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Stoplight Loosejaw by ~Abiogenisis:iconAbiogenisis:

Categories Digital Art > Drawings > Animals

©2006-2009 ~Abiogenisis
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[This fish is Real]

The Loosejaw is a small deep water fish which through evolution has lost the skin on the floor of its mouth. This alows the jaw to shoot out with minimal water resistance to snare prey. The red light under its eye is used to spot food, as many creatures of the deep see cannot see red light. This gives the Loosejaw its own 'sniper scope'.

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~sculptor451 Oct 3, 2006, 5:29:52 PM
Your lighting is beautiful...
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~Zippo4k Oct 4, 2006, 2:43:24 PM
They also, as is shown in the picture, have special teeth in their throats to help guide prey that has been caught into the stomach.

Very well done!

--
"...And I ask you, the parents:
Have you ever tried turning off the tv...
sitting down with your children...
and hitting them?" -Bender, Futurama, season 4, ep.6: 'Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV'
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=Ellygator Nov 4, 2006, 6:48:34 AM
Awesome work on the light effects and textures!

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"You must do everything yourself." (First rule of Alchemy)
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~Squirrellyone Nov 11, 2006, 7:15:09 AM
And can the jaw pull really close to the body to get the prey to the special teeth?

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Megalomania is for the weak.
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~Zippo4k Nov 11, 2006, 8:43:16 AM
Yes, when it closes it mouth. I presume that the jaw is extended by just not just it's own hinges, but also by another found right behind the eyes, in the back of the head. See where the presumed head joins the body above the throat? That's the joint. Coelocanths have one as well, but their bones evolved sepporately from that of the ray-finned fish. Convergence!

--
"...And I ask you, the parents:
Have you ever tried turning off the tv...
sitting down with your children...
and hitting them?" -Bender, Futurama, season 4, ep.6: 'Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV'
:iconsquirrellyone:
~Squirrellyone Nov 11, 2006, 8:44:50 AM
Yeah, I see it.

--
Megalomania is for the weak.
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=-lildragon- Nov 14, 2006, 3:54:28 AM
Another well thought of creature :) I'm fascinated by this one.
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Mood: Joy ~PauloSaracchini Nov 14, 2006, 5:48:29 AM
Muito Bom! Very good!
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*Dubhghall Nov 14, 2006, 7:22:31 AM
For a second there i was convinced you had made this beastie up, lol! the sheer diversity and alien forms of deep sea life...its enough to blow any biologist's mind. :D

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Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so, this conversation is getting a little strange
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Mood: Eager ~Razarelie Nov 14, 2006, 7:38:54 AM
As a child, I myself spent hours looking over a poster I had which contained all the odd creatures of the deep sea. I really enjoyed how different and surreal they were. Looking at them I was able to see the many abnormalities in nature, even what we perceive as beautiful. I think that is what you have noticed as well, I think you have stepped back and looked at even humans as if you were foreign to us, and looked at how odd all our shapes, curves, textures and even the places hair sprouts from as highly interesting. Your works of aliens, though horrifying in their surrealness, are justified by this ability to step back.

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Regards,
Razarelie 'Rhys'
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