#Mermay is a drawing challenge launched by @TomBancroft1. The rules are simple: draw a mermaid a day during the month of May, and share it. Instead of drawing mermaids, I decided to imagine the creatures that live around them.
THE MERCAT
I had always wondered why I never seemed to be able to see more Mercats. Well, now I know. They can't survive long, poor things. It's too tempting for them to eat a bite of their fish tail hanging there. Darwin tells me they stand no chance as a species...
THE UNIPPOCAMPUS
They're half-unicorn half-seahorse, so you can imagine they live only in parallel dimensions. When you do see one though, it will look at you straight in the eyes and if you smile, a golden starfish will be born somewhere in the sea. .
THE HUMMING-OCTOPUS
The humming-octopus is an essential part of any imaginary ocean ecosystem, as it help new fake anemones to grow. It can swim incredibly fast and yet remain at the exact same place. But its main characteristic is that, of course, it can also fly. And so humming-octopuses often live a double life, both under the ocean and above the ground.
THE TURBOCEROS
Let me introduce you to the very placid Turboceros. Round and flat, they've got a special power: they can breathe through their horn. And when they breathe out under the sea, they create vividly rainbow-colored bubbles.
