Monthly/SAR Creature Suggestion: Myriadpod

pathogenia • 8 October 2026 at 11:27 PM

Hi everyone! I was considering posting a creature suggestion but finally got around to drawing it.

This is the MYRIADPOD! A mysterious, goofy, creepy but incredibly friendly creature!

I actually think this would make a great SARC creature, if those have had user suggestions taken for them before. I like the idea that the SARC collects them as subjects to study since they are very docile. I imagine they get along in urban society very well, and don't overcrowd because they only spawn in places no one is watching.
If not, it could be a fun creature idea for a Cave Monthly, sometime in like January or March or so.

THE IMPORTANT STUFF!
First off the IMAGE: https://imgur.com/a/bsit342

Height: ~18"
Weight: ~7kg
Gender Profile: 70% non-binary, 15% male, 15% female
Habitat: Ark City or Unknown
Egg -500 views-> Stage 2 -1100 views-> Stage 3 -1700 views-> Stage 4

Egg Description: These eggs seem to appear out of nowhere, on days where no one has looked where they appeared. A desire to be observed manifests a new Myriadpod egg, born with sensitive eyelash antennae and small, plentiful eyespots it uses to try and find its new keeper. The mysterious and colorful nature of the Myriadpod egg is almost guaranteed to capture the immediate gaze of wandering passerby, who are compelled to bring the curious eggs home with them. A watched pot may never boil, but an unwatched Myriadpod egg may never hatch. Mysteriously, they do not eat - it seems they feed only off attention!

Creature: The Myriadpod may be a little unnerving at first glance, but eyes truly are the window to the soul - and this creature sure does have a lot of it! With fluffy wings, bouncy antennae and a lovable personality, the keepers who take a chance bringing these eggs home wind up with a companion to brag about! The Myriadpod uses its delicate eyelash legs to gently wander about. Myriadpod are very attached to the keepers who watched over them as an egg. They will often have the habit of following their keeper around, returning the favor in their own way.

Finally some tags as suggested in the "Good Creature Submissions":
#creaturesuggestions #creaturesuggestion #myriadpod
I've never done this before so unsure if there are specific user(s) I should be tagging for this. Please let me know.
Thanks!!!

daisycat • 9 October 2026 at 6:50 PM

@pathogenia
What a neat creature! I especially love the choice of iris colors in your design, such a fun palette.

The description is so sweet, my favorite part is:
"A watched pot may never boil, but an unwatched Myriadpod egg may never hatch."
Too funny. x)

This is also precious:
"They will often have the habit of following their keeper around, returning the favor in their own way."

Overall, wonderful job with your suggestion! I'm happy you posted it and I'd love to see it become real. :-D I put Myriadpod as a name on one of my creatures in case you'd like it -- just lemme know! I figured I'd grab it before someone else does.

For users to tag, there isn't anyone specific that you should tag. At least from what I know. ^^' But you can optionally tag anyone who may seem interested in something like this (like they have similarly themed creatures in their cove) or anyone who you see online now or anyone who recently fed your cove recently. Pings can be turned off so if anyone doesn't wanna be pinged, then I'd assume they already have the pingless feature on and it wouldn't be a harm either way. 😊

@matcha check it out~

merit • 9 October 2026 at 9:34 PM

The design's a little unsettling (in a good way), but the description is so sweet! I think it would make a great SAR Creature.

"More like Eye Cave." -My Wife

pathogenia • 9 October 2026 at 10:25 PM

@daisycat @merit Thank you both so much for the positive feedback!!! I'm really glad to hear the description was a hit, I just thought it would be cute and a neat contrast if it had a really wholesome description. I like the idea of kinda creepy but really friendly creatures I just think it's whimsical. And I wanted to do a rainbow-ish palette to add some whimsy to it with sky blue wings, but ultimately though it more fun if I just gave it a cool color scheme that mimicked a rainbow feel, with some fun neons. TYSM for taking the time out to come look at my design ❤️
(Ps loved your wife's comment merit)

gngdia • 21 October 2026 at 7:30 AM

@pathogenia I like your creature suggestion! Looks creepy but cool 😃. I agree with you, this would make a great SARC creature, hopefully we will find it there soon! ❤️

pathogenia • 21 October 2026 at 7:16 PM

@gngdia Thank you so much for the kind feedback! I'm glad you think it's cool and creepy that's exactly what I was aiming for!! I'm glad everyone thinks it would fit there (I would be okay with it being a monthly too but I love the idea of them as domestic pets!!)

I'm glad you posted I was also wondering if I should boost this. I might tag some people I have seen on other creature suggestions. Please feel free to tag anyone you think would be interested in an esoteric creature lol!
@Ian @prairie @lothar @lexian @heatherm19 @cami

lexicon • 21 October 2026 at 8:05 PM

@pathogenia

this is....ADORABLE o: i absolutely love them and need them immediately 💜 it's like the game snake but with eyeballs...beautiful, no notes 1👁️ /1👁️

pathogenia • 21 October 2026 at 10:02 PM

@lexicon Hooray that fills me with delight I'm glad you love it! They're supposed to be a little millipede-based but I totally feel the snake vibes cause they're so wiggly! Thanks 😃

lexicon • 21 October 2026 at 10:19 PM

@pathogenia

ohh i totally see the millipede inspo!! which makes it even cooler imo. my comment is not about snake the animal but the web game snake.io (don't know if you've played) but the more you eat the longer you get! kind of like how in each evolution it gains more eyeballs 👀 👀 👀

heatherm19 • 21 October 2026 at 10:27 PM

@pathogenia Omg this would be perfect for the SARC!! What an interesting idea.

pathogenia • 21 October 2026 at 11:14 PM

@lexicon Oh I get what you're saying now the game!! Yeah that's a lot of fun! I can totally see it!
Also I saw your comment on my wall, yeah I think eyes are a really cool design concept and my favorite creatures are easily ones with wacky eye theming.
@heatherm19 TYSM I'm really glad you like it! I had a lot of fun putting the idea together.

lexian • 22 October 2026 at 3:31 AM

@pathogenia I'm really Jealous that my phone won't open the image, I'll hafta wait and see what my Laptop does when I get to it Later on as everyone's reactions are getting me real Excited to see what it's like - Definitely sounds like something I would want at least One of either way as I'm often drawn to Creepy/Cute Beasties 🤣💚 (Loved the descriptions and am totally intrigued when you mentioned "rainbow-ish palette to add some whimsy to it with sky blue wings")
Will Edit this post later on when I get to my Laptop, but Love what I've read so far! 😄💚

EDIT: Turns out I'm not destined to see it as the Content is Not Available in my Region... Bummer... But I bet it looks Brilliant 😅

pathogenia • 22 October 2026 at 9:06 AM

@lexian Oh no!! I didn't realize Imgur was going to give people trouble. I tried using Imgbb instead because I've seen other people here using it. Here's another link (I tested it):
https://ibb.co/RkbZNdfL

Since there's already a primary one I'm logged in on Imgur to save, and this didn't make me make an account (woohoo!) I put a month expiration on it so it doesn't get "lost on the net" so to speak. But hopefully this one will be viewable. Thanks for the compliments so far!

lexian • 22 October 2026 at 9:13 AM

@pathogenia - Absolutely no problem Mate! The Internet is getting Difficult to share things nowadays - Hence why find I use Deviantart whenever I get the Itch to draw/Create something hehe

What can I say...? I'll Definitely Want One if it's accepted! 😍💚