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spencerranch · 10 months

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Handsome little thief

Believe the hype, guys. Velociraptor was always good.

#dinosaur #illustration #paleoart #jurassic park #paleoblr #ink drawing #digital art #clip studio paint #desert creature

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jenfoundabug · 7 months

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Pro tip for finding scorpions for those who aren’t aware: they glow in a black light. A small UV flashlight is a great thing to bring hiking or camping if you like critters :-)

Here’s what the same individual looks like with a regular flashlight:

Dune scorpion (Smeringurus mesaensis) near Death Valley, California.

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tatiilange · 8 months

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I present to you the Başak, one of the many creatures of my Bestiarium Project!

Ideally im thinking on making the entire thing into a book, with the first tome being focused on a desertic environment. Its been fun using some of the knowledge from my biology studies ( tho i did marine bio, so not completely applicable haha)

This little creature is meant to fill the niche of a fossorial mustelid, like a mongoose.

Other critters:

Kandze

Iskra

#worldbuilding #bestiarium #bestiary #bestiarium xeric lands #desertic #desert creature #creature #critter #creatureconcept #creaturedesign #fantasy creature #conceptart #sketch #art #digitalart #digital art #drawing

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dragonfangart · 8 months

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Desert Creature Design

A creature I designed for a friend :)

Posted using PostyBirb

#desert creature #creature #creature design #digital art

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thepizzalovingturtle · 2 years

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Some venomous creature under a rock in the desert.

#TPLT Sketch #Desert creature #Desert

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desertduality · 4 months

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Lonely river spirit Scar who gently pushes any mending books away from Grian’s fishing pole because he wants him to keep coming back. If the visitor catches one he’ll leave, and it’s been so long since Scar had company

#is this anything #anyway <3 #creature scar and normal guy grian is an underrated dynamic I think :3 #goodtimeswithscar #grian #desert duo #🐦‍⬛

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barnlarn · 4 months

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A desert dragon protects her eggs from the intense sun

#art #dragon #desert #sand dragon #sunny #drawing #creature

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screachogreilige · 9 months

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can i subject your scar and grian to psychological torture like conditioning them to be afraid of mumbo jumbo

i cant believe ur involving mumbo in this now

#asks :J #these poor creatures #keep this up i'll draw desert dupo angst i mean what who said that

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natureisthegreatestartist · 2 years

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What’s this? A pink fairy armadillo, the smallest and cutest species of armadillo.

#Animals #cute little creature #pink fairy armadillo #weird and wonderful #argentinian wildlife #desert animal #crazy cute

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ssseriema · 2 years

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Heyyyy could I get MORE casual watcher grian? I love him

im glad you guys seem to like him :D

#yes i drew elf scar just so he could twirl his hair #grian #grian fanart #watcher grian #watchers #goodtimeswithscar #gtws #gtws fanart #desert duo #mumbo jumbo #mumbo jumbo fanart #hermitcraft #hermitcraft fanart #hermitblr #trafficblr #creature dragon thingy grian #seri art #asks!

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glovelylovely · 3 months

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one day you think: i want to die.

and then you think, very quietly: actually. actually.

i think i want a coffee.

a nap.

a sandwich.

a book.

and i want to die turns day by day into

i want to go home,

i want to walk in the woods,

i want to see my friend,

i want to sit in the sun,

i want a cleaner kitchen,

i want a better job,

i want to live somewhere else,

i want to live.

(poem from duckbunny, but with a lesbian twist. post inspired by bittersweetresilience.)

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jenfoundabug · 7 months

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Unknown beetle found near Deming, New Mexico.

Possibly genus Disonycha, a type of flea beetle.

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exobiotica · 1 year

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First Light

Dawn breaks in the desert, revealing a scurrying frenzy of creatures returning to shelter after the night’s mischief. Tallest among them, the Cycloptic Night-Seeker surveys the scene looking for any last morsel of food before the day’s solar onslaught forces its retreat into shadow. The Testapallidus at its feet may prove an ideal treat, unless the sand-swimming Armored Loricatus captures it first. Though the Testapallidus’ hard dorsal shell protects it from most threats, the Night-Seeker possesses a keen intellect, curious disposition, and two formidable front appendages that are as dextrous as they are sharp. Usually too quick for the large hunter, a trio of gregarious Desert Sentinels are more concerned with ambush predators such as the Loricatus, and one inflates its signaling air sacs in alarm. Already, members of the desert’s daytime cast are making an appearance. Luteos have positioned themselves at the top of the ridge to greet the first slanted rays. Relying on photosynthesis for a large portion of their metabolism, they tilt their bodies to follow the sun throughout the day. In a short time, more heat-tolerant daylight denizens will take the stage and play out their part in the everyday drama of the high desert.

#aliens #creature design #worldbuilding #space #art #nature #wildlife #exoplanet #astrobiology #exobiology #xenobiology #scienceart #illustration #scientificillustration #desert #sciencefiction #scifi #digital art #specbio

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glasscitadel · 12 days

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Desert Ibaxi

"An uncommon species native to Alexei's home planet, the ibaxi is a fierce and cunning predator known for its ability to bellow, burying itself into sand to lie in wait for scavengers to mistake its bony back and fleshy protrusions for an uncleaned corpse."

