Fozzybar
November 12th, 2005, 07:03 PM
ROUND #028 VOTING
Topic: Swamp Beast
Deadline for the voting: Sunday, 20th November 2005
Posting thread (closed):
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55667
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MIKECORRIERO:
concept: They control small swamps and ponds, particularly fond of lilly pad filled murky waters where they can easily hide. The swamp beast is capable of changing colors and usually will turn a bright violet and orange when warning off larger predators because it contains in it's bloodstream a deadly neurotoxin. They contain only two tentacles although extremely long these are used for constricting and strangling its victims, dragging them under water until they drown and take thier last breathe. The swamp beast then swallows the victim whole through a stretchy rubberlike mouth filled with very tiny serrated teeth.
http://pratt.edu/~mcorrier/Projects/swampbeastcow.jpg
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Saise:
concept: Muzh'albazar, The Swamp Beast - In da old legends, the beast from da swamps swim in da dark waters of da swamps in seek of da prey. It's is big, bigger than adult man, over seven foots. It have two hand and four legs, and it is great swimmer, and runner too, so ya chance to run away is about that small... But don't ya panic. Maybe it's big, but it's have small mouth, so it's hunt for small prey, like rats, birds or other fleshy stuff. It's hood is stinky like the swamp it live in. It's have eleven green eyes, but it's don't have good sight... it's fell disturbance in the water, like spiders feel movement on the web... Be careful when ya approach to this beast it's maybe don't eat ya, but it can easly broke your spine. - Mahera Maxima, Book of Monsters.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/Saise/Cow2.jpg
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goran:
concept: Deep in the swamps, which surrounds the National Park Garbage Land, lives this nocturnal predator called by the natives, “ chiro chiro”. His diet consists of tourists and reckless National Park Rangers. During the wintertime, when the park is closed, he can be seen desperatley licking fresh roadkill on the main highway, which connects to the Garbage Land capital. Among the natives of this hostile enivonment, the chiro chiro tail is a much sought after delicacy. Because of the increase in hunting, this species which once roamed free among the swamps, is now at the brink of extinction. For the past few years, the hunting of the chiro chiro has become highly prohibited by the laws imposed by the Garbage Land National Park authorities. There is a myth told among the natives that the chiro chiro is well aware of these laws and because of this has been acting up and having his revenge on culinary enthusiats who are responsible for the near extinction of his species. This is one of the rare photographs of this species in its natural habitat.
Curtesy of Meon Spynx and Spynx Institute
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/production%20design/Chiro.jpg
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possessed:
concept: 'Glorious serpent', 'phosphorescent prince' & 'Foremost of the fungus' are just a few titles be-given to the Dormetrius Radii by the locals that inhabit the swamplands of Plot'u IV. The first human visitors simple called it a swampbeast when they encountered one snoring in the sun. Little did they know that this swamp beast would be their doom and downfall the coming night. Upon inspecting a suspicious moving light on a routine night patrol, four members of the alpha squad were dragged down in the abyssal bog by the night active Dormetrius.
It was later discovered that the Dormetrius has a marking on it's dorsal fin which is almost impossible to distinguish during daytime. At night however, this marking of death radiates an eery yellow light luring all prey to a shallow bog-filled trench. The Dormetrius makes a surprise launch from it's hiding place and drags it's prey into the bog where it devours it.
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/5643/beest9qs.jpg
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scumgrinder:
concept: september 24, 2018
Sender:
Jules McKain <jmckain@meir.com>
Recipient:
Sol Burnstein <sburnstein@meir.com>
The warden is fucking crazy, I kept sending reports about the mutagenous effect of the cinders of previous experiments under controlled conditions.
He insisted that the cinders were to be deposited along with rocks in the swamps on the east wing to fill them up. Not only he didn't listen to me but he called me "uncircumcized moron" in front of the interns.
So i sent two teams to do the deed and almost immediately everything went crazy. The gamma Swap oxes mutated into sluglike creatures, it was pathetic to watch but at least they died after a few days. The scary ones were the tiny fish that live in the low oxigen water.
I know a lot about genetics but I don't know how these ashes work anymore. I felt like a layman trying to understand what was going on when the fish started floating in the air and developing some sperm filled sacks. We couldn't catch a single one of them, mainly because we went there prepared for the cinders but not for the noise those things made.
