Ah, very turtle like.


I enjoy the example drawing of it being all tucked away into itself there.

I really like this setup, is the 1 m height including the bubbles on stalks?

Thank you!

The implications of using warfarin


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P...nd%20then%20KH2.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K_epoxide_reductase


It doesn't mean much but it's an interesting enzyme parallel.

Quaking Volleypom (Pseudopinus tremuloides) [Quaking False Pine]
Creator: Colddigger
Ancestor: Contorted Volleypom
Habitat: Koseman Temperate Woodland, Vivus Lowboreal, Vivus Highboreal, Central Koseman Lowboreal, Koseman Highboreal, East Koseman Lowboreal
Size: 15 m Tall
Diet: Photosynthesis
Respiration: Passive (Tracheal system in leaves, Lenticels and air labyrinth throughout tissue)
Thermoregulation: Heliothermy (Black Pigmentation)
Support: Cellulose, Lignin (Cell Walls)
Reproduction: Sexual, Hard Shelled Megaspores, Airborne Microspores




The Quaking Volleypom split from its ancestor the [[Contorted Volleypom]] to spread more inland. It can be found forming fast-growing dense stands in [[Koseman Temperate Woodland]], [[Vivus Lowboreal]], [[Vivus Highboreal]], [[Central Koseman Lowboreal]], [[Koseman Highboreal]], and [[East Koseman Lowboreal]]. Typically these trees have gnarled knobby thick trunks with thin branches growing off, commonly in clusters. These branches are fast-growing, bendy, easy to snap and easy to replace. The way the branches tend to clump cause the canopy of this tree to be sporadically dense and sparse depending on what section is observed. The summertime leaves are now larger and proportionally broader, with a more established and flexible stem piece that allows it to give way to breezes which results in a less hospitable environment for crawling fauna. As these leaves, black, white, plastic, and bare wave and flutter in wind it gives the tree a shimmering appearance from a distance. Winter leaves have redeveloped the volleypom fishbone structure to a degree, but with a twist to their growth resulting in a more 3-dimensional arrangement compared to the planar form taken by those grown from the twigs of [[Shaggy Volleypom]].

The megasporangia have had some significant changes. They now only carry a small number of megaspores, 1-10 each, with said megaspores being dwarfed by their ancestors being a mere 3-5 millimeters across. The hollow toward the rear of the megasporangium is now a collapsed plate, or scale, and triangler in shape. This structure captures wind, breaking away from the tree when mature and spinning about as it catches air. This mobility can cast the carrying structure over a kilometer from the mother tree on a windy day, though more often they fall much closer. These scales are grown in repeating radial clumps stacked beneath on another along a twig, with layers numbering up to 15. As they mature the rattling action as they knock against one another in the wind aids in their release and dispersal. Microsporangia are fairly similar in appearance, function, and growth habit to their ancestors. The only difference is that they are more elongate and their small clusters grow in a curved form.

Mandolin Volleypom(Pumilinatarenux kitharfolium) [dwarf floating nut, scitar leaf]
Creator: Colddigger
Ancestor: Contorted Volleypom
Habitat: Koseman Cloud Rainforest, Koseman Temperate Rainforest, Koseman Highboreal, Vivus Highboreal, Vivus Lowboreal, Central Koseman Lowboreal, East Koseman Lowboreal, Koseman Taiga, Koseman Temperate Woodland
Size: 12 M Tall
Diet: Photosynthesis
Respiration: Passive (Tracheal system in leaves, Lenticels and air labyrinth throughout tissue)
Thermoregulation: Heliothermy (Black Pigmentation)
Support: Cellulose, Lignin (Cell Walls)
Reproduction: Sexual, Hard Shelled Megaspores, Airborne Microspores



The Mandolin Volleypom split from its ancestor the [[Contorted Volleypom]] and spread more inland. It can be found scattered near streams and other waterways, forming small loose woodlands. Their aboveground body consists of a central, fairly straight trunk with many well-forked strong branches coming off it.

