#and i love nudibranches so much

[petrii-dish]

Guys Ive been seeing some really concerning behaviour regarding selective looplet breeding for smaller sizes?? Its really not cool

Tbh we should NOT be making looplets on single-celled or even microscopic levels. Just look at them. They can't perform enriching looplet activities like annoying their siffrins or being silly little guys

At a certain threshold they stop growing tails or developing spots (stars) too! Like whats the point!!

And the curiousity from the bigger looplets can lead to dangerous situations for the little looplets. Theres a very real risk of them being squished!

If youre selectively breeding for looplets smaller than 40 pixels tall dni honestly 😤

[nudibranchpropaganda]

followed you because when you reblogged my bad communication post i loved your url !! do u have any nudibranch propaganda to share?

Hell yea i do!! This got a little long :)

These funky little dudes have the coolest morphology, something theyre well known for. They can be pretty tiny (0.4 cm) or surprisingly large (60 cm) and generally live in the tropics, though there are certainly a wide variety that live in cooler ocean water as well. Some of the more well known species are very eye catching, like the Jorunna Parva (Bunny slug) or Glaucus Atlanticus

Some of them look like funky leaves and some of them look like slugs we see on the surface too! (Did you know licking banana slugs that you find on land makes your tongue go numb? 10/10 not recommended but i was a dumb kid)

They also come in a goth or clown variant for those that are looking to fit a certain aesthetic :)

Theres two kinds of nudibranchs. Dorids, which breathe from a central plume of gills above their ass, and Aeolids, which breathe from a collection of spiky protrusions called cerata. There are a couple more distinguishing features relating to their digestive tracts and mantles (or lack thereof), but this is the easiest way to tell them apart in my opinion!

Theyre also carnivorous! These guys will eat a wide variety of stuff, including sponges, coral, barnacles, anemones, and even other nudibranchs and their eggs.

There are a couple species that have some pretty cool diets, like the Glaucus Atlantica, which preys on the portugese man of war and other siphonophores. It can eat the man of war whole if theyre small enough, but will also just eat the tentacles if theyre too big. Glaucus will then push the stinging nematocysts (the bits that hurt) from its insides to its outsides and use them as self defence!

There are also sea slugs, like the Costasiella Kuroshimae (technically not a nudibranch yada yada yada) that eat algae they then use to photosynthesize!

These funky little creatures are also hermaphroditic! Like a lot of animals, they use mating dances to attract a partner. Thats not whats cool about their reproduction though. When the time comes to lay their eggs, they do so in the coolest ribbon-like structures.

Mostly though, i just love how different all these little guys are. Personally, my fav nudi is from the ocean near where i live!

Anyways, that was rlly long. thanks if u ended up reading and defs look into these little weirdos on ur own!! (references? idk her :P but actually i dont remember where i learned most of this, though some supplemental info and pics w out credits from wikipedia!)

[thethingything]

Hopkins Rose nudibranch mentioned on the Monterey Bay Aquarium livestream! fuck yeah!!!

[bloodandfleshautism]

bro I read go for it nakamura bc of all of the redraw memes I’ve seen the past few years and it was actually so funny and kind of sweet and I’m disappointed at how much I could relate to nakamura looking back at when I had crushes lmao

[frozenhi-chews]

Is it any surprise that Pancake's antennae are based off of bug antennae? Also nudibranches, but ya know. Bugs and sea slugs. Can't get any better than this!!

[obsessivevoidkitten]

Love is a Many-Legged Thing

Yandere Squid Merman x Gender Neutral Reader CW: Noncon, tentacle noncon, light tentacle bondage, stalking, kidnapping, squid-based merman, big slimy prehensile merman dick, reader fucked senseless, merman fantasizes about receiving oral sex, general yandere behavior, delusional yandere, voyeurism, exhibitionism Word Count: 2k (Happy MerMay!!!! I really hope you all love the fic, would have been done weeks ago had the ac not died. But still 40min left of MerMay! I wrote this fast without a beta reader so please forgive any mistakes! The name Onyk is a reference to Onykia Ingens, a deap sea squid with an astoundingly long dick.)