The worst part is that even though the sperm is basically dead, it has a mild cinder-like effect and it mutates plants and animals on contact.
We didn't catch them and the warden fired and exiled me and 3 of our team.
We leave at 16:30 today and i am just e-mailing you to tell you what happened and to inform you (off the record) that you are going to take my place.
He's insane, so delete this message along with the one i sent yesterday before the guys at the server inform him.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c240/scumgrinder2/swampbeast.jpg
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silentkitty:
concept: Residing only in deep, undisturbed swamps, these gentle giants have been known to live their entire lives without taking a single step out of the habitat that they were born in. Some speculate that they simply grew out of the swamp, although the actual origins of these creatures is unknown. They seem to live in a symbiotic relationship with their swamp and are often mistaken for part of the landscape by travellers that don't think to glance over their heads while passing by one. However, these giant beasts are as harmless as the trees themselves.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/silentkitty/swampiebig.jpg
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DarkArtist:
concept: Scientists are fascinated by the recent discovery of a new carnivorous plant deep in the everglades. Capable of a full range of movement, the so called "swamp Beast" is able to capture and devour large prey. Studies are as yet inconclusive as to weather it is truly plant or animal.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-2/959172/swamp.jpg
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Cique:
concept: A forgotten creature from the time before dinosaurs which now lurks in the swamps, waiting for any creature to slip up.
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7110/krakencopy1hm.jpg
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misledtomisery:
concept: Little is known of this carnivorous creature, which currently is named a mossjaw. Experts agree that the closest related species is a mimic, but this swamp beast has a few unique characteristics. The most apparent is the size, ranging from the size of a dog, up to a two story structure. This abomination also cannot change it's shape, but instead just resembles and attaches the foliage and compost it was created from. Named for its massive jaws with two rows of razor sharp teeth, there are a number of secondary mouths, which vary with size. With no visible eyes, it is speculated that this creature senses vibrations from the murky water it lives in, as well as an great sense of smell to capture anything lurking too close.
http://misledtomisery.com/forums/swampbeast.jpg
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Althael:
concept: Specimen: Anamortilinas Tramyridus (A.K.A. Swarm Worm)
First appearance: January 7th, 2368 on Planet X-39-32
Number of known place: Approximatively 78 planets
Army force first came in contact with this race some years ago, in search of a new non-hostile planet in solar system Hylnd-T7. When expecting the swamps that cover near 4/5 of the first visited planet, a specimen the size of a 3 level building attacked them, killing most of the platoon before hiding itself in earth to be no more found again.
This is an extremely urgent alert, these sentient plant are the dominant life form of multiple solar systems in which there are too many potable planets to pass.
Be aware, the cunning of these plants seems to be higher than the ones of humans. That's what they've shown fourteen days ago when a gigantic specimen swallowed a whole planes-carrier in the middle of an ocean on X-39-61, followed by the whole squad of ships. Torpedos were useless against it.
Be sure to memorize how the creature look. It is the only accurate picture known to date. Study it and shot in the mouth, the only known weakness known. Destroying the eyes only makes it more aggressive, do not shot them.
Old ruins have been found on multiples planets around the twin suns. Which makes us believe that an intelligent race have already lived on these planets and has been eradicated by the plants. Some of the ruins are very high buildings and towers. It is recommended that you take place in them. Traveling on ground is very dangerous, since they can feel vibration and know their exact location from a very long distance.
That is all is known.
Good luck on your mission.
