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They swarm. Birds flock and fish school, but they swarm. Both and neither, these creatures aren't just soft feathers and shining scales. They started off as a rumor scoffed at by anyone of importance. A small town in the middle of nowhere Nebraska reported cattle mutilations by the hundreds; only bones left behind. Then they ran out of cows. They swarm.Reputable news franchises refused to run the story. Birds that looked like fish attacking small towns decimating the population were rampant in The Enquirer and other even less reputable news sources, one even interviewed the supposed scientist responsible, Dr. Eli Evans. He was quoted saying,
"It was my intention to splice two life forms that were incompatible. It would have revolutionized genetic engineering. A fish and a bird. A piranha and a crow. So different and so very similar. Part of the ecosystem, but unique in that they did not have a specific diet, they served no purpose other than to eat what everything else shunned. And that similarity was shared at a genetic level, I discovered that they shared a 32 percent DNA match, which is remarkable between mammals, and unheard of in a fish and an avian!"
Dr. Evans went on to say,
"I had no idea, it seemed so perfect. It was like they wanted to be spliced together. All of the tests were positive. Test subject Alpha was the picture of health. Amphibious."
After minutes of sobbing the doctor finished the interview with "I didn't know, I couldn't have. When they killed my Kaitlin I realized what I had done, they swarmed all over her... she was helpless..."
Singly they are not a threat. They lay several hundred to several thousand eggs every week. They swarm. Their teeth rending flesh, their feathers laced with razor sharp spines fluttering, scoring flesh, slicing. Blood wells from the wounds, and the scent draws more of them.
Photoshop. The amazing description was written by my friend Dane Richmond after he saw the artwork.
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Comments: 194
NutAndJez [2010-06-08 23:41:30 +0000 UTC]
This is amazing! I love creatures, but I wish I could draw this well.
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EthnisArt [2010-06-08 18:01:00 +0000 UTC]
Bloody terrifying, great pic with a matching great story.
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DonnaBarr [2010-06-08 16:49:05 +0000 UTC]
Screw judging! This is MY fav! Where can I get a pet one? For action, color, hand-control, depth of field -- the lot -- this is the best one in the contest.
And about now humanity deserves these...
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benjaminclair In reply to DonnaBarr [2010-06-10 07:25:11 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Glad you like it. I'm proud to just make it to the semi-finals
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DonnaBarr In reply to benjaminclair [2010-06-10 15:51:42 +0000 UTC]
You should be! Love your avatar, too.
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benjaminclair In reply to DonnaBarr [2010-06-13 17:22:19 +0000 UTC]
Thanks I'm proud of my little fishee, too! He just keeps trucking.
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DonnaBarr In reply to benjaminclair [2010-06-14 15:59:24 +0000 UTC]
You shoulda won. Where's the t-shirt? With appropriate logo: "PWN BP" or such.
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MimiManderly [2010-06-08 16:31:25 +0000 UTC]
They would certainly make a trip to the supermarket a lot more interesting...
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Casandraelf [2010-06-08 00:02:06 +0000 UTC]
jesus christ! i would NOT want to run into those things!
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benjaminclair In reply to Casandraelf [2010-06-08 16:20:45 +0000 UTC]
How about 850 of them?
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Casandraelf In reply to benjaminclair [2010-06-09 03:19:22 +0000 UTC]
OH JEEBUS!!! WHERE'S THE SHELTER?!!
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Hazza-H [2010-06-07 15:44:42 +0000 UTC]
Awesome work. This is like the movie 'the birds' but more of a horror movie.. the birds wasn't realistic and was quite stupid.
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benjaminclair In reply to Hazza-H [2010-06-10 04:19:17 +0000 UTC]
Appreciate it. It was pretty epic 50 years ago, though
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Hazza-H In reply to benjaminclair [2010-06-10 07:50:35 +0000 UTC]
yeah I know what you mean but you could always say "hey, they're just birds". But genetically modified flying piranha's on the other hand...
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hyenacub In reply to ??? [2010-06-07 11:50:02 +0000 UTC]
Awesome pic and story. Best of luck!
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benjaminclair In reply to hyenacub [2010-06-07 19:02:33 +0000 UTC]
Thanks a lot! Appreciate it.
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SpydrXIII [2010-06-07 02:45:32 +0000 UTC]
ever seen the movies piranha or piranha 2? to reference this picture of flying piranha i suggest watching piranha 2, cause they get spliced with flying fish and can fly in part 2.
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benjaminclair In reply to SpydrXIII [2010-06-07 06:22:36 +0000 UTC]
I recently watched Mega Piranha on the SciFi channel. Totally not helpful, but hilarious.
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SpydrXIII In reply to benjaminclair [2010-06-08 17:42:23 +0000 UTC]
dear science! another big animal movie, syfy (sci-fi) channel?!! oh syfy, you make terrible movies in a week, every week. though 'bone snatcher' was ok.
but seriously, check out piranha 2 and piranha. oldies, but i saw them when i was little, so nostalgia makes me love them.
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deltalead In reply to ??? [2010-06-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC]
These make crows look like kittens >.> Awesome hybrid!
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deltalead In reply to benjaminclair [2010-06-08 22:46:51 +0000 UTC]
Sure! Always happy to compliment a skilled artist
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anime-fan56 [2010-06-06 18:13:56 +0000 UTC]
great, now i'm going to have nightmares from the story!
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benjaminclair In reply to anime-fan56 [2010-06-07 06:23:40 +0000 UTC]
Somebody else said they can be defeated by cat-turtles. Dream of those instead
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anime-fan56 In reply to benjaminclair [2010-06-08 23:39:55 +0000 UTC]
Cat-turtles? Where's the pic?
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benjaminclair In reply to anime-fan56 [2010-06-10 07:33:20 +0000 UTC]
I don't know, they might be a myth
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anime-fan56 In reply to benjaminclair [2010-06-10 18:37:00 +0000 UTC]
ah, well thanks anyway.
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Lee-Sherman [2010-06-06 17:05:07 +0000 UTC]
Nice creature and nice scene. Perhaps the best entry I've seen.
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benjaminclair In reply to Lee-Sherman [2010-06-07 06:23:58 +0000 UTC]
Wow, thanks a lot! That's some high praise
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benjaminclair In reply to Xeno-the-Hedgehog [2010-06-07 19:01:36 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! But careful what you say about Hitchcock. You'll tempt his wrath!
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demonic36 In reply to ??? [2010-06-05 23:05:09 +0000 UTC]
flying fish!!
prob already said but that was the first thing i thought
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Mage-Madisaur In reply to ??? [2010-06-05 21:35:47 +0000 UTC]
o.o Scary as hell, but awesome.
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MunchyCrunchyMan [2010-06-05 19:27:01 +0000 UTC]
I really enjoy this piece, it is very detailed, great color, cool creature combo, like a bad nightmare after watching "birds", very nice I hope you win!
I entered the contest too, but I am kinda a newbie, so I guess I did not quite know how to make it to the finals. I was hoping that you might be able to give me some advice on how I might improve my techniques for the next time. Here is the links to the pieces I entered.
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