Their leaves diverge from the typical volleypom long pinnate appearance somewhat. The winter leaf remains similar to their ancestor, though longer, but the summer leaf has changed its growth pattern to only develop tracheal veins and other complex tissue toward the tip of the supportive tracheal vein core. This results in an unappetizing bare stem holding the leaf away from the twigs of the tree and decreasing the density of the canopy. This decrease of leaf density allows greater air flow throughout, preventing surface pathogens and pests from spreading as easily and generally creating a less enticing environment. It also results in shade from the canopy becoming softer on flora on the forest floor. This gentler environment provides adequate light for Mandolin Volleypom sprouts to do well, while also shading out more light demanding floral life.

Megasporangium grow in small clusters and are 15 cm long. Their shape is rather elongate with long entry points for capturing airborne spores. The megasporangiums have air pockets near their back ends, much as in their ancestor’s megasporangiums. This aids the megasporangium in floating if it falls into rivers, creeks, or ponds. However the air pocket is smaller and this ability to float is often less successful due to no longer needing to survive lengths of time in oceanic waters.

Microsporangia are longer in shape than their ancestor's. Where their ancestral structure tended toward 3 cm long these are more typically 6 cm long. They grow in very loose clusters that measure only about 30 cm in size. Otherwise, they look and function similarly to a usual Volleypom microsporangium.

If this were a block of balsa wood it would be maybe a quarter pound?

https://www.rfcafe.com/references/general/b...eight-sheet.htm

Or 100 grams ish



Given how much of the height is just leg that can be less.


But, consider how much is water too.

" It feeds for small flora as Pioneeroots "

Should be " feeds on small flora "

The word " for " is substituting a few words where it should not.


This is a pretty good entry

Good inclusion of the word graminivore in diet, I think you're the first I've seen using that word.

QUOTE (TheBigDeepCheatsy @ Apr 4 2023, 02:35 AM)

QUOTE (sad-dingus (chillypaz) @ Apr 3 2023, 04:37 PM) I do enjoy how this morphologically conserved baghopper is actually the "odd one out" of its clade Agreed, now I'm not so sure if I should do one elsewhere. Also, I'm surprised by how tall this feller is. The artwork had me thinking it would be around 50-75 cm tall.

I think making one would be a great idea

For size if you add that the numbers listed are regarding wingspan, then we can have a very small thing. Too bad everyone has generally agreed that wingspan is not a very good choice, just because of artistic issues, so one to five centimeters long should suffice.

How big are its ancestors? I feel like these things should really be less than a centimeter honestly, maybe next round.

Then again they're offspring are immediately flighted aren't they? I guess it's their offspring that will be filling in the role of very very small flying insect, that's an interesting thought.

" The skeletal cells produce a chitinous extracellular matrix, in reality modified cell walls, which serves a similar role to cartilage in bone formation. The red tissue produces the enzymes which sclerotize this matrix as it grows. "


I wanna know more about this, I like it a lot, does the bone have stem cells on the outer surface that continually add to a larger and larger bone until reaching a diameter, with growth plates on the ends like real bones providing extension, with strips of red tissue stringing through it in order to provide nutrients as well as the sclerotizing hormones? This would result in Bones that have growth patterns reminiscent of the rings and trees I would think.

Alternatively having the stem cells inside the bones, producing fresh tissue from the inside pushing out, with particular cracks along the outermost oldest bone as it grows, again with strips of red tissue flowing throughout it for nutrients as well as securitizing hormone. This growth formation would be more reminiscent of bark on Old trees.

It also brings into question how does old bone get dealt with, and how does bone get mended.

Do the green tissues inside the bone have digestive enzymes for destroying scleratized cell walls? That may be very convenient regarding healing fractures. It would also I think allow for very smooth cleanup regarding old bone.