http://xs54.xs.to/pics/05455/CreatureDesMarais.jpg
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bdfoster:
concept: While many creatures have managed to quickly adapt to settlement on the various civilized worlds, the rapid evolution of the swamp beasts of Victory VII is of particular interest. It is assumed that this creature was once exclusively aquatic in nature, as indicated by its flat tail and powerful musculature. The heavy brow ridge and residual optic nerve suggest that the creature may have at some point in time had eyes, but those have been abandoned in its rapid evolutionary development. Instead, the predator senses it's prey through elaborate scent glands in the front villae. These tentacles are also highly sensitive to touch, and often the creature can locate it's prey though the vibrations in it's passing. However, the most interesting evolution of this creature is the fur like growth that appears on it's back. This mutation has actually been observed as it has only occurred within the last 17 years since colonization. With the environmental mapping of Victory VII to correspond more closely with the habitable climate of Earth, the marshy areas have begun to develop "grass-like" vegetation, of which the swamp beast's fur closely resembles. This mutational camouflage has made the creature even more deadly, allowing it to lie low in the marsh lands undetected before using it's powerful legs to leap upon and devour it's prey. Due to the relative newness of settlement on Victory VII, we will continue to monitor the delicate ecosystem for other rapid evolutionary mutations, as demonstrated by this fascinating creature.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/bdfoster/Paintings/SwampBeast.jpg
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nightfend:
concept: Swamp Terror
These beastly monsters inhabit only the most isolated and desolate swamps, far from human inhabitants. They have been spotted roaming the swamps feeding on the dead carcasses of animals. The creatures live isolated lives and no two Swamp Terrors share the same swamp. It is unknown how the creatures reproduce and whether they are more plant than animal.
http://home.comcast.net/~mikecwagner/images/cow/swamp_monster2.jpg
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br0ken_spirit:
concept: Swamp Glider
These large creatures are insectivores. They fly above and across the swamp water, just out of the reach of bigger predators. With their multiple wing pairs they can manouver quickly through the air, despite their size. They can also hover suspended in mid air like a hummingbird, just above the water to drink through their circular needle-like facial appendage. The crests on their back and head are mating devices, used to call the attention of the opposite sex. Their main diet consists of small flying insects, which they catch with a muscular tongue-like organ that shoots out from a hole in their heads right below the middle of the eyes, which is sticky in the end, and can retrieve back just as quickly as they shoot.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c399/bksketchb/cow28l3.jpg
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khan:
concept: The existence of this creature has yet to be confirmed by the scientific community but the local swampfolk aren't worried about such technicalities. They know to avoid stepping over small water holes. Likened to a cross between an Arrowana and a Giant Salamader, this sedentary creature lies in wait with only its nostrils above the murky water waiting for it's prey. With suprising agility it lunges upward, mouth agape, and grabs it's victim with an unbreakable grip. "Gaters, naw we ain't worried bout 'em, we got 'em as pets. It's them other ones ya gotta look out fer, they's crafty and mean. They don't got much teeth like a gater but I ain't never heard of no-one gettin 'em to let go. Mouths must be sticky, like a bullfrog I rekon."
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/lkhanlian/cow-swamp_beast4.jpg
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xgabo:
concept: Jack-of-the-Swamp
This rare creature is gestated in the moss growing from the decomposition of dead people and animals in the bogs of southern england. Although it has a very menacing appearence, it is entirely composed of lychen and fitoplancton, and poses no threat to humans. Its body is so fragile that even the smallest distress can break it apart, like a motorboat passing overhead. The diet of the creature consists of fish eggs and petals of swamp flowers fallen on the water. During world wars I and II its population experienced an increase due to the large number of soldier's bodies in the water, but in the subsequent years polution and drainage of their habitats reduced its number to a few individuals. The last sight of the Jack-of-the-swamp was in 1973.
http://www.gabo.ca/swamp_creature.jpg
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gorillagrin:
concept: Our camera crews have spent an exhausting 3 years waiting for this moment. You are witnessing, for the first time ever recorded, the emergence of the great "Swamp Beast" of Quagmyre IV.
Once merely a local legend, like the Yeti of Earth or the Nahuutmanphant of New Neptune, the Swamp Beast has long been attributed to the hallucinatory visions of colonists who have inhaled too much swamp gas without the aid of a rebreather. Today, however, we bring you proof.
Labeled a "beast" due to its size, this creature is actually very docile and independent. It moves so slowly, in fact, that the local plant life is able to grow and thrive on its back, providing a natural camouflage. The majority of its life is spent face down in the cool mud, consuming small animals and insects through its filter-like snout. It is widely believed among experts that the Swamp Beast enjoys the feeling of wildlife & patrol squads unknowingly walking across its back- a sort of crude massage.
We're now going to take a moment of silence to observe this historic moment.
