Turn 7
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The WorldThere is one animal that is becoming a bit too intelligent for safety. And due to that very same creature, the ecosystem of Bir Shallows is about to collapse. There are giant domes everywhere.
Hardened Dropbass, Pelagic Sylangoes, Burrowing Spermsquid, Screaming Pancod, Redspotted Hexturtle are extinct.
We have our first apex!
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notquitethere
1: Better metabolism for Sluggish Elecod: 5+1= Capped at 5
SS: Teeth for Sluggish Elecod: 2+1= 3
2: Bigger fins for Pelagic Pancod: 1+1= 2
3: Speciate the above:
A: Baleen: 4+1= 5
B: Round mouth for commmensal latching: 5+1= Capped at 5
Knightwing64
1: Improve social behavior: 4+1= 5
2: Parasite Immunity: 5+1= Capped at 5
3: More efficent metabolism: 1+1= 2
SS: Better pheromones: 4+1= 5
The Canadian Kitten
1: Speciate Giant Dropbass:
A: Hard Carapace: 2
B: Immunity to Carriercovy toxin: 3
2: Fix grooming behavior for Bitey Dropbass: 4+1= 5
3: Predator cleaning for Bitey Dropbass: 4
SS: Baleen for Gulping Dropbass: 6+1= 7
TricMagic
1: Size increase for Spark Bloodcovy: 1
2: Improved digestive system for Spark Bloodcovy: 5+1= Capped at 5
SS: Improve immune system for Spark Bloodcovy: 3+1= 4
3: Speciate the above
A: Larger size and send to Bir Shallows: 2
B: Larger size: 3
flazeo25
1: Speciate Smart Spermsquid:
A: Larger size: 1
B: Toxin digesting and send to Bir Shallows: 1
2: Speciate Deepsea Spermsquid:
A: Snail shell: 4
B: Snail shell and send to Sunlight Zone: 2
3: Speciate Mob Spermsquid:
A: Burrowing tentacles and send to Bir Shallows: 3+1= 4
B: Camuflage: 4+1= 5
SS: Hypnotic sting for Cuckoo Spermsquid: 5+1= 6
brangerlon
1: Mucus for nest building for Cooperating Carriercovy: 1+2=3
SS: Support action 1: 6
2: Large, dome-like nests: 4+1= 5
3: More brainpower: 5+1= 6
WARNING! PRE-SAPIENT STATUS REACHED!
Blood_Librarian
1: Parasite-cleaning young for Knifehead Whalegore: 4+1= 5
2: Sharp spikes on Hollow Krillgores exokeleton: 1+1= 2
3: Speciate Hollow Krillgore:
A: Bigger: 3
B: Omnivororus: 3
SS: Fix social behaviors of Knifehead Whalegore: 2+1= 3
Crystalizedmine
1: Stomach hurting poison for Pygmy Hexturtle: 4
2: Choloroplast balancing for Beaching Hexturtle: 1
3: Speciate Pygmy Hexturtle:
A: Become red with yellow dots and send to Bir Shallows: 5
B: Become yellow with red dots send to Uch Shallows: 2
SS: Speciate Beaching Hexturtle:
A: Keratin molars: 5+1= 6
B: Amniotic eggs: 5+1= 6
FiveBalesOfHay
1: Speciate from Abyssal Dropeel and add four sharp fangs: 2+1= 3
2: Carnivory: 4
3: Fuse all fins on back and belly to form a moray eel-like fin: 1+1= 2
SS: Increased suction power: 4+1= 5
Bir Island | Barren Rock Flats | (0/13 species)
Bir Shallows | Algea Forest | (13/13 species)
A large, carnivorous, rotund and slow animal 4 meters in diameter, with many sharp, flexible tendrils with the ability to cast electricity to prey. It lives in groups of up to 30 individuals. It moves and slowly manouvers around by using air jets on its underside. It has a large round mouth that it uses to devour its prey via suction from a set of powerful internal gills. It has a thick, porous skin that allows algea to grow on it, giving it camuflage. Its tissues are slightly acidic, charged with electricity, and protected with algal growths, making it a non-target to parasites. It has a large brain, fish-like eyes, and a weak sense of electroreception. It secretes a pheromone that enchants prey that wander too close, luring them closer. If it can't find prey, it goes into stasis to conserve energy. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, droplet-shaped, omnivorous, endoparasitic animal a centimeter in length, with a pair of long, rapidly flapping, cuttlefish-like fins with grasping suction cup ends, moving in synch. It has small keratin spikes in its mouth to stick onto larger animals, burying its head and feeding off their blood. Its body produces an antidote against Carriercovy toxin. Its mouth secretes a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the host from feeling its pain, along with a basic compound to stave off acidity. It produces a weak electric shock to surprise prey. It has a small brain, fish-like eyes, echolocation, and weak hearing. It reproduces by parasitic eggs that must be planted inside a host. The eggs secrete a scabbing substance to somewhat seal the wound. This process will often kill the host.
