#its crazy out there

[stacks-of-stags]

i'm starting to get the feeling that once this trial is over literally everyone will be led out of the courtroom in handcuffs

[dromaeo-sauridae]

hey roach, i've been fiddling w/ one of my specbio species and, if its cool w/ you, i need your opinion on smth

for one of my species, the one thats similar to a gorgonopsid, i'm debating on whether or not to keep the enlarged canines OR potentially go with split jaws/mandibles as lower jaw instead (maybe adjusting the tongue in turn but idk-)

(closest animal that has the 'jaw style' i might be thinking of is goblin shark, but i dont think thats quite it disofsdf)

OOOOO fuck yes, with something like this id consider what the animal would be using this hardware for. with long saber teeth the animal would be using those to quickly stab and kill prey, going for the throat and punturing vital organs. this is something you see in cats, who have long and thin fangs (i believe either the clouded leopard or the snow leopard has the longest fangs relative to its size). whereas something like a split jaw, which you dont really see in mammals but you do see in things like snakes, would be used to grab onto very large areas but might not be able to hold on as tightly. (also, the goblin shark type slingshot jaws are seen VERY often in fish, as well as doing things like sucking up prey, cuz fish can only really use their mouths to grab onto things and having jaws you can shoot out of your face and snatch prey out of the air is VERY beneficial in something as thick as water. also dragonfly nymphs have FUCKING CRAZY JAWS. GO LOOK THEM UP)

SO kind of a word vomit, but studying what type of animals have that kind of jaw and what they use it for is the most helpful thing you can do. and also, saber teeth are fairly easy to evolve. its not something crazy and highly specific like making wings out of hands. and a split jaw would probably be something inherited from a distant ancestor, which begs the question of why did the ancestor have a split jaw?

i like both options and i think if you got weird enough with it, you could even manage to mash em together and have some crazy ass fold out fang tri jaw nonsense that has no business even existing. but its your playground, go crazy, go stupid aaaaa. im actually also in the process of making the mouths of some of my animals weird and fucked up funny enough (not the hexapods, but marine animals :)). for weird unique jaw structures id highly recommend researching arthropods, especially for mouths with multiple different parts.

[ledatoons13]

Amphibia ending so bold, it's still talked about even though it was another show's chance to shine

[sparrowlucero]

like the most politically neutered movie of all time unironically

[ruporas]

dragon meat, you, and me

[lemongogo]

life of regret

[heartorbit]

MWAH!

[hinamie]

mwah

[shigeoreum]

forgor to post… chekov & sulu helm shenanigans at buttfuck o’ clock ^_^

[bluegiragi]

stuck between a rock and a hard place...

(this piece was not so subtly inspired by the fic Where Moonlight Meets the Sea by MildLimerence! Leave a kudos and a nice comment if you enjoyed her writing!!)

[mipexch]

two themed map for design class :) they are very happy to be here

[socvincjpeg]

Some concepts for a comic I’m planning from an AU of mine called metal to flesh!

[wu-does-art]

coming out as a "Will snores obnoxiously loud" and "Nico breaths so quietly you can barely tell hes alive" truther

[kitamars]

doodles as i relive my spideyman phase from eighth grade

[teh-inggris]

pvp civ nation...... this aint much but pls take my contribution for this series bc im going insane i love hate this man so much get him out of my head

[azuneekun]

Opinions on Caldarus?

i like him a lot.