Quests & Challenges

@Farore
You did it! So many great books, and I love Chad! Your wine paint bar picture is lovely! Maybe you should spend more time there? Also, a lady bug is a type of beetle (ladybird beetle), so you're right on both counts!

Feel free to pick up the completion badge here. You earned the full points plus the bonus!

@treesapperson
Congratulations! You have enough points to claim the completion badge here. I love your window cats, and some of those musical instruments were fascinating! You were really prepared with that buggy fabric. Great job!

INTRODUCTIONS! [b]#1 - Introduce yourself! [/b]- 5 points Hello! JinxMoonstone of Ice Flight. Repeat Scavenger Hunt participant, although going light this year on completed tasks. Did manage to complete everyone in a past festival though! [b]#2 - Create your ID[/b] - 5 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/kZUcHw1.jpg[/img] [b]#3 - Take a friend![/b] - 5 points @JinxMoonstone [b]#4 - Clan Representative[/b] - 5 points Nature dragon repping today: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/13447157][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/134472/13447157_350.png[/img][/url] [b]#5 - Be prepared[/b] - 5 points Slight alteration to his every day outdoor ready outfit: [outfit=2589571] THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! Cicadas are found almost everywhere - on all continents except Antarctica. #6 - World map or globe - 10 points [b]#7 - Sidewalk or walkway[/b] - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/Y31kDeY.jpg[/img] [b]#8 - The ground [/b]- 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/ajy0Lri.jpg[/img] #9 - Window ledge or frame - 10 points #10 - A planter or pot - 10 points #11 - Stairs - 10 points [b]#12 - A railing or low wall[/b] - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/E1pGPeT.jpg[/img] #13 - Any part of a car, bicycle, or boat - 10 points WHAT THEY ARE NOT [b]#14 - Bee or wasp [/b]- 10 points each! (in the flower) [img]https://i.imgur.com/oZrHBid.jpg[/img] #15 - Lady bug - 10 points #16 - Spider - 10 points #17 - Butterfly or Moth - 10 points #18 - Beetle - 10 points #19 - Cricket or Grasshopper - 10 points #20 - Fly or fruit fly - 10 points #21 - Dragonfly - 10 points #22 - Ant - 10 points #23 - Firefly (or small fairy/twinkle lights) - 10 points A CLOSER LOOK Cicadas are one of the longest living insects. They spend most of that time underground. [b]#24 - Egg [/b]- 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/mtO39GH.jpg[/img] #25 - Hole in the ground - 10 points When the nymphs hatch, they drop and burrow underground where they can remain for years until it is time to emerge. #26 - Shell - 10 points When a nymph becomes an adult, it leaves its shell behind. [b]#27 - Leg - 10 points #28 - Wing - 10 points #29 - Eye - 10 points[/b] (for all 3) [img]https://i.imgur.com/FBxOBgf.jpg[/img] THINGS THAT FLY (BETTER) Periodical cicadas are notoriously bad flyers, and they often run into things! These might do a bit better. [b]#30 - Flag - 10 points[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/QjKTJYx.jpg[/img] #31 - Kite - 10 points #32 - Clouds - 10 points [b]#33 - Bird(s) - 10 points[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/FBxOBgf.jpg[/img] [b]#34 - Dragon - 10 points [/b][img]https://i.imgur.com/QjKTJYx.jpg[/img] #35 - Plane - 10 points (Yes, Airplanefoxx and scylla, this one's for you.) FEEDING TIME Modified mouthparts are designed to feed on liquids rather than solids. They extract nutrients from trees and their roots. [b]#36-#37 - Trees - 10 points each[/b] Two different types of trees. [img]https://i.imgur.com/Tx5Oj1P.jpg[/img] #38 - Roots - 10 points [s]MATING[/s] DATING HELPERS As soon as they shed their shell, male cicadas begin trying to attract a mate. Maybe these would help? #39 - Chocolate - 10 points [b]#40 - Flowers - 10 points[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/kZUcHw1.jpg[/img] #41 - A "love" letter - 10 points Stationary, heart stickers, or write a fake love letter. #42 - Art - 10 points #43 - A picnic - 10 points Food + Outdoors [b]#44 - Walk in the park - 10 points[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/lXBrH1i.jpg[/img] #45 - Dinner - 10 points A menu (Don't show the location!) #46 - Movie - 10 points DVD, video, or a device you would use to watch a show. #47 - Music - 10 points CD, vinyl record, or a device you would use to play music. NOISE Unfortunately, cicadas find a mate by screaming! Actually they rub their wings, and a special part of their exoskeleton called a "timbal" makes the identifiable clicking sound. Their love "song" can reach 120 dB (as loud as a chainsaw). So, let's make some noise! #48 - Radio - 10 points #49 - Wind chime - 10 points #50 - Drum, shaker, or percussion instrument - 10 points #51 - String instrument - 10 points #52 - Keyboard - 10 points #53 - Bell - 10 points #54 - Power tool - 10 points From what I've heard, it is the finest music to cicadas, and it's better not to plan home improvement projects during their active periods. CREATIVE USES Cicadas have no defenses except their sheer number: They are slow, clumsy fliers that do not sting, bite, or hide. Because they are so abundant, many like to find ways to use them or the shells they leave behind. [b]#55 - Recipe[/b] - 15 points Can't take credit for this idea, but I saw someone who took fairy lights + cidada shells and made a insect string of lights. Bonus if the lights are multicolor and not just white. BONUS In case you were having trouble with a couple of the tasks, here is an alternative to make up the points. (Only 530 are needed for the completion badge, but the maximum possible is 550 with the bonus.) #56 - Cicada - 10 points each Include a picture or a drawing of a cicada! #57 - Type - 10 points Tell us what type of cicada you showed in #56. (No photo required.)

