Completed October 11, 2024, this slim hunter represents a lot of subsurface engineering, over and above what went into the mobile tongue and the super-bendy skeleton. (The needle felting process forces wool deep into the figure, and with a cross-section this small, inevitably out the other side – picking up bits of whatever the needle encounters along the way. That means the usual core-and-skin system won’t work: the red and gold and black all have to go all the way to the bone, despite the changes in girth from head to tail.)

Updated December 6 to add at least a suggestion of proper scales to his belly, visible in the second underside image. And now he could be yours right away if he calls to you. Write to the Salamander to discuss details of the adoption.