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Skogsjones [2017-01-26 18:51:17 +0000 UTC]
I like how you drawn the angler fish,itΒ΄s looks cool ^^and RukiaΒ΄s pose looks nice too ^^
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Skogsjones In reply to SoleSwallower [2017-01-27 15:56:53 +0000 UTC]
^^
I see,yeah worth the effort so to say right?^^
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VoGoshinki [2017-01-24 00:05:51 +0000 UTC]
Will you have a follow up picture? Id love to see it.
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SoleSwallower In reply to VoGoshinki [2017-01-24 02:53:22 +0000 UTC]
Hm, It could happen.
I Certainly plan on drawing Rukia in this outfit again, she looks so good in it.
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lileehilee [2017-01-23 23:07:32 +0000 UTC]
SWIM AWAY!
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Shaded-Seraphim [2017-01-23 22:31:06 +0000 UTC]
Lovely work! Must say, Rukia wears a Sukumizu well!
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StormofGreed [2017-01-23 10:03:48 +0000 UTC]
that's one is papa fish
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SoleSwallower In reply to xxFalconArasxx [2017-01-23 18:05:36 +0000 UTC]
Oh, is that right?
Interesting, the Males don't even look like the same species and they definitely don't come to mind when you think 'Angler Fish'
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xxFalconArasxx In reply to SoleSwallower [2017-01-23 22:15:24 +0000 UTC]
It's a misconception you commonly see in media. A lot of people seem to be unaware of the extreme sexual dimorphism of deep sea Anglerfish. The males are very small, and their reproductive methods tend to be very alien. Sex goes a little something like this: the male latches on to the female's genitalia, and over time degenerates, but the male gonads remain intact, essentially committing sexual suicide, and so by this point, the male is dead, its dead body becoming a sperm filled butt plug for the female. Anglerfish are the only known species to reproduce this way, and scientists have named this method "sexual parisitism".
When scientists first started capturing deep sea Anglerfish, all known specimens were female. Individual males seemed non-existent for a long time. However, some specimens had what appeared to be parasites attached to them. It turned out that these "parasites" were highly reduced males. Anglerfish are polyandrous, which is a form of polygamy rarely witnessed in species, where the female can possess two or more husbands.
Not all Anglerfish mate this way. Melanocetidae, Himantolophidae, Diceratiidae, and Gigantactinidae show no evidence of sexual parasitism, although the males are still tiny, and underdeveloped
Male members of reef dwelling Anglerfish (Frogfish) have less sexual dimorphism, and are quite similar in appearance to the females (although they are still rather small), but Frogfish are surface dwelling, and look very different from deep sea species.
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CRUMVIII [2017-01-23 09:23:14 +0000 UTC]
Hot damn. This is why I'm scared of the sea. lol
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SoleSwallower In reply to CRUMVIII [2017-01-23 18:03:55 +0000 UTC]
Haha, can't argue with that.
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otters007 [2017-01-23 09:18:18 +0000 UTC]
Prefer it when Rukia's cheeks are puffy and the peril is more from her struggling underwater, but from an art perspective it's excellent, well done! Please don't stop doing underwater peril! Rukia looks so at home in them XD
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SoleSwallower In reply to otters007 [2017-01-23 18:03:38 +0000 UTC]
Fair enough, I was going to have her cheeks puffy but I figured it looked better having her exhaling precious air in shock of the situation.
Thanks a bunch, underwater images are fun and I'll certainly be doing more.
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OwlMew [2017-01-23 08:02:05 +0000 UTC]
The fish is me on a Sunday morning when I wake up at 5.00 am. I love it very well done!
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OwlMew In reply to SoleSwallower [2017-01-23 19:09:47 +0000 UTC]
Yep. I'm always hungry. XD
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SoleSwallower In reply to OwlMew [2017-01-24 02:52:52 +0000 UTC]
Haha, though I doubt you get to experience the delicacies of our Angler fish here.Β
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