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dazzelmethat · 4 months

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"Although commonly mistaken for mermaids, the freshwater parasitic sprite spends all it's life inhabiting the body of a large fish.

Like most common fish species the fry spend their childhood fleeing their mother."

Something a little horror themed for mermay. I think frequently about a mermaid version of that isopod that lives in the fish's mouth. And I also frequently think about how my platties whom after giving birth immediately started chasing their young.

#my art #mermay #mermay 2024 #horror art #slight nudity #slight cannibalism too...#i never have any idea what to tag my spooky stuff as uhhhh #mermaid #i chose the largemouth bass because it was a recognizable species #and i made the bass cry (even though underwater) to show the viewer that the fish is still alive and a separate creature #i'd imagine the sprites would reproduce by having the fish kiss. then they'd procreate between the fish's locked lips.. or something #i also like the idea of plenty of things being confused for mermaids and some mermaid scientists going about categorizing them #i like the idea of something humanoid and supernatural being parasitic to something natural.. i think it's neat #i don't think the bigger fry/baby in the foreground worked out that great but it was to display the size difference

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