DRAGONET - 2020

// Taxonomy: Dracantis esucarius - hungry dragon-mantis
Habitat (sedentary): Asteroid belts, planetary rings.

Carnivorous and notorious for mimicking star-scapes, Dragonets are somewhat like giant geckos; remaining motionless until unlucky prey approaches. They have large mantis-like limbs designed to capture Gliders and harbour an incredibly strong beak to crack through Spider-Light shells. As one would expect from their size, Dragonets are very strong; easily capable of damaging equipment.

With the exception of breeding season, they will purposely hunt individually, making them somewhat difficult to locate…

This image formed part of my Honours Project for Uni; the depiction of a neo-futuristic civilisation of humans and A.I. living together as equals in harmony. Exploring the depths of deep space aboard a 151 KM long generation starship, they seek to research, learn and evolve together while searching to find wonders that no-one has ever seen. In the thousand years since leaving Earth, the pinnacle of their findings include the successful identification of 8 alien organisms, forming an ecosystem that reaches far beyond the stars…