#original creature

I call them Ocira. They're a sort of combination of seals and octopus. They're pseudo-eusocial and very kind

That wrinkly thing on their chest are their gills, which they can use to express certain emotions.

Their "teeth" are truly spines that can be raised to eat meat, or flattened to chomp plants.

To communicate, they do a sort of drumming and pinching of their swim bladders for different tones and squeaks.

They live on an ocean planet, in shallow, warm waters around reefs.

I might draw them more and tell more about them 😸

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Phew, this one took a while to finish… Another Original Species!!

Read each image to learn more about how to make your Mortic

Since it's an open species!! When you make yours, you can tag me, but don't forget to use the hashtag #MyMortic

And soon I intend to bring other species of my own creation, follow me here and on my other networks ^^

Introducing Wangoa ( named by @nattikay ) a funny little original creature I invented for my little Na'vi swamp. He's large and in charge and will swallow you whole 🖤

I based it on a Chinese giant salamander with crocodile hunting mechanics.

Vague spoilers for my fic Reflections of Eywa.

Enjoy!

Wangoa

Creature: Wangoa (Commonly: Silt-Stalker) 

Na'vi Name: Wangoa (From wan meaning "to hide" and ngoa meaning "mud" - translation provided by @nattikay )

Diet: Piscivore/Opportunistic Carnivore (If it fits in the mouth, it’s lunch). 

Threat Level: High. It doesn't hunt by sight; it hunts by vibration. 

Pandora Logic: Unlike the Thanator which relies on speed and active hunting, the Wangoa relies on things stumbling into its immediate area. If you are unfortunate enough to tread it’s waters you likely won't realize it until it's too late. It is an opportunistic hunter so anything that is of substantial size, whether it’s a small animal, a Na’vi or something larger, it immediately becomes a prey item.

Physical Structure: Instead of standard legs, the Wangoa has six sets of short, strong legs with clawed toes used for traction, digging, and steering through the water.. It has a large massive tail that they use to launch them out of the water with shocking speed (like a crocodile)

Sensory Pits: Lining its heavy, flattened jaw are dozens of electro-receptive pits (like a shark or crocodile), which allow it to detect the tiny muscular twitches of a Na'vi, animal treading water, or fish even in zero-visibility murky swamp water.

Skin/Camouflage: Its smooth speckled skin mimics the pattern of the silt and samp bottom. Usually covered in algae, it becomes indistinguishable from the swamp floor.

I LOVE cutiefly, and I was just thinking how fun it would be to make regional variant for them. I wanted them to look like a humming bird while still keeping the fairy look. Below is some info for Humixie!