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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Aethelwulf on 16 April 2023, 10:17:36 AM

Title: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Aethelwulf on 16 April 2023, 10:17:36 AM

I need a name for this creature. The main body comes from a toy protoceratops skeleton, the carapace is the carapace of a real dungbeetle I found, the tentacles cometh from a toy octopus, and the jawbones come from a real shrew skeleton I found.

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Digits on 16 April 2023, 10:25:11 AM

Fluffy ?

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Dags on 16 April 2023, 10:27:57 AM

Steve

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Post by: modelwarrior on 16 April 2023, 10:32:47 AM

Produngoctosaurus.

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Storm Wolf on 16 April 2023, 10:35:36 AM

Nightmare ;)

I like Steve also for a pet one :D

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Spinal Tap on 16 April 2023, 10:36:17 AM

Scarasorex


Combination of Scarabaeidae (dung beetles) and Sorex araneus (common shrew)

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Aethelwulf on 16 April 2023, 11:43:10 AM

Quote from: Spinal Tap on 16 April 2023, 10:36:17 AM

Scarasorex


Combination of Scarabaeidae (dung beetles) and Sorex araneus (common shrew)

That's a good one, I might use that.

Definitely Steve for a pet one.

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: YPU on 16 April 2023, 11:57:00 AM

starfaced prowler

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Aethelwulf on 16 April 2023, 12:03:07 PM

Quote from: YPU on 16 April 2023, 11:57:00 AM

starfaced prowler

That could be its common name, and Scarasorex could be the scientific name.

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: FreakyFenton on 16 April 2023, 12:52:01 PM

Reminds me of this comic by Gary Larson.  :)

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Aethelwulf on 16 April 2023, 12:55:05 PM

Quote from: FreakyFenton on 16 April 2023, 12:52:01 PM

Reminds me of this comic by Gary Larson.  :)

lol lol lol lol
I love Gary Larson's cartoons.

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: MHoxie on 16 April 2023, 08:05:14 PM

Anthropophagus
The Dunsmouth Terror
I Can't Believe it's not Rover

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Aethelwulf on 16 April 2023, 08:11:34 PM

Quote from: MHoxie on 16 April 2023, 08:05:14 PM

Anthropophagus
The Dunsmouth Terror
I Can't Believe it's not Rover

Dunsmouth Terror is another good one.

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: MHoxie on 16 April 2023, 08:16:54 PM

I asked ChatGPT for some appropriate monster names based on your description, and it came up with a list:

Ceratobeetle
Dungocerapod
Shrewtopus rex
Protoctobeetle
Octoshrewceratops
Dungoctopod
Shrewoctobeetle
Ceratoctobeetle
Shrewtobeetlepod
Protoctobeetlepod

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: FifteensAway on 17 April 2023, 04:00:24 AM

Scareasorex wolfus for the scientific name.  (with the added 'e'). That works for me and gives credit to the discoverer (creator).

Title: Re: Help naming a weird creature.
Post by: Aethelwulf on 17 April 2023, 07:29:16 AM

I'm going to go with Scareasorex Wolfus for the scientific name, and the Dunsmouth Terror for the common name. Thanks everyone for your help, especially FifteensAway and MHoxie.