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Barlowe specter (Exspiravfelis psudodomestica)
Creator: solpimr
Ancestor: Spectresnatch
Habitat: Barlowe Tropical Rainforest, Barlowe Subtropical Rainforest, Fly Tropical Beach, Hydro Tropical Beach, Oz Subtropical Beach, Time Subtropical Beach,Time Archipelago Subtropical Beaches, Time Subtropical Rainforest Archipelago, Barlowe Subtropical Woodland
Size: 30 cm long
Support: Endoskeleton (Jointed Wood)
Diet: Carnivore (Vermees, Borinvermee, Carnofern Flugwurm, Bora Scuttler,Cleaner Borvermid, False Cleaner Borvermid Lungworm Clogmane, Logworm Sauceback, Teacup Saucebacks, Fourmaw Sauceback, Sruglettes, Hemoswarmer), Scavenger
Respiration: Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation: Heterotherm (Basking, Muscle-Generated Heat)
Reproduction: Sexual, Two Sexes, Live Birth


The Barlowe specter has split from its ancestor. With the loss of the caves they used to shelter in the spectresnatchs adapted by sheltering in the nests and burrows of other fauna, especially tams such as the tamchuck. While they first started living in tamchuck burrows they have expanded their range of hosts to include the burrowing tamjack and the above ground nests of shrogres and tamhooks. They will even sometimes enter the floating nests of marine tamows. This is fairly rare however as they require a source of fresh water and a territory to hunt in, meaning that while they can survive short voyages and have spread to many of the islands of time subtropical rainforest archipelago, they cannot survive long periods at sea. Barlowe specters’ relationship with their hosts is primarily commensalistic, the specters do not compete with them for food or hunt them for food. Barlowe specters may even be mutualistic, eating fauna that would otherwise steal from their host’s food stores.

Like its ancestor the Barlowe specter is nocturnal and primarily relies on it senses of hearing and smell to hunt and navigate. They are able to bend their nostril tails under their body to better small ahead of themselves. The olfactory membrane around the rim of the nostril now has multiple small folds, increasing its surface area and improving their sense of smell. Their ancestor’s simple eyespot structures are now noticeably concave and packed with a higher density of photoreceptors, allowing them to act as a pair of pigment cup eyes. These eyes are able to squeeze shut when they are underground or navigating tight spaces and they produce thin watery “tears” which flush out dirt and irritants. Their sight is quite poor, limited to blurry monochrome and the detection of movement. As a result, they are rather skittish, fleeing from most larger fauna and often even hiding from their hosts.

Barlowe specters are limited to warm regions, their ancestor’s long subterranean existence has left them with a low resting body temperature and a slow metabolisum, though theirs is slightly higher than the spectersnatch’s is. Unlike the spectersnatch they pigmented skin which protects them should they be accidentally exposed to sunlight. This also reduces the amount of light they reflect in the dark, as they no longer live in pitch blackness and being extremely pale would make them more visible in the night.

This post has been edited by kopout: May 24 2023, 09:50 AM

Does anyone have any constructive comments before I review this?

Hm, how exactly does this species hunt it's prey?

QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Apr 30 2023, 10:55 AM)

Hm, how exactly does this species hunt it's prey?

Sound and scent. They can see a little but, but not enough to really navigate, its just to let them know when something dangerous is after them, or when they are out side in the light which would be very dangerous

QUOTE (kopout @ Apr 30 2023, 06:27 PM)

QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Apr 30 2023, 10:55 AM) Hm, how exactly does this species hunt it's prey? Sound and scent. They can see a little but, but not enough to really navigate, its just to let them know when something dangerous is after them, or when they are out side in the light which would be very dangerous

Well I more meant how does it catch its prey? Does it wander around and just snap up anything in the leaf litter that makes a sound?

Mostly, yes. They can also pounce, they have thick nails which they can stab with.

It's basically eating bugs, some of them are pretty dumb.

Is this a wildcard submission... It seems to have 4 habitat flavors

Limited Biomes Rule

- A species may have up to 3 Types and up to 3 Flavors.

--Types--

You can choose any combination of 3 except Polar/Supolar <-> Tropical/Subtropical or Mountain <-> Marine. An exception is allowed for species in the Sunlight Zone, they are allowed to also be in two Polar/Temperate/Tropical Coasts.

Marine
Vents, Cold Seep, Ocean (Trench Zone), Ocean (Trench Floor), Ocean (Trench Slope), Ocean (Abyss Zone), Ocean (Abyss Floor), Ocean (Abyss Slope), Ocean (Midnight Zone), Ocean (Midnight Floor), Ocean (Midnight Slope), Ocean (Twilight Zone), Ocean (Twilight Floor), Ocean (Twilight Slope), Ocean (Sunlight Zone)*

Polar
Polar Coast, Polar Beach, Polar River, Polar Lake, Polar Riparian, Moor, Polar Palus, Polar Mudflats, Frostwood, Polar Scrub, Mamut, Barrens, Glacier, Glacial Beach, Glacial Lake, Glacial River, Ice Sheet

Subpolar
Subpolar Coast, Subpolar Beach, Subpolar River, Subpolar Lake, Subpolar Riparian, Bog, Subpolar Palus, Subpolar Mudflats, Subpolar Driftwood, Subpolar Mangal, Taiga, Lowboreal, Prairie, Steppe, Tundra

