... Ideas? You could have octopi that live exclusively in the algal masses, covered in fleshy tendrils and flanges to resemble algae, you could also have a...
... I perpared a description of octopus with flat ribbon-like tentacles unable to swim. What is "dogfish"? Is it small shark or teleost fish of Blennidae ...
... In this case I seriously doubt in its existence... If you mean carpet sharks, they don't live in colder waters of Northern Pacific (correct me if I'm...
For a topic I thought I would choose to talk about the paralells between mythology and evolution. We have a myth of the Leviathan, and accordingly, it's...
... If we say "never grow large", how do we account for the Carboniferous? I understand that my assertion may have been abit over-enthusiastic, but I believe...
And a "giant" teneral arthropod could not use the strategy of smaller ones?(using pumped air to mantain the shape)until skeleton hardens, and the inflatable...
and respect the silica, some plants do well in including the mineral in tissues, only the availability for animals is contemptious. A novel protein(a...
... Possible, but we'd need to figure out what species would do what, because some species have better respiration than others. Arachnids and Myriapods have...
... It's certainly not impossible, all the arthropods would need is some sort of novel chemical to help them incorporate silica. Maybe they get their silica by...
The new Evolution Gallery at the Brussels'musum of natural sciences has a section on speculative evolution for the next 50 million years. The organisers call...
... Try to find an insect able to GET sponges for food. And in any case I think this way is improbable. In other case insects could try this way earlier - in...
... I'm only really saying, that creatively, an "age of macrobugs" is very appealing. Obviously it would need a very specific bunch of parameters to happen,...
... Tim, I think it is nothing special to tell. I just only use mythical names or local names of some modern animals to name futuristic ones. In Russian...
Hi Pavel, I do not visit here daily, so I found your question whether I could ... Hi Pavel, Not that much, in fact, if you are referring to the exposition...
I'm starting this topic on the idea of Universal Panmspermia. What is that, you say? Universal panspermia is the idea of transplanting animal or plant species...
... to observe their evolution and radiation into new niches? ... Hmmmmmm... Where is this environment? Is it Earth or any other planet? What are the...
... It would probably be a separate planet. The conditions would be a terraformed planet resembling earth, except it would be blank except for soil, fresh and...
... What I wish... Just try to think... Try the invertebrate world. I'd like to see giant Tardigrada, non-molting crabs with constantly growing exoskeleton,...
... Planet is round, and conditions differ because of it. I think the general climate may be warm and humid - small continents and wast shallow water oceans....
... Soft-bodied ones like molluscs may evolve to large forms, and crustaceans limited by their shells may form smaller pelagic species. They may turn to...
So, let's imagine the beginning of the planet terraforming. First bacteria, lichens, fungi and algae are entered the lifeless lanet for primal development of...
... This is a great premise :D So, the colonists would be from crustaceans, worms, and Water-bears? What kind of larger animals would evolve from these...
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