It could also result in a syndrome where green tissue in the bones destroy the sclerotized cell walls too early and result in brittle bones, wobbly bones or soft bones...

haha oops, I forgot the habitats



It's been fixed, I'd like to use this comment and edit it so that I can mention that the image doesn't display a tree with the maximum number of branches. More often you're going to get trees that have branches all around the trunk, but then you would not be able to see the trunk. And I think with this particular species being able to witness its entire body without it obscuring itself visually is rather important.

Kernel Cornucopia (Keratodendron Gigasyssorevo) [Horn Tree Giant accumulation]

Creator: Colddigger
Ancestor: Branching Bonespire
Habitat: Fermi Temperate Woodland, Fermi Bush, Fermi Temperate Volcanic, Fermi Plains, Fermi Subpolar Volcanic, Fermi Prairie
Size: 30 Meters Tall
Support: Cell Wall (Cellulose)
Diet: PHotosynthesis
Respiration: Passive (Lenticels)
Thermoregulation : Ectotherm
Reproduction: Sexual Spores, Nuts containing many small, hardy seeds



The Kernel Cornucopia split from its ancestor the Branching Bonespire, growing up to 30 meters tall, it has moved further inland on Fermi to take advantage of the available soils and low competition. It can be found in Fermi Temperate Woodland, Fermi Bush, and Fermi Temperate Volcanic, as well as sparse clusters by waterways in Fermi Plains. Stunted populations can be found in Fermi Subpolar Volcanic, and Fermi Prairie.


The central trunk grows upward at a much faster rate than it expands in diameter, leading to a somewhat uniform appearance to its thickness. Branches coming off this trunk are dwarfed by it. the pseudoflowers, or leaves, that alone cap the ends of each branch comprise of four photosynthetic organs with a length of up to 120 cm. New growth along these branches, younger portions, and the pseudoflowers themselves are all ringed with irritating glochidia or tiny spines. The younger upper portion of the central trunk also dawns these structures. They exist on the Kernel Cornucopia as a deterrent during its youth to prevent predation, their continual production in age remains as more of an artifact than anything else. Older parts of the flora simply shed this in favor of hardened tissue.


Existing in temperate and subpolar biomes leads to experiencing cold dark winters with long periods of very dry air. In response to this the broad large leaves are now shed in a controlled manner to remove unneeded and sensitive tissue during that period of the year. The organism also goes into a slowed state of growth, the majority of development being minor root system expansion and the regrowth of large protected pseudoflower buds.


The growth of branches occurs just beneath the leaves, essentially pushing the pseudoflower or bud as a terminal structure rather than growth reaching beyond it during expansion. Formation of new branches, either off the central trunk or off existing branches, occurs as a bare twig for the first year. The following Spring brings with it the development of a bud which acts as its terminal structure and opens up to photosynthetic organs.


Reproduction no longer relies on any wingworms, rather the useless spores its ancestor had released became large airborne clouds of "pollen" or male sexual spores. A single mass of reproductive structures exists at the top of the central trunk, appearing after reaching 10 meters in height, 2 meters in the stunted populations. Prior to its appearance the top of an adolescent with hold a pseudoflower or a bud. This mass consists fronds of incredible size, on fully mature individuals they can reach a length of 4 meters. These are grown with the sole purpose of producing the wind strewn male spores, throwing great clouds of orange into the sky during mid and late spring.


Around the base of these massive antheridia are stouter, sticky, female fronds, their spores are a lighter yellow and remain held fast to their points of origin. As the bright orange clouds of male spores waft through the canopies they bump into their female counterparts and fuse to form zygotes. Fed by the mother flora these zygotes, as they form, grow into clumps of cells 3-5 millimeters in diameter. A two cell thick protective coat is formed from the outer cells, while the inner cells arrange to form a tube shaped oil rich embryo, entirely skipping the protonema or sporeling stage that occurs in most other Black Flora. Thus creating the structure referred to as "seeds" in their ancestors which can remain dormant for many years.


