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Description
Name: Megarachne ServineiMeaning: giant spider
Time Period: Late Carboniferous 306 MYA (Million Years Ago)
Diet: smaller fish, insects amphibians, reptiles & arachnids
Size: 0,5 meters in length and 35 centimeters tall and 70 centimeters wide
Weight: 500 kilograms
Discovered in: Argentina π¦π·
Classification: Mycteroptidae
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I've been thinking about it, but currently i'm kinda preoccupied with drawing other prehistoric life. I'll definitely keep it in mind for when the time is right. There might be even others ones i'll try to redraw some day.
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Okay.
Though I have to ask, for some of your dinosaurs, why do the heads look shrink-wrapped?
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Some are more shrink wrapped then others to bring out more detail. I attempt at not doing it nowadays knowing that it's an innacurate and instead use colors, patterns, wrinkles, wattles/overlaying skin or even somewhat speculative designs to give my reconstructions a bit of character and recognizability so they can be easily identifiedΒ within my gallery.
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I see. I can see the holes from the skull.
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no, its not a spider, thats very outdated, its aΒ eurypterid now
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I was waiting for people to say that. I knew they would criticize it obviously not being an arachnid (which i found out as i was looking for references), but goddamnit i finally got the chance to draw a spider and it turned out great. No regrets... WHATSOEVER!!!Β Β .
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It's ok, it's just... here's the story on how i found out the truth.
Me: *looks up Megarachne/Mesothelae since i knew from WWM it to being an arachnid*
Internet: *new evidnce shows it was a eurypterid and spider reconstruction is outdated*
Me: *drawing is WIP and almost finished* Goddamnit! Reality is often disappointing, but i'll continue anyway since it would be a waste to scrap the entire design.
Internet and Current evidence: are we a joke to you?Β
Just like with Pelagornis and many other earlier drawings i've mad i'm thinking of making versions 2/more accurate reconstructions of them, but that's currently a side idea.
Edit: Hopefully you'll still enjoy the drawing
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yup, pretty much.
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