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Published: 2009-03-05 10:17:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 1555; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 42
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Description "Wormhead"

CLASS: BICONSTRUCT

This highly unconventional monster is technically a colony of monsters that exist only in close partneship. The mollusk-like carrier lacks a brain, but a tangled ball of worm-like parasites reside in the cranium and dictate the colony's actions. What appear to be pulsing, colorful eyes are actually a pair of highly modified breeding worms, which can stretch to impressive lengths and inject hundreds of eggs into another living being. Infested victims ultimately become one with the colony's mind, increasing its size and power. Reproduction is performed by fission, with worms and slaves evenly divided between the two new carriers - odd numbers are devoured.

An Eyezome's shell is employed both as a crude leg and a powerful weapon, able to twirl and jab with impressive force on a short, muscular stalk. The rest of its body is supported mostly by sacs of gas, and can collapse to fit completely within the relatively tiny shell. Though omnivorous, they generally prefer fruits and vegetables over meat.

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I had to have a monster based on this [link] sooner or later, it's practically the mascot of my website and my single favorite zoological phenomenon. I could never think of a design I really liked, though, until I started drawing a mutant snail concept for those action figure ideas. Halfway through I realized it was better off a Mortasheen
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Comments: 7

FangedLuciferous [2009-03-08 09:27:04 +0000 UTC]

The snail parasite was something i expected sooner in mortasheen I'd just like to point out that you, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar (and a badass) and i check your site for updates nearly everytime i get online. I also noticed this one resembles rat fink quite a bit, intentional?

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scythemantis In reply to FangedLuciferous [2009-03-08 18:21:11 +0000 UTC]

Yeah a little, I have a couple monsters based loosely on him and other monster art from the era

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SpydrXIII [2009-03-06 06:59:18 +0000 UTC]

i knew the parasitized snail would be in mortasheen eventually.

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insane-drunken-angel [2009-03-06 02:26:01 +0000 UTC]

This is like, Mortasheen's Slowbro. O_O

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Mesklinite01 [2009-03-05 18:33:54 +0000 UTC]

I love creatures with smiles like that! I knew someday you would have a monster based on Leucochloridium!

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Lee-Sherman [2009-03-05 18:11:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow, a conch shell for a leg. I never would have thought.

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Neurotiker [2009-03-05 10:19:12 +0000 UTC]

I like the smooth lines and the bright, decent shading. It is giving something to me. Good.

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