The analogous organs of the reproductive system that had become leaves in the pseudoflowers on the branches have diverged into a more specialized and complex form. The "leaves" form a thin but strong support keel along a ventral ridge while the "petals" of its ancestor have become huge and fused to both the keel and themselves resulting in a hollow horn that can reach 6 meters in length. For their volume these structures on their own are relatively light yet structurally strong and may be held at the top of the flora for several years.


By mid to late summer the majority of the female spores have been fertilized and formed into seeds. The archegonia, or female fronds, will grow to engulf clusters of seeds into balls of flesh 4 centimeters across that harden into a firm nut. These nuts fall into the horns adjacent to them as the fronds disintegrate. Depending on the maturity of the individual, and strength of their horns, this cycle of filling can happen several times until the horns collapse or fall from the Kernel Cornucopia in a violent crash.


These crashes happen most often in late fall or winter during windy days or storms. The falls may take out a branch or two, but more often the horn simply crumples across them. Along the dorsal side of the horn, formed from the fusion of what were once petals, a ridge of "longitudunal dehiscence" exists to aid in the destruction of the large container. As it ruptures against the ground the hundreds of thousands of nuts inside are thrown across the ground. A good portion of these will decompose where they land, but if any are found by hungry fauna during what is otherwise a period of scarcity it is nearly gauranteed their seeds inside will be taken elsewhere to grow.


The first two years of growth is spent as a dark, thin, fast growing tube. By the Spring of the third year a bud will have appeared and from it will spring its first pseudoflower to increase its growth rate, this cyclical structure of pseudoflower and bud will remain until replaced by the central reproductive structure. Branches will begin to appear as bare twigs coming off the central trunk by year five.

Fieldzeug (Crepelepia spp.) [ Wrattle Rabbit]

Creator: Colddigger
Ancestor: Arid Puffgrass
Habitat: Wallace
Size: 10 cm - 100 cm Tall
Support: Cell Wall (Cellulose)
Diet: Photosynthesis
Respiration: Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation: Ectothermic
Reproduction: Sexual, Puffy Spores


The Fieldzeug split from their ancestor the [[Arid Puffgrass]] and rapidly speciated into a wide number of forms. These waxy biennial flora can be found throughout Wallace and Darwin, with most species occurring in drier biomes and rain shadows. Generally they grow best in full sun situations, such as open fields with no trees, or southerly facing hillsides. Mildly alkaline soils, with lower regional rainfall, result in better growth in most species, though there are some specialized for the more acidic and rain drenched regions which tend to be smaller in stature and less eye-catching. The smallest varieties are found in alpine regions, barely any stalk developing under a large nearly leafless spore pod during their second year.


They are fast spreading with tufts of puffy spores that float through the air, and can be one of the first flora to dominate an area after a wildfire or a landslide. If wildfire occurs during their sporing season the updrafts will even kick the progeny into the air, over the blaze, and potentially into the freshly cleared land behind as they drift back down.


Their biennial nature results in the organism having vastly different appearances through its life. During their first year they are comprised of a rosette arranged clump of long narrow leaves. This form, albeit somewhat unremarkable, aggressively grows to form streaks of populations along where wind deposits their spores. Taproots are a common feature among Fieldzeug species, those that superficially appear to lack one, such as those surviving in shallow soils or hardpan regions, will display a succulent cord-like central root.


Latitudes with harsh winters do demand true dormancy, with those species residing in such cold regions experiencing leaf die off and their crown remaining insulated via the dead leaf bases to survive into their second year. In gentler temperate and tropical latitudes however the flora remains everpurple, with their transition into their second year noted with their rosette giving way to the elongation of a central stalk.


Unlike their ancestor, fieldzeug do not leave their reproductive success purely to the winds of chance. Rather than casting both mating types of tiny spores into the air to collide when paths cross these monoecious flora now only cast miniscule male spores for other individuals to capture and directly lead to their larger female spores.


