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dbhfan28

Hi all, I'm new here to this community, I'm 22 and autistic and adhd (both diagnosed this year, though knew about autism for years before due to a while's waiting to be assessed) I was recommended to try this online forum in my feedback session for the autism diagnosis and I thought I'd give it a try and see if I can get involved and find community/connection. I've listed my main interests in my bio, though my most special interest is the video game Detroit: Become Human (alluded to in my username). Looking forwards to giving this a try! 

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  • Welcome!

    I have to say, in amongst your favourite animals, you just casually drop in 'hag fish'. I had to laugh! They are pretty cool though, aren't they the ones with the weird biology and the slime?

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    Thank you! They're definitely a very different animal to all the others I have listed, well known as you mentionin, for their slime (which they use to combat predators and prey alike, though they can accidentally get it on themselves, which they fortunately have a mechanism for saving themselves from their own weapon) I first became interested in them after reading a marine life encyclopedia and when it described hagfish by talking about how different they are from other marine life and animals in general, I resonated with that and was instantly a fan.
    Your profile picture reminds me I completely forgot to mention my love of butterflies and moths! Too many cool animals out there to remember to mention them all.

  • in reply to dbhfan28
    dbhfan28 said:
    have a mechanism for saving themselves from their own weapon

    Ohh yes, don't they tie themselves in a knot or something? I remember seeing them on a documentary (I love wildlife documentaries), and yeah it sticks in your mind as they are just so weird, so yeah I can see the appeal! 

    Moths and Butterflies are so fascinating aren't they! They are so varied and it's pretty astounding that some species migrate huge distances! I love moths too as they are so much harder to identify, but it's very satsitfying if you do. And the names are pure magic. 

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    It was that video!

    I've also seen a hawkmoth, I think it was a bee hawkmoth so we thought it was a bee at first and not a moth, very clever disguise honestly, and they are very big moths. Garden tigers look lovely too, the markings do look like a tiger's! That sounds like an interesting piece to have on the windowsill, it would be very rare to see one so up close like that. I've never had a big one like that so close to me, but have often got those little brown house moths, they seem to love landing on me at night if they're about.

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  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    It was that video!

    I've also seen a hawkmoth, I think it was a bee hawkmoth so we thought it was a bee at first and not a moth, very clever disguise honestly, and they are very big moths. Garden tigers look lovely too, the markings do look like a tiger's! That sounds like an interesting piece to have on the windowsill, it would be very rare to see one so up close like that. I've never had a big one like that so close to me, but have often got those little brown house moths, they seem to love landing on me at night if they're about.

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