Stonetribe

Hey there bud, welcome to canterlot. The ponies around here like to call me the "bugmaster" because of my love of all things arthropod. If you like to learn and find yourself bored, come on down to my bug thread. I'm always talking about all sorts of interesting insects and spiders.

We ditched the daring do picture at the top of the forums and got pinkie pie surprising rainbow dash by jumping out of a barrel in its place. I am liking this, how about you guys?

Hey there bud, welcome to canterlot. The ponies around here like to call me the "bugmaster" because of my love of insects, spiders, and the like. 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 crawlies.

stoney I have to thank you! seriously so before this thread I was all "I will never touch a tarantula to big for me dude, or millipedes or any of those crazy critters people keep as pets" well since this thread Ive kinda gotten over that fear and It landed me a job at a pet store the guys asked if there were any animals I didnt feel comfortable working with and I said no. He asked "not even spiders and junk?" I replied no again and he said "Well that settles it. If you can handle insects you got the job. No one else here wants to do it" It was fantastic. Thanks again grand bugmaster stonetribe.

Oh man, I never would of thought sharing my afinity with bugs could influence someone else's life like that. I feel proud of you as well as myself.

You forgot to include how awesome barn spiders are. Because Saucy was pure awesome on a web. Seriously I've never seen a spider dispatch so many insects in such a short time period. Do you think she died from overindulgence?

I would think frequent food supply would promote a spiders lifespan if anything. I ment my highlight to be of a some what solem tone as to respect the spider who passed that it was writen for. I suppose that now it would be appropriate to say that the barn spider is the same kind of spider in Charlotte's web. You know, that one spider, oh, what was it's name again, ah yes, Freaking Charlotte herself! I'll admit, I'm not all that familiar with the story, but I am fond of how it was able to make something like a spider endearing to children. It's not often enough that things like spiders are made out to be the stuff of comfort. How's that for how barn spiders are awesome?

I only have so many bug cards! There's always ebay, but those things can be wicked expensive.

Hmm, It looks like the pending staff action list is getting pretty small. Ima take a guess and say that this might be a sign that the remaining apps are getting closer to being veiwed by an admin. Am I in the ball park?

This looks like a good way to pass time while I wait for my app to be approved.

Name: The Bugmaster's Den

Colors: Mono green

Format: Casual

Land: 25 forrests

Creatures:

Green

Llanowar Elves: 4

Tangle Spider: 4

Giant Spider: 4

Seedborn Muse: 2

Elvish Pioneer: 2

Stingerfling Spider: 2

Elvish Eulogist: 2

Nantuko Disciple: 1

Alpha Tyrranx: 1

Garruk's Horde: 1

Arachnus Spinner: 1

Cudgel Troll: 1

Fyndhorn Elder: 1

Vastwood Gorger: 1

Oran-Rief Recluse: 1

Nissa's Chosen: 1

Timbermaw Larva: 1

Wood Elves: 1

Craw Worm: 1

Creatures:

Artifact

Copper Myr: 2

Necropede: 1

Wall of Tanglecord: 1

Etched Champion: 1

Non Creatures:

Green

Rampant Growth: 4

Arachnus Web: 3

Overrun: 2

Ascreticism: 2

Primal Cocoon: 1

Overgrowth: 1

Sylvan Bounty: 1

Blunt the Assault: 1

Viridian Harvest: 1

Heal the Scars: 1

Carrion Call: 1

Artifacts:

Goldern Urn: 2

Chimeric Egg: 2

Obelisk of Naya: 1

Wirefly Hive: 1

Trigon of Infestation: 1

Sword of Light and Shadow: 1

Lich's Mirror: 1

Ok, The idea of this deck is, surprise, bug themed creatures with lots of mana produceing elves and spells, with some healing spells on the side. I know it probably has too many cards, so I suppose the most appriciated criticism would be what I should drop and what I should keep.

Indulge me rosewind, did you notice any consistencys or differences my highlight might have had compared to your first hand observations with Saucy?

Hey there Trinal, welcome to canterlot. The ponies around here like to call me the "Bugmaster" because of my afinity for anything with six legs or more. If you like to learn and find yourself bored, come on down to my bug thread. I'm always talking about all sorts of interesting insects and spiders.

Hey there bud, welcome to canterlot. The people on this forum like to call me the "Bugmaster" because of my love of insects and spiders and the like. If you like to learn and find yourself bored, come on down to my bug thread. I'm always doing little spotlights on all sorts of interesting arthropods.

In honor of Rosewinds beloved spider, Saucy, I present to you, the Barn Spider.

Barn Spiders aren't the most distuingishable of spiders, but common patterns include striped legs and variations of two markings on the underside of its abdomen, which is rather big in comparison to the rest of it's body. Barn Spiders are Orb-weavers and spin the trademark spiral spider webs that arachnids are renowned for. In addition to any suitable tree branches they might find, they are commonly known to set up camp in various human structures such as portches, in ceiling corners, and as the name suggests, Barns. They are nocturnal hunters, sitting in the center of their webs during the night in wait of prey and usually retreat to a nearby crevice to hide in during the day. When they suspect something other than food has fallen into their webs, such as fallen debris, they will investegate by bounceing up in down in their webs in order to safely identify the object. They will also do this if disturbed or agitated in an attempt to appear bigger or to scare of a possible threat with the sudden motions. Should a barn spider bite a human for any reason, he or she has nothing to fear as their venom poses no threat to us. Like almost every other spider, they are very benifcial to us as they do an excellent job of pest control, and should be nothing short of welcomed in our homes.

