Inktober Day 21: Swarm

Today's Prompt is "Swarm"

It teems, it swarms, it comes in droves.
Is it under the earth?
Does it lurk in the water?
Does it take to the sky?

What is it? Where did it come from? When does it end? Comment below with a link or image of what you've done for this prompt!
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lunalapanda

Oct 20, 2018 22:02 by Atena Luna

Hunger of the Swarm

Spell | Oct 17, 2018

A dark spell that drains the blood of the innocents.

Grandmaster AmevelloBlue

Oct 20, 2018 22:15 by Ame Blue

by Amevello Blue

Almighty Deity Ademal

Nov 3, 2018 18:10 by Ademal

Those are really neat! I love them.

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Grandmaster AmevelloBlue

Nov 3, 2018 19:06 by Ame Blue

I do too, they're so soft and fluffy! :'D

Venerable Grandmaster Isaac Thompson

Oct 21, 2018 12:10 by Isaac A. Thompson

A "swarm" of paperwork ;)

Writer of Tiyu Amara, and The Last Line

Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum tjtrewin

Oct 21, 2018 13:41 by TJ Trewin

Vosagon by TJ Trewin

Follow me on Bluesky for more pixel art :D

kaileid0scope

Oct 21, 2018 22:31 by Kai

Venerable Grandmaster accolon

Oct 22, 2018 00:51

Legion Ants

Species | Oct 22, 2018

The unstoppable swarm of the Zone frontier

purenightshade

Oct 22, 2018 02:02 by Melissa Stone

Lilaflys are tiny insects, generally the size of an adult Ferali's index finger. By themselves, they're completely harmless, but in swarms they'll bite to defend their colony.

Master Uberphish

Oct 22, 2018 02:49

Reekin

Species | Jun 23, 2020

Ever-present pests living beneath the surface of every continent on the planet

Svagtlys

Oct 22, 2018 11:44 by MoMo

They are pretty and harmless, but swarms don't have to be ugly and terrifying. Not really a swarm— more of a shoal— but pretty close. Arimen, Arima's Fish