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" ADP, at witch point "

I like it, kinetivores are so novelty

It would be nice but not necessary if you were to make a diagram of the proteins in their different states responding to phosphate and ADP to visually represent how it works.


If by asexual eggs you mean daughter cells created by parthenogenesis, wouldn't those just be zygotes?
There's a lot of particular terminology surrounding these things, they wouldn't necessarily be clones either for anyone who's considered that.

I see you've applied the size range thingy for planktonivore.

This post has been edited by colddigger: Aug 3 2022, 10:40 PM

Yeah, its held at witch point


fixed

Edit: I probably will do a diagram soon

This post has been edited by kopout: Aug 3 2022, 10:38 PM

Are there any living things that can make chemical energy out of mechanical energy like this? A quick search has revealed no results. How would this evolve?

This might be useful, though it uses a different mechanism: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/...20821143614.htm
This solar-powered hornet might provide information on how to combine technology-inspired energy with biology: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1970...lectric-hornet/

The Sproingshell art doesn't suggest it is underwater. In fact, it looks like it's standing upright in a desert against a cloudless blue sky, so I initially assumed it was terrestrial. If you added a pattern of light from above, like the bottom of the swimming pool, or some Flashkelps or other aquatic-only genus group flora, it would be a quick way to convey that it was underwater. The substrate also looks rather bland. Just adding some blobs with faded edges, speckles, or pebbles would improve it. You could also portray some substrate in the background with a bluish tint, making it clearer that it's set underwater.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Aug 5 2022, 04:16 PM)

Are there any living things that can make chemical energy out of mechanical energy like this? A quick search has revealed no results. How would this evolve?

As far as I'm aware it doesn't have a direct analog on earth, though I don't think that should disqualify it. Changing a protein's shape by phosphorylation or dephosphorylation has abundant precedent in nature, in this case the protein has its shape changed by external forces acting on the cell, spontaneously phosphorylates and then is dephosphorylated to harvest the energy. As for how it would evolve, their ancestor already had very large proteins that deform when the cell does as part of their support system. by duplicating the gene this species was able to accumulate mutations without screwing up the system.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Aug 5 2022, 04:16 PM)

This might be useful, though it uses a different mechanism: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/...20821143614.htm This solar-powered hornet might provide information on how to combine technology-inspired energy with biology: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1970...lectric-hornet/

Thanks. I actually do have a plan for a piezoelectric pump derived from electroplaques for another stalkshell descendant.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Aug 5 2022, 04:16 PM)

The Sproingshell art doesn't suggest it is underwater. In fact, it looks like it's standing upright in a desert against a cloudless blue sky, so I initially assumed it was terrestrial. If you added a pattern of light from above, like the bottom of the swimming pool, or some Flashkelps or other aquatic-only genus group flora, it would be a quick way to convey that it was underwater. The substrate also looks rather bland. Just adding some blobs with faded edges, speckles, or pebbles would improve it. You could also portray some substrate in the background with a bluish tint, making it clearer that it's set underwater.

Does it look better now?

Apparently if you google Kinetivore Sagan 4 is the only place on the internet the term exists

I still find this fascinating.

I like any attempts as making ATP in a different way.


Still am interested in a visual representation of the enzymes and phosphates.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?:y
Art clear?:y
Gen number?:y
All limbs shown?:y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?:y
Realistic additions?:y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?:y
Creator?:y

Ancestor:
Listed?:y
What changes?:
External?:
Internal?: fewer electroplaques (electricity producing cells), more elastic bands, the development of sproingase
Behavioral/Mental?:
Are Changes Realistic?:
New Genus Needed?: (If yes, list why)

Habitat:
Type?:3
Flavor?:1
Connected?:y
Wildcard?:

Size:
Same as Ancestor?:n
Within range?:y
Exception?:

Support:
Same as Ancestor?:n
Does It Fit Habitat?:y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: elaboration
Other?:

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: n
Transition Rule?:y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: y, introduction of new kinetivore diet is explained in description, even with a nice protein name.

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: n
Does It Fit Habitat?:y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: y elaborated
Other?:

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?:n
Does It Fit Habitat?:y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: y elaborated
Other?:

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: y
Does It Fit Habitat?:y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?: streamlined the terminology, very good

Description:
Length?: good
Capitalized correctly?: y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: split
Other?: the introduction of this new diet method interesting. Unique use of the elastic tissue.

Opinion: Approved

Agreed. Approved