A BRAND NEW ZODIAC WHERE THE SIGNS ARE NOW REALLY OBSCURE AND/OR EXTINCT SPECIES OF RATS: A THREAD

AND TO MAKE IT MORE SPECIAL IT IS ILLUSTRATED BY ME
A TRUE ARTEEST

RED SPINY RAT (Mar 21-Apr 19)

-likes to be extreme
-probably drinks a lot of Mountain Dew??
-incapable of turning down a bet/dare
-will injure self for internet attention
-peaked in the mid-late 90s
-secretly super poetic & sensitive
-afraid of failure

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_spiny_rat

GIANT THICKET RAT (Apr 20-May 20)

-loves nature
-has like infinity house plants
-talks to house plants
-continues to collect house plants
-probably using house plants to soothe some deep-seeded insecurity and/or psychological pain
-but who cares? PLANTS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_thicket_rat

KOMODO RAT (May 21-Jun 20)

-not great at choosing friends
-can be easily led astray
-is a born people-pleaser who has trouble saying no
-believes people can change
-super kind and generous
-please please stay away from giant lizards though
-please

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_rat 

LARGE-TOOTHED HAIRY-TAILED RAT (Jun 21-Jul 22)

-super self-conscious
-really harshly critical about urself
-thinks everyone is laughing at u
-but no one is, ur actually super funny and great
-uses self-depreciating humor as a thinly-veiled cry for help

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large-toothed_hairy-tailed_rat

LITTLE MARGARETA RAT (Jul 23-Aug 22)

-wants to have fun
-all the time
-never too later or too early to party
-doesn't mind drinking alone
-good at approaching strangers and becoming INSTANT BUDDIES
-bad at self-control
-still unironically loves Vengaboys

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_margareta_rat

EARLESS WATER RAT (Aug 23-Sep 22)

-really cute and chill
-avoids confrontation like the plague
-enjoys the simple things in life
-prefers quiet gatherings to big parties
-can get really easily stressed out due to BAD VIBES
-probably too avoidant tbh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earless_water_rat

WESTERN WHITE-EARED GIANT RAT (Sep 23-Oct 22)

-likes ROUGH LIVING w/o too many frills
-has an inborn sense of fairness & justice
-good at solving problems/defusing arguments
-can be super distant though
-not great at making close friends
-self-reliant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_white-eared_giant_rat

ELVIRA RAT (Oct 23-Nov 21)

-spooky
-believes fashion is a canvas to express all sorts of artistic truths
-Halloween should be 365 days a year
-has a killer memory for creepypastas
-wants to believe in ghosts SO BAD
-loves memes
-very secure in who u are

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvira_rat 

TENERIFE GIANT RAT (Nov 22-Dec 21)

-sorry but ur extinct
-anyway, u love to travel and hate staying in one place for too long
-tells awesome stories
-loves to try new things
-doesn't mind going places alone
-prefers to get off the beaten path
-extinct

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_giant_rat

ALPINE WOOLLY RAT (Dec 22-Jan 19)

-very into tradition and history (but not in a gross, fascist way)
-interested in tracing how things have changed over time
-never gets tired of listening to old stories
-great memory
-so many books
-super focused

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_woolly_rat

HEAVENLY HILL RAT (Jan 20-Feb 18)

-Pure
-believes the best of people
-gives everyone so many chances
-can be naive
-can also be a bit lecture-y
-always strives to be better
-accepts others no matter what
-but can also act a bit holier-than-thou at times

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavenly_hill_rat

LARGE MOSAIC-TAILED RAT (Feb 19-Mar 20)

-does everything for The Aesthetic
-ART IS LIFE
-hella creative
-has about infinity projects going on at once
-bad at finishing things u start
-so many ideas!! so little time!!
-never sleeps
-can be kinda flaky

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_mosaic-tailed_rat

OK I HOPE YOU ENJOY UR NEW RAT SIGN OF THE ZODIAC!!!!! SORRY I AM NOT THE BEST AT MAKING ART!!!! PLEASE DON'T LET THIS FLOP I SPENT SO LONG ON IT

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