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Published: 2015-11-11 02:14:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 5594; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 11
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This is the final drawing of a predator for Fly Guy , created Zigwolf and in partnership with TheWalrusclown for their Ben 10 reboot.Name: Slimetrap
Species: Plagiophibian
Body: Amphibious quadruped
Home Planet: Saniton Knujdray
Prey: Muscadipterran (Fly Guy's species)
Powers/Abilities: In addition to have acid-resistant skin that blends in naturally with the garbage covered surface of its home world, the Plagiophibian is quite quick and agile, despite its enormous size and lightning reflexes; due to the Muscadipterran's 360 vision however, it has had to develop and employ one of two hunting tactics over the course of its evolution. The first is to flex muscles in the fleshy protrusions on either side of its head and secrete a sticky, disgusting ooze that smells absolutely horrible to any other species than a Muscadipterran. With its prey entranced by the horrendous, yet alluring odor it snaps out with a long, sticky tongue and crushes its exoskeleton with little more than a flex of the jaws. The second hunting technique Slimetrap uses brings in use of the massive frill that lies just behind its head; after creeping up on a gathering of Musadipterrans, it will charge forward on all four of its legs with its frill wide open and trap any fleeing Muscadipterrans with a sticky substance it oozes across the surface of the frill. It then devours its helpless prey at its leisure.
Weaknesses: A good electrical shock with deter all but the most savage or hungry or stupid of Plagiophibian's. In addition, there is a special sweet spot under the tongue that, if hit directly, will cause Slimetrap to release its hold on its prey.
Trivia: Slimetrap's second hunting tactic is based off of the Cryptiles from The Future is Wild.
It's design is based off of a frilled lizard and a Gerrothorax.
Slimetrap's specie's name comes from the family Plagiosauridae, an extinct family of amphibians from the Triassic period that included Gerrothorax.
During the mating season, the males will pump as much blood as available into their frills to try and impress the females; the brighter the frill, the more impressive the male is. If two males can't come to an agreement over who is brighter, they stand on their hind legs and have a shove match, much like that of a Komodo Dragon; the looser walks off in defeat and the winner gets to mate with any females in the area. In addition, the frill works as a surprise tactic against any would be predators, making the Plagiophibian seem bigger than it really is.
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Comments: 8
TheWalrusclown [2015-11-27 21:05:43 +0000 UTC]
Looks perfict, I'll do the digital stuff on my end to make it pop and fit the other pieces for the reboot, should have it up in a few hours, I'll send you a link
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CreaturemasterProds In reply to TheWalrusclown [2015-11-27 21:23:07 +0000 UTC]
Thank you for the opportunity. If you guys need any more help with this kind of thing, give me a shout! I can't wait to see XD
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TheWalrusclown [2015-11-11 02:24:11 +0000 UTC]
I'm thinking the thing on top with the hodag looking thing that is 3rd on the page with the double eyes of the frilled lizard thing
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CreaturemasterProds In reply to TheWalrusclown [2015-11-11 02:55:48 +0000 UTC]
So the middle, full body drawing combined with the drill and four eyes of the alien Cryptile?
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TheWalrusclown In reply to CreaturemasterProds [2015-11-11 03:14:23 +0000 UTC]
Yes, that sounds perfect
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CreaturemasterProds In reply to TheWalrusclown [2015-11-11 03:17:25 +0000 UTC]
Alright. I can get on that and have a rough sketch to you by the end I the week; I'll post it, make any final edits needed and then post the final draft the next day (hopefully).
Now that the actual design is out of the way, how does this thing catch its prey? And for that matter, what are we going to call this thing anyways? Open to suggestions.
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TheWalrusclown In reply to CreaturemasterProds [2015-11-11 03:34:47 +0000 UTC]
it catches its primary prey, Fly guys race, by releasing a pheromone that has a sent that is irresistible to insectoids from that particular world, then when in range it lashes out it's chameleon-like tongue to catch it, but even if the fly guy is caught in the tongue, he can still have a chance of getting away by using his appendages to hit the sweet spot under the tongue to release the holding mechanism of the tongue
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CreaturemasterProds In reply to TheWalrusclown [2015-11-11 03:54:28 +0000 UTC]
Sounds reasonable enough. The frill that will be attached to this guy can be used for mating purposes, but it can also be used as a second way of hunting; much like the Cryptile, the fan is covered in terrible smelling ooze that is sticky to the touch. If this guy manages to close to a big swarm of Fly Guys, it rushes through the swarm and catches as many as possible before licking them off at its leisure.
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