
The picture, in MSPaint. I apologize for the crapulence. I could've used GIMP if it recognized my tablet pen as the cursor. Anyway...
The parasite: It has triangular shape, and I changed the design to feature short stubby crab legs. A row of teeth shaped like these (though smaller) is located just behind them, and in the middle is a circular mouth through which come the three tentacles (a female specimen is pictured. Four eyes, two on each side, in a Naucean-like form. The small black area is an ear, like a leopard gecko's 'hole-in-the-head' ears. Coloration is red-ish with black striped across the body, black eyes on red plates (think a buzzard or dinosaur). Legs are red on the outer face, pale inside (like a crab) and tentacles are all red (thought the male's fourth tentacle is black).
The standard host is portrayed (poorly) to the right. I'll try to make a photo mockup soon.
-It stands upright, like a Qiraji Prophet from WoW. While very thin, the torso widens into the shoulders like the undead male model.
-The head looks like a cow skull pointed down, and is coated in osteoderms, giving the appearance of an actual skull (there is no bottom jaw, as the dead do not need to eat).
-The four eyes are arranged similarly to the parasite, and look just like them.
-The spikes across the back are forward-facing (think Godzilla from the 1998 Hollywood movie).
-The back of the thing looks like the spine is uncovered, much like a xenomorph.
-You can see the outlines of ribs all down the creature, like an emaciated snake.
-They have four arms. The upper arms, mounted on the shoulders as you'd expect, are like the Fungal Giants' from WoW. The lower pair are like a T-Rex, though somewhat bigger (they're used for fine manipulations, like writing).
-They have two legs, which are shaped like the legs of the Faceless Ones from WoW.
-Coloration is sickly pale throughout, mottled with subtle grey spots.
NOTE: The triangle on top of the host's head is where the parasite normally attaches, but it is much smaller in comparison.
For those of you who don't recognize the WoW references, Wowwikie (
www.wowwiki.com) is an excellent resource.
From your favorite (?) dead parasites, happy Easter.
EDIT: Spore mockup complete. Refer to the description for notes, and ignore the legs. The coloration is mostly right, but the veins should be more line-like. I ran out of complexity (and description room) before I could make ribs. As said in the notes, I couldn't ass eyes. Just think Naucean/Alieneye for them.
http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=sast-500317811405See proper legs here:
http://www.wowwiki.com/Image:Volazj.jpgEDIT 2: Also note that this would be a very awkward pose for them. The upper arms typically hang limp.