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I literally took a simple mousebird and made false storks out of it
Ah yes the beautiful world of speculative evolution

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2023-04-05

Can't remember if this idea has been done before, it's a sphaerocone ammonite with a speculative pair of tentacles that tear off easily, used as distraction for predators.

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2023-04-04

Today's warm-up! An Armorhead punting a longbowman. Because there's always a need for more speculative/fantasy boars!

From 's Dragonslayer Codex.

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2023-04-04

Did this a while ago. Inspired by and 's dinosaurids.

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2023-04-02

Proud to announce that my / ‘The Mountain King’ will be included in the upcoming ‘Honor’ from
(July)

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2023-04-02

Remake of an old concept: a vermin species which has evolved to be very cute as a defense against humans.

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2023-04-02

I'm Rico and I'm nonbinary.
I write comics and speculative fiction. You can find my comics where I collab with incredible artists below:

https://t.co/LRvh2K9vk5

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2023-04-01

Hi there! 👋 I’m an agender artist who likes drawing aliens and creatures. Mainly speculative biology and worldbuilding!! <3

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2023-04-01

Locus is the widely recognized and acclaimed magazine of record for the speculative fiction fields. Each of their issues includes science fiction/fantasy/YA/horror news, book reviews, interviews with the fields leading authors, and book listings.

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2023-03-29

Quick gryposaurus w a speculative soft comb for display atop its pronounced nose. I feel like yellow and black striped crest displays are like my own personal paleomeme lol.

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2023-03-26

The third in a line of three rat species. The porpoise-sized rat whale has completely adapted to life underwater. The nostrils have migrated to the top of the skull, and its incisor-beak has become larger. The rat whale's tail paddles side to side rather… https://t.co/VQnkdth2kE

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2023-03-26

The second in a line of three rat species. The rat croc spends the majority of its time underwater. Its front teeth have fused into a sharp beak.

Part of a one-off series where a lineage of future rats parallels the evolution of whales.

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2023-03-26

The first in a line of three rat species. The water rat leads a semi-aquatic lifestyle.

Part of a one-off series where a lineage of future rats parallels the evolution of whales.

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2023-03-26

Also, not sure if there are any followers that were on the speculative evolution forum years ago.
But I used to be have a tiny project called Morpheus there. Might have to use some of my better ideas from back then.

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2023-03-26

As some of you know i have a lost world speculative evolution project known as Saikin
Today in this thread i will be doing a general overview of the project and what to expect from it going forward

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2023-03-25

A new No Man's Land update! First of a series called "Parallel Lives of the Keas", in which we explore the lives of two Kea populations, one from native New Zealand, and one introduced in Cincinatti.

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2023-03-25