originally i thought it was pretty cool that fallout prime cast a trans guy to play a nonbinary character in the brotherhood of steel and just didn’t explain it at all like “fuck you we just liked the character and they’re awesome” and that’s right because dane is awesome but as season 2 has only introduced more and more evidence of the brotherhood of steel having insane gender roles and policies of outright gender segregation from chapter to chapter, their coy approach to how a nonbinary person got accepted into the mojave chapter’s all-male homosocial military and has their pronouns respected by everybody around them is only having more and more batshit implications for the brotherhood’s gender politics and again it’s not that i’m complaining about Dane at all because they’re one of the best characters in the show but it’s that i’m FASCINATED by those implications. like it’d be one thing if the actor was just playing cis (kind of like patti harrison in that one movie where she gets pregnant) but dane is explicitly non-binary! like could you fucking imagine trying to explain non-binary gender to quintus. to fucking quintus.
BOS Elders: It is clear in our mandates: no genderqueer people are allowed in the Brotherhood of Steel.
Dane: [exists]
BOS Elders: …
BOS Elders: Okay, we will make an exception because he—
Everyone’s all “ohhh 2026 bring back physical media” until I start talking illuminated manuscripts and then suddenly we’re not on the same page anymore
Naryciodes Caterpillars: these caterpillars have gummy-like bodies with features that mimic the appearance of a snail; they even have appendages that resemble eyestalks, but they’re actually located on the caterpillar’s rump
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.