A piscine, carnivorous, droplet-shaped animal a meter in length, with dozens of small fins that cover its body, moving in synch. It has a robust jaw with many spike-like keratin teeth to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a long neck that it uses to scout for prey. It has a brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes and a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs. It avoids anything pink and yellow at all costs.
A piscine, carnivorous, droplet-shaped animal a meter in length, with dozens of small fins that cover its body, moving in synch. It has a robust jaw with many spike-like keratin teeth to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. Its skin is covered in toxic sweat, which it gets from its prey. It has a long neck that it uses to scout for prey. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes and a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, droplet-shaped, endoparasitic animal a centimeter in length, with dozens of tiny fins that cover its body with grasping suction cup ends, moving in synch. It has small keratin spikes in its mouth to stick onto larger animals, burying its head and feeding off their blood. Its body produces an antidote against Carriercovy toxin. It's mouth secretes a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the host from feeling its pain, along with a basic compound to neutralise acidity. It has a small brain, fish-like eyes, echolocation, and weak hearing. It reproduces by parasitic eggs that must be planted inside a host. The eggs secrete a scabbing substance to somewhat seal the wound. This process will often kill the host.
A small, droplet-shaped, carnivorous animal 20 centimeters in length, with a pair of long, rapidly flapping, cuttlefish-like fins with grasping suction cup ends, moving in synch. It has small keratin spike teeth in its mouth to bite and kill prey. It has a very strong immune system. Its mouth secretes a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the host from feeling its pain. It produces an electric shock to stun prey. It has a small brain, fish-like eyes, echolocation, and weak hearing. It reproduces by parasitic eggs that must be planted inside a host. The eggs secrete a scabbing substance to somewhat seal the wound. This process will often kill the host.
A small, piscine, carnivorous, sperm-shaped animal 25 centimeters in length, with four flippers and a very long, flat tail that makes up most of its length with a hallucinogenic stinger at the tip. It has two rows of keratin teeth in its mouth to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from its mouth. It has lungs connected to a single blowhole on top of its body. It is covered in keratin scales. It has complex vocal chords. On either side of its mouth are four long, strong, crushing tentacles. It has a smart brain, sensitive tentacles, a pair of hearing tendrils and light-sensitive fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs It lives in tribes and forms complex social structures. It keeps eating Carriercovies, even though it has very little resistance to its toxins.
A small, piscine, herbivorous, knife-shaped animal 3 centimeters in length, with two pairs of large wing-like fins that allow it to glide in the air. It is covered in scales. It has small keratin brushes in its mouth to comb algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of durable eggs, which are laid on very shallow water where the mother itself had hatched. The eggs hatch into undeveloped larvae, which mature later on.
A piscine, herbivorous, droplet-shaped animal 2.4 meters in length, with dozens of tiny fins that cover its body. It is a slow animal as a result. It has large keratin tusks to crack open algea trees, and keratin teeth to chew the lignite-rich tissue into a rough paste, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a large, wide snout with muscular extensions that end in hooked claws, which it uses for grasping. It has a brain with good memory and recognition, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A circular, omnivorous animal 20 centimeters in diameter, with three pairs of small, stubby limbs on its underside. It has sets of keratin baleen in its large mouth to filter algea from the water, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. Its flesh is unappetizing. It has a photosynthetic back sail and it is very isolative to prevent overheating. The sail eventually accumulates too much choloroplasts and has a mini algal bloom, killing the animal. Its skin is colored in a vibrant red with many yellow dots, which grants it a degree of aposematic coloration. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It always swims on the surface of the water. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs that are seeded with choloroplasts from birth. It cleans other animals of parasites and infections.