This has been Geraldo RiveraTron™, reporting live from Quagmyre IV.
http://www.quietantics.com/images/conceptart_forums/gorillagrin_swampy.jpg
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Topic: Swamp Beast
Deadline for the voting: Sunday, 20th November 2005
Posting thread (closed):
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55667
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MIKECORRIERO:
concept: They control small swamps and ponds, particularly fond of lilly pad filled murky waters where they can easily hide. The swamp beast is capable of changing colors and usually will turn a bright violet and orange when warning off larger predators because it contains in it's bloodstream a deadly neurotoxin. They contain only two tentacles although extremely long these are used for constricting and strangling its victims, dragging them under water until they drown and take thier last breathe. The swamp beast then swallows the victim whole through a stretchy rubberlike mouth filled with very tiny serrated teeth.
http://pratt.edu/~mcorrier/Projects/swampbeastcow.jpg
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Saise:
concept: Muzh'albazar, The Swamp Beast - In da old legends, the beast from da swamps swim in da dark waters of da swamps in seek of da prey. It's is big, bigger than adult man, over seven foots. It have two hand and four legs, and it is great swimmer, and runner too, so ya chance to run away is about that small... But don't ya panic. Maybe it's big, but it's have small mouth, so it's hunt for small prey, like rats, birds or other fleshy stuff. It's hood is stinky like the swamp it live in. It's have eleven green eyes, but it's don't have good sight... it's fell disturbance in the water, like spiders feel movement on the web... Be careful when ya approach to this beast it's maybe don't eat ya, but it can easly broke your spine. - Mahera Maxima, Book of Monsters.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/Saise/Cow2.jpg
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goran:
concept: Deep in the swamps, which surrounds the National Park Garbage Land, lives this nocturnal predator called by the natives, “ chiro chiro”. His diet consists of tourists and reckless National Park Rangers. During the wintertime, when the park is closed, he can be seen desperatley licking fresh roadkill on the main highway, which connects to the Garbage Land capital. Among the natives of this hostile enivonment, the chiro chiro tail is a much sought after delicacy. Because of the increase in hunting, this species which once roamed free among the swamps, is now at the brink of extinction. For the past few years, the hunting of the chiro chiro has become highly prohibited by the laws imposed by the Garbage Land National Park authorities. There is a myth told among the natives that the chiro chiro is well aware of these laws and because of this has been acting up and having his revenge on culinary enthusiats who are responsible for the near extinction of his species. This is one of the rare photographs of this species in its natural habitat.
Curtesy of Meon Spynx and Spynx Institute
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/production%20design/Chiro.jpg
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possessed:
concept: 'Glorious serpent', 'phosphorescent prince' & 'Foremost of the fungus' are just a few titles be-given to the Dormetrius Radii by the locals that inhabit the swamplands of Plot'u IV. The first human visitors simple called it a swampbeast when they encountered one snoring in the sun. Little did they know that this swamp beast would be their doom and downfall the coming night. Upon inspecting a suspicious moving light on a routine night patrol, four members of the alpha squad were dragged down in the abyssal bog by the night active Dormetrius.
It was later discovered that the Dormetrius has a marking on it's dorsal fin which is almost impossible to distinguish during daytime. At night however, this marking of death radiates an eery yellow light luring all prey to a shallow bog-filled trench. The Dormetrius makes a surprise launch from it's hiding place and drags it's prey into the bog where it devours it.
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/5643/beest9qs.jpg
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scumgrinder:
concept: september 24, 2018
Sender:
Jules McKain <jmckain@meir.com>
Recipient:
Sol Burnstein <sburnstein@meir.com>
The warden is fucking crazy, I kept sending reports about the mutagenous effect of the cinders of previous experiments under controlled conditions.
He insisted that the cinders were to be deposited along with rocks in the swamps on the east wing to fill them up. Not only he didn't listen to me but he called me "uncircumcized moron" in front of the interns.
So i sent two teams to do the deed and almost immediately everything went crazy. The gamma Swap oxes mutated into sluglike creatures, it was pathetic to watch but at least they died after a few days. The scary ones were the tiny fish that live in the low oxigen water.
I know a lot about genetics but I don't know how these ashes work anymore. I felt like a layman trying to understand what was going on when the fish started floating in the air and developing some sperm filled sacks. We couldn't catch a single one of them, mainly because we went there prepared for the cinders but not for the noise those things made.