My post is fully updated! Thanks for hosting such a fun event!! :)

@extinction
Congratulations! You did it! Feel free to pick up the completion badge here. Still love those cat eyes! You had several pictures that could have counted for multiple tasks, but you never doubled up! What on earth is going on in picture 51?

Guess who went out 3 times this week intending to take pictures and forgot their ID every single time?
Updated my post!


8, 11, 12, 15, 21, 25, 26, 27, 30, 33, 35, 38, 42, 43, 44, 52

I'm gonna try and do another walk later to fill in some more of the empty spots, but so far I'm proud of what I could find

[b]Reminders:[/b] Please do not delete your [u]whole[/u] post. (Deleting contents is fine.) Do not include any identifying images! Do not put yourself at risk! Having trouble with an item? Get creative! [b]DO NOT edit your post after Saturday, June 1st 23:45 FR![/b] INTRODUCTIONS! #1 - Introduce yourself! - 5 points hi!! I am atheref (feather) and I have been on fr for uhhh 2 years? this is the second real life scavenging that I've entered and both are super super fun!!!! I'm already excited for the one on next year lol. other fr unrealted infos about me is that I like metal music, my currently most involved fandom has been stranger things for 1.5 years, recently watched best show is dead boy detectives (go watch it if you can its story is super duper fun and it's very queer), and I play timpani :] #2 - Create your ID - 5 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/UblpSWL.jpeg[/img] I vandalized an ads page from a magazine for this while riding a train lol (the magazines are free to take away for the passengers.. so I think it's alright) #3 - Take a friend! - 5 points (no photo needed) Ping a friend or two that might like to join your adventure. (You are welcome to ping yourself to find your way back or ping me if you don't want to ping anyone else!) @CosmicVagrants I hope you don't mind me aiting you for this!! although there are little time left for the game orz orz #4 - Clan Representative - 5 points [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/91224541][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/912246/91224541_350.png[/img][/url] this is Ogoun, he is no scientist nor expert in bugs, but he's not from our world and it's his interest and duty to explore and report! #5 - Be prepared - 5 points [outfit=2589731] the frog on his feet cuz marsh frog is one of our native species and Ogoun made a friend on his trip! he's sorta naked & without mask cuz he can actually breath here & it's hotter than he's used to :] THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! Cicadas are found almost everywhere - on all continents except Antarctica. #6 - World map or globe - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/xwQqY1V.jpeg[/img] #7 - Sidewalk or walkway - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/gEBZ1c8.jpeg[/img] #8 - The ground - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/igwx4fm.jpeg[/img] #9 - Window ledge or frame - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/DTj4v40.jpeg[/img] #10 - A planter or pot - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/2q7R3Bn.jpeg[/img] #11 - Stairs - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/nSLGILy.jpeg[/img] #12 - A railing or low wall - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/I2NrhoD.jpg[/img] #13 - Any part of a car, bicycle, or boat - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/0NGwQ3P.jpeg[/img] WHAT THEY ARE NOT #14 - Bee or wasp - 10 points each! Be careful if it's a real one! #15 - Lady bug - 10 points #16 - Spider - 10 points #17 - Butterfly or Moth - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/rdFGP20.jpeg[/img] #18 - Beetle - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/vX1zGeE.jpeg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/NncYdV7.jpeg[/img] beetle on my friend! and me :] [img]https://i.imgur.com/FVmth31.jpeg[/img] #19 - Cricket or Grasshopper - 10 points #20 - Fly or fruit fly - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/7SzoXGp.jpeg[/img] #21 - Dragonfly - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/vlx6kao.