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jillybean711 — 'The Star-Blind Pixie Leviathan' Alien Concept

Published: 2016-11-17 05:36:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 976; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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Description  Omg this took me so long to make. xD At least 5 hours at the very least. This is an alien concept, so in no way shape or form is this creature actually real. This creature was created by mee, and i wanted to try out designing alien lifeforms. It looked like a lot of fun, and it really was. There's more information about it below, if you'd like to read more about it. This is also a 50+ Subscriber special on my youtube channel! The speedpaint link is below, if you'd like to watch me create this creature from scratch.

 Speedpaint: here
 Drawing Program: MS Paint
 Drawing Tool: A mouse
 Time Taken: At least five hours. This took me a really long time to finish. XD

 Basic Information
 Name: Star-Blind Pixie Leviathan
 Origin of Name: They are very much blind, and live beyond our own planet, hence the "Star-Blind" part of the name, and their slightly blank, but curious look in their eyes. The word "Pixie" comes from their semi-transparent fins on their tails, lower torsos, and the membrane connecting their spikes, which reminds one of fairy, or pixie wings, in their pretty  colors, and semi-transparency. The "Leviathan" part of their name is rather self-explanatory.
 Residence: Jupiter's Ice Moon "Europa"
 Diet: Unknown, but speculated to be carnivorous.
 Sexual Dimorphism(?): Unknown

  Classifications
 Category: Serpent/Leviathan/Reptile
 Kingdom: Aliena
 Phylum: Frigidum
 Class: Fera
 Suborder: Ascalabotes
 Family: Caligineusdae
 Species: Caligineusdae Pristis

 Additional Information
 Alien Intelligence: Unknown, but appears to have some, at the very least. They show peaked curiosity at the diving ROVs that dove through the ice, and explored the depths of Europa.
 Physical Characteristics: Very large, about the size and weight of a Blue Whale. The fins on their back resemble that of a shark, and have dark tips, like that of a Black-Tip Reef Shark. They possess two sets of ears, the upper ones considerably larger than the ones below. The ears are incredibly powerful, and used to detect the faintest of sounds, and can hear sounds from miles away. This method of survival appears to be very effective for their isolated and dark lifestyle. They have lighter navy colored leathery skin, with a pale blue underside. Their ears have a lighter "Eye" on the back of their upper ears. This is thought to be to ward off enemies/predators(?), most likely used to intimidate and give the illusion they have eyes on the back of their head, similar to a Bengal Tiger. They have three pairs of eyes, that are a faded sandy amber, they are completely blind. They have a light plum dewlap on their throat, used to make extremely loud calls to communicate and locate certain things, like echo-location. They have semi-transparent light sea green fins with a pale blue-gray outlines. They also have long, dark, and sharp spikes on top of their head, connected by the sea-green membranes. They have two sets of large sharp teeth, two sets on the upper-jaw, and two sets on the lower-jaw, making scientists often wonder what PSI their bite may possess.
 Identified by: If I said David Bowman found it in 2010 would you believe me?
 Proof of Existence: A rover on Europa found a fossilized tooth in the ice while looking for samples of the ice, and any other material found on the surface. This discovery caused the ROV expedition to delve under the ice. It was a risky move, but considering the tooth was only a few hundred years of age, it was probable there was a creature down there. Their decision to proceed in the expedition rewarded NASA handsomely.
 Vocals/Calls: During this Expedition, they were able to bring a specialized hydrophone (an underwater mic) down with them, and managed to catch a few recordings of the leviathans speaking amongst themselves. Though the actual recordings aren't released to the public, scientists claim their calls are similar to that of the mysterious underwater recordings like that in Top5's video , The specific ones that are similar are "The Bloop"(1:31),"Julia"(6:31), & "Slow Down"(8:56). ( These are real recordings actually recorded by hydrophones underwater on our own planet, so they are just being used for reference. I highly suggest you subscribe to Top5s' channel. He makes great content, and deserves way more subscribers by the videos he produces )

 Art, Concept & Creature, jillybean711  
 Video Used for Reference, the cool Top5s !
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Comments: 9

Maria-Schreuders [2017-11-12 21:45:05 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic work 

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jillybean711 In reply to Maria-Schreuders [2017-11-12 23:51:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ;w;

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Maria-Schreuders In reply to jillybean711 [2017-11-13 05:23:19 +0000 UTC]

You're so welcome   

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Callisto81896 [2016-12-02 23:30:33 +0000 UTC]

Lovely concept, but why have eyes if you're blind? Vestigial?

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jillybean711 In reply to Callisto81896 [2016-12-03 01:07:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yes, the eyes are vestigial. It's unknown to the (fictional) scientists why they have those eyes, or why they have them in the first place. Due to this, it might mean Europa wasn't always an ice moon, or... there might have been something bigger than them, that they needed to look out for at one point.

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Callisto81896 In reply to jillybean711 [2016-12-03 03:18:05 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, it'd probably be the first. Like, there's no way any light could get through Europa's ice, especially not with the Sun as far away as it is, with ice predicted to be anywhere from 1 to 10 miles thick. All light down there is either from lava - that's shortlived and cools almost instantly - or from natural bio-luminescence. And it's unclear why bio-light would evolve at all on Europa.

Sure in Earth's oceans you have some light-up squids, flashlight fish, angler fish, but those are all in the 'upper' deep ocean, where they can still sometimes interact with light-seeing creatures. At the very deepest parts, where the only interaction life has with light-using life is eating their dead bodies as they fall, everything is eyeless; the ancient microbes that are their ancestors never evolved the light-sensitive pigments that became eyespots that became eyes.

Sorry if this sounds unappreciative or nitpicky, but I'm designing my own Europan species and I have LONG ago surrendered my soul to the altar of overthinking.

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jillybean711 In reply to Callisto81896 [2016-12-03 05:13:36 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry about it, I overthink things as well. Trust me. XD You don't sound like your being nitpicky. I always enjoy constructive criticism on anything I create, be it stories, and especially, my drawings. I'm always willing to hear people's opinions on things; I'm not one of those over-sensitive artists. You have a very good point.  Its obvious you have done even more research on the subject than I have, and I can browse Wikipedia for hours on end. So I'll be sure to keep this in mind. So thank you! It seems you have this very well thought out, so I'm sure your own alien species will be fantastic, I'm sure of it!

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Taylor-Call [2016-11-17 14:14:31 +0000 UTC]

LOVE the colors and the design! Beautifully done!!  

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jillybean711 In reply to Taylor-Call [2016-11-17 17:56:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Taylor!! ♡♡♡

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