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It's probably my favorite nintendo title. If you've you've seen almost anything else I've posted, then you would probably see why I love it's setting. Anyone else a fan of either 1 or 2 this little gem?

No need to apologize, that's just the kind of discusion I want to see here. I do like bugs, make no mistake, but if it becomes a pest like ants raiding your pantry or termites living in your house, by all means, they have got to go. I love insects, but not to the point where I'll let them slowly destroy my house, that would just be stupid. Like I said before though, when I look at an argentine colony, I see a civilization that's better than our own in many ways. Also, the idea of being a drone ant, existing soley to mate might seem apealing, but there not like humans. Their life can be sumerized by being born, kept in a room for whenever you are needed to mate, in which doing so consists of a matter of seconds, and then either being eaten, or dieing naturaly as many male insects do after mating. Not very glamorous if you ask me.

In the animal world, it seems that females tend to play more dominent roles than their male counterparts, and this goes doubley for bugs. In an ant colony, females are born much more adapt to do anything that needs doing while males are merley drones used for reproduction. For a lot of bugs, more often than not, the guys serve little more than sex slaves, often dying after that use as been sought, while the girls get to have all the glory. Don't you just love nature?

Ha ha, yes I do enjoy pokemon from time to time. However, I only tend to start raising an all bug type team untill after I have beaten the main game, when I have more resources. It's too bad that most bug types tend to be weaker canditates for combat and thus, are harder to raise. But then again, that might be part of why they apeal to me. As for killing bugs, I can't ask you to not do so. But I will at least encourage you to think twice before grabing a newspaper. Spiders for instance, eat all sorts of critters that actually areharmful to you like moisquitos. Don't be afraid of them biting you, they would only do that if you were provoking them like an idiot, and even then they would almost always rather just try and run away. Almost all living things have the basic survival instinct of knowing that "big things eat little things". Think about it like this, If you saw a giant creature the size of a skyscrapper, are you gonna run up and stab him in the toe? Or are you gonna keep your distance or at the very least, just leave him alone? That's what most bugs are thinking when they think your paying attention to them.So are we done talking about ants? It didn't seem like much but if we are, I'll move onto a different insect for now.

I wouldn't consider them to be normal insects (I'll use insects as an example for now) I think they would lean more towards the idea of an uncommon variant of the insect that's bigger than what they would normally be and gifted with sentience and speech capabilities. I'm not sure if they would come from the continent of insectia (again just an example) or if they would just be born in varies scattered places of equestria. If you wanted me to flesh out a backstory, I wouldn't mind. That being said, the concept wouldn't necessary be limited to bugs. I could see it working for any creature that usually isn't associated with being remotely intelligent or capable of conscience like say a frog or a crab ( I know this might be a bit stretched in equestria standards, example; a wasp and butterfly participating as candidates for rainbow dash's pet; but you know what i mean) This would mean that animals such as dogs or cats wouldn't be possibilities for this as they are already capable of some form of personality. I suppose this is all subject to change, especially since I'm writing this half asleep, just before I go to bed. Like I said, I'm content with leaving it for now. I'll spend some more time on the forums and test it out in free role play to see how it works before trying to submit anything officially.

Sometimes, yes, that will occur. But I think the whole mantis sexual cannibalism is a bit too exaggerated then it is in real life. Don't be fooled though. There's a reason why male mantids approach females with much caution when they intend to mate.

Hey, thanks for the support! I'll be sure to keep these things in mind. But I think It would be a good idea to first test out the idea in free role-play like you suggested as well as spend a bit more time on the forums before I submit a suggestion to the accepted species list. Thanks again!

Before I say anything else, if I am prying into the subject too much, then for the love of the lord, please tell me so! The last thing I want to do is to be pushing the topic farther than it should. That being said would there happen to be a certain official I could ask and see if I can't get an "ok" from them? I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work or shouldn't be so other than that nothing like a pony sized talking bug has ever been featured on the show, even though It could most likely fit in considering FiM's already wide and colorful cast of characters. Can I get a bit of feed back on this? Like I said before, if I should just drop the matter, please say so and I will be more than happy to oblige.

Can't say I've heard of ant fake battles but I am familiar with the latter ants who enslave others. It's actually quite interesting. You see these kinds of ant's mandibles are so adapted for combat, that they can hardly perform other tasks like digging or even feeding themselves. To compensate, the will raid other colonys, killing as many inhabitants as needed, and steal their eggs. Afterwards, the raise the newborns to do any of the things they can't on there own. What seems like a cruel endeavor is actually an incredible evolotionary learned instinct!

I know exactly what your trying to get across. The biggest thing that limits us is human emotion and desire. We could ignore our petty differences in order to progress, but often choose to take action for some other, trivial pursuit. Sentience is both a blessing and a curse. It's that very lack of thinking that makes argentines so successful. I can't help but wonder how they would behave if the slowly started to evolve and become smarter. Would they follow in the wake of humans and have a history similar to ours? Or could they manage a society where each individual could think for themselves, but will still always work together to benefit the race as a whole? I'm very much for philosophy so feel free to talk to me if your in the mood. But let's keep the discussion here about bugs.

