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Hi,

long time no see! Had a lot to do in the last weeks and no new ideas too. This one just came to my mind yesterday and I instantly drew it today. Tooked me quite some time but it was a lot fun!

The theme this time is Sexual Symbiosis. I was thinking about the possibility, that an alien lifeform could transform into something bigger by melting their genders together. Well let me explain this: male and female are sexual dimorph, which means they are one species, but the genders have a different look and a different behavior. To show it in a simple way I decided to draw some floating invertebrats (maybe from a planet with thick atmosphere). The females are blood suckers and highly aggressive, the males are nectar devourers, slow and passive. So, one species has conquered two ecological niches by splitting up the genders into completely different lifeforms. This is maybe a little far-fetched, but at least I think its a nice idea. But, the real magic starts when male and female come together - - - sexual symbiosis! The genders do not just combine their genes to make babies, they combine their whole bodies through a metamorphosis (the creature in the middle is the result of this combined metamorphosis, unfortunately the progress isnt shown, you can imagine some sort of cocoon where the organs lose their individuality and melt together). The result of the symbiosis of male and female is not just pregnancy but a new and superior organisms. This hermaphrodite is omnivorous and rules about the two niches as one organism. It may look a little "mutated" or "molten" but the body works perfectly and is now able to produce offspring and offspring and offspring and so on . . .

Phew, hope you like it! I had my fun :-)
Do you think this one is possible? I really want to hear your opinion!

See you soon, space cowboys!
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3936x3048px 3.56 MB
Make
Canon
Model
MG5100 series
Date Taken
Jan 1, 4501, 12:00:00 AM
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