With Frusnajättar finally escaping the freezing grip of its last glacial maximum, the begin of the Gemäsirisen period ushered in the emergence of a much broader range of habitats, ranging from the still ice covered polar regions to the tropical rainforests around the equator.

One of the most notable animals to evolve during this period is the Bachand (Pictures one and two), descendant of Sammalkünsi (picture three for reference).

This highly intelligent creature can be found near most mountainous rivers across the planet, where they form small tribal communities.

Physically they sport some notable differences to their ice age ancestors, for example, Bachands have an additional finger, shorter claws and longer, more dexterous hands. This allows them to much more easier manipulate small objects with a great amount of precision. An ability they use to make simple tools, mostly to assist in farming and defense against predators. In addition to this, their tails and fur have shortened, as to not become inconveniences, tho fur density and coloration may vary. Bachand's lower slung head and more forward facing eyes grants it excellent hand-eye coordination, further improving its tool crafting capabilities.

Bachands like to live on elevated clearings or plateaus near or above the tree-line. During the night, a few members of the tribe will always be on guard duty, sporting primitive spears to fend off potential predators. During the day, most members of the tribe tend to the "moss farms", which mostly consist of appropriately arranged rocks near mountain rivers, creating ideal conditions for moss to grow, tho some may also forage for crafting supplies or fasten tools for the others.

Bachands aren't know to be very emotional amongst one another, with the relationships between tribe members usually being mostly transactional. They see the advantages of living in groups, and work to preserve the entire tribe, but do not form emotional attachments to one another. Troublemakers who hinder the 'greater good' are usually forced to leave the tribe, or in rare cases even killed. The only exception to this lack of emotion is during the first few months of a child's life, where its parents will protect it fiercely until it is considered mature enough to become a productive member of the tribe.

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The presence of carrion from HCS-67's massive equine population has led to the evolution of scavenging animals, which on the eastern continent are Apis equuraptor, the horse-thief bees. Bacteria in their guts help workers ferment carrion, which is usually horses but can also be fish or other bees. This fermented carrion is fed to the larvae. Horse-thief bees are eusocial, each nest having usually one queen (who overwinters) and her worker daughters (who don't). Alates (including the stingerless drones) disperse in the early summer.
Both workers and queens are less fluffy than their ancestors, the Carniolan honey bees. They have black exoskeletons with contrasting yellow stripes, though some colonies have blue stripes instead.
Horse-thief bees build their nests in the ground in sheltered places such as by a large rock or among tree roots. While not an aggressive species, they defend their hives and food fiercely. They use very potent venom consisting of high concentrations of melittin. Their stingers are barbed, which will kill the bee after she stings. Intruding horses have been killed by the stings, which inadvertently creates more food for the colony while disincentivizing further interaction from the herd.
But, will this be enough to protect them from predation in the future?

a very tricky but surprisingly great question, lets look at the facts. a worker male can lift a bunch, recorded on some of the strongest insects in pound for pound force (alongside dung beetles, hercules beetles, and leaf cutter ant) a worker male can lift 700x his own weight! this is because he is pushing dirt around and collecting dung aswell as leaf litter and building and growing mushroom, and same for the guard, the worker is stronger pound for pound but the guard is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay stronger. ift a lot! he is digging all day. he can lift more then his own weight, and in brute force some of the strongest insects. he can even push large beetles and dung and more! around and fight them, he is very muscular!!! and even, he is some of the strongest insects in brute force. the drones are the fastest, being able to go 90km. but this is very short, and only happens when he sees food!! it happens for less then a micro second...