A piscine, opportunistically omnivorous, droplet-shaped animal a meter in length, with a large, multi faceted fish tail at the end. It has a long digestive tract. It has a strong jaw lined with large keratin spikes to cleanly scrape algea from the seabed, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has two long fangs with a very potent venom, and is largely immune to toxins, especially to Carriercovy toxin. It has a small hyperactive brain, a pair of internal ears and large, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs. It lives in herds of a few dozen individuals.
A small, piscine, herbivorous, sperm-shaped animal 25 centimeters in length, with dozens of tiny fins that cover its body, moving in synch, and a very long, flat tail that makes up most of its length. It has two rows of keratin teeth in its mouth to scrape algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It is covered in keratin scales. On either side of its mouth are four long, strong tentacles with suction cups on the tips and bristles on the sides to filter algea from water. It has a small, limited, but fast brain, two electroreceptive tentacle feelers, and fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, piscine, herbivorous, flat, droplet-shaped, pre-sapient animal 5 centimeters in length, with two pairs of fins on its sides. Its skin is covered in bright pink with bioluminescent yellow stripes. It has small keratin brushes in its mouth to comb algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. Along with internal gills, it has a coat of oxygenating fuzz on its flat back. It has a fast and efficent brain, chemoreceptive whiskers and fish-like eyes. It is incredibly toxic, making it completely inedible. It has very fast reflexes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs, which both parents guard. It is capable of communication using light signals, and lives in large, cooperative societies, and is able to secrete a resin-like substance to build large, dome-shaped nests and form sprawling colonies.
Eke Island | Barren Rock Flats | (0/11 species)
Eke Shallows | Algea Forest | (10/11 species)]
A small, droplet-shaped, carnivorous animal 30 centimeters in length, with a pair of long, rapidly flapping, cuttlefish-like fins with grasping suction cup ends, moving in synch. It has small keratin spike teeth in its mouth to bite and kill prey. It has a very strong immune system. Its mouth secretes a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the host from feeling its pain. It produces an electric shock to stun prey. It has a small brain, fish-like eyes, echolocation, and weak hearing. It reproduces by parasitic eggs that must be planted inside a host. The eggs secrete a scabbing substance to somewhat seal the wound. This process will often kill the host.
A small, droplet-shaped, endoparasitic animal a centimeter in length, with dozens of tiny fins that cover its body with grasping suction cup ends, moving in synch. It has small keratin spikes in its mouth to stick onto larger animals, burying its head and feeding off their blood. It sometimes nibbles at algea. Its body produces an antidote against Carriercovy toxin. It's mouth secretes a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the host from feeling its pain, along with a basic compound to stave off acidity. It has a small brain, fish-like eyes, echolocation, and weak hearing. It reproduces by parasitic eggs that must be planted inside a host. The eggs secrete a scabbing substance to somewhat seal the wound. This process will often kill the host.
A piscine, carnivorous, droplet-shaped animal 20 centimeters in length, with dozens of small fins that cover its body, moving in synch. It has two pairs of sharp keratin plates to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a large, wide snout with muscular extensions that end in hooked claws, which it uses for catching prey. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A piscine, carnivorous, droplet-shaped animal 10 centimeters in length, with a large, multi faceted fish tail at the end. It has a long digestive tract. It has a strong jaw lined with large keratin spikes to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has two long fangs with a very potent venom, and is largely immune to toxins. It has a small hyperactive brain and its only sense is sight by large, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs. It lives in packs made of a dozen or so individuals.
