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Latest creatureoftheweek from ca.org...


"While not at all related to sharks or fish (and being almost entirely land-dwelling), the frightening display of teeth and pointed snout give this little-known creature its common name.
About a meter long at full stretch, its main prey are bats; it creates very low sounds with specialised organs on its back, which it then uses to create sonar images, having a highly intricate bone structure to pick up the returning sounds. When it hears a bat close enough it launches itself upwards with its powerful front legs and hits the bat with the specialised 'club' of bone on its lower jaw. A combination of long teeth and a dislocatable jaw ensures it catches the stunned bat as it falls from the air. The protruding lower jaw also protects its somewhat delicate teeth from breaking against rocks, since they lie flat against it while the mouth is closed.
Little else is known about the creature, and it either exhibits no sexual dimorphism or the few specimens seen have all been of one sex."

Enjoy. Bit over 2 hours, mostly photoshop.
(never was great with names)

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:iconwunderwurld:
Call it Gargantraoparollis? I still find it funny how you still gave it eye socket holes, are are those all nostrils/ear holes?

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Draw what you see, not what you think you see.
:icondsil:
Great design, and I love the creepy lighting.

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Reality can be beaten with enough imagination
:iconmr--jack:
Its smell organs are in there as well but mostly it's cavities to amplify sounds (it has no eyes at all).

(and it's not really very big, either, so 'garga' is a little misleading...

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:iconmr--jack:
:D thanks

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You can't fight in here,
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:iconwunderwurld:
Well I was coming from the perspective of garganta meaning throat in spanish, cos it has a freakin' huge neck lol

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Draw what you see, not what you think you see.
:iconmidget-of-jimmy:
that's awesome =D
really like how it works; if you created the creatures in the world, who knows how much more interesting nature would be! lol

anyways, nice lighting for the cave! it's like those documentaries where everything's dark except for the tiny little area the creature's 'dwelling'. Also like how you drew it almost about to swallow the bat! =)

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"Wise men wonder while strong men die." - Breaking Benjamin
:iconhannakin:
The second picture is so swell, I know I already told you, but you should do some more experimentation with that style..!

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"Which one of you bitches wants to dance?"
:iconwindybeard:
Thats one ugly creature! but extremly well made. The desription makes this even better. A good description and explanation makes a massive difference. How long did this take you to design?
:iconjezzbug:
phenomneal!

i love how the little bat has "x" for eyes. lol

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Whats the difference between "Retroactive" and "Sticky" Cuase this is retro.
:iconcrump3t:
epic dude, love the design.

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