ASTROVITAE ISSUE 03
The third issue of Astrovitae Magazine is here! This issue features an interview with the popular Youtuber Curious Archive and unique section spreads and cover art commissioned by contributors. The front cover, created by the artist J. J. Aniorte, displays a creature from his project 'Polinices'. J. J. Aniorte was recently featured on Curious Archive's channel, and the first article of issue 3 highlights his project containing a plethora of bizarre, colonial animals. Three colorful spreads were illustrated by the artist Michal Sadowski (aka Ycyprid online), who has composed elaborate scenes representing the spirit of each magazine section. There is even more hiding inside, so take a peak!
The third issue of Astrovitae Magazine is here! This issue features an interview with the popular Youtuber Curious Archive and unique section spreads and cover art commissioned by contributors. The front cover, created by the artist J. J. Aniorte, displays a creature from his project 'Polinices'. J. J. Aniorte was recently featured on Curious Archive's channel, and the first article of issue 3 highlights his project containing a plethora of bizarre, colonial animals. Three colorful spreads were illustrated by the artist Michal Sadowski (aka Ycyprid online), who has composed elaborate scenes representing the spirit of each magazine section. There is even more hiding inside, so take a peak!
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CREATURE COMPENDIUM
PADDLE RAKE
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The common paddle-rake is named after how it swims and eats. Their general shape
resembles that of sea turtles and so does their sluggish speed. Paddle-rakes fulill the
niche of a small herbivore, though, small is a relative term for species on this alien world.
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Individuals typically reside in the shallow areas and eat by dragging their tail skewers
across the loor, dredging up edible plankton from the loose, organic debris. Sometimes
they are observed consuming their own waste—whether this is a tactic to extract more
energy (similar to rabbits) or is meant to hide a scent trail is still unclear to researchers.
QUADRIBRACHION
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Quadribrachion is a carnivorous species that lives in the plains of the southern continent
on the planet Faran. They catch prey with their forearms before injecting venom, which
this particular species does at night. Quadribrachion are a species that is categorized in
the group Venebrachionidea—a group who possess venom glands in their irst pair of
arms. The Venebrachionidea are further included in the clade Multipoda—made up of
eight limbs, two eyes, four ears, and two breathing holes on their head. On the planet
Faran, the two largest continents are wildly different due to their distance from each
other, resulting in life evolving divergently on these two landmasses. For example, in the
southern continent there are green plants, the Prasinophyta, and in the northern
continent there are red plants, the Erythrophyta, and both continents possess animals
arising from two distinctly different body plans.
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