Seaspark Aquarium was a very unique establishment. Not only did it contain the usual attractions that an aquarium housed, the tide pools, the sharks, a seemingly unending variety of colorful fish and corals and nudibranchs, but it also housed transient merfolk. The aquarium was situated on a flat outcrop of rocky land. Via submerged tubes it granted access to a huge tank to the ocean and merfolk below.

The tank was absolutely massive and had many different areas including a reef, a seaweed forest, a beach, and even a secluded sea cave. There were underwater cameras in most of the areas that live streamed what was happening on screens for the humans. Though the sea cave feed was restricted to adults only since the merfolk sometimes mated there.

The aquarium was just as much an exhibit for the merpeople as it was for the humans, they had underwater screens that allowed them to view the humans at play and at the food court. They enjoyed seeing and even communicating with their terrestrial cousins. There were several areas where humans and merpeople could talk face to face or via the cameras. Many of them visited quite frequently and made friendships with regular customers and their favorite staff members.

You had been blessed with landing a really good job at Seaspark Aquarium. Though it was entirely because you were the cousin of the curator of the establishment. You did janitorial tasks, including sometimes scraping the tanks, and occasionally you had to provide food for an exhibit. Even though interacting with animals or merfolk was not a common part of your job, there was one squid-man who had become quite friendly with you. Onyk.

Most of the squid type mermen shied away from human interaction, and really the aquarium as a whole, but not Onyk. He had always been a frequent visitor. A knowledgeable observer might even say it seemed that he had been hoping to find something there. The first few times he had gone had been out of pure curiosity about humans after hearing tales about them his entire life. But after his first couple of visits he was enthralled. Everything about the land walkers amazed him.

And then he met you and felt his heart flutter every single time he looked upon you. He frequently tried to engage you in conversation whenever he could and was always watching you, though often it was in secret. Onyk cherished your chats with him, he found you so interesting, even more so than he found other humans. He loved seeing you go about your tasks, it made him think of you cleaning his home as his mate while he went and got food for the two of you.

Of course if you had any say, that would never happen. Onyk, for some reason you couldn't quite place, creeped you out. No, it wasn't the head of tentacles he had in place of hair, nor the dark purple tentacles he had from the waist down, it wasn't his smile that showed off his dangerously sharp teeth, or his cyan blue eyes. No, it wasn't anything physical, just a weird energy he seemed to give off. Like a hungry animal hunting its prey.

You tried to be nice to Onyk, though you always tried to keep conversations brief and hurry on to other tasks that would take you out of his reach. Unfortunately he took your awkward stammers and clumsy rushing to zip away from him as you being extremely shy because you liked him. He sighed and stared at you longingly, head resting on his hands, as you rushed off once more. Clearly you were simply too embarrassed by your emotions to act rationally around him. Onyk had to find a way to get you to stop running off. As adorable as it was that you kept scampering off from your shyness you really needed to be closer to him.

Onyk had a brilliant, though simple, idea. It came to him right as you were in the middle of making another excuse to run away from him while the two of you were chatting in the beach area. He'd simply grab you. It wasn't the first thing he'd normally do, but you were just too prone to running off. It was more than obvious you needed him to make a firm and forceful first move.

"Well uh... it was nice seeing you again Onyk... but um... I gotta go check on the tide p-"

Onyk lunged at you suddenly with the speed and ferocity of lightning. He pulled you into the water and swiftly took you into the empty sea cave and sat you on the dry ground within. Yes, this would do perfectly for his purposes. It was a huge room that had an area for him to swim and enough space for you to run about and get exercise. This would make a lovely home for the two of you, he'd have to keep all the other merfolk out from now on but that wasn't an issue, they were respectful of claimed territory.

Once you caught your breath you were confused and angry at the sudden relocation.

