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I feel like the Sparkleshrog is a very distinct species from its ancestor, so I think it should be put into a distinct genus of its own.

Okay, it's Stellasorex now

QUOTE (Disgustedorite @ Apr 3 2021, 12:04 AM)

Okay, it's Stellasorex now

nice

oh no i didn't know sparkleshrog was its actual name. and it references furries in the description efgugfegdukdguhkuavdebkgdieubei

I don't have any criticisms for the actual species, but I do wonder: could a large, herbivorous, eyeless sauce back potentially bypass this creature's hunting strategy? I know they have echolocation, and they may have keen enough hearing and smell to detect the hidden shrog. I'm not sure if any sauces have heat pits or something, but that could also easily give away the sparkleshrog's position.

The ability to make preserved 'shrew jerky' seems like it may cause this species to become quite abundant and successful. Storing food is probably a very successful strategy, and combined with the high birth rate and low-energy hunting method the sparkelshrog may become the dominant predator of the driftwood islands. I'm not entirely sure about that though, that's just my speculation about their lifestyle.

This post has been edited by Cube67: Apr 3 2021, 11:05 AM

The blue claws are a delightful touch.

I was going to criticize this one making jerky, but since it does have solidified sea salt, it should be plausible. Since making jerky is seemingly a sophont behavior, you should mention its motivations for doing so. If a population of snow macaques took up dipping their sweet potatoes in salt water as a cultural trend, apparently because they liked the salty taste, Sparkleshrogs rubbing their food in salt for taste with no real foresight for preservation would work.

I can simply imagine a knockoff Lion King-esque furry adaptation of this, or perhaps a body pillow. That's probably the second Sagan 4 organism I think is bizarrely suitable for a body pillow...that, and the Hedgimal.

Edited jerky section for clarity.

Also, I'm slightly concerned about that body pillow comment. The only options I can imagine are either something like those anime body pillows with a graphic of a shrog laying on it, or something like this really cursed My Little Pony-themed body pillow I saw once with an angled shape that suits the creature's body plan. I don't know which would be weirder.

This post has been edited by Disgustedorite: Apr 4 2021, 12:26 PM