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/SkekB4c.jpg[/img] this is actually a statue of a damselfly, which is under the same family with dragonfly but not exactly a dragonfly... you can decide if you wanna count this one orz #22 - Ant - 10 points #23 - Firefly (or small fairy/twinkle lights) - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/iwUYusi.jpeg[/img] A CLOSER LOOK Cicadas are one of the longest living insects. They spend most of that time underground. #24 - Egg - 10 points Cicadas can lay up to 600 eggs (typically 200-400) in trees and shrubs. [img]https://i.imgur.com/bOfAUW7.jpeg[/img] this is tea egg! a chinese food which you boil cracked eggs in tea, they taste pretty neat [img]https://i.imgur.com/fkB5aNB.jpeg[/img] #25 - Hole in the ground - 10 points When the nymphs hatch, they drop and burrow underground where they can remain for years until it is time to emerge. [img]https://i.imgur.com/apN3pWF.jpg[/img] #26 - Shell - 10 points When a nymph becomes an adult, it leaves its shell behind. #27 - Leg - 10 points Like other insects, cicadas have six. [img]https://i.imgur.com/Ya9OdOg.jpeg[/img] #28 - Wing - 10 points Their wings range from 2.5 cm to 15 cm long. [img]https://i.imgur.com/3wbkTvw.jpeg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/uxew8JJ.jpg[/img] winged stone babies #29 - Eye - 10 points Cicadas have five: two large compound eyes and three ocelli between those - most likely used to detect light and darkness. [img]https://i.imgur.com/KpPqWFv.jpeg[/img] THINGS THAT FLY (BETTER) Periodical cicadas are notoriously bad flyers, and they often run into things! These might do a bit better. #30 - Flag - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/PnztrfK.jpeg[/img] #31 - Kite - 10 points #32 - Clouds - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/n73j9Pp.jpeg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/hMFNH50.jpeg[/img] #33 - Bird(s) - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/jVpleI0.jpeg[/img] this thing is a bird statue, and there are birds on it! [img]https://i.imgur.com/eST5ehl.jpeg[/img] #34 - Dragon - 10 points not sure if this counts but this is part of a dragon... I mean the eye not the long necked dino beside it orz [img]https://i.imgur.com/w6gB2gn.jpeg[/img] #35 - Plane - 10 points (Yes, Airplanefoxx and scylla, this one's for you.) FEEDING TIME Modified mouthparts are designed to feed on liquids rather than solids. They extract nutrients from trees and their roots. #36-#37 - Trees - 10 points each Two different types of trees. [img]https://i.imgur.com/CXLBkG8.jpeg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/P3XTy7i.jpeg[/img] #38 - Roots - 10 points [s]MATING[/s] DATING HELPERS As soon as they shed their shell, male cicadas begin trying to attract a mate. Maybe these would help? #39 - Chocolate - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/ibSq11j.jpeg[/img] #40 - Flowers - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/eFs7Tgg.jpeg[/img] #41 - A "love" letter - 10 points Stationary, heart stickers, or write a fake love letter. the following texts are in mandarin, so I'm gonna translate them for ya! it's cringe worthy and funny [img]https://i.imgur.com/tfE7pGg.jpeg[/img] blue