The top of the central stalk during their second year holds a large reproductive pod formed from hooded tissue during uneven stalk growth. This is bissected across its upper edge developmentally, creating a pair of faces on its sides and structural formation appearing in a mohawk pattern. The inside of this hollow structure houses the female gonads, and with them the female spores. The mohawk formation is further divided by posterior and anterior sides, with a tufted structure forming along the posterior side that captures male spores and ferries them in for fusion with the female cells. On the anterior side male gonads for externally along the ridge of the pod. These collections of spore forming filaments grow in a fishbone pattern, becoming extremely long with much of their length collectively creating a tough fibrous central rod. Prior to maturation both the female tufts and male fishbones are protected by membrane derived from the pod walls.




cut away of pod revealing build-up of developing fertile spores, and appearance of pod when mature and releasing or capturing spores.

Once fertilization is achieved for the female spore the mother flora will supply it with a thin layer of saturated oil and proteins, essentially a yolk of sorts, to allow rapid early growth rather than needing to rely solely on photosynthesis from the beginning. It then forms the typical puff layer of fibers over its spore and allows the pod to die and dessicate. In time the pod will rupture along its seam and cast a cloud of puffy spores into the air to spread far and wide.

I like it a lot

Narrow Volleypom (Corticihursuti dispersicarpa) [Shaggy Bark Dispersed Fruit]
Creator: colddigger
Ancestor: Shaggy Volleypom
Habitat: Central Wallace Highboreal, Wallace Volcanic, Verserus Rocky, Wallace Plains
Size: 60 m Tall
Diet: Photosynthesis
Respiration: Passive (Tracheal system in leaves, Lenticels and air labyrinth throughout tissue)
Thermoregulation: Heliothermy (Black Pigmentation)
Support: Cellulose, Lignin (Cell Walls)
Reproduction: Sexual, Hard Shelled Megaspores, Airborne Microspores




The Narrow Volleypom split from its ancestor the [[Shaggy Volleypom]], becoming a smaller scrappier species with a maximum height of 60 meters. They can be found forming stands in [[Central Wallace Highboreal]], [[Wallace Volcanic]], [[Verserus Rocky]], and [[Wallace Plains]], ideal growing conditions are near waterways such as minor rivers, springs, or snowmelt seeps. The body structure is dominated by a central and fairly straight trunk with comparatively thin and short branches. The appearance of a Narrow Volleypom varies wildly from individual to individual due to growing conditions, with quite a few in the tough highlands of the the volcanics and rockies being very scraggly, stunted, and sparse in leafed branches. Some Narrow Volleypoms at higher elevations barely exceed three meters in height. Those growing in the more forgiving highboreal and plains very regularly will reach the full height potential of the species, displaying the thick trunk and tiny branches that grant them their name.

The leaves remain similar in appearance to their ancestor's, with pinnate summertime leaves and fishbone wintertime leaves. The sporangia however are different in habit. Both Microsporangium and Megasporangium grow as lone units across the branches and twigs. If one of these reproductive structures becomes infested by floraverm or minikrugg vermin it is less likely to be able to immediately spread to others, and the infested sporangium may be shed to rid the tree of the problem. Structurally both sporangiums are very similar to their ancestor's .

Cesta Volleypom (Paxillinux lataramus) [Paddle Nut Broad Branch]

Creator: Colddigger

Ancestor: Contorted Volleypom

Habitat: South Darwin Plains, South Darwin Rocky, Darwin Highboreal, Darwin Temperate Woodland, South Darwin Highveldt, Wallace Plains

Size: 30 M Tall

Diet: Photosynthesis

Respiration: Passive (Tracheal system in leaves, Lenticels and air labyrinth throughout tissue)

Thermoregulation: Heliothermy (Black Pigmentation)

Support: Cellulose, Lignin (Cell Walls)