Here's the "I ain't reading all that" part <3

Alexei claimed this shift at 11 years old and frequents it for comfort :>

Age Average: 28y

Adult Weight Average: 95-120lbs

Height Average: 32-36 inches

Planet of Origin: Signa 32A

Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Temperament:

Aggressive

Protective

Cautious

While other unique variations of the ibaxi species are also found scattered primarily across the northern hemisphere of the planet where the suns' concentration are highest, the ones that thrive in the deepest areas of the desert are the most uncommon and the most feared.

Domestication of this specific breed has been long since abandoned and highly discouraged due to their wildly aggressive nature, but it's still surprisingly common to hear of trainer deaths as a result of eclectic animal collectors' desire to own them. Otherwise, this desert breed is protected as a wild variant, and anyone smart knows to leave them alone.

While their primary strategy is defensive, luring their prey to them, they are still very capable of hunting, which they actively do individually in the early hours just before the suns when the desert is coolest and small prey forage.

Their nostrils close while buried under sand, and they then breathe through the holes along their necks and backs, which push out a noxious gas that very accurately smells like baking decay. The protruding spines resemble picked at remains (that may appear fleshy and gross, but act much more like cartilage and feel pleasantly smooth to the touch), the perfect combination of smell and sight to trick scavengers into coming closer for a nibble.

If those curious and with good eyesight become wiser the closer they approach, the released smell is overwhelmingly enough effective to convince them there's no danger.

Chasing speeds average about 35mph (57km/h) and can reach up to 50mph (80km/h) in short bursts, with quick turns and reflexes. When in the need to cool down, the scaled ridges along their forehead, upper back, and tail will part to reveal sensitive tissue that rapidly shed body heat. In the afternoon, once the suns have firmly settled and the day is at its hottest, packs will gather to try and secure their big meal for the day if there was little individual morning luck. Proceeding finding areas with recently cleaned kills, they bury themselves among the bone remains and wait for unsuspecting scavengers.

Their growls are much less dog-like and more closely resemble the bellowing tremors of alligators (though not as extreme, and not limited to males), and work the same way, allowing them to shake and displace the sand around them while they lie to quickly burrow and hide. When large packs gather and bellow together, the sound and vibrations can be heard and felt for nearly half a mile, terrifying and alarming to anyone or anything close-by.

In the case of territory breach, bellows are an effective communication tool to determine power and age. Those in their prime, large in size, and leaders of packs have the deepest, most guttural voices, able to intimidate away their competition from a considerable distance.

As ibaxi age, their lungs lose the elasticity needed to bellow deeply enough to bury, and instead will stay within their territory sleeping grounds and wait for the pack to bring back food.

Pack sizes have been recorded to reach up to 20 members, but most are not seen with more than 16, with typically 3-5 of those elders.

Pups are born no more than two at a time and are not able to bury themselves until they reach adolescence when their lungs fully develop, so mothers will bellow gently close to them in their dens to sink them before heading out to hunt.

So if you come across what looks like an abandoned den with a few bones left in it and a very awful smell, you may want to hit the road before the momma returns... if the stay-at-home grandparents haven't gotten to you yet.

#art #digital #desert #alien #dog #scifi #alien species #creature design #Astraegis #readmore infodump #I am expecting exactly 0 people to read all that bc honestly same #but I LOVE infodumps so stupidly much and I WANT the details there just in case yknow

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p1nkc4lyps0 · 7 months

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you tumblarinas seem to enjoy when i draw the autism creature [ie my second most liked post] so heres a couple doodles i found while archiving of some tisms, including a batch [haha] of sweet treats inspired creatures from november/december 2022

#autism creature #tbh creature #autism #art #art shitpost #shitpost #the deserts are [in order] brookie - birthday cake - strawberry shortcake - raspberry trifle - s'more - chocolate mouse/pudding #- sticky toffee pudding - mint choc chip icecream - banana split - lemon meringue pie #adhd creature #btw creature #among us

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cinnamon-flame · 18 days

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Hello I am back with more Viva Piñata doodles! Turns out if you think enough about fluffy piñatas you can force your way through art block (at least for a while)

The typical Viva Piñata experience, I love you Pretztail but why are you like this I drew so many Pretztail as a "do over" of my first Viva Piñata drawing from 2018

that's when it all started

#For anyone not in the know a Pieena can be made from a Pretztail that has been gifted a bone #after that you can get it at the desert #also additional piñata lore #a Pretztail CAN AND WILL haunt your garden if you have a bunnycomb in it #they won't stop coming #they won't stop attacking them #the only way to end it is getting the master romancer achievement for pretztail and then banning them from appearing #despite this I still love those little dudes #even if they are rascals #me talking about Viva piñata designs : this is the topest tier of creature design #me actually drawing the designs : oh god what does that pattern look like from this side #this is for all the people how still somehow reblog my previous piñata drawings and comment about how they miss the games #I do too #so here I am with doodles #viva piñata #viva pinata #vp #viva pinata tip #pretztail #bunnycomb #pieena #art #cinnamon's doodles

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