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[kopout]

In order to metabolize methane they would probably need a gut microbe of some kind to brake it down, giving them CO2 arts insted of methane farts

[Harbingerjm]

In order to metabolize methane they would probably need a gut microbe of some kind to brake it down, giving them CO2 arts insted of methane farts

How convenient.

[Eotyrannus]

I presume algae want to happen.

Also, yeah, we're currently cold-blooded. We've never been in a biome cooler than a suitable temperature for flight.

[kopout]

To be fair methane can also be used in photosynthisis, just not the "normal" kind.Its also a stronger green hous gas than CO2. But CO2 dosn't go BOOM so there's that.

Cleaner cast
Move to montane forest

+1

[weenog]

Why not just adapt our own respiratory system to be able to use methane as an additional energy source?  But if that doesn't get enough support, sublimate this suggestion to a +1 cleaner caste vote.

+1 to becoming an endotherm.

Feathers are fur are boring.  We have webbing and we have a brain.  I say we develop the ability to make simple clothing for ourselves.

[kopout]

Why not just adapt our own respiratory system to be able to use methane as an additional energy source?  But if that doesn't get enough support, sublimate this suggestion to a +1 cleaner caste vote.

I was going to say we couldn't and we still can't. That kind of biochemicle chang is way out of our leauge. But then it ocured to me that we could evolve special chambers off our trachia that house methane eating bacteria. We would probably need some sort of semi permiable berier to prevent methane from filling our lungs (wich would replace air and sufocate us) but nothing is actualy imposible about it.
So yeah what the circus +1

Feathers are fur are boring.  We have webbing and we have a brain.  I say we develop the ability to make simple clothing for ourselves.

+1

[Iituem]

+1 to cleaner caste.  We're already terraformers, we might as well take it to the next step and achieve control over the atmosphere itself.

+1 to silk clothing as an adaptation against cold - it's like building a nest around our own bodies!  Also, spin the silk around hives to keep them warm too!

[Remuthra]

+1 to cleaner caste.  We're already terraformers, we might as well take it to the next step and achieve control over the atmosphere itself.

+1 to silk clothing as an adaptation against cold - it's like building a nest around our own bodies!  Also, spin the silk around hives to keep them warm too!

[10ebbor10]

It's not like silk is flamable, right.

Still +1

[Remuthra]

It's not any more flammable than we are, so that's kind of a moot point.

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

+1 to the stuff

Also, how about a new caste which can make the silk into a proper building material like termite mounds

And tails that have bone tips so they can be a weapon or a saw.

Ooh, and large clawed spadelike feet for digging into trees and better kicking

[Eotyrannus]

Just so ya know, the guidelings can't silk stuff. Only we can do that.

VOTES-

Endothermy x2
Cleaner caste remove rotting wood/methane x5
Insulation x1
Methane-breathing with bacterial sacs x2
Spin silk clothing x5
Spin silk hive clothing x3
Silk buildings x1
Weaponised tail x1
Claws on feet for tree-digging/kicking x1

Move to cold forest x1
Move to montane forest x2
Move to other continent's forest x1

[kopout]

Spin silk hive clothing
Silk buildings
Claws on feet for tree-digging/kicking

+1

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

Hey, what if someone made a seperate evolution thread in the same world and the species got into competition 

Oh and +1 to everything

[Xantalos]

Aaand I'm giving a +1 to everything.