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someone asked me a while ago how I draw slugcats and I wanted to make a huge guide going into how I rationalize their anatomy but I’ve been so busy w college I haven’t been able to touch it in like a month! So I decided to post these few notes I had! One day I’ll get back and make an entire guide but for now have these little notes :)

Animals I tend to gravitate towards for slugcat references are: otters, weasels, cats, and monkeys!

Also this isn’t me saying this is what their anatomy is, more so how I think of it and what landmarks I use when I draw!

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#rain world #rainworld #slugcat #rw slugcat #scug #rw scug #not my art

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Rainworld (pseudo)flora part. 4 (Might need to open in a new tab to read, sorry)

Additional facts about these 3: Pole Plants

Their eye is so small and underdeveloped, its useless

The leaves on the trunk spiral together to form a stiff and sleek pole-like form

Monster Kelp

Gills are more efficient due to taking a niche in water environments

Leaves grow in excess and in varying lengths as a defensive strategy to protect the trunk

Worm Grass

The only species (out of these 3) to have teeth

Work together to capture and exhaust prey, quickly spitting acid on them to digest them externally so that they can be chewed up

Adult worm grass have black trunks that gradually turn red and grow longer with age

Their eye glows a striking blue to alert fellow worm grass that potential prey has been spotted

#rainworld #rain world #not my art

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“Why are you friendly to the scum of this very plane? Why do you have such sympathy?”

But the iterator was only met with that familiar blank stare.

#rain world oc #rain world #my artwork #oc #oc artwork #rain word #rainworld

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Artificer's Plan

#not my art

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#my artwork #rain world oc #rainworld #rain world #inscryption #po3 #inscryption po3 #five pebbles #my art

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rain. world oc.. I’m going insane..

the sympathizer is a fun guy who can tame many creatures not including the rot and things that can’t move/can already be “tamed” (Scavs, rain deer)

#my artwork #rainworld #rain word #rain world #rain world oc #my art #oc #oc art

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Style test

thank you for everyone who have something nice to said about my saint design - that meant a lot to me ( reblogs is very appreciated )

#rainworld #rain world

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lizard

#my artwork #rain world

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In the mountains surrounding the inland sea of Proxima, the “Rige-headed Cantelope” is a common sight. These small relatives of the plains-dwelling Melonheads spend their days climbing over crags and crevices to graze on plants other herbivores can't easily reach. As their name implies, Ridge-heads possess a ridged keratin cap on their heads. They use these caps to fight for the right to mate. Unfortunately, due to the cap covering up their melons, they can't communicate at such low-frequency sounds as their much larger cousins.

#speculative zoology #spec evo #speculative biology #not my art

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precious creature

#speculative biology #spec bio #creature design #spec evo #my artwork #speculative evolution #worldbuilding #alien

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I love this! I like their secret beak!! I do have a suggestion, it would be cool if they had patterns!

Creature Drop ,‘:|

I’ve been really inspired to make my own Spec Bio creature thing….sooo uhh I did!! I kinda based them off of a dumbo octopus-ish? I

want them to be a fully-developed society—but tbh I’m not really sure where to start.

I think I’m gonna lean more into their biology first so I know how I want them to behave and all that fun stuff.

Please, please, please give me all your questions and suggestions and all that biz because I need to make more stuff about these weird guys.

#speculative biology #alien species #speculative evolution #not my art

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I love this so cool!

The Shame-Faced Boulder Crab (Calappa pseudopetra) is a large species of rock-mimicking crustacean.

Found in beaches and cliffs, they use their inconspicuous appearance to blend in and patiently wait for prey to approach them. When the moment is right, they strike for the kill.

Due to their heavy exoskeleton, adult C. pseudopetra rarely move during their lifetimes. To avoid expending energy, they will let themselves be pushed by the tide to slowly move. They will only voluntarily leave their hiding spot once, as their final effort, to find a mate.

#speculative biology #not my art

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i LOVE THIS

Despite the passage of 250 Million years, a mammal still makes its home in the planet’s trees. However, on Proxima, this isn't filled by a primate, but a cetacean. Simiicetaceans are a diverse group of “land-whales” that have taken their terrestrial adaptations to the next level by adapting to an arboreal lifestyle. The most notable feature of this group is their tails. What appear to be digits are actually the modified remains of the tail fluke. In most terrestrial species they act as a pseudo foot to help the animal keep balance. But for the Simiicetaceans, this aids in climbing and grasping onto branches.

#creature design #worldbuilding #speculative zoology #spec evo #speculative biology #future evolution #spec bio #not my art

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So cool!

Helmet whale

Title: "Cruel lord of the depth"

A huge toothed whale found in deep waters all over the northern hemisphere. Feeding on anything ranging from huge fish to cephalopods and even tetrapods. However soft bodied prey remain as main part of helmet's whale diet. One of the most recognizable features of helmet whale is hardened skin found on the whole body. On the head it is the most abundant and the reason for whale's name. The main purpose of this skin is self-defence , helping to protect whale from bites and other types of injuries. Especially since helmet whales are notably aggressive to other animals , with males practicing "head-butting" on each other during mating season. Males also have huge tusks on upper jaw , used for both intraspecific combat and display. Female helmet whales mainly go for males with bigger tusks , as they represent good health and strength required to maintain them. Females live in small groups with calfs while males are solitary and are territorial. Helmet whales are the second largest whale in modern times , with humphead whale being the largest in terms of mass.

#spec evo #speculative evolution #speculative biology #spec bio #not my art

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my cat is turning 10 soon!

he’s a goofy guy with an Intelligience of “below average”

#i love you cat #cats of tumblr #cat #birthday #his name is Rex

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The “Butcher-Beak” clever pursuit hunters of Proxima’s Southern grassland. They work in packs of 3 or more to bring down large prey, but they will also chase after much smaller prey. With populations near settlements, they have changed to an ambush-hunting strategy. Using their Specialized vocal cords to lure unsuspecting Sophonts to their death.

#speculative zoology #speculative evolution #speculative biology #spec bio #not my art #this is so cool