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| mnidjm | Aug 11 2008, 08:29 PM Post #1 |
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What if, in the future, earth was destroyed so humans scattered the earth creatures to different planets. This is the planet filled with insects and arachnids.![]() Insecta What creatures would evolve here? Edited by mnidjm, Aug 11 2008, 08:30 PM.
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| Sliver Slave | Aug 12 2008, 12:42 PM Post #2 |
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I'm going back to basics.
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Unless some sort of neo-carboniferous happens, I can't really imagine a ton of change. Does anyone remember those silverswimmers from The Future is wild? |
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| mnidjm | Aug 12 2008, 04:27 PM Post #3 |
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The level of Oxygen on the planet is very high.
Edited by mnidjm, Aug 12 2008, 04:28 PM.
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| Cynovolans | Aug 12 2008, 04:48 PM Post #4 |
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A world filled with insects and arachnids. That would be nice to see.
Edited by Cynovolans, Aug 12 2008, 04:54 PM.
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I wish I could give the public a true picture of the queen as she appeared at her best, but this would be impossible, even had she permitted a photograph to be taken, for her charming play of expression while in conversation, the character and intellect which were then revealed, were only half seen when the face was in repose. -Lilias Underwood when speaking of Empress Myeongseong "I was born in the dark. I went out into the light, and your Majesty, it is my displeasure to inform you that I have returned to the dark. I envision a Seoul of towering buildings filled with Western establishments that will place herself back above the Japanese barbarians. Great things lie ahead for the Kingdom, great things. We must take action, your Majesty, without hesitation, to further modernize this still ancient kingdom."-Min Young-ik to Empress Myeongseong | |
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| mnidjm | Aug 12 2008, 04:59 PM Post #5 |
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What aquatic species would evolve? |
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| Cynovolans | Aug 12 2008, 07:27 PM Post #6 |
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I would guess scorpions and spiders would be one of the first to the water, and some other creatures. |
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I wish I could give the public a true picture of the queen as she appeared at her best, but this would be impossible, even had she permitted a photograph to be taken, for her charming play of expression while in conversation, the character and intellect which were then revealed, were only half seen when the face was in repose. -Lilias Underwood when speaking of Empress Myeongseong "I was born in the dark. I went out into the light, and your Majesty, it is my displeasure to inform you that I have returned to the dark. I envision a Seoul of towering buildings filled with Western establishments that will place herself back above the Japanese barbarians. Great things lie ahead for the Kingdom, great things. We must take action, your Majesty, without hesitation, to further modernize this still ancient kingdom."-Min Young-ik to Empress Myeongseong | |
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| mnidjm | Aug 12 2008, 10:49 PM Post #7 |
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Giant flying scorpions! |
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| Spiralfish | Oct 8 2008, 03:11 AM Post #8 |
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The carboniferous had a much higher Oxygen ratio. The modern O2 ration limits the max body size of modern insects since they have a diffusion based respiration system. All things being the same.... If insects where left to rule the world they would likely remain at the same size if the oxygen ration remains unchanged. |
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| Sliver Slave | Oct 8 2008, 08:21 AM Post #9 |
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This is a different, Neo-carboniferous world though. Giant preying mantis. DX |
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| Spiralfish | Oct 8 2008, 09:20 AM Post #10 |
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Okay, So a Neo-Carboniferous is what were striving for as an end result. But..... What alter turn this world into a neo-carboniferous condition ? The world hasnt been carboniferous in a long time..... Obviously, unlike ice ages, this is not some thing that comes around once every 50 million years or so. This calls into question what specific kinds of changes would bring about in a new carboniferous age, a world wide tropical climate devoid of seasons..... Im not too familiar with this off the top........ But Im curious.... Anyone know what kind of conditions triggered the Carboniferous in the first place and what contributed to it's transition into the triassic? Edited by Spiralfish, Oct 8 2008, 09:20 AM.
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| Vultur-10 | Oct 8 2008, 02:41 PM Post #11 |
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I wonder if the raised oxygen alone might be enough. With the potential to get big, bugs' faster breeding might allow them to outcompete vertebrates. If vertebrates never got a start on this planet, it'd be easier... |
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| Livyatan | Oct 8 2008, 03:10 PM Post #12 |
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Hehe. This isn't Earth, it is another planet. That's the point. |
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| PousazPower | Oct 8 2008, 05:22 PM Post #13 |
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In the Devonian period, sea levels dropped due to a combination of both continental drift and previous ice ages, exposing large areas of unpopulated land. This allowed the first forests to develop, and the "trees", being plants, released tons of oxygen into the atmosphere, allowing for giants like Meganeura and Arthropleura to evolve. However, even if there were Carboniferous-like conditions on this planet, arthropods would still need to get around the problems with molting and supporting their own weight. Perhaps some could develop primitive endoskeletons from apodemes (invaginations of cuticle used in arthropods today as attachments for muscles), which would then somehow become hard and calcified. I'm not sure how they'd get around to molting their "bones", though. Perhaps they only develop after the final molt, after which the rest of the body could grow naturally with only minimalistic herp-style molting. |
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