Here are the three sets of creepy crawlies submitted for this month's challenge. Vote for which one you think is best. Spoiler: Grawler (NyxieRina) Grawler, the Crawling Pokémon Bug/Ghost Dex Entry: There are stories surrounding the Grawlers and their malicious nature. They stalk the forests at night, searching the woods for any prey they can get their hands on. It is said that once you feel the prickling cold feeling on your back then it is already too late, as the Grawler chokes out its victims before feasting on its flesh. Spotting its low glowing markings would do you no good either, as the Grawler can easily phase through the trees in its way to make sure you don't get away. Inspiration: Pokémon: Spiders, Twig Spiders, Scorpions, The feeling of something crawling on you, hands, Skeleton hands Name: Grab, Ghost, Crawl, Crawler Spoiler: Hagillar & Hage (Gazi) The moment I saw the prompt, I knew exactly which creepy crawly to use as inspiration. Spoiler: Hagillar Hagillar, the hag Pokémon. Typing: Bug/Dark Pokédex entry: This Pokémon is very weak and vulnerable. Tired of being picked on, it burried itself in stray leaves and fur to make itself look larger and more intimidating. Spoiler: Hage Hage, the mage Pokémon. Evolves from Hagillar when its Attack reaches a high enough level. Typing: Bug/Dark Pokédex entry: This Pokémon constantly puffs itself up and tries to get stronger. It is not content as long as it thinks that there's someone out there bigger and stronger than it. The inspiration, especially for Hagillar, is the hag moth, or more specifically the hag moth caterpillar. If you don't know what that eldritch nightmare looks like, look it up. It's terrifying. Spoiler: Spruvia & Dendreetle (HiddenLore) Unfortunate my favorite bug is already a Pokémon, so I had to dig into weirder choices. Spoiler: Spruvia Line spruvla are born with a large slice of their favorite wood around their face. As they get older they consume it, when it’s gone, they are ready to evolve. Dendreetle have proven to be very good at adapting to new terrains and are considered an invasive species in nearly every biome they can be found in. Uncontrolled populations can have series impacts on their forests. Prizes: 1st Place: 100 pp 2nd Place: 75 pp 3rd Place: 50 pp
And the results are in! In first place we have @Gazi's dark moths, @NyxieRina scored second place with her ghost spider and @HiddenLore got third place! Let's give our winners a round of applause while I hand out the rewards! You can find the next challenge here.