Things like a forced fight of two spiders put in the same small cage need to stay out. But videos of insects preying on or defending themselves in the wild are just fine. Here's an example while were on the subject of ants. I'd also like to say that the case of a female mantis eating the male after mating is actually rather uncommon. Breeding makes the female rather hungry so she'll only try to devour the male if she hasn't eaten relatively recently.

An ant mock war? I can't say I'm familiar with that.

I think I'll start of with quite what could be possibly my favorite insect of all time. This is a specific species of ant know as Argentine ants. The biggest thing that sets Argentine ants apart from other ant species is there incredibly nonviolent behavior towards other Argentine ants of a different colony. You see, if any other species of ant came across another ant, regardless its species, of a different colony, they would most likely fight to the death if one thought the other would be a threat to her colony. Argentine ants however, can peacefully coexist and mingle with argentines from a different colony, and will often communicate with one another to actually combine both of their colonys into one. Because of this, they are extreamly succesful as a species. In fact, it was discovered that 3 supercolonys of argentine ants from America, Europe, and Japan were genetically related! Speaking of which, Argentine ants can be found in almost any part of the world. This is because they often stow away on boats or other large vehicles, which is the main reason why they have become so wide spread in the first place. Argentine ants are small, roughly 3 millimeters. But what they lack in size they make up with streangth in numbers and teamwork. Much more so than other ants, which is allready alot to begin with. Another trait that makes them so successfull is that they dont have just one queen. Argentine nests can usually have up to a dozen queens or more. A queen can be reconized by having a notable dot their back. In my opinion, an argentine's sociaty is much better than our own in many, many ways. They never quarall amongst one another, they always work for the benefit of the whole, and they never hesitate to help a fellow argentine in need. Just try to imagine what human life would be like if we all shared these traits. Ok. That's my first highlight. Feel free to go ahead and tell me what you think.

I used to spend a lot of time with my relatives (I still do, though not as much) Once, in a particularly large group of family members including my dad's brothers family and my grandpa and grama, one of us pointed the fact out and dubbed us the stone tribe (stone is my last name) Fast forward a couple years when I'm gaining an interest in the Internet and all it's wonders I was opted for a username and happened to recall that moment. The rest is history that only I know (don't worry, your not missing i

I'm mostly a meat eater, but I do enjoy fruits like apples and bannanas. Can't say I eat as much vegatables as I should though.

If you've visted my intrduction page, then you probably saw that I have a huge interest in all things arthropods. I like to make this thread on forums I actively visit to indulge this interest of mine. What happens is that I do periodic "highlights" where I'll talk about a certain insect, listing off various information about them including how big they are or where they can be found to more interesting facts that set them apart from other bugs or any other creature for that manor. The point of this thread is to have fun learning cool things about these fascinating creatures, so please refrain from talking about how you hate all things that have more that 4 legs. Please keep videos of forced bug fightinh off here as well, thanks. I'll do my first highlight later tonight, so feel free to check back later if your interested.

I've already read the playable species list, but thought it would be better to ask first before making an application. Would it not be allowed just because it's not on the official list, or because of ballencing issues? I don't think the idea of a giant talking bug would be too out of place seeing as how equestria is full of magical creatures and such. As for why I would want such an unusual choice, I always tend to try and think out of the box when it comes to these kinds of things. That and I love insects. Whatever the reason, thanks for your time.

Would it be ok to submit a rp application where the creature is a giant, talking, sentiant praying mantis? I don't mean godzilla sized. it would only be about twice the height of a normal sized pony. He wouldn't be strictly carnivorous, adapted to eat fruit, vegetables, and other accepteble pony food. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post. Thanks.

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I'm glad you ask that. You see, fishing spiders are covered in water tension manipulating hairs that keep them from getting wet and allow them to walk on the surface of water and even dive under for a breif moment. When hunting, they leave their hind legs attached to the waters shore like a rock or such, with their fore legs resting atop the waters surface. When they feel vibrations coming from the water coming from, lets say a butterfly who has fallen into the water and is struggling to get out, they can easily approach it and drag it back to shore. Their not limmited to helpless meals though and can catch fish, tadpoles, and even frogs in this manor. Here's a video that shows it pretty well.

I prefer foil fenceing but I'm familiar with sabers. I don't mean to sound rude, but are you folks so hospitable in the introduction thread naturally or is it partly to help people with the 3 post rule thing? Either way, I appreciate the gesture. Thanks!

Thanks. If you don't mind me asking, how big is the canterlot community? I do enjoy a place where I see the regulars often.

About Myself: Just another brony who happens to have too much time on his hands, and would like to keep it that way. How I found Canterlot.com: I google searched "mlp roleplay" How I became a fan of MLP:FiM: My friend introduced it to me. My favourite main cast pony/s: Fluttershy Hi all. I've decided to try and take up roleplaying in order to further improve my writing skills. I'm not very athletic or much of a sports guy, but I used to do a bit of fencing with my brother. I havn't done it in awhile now, but I would like to fence with my brother in the backyard every now and then. If there is anything I can say I feel strongly about, it would be insects, spiders, and any sort of bug. I harbor a great respect for them and have always found them endlessly fascinating and amazing. It troubles me greatly when I see people step on and kill them for no reason other than the sake of it. Currently, I have an almost year old dark fishing spider named Rosey.