"What the f-"

He interrupted you again, this time by pressing his hungry lips to yours in a passionate embrace. His long tongue slipped past your unsuspecting lips and explored every inch that it could reach. His saliva pooled in your mouth, claiming it. The offending muscle snaked down your throat before finally retreating as he broke the kiss, you struggled to find your breath once more.

"Heh, sorry for interrupting, I have just been waiting to kiss you for so long I couldn't hold back any longer!"

“What!? Why did you do that? Why did you bring me here!?”

“Well your shyness was making it hard for us to take things to the next step in our relationship, now you can’t let your nervousness get the better of you and make you run off!”

“Next step in our relationship? We have no relationship, you creep!”

“Don’t say that! Y-you just have the jitters because moving in is such a big step! Yeah, they’ll wear off soon I’m sure.”

“There won’t be a soon, I am going back to the beach!”

You started to head back to the water, but Onyk closed the distance between the two of you easily.

“But you can’t go! You’re just in denial and nervous, but you’ll love living with me, I promise. M-maybe I’m not moving too fast but too slow. That must be it, you must be all pent up and eager for my dick! So naughty~”

Onyk’s blush was evident even on his light blue skin. He swallowed your complaints in another deep kiss as he stood behind you and rubbed your crotch gently.

“We’ll do it in front of these cameras so everyone knows you’re mine now~”

And, indeed, the screens in the adults only section of the aquarium definitely picked up some viewers as the scene between you and Onyk unfolded.

Most mermen would have had trouble traversing land, but Onyk’s strong tentacles allowed him to maneuver easily enough. He peeled off your wet clothing and wrapped his arms tightly around your bare chest, rubbing and caressing you with greedy hands. His prehensile cock wrapped partially around your waist, held you close as it rubbed against you. At first you mistook the sensation for a tentacle before looking down and seeing it, the cock was tapered, icy blue and glowing at the tip, with the rest of it being dark purple.

Your shouts and screams were ignored as Onyk convinced himself they were just you being grumpy or maybe playing hard to get. The merman’s sharp teeth bit carefully at your tender neck as you squirmed. Most of his tentacles had wrapped around your legs, powerful suction cups firmly adhered them to you. They held you staunchly in place despite your best efforts to struggle.

The remaining two writhing appendages were busy with another task. They gently prodded and massaged your tight hole, slowly worming their way inside you. Your efforts to clench and keep them outside of you were rendered futile as they finally worked their way inside of you. They began thrusting in tandem back and forth within you, loosening you up well.

Your next attempt at protesting devolves into several lusty moans as he ministrations begin to elicit pleasure. It’s all the confirmation he needs that he has been right all along and definitely went about everything in the right way.

“Your mating sounds are so lovely,” he said as he nipped at your ear.

His tentacles suddenly withdrew from your lovingly stretched hole, leaving you involuntarily whimpering at the sudden removal.

“Awe, don’t worry, love. I have something far better to put into you~”

You snap out of it when you hear those words and feel his cock move itself from your waist and start wiggling against you in search of its target.

“What!? No, please do-oooh~ Aaah!”

When it found your entrance it deftly slithered right in. Much to your unwilling pleasure.

Onyk chuckled.

“I knew you just needed some good dick~ You feel soooo good. You were made for this!”

When you happened to look up at one of the cameras you blushed and looked down. The room that monitored the sea cave was now packed, everyone enjoying the sight. The aquarium was already at work recording with plans to put it on their website for sale.

You couldn’t help the lewd cacophony of noises that tumbled from your mouth as the thick slimy cock thrust back and forth inside of you.

“I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you!” Onyk chanted louder and louder until he slammed into you hard, filling you up with warm viscous semen at the same moment that you were shuddering from the strongest orgasm that you had ever experienced.

You were far too dazed and overstimulated to realize what was going on in that moment or what you were saying, but on autopilot you mumbled back what your brain thought it was supposed to when someone told you that they loved you.