Temperate
Temperate Coast, Temperate Beach, Temperate River, Temperate Lake, Temperate Riparian, Marsh, Temperate Palus, Temperate Mudflats, Temperate Driftwood, Temperate Mangal, Temperate Rainforest, Temperate Woodland, Bush, Plains, Temperate Desert

Subtropical
Subtropical Coast, Subtropical Beach, Subtropical River, Subtropical Lake, Subtropical Riparian, Bayou, Subtropical Palus, Subtropical Mudflats, Subtropical Driftwood, Subtropical Mangal, Subtropical Rainforest, Subtropical Woodland, Chaparral, Veldt, Hot Desert

Tropical
Tropical Coast, Tropical Beach, Tropical River, Tropical Lake, Tropical Riparian, Swamp, Tropical Palus, Tropical Mudflats, Tropical Driftwood, Tropical Mangal, Tropical Rainforest, Tropical Woodland, Tropical Scrub, Savanna, Dunes, Salt Flats

Montane
Montane River, Montane Lake, Montane Riparian, Montane Palus, Cloud Rainforest, Highboreal, Rocky, Highvelt, Badlands, Volcanic, Alpine, Peak

Subterranean
Ice Cave, Sea Cave, Cave, Cavern, Water Table

Atmosphere
Atmosphere (Troposphere), Atmosphere (Stratosphere)

--Flavors--

You can choose only 3 TOUCHING biomes. This means that some biomes such as the Desert will never be touching the Rainforest biome. Likewise this applies vertically as well for instance the Deep Sea Vents doesn't touch the Stratosphere.

Vents
Vent

Seep
Cold Seep

Trench Zone
Ocean (Trench Zone), Ocean (Trench Floor), Ocean (Trench Slope)

Abyss Zone
Ocean (Abyss Zone), Ocean (Abyss Floor), Ocean (Abyss Slope)

Midnight Zone
Ocean (Midnight Zone), Ocean (Midnight Floor), Ocean (Midnight Slope)

Twilight Zone
Ocean (Twilight Zone), Ocean (Twilight Floor), Ocean (Twilight Slope)

Sunlight Zone
Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Shallows, Sea, Bays, Coasts, Ice Sheet

Ice
Glacier, Peak

Beach
Polar Beach, Subpolar Beach, Temperate Beach, Subtropical Beach, Tropical Beach, Glacial Beach

Freshwater
Lake, River

Saline
Salt Palus, Salt Lake, Salt River

Wetlands
Moor, Bog, Marsh, Bayou, Swamp, Palus, Riparian, Mudflats

Driftwoods
Subpolar Driftwood, Temperate Driftwood, Subtropical Driftwood, Tropical Driftwood

Mangals
Subpolar Mangal, Temperate Mangal, Subtropical Mangal, Tropical Mangal

Rainforests
Taiga, Temperate Rainforest, Subtropical Rainforest, Tropical Rainforest, Cloud Rainforest

Woodlands
Frostwood, Lowboreal, Temperate Woodland, Subtropical Woodland, Tropical Woodland, Highboreal

Mixed Scrub
Polar Scrub, Prairie, Bush, Chaparral, Tropical Scrub, Rocky, Volcanic

Herbaceous
Mamut, Steppe, Plains, Veldt, Savanna, Highvelt, Alpine

Arid
Barrens, Tundra, Temperate Desert, Hot Desert, Dune, Badlands, Salt Flats

Subterranean
Ice Cave, Sea Cave, Cave, Cavern, Water Table

Troposphere
Atmosphere (Troposphere)

Stratosphere
Atmosphere (Stratosphere)

Huh yea

I remember once seeing something about 4 flavors but I never did get verification on that

This post has been edited by colddigger: May 6 2023, 08:32 AM

That was a left over from an earlier draft before I added the islands, which required the beaches as well. I fixed it.

Barlowe Specter

SIZE=4]Approval Checklist:[/SIZE]
Art:
Art Present?: y
Art clear?: y
Gen number?: y
All limbs shown? y:
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: y
Realistic additions?:

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

Ancestor:
Listed?: y
What changes?:

• External?: Cup eyes
• Internal?:
• Behavioral/Mental?: Different living conditions, expanded diet

Are Changes Realistic?: yes
New Genus Needed?: (If yes, list why)

Habitat:
Type?: Tropical, Subtropical
Flavor?: Rainforest, Beach, Woodland
Connected to Ancestor?: yes
Contiguous?: yes
Wildcard?: n/a

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

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: y
Does it Fit Lifestyle?: y
Does It Fit Size?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: yes
Transition Rule?:
Reasonable changes (if any)?:

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: yes
Does It Fit Habitat?: yes
Does it Fit Size?: yes
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

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

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

Description:
Length?: medium
Capitalized correctly?: yes, afaik
Replace/Split from ancestor?: split
Other?:

Opinion: Approved

The name is misspelled in the description

How does it get to the archipelago islands without passing the coast?

" They will even sometimes enter the floating nests of marine tamows. This is fairly rare however as they require a source of fresh water and a territory to hunt in, meaning that while they can survive short voyages and have spread to many of the islands of time subtropical rainforest archipelago, they cannot survive long periods at sea. "