Stonetribe

The terms handyman and and roadie share a ton of similarities so I would think that they are pretty interchangable. Essentially, his cutie mark represents his ability of being able to work in the shadows to help others, often by using his enginuity and foresight. Hope that clears up a thing or two. Hey wait, your part of the roleplay help staff! That must mean my application is about to be considered! Right?

If you don't mind me asking Rosewind, what exactly is this summer of pony thing? I remember you mentioning about getting one of my bug highlights in it and that sparked my curiosity.

Hey there derps, welcome to canterlot. I'm known as the "Bugmaster" thanks to my obsesion with anything that has six legs or more. If you have some spare time and like to learn, come on down to my bug thread. I'm always doing little spotlights on all sorts of interesting insects and spiders.

Glad it met your expectations Blaze!

Hey there flywing, welcome to canterlot! People like to call me the "Bugmaster" because of my love of insects, spiders, and all things arthropod. If you like to learn and find yourself bored, come on down to my bug thread. I'm always doing little highlights on all sorts of interesting insects and spiders.

Glad to hear that my highlight will be saving the life of a few centipedes.

Welcome to canterlot bud. I'm Stonetribe, but the folks here often call me "Bugmaster" due to my affinity with all things arthropod related. If you like to learn and find yourself bored, come on down to my bug thread. I'm always doing little highlights about all kinds of intresting insects and spiders.

Alright, as requested by CrescentBlaze, the House Centipede. The has centipede is believed to have been originated in the Mediterranean region, but has become widespread in many parts of the world since. They usually grow to be as long as one or two inches in length, but because of their disproportionately long and spindly legs, they apear more than a tad bigger. Like many arthropods, they prefer cool, damp places, a human basement being ideal. They are remarkably fast when they dart across floors or up walls. Uncommon in other centipedes, House Centipedes and their relatives have proficiant eye sight, but seem to rely more on their antennae for navigation. House Centipedes are active nocturnal predators, and succesful ones at that with their fast speed and good senses. With their long bodys and seemingly longer legs, they can easily over come their prey, which consists almost entirely of insects that are often detrimental to human life such as home damaging termites and silverfish as well as food raiding cockroaches and ants. Rather than using their mandibles to inject venom, House centipedes use their modified foremost legs known as forcipules, making it more akin to a sting than a bite. That being said, House Centipedes seldom sting humans and when they do, their forcipules are often not big enough to penetrate human skin. On the rare occasion that the venom does get through, it will only produce minimal pain and and minor swelling, making them hardly harmful to humans. Unfortunatly, despite them eating so many pests as mentioned above, most homeowners consider the presence of house centipedes as much as a nuisence as the rest of the pesky bugs that they regularly dine on. So next time you see a House Centipede in your home, be sure to not to reach for a newspaper and instead give him a word of thanks and let him go about making your life better. Hope you found this highlight to your liking Blaze!

Updated the application with a personality and cutie mark story as shredded pegasus suggested. I also added a pony creator image, but I may replace with a hand drawn one by my friend. I guess my app is final for real now. I guess this also means it will be delayed in getting approved, ah well Better to wait and have good quallity than to rush and be stuck with medicore app I suppose.

The bombardier beetle is actually one of my favorites! I'll gladly do a highlight on them. Until then, if anyone asks what that certain defense is, be a pal and don't spoil it.

The bombardier beetle is actually one of my favorites! I'll gladly do a highlight on them. Until then, if anyone asks what that certain defense is, be a pal and don't spoil it.

For those who did, thanks a bunch for checking out my story! It seems like you guys liked it for the most part, so that put me in high spirits today. Now that you mention it, I do feel like I have been producing them rather frequently. It's probably just me, but I feel that this tends to make them of lower quality when I make more than two per day. I'm definitly not going to stop, but I think I will slow down just a tad. I acutaully have a funnel web in my room next to my windowsill. I've decided to name it Winter since he requested the spotlight for them. I even fed him an ant yesterday, which he gladly took. I'd be glad to do a highlight on house centipedes. But like I said before, I think I'll take a bit more time before I post it. I know, isn't she the best?

