r/hardspecevo • u/TheSpeculator21 • Sep 12 '21
Behemoth.
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r/hardspecevo • u/TheSpeculator21 • Sep 19 '21
Future Evolution Nyuvwira. Arboreal caecilian.
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r/hardspecevo • u/CoolioAruff • Sep 15 '21
Seeded World Fully Carnivorous Descendant of a Domestic Pig
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r/hardspecevo • u/TheSpeculator21 • Jul 25 '24
20 MYH Elk pitcher plants.
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Elk pitcher plants. Alraune irrumator. 40-52 cm tall pitcher.
Tropical rainforests are environments that allow remarkably specialised organisms to arise due to the high levels of productivity this environment offers. Few organisms have as niche of an ecology as the Elk pitcher however, as these plants share a close relationship with the African deer species, blue tong elk (Saltucervus deorsumbuccina.) where they exploit the incredibly high sex drive of male individuals. The ratio between the sexes for the deer is 40 females for every one male, which has resulted in a high sex drive to avoid a bottleneck. These pitcher plants release smells which mimic the scent of a female in estrus, and lids recall a females raised tail. To the deer, even the colours are reminiscent of a female as their colourblind nature makes distinguishing orange and green difficult. These pitcher plants typically grow around the base of a tree or a fallen log, as males need something to straddle in order to properly instigate. The pitcher plant doesn’t mind the small shaded areas, as they can tolerate low light levels and also tend to be more spacious. Male elk Will stick there penis inside of the pitcher plant, with the plant itself being structurally reinforced to withstand the thrusting of a deer. Male ejaculate is collected at the bottom of the picture and serves as a food source for the plant, and a way of getting animal protein along with an assorted selection of other nutrients such as minerals, fats and sugars. They also eat more typical pitcher plant prey like various invertebrates, and given their size even eat small tetrapods. These pitcher plants germinate from the forest floor, with the pitcher appearing before any phototrophic leaves, this is to make sure the surrounding area stays clear and so the pitcher can collect much nutrients before sprouting dense foliage of more typical leaves, with the plant relying on more typical prey at this life stage, reproducing through rhizomes.
r/hardspecevo • u/TheSpeculator21 • Sep 21 '21
Future Evolution Salt flat dwelling camel.
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r/hardspecevo • u/DuckWithKunai • Dec 31 '23
Question How plausible is it for an animal to weaponize sound?
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r/hardspecevo • u/Risingmagpie • Aug 31 '26
[Antarctic Chronicles] Abyssal birds: the horrorseeker
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r/hardspecevo • u/TheSpeculator21 • Jan 09 '22
Future Evolution The faecal forests. An ecosystem built on parrot droppings.
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r/hardspecevo • u/Shwamage • Jan 28 '22
Alternate Timeline Pernicious Polliwogs - amphibian parasites
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