feathers are ~90% emerged. f, Caterpillar (Megalopygidae) in the area
that matches the nestling’s plumage characteristics.
It even moves like a caterpillar! See here: https://phys.org/news/2014-12-amazonian-bird-chicks-mimic-poisonous.html
Enjoy.
President Trump' toupee:
And here is a little bird nestling that pretends to be a poisonous caterpillar, the very same President Trump's toupee caterpillar, a Laniocera hypopyrra nestling:
Laniocera hypopyrra nestling development in lowland Amazonian forest in southeastern Peru. a, Day 1, nestling with long orange
barbs with white tips. b, Day 4, nestling in nest next to unhatched egg. c, Day 9, nestling feathers have started to emerge and eyes have
started to open. d, Day 14, most of the body feathers have completely emerged, eyes are completely open, and wing feathers are emerging.
e, Day 18, all body feathers have completely emerged, and the wing feathers are ~90% emerged. f, Caterpillar (Megalopygidae) in the area
that matches the nestling’s plumage characteristics.
It even moves like a caterpillar! See here: https://phys.org/news/2014-12-amazonian-bird-chicks-mimic-poisonous.html
Enjoy.
Bonnie2001
Extraordinary
So that's why President Trump usually seems grumpy, having to wear that thing on his head!
Cool looking caterpillars and birds...
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I guess I'm far enough along to let the cat out of the bag and share a couple WIP renders of my "secret" project. I'm still working on the textures and adding in more species/morphs
Yes, Janet, one of your guesses was right
The default species for the base set...young Red-eared Sliders. I still need to add the displacement to the shell on this. The slider will be the only species in the base set but will have adult, youngster and old textures (the species dulls and darkens with age).
and the Desert Tortoise from "Volume I: Tortoises of the World". Other species will include the Russian tortoise, Yellow-footed tortoise, Leopard Tortoise, Common tortoise, Hermann's tortoise and Kleinmann's tortoise. ...and yes, the tortoise is in my Sagebrush Habitat and Habitat Extender which is pretty much their natural habitat. I will probably be adding an additional plant set with White Sage (Salvia apiana) and Desert Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua). The mallow is a favorite food of desert tortoises.
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I guess I'm far enough along to let the cat out of the bag and share a couple WIP renders of my "secret" project. I'm still working on the textures and adding in more species/morphs
Yes, Janet, one of your guesses was right
The default species for the base set...young Red-eared Sliders. I still need to add the displacement to the shell on this. The slider will be the only species in the base set but will have adult, youngster and old textures (the species dulls and darkens with age).
and the Desert Tortoise from "Volume I: Tortoises of the World". Other species will include the Russian tortoise, Yellow-footed tortoise, Leopard Tortoise, Common tortoise, Hermann's tortoise and Kleinmann's tortoise. ...and yes, the tortoise is in my Sagebrush Habitat and Habitat Extender which is pretty much their natural habitat. I will probably be adding an additional plant set with White Sage (Salvia apiana) and Desert Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua). The mallow is a favorite food of desert tortoises.
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OOH YES! Tortoises!
That's so awesome! My neighbor son's had a tortoise and she watched it over the winter once while it was hibernating. It slept in a box under her bed. Once it woke up I saw it eating strawberries and it's cheeks would turn red! I can't wait to make this guy walk!
VortigensBane
Busy Bee
Looks amazing, as usual!
Guardian Angel 671
Member
Will it have an option for the Eastern Box Tortoise and any other type of Box Tortoise? I'm partial to the Eastern's as they are natives to my area in Ohio
Will it have an option for the Eastern Box Tortoise and any other type of Box Tortoise? I'm partial to the Eastern's as they are natives to my area in Ohio
Yes, I am planning to do that species in Volume II
Here's my plan (and as always, I do a mix of both popular and endangered species)
Nature's Wonders Turtle (Base Set)
Red-eared Slider (Juvenile, Adult, Mature), Trachemys scripta elegans, Southern United States, LC
Turtles of the World v1: Tortoises
Russian tortoise, Agrionemys horsfieldii, Eurasia, VU
Yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulatus, South America, VU
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, SW United States, VU
Leopard Tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis, S Africa, LC
Common tortoise, Testudo graeca, Eurasia, VU
Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni, Europe, NT
Kleinmann's tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni, Africa, CR
Turtles of the World v2: Turtles of the United States
Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina, Eastern United States, LC
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta, North America, LC
Bog turtle, Glyptemys muhlenbergii, NE United States, CR
Black-knobbed map turtle, Graptemys nigrinoda, Southern United States, NT
Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, SE United States, VU
Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, Southern United States, NT
Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina, Eastern United States, VU
Turtles of the World v3: Turtles of the Eurasia and Africa
Asian leaf turtle, Cyclemys dentata, SE Asia, NT
European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis, Eurasia, NT
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle, Geoemyda japonica, Japan, EN
Striped-neck terrapin, Mauremys caspica, Eurasia, LC
African helmeted turtle, Pelomedusa subrufa, Africa, LC
West African mud turtle, Pelusios castaneus ,Africa, LC
Black marsh turtle, Siebenrockiella crassicollis, SE Asia, VU
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Thanks, Chris... Yes, there are a set of control to easily fold the legs, head and tail into the shell.