A small, piscine, omnivorous, knife-shaped animal 3 centimeters in length, with two pairs of large wing-like fins that allow it to glide in the air. It is covered in scales. It has small keratin brushes in its mouth to comb algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of durable eggs, which are laid on very shallow water where the mother itself had hatched. The eggs hatch into undeveloped larvae, which mature later on. It also targets parasites on other animals.
A piscine, herbivorous, circular, flattened animal 15 centimeters in length, with dozens of small fins on the sides of its body, moving in synch. It has small keratin brushes in its mouth to comb algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth, a pair of internal ears and a single small nostril. It has an organ that can make grunting sounds to communicate. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, piscine, opportunistically omnivorous, sperm-shaped animal 25 centimeters in length, with four flippers and a very long, flat tail that makes up most of its length with a hallucinogenic stinger at the tip. The poison makes the stung animal believe that the parasites eggs are of their own. It has two rows of keratin teeth in its mouth to scrape algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from its mouth. It has lungs connected to a single blowhole on top of its body. It is covered in keratin scales. It has complex vocal chords. On either side of its mouth are four long, strong, crushing tentacles. It has a smart brain, sensitive tentacles, a pair of hearing tendrils and light-sensitive fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs that are then injected in the eggs of other species. It lives in tribes and forms complex social structures centered around making other animals care for their young.
A tiny, piscine, herbivorous, knife-shaped animal a centimeter in length, with two pairs of flat, hardened fins for digging into sand. It is covered in insulating scales. Its mouth is covered in hairs to bite algea, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It lives under the sand, and migrates to shallow waters to reproduce. It reproduces by external fertilisation of many durable eggs, which are laid on very shallow water where the mother itself had hatched.
A circular, herbivorous animal half a meter in diameter, with three pairs of short legs on its underside. It has sets of keratin baleen in its large mouth to filter algea from the water, which it then swallows with suction. It has a pair of lungs connected to a blowhole. It has a blank back sail and it is very isolative to prevent overheating. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It always swims on the surface of the water. It reproduces by external fertilisation of soft eggs that harden after fertilisation. It spends alot of its time on barren land to evade predators, and lays its hardshelled eggs in soft sand.
A circular, herbivorous animal half a meter in diameter, with three pairs of short legs on its underside. It has keratin teeth in its mouth to chew on vegetation, which it then swallows with suction. It has a pair of lungs connected to a blowhole. It has a blank back sail and it is very isolative to prevent overheating. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It always swims on the surface of the water. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs. It spends alot of its time on barren land to evade predators.
Uch Island | Barren Rock Flats | (0/9 species)
Uch Shallows | Algea Forest | (8/9 species)
A small, piscine, carnivorous, sperm-shaped animal 30 centimeters in length, with four flippers and a very long, flat tail that makes up most of its length with a hallucinogenic stinger at the tip. It has two rows of keratin teeth in its mouth to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from its mouth. It has lungs connected to a single blowhole on top of its body. It is covered in keratin scales. It has complex vocal chords. On either side of its mouth are four long, strong, crushing tentacles. It has a smart brain, sensitive tentacles, a pair of hearing tendrils and light-sensitive fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs It lives in tribes and forms complex social structures.
A droplet-shaped, endoparasitic animal 30 centimeters in length, with dozens of tiny fins that cover its body with grasping suction cup ends, moving in synch. It has small keratin spikes in its mouth to stick onto larger animals, burying its head and feeding off their blood. Its body produces an antidote against Carriercovy toxin. It's mouth secretes a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the host from feeling its pain, along with a basic compound to neutralise acidity. It has a small brain, fish-like eyes, echolocation, and weak hearing. It reproduces by parasitic eggs that must be planted inside a host. The eggs secrete a scabbing substance to somewhat seal the wound. This process will often kill the host.
A piscine, carnivorous, droplet-shaped animal 75 centimeters in length, with dozens of small fins that cover its body, moving in synch. It has small, circular scales that cover its face and back. It has a robust jaw with many spike-like keratin teeth to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of powerful suction chambers on its gills. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes and a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, piscine, carnivorous, vermiform animal 30 centimeters in length, with two pairs of fins on its sides. Its skin is covered in bright pink with yellow stripes and glows at night. It has a pair of keratin mandibles to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. Along with internal gills, it has a coat of oxygenating fuzz on its flat back. It has a small brain, chemoreceptive whiskers and fish-like eyes. It is very toxic. It has very fast reflexes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs, which both sexes guard in a nest. The fries pick at any debris or parasite the adults have on their bodies.
