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"Fruitng Grovecrystal" There's a typo: it should be "fruiting".

It's interesting to see all the colors of the latest plents.

P.S. Did you make this just so there would be a "giant blue anteater" fauna?

The typo was corrected.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Jul 4 2021, 09:22 AM)

P.S. Did you make this just so there would be a "giant blue anteater" fauna?

No, it's more that I just wanted to make a giant-anteater-type species. I anticipated it being purple rather than green like the Snoofloo before TheBigDeepCheatsy suggested that it could be indigo since that would blend in better with its floral surroundings. The fact that it turned out as a "giant blue anteater" is a coincidence.

Didn't you make a "giant red anteater" for Snaiad?

Is "insectivore" really allowed as a dietary term when there are technically no insects on Sagan 4? Wouldn't Omnivore ([prey species], Xenobee honey, fruits of the following: [fruit species]" work? Strictly speaking, "fruits of the following" has never been used before, but it's all fruits in sequence, so saying "[species] fruit, [species] fruit" would get repetitive.

Disgustedorite brought the insect issue upa while ago, in fact.

QUOTE (Disgustedorite)

Didn't you make a "giant red anteater" for Snaiad?

I did, and C.M. Kosemen canonized it, but as a basal predator.

QUOTE (Coolsteph)

Is "insectivore" really allowed as a dietary term when there are technically no insects on Sagan 4? Wouldn't Omnivore ([prey species], Xenobee honey, fruits of the following: [fruit species]" work? Strictly speaking, "fruits of the following" has never been used before, but it's all fruits in sequence, so saying "[species] fruit, [species] fruit" would get repetitive.

"Insectivore" seems to be a shorthand for eating fauna at the level of insects in terms of size and ecological niche for the lack of a taxon-neutral term for this kind of diet. If this remains an issue, "omnivore" could technically work, though these fruits are supplementary, making this species, strictly speaking, a hypocarnivore.

Is it one antler or two?

QUOTE (MNIDJM @ Jul 31 2021, 01:42 PM)

Is it one antler or two?

I would think two and that the artist just forgot to put the other one on there.

Giant Blue Anteater, do you mind just throwing a slight view of the second horn? Just to make sure no one later on gets the wrong idea.

QUOTE (MNIDJM @ Aug 5 2021, 09:29 AM)

Giant Blue Anteater, do you mind just throwing a slight view of the second horn? Just to make sure no one later on gets the wrong idea.

Sure, I'll get it done by tomorrow.

Image updated.

Cool. Approved.