Mesmerizing Mechanics Of This Jaw Inside Jaw Rig

It's a great day to learn about pharyngeal jaws, thanks to 3D Artist known online as Evoincarnate, who made this cool prototype. Pharyngeal jaws are basically a second set of jaws inside the throat, found in many species, including moray eels. Most fish use them to grind or move food that's already been caught by the front mouth.

Here's what the final version of this fish creature looks like, along with the artist's own scream. Absurdly cool, and Evoincarnate says this creature used to be a person:

Evoincarnate describes it simply as a "creature concept for an analog horror thing," so it's unclear whether it's for a game or something else. She has mentioned, though, that it's set in a vampire-cursed world.

If you want to see the fish she based this creature on, here are some references:

A few more creatures by Evoincarnate:

You might also want to take a look at how SinnersSAW rigged the feet for a bee-like creature: