🕷️🐍 The Metakisu [Springtime Creature Suggestion!] 🐍🕷️

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dagda • 30 October 2025 at 2:48 PM

Hello, thanks for stopping by ₍^. .^₎⟆ I am super excited to share my first creature suggestion since 2016, the Metakisu!
This fella was made in collaboration with the wonderful @isis who wrote the description, thank you so much for helping out on this ♡ ︎🐛

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.☘︎ ݁˖ Art: https://www.deviantart.com/stash/014qs20trqw9 .☘︎ ݁˖
I also included the initial sketch (second image) for fun since I ended up changing a few things along the way!

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This creature is essentially everything I love in one cohesive package. In my humble opinion bug + cat is always a 10/10 combination : 3 I took inspiration from a few different bugs for this design - centipedes, tarantulas, and Swallowtail caterpillars. While working on the lineart I decided to base the cat part specifically off Highlander cats just to make it a little more distinct. ₍ᐢ. ̫.ᐢ₎
The name is a combination of metametric (meaning segmented body) and kisu (finnish equivalent of kitty)!
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WHAT IS THE METAKISU?
Habitat: Jungle
Length: 2.3m
Weight: 8kg
Gender profile: standard
Evolutions: Egg ➜ 99 feeds = Child ➜ 333 feeds = Teen ➜ 1111 feeds = Adult
(the digits increase each time... like its growing in length... just like the creature itself... mind blowing stuff i know lol 𖢥 )

About Metakisu Eggs
Metakisu eggs are difficult to find in Ark's jungle. They are well-camouflaged thanks to the vine-like protrusions they possess. To make it even trickier, it's easy to mistake one for a sleeping Mortiviper or a Chimera tail. It's probably for the best that either of those would trigger a flight response from most. Because even though a Metakisu egg is far more harmless than those snakes, the creature inside should definitely be avoided...

About the Metakisu creature
Admittedly, Metakisus are adorable. They've got fluff, large pleading eyes, and a playful nature. They even purr when they're satisfied! But that's where the danger lies... These deadly carnivores will strike with their venomous, retractable claws if you come too close, causing paralysis. Their antennae, equally venomous, are used to locate prey in the dark or to deliver another dose of venom if prey proves difficult. Once a target has been found and incapacitated, the Metakisu uses its long body to coil around and asphyxiate its victim to finish the job.

Metakisus have many green spots in their fur, which signify where new body parts will sprout. These dots gradually grow in size until a new part emerges, most commonly a leg or eye. However, very rare cases of Metakisus with multiple tails, mouths, or other additions have also been reported. Young Metakisus have significantly more spots than adults, as they need to grow legs quickly to accommodate their lengthening bodies. Along with this rampant leg growth, extra toes are likely to appear as well. Don't be surprised if a Metakisu has more than 5 toes on its paws! When a Metakisu reaches adulthood, limb growth slows and eventually stops completely. But eyes will still continue to develop until its death. This is why you can tell a Metakisu's age by the number of eyes it has.

If the cuteness of the Metakisu still calls to you despite the risks, there is one way to lure one home and tame it. The key is to feed it Teckarcks, its favorite snack. If you can consistently provide food for a Metakisu over a few weeks, it will grow to trust you and keep its claws retracted around you. You might still want to find some protection against those antennae, though. Overall, it is currently highly discouraged to keep a Metakisu as a pet, at least until the Science and Research Center develops an antidote. Once that happens, they might just turn out to be excellent lap cats!

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isis • 30 October 2025 at 3:56 PM

@redwall thank you for allowing me to write for this wonderful creature! I NEED this catbug in my cove asap!!

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dragrawr • 30 October 2025 at 4:09 PM

@redwall @isis
I’ve been summoned to the freak cat IM IN LOVE I must sacrifice Tackarks now, idc if their claws are venomous. Oh previous centipede catbug… you guys did amazing !! Love the art especially the last stage, and the description is amazing !!!

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lia • 31 October 2025 at 2:57 AM

@redwall @isis

amazing spectacular jaw-dropping i want 100 of them rn 😃 LOVE the art, but if it's deadly why is it friend-shaped :c omw to go to the sarc to develop the antidote myself!!

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twinkle • 31 October 2025 at 4:10 AM

@redwall awww they're so cute!! ❤️ Your art is amazing 😊

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Ian • 11 February 2026 at 7:36 PM

@dagda chosen for March! 😸

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dragrawr • 11 February 2026 at 9:26 PM

@dagda NO WAY CONGRATS OMG OMG OMG!!! ❤️ ❤️ KITTIE ❤️ ❤️

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isis • 12 February 2026 at 2:37 AM

@dagda ITS HAPPENING YAY!!

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dagda • 12 February 2026 at 8:58 AM

@ian @dragrawr @isis NO WAYYY I'M SO JOYOUS THANK YOU >⩊< 10 year old me would be over the moon right now
just now realizing i forgot to reply to anyone in here previously... thank you everybody for the kind words, i'm super glad people like the little fella 𖹭.ᐟ

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redflipflap • 12 February 2026 at 11:14 AM

This is incredible ♡ congratulations! I can’t wait to grab one 💚

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prairie • 12 February 2026 at 12:13 PM

Can’t wait to see!!! ;C;
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