“I l-love you too…”

Onyk was overjoyed to hear those words from his beloved human. He pulled out of you and laid down on the floor of the cave, pulling you close to him and resting your head on his chest. His webbed fingers gently caressed you as did both the tentacles that made up his "hair" and the ones below his waist. Cum slowly ebbed out of you and onto him but he didn't mind, the two of you would just get messy again the second you came to your senses. He nuzzled into your hair and gave you dozens of little kisses. Your mind was too blank and your body too exhausted to do anything but drool a bit on his chest while he cuddled you.

His head was swimming with all of the things the two of you would do together. Sharing meals, chatting, mating. He couldn’t wait to wrap his cock gently around your neck while at the same time plunging it down your throat and having that pretty mouth of yours suck it until he was feeding you his cum. Maybe the two of you could try it when you woke up.

Meanwhile onlookers on the viewing screens were putting away their cocks and slipping their fingers out of their pussies with the spectacle now over, but word soon spread and tourism was up over 300 percent! Scientists the world over were interested in documenting this rare species of merman having sexual relations with a human. Grants were given. A great raise and credit to your cousin, the curator.

It was even considered a diplomatic victory for merfolk and humans!

Everyone came to the consensus that on all fronts, but yours, it was far too beneficial and lucrative to make sure you had to permanently stay in the sea cave for the rest of your life with Onyk. At the very least they equipped the habitat with amenities like a proper bathroom, tv, video games, and human food. The sea cave area was also expanded, and you were afforded some privacy, except for most of the times that your “husband” Onyk was spilling his seed into you. That’s what people wanted to see.

[ghostmysterlos]

FIRST SET OF MY HC REGRETEVATOR DESIGNS!! i love . this game im so fixated on it rn. drafting up some keychains as well…!

for split i based her on nudibranchs and cephalopods! i always thought her peels resembled tentacles, so i gave her small, “feeding tentacles” that come off her skirt! (she definitely pokes bive with them a lot) — bive is much more simple, i gave her hand-like feet for multitasking! tail becauz… its cute…

[protectoursharks]

Hi! Love your blog! :]

I was wondering if you had fun facts about sea slugs or nudibranches or any good resources to learn more about them? They're my favorite marine animal

Thank you so much!!!

Here are two of my previous nudibranch posts: x x

There are over 3,000 known species of nudibranchs, and they can be found in both salt and fresh water! There are two main categories of nudibranchs, divided by their breathing apparatus (the feather/tentacle looking things). The doric nudibranchs (first gif) has gills are centered around their anus. The aeolid nudibranch (second gif) has a set of cerata along their backs.

Nudibranchs are mostly carnivores (the exceptions are omnivores that also eat certain algaes). They commonly eat anemones, coral, sponges, and sometimes even other nudibranchs! They also sometimes get their bright colors from their prey, allowing them to further blend in with their habitat and send a giant "dont-eat-me-im-toxic" sign to any predators.

And to learn more about nudibranchs and other cool marine animals, I recommend looking into online natural history museum archives (here are some I found for nudibranchs: x x x), scientific papers, or other reputable websites.

[penciled-palominos]

NUDIBRANCHS I LOVE THESE GUYS!!! I DO I DO I DO!@@ I FOUND A SHIRT WITH THEM!! STICKERS!! AND I NEED THEM!! I NEED TO FULL MY DAMN WATER BOTTLE CUZ LIKE I HAVE A WHOLE BOTTLE THAT HAS NO STICKERS ON IT AND I WANT TO COVER IT IN STICKERS SO BAD!!!!

Nudibranchs by Iain Fraser

[bestanimal]

Round 1 - Phylum Mollusca

(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)

The second largest phylum, Mollusca contains over 76,000 living species and somewhere between 60,000 and 100,000 extinct species, including the ammonites and helcionelloids. Living groups include the chitons, solenogasters, caudofoveates, cephalopods (octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, nautiloids, etc.), scaphopods, gastropods (slugs and snails), and bivalves.

Molluscs are highly diverse, living on land, in freshwater, and in saltwater, where they comprise over 23% of all named marine organisms. The most diverse molluscs are the gastropods which comprise over 80% of known molluscs. Due to their high diversity, the only things most molluscs have in common are a soft body composed almost entirely of muscle, a mantle with a significant cavity used for breathing and excretion, the presence of a radula (bivalves excluded), and the structure of their nervous system.