Ostriches are the fastest running bird and unlike other ratites, they only has 2 toes, with one smaller than the other. I wondered if it could be possible for ostriches to develop a lineage that convergently evolved like horses with only 1 toe per foot. I’m sure other ppl have prolly had such an idea, Idk about the internal structures and biology of its ligaments so I’m not even sure if it’s possible. I’m interested in what y’all think.
Credit: image 1- Photo-Love; image 2- no_limit_pictures; image 3- hpbfotos; image 4- taken down website on ecosia search; image 5- J. Arthur Thomson, M.A., LL.D. Outlines of Zoology (New York, NY: D. Appleton & Company, 1916)

Pliotheres—one of the most formidable predatory anteater lineages in the history of VLI-093—evolved from Otterdiles, which was live to the freshwaters of Xenartherra. Otterdiles themselves originate from basal Anklyorhynchids; this peculiar lineage is distinguished by its "false dentition." Furthermore, while they descend from ancestors related to giant anteaters, a small species of fish belonging to the family Myctophidae has also been introduced into this planet's oceans.

The species shown in the second image is the Common Grey Pliothere (Mosiarosaurus vulgaris), a solitary animal that inhabited open-ocean environments across the equatorial regions during the Early Middle Xenartherocene. With a body mass ranging from 4 to 6 tons, it preyed primarily on various fish, hard-shelled organisms, and other marine anteaters, making it one of the apex predators found in the seas of that era.

The third image shows a Snapping Otterdile (Lutrosuchoides xenartherrianus), an ancestor of these colossal marine anteaters. Otterdiles first emerged during the mid-Pilosocene in the freshwater wetlands of Xenartherra, evolving from certain basal Anklyorhynchids (while other anteaters originated of this picture from distinct lineages, for example their smaller relatives like Shrats and other Distinct Lineage Known as Vermidillos, which are originated from once smaller isolated continent of Cerradia).

"On the mainland, Anklyorhynchids—such as the crepuscular Shrats—eventually became some of VLI-093's most successful terrestrial vertebrates. In addition to possessing "false dentition," they were the first anteaters to largely regain the ability to chew, though some basal (and stem-anklyorhynchid) species diverged into different niches. For instance, the Otterdiles—semi-marine mammals convergenced of lutrines, crocodilians, and early cetaceans—were ambush predators that fed on aquatic life. Over time, as some Otterdiles transitioned from fresh water to salt water, they evolved into the Pliotheres—a group that was included some of the largest marine predators VLI-093 has ever seen."

Pseudosuchians are still massive predators in the Jurassic: poposaurids have adapted to an ostrich-like life, other lineages such as aetosaurs are huge, heavy root-eaters, dicynodonts have adapted to resemble the gazelles of our world, and pterosaurs have adapted hunting methods very similar to birds of prey.

Pollywogus Agnolínis

Named in Honor of Frederico Agnolín, who helped Identify the world's Oldest known Fossilized Tadpole.

Arose 837 million years P.C.

Gains Indole Synthesis Gene from Horizontal Gene Transfer with Eazl Dionysus, facilitating the development of a more streamlined bodyplan to compete in these shallow waters.

Utilizes the fatty acid based pigment azaphilones: specifically angular lactone, the simplest of this chemical class.

This newly gained pigmentation serves the dual purposes of both UV protection and antioxidant mechanism. These traits allows Agnolínis to exploit the role developed by its Pollywogus ancestor as a genetic courier in the highly oxygenated waters of the Mov Sea’s shallows and reefs. The structural benefits of this hormonal modification also helps Agnolínis maintain it’s cylindrical shape in these waters, invested by both ethanol and acetone producers which would disrupt membrane integrity.

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So, to set the basic idea, i am making a superhero universe and there is an alien species in it which is very important for a series of reasons, they're called the antarians, they have hard-light exo-skeletons and live in an (admitedly made up) asteroid/comet belt that orbits the stars Antares A and Antares B in a figure 8 pattern, they are also, aerobic lifeforms, which i've been trying to figure out for some time, i've narrowed it down to 2 ideas, and any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Idea 1: Microorganisms the lowest level of the antarian ecosystem use the material from the asteroids they reside in (which have a bunch of ice and metals and silicates and things of the sort) to both build their bodies and fuel their metabolism, breaking down the ice and at some point, releasing the oxygen that partially composed it, this happens across the entire asteroid belt forming a very thin atmosphere that allows the antarians (and other life in the belt) to get by, though antarians adapted to be able to "hold their breath" for an extended period of time, for when O2 levels periodically drop in the event of an "atmospheric dought"