As request by Winter, here is a spotlight on a Funnel Webs as a group. I'm focusing more on the small common ones and less on the larger exotic ones. Hope no one minds. These spiders are can be found world wide. Their size can be from about as big as a penny up to about 2 inches including legspan. Their most well known for their uniqe web structures, that are often shaped like into a cone/tunnel fashion. They prefer to construct these dwellings in under logs or rocks and other places that might be a tad cooler and damp. This functions more like a shelter rather then as a trap to catch prey. This is because their silk lacks the sticky atribute of other web dwelling arachnids. But this doesn't mean it won't assist in bringing food to the table though. The web itself will be splayed out on the ground near its entrence. Any insects that tread on this "welcome mat" will cause vibrations that will alert the spider. When a suitable meal is detected, they will rush out to subdue their victim with a venomous bite. Species of funnel web spiders are known for their surprisingly fast speed which can match that of a slow pedestrian walk (thanks wikipedia!) They are also a tad renowned for their venom, as it is a bit on the potent side among spiders. There you go Winter, hope you liked it! I promised myself earlier today that I wouldn't do this but, screw it, I've gained some popularity here by god I'm gonna abuse it! I'm working on a mlp fanfic and I would love to have your guys imput! I'm not writing any chapters now cause I'm having a few friends of mine peer edit it to see if I can't get it featured on Equestria Daily. I suppose I should give you a heads up, it's about OC's. You guys have been so supportive of me and my bug thread, so I hope it's not too much to ask you place a little of that support in my writing endevours. Here's a link. http://www.fimfictio...e-(not-so)-Wild

I wonder how long these usual take to be viewed by a moderator or if there is a factor that determines such. I kind of want to ask how long these usual take to be viewed by a moderator or if there is a factor that determines such. But asking how long these usual take to be viewed by a moderator or if there is a factor that determines such would be bad taste. So I'm not going to ask how long these usual take to be viewed by a moderator or if there is a factor that determines such. I love you copy pasta!

"No sense dying when others are willing to do it for you" It's not all that motivational and only applies when you have underlings, but I still like it.

Funnel Web Spiders, yes. Nothing to worry about water striders though, as they are harmless to humans. Infact, they are very helpful as they eat lots of moisquitos and moisquito larva.

Courtesy of request by Rosewind, the Water Strider! Water Striders can be found just about anywhere in the world in any freshwater habitat. Marine species of Water Striders also exist, albeit less common. This usually consists of still water ponds and lakes but can aslo include slow moving streams. The thing that sets these insects apart from others is their almost trademark ability to walk on the surface of water, giving them the nickname "Jesus Bugs". They can easily be identified, aside from walking on water in the first place, by their four long legs spaced evenly throughout the water as well as an additional pair of legs that sport claws that help them manipulate objects. These unique insects are able to walk on water thanks to a combination of two factors. The first is their long slender legs that have tons of hydrofuge hairs that use water surface tension to the Striders advantage. Each leg boost thousands of hairs per square millimeter. The second is the that they space their legs just so to distribute weight evenly. Their legs may be thin, but are strong as well as flexible. This enables the Water Strider to push backwords with its hind legs and "skate" across the waters surface. Now here's where I drop the bomb. Water striders are strictly carnivorous predators. I assume your reaction was something along the lines of "Wait, wait, WHAT!? How could something as cute and whimiscal as the Water Strider able to kill and eat any other sort of creature?!" Mine certainly was when I first found this fact out. But yes, instead of being herbivores or at least omnivores, Water Striders are in fact meat eaters. They will prey on any insect that has fallen onto the watersurface. Seeing as most other insects can't swim, they can do little to put up a fight againts anything that wants to make a meal out of them. Water Striders are easily notified of potential meals due to the inevitable ripples a struggling insect or spider will make. After dashing torwards their prey, they will grip them with their claw like forearms (The objects they manipulate that I mentioned above are prey by the way) and stab the victim with a pierceing mout part called a rostrum to suck up the inards. Water striders aren't greedy however, and will share the bounty with any other nearby Striders. Speaking of which, Water Striders are also known to be social creatures, forming packs to easier obtain nutrition or shelter. At other times, specificly the mating season, they can be territorial, making their turf known by sending out certain ripples that other Striders can understand. males will defend their territory as well as their female from other Striders. Hope it met your expectations Rosie! Next up is the Funnel Web Spider.

