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| Kanaloa; We've got Mud n' Eels... | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 7 2008, 11:53 AM (7,534 Views) | |
| agatharights | Oct 7 2008, 11:53 AM Post #1 |
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Sister Topic to over here. ![]() ![]() Approx size; 20-30ft. A slow-moving deep-water predator that sneaks up on prey, grasps it with it's main tentacles, and drags it into it's beak. Nom nom nom. Kanaloa, roughly the same size as earth orbits a similar star, and is very similar to earth in many ways- except for it's geography and life. The planet's surface is almost entirely covered in shallow, warm oceans (with deeper, cooler patches and small ice caps- it's a little warmer than earth) with very little lands, either consisting of muddy sandbars that can wash away overnight, or reeflike structures that protrude from the water's surface wherever reefs are, as well as 'land' made from large, strong floating plants and some small islands surrounding volcanic activity. ![]() From a foot to two meters long. The beaked reefeater is a peaceful, if dim-witted creatures that uses it's large, hard beak to defend itself as well was to crunch tough reef into dust when it eats. Cute, no? But it's not like anything lives on what little land there is, anyways. Virtually all life on Kanaloa exists under the water. Most life in the shallow parts of the oceans is rather safe, consisting of smaller creatures, strange plant-like animals, and the few carnivores and venomous animals don't pose too worrysome of a threat to the adapted posthumans (Mermatees) that live on Kanaloa (They still pose a threat, but attacks and injury are rare or treated well). ![]() This creature uses it's flattened tentacles to dig up sea-cabbage and sea-lettuce creatures, and then impales them with it's skinny beak before eating. They occasionally bite or nip mermatees or the passing human tourist, but don't pose a great threat. Approx. one meter long. Granted, in deeper waters, things are a little more dangerous. ![]() oh god what is it make it go away make it go away oh god But Kanaloa is a vast place, with much life to be had. Besides rather earthlike reefs, many of the plant forms here are actually somewhere between animal and plant, octopus or eel-like creatures capable of photosynthesis, and the majority of life forms resemble mixes of some creatures from earth. Cepholpods, eels, and crustaceans namely, adapted to fill the niches empty in the ocean. Skeletons are rare, and anything beyond a cartilaginous skeleton like that of a shark is nigh-impossible to find in the native lifeforms of Kanaloa, although hard, bony beaks and claws are common (teeth less so, but still noticeable) as well as hard shells and spines. ![]() An example of sea lettuce. The octopod-like body is buried in the mud, the eyes permanently closed in adulthood. As young "spores" the eyes are open as they swim to find a place to root themselves. They taste kinda like broccoli and bacon fat. Think Lovecraft, for these animals. Horrible horrible H.P.Lovecraft full of tentacles and writhing things. Enjoy, and do check out the threat above for the Mermatees- my wonderful posthumans. XD |
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| sam999 | Oct 7 2009, 07:11 PM Post #226 |
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Please get back to posting about the anamiles and plants of kanaloa. |
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| Jurassic-Gothic | Oct 10 2009, 04:41 PM Post #227 |
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I see some cephalopod affinities... But they all look cool, gotta admit
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| sam999 | Oct 13 2009, 03:58 PM Post #228 |
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O.K. lets get to work. I have a more realistic PCT of a squishy and will upload it as soon as I can barrow my brother's scaner. |
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| lamna | Oct 13 2009, 04:11 PM Post #229 |
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More realistic? How? |
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| sam999 | Oct 13 2009, 06:26 PM Post #230 |
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More like the other kanaloa lifeforms. |
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| Canis Lupis | Oct 17 2009, 07:55 AM Post #231 |
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.
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I'm telling you, that pic was of a dinosaur. Not a Kanaloan creature. Which, BTW, these Kanaloan creatures are just awesome yellow. |
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| sam999 | Oct 17 2009, 06:55 PM Post #232 |
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I have started to draw a PCT of a kanaloa flyer the bird equivelant. |
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| Empyreon | Oct 17 2009, 08:28 PM Post #233 |
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Are you plausible?
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Is a PCT a specific file type? |
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Take a look at my exobiology subforum of the planet Nereus! COM Contributions food for thought
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| sam999 | Oct 18 2009, 09:45 AM Post #234 |
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Yes but I do not see how that is on topic. |
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| Canis Lupis | Oct 18 2009, 10:52 AM Post #235 |
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You're talking about PCT's. And it's okay to go off topic. Trying to keep everything on topic makes this forum impersonal. No personality. Anyway, I think yellowdrakex said that no creature on Kanaloa has lungs, except the rare mutant mermatee. So a bird equivalent would not work. Now, if that information was false, then a bird equivalent could work. But with that information, a bird equivalent wouldn't work. Maybe a flying fish equivalent, but a true bird equivalent wouldn't work. |
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| sam999 | Oct 18 2009, 11:01 AM Post #236 |
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That information was false. squshys, and kanaloagulls both have lungs. |
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| agatharights | Oct 18 2009, 11:23 AM Post #237 |
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I always assumed that the birds would be like reverse-whales, where they'd have to dive into the water repeatedly to breathe properly. Sure, they can get some ocygen from the air, but water's their best bet. I didn't htink this through very well. I haven't done anything for Kanaloa in like...ages. >.> I should refresh myself. |
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| sam999 | Oct 18 2009, 12:22 PM Post #238 |
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That may work and would be very starange. |
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| lamna | Oct 18 2009, 01:00 PM Post #239 |
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That would be very difficult. Water is heavy and would probably impair a bird's flight. Perhaps if it skimmed along with some kind of gill dangling in the water. |
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| Canis Lupis | Oct 18 2009, 01:05 PM Post #240 |
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However, it would be very hard to do. In most cases, creatures are either adapted for flight or water. This means that creatures can only travel well in one of the two mediums. Now, one could point out the Earth gannet, whose strategy is just to fold its wings like flippers when it's diving. But this strategy doesn't work very well. So if this Kanaloan flier is well adapted to water, it won't be a very efficient flier and would be exposed to high-leaping Kanaloan ocean predators when in flight. However, if this Kanaloan flier was well adapted to air, it would be very vulnerable underwater when it goes to breath. |
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