05/25/15 First Contact 09

11 Comments

1. 

   Coyoty

   May 25, 2015 at 2:16 am

   Meanwhile the jelly is thinking, “Kitty!”

   Maybe they should stop pulling and gently peel each tentacle off.
2. 

   Antonio

   May 25, 2015 at 4:22 am

   Really good job those last to pictures. I love how you imprint realism to the posture and you are able to keep proportions.

   😀
3. 

   pbarnrob

   May 25, 2015 at 5:22 am

   Where’s a Tasp when you need one?!
4. 

   Elevenbane

   May 25, 2015 at 7:37 am

   Maybe they could get her free if she stopped making a fist grabbing and pulling on those things….
5. 

   Karlos F.

   May 25, 2015 at 9:56 am

   Yes, I was thinking the same: to strength is not the answer…
6. 

   AndyW

   May 25, 2015 at 12:34 pm

   @Coyote & @Elvenbane – but how do they peel off the tentacles without getting stuck themselves? A fly who want’s to rescue another fly doesn’t go hurling themselves into the same spider’s web… or shouldn’t.
7. 

   M.A.

   May 25, 2015 at 5:36 pm

   Don’t suppose somebody could go over to Yontengu and borrow Julie’s gloves for a second?
8. 

   Coyoty

   May 25, 2015 at 9:55 pm

   AndyW: Very carefully.

   It may be the jelly is caught on Anna and pulling is making the adhesion worse.
9. 

   KNO3

   May 25, 2015 at 11:45 pm

   Jellyfish needs to activate it’s stingers.
10. 

    Stewart

    May 26, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    Tickle the jelly. That always works for me when my kids won’t let go.
11. 

    Galane

    May 31, 2015 at 5:46 am

    @pbarnrob Ha! Tasp. 🙂 I just happen to have started reading “Fate of Worlds” yesterday. I started with “Fleet of Worlds” May 14th, 2015 and have read all four in that series and all four of the Ringworld books – now capping things off with the fifth book to both.

    The first Larry Niven book I read (IIRC 30+ years ago) was “The Ringworld Engineers”. Paperback with the Whelan cover that has the floating city which can be used as a map while reading that part.

    Now if only Niven would collaborate with Edward M. Lerner and finish “The Ghost Ships”!