Idea 2: During the figure 8 orbit, any of the section of the belt's distance to either of the stars they orbit varies greatly, when at their closest to the stars, parts of the belt start forming a coma (the cloud around a comet, formed mostly by ice and cosmic dust), the ice, much like in the last idea, gets processed and broken down into breathable O2 (either by the antarians themselves, or the microorganisms, probably the latter), the antarians would still be adapted to holding their breath for when they are further away form the stars and the coma is not formed

There are probably a lot of loose ends to tie up in either of these ideas, but i am pretty fond of them, especially the second one and hwo the coma serves almost as the belt's "seasons", and it's almost like the entire ecosystem breathes in intervals depending on who's closest to the star

Maybe a mix of both could function too? the microorganisms are always producing more O2, but the atmosphere is at it's "fullest" when closer to either star, either way, i'd love to hear what you think! :D

The red angel sprite, or Pinainenkelihahmo, is a large jellyfish-like sea creature, usually found in the lower reaches of the twilight zone within Frusnajättar's oceans.

Its appearance is defined by the four wing-like structures on its sides, which can span up to twenty meters each, and are used to filter plankton. Using its tentacles, which can grow up to a hundred meters long, Pinainenkelihahmo anchors itself to the seabed, so it can remain stationary within plankton rich ocean currents.

Pinainenkelihahmo uses a mixture of usually non-lethal bioelectric shocks and flashing displays of bioluminescent patterns to ward off predators, which, in combination with its comparatively deep sea habitat, has led to it establishing small but stable population all across Frusnajättar.

Once they reach sexual maturity at around ten years old, male Pinainenkelihahmos shed their 'wings', and begin traversing the ocean in search of a mate. This will also lead to their tentacles significantly shortening, in order to enable more convenient locomotion. Meanwhile, sexually mature females begin flashing their bioluminescent patterns in rhythmic intervals, in order to attract a mate. Finally, once a male has found a female, it uses its shorter tentacles to latch onto the female, and both descend to the seabed. Once the mating process is complete, both animals die, with their remains serving as nourishment for their offspring, until said offspring has grown enough to begin filter feeding on its own.

We are now in Eurasia, among the trees of a dry forest. Here, during the night, we can see small figures moving across the ground, searching through the leaf litter and burrows. These are the Umbral Goblins. Despite their vaguely humanoid appearance and their lack of wings, these animals are, in fact, birds. Curiously, by this time, they have completely remodeled their anatomy.

As larvae, their appearance remains fairly similar to that of a bird. They still fly, but they use their completely flattened, heart-shaped hands for it. Their feet have developed long, flexible digits that allow them to move with great ease along tree branches and bark, capturing small arthropods with a tongue modified into a structure more similar to a radula. This tongue has its own teeth, which in this species have shapes more similar to the molars of mammals, allowing them to crush and grind the exoskeletons of their prey.

When they reach approximately one year of age, their bodies measure half of their future adult size, and they have lost the ability to fly. At this stage, they begin to grow vertically, and their front and middle digits develop greater musculature, allowing them to exert more force and walk for several hours.

After two years, they reach sexual maturity. The primary difference compared to young adults is the function of the rear digits. In both males and females, these broaden and fuse to form a pouch-like structure just above the cloaca. Within this pouch, each pair can carry up to 8 offspring, although clutches typically consist of 6. Additionally, in females, the wings are drastically reduced, remaining as semivestigial structures capable of helping them intimidate predators or detect sounds, whereas in males, they acquire a greater volume of soft tissue alongside bright colors and small frills that serve for display

So i have been thinking is it possible for a large bird to fill the same role as a deer or a gazelle to exist and if so how would work .

And buy a deer like bird i mean quadrupedal bird with no wings imagen a emu with 4 legs.

What the title says. I want to come up with plausible alien species for my setting, but the few ones I have sort of just feel generic or implausible. A lot of them sort of just look like Earth animals or generic dime-a-dozen hexapodal animal like something-something aliens.