Many molluscs are endangered due to collecting and killing individuals for their meat and/or decorative shells.

Propaganda under the cut:

Cephalopods are one of the (if not the) most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates and are capable of using tools, solving puzzles, and play.

Masters of camouflage, many cephalopods can change color, shape, and texture to hide from predators, sneak up on prey, and communicate with each other

The largest molluscs are the Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux), with 12–13 m (39–43 ft) long females and 10 m (33 ft) long males, and the Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) which is estimated between 10 m (33 ft) and 14 m (46 ft) long. The Giant Squid has much longer tentacles, but the Colossal Squid is heavier, reaching a mass of at least 495 kilograms (1,091 lb). The largest specimens of Colossal Squid, known only from beaks found in sperm whale stomachs, may perhaps weigh as much as 600–700 kg (1,300–1,500 lb).

Mollusc shells make up most of the “seashells” washed ashore, and are created by the animal via secretions of chitin and conchiolin from its mantle edge. Not all molluscs have shells (ex: nudibranchs) and for some, the shell is internal (ex: cuttlefish). Mollusc shells come in many beautiful colors, shapes, and sizes.

Most molluscs have eyes, and all have sensors to detect chemicals, vibrations, and touch. Of the phyla we have covered so far, their senses are the most developed.

Conchs can look at you like this:

(Source)

All cone snails are venomous, and some of the larger species are some of the most venomous animals in the world. Even though some species’ stings are fatal to humans, their sophisticated venom has saved lives through its use in neurological research.

Humans don’t just use mollusk meat and shells, but also luxuries like pearls, mother of pearl, Tyrian purple dye, and sea silk. As stated above, many species are now endangered due to human use, but some are farmed for their meat, pearls, and shells. The farming of bivalves is more ecologically-friendly than the farming of chordates as, rather than create waste, bivalves like mussels and oysters actually clean the water.

As filter-feeders, bivalves are natural water filters. A single 5.08 cm (2 inch) clam can filter up to 10-12 gallons of seawater a day. They can even filter microplastics out of polluted water.

The largest bivalve is the Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas) which can weigh over 200 kilograms (440 lb), measure as much as 120 cm (3.11 ft) across, and have an average lifespan in the wild of more than 100 years.

Cover your ears, kids. Terrestrial slugs, which are hermaphroditic, have some of the most intimate sex on the planet. A pair of slugs will suspend from a chord of mucus, heads down, and intertwine their bodies in a tight spiral. They will then evert their penuses and entwine them as well, exchanging sperm while hanging in midair. Slug porn, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, for your viewing pleasure.

[japhgura]

I finally managed to finish this piece!!

After taking the pressure of art and redefining with myself that it's for fun and the creating is the fun part, not necessarily the results I could finally finish it

Tama's design is so strong, I loved drawing her

It's been soooo long since I last made a pattern so I really enjoyed her shirt haha (also Manta Rays?? Hello?? And they're in even tied into the character and aren't just for show??? Chefs kisses all over<3)

I also had a surprising amount of fun with the nudibranch boi, I'm taking name suggestions

Colour wise I really wanted to lean into the toxic a little but keep it somewhat natural? I guess I tried to go for a 'the kodoku is fucked up but it's supposed to be that way' kinda vibe, like, I changed the sky colour from blue to green at some point

Anyway Tama is a canon bleach character, thank you so much @gallusrostromegalus for letting me draw her, hope the wait was worth it haha<3

[junco8]

Babe, wake up, a new Zelda oc just dropped :O

Meet Phoebin (fee-bin), my Nudibranch Zora!

As a shy, animal-loving introvert, she habitually keeps to herself among warm coral reefs and quiet beaches with her little Shrimp friends (I drew her main lil guy "Shrimpy," but she'll attract several lil guys to hang out on her; symbiotic relationship n all that).

