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The Languia is a deep sea dwelling creature that scours the oceans with its tongue like feeding proboscis. sweeping its "tongue" back and forth the Languia traps prey on the sticky surface. The captured prey will then slowly dissolve on the tongue, due to digestive enzymes, giving the languia nutrients from its prey item.Related content
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Thanks!! i'm glad you thinks so.
I love your insectoid designs by the way.
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thank you he is one of my artistic idols
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External digestion is rarely seen in aquatic environments (the mechanics of external digestion are really meant for use on land). How ever, this is a beautiful illustration.
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true rarely seen but not completely unheard of, starfish, sea cucumbers and couple other echinoderms feed similar to this. I'm glad you find it beautiful and i appreciate the interest in my designs!!
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Well, star fish at any rate do, and I completely forgot about that. Good point! Perhaps the tongue is covered in ciliated grooves that carry food to pores along the length of the tongue. The pores take the food inside the tongue where it can be digested and absorbed?
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your suggestion sounds like a more than viable digestive system to me.
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Beautiful concept! It has this graceful and yet deadly feel to it all.
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thank you i'm glad you think so, the things that are most delicate and graceful are always the most deadly
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