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Name: Bobiiroll (Maradona messi)
Creator: HethrJarrod
Ancestor: Chambered Bobiiro
Habitat: Iituem Temperate Beach, Iituem Temperate Archipelago Beaches, Iituem Plains Archipelago, South Darwin Plains, Martyk Temperate Sea, Iituem Temperate Bay
Size: 24 cm diameter
Support: Hydraulic Skeleton (Fluid, Oil, Air-filled chambers)
Diet: Photosynthesis, Detritrivore, Filter Feeder
Respiration: Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation: Ectotherm (Basking, Sweating)
Reproduction: Semi-Sexual (Gamete Cell), Asexual (Spores)


The bobiiroll split from its ancestor, spreading to the north, and returning to the land. They are usually found on beaches and near waterways, but can sometimes be found further inland. They are still much like their ancestor, the chambered bobiiro. On land, fauna will occasionally kick or roll the bobiiroll around playfully. This allows the bobiiroll to spread cells that grow into new bobiirolls. They also spread spores when they are popped or trampled on.

Like their ancestor, the bobiiroll is photosynthetic, but it has also become detritivorous, picking up bits of detritus and water as it rolls along. It has a complex network of chambers. These are filled with water, oils, and air. By manipulating what chambers are open or closed, the bobiiroll controls its movements. If it gets too hot, it can eject some of the warm water in its chambers to cool off. If threatened it can eject a puff of air in a predator’s face, startling it, and possibly scaring it off. If it absorbs too much water, it will burst, spreading its spores. If it dries out too much it will absorb air until it bursts, spreading its spores as well.

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Bursting, as a way scare off predators, does not always work. But the Bobiiroll has another thing going for it. It just isn’t that good to eat. It is tough and rubbery and about the size of a kickball. It does not provide much nutritional value at all.

Other than that, the bobiiroll is like its ancestor.

This post has been edited by HethrJarrod: May 29 2023, 02:48 PM

ah a classic looking gelatin

an important thing when moving any life from water to land is prevention of dessication, as well as handling fresher water, you listed darwin plains as a habitat which is a pretty hefty thing without elaboration.

I would suggest mentioning that they are able to survive when rolling about waterways, soaking up the liquid as they pass through. But having a tendency of drying out and whithering away in regions where they happen to not roll into water soon enough.

Also would consider such colonies rare compared to the seaside populations, likely prone to a bit of tissue rupture in heavy rains due to excessive water absorption.

QUOTE (colddigger @ May 11 2023, 01:33 AM)

ah a classic looking gelatin an important thing when moving any life from water to land is prevention of dessication, as well as handling fresher water, you listed darwin plains as a habitat which is a pretty hefty thing without elaboration. I would suggest mentioning that they are able to survive when rolling about waterways, soaking up the liquid as they pass through. But having a tendency of drying out and whithering away in regions where they happen to not roll into water soon enough. Also would consider such colonies rare compared to the seaside populations, likely prone to a bit of tissue rupture in heavy rains due to excessive water absorption.

Elaborated the description per suggestions. (in blue)

" This does not always work. "

Change the word this to specifically State what action you are referring to, since you had added a little bit more to the end of the previous paragraph it no longer functions as a way of referring to what was stated in the previous paragraph. That's a pretty simple fix.

QUOTE (colddigger @ May 11 2023, 03:17 PM)

" This does not always work. " Change the word this to specifically State what action you are referring to, since you had added a little bit more to the end of the previous paragraph it no longer functions as a way of referring to what was stated in the previous paragraph. That's a pretty simple fix.

Changed to: This bursting, as a way to scare off predators, does not always work.

Why did you leave the word this

I thought it still fit. :shrug:

changed it.

Link to the ancestor lineage for reference

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



I'm unsure muscular hydrostat is better than just hydrostat for their support.

This post has been edited by colddigger: May 23 2023, 01:27 AM

Changed to just hydrostat.

That is not what a hydrostat is.

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

This is a better choice for it, unless the chambers were removed in favor of flesh all the way through.

Otherwise I too misunderstand hydrostat.

QUOTE (colddigger @ May 23 2023, 12:48 PM)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic_skeleton This is a better choice for it, unless the chambers were removed in favor of flesh all the way through. Otherwise I too misunderstand hydrostat.

These are kinda modeled after Beta's Purple Spheres....
so whatever those are....

I'm unfamiliar with those but I would hazard a guess they are tissue throughout, which would be a hydrostat, while gelatins and kiiros have a chamber of fluid which would be the hydrostatic.

Someone could have given these better names.

I guess you could turn the chambers into canals between large flesh lobes, and have the lobes act as the support instead.

This post has been edited by colddigger: May 23 2023, 10:02 AM

The support structure of betas purple spheres is just their cell wall

Since the lineage is loosely based on sponges (more so SpongeBob SquarePants than real sponges), you could use spongin and spicules. A distant relative, the Omegiiro, (common ancestor: Twinkiiro), has a skeleton of glucomannan, which is a hemicellulose component, and calcium oxalate crystals. You might be able to draw upon that if you don't want an entirely novel support idea, although, as it is not closely related and there is not evidence this kind of support can evolve independently, I'd recommend modifying its manifestation to some degree.

Since it's a flora, you'll have to go into more detail on how it moves, and whether it can move in a directed way. This isn't implausible, as mimic vines can apparently see, Mimosa pudica can learn, and dodder vines can sniff out and "move" (grow) towards hosts, but you'll still need to explain the mechanisms involved.