a guy and his parasite for @glitchbirds
(info for the labeled sketches under read more)
the labeling is kinda disorganized bc i just labeled them in the order i sketched them
a). initial sketch b-c). clean shaven and scruffy versions d). first attempt at drawing the worm. i've never watched the tingler but the character art immediately made me think of a bobbit worm so that's what it was mostly based on, with some centipede-like antenna and tongue eating louse front limbs. then i switched to section g's design bc i figured it being flatter+having softer segments would work better if it were to pop its upper body out of the host body every now and then e). i like botfly larva. thus a botfly-ish larva stage was added lol. probably a stage that happens when the species is already in a body and trying not to get dislodged/removed f). bloodworm mouthparts are cool g). flatter worm design. kept some bobbit worm/isopod elements while changing the head to be more wasp-ish (without the huge eyes) and making the body more tapeworm-ish. was specifically thinking about the emerald cockroach wasp bc 1) they look cool 2) of the way they manipulate the roaches they prey on (also tbf i don't know that many parasitoids) h). side view of leonard i). back view showing the worm popping out of the body a bit j). random sketch
