The biggest mistake a creature designer can make is thinking they’re too “good” to take inspiration from nature. Nothing your little brain could come up with could hold a candle to what already exists in nature. Here’s the teeth and skull of an emerald tree boa to prove my point
i love nature docs & i recently came across one that hit me super hard. turns out the labords chameleon’s life cycle is extremely short. they live only 4-5 months & immediately die after laying & burying their eggs (which is their only purpose)z
in the final moments their nervous system begins to fail as their brain loses control of skin cells, so random nerve firings cause the skin to randomly change colors which causes a ridiculous art as they slowly die. it’s like sort of a visualization of the brain’s final flickerings.
pristine example of nature’s beauty, tragedy, & brutality at the same time.