Basic Anatomy Of A Bug Alien

[virioncomplex]

Click for larger image.

Faed stands a staggering 4'3.
Body mostly covered in green, segmented plating over brown skin.
Plating is like smooth, thick leather.
Skin is soft.
Double pointed ears.
Two antennae protrude from crown of the head.
Irises have no clear edge and seem to fade into the sclera.
Four arms, one set slightly smaller than the other.
Larger hands have open palms while the smaller are encased in plating.
Vestigial tail that curls against backside under clothing.
Narrow feet with two toes, large claws on each.
Coldblooded.

*random fact: Gadakai don't gain a gender until puberty, when they form a cocoon.




Two tongues.
No molars.
retractable mandibles sit in the jaw where molars would be.
Food is softened by tongues rubbing it along ridges on the roof and bottom of mouth.




Nostrils - breathing
Scape - base of antennae
Pedicel - amplifies hearing
Flagellum - moving joints
Olfactory Stem - sense of smell
Antennae also help manage balance, spacial orientation, directional sense.