[wip] Fairy shrimp (Patreon)

I drew Copepod doodle a while ago.

It made me want to drawing more small crustaceans.

I think everyone who raises fish knows Artemia (Brine shrimp).

Or, as a pet, the sea monkey might be the most famous.

I didn't know until I was drawing, but there are over 300 different types of fairy shrimp.

Small crustaceans are very important food for many fish and birds🐟

Rough sketch

Sketch

In the picture, I did not draw a specific species, but I drew it with the impression of being female and male juveniles of fairy shrimp.

The reason for drawing the juvenile was that it would look too complicated if I drawing a female egg pouch. Also it can be fearful for people with phobia. When I have to draw eggs for this reason, I draw as few as possible.

For design reasons, their swimming legs are 11 pairs, but I omitted in 4 pairs.

Thank you!