oh hi uh wow i havent posted anything since january. because i forgot to for, like, 5 whole months. anyways ill probably post more often. maybe. idk dont expect anything huge, maybe some art or some reblogs occasionally
Cool little animation I made of an alien creature that utilizes endogenous hydrogen gas to fly! Kinda like Kirby, but I guess biologically plausible??? Maybe??? Probably, I dunno. But yeah!
These guys are called the Tik'ltia, and they originally evolved from 9-limbed pack-hunting cephalopod-like animals.
More info under the read more!
In the oceans, they used the hydrogen produced inside their digestive systems as a sort of jet propulsion boost, either to escape larger predators, or to quickly ambush prey. They have very potent venom, potent enough to kill 200 adult men!
Yikes, that's pretty deadly!
As they eventually moved onto land, the first pair of fins on their heads became sort of multi-purpose structures, using them as pinnae for better hearing, wing-ish structures to gain altitude, and also to balance when in the air.
Their second pair of fins turned into their hands, of course. Their eight front tentacles fused on each side, becoming sort of like paws.
And their ninth tentacle became a kind of weird tail-limb thing that they can grab stuff with.
They have two siphons, one under each of their eyes. They also have chelicerae to inject the venom with, which are hidden within their mouths. When relaxed, they are curled up, resembling the mouth of a cat on the outside.
Due to the conditions on land being a lot colder than on earth, they had to quickly find a way to stay on land without dying of hypothermia.
And what better way to stay warm than to get a nice coat of fur?
Well, in this case, it's more like setae. But still, good insulation! They're actually even fluffier than chinchillas, I might add!
When not in flight, they are only about the size of basketballs. Yes, very small...
By the way, they're still pack-hunting ambush predators. Now, they congregate to the skies, using their countershading as an advantage.
They stalk their prey for miles, flying silently overhead.
Then... They drop down, injecting their lethal paralyzing venom into the target, swiftly taking it down.
Also, they may or may not be a bit sapient... Heeheehee...
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