A piscine, herbivorous, circular, flattened animal 15 centimeters in length, with dozens of small fins on the sides of its body, moving in synch. It has small keratin brushes in its mouth to comb algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth, electroreceptive pits on its face, and a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, piscine, opportunistically omnivorous, sperm-shaped animal 25 centimeters in length, with four flippers and a very long, flat tail that makes up most of its length. It has two rows of keratin teeth in its mouth to scrape algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It is covered in keratin scales that can change color by chromatophores. On either side of its mouth are four long, strong tentacles with suction cups on the tips. It has a small, limited, but fast brain, two tentacle feelers and fish-like eyes. It forms loose, unorganised herds. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, piscine, herbivorous, knife-shaped animal 3 centimeters in length, with two pairs of large wing-like fins that allow it to glide in the air. It is covered in scales. It has small keratin brushes in its mouth to comb algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of durable eggs, which are laid on very shallow water where the mother itself had hatched.
A piscine, opportunistically omnivorous, droplet-shaped animal 30 centimeters in length, with a large, multi faceted fish tail at the end. It has a long digestive tract. It has a strong jaw lined with large keratin spikes to cleanly scrape algea from the seabed, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has two long fangs with a very potent venom, and is largely immune to toxins. It has very thick, leathery skin that weights it down. It has a small hyperactive brain and its only sense is sight by large, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs. It lives in herds of a few dozen individuals that frequently clean eachother, and also clean other animals as well
The Sunlight Zone | Epipelagic Ocean | (6/7 species)
A piscine, omnivorous, knife-shaped animal a meter in length, with two pairs of large wing-like fins. It is covered in insulating scales. Its mouth has long, calcium baleen to filter out small animals, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It lives in open ocean, and migrates to shallow waters to reproduce. It reproduces by external fertilisation of many durable eggs, which are laid on very shallow water where the mother itself had hatched. It is very social, and lives in large, but anarchic pods. The adults periodically approach shallow waters so that the young whalegores can clean them.
A small, droplet-shaped, endoparasitic animal a centimeter in length, with a pair of large, sail shaped, cuttlefish-like fins with grasping suction cup ends, moving in synch. It has small keratin spikes in its mouth to stick onto larger animals, burying its head and feeding off their blood. Its body produces an antidote against Carriercovy toxin. Its has an internal sack connected to its mouth that secretes a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the host from feeling its pain. It has a small brain, fish-like eyes, and precise echolocation and hearing. It reproduces by parasitic eggs that must be planted inside a host. The eggs secrete a scabbing substance to somewhat seal the wound. This process will often kill the host.
A piscine, parasitic, circular, flattened animal 10 centimeters in length, with two large fins on the sides of its body, moving in synch, along with a large circular organ on its back that creates blasts of sound that grants it small bursts of speed. It has a wide, round mouth filled with tiny keratin spikes to latch and draw blood from larger prey animals, which it then sucks via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a single small nostril. It has an organ that can make a sonic boom, which it uses to deter predators. It is migratory and reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs in the shallow waters.
A small, piscine, filterfeeding, knife-shaped animal 3 centimeters in length, with two pairs of large wing-like fins that allow it to briefly glide in the air. It is covered in insulating scales. Its mouth is covered in hairs to catch algea, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It lives in open ocean, and migrates to shallow waters to reproduce. It reproduces by external fertilisation of many durable eggs, which are laid on very shallow water where the mother itself had hatched.
A piscine, herbivorous, circular, flattened animal 50 centimeters in length, with two large fins on the sides of its body, moving in synch, along with a large circular organ on its back that creates blasts of sound that grants it small bursts of speed. It has two large, mobile brushes of baleen in its mouth to filter algea from the water, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a single small nostril. It has an organ that can make a sonic boom, which it uses to deter predators. It is migratory and reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs in the shallow waters.