There you are Rosewind, I hope this highlight was high enough quality to honor the dear spider it was writen for. RIP Saucy.

Yeah? Well, this one time, I forgot the letter "Y" and could only think to substitute it with the letter "L". I was trying to spell yellow, but kept spelling it lellow, which I knew was wrong. It took me half an hour before I realized what I was doing wrong.

You wanna have a derping showdown? I'll give you a derping showdown! Bring it on!

That's after the Approved stamp, not the Accepted stamp. Both of which are explained in the post you quoted. The 24-47 may have threw me off as well, since my post says 48.

Ahhh now I see. I thought that getting an approved stamp and being moved over into the roleplay group would happen simultaneously. And here I thought that you derped up. Well it didn't work did it? I am still the biggest derp. None can claim that title from me!

If it wasn't a staff member that said that, I would take it with a grain of salt. Really depends on schedules.

But, and correct me if I'm wrong, aren't you the person who said it? In the "applications here are pending staff action" thread at the top? I'm confused now

An admin has to move you to the "Roleplayers" group and your app will be put in it's according folder.

Yeah, I figured it was probably simple as that. I'm really eager to join a roleplay and I'm afraid it will get too far without me. I don't mean to be intolerable, but the first thread mentioned that it usualy takes 24-47 hours of it's your first character. C'mon admins your killing me here!

I have sad news to report. Saucy passed away last night. I have no idea why she died. Like any good amazon warrior spider, she left a pile of her victims under her web.

I would like to request a spotlight on barn spiders, in her honor.

I would be humbled Rose.

I love spiders! As long as they aren't crawling on me, but I don't like being touched either. My favorite are probably orb weavers. So many different kinds and very unique and artistic webs.

Oh hey, I remember you from the introductions section. Glad to see ya here Dusk.

Hey pal, welcome to canterlot! Ponies around these parts call me the "Bugmaster" thanks to my love of insects, spiders, and all (in my eyes not so)creeper crawlies. If you like to learn and find yourself bored, come on down to my bug thread. I'm always talking about all sorts of interesting arthopods. Bout 10 minutes ago, I did one on how ants farm aphids.

Hey there inkster, welcome to canterlot! The ponies on this forum like to call me the "Bugmaster" because of my love for anything with six or more legs. If you like to learn and find yourself bored, come on down to my bug thread. I'm always talking about all kinds of interesting insects and spiders. Just now, I did one on how ants farm aphids.

Welcome to canterlot dude. The people here like to call me the "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 spotlights on all sorts of interesting bugs. Not too long ago, I did one on how ants farm aphids.

Also, love the avatar!

Hey there bud, welcome to canterlot. Folks around here call me the "Bugmaster" thanks to my love of insects and spiders. If you like to learn and find yourself bored, come on over to my bug thread. I'm always doing little highlights on all sorts of interesting arthropods. Infact, just 5 minutes ago, I did a mini one on how ants farm aphids.

I feel like doing a little "mini highlight" on a behavior a number of ant species possess.

Humans aren't the only creatures on this earth that are known to domesticate and raise other animals. Believe it or not, many species of ants also have their own farms, and the livestock is in the form of aphids! Let me spell it out for you. Ants are always wandering around, foraging for food to bring back to their colony. If an ant comes across a group of aphids, she well excitedly rush back to the colony to share this news. Before long she returns with a bunch of her sisters. You see, aphids secrete a sugary substance known as honeydew. Ants always love sweet foods, so they are naturally all over the scene. They however, go the extra mile and take the aphids in as their own. The ants can prompt aphids to release honeydew by strokeing their backs with their antennae. If the plant that the aphids are feeding on goes dry or starts to decay, the ants will escort the aphids to a new one in order to keep them healthy and keep production up. They will also protect their aphids from "cattle raiders". Like the ladybug for instance. Though it is often seen as an innocent creature in our eyes, to aphids, they are actually very ruthless predators! But with a team of ants on the aphids side, they don't stand a chance.

Here's a video showcasing this example of insects besting humans yet again.

Oh crap, wait, am I supposed to give a final ok from me to signal that it's ready? Could I have done that from the moment it was moved here? If so, I would feel stupider than the last time I said I felt stupid on this app.

Ants are truly fancinateing creatures. Being able to lift up to three times their own size is outstanding amd there is so many ants in the world.

Definitely, ants can usually, left at least 20, 30, or the renowned 50 times their own weight. Speaking of weight, did you guys know that all the ants on this earth outweigh all of the humans on the planet. I know I say this often but, take a second to put that in perspective.

I forgot to mention. Just yesterday, I witnessed a group for 4 ants who were seemingly trying to pry a partialy dried worm from the pavement. It turned out however, that they were actually cuting it up into smaller, more easily carried pieces. One by one, they walked of with seperate chunks of food to bring back to their colony. I know this behavior is very common for ants, but being able to witness it first hand is always an immense plesure for me and always strokes my fascination.