The Walker by FCLittle

Vue • Fantasy • posted on May 05, 2009

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Description

This is the second in what is becoming a series of pictures devoted to a specific creature. In my last picture (The Nursery) I showed the hive where these creatures are bred. This second picture depicts the rare occasion when these creatures must migrate. Normally they move about very slowly on small "legs", but in some rare cases they are forced to move relatively quickly, as seen here, when drought has come. The legs grow when the need arises, and when they are not needed anymore they are discarded. There are some species, however, who also grow legs, but in these species it isn't for migration but to reach the place where they mate. Here, after they reach their destination, there are fields of discarded legs. These, in turn, are gathered by the peoples living near by and are considered a delicacy. Thanks for looking!

Comments (46)

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thecytron

9:51AM | Wed, 06 May 2009

Very creative!

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mdilorenzo

11:29AM | Wed, 06 May 2009

Fantastic idea and perfect realization... this recall me "Encounter with Rama" by A.C. Clarke, when humans encounter strange creatures (robots?) inside a huge alien starship.

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