Alabastrum by Petra Frankova

Title:	Alabastrum
Date Created:	2024
Copyright:	© Petra Frankova
Genre:	Fantasy
Mediums:	Graphite Pencil, Colored Pencil
Views:	119
Posted:	11/27/2025

Location: Czech republic

A rare type of “inquiline” species. These plant-dwelling newts use specific chalice-like and comfortable petal receptacles as nests for their offspring. The translucent membrane seals shut once the mother newt has crawled inside. It is permeable enough to breath through, yet keeps the environment perfectly moist for the animals. Scientist have long debated whether this symbiosis proves beneficial for the plant itself. It was recently found that the juvenile newts devour the seeds, which ripen just before they hatch. The younglings then disperse the precious seeds on their way out in pursure of their own mates.