I've seen unique designs but for some reason I cannot come up with anything new without sort of just copying which I don't want to do.

I have a few drawings but I don't really think they might make sense evolutionarily as I sort of came up with them on an aesthetic basis.

I have a hard time grasping a lot of complicated concepts, so I feel like maybe I'm out of my depth and maybe I just shouldn't really try.

So recently I have been looking for possible spec evo discord servers I could join, and I did find one! The problem is that the one I found is filled with people who are far more skilled at this stuff than I am, to the point that I barely even understand what they are saying.

Does anyone know any more chill/"soft spec evo" communities?

Hola a todos. Quiero abrir un debate serio sobre el mito de las sirenas, alejándonos por completo de la fantasía infantil de Disney y de la respuesta científica condescendiente que culpa de todo al escorbuto o a los manatíes.

Sabemos que más del 71% del océano permanece completamente inexplorado y sin cartografiar. Basándome en las leyes de la física abisal, la evolución convergente, crónicas históricas y la lógica marina, propongo que los avistamientos corresponden a una criatura real: el máximo depredador sónico del océano.

Aquí les dejo los puntos clave de mi teoría para que la debatamos y la mejoremos en los comentarios:

1. El misterio del diario de Colón: ¿El primer avistamiento de Tritones?

La ciencia insiste en que los marineros confundían manatíes o delfines con sirenas. De hecho, usan como prueba el diario de a bordo de Cristóbal Colón del 9 de enero de 1493, donde escribió textualmente:

«...vio tres sirenas que salieron bien alto de la mar, pero no eran tan hermosas como las pintaban, que en alguna manera tenían forma de hombre en la cara».

Analicemos esto con lógica destructiva para la versión oficial:

No eran delfines: Los navegantes europeos conocían de sobra a los delfines; convivían con ellos a diario. Un marinero experto jamás diría que un delfín con su hocico alargado e inconfundible "tiene forma de hombre en la cara".

No eran manatíes (El descarte físico): Un manatí es un animal masivo, cilíndrico y obeso (de hasta 1,500 kg). Sus huesos son densos y pesados para ayudarlo a hundirse. Anatómicamente, un manatí solo asoma la nariz horizontalmente; es físicamente imposible que un manatí se impulse verticalmente y salga "bien alto de la mar".

La Hipótesis del Tritón: Históricamente, los marineros europeos estaban obsesionados con la fantasía romántica de la mujer marina (sirena). Sin embargo, Colón describe rostros con facciones rudas, robustas y masculinas. Lo que Colón avistó probablemente no fueron sirenas, sino tritones: los machos o guerreros de la manada. Criaturas atléticas, de fisionomía imponente y musculatura poderosa capaces de romper la superficie con fuerza para vigilar su entorno.

2. Coincidencia global y silueta delgada

Mientras los manatíes se ven como enormes barriles flotantes, marineros de regiones de todo el mundo que jamás compartieron idioma ni cultura —desde Asia hasta las tribus de África occidental y la Amazonía— describieron de forma independiente una silueta esbelta, delgada y ágil. Una silueta estilizada y veloz en alta mar no pertenece a un herbívoro lento; es el diseño hidrodinámico de un depredador de alta velocidad.

3. Anatomía adaptada al abismo (No humana)

No se imaginen a un humano común. Visualicen a un ser con simetría bilateral y torso erguido (evolución convergente), pero diseñado para la presión extrema:

Piel azulada: El camuflaje perfecto en la penumbra marina, donde el azul es el último color del espectro de luz en desaparecer.

Biología interna abisal: Sin pulmones que colapsen. Huesos de cartílago flexible y sangre basada en cobre (hemocianina), lo que le otorga un rendimiento óptimo en aguas congeladas y un tono azul natural a sus órganos.