The worst part is that even though the sperm is basically dead, it has a mild cinder-like effect and it mutates plants and animals on contact.
We didn't catch them and the warden fired and exiled me and 3 of our team.
We leave at 16:30 today and i am just e-mailing you to tell you what happened and to inform you (off the record) that you are going to take my place.
He's insane, so delete this message along with the one i sent yesterday before the guys at the server inform him.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c240/scumgrinder2/swampbeast.jpg
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silentkitty:
concept: Residing only in deep, undisturbed swamps, these gentle giants have been known to live their entire lives without taking a single step out of the habitat that they were born in. Some speculate that they simply grew out of the swamp, although the actual origins of these creatures is unknown. They seem to live in a symbiotic relationship with their swamp and are often mistaken for part of the landscape by travellers that don't think to glance over their heads while passing by one. However, these giant beasts are as harmless as the trees themselves.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/silentkitty/swampiebig.jpg
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DarkArtist:
concept: Scientists are fascinated by the recent discovery of a new carnivorous plant deep in the everglades. Capable of a full range of movement, the so called "swamp Beast" is able to capture and devour large prey. Studies are as yet inconclusive as to weather it is truly plant or animal.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-2/959172/swamp.jpg
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Cique:
concept: A forgotten creature from the time before dinosaurs which now lurks in the swamps, waiting for any creature to slip up.
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7110/krakencopy1hm.jpg
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misledtomisery:
concept: Little is known of this carnivorous creature, which currently is named a mossjaw. Experts agree that the closest related species is a mimic, but this swamp beast has a few unique characteristics. The most apparent is the size, ranging from the size of a dog, up to a two story structure. This abomination also cannot change it's shape, but instead just resembles and attaches the foliage and compost it was created from. Named for its massive jaws with two rows of razor sharp teeth, there are a number of secondary mouths, which vary with size. With no visible eyes, it is speculated that this creature senses vibrations from the murky water it lives in, as well as an great sense of smell to capture anything lurking too close.
http://misledtomisery.com/forums/swampbeast.jpg
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Althael:
concept: Specimen: Anamortilinas Tramyridus (A.K.A. Swarm Worm)
First appearance: January 7th, 2368 on Planet X-39-32
Number of known place: Approximatively 78 planets
Army force first came in contact with this race some years ago, in search of a new non-hostile planet in solar system Hylnd-T7. When expecting the swamps that cover near 4/5 of the first visited planet, a specimen the size of a 3 level building attacked them, killing most of the platoon before hiding itself in earth to be no more found again.
This is an extremely urgent alert, these sentient plant are the dominant life form of multiple solar systems in which there are too many potable planets to pass.
Be aware, the cunning of these plants seems to be higher than the ones of humans. That's what they've shown fourteen days ago when a gigantic specimen swallowed a whole planes-carrier in the middle of an ocean on X-39-61, followed by the whole squad of ships. Torpedos were useless against it.
Be sure to memorize how the creature look. It is the only accurate picture known to date. Study it and shot in the mouth, the only known weakness known. Destroying the eyes only makes it more aggressive, do not shot them.
Old ruins have been found on multiples planets around the twin suns. Which makes us believe that an intelligent race have already lived on these planets and has been eradicated by the plants. Some of the ruins are very high buildings and towers. It is recommended that you take place in them. Traveling on ground is very dangerous, since they can feel vibration and know their exact location from a very long distance.
That is all is known.
Good luck on your mission.
