Heaving, Pt. 2

Mikey skeletal anatomy! Click for better quality

Box turtles are the kinds of turtles who can fully fit into and close their shells along a single hinge in their plastron, which once closed is extremely hard to break into for any kind of predator especially if they cannot get a proper grip on the dome of the shell. Box turtles are also usually found in plains rather than ponds, and while they need water to survive and keep hydrated and can swim well, they’re not generally considered aquatic. Box turtles do have an interesting adaptation due to their more northern range of being able to survive freezing temperatures for a short period of time by slowing their metabolism outside of seasonal brumation (similar to hibernation, but more of a dormant state) if absolutely needed.

After watching TMNT ‘03 where the turtles meditate to save oxygen and prevent suffocation in a broken airlock, I thought, why not mix their ninja ability to conceal their body heat and breath and mix it with a turtles natural ability to brumate? Perhaps the brothers could enter into a completely dormant state on command with enough training in order to survive extreme situations or astral project in some form. Just a fun thought to tie their strong mystic powers with their physical abilities!

Although I use the term heterothermy to refer to them being able to vary between generating their own body heat while active and relying on environmental temperature while inactive, the intricacies of understanding thermal regulation in animals eludes me. If there’s a term that fits better, go ahead! I’m not a biologist so you probably know better lol

These are all my personal head cannons! You can use em’ as reference or not, whichever you prefer :)

[General][Raph][Donnie][Leo][Splinter]

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The headlines and anecdotes being shared about Tesla dealerships and cyber trucks getting wrecked and vandalized are all very enjoyable and revitalizing.

If you want to repost this one anywhere, feel free! Credit me where and when you can, but it's all good even if you can't.

Your Seikret isn't just for travel, though...

I absolutely adore Cyn, she was so cool!! Please watch Murder Drones if you haven't already :3

DAY 3:SLUMBER

1 was super busy and tired yesterday so I decided to draw Phillip Burne-Jones "The Vampire" in my style... even with coping Burne-Jones I didn't manage to get it done on time.

1 think this is one of my favourite vampire artworks of all time being made in 1897 it's the same year which Bram Stroker's Dracula came out which heavily influenced the mainstream perspective on vampires but I feel like this artwork has a few more of the traditional folklore inspiration. Before Dracula vampires were more of a metaphor for disease and parasites but I feel like Stoker added more human and nuanced elements too it.

Idk if I like how this art came out but I just gotta keep going and hope other days turn out better than this one lol

Still thinking about brand new mutated Dad Splinter figuring out the dynamics between his children. It wasn't until I was lining some of this that I realized the unintentional angst in this cute comic, because Splinter seeing how distraught Leo and Donnie are at being separated would hit a little too close to home for him.

Follow up to this! <- <-

Like I said in the prior post linked, something something Sprout wouldnt want to split for a long time after their first fusion...

And the clothes always get left behind when they unfuse!

Once again, thank you @dianagj-art for letting me borrow Oneion since I needed another Leo to bounce off of o7