Reproduction: Sexual, Hard Shelled Megaspores, Airborne Microspores



The Cesta Volleypom split from its ancestor and spread more inland, existing mainly around the inland portion of [[South Darwin Plains]], [[South Darwin Rocky]], [[Darwin Highboreal]], [[Darwin Temperate Woodland]], [[South Darwin Highveldt]], and [[Wallace Plains]]. Its growth habit is less columnar, with weaker apical dominance in growth resulting in strong branches dominating the central body structure instead. This increased branchiness provides them with a large canopy of overlapping layers. These layers can be varying in appearance due to different light and wind exposures influencing their growth of trichomes, some layers even appearing snow white. The populations of this tree are generally sparsely scattered or in tiny clusters across their environment.

The leaves of the Cesta Volleypom have diverged from the typical structure of its ancestors. In summer leaves the tracheal vein core expands in diameter to such a degree to give the whole leaf a trumpeted shape. Tracheal veins begin development very early and briefly off the core and reach parallel along its length. This results in complete loss of the pinnate form and gives rise to a redundant and damage resistant form. Pneumathodes still exist at the ends of the tracheal veins, while evaporation occurs mainly on the inside face of the trumpet form, allowing for a higher humidity environment and lessening the affects of wind. In winter leaves the tracheal vein core terminates nearly immediately once tracheal veins begin development, this results in a splayed clump of needles rather than the fishbone of the [[Shaggy Volleypom]] or the singular needle of the [[Contorted Volleypom]]. Summer leaves can measure up to 15 cm in length, while winter leaves rarely exceed 5 cm.

Microsporangia now grow more tightly together and in larger number. The size of an individual structure is the same as its ancestor, 2-3 cm long, with clusters still measuring up to 40 cm long, however the sheer quantity results is a group with far higher mass. This greatly increases the amount of microspores released into the air at once during breeding. The majority of the micrsporangia occur near the top, or base where the cluster attaches to the tree, with the density decreasing as the individuals age and drip further and further down. Maturity of units occurs in reverse, with the oldest microsporangia hanging at the bottom and opening first.

The megasporangium are the namesake of the Cesta Volleypom. The air pocket of their ancestor no longer occurs, rather the empty space behind the reproductive portion of the sporangium becomes a flat piece. This had proven useful in taking advantage of wind to knock the structure loose and fling it away from the parent tree. Because of this the flat piece rapidly grew in size and became scoop shaped, like a shallow basket with a handle at one end. This basket and sporangium can have a length of up to 40 cm. The sporangium alone rarely reaching 10 cm long. The inside is packed with the megaspores, measuring 5 mm to 1 cm across, which have further hardened their armored spore wall or shell to become a very tough nutlet. When flung from the mother Cesta Volleypom the dry megasporangium will erupt on impact with the ground and fling the nutlets in all directions. Most sprouts do not survive their first year due to predation or environmental stresses.

Mandela's Tasseled Volleypom (Cornutanux Multilibrifimbriata) [Horned nut many children and tasseled)

Ancestor: Contorted Volleypom
Creator: Colddigger
Habitat: South Darwin Plains, South Darwin Rocky, Darwin Highboreal, Darwin Temperate Woodland, South Darwin Highveldt, Wallace Plains
Size: 15 meters tall
Diet: photosynthesis
Respiration: Passive (Tracheal system in leaves, Lenticels and air labyrinth throughout tissue)
Thermoregulation: Heliothermy (Black Pigmentation)
Support: Cellulose, Lignin (Cell Walls)
Reproduction: Sexual, Hard Shelled Megaspores, Airborne Microspores, Root Suckering


Mandela's Tasseled Volleypom split from its ancestor to live more inland, primarily found in dense thickets near waterways with the undergrowth dominated by immature and stunted root suckers. Their thinner trunks often fork multiple times resulting in several leading points of growth. The bark is relatively smooth, old layers quickly being dropped away to shed possible parasites and prevent any krugg, vermee, or floraverm, infestations from occurring. The roots sucker readily along their length, giving rise to clone trees. Suckers appear at the base of the trunk as well, quickly replacing the main body if it is broken or dies suddenly. They may potentially give rise to a second, third, or fourth trunk with the original entirely intact as well. The growing tips are colored a deep maroon due to pigmented defensive compounds that deter voracious herbivores such as floraverms from destroying the new growth.