A piscine, filterfeeding, droplet-shaped animal 6 meters in length, with a large, multi faceted fish tail at the end. It has a long digestive tract. It has a strong jaw lined with large keratin baleen, It filters algea and swallows it via suction from a set of internal gills, keeping close to the waters surface to do so. It's back has symbiotic algea colonies attached. It has two long fangs with a very potent venom, and is largely immune to toxins. It has a small hyperactive brain and its only sense is sight by large, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs. It lives in herds of a few dozen individuals.
The Midnight Zone | Bathypelagic Zone | (6/7 species)
A piscine, carnivorous, droplet-shaped animal 75 centimeters in length, with dozens of small fins that cover its body, moving in synch. It has a robust jaw with many spike-like keratin teeth to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of powerful suction chambers on its gills. It's body is filled with a chemical that allows it to live in the deep sea. It has a small brain with large memory center, vestigial eyes and a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, droplet-shaped, endoparasitic animal a centimeter in length, with a pair of large, sail shaped, cuttlefish-like fins with grasping suction cup ends, moving in synch. It has small keratin spikes in its mouth to stick onto larger animals, burying its head and feeding off their blood. Its body produces an antidote against Carriercovy toxin. Its mouth secretes a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the host from feeling its pain, along with a basic compound to stave off acidity. A gaseous bladder controls its depth, but it can either ascend or descend with no inbetween. It has a small brain, vestigial eyes, and precise echolocation and hearing. It reproduces by parasitic eggs that must be planted inside a host. The eggs secrete a scabbing substance to somewhat seal the wound. This process will often kill the host.
A serpentine, carnivorous, flat animal half a meter in length, with a moray-like fin plan that lacks and stabilising fins. It has four long keratin fangs in its mouth to stab and kill prey, which it then swallows whole via suction from a set of powerful internal gills. It has a small brain with large memory center, small, vestigial fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A serpentine, flat animal half a meter in length, with dozens of small fins that cover its body, moving in synch. It has small keratin brushes in its mouth to gather sea snow from the seafloor, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain with large memory center, small, vestigial fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, piscine, snail-esque animal 10 centimeters in size, with dozens of tiny fins that cover the exposed part of its body, moving in synch. It has two rows of keratin teeth in its mouth to eat seasnow from the sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It is covered in keratin scales, an a large, spiral keratin shell. It's tissues are packed with a chemical that makes it immune to pressure. On either side of its mouth are four long, strong tentacles with suction cups on the tips and bristles on the sides to filter algea from water. It has a small, limited, but fast brain, two tentacle feelers and vestigial, small fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A small, crustaceanoid, bottomfeeding, crab-shaped animal 10 centimeters in length. It has six hydraulic legs and a pair of pincers that it uses to shove seasnow into its mouth. It is covered in a hardened, bony, and very, very spikey exoskeleton and is very lightweight. It has a set of internal gills. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It lives in deep ocean. It reproduces by external fertilisation of many durable eggs.
Look guys, gonna be honest with you. Situation with poison fishies is going to go from bad to worse.
Sapience is not a very special thing. Elephants, whales and crows are also sapient. Being sapient only means that a creature has a sense of self.
But when we talk about sapience in this context, the correct term would be "sophonence". Sophonence is a whole another thing. It can only appear when these pre-requisites are fulfilled. They don't have to be all separately adapted. One can make the other automatically appear; as in, species with hands gaining high intelligence will automatically get primitive tool use.
1: High enough brainpower.
2: The ability to use this brainpower to express and exhance ideas.
3: Ability to comprehend oneself and other such abstract concepts.
4: Extensive tool use and mastery of own environment.
Carriercovies have 1 and 2, and half of the 4. If brangerlon decides to expand its brain one more time, it will go up to 4.
I really cannot guarantee what will happen after.
I will still use the word sapience for the phenomenon to not cause unnecessary nuance.
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Topic: Competitive Evolution: Season 4 | Turn 13 | (Landfall Soon, Spots Available) (Read 23411 times)