#nailong

Nailong.

This unholy beast has no eyebrows or eyelashes to deter things from getting into its eyes.... and worse no nose. It probably mouthbreathes, loudly. Whatever sick monster bred this thing into existence, did far worse to it than anyone ever did to pugs (or other brachycephalic creatures.)

It has to detect vibrations like a snake. I would hazard a guess that whoever designed this creature did so with no regard for outer or middle ear; they wanted to incapacitate this beast as much as possible.

Hello and good afternoon! Today I'd like to show you all an insectoid creature from Metroid Dread called nailong.

You've likely seen these little buggies flitting around Dairon and Burenia, and when you're first running through the area, they can be a bit of a pain to avoid! With time and experience, they become a trivial obstacle... though they did give me a spot of trouble on my first Dread Mode run.

Its exoskeleton is yellow with green stripes running down the length of the body. A pair of wings with two segments to a set sits behind its head. The eight black spines that form a ring around the head can be shot out from the body as projectiles.

Its wings are long and thin, with the forewings being longer than the hind wings. The segments can move independently of each other.

The creature's face is dark green, matching its stripes. Nailong has six light green eyes and a mouth with pointed mandibles. Two yellowed spikes protrude on either side of the face like a pair of tusks.

Top and bottom view.