well, i wanted to show how deme's anatomy works but... n-not firsthand....

notes:
Fig. A: The prey enters through the esophagus. If it is small enough, it stays and soaks in the stomach for a while - if it larger, it moves immediately to the gizzard, where stomach acid has already pooled. The prey's struggling signals to Deme's body that there is something ready to be digested.

Fig. B: As acid begins working on the prey, the gizzard begins to constrict. The gizzard's job into grind into paste whatever can't be handled by stomach acid alone.

Fig. C: Soon, there is little left besides muscle and bone. If the prey has survived this long, it will not be for much longer.

Fig. D: The gizzard walls continue constricting until they are grinding against each other, ensuring that their contents are not missed. The few things Deme cannot digest - hair, feathers, and synthesized material (like plastic or nylon) - are deposited back into the stomach, so they can be easily spat out.