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sunbeams and dewdrops come to life

A little tiny microscopic dragon, rotifers passing by.

Out on Youtube March 20th. Link in Bio!! These two masterpieces where ALL over my mood board when I was making Waves. Black and Magical is the way I’d describe this film. Loving yourself when the world wants to hate you is the greatest power the world has ever seen. I have so many feelings about this film. Please look out for it this March! 3/20/2026, the first day of spring 💙

hi !!! super sorry for the late reply but yes of course !! (i was away from my compute for a week and half when this was sent) im not that big of a fan of all of them anymore but ill just compile them all here :9

It's not a Saturday, but everyday is Sadladurday!

To start, we have newer promo art cooked up by our incredible art lead, @lightsintheskye!

For everyone, new and old, welcome!

We're SadLad Studios, an indie game studio, currently working on our first game: Third Shift.

In this game, we follow Charlie, who travels to Arbor Hollow in search of their missing older sister, Robin. However, to ensure they can stay in the town to uncover the clues regarding their sister's whereabouts, they need to work. And what better place to work than the local convenience store! At this convenience store, Charlie will help spirits from all over the forest surrounding the town and maybe discover a few of the town's own secrets.

Let's meet a few of the characters:

Here's Charlie, our main character extraordinaire! Detective (dubbed by Summer) and best friend (dubbed by Kunal), Charlie is who players will be controlling ~

This next one is Kunal! He's Charlie's self-proclaimed best friend (but he also actually is Charlie's best friend and you BETTER BE NICE TO HIM). Spirit medium, knitter of sweaters, and just basically a jack of all trades, Kunal is there to assist Charlie with whatever they need and maybe help them uncover some secrets about Arbor Hollow.

The last one we'll introduce today is Naomi. Stunning, beautiful, gorgeous, muscular, probably the most perfect being in the universe. Naomi is a bit of an aloof person who visits the convenience store on occasion. She's also Kunal's sworn enemy (one-sided). Perhaps she has some ways to unlock Arbor Hollow's secrets.

Dev Notes:

We had a few hiccups along the way, but we're back up and running. Here are some things we've been working on:

We've scaled back the project a bit. Now that we've mostly finalized development team, we can really get the ball rolling!

A few of you may remember there was a prototype that was in the works a while back. It was pretty successful! We're well on our way to making our first demo for the game.

Sprites! So many sprites!

environments anyone? Just a few! Don't worry. We don't want to spoil you either ~

Writing word count so far? We'll get back to you on that.

Phone UI? Gameplay design? More likely than you think! Tune in next time !

That's all folks! See you in the next quarter with more updates~

Deep-Sea-cember: It's quite a sight to see firefly squid at night

Fresh from the deep—a rarely seen deep-sea giant that MBARI researchers recently observed in Monterey Bay. 🤩⁠

During a research expedition with the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Ventana in Monterey Bay last month, Senior Scientist Steven Haddock and researchers from MBARI’s Biodiversity and Biooptics Team happened upon a rare sight approximately 700 meters (2,300 feet) deep: a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus). This sighting marked just our fourth observation of this species in nearly four decades of ocean exploration.

Using a 4K camera specially developed by MBARI engineers for deep-sea exploration, the team collected detailed observations of the animal’s appearance and behavior. This extraordinary octopus was clutching a crimson red helmet jelly (Periphylla periphylla). Previous research by Haddock and MBARI collaborator Henk-Jan Hoving first revealed that this large deep-sea octopus feeds on gelatinous animals. This new sighting underscores the complexity of deep-sea food webs and their surprising connections.

The scientific name of this species is Naryciodes posticalis. It belongs to the Limacodidae family of moths, which are commonly known as slug moths, thanks to the gelatinous, slug-like appearance of their larvae. That name seems a little ironic in this case, because Naryciodes posticalis actually mimics a snail.

Above: Naryciodes posticalis caterpillar

The caterpillar has a bulge in the center of its body, with colorful markings that form three concentric layers. These features mimic the appearance of a snail's shell, which may help to deter predators. It also has a pair of short, stubby appendages that resemble eyestalks, but they're located at the back of the caterpillar's body.

Above: this photo shows the underside of the caterpillar's body, with its mouth slightly visible on the right

This species is found only in Japan.

Despite my best efforts, I couldn't find any other information about these strange little creatures, and I get the sense that the entire genus is poorly studied.

Above: close-up of the caterpillar's head

Sources & More Info:

iNaturalist: Naryciodes posticalis

Zootaxa: A New Species of Naryciodes from Korea

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