FASA 365 Day 228, Caprae Cervi, (Deer Goat), 3-4ft.
STRONG legs for bouncing. Not leaping, not jumping… bouncing.
The fur is extremely soft for both harvesting like wool, and pelts for leather goods.
The meat is also very rich, not gamey. Cook describes it as not quite veal but not venison either.
Not sure what that means bur its awful good in a stew.
FASA 365 Day 227, Diplopoda Octopoda Draconis, (Millipus Dragon) 30ft
Bigger, longer, stronger, AND more tentacles than your average Octopus or Squid.
Highly aggressive, deep DEEP sea creature.
Has been known to surface occasionally, whether to hunt or to simply warm itself in the sun… who knows.
Has all the camouflage abilities of a normal octopus but heightened. Appearing as an oil slick or seaweed bed or some other trivial anomaly on the water.
Sailors have sworn that, while sailing on calm seas, the water miraculously “Came to life” when the Millipuss revealed itself on the waters surface. The ship being lost as they literally sailed right into it.
FASA 365 Day 226, Clavam Maxilla Lacerti, (Mace Jaw Lizard), 2-3 ft. Vampiric Herbivore.
Vampiric Herbivore? Yes.
How?
To explain, The Mace Jaw feeds by grinding its lower jaw and chin into trees. This creates a pulp of sorts of tree fibers and sap; which drips into its open mouth.
Note: there are no teeth in its open maw. Just a funnel, of sorts.
Spikes all over its body are predator prevention. Long claws help with tree climbing.
FASA 365 Day 225, Magnum Monstrum Locusta, (Large Monster Lobster) 150-250 ft.
Three Pronged Claws. Opposable “thumb”, Center Driller, Outer Crusher. Dominant (larger) claw on the left.
The bladder underneath its torso fills with air to assist it maneuver underwater. Otherwise it would collapse under the weight of its thick dense shell.
Horned like a Rhinocerous. Attacks from beneath and after its prey sinks… bottom feeder.
Artists Note: You’d need a bunch of Navy SeaBees just to crack the shell, let alone build the pot to boil it.
FASA 365 Day 224, Volans Regurgitatio Aranea, (Flying Vomit Spider) 6-12 Inch.
Like most spiders, it is a blood sucker, leaving the husk of its prey to either the scavengers… or to rot.
Feeds on Rodents, Pest, and other Large Vermin.
Does not spin webs. Rather, it hovers above and launches its venomous vomit upon its prey. The victim; attempting to wipe off the highly adhesive mucilaginous substance, only manages to spread the venom.
The Vomit Spider then gently descends upon its incapacitated, but aware, victim to feed.
So far, there hasn’t been any reports of the vomit spider attacking humans… so far.
Artists Note: How do you make a big hairy spider worse…, Lets give it wings!