#martlets

[deinocheirus]

Am slowly getting somewhere with these guy’s design. They might be a bit too owly right now and not enough copepod

[megamoth]

Inktober day 1: martlets. These are actually a small part of a big project that I will be announcing later on in the month! A "martlet" is a mythical heraldic bird that closely resembles a marten or swallow. It has no feet, only tufts of feathers that resemble feet, which means it never truly touches the ground.

[deinocheirus]

One thing about Martlets I haven't meantioned yet is they are “eusocial”..kind of 

The sapient owl-bugs are only the haploid half of the species lifecycle, and in function are more like sapient pollen to their “mother plant”. The mother plant grows new Martlet offspring every year, meanwhile breeding Martlets mate to produce new mother plants.

The Martlets are just one of tens of tousands of species with a similar generational cycle on their planet. These “zoophyte” are both the dominant terrestrial fauna and flora in their planet.

Most diploid plants can survive on their own and are fully capable of getting their energy and nutritional needs though photosynthesis and nutrients from the soil and Aeroplankton. The Martlet’s plant however has a far more active metabolism and is entirely dependent on its offspring to provide it nutrience and protection.

 Despite lacking a centralized nervous system and not being “sapient”, Martlets tend to have very strong bonds and emotional attachments to the mother plants and very much “love” them. Other species find their relationships with the mother plants to be strange, but the Martlets don't think it's any different then how other species take care of other members of their families.

[usafphantom-3]

Formation of Grumman F4F Martlets of No. 804 squadron Fleet Air Arm 1940 – Scapa Flow

[elaine4queen]

Winter #snail #dailybrighton #martlets #bemoresnail (at Brighton and Hove) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br2c2xjH1mT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lrurq27iwnut

[o0amynoos0o]

Look who I found! #snowdogsbythesea #Martlets #brighton #hove #BrightonSnowdogs #davethedog @martletshospice @brightonsnowdogs (at Corn Exchange)