http://xs54.xs.to/pics/05455/CreatureDesMarais.jpg
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bdfoster:
concept: While many creatures have managed to quickly adapt to settlement on the various civilized worlds, the rapid evolution of the swamp beasts of Victory VII is of particular interest. It is assumed that this creature was once exclusively aquatic in nature, as indicated by its flat tail and powerful musculature. The heavy brow ridge and residual optic nerve suggest that the creature may have at some point in time had eyes, but those have been abandoned in its rapid evolutionary development. Instead, the predator senses it's prey through elaborate scent glands in the front villae. These tentacles are also highly sensitive to touch, and often the creature can locate it's prey though the vibrations in it's passing. However, the most interesting evolution of this creature is the fur like growth that appears on it's back. This mutation has actually been observed as it has only occurred within the last 17 years since colonization. With the environmental mapping of Victory VII to correspond more closely with the habitable climate of Earth, the marshy areas have begun to develop "grass-like" vegetation, of which the swamp beast's fur closely resembles. This mutational camouflage has made the creature even more deadly, allowing it to lie low in the marsh lands undetected before using it's powerful legs to leap upon and devour it's prey. Due to the relative newness of settlement on Victory VII, we will continue to monitor the delicate ecosystem for other rapid evolutionary mutations, as demonstrated by this fascinating creature.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/bdfoster/Paintings/SwampBeast.jpg
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nightfend:
concept: Swamp Terror
These beastly monsters inhabit only the most isolated and desolate swamps, far from human inhabitants. They have been spotted roaming the swamps feeding on the dead carcasses of animals. The creatures live isolated lives and no two Swamp Terrors share the same swamp. It is unknown how the creatures reproduce and whether they are more plant than animal.
http://home.comcast.net/~mikecwagner/images/cow/swamp_monster2.jpg
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br0ken_spirit:
concept: Swamp Glider
These large creatures are insectivores. They fly above and across the swamp water, just out of the reach of bigger predators. With their multiple wing pairs they can manouver quickly through the air, despite their size. They can also hover suspended in mid air like a hummingbird, just above the water to drink through their circular needle-like facial appendage. The crests on their back and head are mating devices, used to call the attention of the opposite sex. Their main diet consists of small flying insects, which they catch with a muscular tongue-like organ that shoots out from a hole in their heads right below the middle of the eyes, which is sticky in the end, and can retrieve back just as quickly as they shoot.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c399/bksketchb/cow28l3.jpg
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khan:
concept: The existence of this creature has yet to be confirmed by the scientific community but the local swampfolk aren't worried about such technicalities. They know to avoid stepping over small water holes. Likened to a cross between an Arrowana and a Giant Salamader, this sedentary creature lies in wait with only its nostrils above the murky water waiting for it's prey. With suprising agility it lunges upward, mouth agape, and grabs it's victim with an unbreakable grip. "Gaters, naw we ain't worried bout 'em, we got 'em as pets. It's them other ones ya gotta look out fer, they's crafty and mean. They don't got much teeth like a gater but I ain't never heard of no-one gettin 'em to let go. Mouths must be sticky, like a bullfrog I rekon."
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/lkhanlian/cow-swamp_beast4.jpg
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xgabo:
concept: Jack-of-the-Swamp
This rare creature is gestated in the moss growing from the decomposition of dead people and animals in the bogs of southern england. Although it has a very menacing appearence, it is entirely composed of lychen and fitoplancton, and poses no threat to humans. Its body is so fragile that even the smallest distress can break it apart, like a motorboat passing overhead. The diet of the creature consists of fish eggs and petals of swamp flowers fallen on the water. During world wars I and II its population experienced an increase due to the large number of soldier's bodies in the water, but in the subsequent years polution and drainage of their habitats reduced its number to a few individuals. The last sight of the Jack-of-the-swamp was in 1973.
http://www.gabo.ca/swamp_creature.jpg
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gorillagrin:
concept: Our camera crews have spent an exhausting 3 years waiting for this moment. You are witnessing, for the first time ever recorded, the emergence of the great "Swamp Beast" of Quagmyre IV.
Once merely a local legend, like the Yeti of Earth or the Nahuutmanphant of New Neptune, the Swamp Beast has long been attributed to the hallucinatory visions of colonists who have inhaled too much swamp gas without the aid of a rebreather. Today, however, we bring you proof.
Labeled a "beast" due to its size, this creature is actually very docile and independent. It moves so slowly, in fact, that the local plant life is able to grow and thrive on its back, providing a natural camouflage. The majority of its life is spent face down in the cool mud, consuming small animals and insects through its filter-like snout. It is widely believed among experts that the Swamp Beast enjoys the feeling of wildlife & patrol squads unknowingly walking across its back- a sort of crude massage.
We're now going to take a moment of silence to observe this historic moment.
This has been Geraldo RiveraTron™, reporting live from Quagmyre IV.
http://www.quietantics.com/images/conceptart_forums/gorillagrin_swampy.jpg
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