Not much of a fighter, Phoebin is slow and easily startled. Luckily for her, she can shoot stinging cells as a defense mechanism!

She doesn't really wear clothing aside from her piercings, but she does have an eye for beads! She'll craft her own beadwork, or buy from shops to decorate herself for special occasions. Beads may be any color!

Side note: I only realized that I messed up her arm "fin" placements until after I finished inking! They should be where normal Zora arm fins are located. Oops!

Additional side note: Her name was originally going to be "Auralah," a play on "Aurora," but Phoebe was really calling to me, so I answered the call, altered it, and now I'm in love with this name^^

Third side note: I read that Nudibranchs have both male and female reproductive organs. In Phoebin's case, she goes by "she!"

Phoebin was fun to create! I even drove to the art store to buy a white ink pen just for this. Maybe I'll make more Nudibranch Zora in the future ^.^

[adarkroomandawallflower]

I hope you don't mind OP, but I was inspired:

The cold water that rushed against Data's ankles and shins as he stepped into the tidepool did not deter or stall him. The sensors on his bioplast took only 0.37 seconds to determine the temperature of the water, and another 0.12 seconds to send that information to his brain. The information was barely even acknowledged by his positronic net, as a good portion of his mental processing was currently focused on the bright object just a few meters away from him.

As Data made his way closer to the mysterious object, he realized it was a small, slug-like creature that was bright yellow with irregular black stripes. "Curious," he said to himself as he cautiously bent down to get a closer look. He did not recall ever seeing this creature before, nor did he have a record of it in his memory banks.

"Intriguing," he marveled, and removed his tricorder from his utility belt. His tricorder beeped and lit up as he meticulously took readings of the lifeform, which was now undulating slowly against a large rock in the tidepool. He briefly glanced away from his tricorder to watch its movements in wonder.

A few seconds later, his tricorder chirped to signal that it had completed collecting its readings, and displayed those readings on its small screen. He reverted his attention away from the creature and back to his instrument, reviewing the findings:

Type: Invertebrate

Habitat: Marine

Diet: Carnivorous

Lifespan: 4 weeks to 1 year (species dependent)

Species: Insufficient information; unable to identify

Both surprised and further intrigued by these readings, his fingers elegantly tapped several buttons on his tricorder to request further readings and analysis. This time, his tricorder was able to identify the species.

"Commander," Data back called to Commander Riker, who was several meters behind him, "I believe I have found something."

A few moments later, Riker appeared beside Data, while Geordi and Worf appeared directly behind them both, "What is it, Data?"

"Notodoris minor," Data spoke, nudging his head slightly towards the direction of the marine organism. "It is a species of shell-less, marine gastropods known as nudibranchs."

Geordi and Worf kept their distance, but continued observing. Worf's hand brushed the holster of his phaser when Riker bent down slightly to get a better look at the nudibranch, "Could one of these little guys be responsible for poisoning those villagers?"

Data blinked, turning his head slightly to face Riker, "Actually, Sir, nudibranchs are hermaphroditic: they produce both male and female gametes."

Riker smiled, "I see; my apologies, Mister Data. Could one of these little hermaphrodites be responsible for poisoning those villagers?"

Data nodded once, signaling his approval of Riker's rephrased question, before he tapped away on his tricorder once again, searching for more information on nudibranchs.

After a moment, his gaze returned to Riker and he spoke again, "Some species of nudibranchs possess venomous appendages called cerata, which they utilize for self-defense," Data inhaled sharply, "However, this species does not appear to possess such cerata. I do not believe it is responsible for the villagers' poisonings."

Riker sighed, "So, we're back to square one."

Data took a moment to internally review the connotation of that colloquialism before answering. Once he realized its meaning, he continued speaking, "Not necessarily. This discovery does present the possibility of a potentially 'natural' source of poison."

"But you just said this species isn't poisonous?"

"No, I said that this species did not appear to be venomous, meaning that it does not inject venom into potential predators, or other organisms that threaten its existence, through a bite or sting. A poisonous organism is one that releases toxins when consumed, touched, or inhaled. The notion that the terms 'venomous' and 'poisonous' are interchangeable is a common misconception, Sir."