The leaves form a fluffy canopy varying in color leaf to leaf as light and wind exposure changes, just as in its ancestor volleypoms. The summer and winter leaves have similar growth habit to the Contorted Volleypom, pinnate and needle-like in shape respectively. The edges of the summer leaf tend to be choppier and toothier than their ancestor, this choppiness is due to multiple dominate and subordinant tracheal veins occuring, creating a mild redundancy that buffers against leaf damage from herbivory as the bottlenecking in tissue makes sealing the damage off easier. The tip of the winter leaf happens to be thicker than their ancestors winter leaf.

The microsporangia clusters have taken on a different growth habit. They no longer form loose clusters of units, rather they now grow in single file chains hanging down from branches. New units are added at the growing end of the chain, with the chains being able to reach lengths of up to 2 meters. The units in these chains all open within a short time of one another, and their arrangement allows for the creation of spore clouds that cover large vertical areas early on while dispersing. Microsporangia begin appearing on trees 1 meter tall, albeit very short lengths.

Megasporangia grow as solitary units on twigs and are typically 10-15 cm in length. They over time lose the hollow pocket behind the reproductive portion of the sporangium, the reproductive portion actually sinking into the voided area. Toward the trilobed tip of the sporangium a three pointed beak occurs with an inner surface for catching and funneling in microspores. This structure increases area for capture, while providing greater obstacle to potential predation of the megaspores. Inside the sporangium are only three very large, hard, megaspores. With their hardened spore walls, or shells, they are very nut-like and hold quite a bit of energy dense meat to allow for a quick growing sprout. Megasporangia will begin appearing on trees 3-4 meters tall, but can occur on root suckers of mature trees when only 1 meter tall, though in low number. Once the megaspores are mature the sporangium will dry and may release them directly from the tree, the beak pointing away from the tree and shaped like a short slide to direct the fall of the nut. More often though the entire sporangium falls from the tree and fauna may carry it off to feast, dropping one or two lucky megaspores along the way.

" small easily-digestible flora "

I mean

Week 2 diet methods I guess work for genus groups? Since they're so big.

This kind of makes me think it could go a naked mole rat direction, I guess the digging method stuck that in my mind.

I like this little biat.

https://sagan4alpha.miraheze.org/wiki/Okagouti


Here's the ancestor for anyone curious,


This is a fantastic first submission.

This is a brilliant addition

Okay, unless anyone else see something wrong with it I think of this thing is worth approving.

The dispersal section needs to be edited, since rhodix events is no longer considered one of the habitats.

I also think that there should be mention of how a single cell is able to create a new colony. This could be as simple as stating that in the open Waters due to temperature the spores have a tendency of forming small clumps, and once these clumps are settled they are able to use their spore coats as an initial energy source in order to power themselves until the formation of their first chamber.

"The coppertop cell begins its life as a endospore"

an endospore

"cover them and their nanofilaments. The nanofilaments becoming sandwiched "


I think replace the period with a semi colon ;


"The thermal conductivity between the components in a Endospore drastically"

an endospore

"but lose the coat of insulating protein as well as they cool down and their proteins shift in structure again"

just "as"




"Due to Brownian Movement they will then go back to the bottom hot side of the colony chamber "



just "hot side" they're not always going to be up and down

I would also state that the cells that are receiving this energy are producing some form of food molecule that they then share with the rest of the colony. Otherwise this system doesn't work well.





Alternatively, and it changes things, you could just have the living cells on the cold side of the chamber, the hot side being dead cells and bare rock. Which would be eaten away from acids released by the living cells.