diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
index 2629e51f0b7..6f586d764e0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Please contact me on #coderbus IRC. ~Carn x
 #define GLOVES_LAYER			9
 #define BELT_LAYER				10
 #define SUIT_LAYER				11
-#define TAIL_LAYER				12		//bs12 specific.
+#define TAIL_LAYER				12		//bs12 specific.	//In a perfect world the parts of the tail that show between legs would be on a new layer. Until then, sprite's been tweaked
 #define GLASSES_LAYER			13
 #define BELT_LAYER_ALT			14
 #define SUIT_STORE_LAYER		15
diff --git a/icons/mob/species/tajaran/tail - old.dmi b/icons/mob/species/tajaran/tail - old.dmi
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diff --git a/icons/mob/species/unathi/tail - old.dmi b/icons/mob/species/unathi/tail - old.dmi
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diff --git a/icons/mob/species/unathi/tail.dmi b/icons/mob/species/unathi/tail.dmi
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