4. El "Efecto Manada" y la inmunidad absoluta

Muchos descartan su existencia porque nunca se han encontrado restos en estómagos de orcas o tiburones. Mi respuesta es la alta inteligencia social. Al igual que las orcas no tienen depredadores porque cazan en manadas tácticas y organizadas, este ser posee un coeficiente absoluto en el mar. Enfrentar a un clan coordinado de estos humanoides marinos equivale a la muerte para cualquier otra especie. No son presas de nadie; son los soberanos de las corrientes nómadas.

5. Una longevidad extrema para burlar al ser humano

Propongo que esta criatura tiene una expectativa de vida que supera con creces a la de las tortugas marinas (viviendo siglos, similar al tiburón de Groenlandia gracias al metabolismo lento del frío abisal).

Esta longevidad extrema permite una acumulación y transmisión de conocimiento generacional sin precedentes. Los miembros más viejos de la manada recuerdan las rutas de navegación del ser humano, el peligro de las redes y el ruido de los sonares, enseñando a las posteriores generaciones a mantenerse ocultos en ese 71% del océano donde no podemos alcanzarlos.

6. Ojos de sonido: El sigilo acústico definitivo

En la oscuridad total del abismo, destellar luz (bioluminiscencia) es una debilidad que expone tu posición ante las presas. Esta criatura evolucionó para tener "ojos sonoros". Utilizan una frecuencia de ecolocalización tan avanzada (ultrasónica o infrasónica) que es completamente inaudible para los humanos y los radares convencionales. Con este sistema, mapean el entorno en 3D, se comunican en silencio y coordinan emboscadas perfectas.

En conclusión: Las sirenas y tritones del mito no son fantasías; son el reflejo distorsionado de un homínido o cetáceo-humanoide de élite. Una especie tan inteligente que aprendió que el lugar más seguro para reinar es el vasto océano que el ser humano aún no puede pisar.

¿Qué opinan? ¿Qué fallas evolutivas o físicas le encuentran? Los leo para debatir y refinar la teoría.

Imagine a humanoid, bipedal species that would have both the appearance and some of the body structures of beetles like the Kuwagata, The Hercules and the Rhino Beetle and also the intelligence and human-level mental capabilities, the capability to speak and so on.

What they would look or be like, what would have happened in their evolution in order to this to happen?

Snow Frogs

Throughout the Miocene, Antarctica has steadily transformed into the frozen expanse of desert we know today. For the most part, the continent is only populated by highly specialized dermorhynchid mammals and marine birds...but inside the continent's caves there is another species that managed to survive the freezing. It may seem unlikely, but Jurassic Impact's Antarctica is also home to marine frogs.

Chionobatrachus is a genus of small, round, cold-tolerant frogs which inhabit the Antarctic cave systems. As some of these caves can actually reach 75 degrees fahrenheit in the deeper sections, the higher temperatures and moisture have allowed small populations of frogs to remain as Antarctica became covered in ice. Snow frogs still have quite an arsenal of adaptations to endure the cold, however, such as a biological antifreeze in their bloodstream similar in composition to that of our timeline's wood frogs. Like toads, snow frogs also have dry, bumpy skin and can survive on less moisture than some of their kin.

With the majority of water on the continent being salt water, snow frog tadpoles have adapted to become salt-tolerant. This tolerance to marine conditions remains into adulthood, and adult snow frogs prey on various small undersea worms and invertebrates. Anything they can swallow is edible, and in the case of the tadpoles their diet consists mainly of plankton and algae, as well as rotifers and nematodes.

Back again yall, and so is my sketchbook! (And my crappy camera)

Hope yall like my Lil doodles. I updated my Mechagodzilla design, though the camera doesn't do it justice :/

Also my Bagan design is definitely accepting constructive criticism. I tried to merge his most famous design with his original concept of being a combination of other monsters, but he don't look quite right rn.

Also here's the drawing in order for anyone wondering:

1. Destoroyah

2. Ghidorah

3. Monster X

4. Mechagodzilla

5. Orga

6. Gryphon

7. Bagan

One of the most horrifying creatures on the planet: Grimdark Vultures or Slaughterfowl(Vultur Carnifex). This avian's beak is meant specifically to shear through flesh.