Riker and the rest of the Away Team were still confused, "What are you getting at, Data?"

"I am merely hypothesizing that there could be natural sources of poison in this village that are being used to poison the villagers. If there are poisonous lifeforms present, the perpetrators may have used them to poison their weapons, for example. This was a common practice employed by Native Americans of the former regions of Central and South America, who would poison their blowdarts by dipping them in the secretions of poison dart frogs," he paused, "Alternatively, the perpetrators may have intentionally fed poisonous organisms to their victims. In either instance, further research on the organisms residing in this region is necessary to test the validity of my hypothesis."

Riker nodded, "Very well. You and the rest of the Exobiology Department can get to work on researching what friends this nudibranch has here."

"Aye, Sir."

"Geordi, Worf, let's see if we can talk to some of the villagers about the kinds of food they eat and weapons they use," Riker, Geordi, and Worf trudged their way out of the tidepool, and headed back towards the village.

Data returned his attention to the little nudibranch. There was something so...delightful about this organism, although he couldn't pinpoint what specific aspects of the nudibranch brought him to that conclusion. Its striking coloration, which somewhat reminded him of himself, as well as its somewhat mysterious nature were intriguing to him, and he found himself strongly motivated to learn more about nudibranchs.

Luckily for him, he had the entire Enterprise Exobiology Department available to help him in this endeavor.

"Data to Science Division," his lips curved upwards ever so slightly, "Prepare to beam down Exobiology Teams 1-5 for organismal research."

all I want to see is Data seeing a cute yellow nudibranch and then researches everything there is to know about them !!!!

[sinclairmaxwellao3]

Hey! So I was just re-reading The Abyss Stares Back, because I wanna try drawing some fanart for it, and if you're okay with it, I'd love some more info on what Solar and Ruin look like (cuz I noticed neither of them got a ton of physical description in the fic so far)!

Solar obviously is built similar to Sun and it's mentioned that he's orange but I think that's about it! I'd love some more details if you have them!

And Ruin we have almost nothing for description, only that he's got mesmur-like rays and mis-matched eyes. Is he also similar colors to a mesmur? Or more similar to his canon colors? Also how big is he? Around the same size as Eclipse? Maybe smaller? What about fins and body shape, etc?

Also, if you have any more info on the other guys I'd love to hear it! I already collected the various leviathan pics you based Eclipse, Blood Moon, and Kill Code on, and I also have pics of the creatures you based Sun and Moon on. So I feel pretty confident in being able to draw them, it's just Ruin and Solar I'm unsure on.

Anyways!! I love all your fics, and I'm excited to maybe finally draw fanart for one! (my motivation is extremely fickle so it's rare I actually manage to make things lol)

Hello! Omg fanart! How exciting! :D Yes! Okay so Solar is pretty much identical to Sun with a slightly shorter mantle.

They are based on the Spanish dancer nudibranch with their mantles running from their necks beneath where their rays end, over their shoulders, all the way down to their tail tips.

This is the Mesmer Leviathan from Call of the Void! On the right is a Spanish Dancer Jellyfish. Some of the coloring for Ruin (scales, edges of his wide rays) is taken from the Jelly. His head and rays are of the Mesmer but in his usual coloring. His rays are wide like the Mesmer's and his eyes yellow to match. :) He is about the size of Eclipse and out of the two of them is the egg bearer. He has arms like all the others but otherwise his shape is generally the same as the OG Mesmer. :)

I hope this helps! Please dont hesitate to message or ask if you need more details! :)

[wendylianmartin]

hi!!! you've probably been asked this a bunch of times before but do you have a favourite sea creature? also tysm for galoo, I love nudibranches so much and no one ever talks about them, so I was so so excited to see a character based off of one!! <3

I don’t think I have a favorite! There too many that I like lol. I’m glad you like Galoo 💖 I really wanted to create a sea bunny character :)