#creaturanary2021

[metellastella]

Creaturanary has started (yes that’s mis-spelled, no I don’t know if it’s on purpose)

As usual I had to wade through a bunch of mental blocks before attempting to do some art, so I’m late on getting around to this, but here goes nothing ...

Seahorses evolved from long skinny “pipe fish.” I found that out while browsing. ^_^

Will fill in the other two sketches later

Day 2: https://metellastella.tumblr.com/post/639598165720498176/trigger-warning-for-minor-blood-creaturanary

[metellastella]

Creaturanary Day 4: Pig Bug 🐷 ❤️ 🐜

If you know me, you’d know that there aren’t two things you could possibly combine that were more beloved than insects and piggos. (yeah I’m ~weird~ get used to it)

If the pig’s face looks familiar:

That’s right, it’s Mandu from Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts!

That show has a particular affinity for the entomological as well!

Mandu always came across as part bug to me, most obviously because of the six limbs, but also due to the random long hairs sticking out that look like sensory setae of insects.

“Mandu” even sounds like “mandible,” a word that is, true, used for human anatomy but I think is more closely associated with bugs. (But I’m biased, so who knows)

Wolfatha asks Mandu if she can speak upon first meeting her, and that would determine whether she was eaten. Given normal horses can use symbolism to communicate, and chimps can use sign language, I think that’s a pretty biased question to ask an animal that happens to be mute!

(it also confused me at first because they shorten “mutant” to “mute” and I though that had something to do with being unable to specifically produce mouth noises the way humans do)