Spitball Blob Rotation

Gooey abominations that can be found in Nintendo's 1991 Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters Gameboy video game. Spitball Blobs are very similar, both in appearance and behavior, to the McGoo enemies found in the original 1986/1987 Kid Icarus: Angel Land Story Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) adventure.

A Spitball Blob dwells within porous stone, its watery body filling the tiny fissures and pockets inside the rock. While concealed in this manner, the monster's presence cannot be detected by any conventional means, as such, they are extremely effective ambush predators. When anyone, or anything, treads upon its hiding place, the resulting vibrations stimulate the creature into action: the Spitball Blob bubbles to the surface in the blink of an eye, often right below its unfortunate prey's feet, and immediately attacks. If the target manages to elude the Spitball Blob's initial assault, whether through sheer luck or quick reflexes, the gelatinous killer can still strike, from a considerable distance, by vomiting up a ball of acidic mucus. Should this slimy projectile successfully bring down the intended victim, the monster moves in to feed, if not, it seeps back into the stone again to await another opportunity. While mostly solitary in nature (they reproduce asexually via fission), in areas that are particularly abundant with prey, it is not unusual for several Spitball Blobs to live in close proximity to one another, or even share the same rock.



Materials:
Newsprint, white glue, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
2.9 cm (1.1") x 2.7 cm (1.1") [widest point x highest point]

Time:
Two days; May 6 and 7, 2013.