Omigosh that is awsome! Thank you so much Rosewind! Because of this, I'm going to get started on the water strider update right away!A special thanks to all of you guys really, for all the support and participation you have provided for me and my love of bugs. Oh gosh, I'm actualy tearing up a little.

I can hardly blame anyone for killing a spider that ran up their leg. Even I would panic a bit if a big enough bug jumped on me suddenly. Granted, I would try to brush it off without harming it, but even then I might accidentally hurt it in the rush. I'd like to ask, have you tried feeding Saucy? If you don't mind picking up a some small bug like a cricket, or causing it's death at that, I'm pretty saucy will apreciate the gesture readily run out to wrap her new meal in silk if you toss it in her web. I've done it before on wild spiders and it's a pretty cool thing to watch!

Your talking about the one in Rosewind's living room right? I'll have to ask her if she can identify what kind of spider it is, I'm curious. I'd be glad to do a funnel web highlight Winter. But first, I promised Rosie that I would do a highlight on the waterstrider next.

While I was doing the Moth highlight, I was a bit straped for time since I was to be going somwhere soon so sorry if it seems a bit rushed. I made a few edits to make up for it. Glad to see you here. I hope you stick around and have some fun learning a thing or two on arthropods, this earths real dominent species.

As requested by Ancre, I'm going to do a highlight on moths, specifically, a group of them known as Hawk Moths. At least a few species of Hawk Moths can be found in any region, but they are most common in the tropics. The name "Hawk Moth" is derived from their exceptional flying skills as well as their relativity large size , sporting a wingspan that can range from two to eight inches. Adults mainly feed on flower nectar, and are efficient pollinators. They do this in a fashion similar to butterflies using a coiled proboscis or "tounge" which can grow rather long, recorded as being as big as 13 inches. Most species of Hawk Moth larva are commonly referred to as "hornworms" due to the often prominent horn like structure at their posterior end. When disturbed, they are quick to vomit up sticky, hazardous contents from their esophagus. They are commonly labled as harmful to tomato and tobacco crops, although the actual amount of damage they can cause varies significantly. As stated above, the most unique feature of the Hawk Moth are its excellent flying abilities. They are among the fastest flying insects, reaching speeds of up to 30 miles per hour! They are also able to hover in midair to feed on flower nectar like humming birds and have actually been mistaken as such. This mid place hovering is actually a skill that is rather rare in the animal kingdom, only found in certain bat species, hoverflies, and humming birds themselves. During this hover flight, they can even make sharp movements from side to side repeatedly known as "swing-hovering". This behavior is thought to have been evolved in order to better avoid predators. There you go Ancre, hope you and the others enjoyed it!

I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one blaze. Even though there are literally hundreds of millions of different types of insects and spiders, I'm fairly certain the the vast, vast majority of them are relatively harmless to humans, with the amount that do pose any lethal significance being less than 5%. Even then, areas that do home deadly bugs aren't very heavily populated by humans. Even if throughout history, we adored bugs on a daily basis, humans are still smart enough to learn from their mistakes and keep away after the first guy who cuddled with a brown recluse died an, at the time, unexpected death. I doubt the casualty count would be very different, much less entire extinction.

Oh hey, I remember you from the introduction section. My advertising actually worked! Glad your enjoying my thread. Arachnophobia is not a ridiculous one, it's actually the most common fear in the entire world.

Oh, yeah that makes sense. Alright as much as I like it being advertised, we should prolly drop the bug thread discussion here.