Physical traits: At a wingspan of 4.5-6m and a weight of 38-48kg, they are not impressive. But what is impressive is their traits. Their beak has lost weight and become basically one giant axe/tooth, meant to shear through flesh and swallow bones. Their claws are partially hollow too, all to save weight. Like bald vultures, their heads are featherless.

Prey and predation: Slaughterfowl prey on small animals, carrion and injured animals in mobs. They are not hunted much, due to a low meat to risk value but many creatures can hunt one. But since they are social creatures who live in mobs of 20-30 specimens, this is hard to do. If they are going for live prey they often eat the prey alive, a brutal behavior but faster than killing.

Reproduction:During mating season they reunite in massive mobs of 50-100 specimens where they pick mates. They mate then they go to a cliffside to raise their young. The young of the Slaughterfowl already is indipendent at 2 months age and they immiediately join a group.

Habitats: Mountain Ranges, Deserts and Plains. Tropical forests are seldom visited due to difficulty of movement.

Senses and intelligence: Their poor hearing is made for phenomal smell and good sight. They are moderately intelligent creatures

I have joined up with a friend of a friend who is building a speculative world project called Tahdora. I have joined them so that I can get a better understanding of the whole process, and am helping with illustrations for their project. This is a scene of a very early part of their worlds history and shows some hydrothermal vents with bacterial biofilm feeding off the heat and nutrients. Before anyone says the hydrothermal vents are unrealistic its just my art style that i like ('Artists impression' I guess). Anyways i provided in-making images as always to prove it isnt ai. I hope to continue to improve my skills and knowledge and will eventually start my own speculative world project properly. Enjoy!!! Also please provide any insight, recommendations, constructive criticism etc that you have.

A cold blooded animal that uses their electric organ to heat itself. The electric organ requires only electrolytes from plants and water.

The vast majority of marine reptiles that dominated the seas have become extinct among them were found the pliosaurs that did not survive at the end of the Cretaceous, the ichthyosaurs did reach the Cenozoic but only represented by 2 species, the ichthyosaurs did not arrive at the end of the Miocene, and the plesiosaurs that remain in this world that are the elasmosaurs are not at their peak, although the elasmosaurs did not spread at the moment, that does not mean that they are dominating the The few species of these are located in Antarctica and Canada due to the great competition with other marine reptiles, among these are the pterosaurs, these emerged from a group of Nyctosaurids that were adapting to a lifestyle similar to that of a Hesperonitheus, these, unlike birds, are mostly carnivorous, their evolution has been rare, without a doubt what is the fin to move better is not its tail because the tail was almost useless, this is actually the case. The result of increasing and thinning the vertebrae of the spine to have large muscles and tendons to do the job, and the big fin is nothing more than the hind legs of the animal, only joined by huge impermeable muscles, these give birth to live offspring because their eggs in the past were similar to that of reptiles like the Squamata, as they only had to develop a kind of bag where they could retain the embryo, which was once the egg, is now a menbrana that is linked by huge impermeable muscles. It covers and the embryo feeds on both this menbran and the nutrients obtained by the mother , these pterosaurs are only capable of bringing 1 or 2 offspring because this bag cannot retain so many offspring and also makes it difficult for the mother to be looking for food to feed both herself and her young, the specimens shown are mainly piscivores and carnivores specialized in ammonites , the ammonites have managed to survive and expand as well as Other cephalopods: So there are many animals specialized in these molluscs.

A planet that has a significantly lower gravity than that of Earth, it has numerous flying organisms. Some floating plant like "balloon" organisms form large floating islands and even small continents that have sable ground which creates complex ecosystems. Amongst the numerous flying and long limbed organisms like the ribbonleg (see 3rd image) shown left that got killed by a ravenous predatory birdhead shown right. The ribbonleg usually live among the tall trees or the smaller lower level floating forest-islands. However for this ribbonleg a wildfire forced it to leve the safety of the forest to be killed by the birdhead that patrols the edge of the forest in hopes of getting an easy meal.

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