text: you look like a cousin from my family [img]https://i.imgur.com/lfgYlvS.jpeg[/img] blue text: which cousin? [img]https://i.imgur.com/Z3053b0.jpeg[/img] blue text: my father's son in law #42 - Art - 10 points [img]https://i.imgur.com/UFx32zr.jpeg[/img] #43 - A picnic - 10 points Food + Outdoors [img]https://i.imgur.com/uDboUrD.jpeg[/img] #44 - Walk in the park - 10 points A park bench or outdoor seat [img]https://i.imgur.com/LWEfsiN.jpeg[/img] #45 - Dinner - 10 points A menu (Don't show the location!) [img]https://i.imgur.com/oSg1bxn.jpeg[/img] #46 - Movie - 10 points DVD, video, or a device you would use to watch a show. [img]https://i.imgur.com/Defcm7P.jpeg[/img] #47 - Music - 10 points CD, vinyl record, or a device you would use to play music. [img]https://i.imgur.com/QTQJsSF.jpeg[/img] NOISE Unfortunately, cicadas find a mate by screaming! Actually they rub their wings, and a special part of their exoskeleton called a "timbal" makes the identifiable clicking sound. Their love "song" can reach 120 dB (as loud as a chainsaw). So, let's make some noise! #48 - Radio - 10 points #49 - Wind chime - 10 points #50 - Drum, shaker, or percussion instrument - 10 points #51 - String instrument - 10 points #52 - Keyboard - 10 points #53 - Bell - 10 points #54 - Power tool - 10 points From what I've heard, it is the finest music to cicadas, and it's better not to plan home improvement projects during their active periods. CREATIVE USES Cicadas have no defenses except their sheer number: They are slow, clumsy fliers that do not sting, bite, or hide. Because they are so abundant, many like to find ways to use them or the shells they leave behind. #55 - Recipe - 15 points Share a creative "recipe" (doesn't need to be food) that involves cicadas or shells. (No photo required - only the details.) [b]how to transfer your to another body *this is not a real recipe, I made this up please don't try okay*[/b] 1. prepare a fresh body that you want to enter (make sure it does not contain other inhabitants) 2. crush and mix 12 cicada shells with a drop of your blood, then layer those crushed shells on the new body 3. lay beside the fresh body while remain physical contact with it for 7749 hours. closing your eyes is recommended 4. after 7749 hours, you should successfully transfer your soul into the new body of your choice! yay! BONUS In case you were having trouble with a couple of the tasks, here is an alternative to make up the points. (Only 530 are needed for the completion badge, but the maximum possible is 550 with the bonus.) #56 - Cicada - 10 points each Include a picture or a drawing of a cicada! [img]https://i.imgur.com/G5lH4m6.jpeg[/img] #57 - Type - 10 points Tell us what type of cicada you showed in #56. (No photo required.) I think it's a Cryptotympana holsti <- that's it's scientific name (it's mandarin name is so cute! directly translated is "taiwanese bear cicada") also this is so random but have you read the poem CICADA by Hosho McCreesh! I think it's very amazing. thank you so so much for hosting this amazing and beautiful event!!!! and wish you a magical day, as you made many of mines through 2024's real life scavenger hunt <33333333

[quote name="Juxta13" date="2024-06-01 06:00:01" ] @extinction Congratulations! You did it! Feel free to pick up the completion badge here. Still love those cat eyes! You had several pictures that could have counted for multiple tasks, but you never doubled up! What on earth is going on in picture 51? [/quote] It's one of those "spot the difference" puzzles... I am unsure why the kid is vacuuming the dog but who am I to judge! My previous dog loves to be near the vacuum haha.

@Juxta13 added some pictures!