Cave Creature Design
Cave creature design done for a talk at MCG Youth Pittsburgh. Thank you so much for having me!
Before the talk, I had the class pick a from a list of creature design briefs. The winning brief was: "A creature that lives in pitch black caves and lures its prey using light".
Creature 1 - Avian: Uses sacs of bioluminescent bacteria on its wings to lure in prey, then snatches it out of the air with its wide mouth and long neck
Creature 2 - Reptile: Uses a glowing tongue lure to bring prey straight to its jaws
Creature 3 - Invertebrate: Uses glowing patterns on its carapace to lure fish within reach of its serrated claws
Creature 4 - Mammal: Uses a symbiotic relationship with bioluminescent algae in its fur to attract prey
Amphibian: Uses its glowing tail tip as a lure, then catches prey with a long, sticky tongue