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this may be my last art of 2022 and I feel like I have improved a lot. especially in my patience to actually do small details lmao

this is also actually a death stranding oc haha. I just wanted him to have a cool form too!

(img 2: plesiosaurus + oarfish + porcelain kintsugi)

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a dubious @shkika beast and a perfectly mentally sound oupy

+ unshaded and sketch under the cut because they looked nice

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Puerto Rican velvet worm, Peripatus juanensis, Peripatidae

Photographed in Puerto Rico by wesgapp

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ashamed to say that i already have over 4 hours into this game

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Death is cold - submitted by reporternox

#OC2136 #154C6B #355368 #73535C #C14649 #FF3B3C

A drawing of a cluster of giant tube worms standing upright, with their bright brachial plumes visible out the tops. They are stylized with yellows and vivid pinks and purples.  Behind them is a purple/pink rectangle to make their colors pop.ALT

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Worms: Long and Limbed

Giant Tube Worm (Riftia Pachyptila)

The bright red of their plumes comes from their hemoglobin being very close to the surface to grab nutrients and oxygen!

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Blind velvet worm, Leucopatus anophthalmus, Peripatopsidae

Found in Tasmania and considered endangered. As the name implies, they have no eyes.

Photos 1-3 by ggiribet and 4 by sclerobunus

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Anomalocowboy 🤠 getalongnow lil opabinia

Sea monster illustrations by William 巴特尔  Bao