wanderingbeast: The beast continues to grow uninhibited in the vast seas. Extrasensory organs in its snout and ‘whiskers’ allow it to see perfectly in the murky depths despite being totally blind. Curiously, it has started to develop eternal gill frills. Colorful skin flaps beneath its fins are only found on females. new beast. I like drawing whale things hence why we seem to keep sticking to this type.
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The beast continues to grow uninhibited in the vast seas. Extrasensory organs in its snout and ‘whiskers’ allow it to see perfectly in the murky depths despite being totally blind. Curiously, it has started to develop eternal gill frills. Colorful skin flaps beneath its fins are only found on females.

new beast. I like drawing whale things hence why we seem to keep sticking to this type.

wanderingbeast: The Beast has developed a wider mouth, for feeding on large schools of organisms, but still retained rows of teeth for snatching larger prey. Its wider body allows it to sail smoothly through the oceans, and has begun to migrate seasonally to follow its food sources. It has developed extra sensitivity organs near its mouth to sense vibrations in the water. New Beast finally! We’ll get back to a weekly schedule…eventually. >_>;;
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The Beast has developed a wider mouth, for feeding on large schools of organisms, but still retained rows of teeth for snatching larger prey. Its wider body allows it to sail smoothly through the oceans, and has begun to migrate seasonally to follow its food sources. It has developed extra sensitivity organs near its mouth to sense vibrations in the water.

New Beast finally! We’ll get back to a weekly schedule…eventually. >_>;;

Tumblr is being a butt and won’t let me reply to an ask I received.

Anonymous asked:

What happened to Wandering Beast? You and kiriska haven’t updated it in aeons.

We’re still doing it. It’s my turn and I’m super-late v_v I’ve just been busy with projects, but I’ll be making up a beast soon. (Kiri certainly won’t let me forget about it)

For those who don’t know, Wandering Beast is a blog my friend Kiriska and I run. We create monsters and their evolution chain.

wanderingbeast: The beast has moved into softer soils and sands, easier for it to slide through the underground with its snake-like body. Its limbs have shrunken, and are almost useless. Lack of large prey to satisfy its hunger has lured it back above ground. Using ambush tactics, the beast literally snatches food right up underneath their feet, dragging them underground to be devoured. I love drawing worms <3
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The beast has moved into softer soils and sands, easier for it to slide through the underground with its snake-like body. Its limbs have shrunken, and are almost useless. Lack of large prey to satisfy its hunger has lured it back above ground. Using ambush tactics, the beast literally snatches food right up underneath their feet, dragging them underground to be devoured.

I love drawing worms <3

wanderingbeast: The beast has fully adapted to its tunnel life, with its body elongated to better fit through the narrow passages. The beast has also become almost completely blind, instead choosing to rely on its sense of hearing and smell to better find prey. The enlarged tail now used to store water and fat for long periods in which the beast is unable to find nourishment, making it a very successful survivor. Whoops, late this week.
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The beast has fully adapted to its tunnel life, with its body elongated to better fit through the narrow passages. The beast has also become almost completely blind, instead choosing to rely on its sense of hearing and smell to better find prey. The enlarged tail now used to store water and fat for long periods in which the beast is unable to find nourishment, making it a very successful survivor.

Whoops, late this week.

wanderingbeast: The beast has gone fossorial, now digging its way through the underground. Its front teeth have fussed together to form large shovel-like tusks, which it uses to shovel whatever its nose deems worthy of eating into its crushing jaws. It is believed the large tusks also are used as a form of defense against the pincers of gigantic beetles, which are its favorite meal.  The front feet have also adapted to tunnel life, with the first three toes fused to better dig and the feet shape similar to a paddle, to move the up heaved dirt away. A peculiar mutation is that of the hardened shell now formed on the bridge of its nose, which is believed to help protect the softer part of the skull. While not commonly seen above ground, the beast still proves to be a pest. Broken pipes and electrical cords are a common issue, as well as large sinkholes, as the tunnels the beast creates eventually collapse.
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wanderingbeast:

The beast has gone fossorial, now digging its way through the underground. Its front teeth have fussed together to form large shovel-like tusks, which it uses to shovel whatever its nose deems worthy of eating into its crushing jaws. It is believed the large tusks also are used as a form of defense against the pincers of gigantic beetles, which are its favorite meal.  The front feet have also adapted to tunnel life, with the first three toes fused to better dig and the feet shape similar to a paddle, to move the up heaved dirt away. A peculiar mutation is that of the hardened shell now formed on the bridge of its nose, which is believed to help protect the softer part of the skull.

While not commonly seen above ground, the beast still proves to be a pest. Broken pipes and electrical cords are a common issue, as well as large sinkholes, as the tunnels the beast creates eventually collapse.

wanderingbeast: The beast has expanded its appetite, and now scavenges anything that can fit into its mouth. Elongated jaws chew up anything it deems edible and a heightened olfactory allows it to constantly seek out its next meal. While it still forages within forests, this beast has become a recent pest in near towns and cities.  Not much of an expansion off the previous beast. Some beasts may take a dramatic turn while others have a more subtler mutation depending on inspiration. My first take on our beast! Note to self: Long pictures suck on tumblr.
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The beast has expanded its appetite, and now scavenges anything that can fit into its mouth. Elongated jaws chew up anything it deems edible and a heightened olfactory allows it to constantly seek out its next meal. While it still forages within forests, this beast has become a recent pest in near towns and cities. 

Not much of an expansion off the previous beast. Some beasts may take a dramatic turn while others have a more subtler mutation depending on inspiration.

My first take on our beast!

Note to self: Long pictures suck on tumblr.

wanderingbeast: My roommate PencilCat and I, Kiriska, are starting a project in the same vein as Evan and Yuko’s Exquisite Beast. I’ll update Mondays, and she’ll update Thursdays, so I’ll have the odd-numbered beasts and she’ll have the evens. — The first beast is a nocturnal insectivore. They live in deciduous forests near cities and it is not uncommon to see one or two of them near roadkill, picking off the flies and maggots. New thing the roomie and I are doing!
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wanderingbeast:

My roommate PencilCat and I, Kiriska, are starting a project in the same vein as Evan and Yuko’s Exquisite Beast. I’ll update Mondays, and she’ll update Thursdays, so I’ll have the odd-numbered beasts and she’ll have the evens.

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The first beast is a nocturnal insectivore. They live in deciduous forests near cities and it is not uncommon to see one or two of them near roadkill, picking off the flies and maggots.

New thing the roomie and I are doing!