Was Watching Some G1 Transformers And This Episode "Dweller In The Depths" Had Some Interesting Designs

was watching some G1 transformers and this episode "Dweller In The Depths" had some interesting designs for these half-organic half-robotic energy vampire monsters, thought id send them your way (+ a weirdly brutal scene one of them has)

(i really love the third one. what even IS that???)

Yeah the third one is the best one and I can't believe with all the nostalgia and geek fanservice I see out of this franchise there's no rush to finally make toys of these?!

everyone shut up . welcome to

This is so cool, one of those lineages I've seen mentioned in passing (or as you say, illustrated), but never really given much attention.

Thank you for sharing, not sure I ever would have come across that video otherwise! It's also (finally) prompted me to do a bit of a dive into other lesser-known arachnid orders 😀🕷️

Only thing I'll add, it sounds like there's still a bit of debate as to where in the family tree they sit; close to ticks makes sense (given the 6 legs of the young), but looks like other theories have them as sister taxa to trigonotarbids, Opiliones, or even Xiphosura!

Ricinulei are such obscure arachnids that this is the only video of one on youtube and maybe the only video of one on the internet???? I grew up seeing them illustrated in books, not even photographed.

there are very few ancient artifacts that make me more emotional than roman tombstones that thank the reader for stopping by and wish them well. there's simply something so sweet and gentle to me about imagining a traveler stopping along the road to read someone's final dedication and being sent away with the blessings of a thankful ghost