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[b]Username: [/b]Goldia [b]Theme: [/b]Day 2 Extremely Eyeburning [b]Species: [/b]Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens) [img]https://australianwildlifejourneys.com/files/610_dreamstime_xl_23213978.large.jpg[/img] [b]Entry Type: [/b]Visual [b]Comment (Optional): [/b]A local legend of ours in Western Australia. Always moving, getting a good photo is a truly talented feat! [b]Entry:[/b] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=1&body=90&bodygene=17&breed=12&element=1&eyetype=8&gender=1&tert=10&tertgene=19&winggene=17&wings=90&auth=40690b5320d23ae0dd96f42faafdc70ab7251e4c&dummyext=prev.png[/img]

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/l2o3HE8.png[/img][/center] [center][b][font=arial][size=5][color=595f30]DAY THREE[/font][/size][/color][/b][/center] [columns][indent][nextcol][font=arial][size=5][color=595f30]The lights dimmed and everyone fell silent as the two birds walked onto the small stage the scientists had set up. It was silent, except for the shuffling of tails and the stray cry of a hatchling. The pink-and-yellow birds were obviously male and female, one much brighter than the other. The male was washed with shades of magenta and bubblegum pink, while on the female, it was restricted to her wings and tail. The male was totally silent as he twitched his tail, and then began to sing the most beautiful song Dr. Hazel had ever heard. She wasn't usually emotionally affected by great beauty, but a tear escaped her eye. She watched, transfixed, as the birds sashayed around each other, the male showing off his athleticism by leaping over the female in a fantastic display of swishing tail feathers, all the while singing his song. It was over almost as soon as it began, and the regular bright lights came on again, breaking the spell that had been cast over everyone. After a moment's hesitation, the audience broke into applause, just as the scientist who had brought the birds screamed "NOOOOO!" He waved wildly at the sign that said "No Applause" and some immediately stopped, but it was too late. The birds had bolted from surprise and were circling the ceiling of the building, screeching a cacophonic sound that was completely different from the male's incredible song. Dr. Hazel snorted and got her net, ready to help the scientist recapture the birds.[nextcol] [indent] [/columns] [img]https://i.imgur.com/e6j9AlE.png[/img] [center][font=arial][size=5][color=595f30][b]Today's theme is Extreme Attraction![/b][/center] [font=arial][size=5][color=595f30]Post an organism that has an unusual reproductive cycle or habits—whether it's a bird with a funky mating dance or a plant that reproduces asexually, we want to hear about it! [center][font=arial][size=5][color=595f30]Here are today's prizes...[/font=arial][/size][/color] [item=Gilded Decorative Chest] [item=Gilded Decorative Chest] [item=Gilded Decorative Chest][/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/e6j9AlE.png[/img] [center][font=arial][size=5][color=595f30]Yesterday's Daily Prize winner is @HollowBay! Congratulations![/font=arial][/size][/color][/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/e6j9AlE.png[/img]

[b]Username: [/b] Blushunt [b]Theme: [/b] Day 2 - Extreme Attraction [b]Species: [/b] [url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/04/new-species-birds-of-paradise-animals-spd/]Vogelkop superb bird-of-paradise[/url] [b]Entry Type: [/b] Visual (scry) [b]Comment (Optional): [/b] I think this dance is definitely funky! And I like this fan-like look with bright accent ^^ [b]Entry:[/b] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=1&body=10&bodygene=0&breed=1&element=5&eyetype=0&gender=1&tert=89&tertgene=5&winggene=42&wings=10&auth=eefe5c4a2454a66811a0c958a7ae85ff857e929f&dummyext=prev.png[/img] [img]https://news.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/full_size/public/2018-11/Canopy%20singer--Laman_VogelkopSuperb_A012_C010_1029SF.0001575.jpg[/img]

@Kudu updated your username and the ticket count! thanks for letting me know.

[b]Username: [/b]Enen16106 [b]Theme: [/b]Extreme Attraction [b]Species: [/b]Angler Fish [b]Entry Type: [/b]Dress-up [b]Comment (Optional): [/b]The male fish fuses with the female during mating. The two will share a circulatory system; the male receives nutrients from the female, and the female receives sperm from the male. [b]Entry:[/b] [img]https://ourmarinespecies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/humpback_anglerfish_2-1024x837.jpg[/img] From this [url=http://ourmarinespecies.com/c-fishes/humpback-anglerfish/]site[/url] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=1184766&skin=0&apparel=3118,23293&xt=dressing.png[/img]

[b]Username: [/b]Saccharine [b]Theme:[/b] Extreme Attraction [b]Species: [/b]Greater Sage Grouse [b]Entry Type: [/b]Visual [b]Comment [/b]: Just... [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZSttPGQM1E&feature=emb_title]watch this video[/url]. Males have a huge white neck ruff with yellow sacs in them that they inflate. They gather together in a big group called a "lek" to parade this display around and females choose their male from the participants. [b]Entry:[/b] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=1185792&skin=0&apparel=973,2850&xt=dressing.png[/img] [img]https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7ccbc96/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x360+0+60/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.thedenverchannel.com%2Fphoto%2F2015%2F05%2F29%2Fgreater-sage-grouse_1432898474139_18971826_ver1.0_640_480.jpg[/img] eta: sorry the image broke, had to remake it. i think that's what i had

[b]Username: [/b]GrimdarkRoxy [b]Theme: [/b]Extreme Attraction [b]Species: [/b] Glass Octopus [b]Entry Type: [/b]Visual [b]Comment: [/b]Aside from the fact that male octopus typically dies a few months after mating, the female octopus also dies shortly after their eggs hatch. The egg incubation of the Glass Octopus happens on the mother's mantle cavity and takes several months, during which, she stops eating and only focuses on protecting her hundreds of eggs from any danger. [b]Entry:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/53904568][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/539046/53904568_350.png[/img][/url] [img]https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/glass-octopus.png[/img] image by Richard E. Young