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| Kanaloa; We've got Mud n' Eels... | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 7 2008, 11:53 AM (7,546 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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| agatharights | Oct 10 2008, 12:18 PM Post #46 |
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Fish are very tastey. Like most animals I fear. (You know...chickens, bison...the like.) I prefer mine either raw or deep-fried. |
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| lamna | Oct 10 2008, 01:20 PM Post #47 |
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Mmmm tapeworms cysts and cholesterol. |
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| agatharights | Oct 10 2008, 01:34 PM Post #48 |
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These are a few of my favorite things! At least...cholesterol is. XD *Pokes poochy belly* Argh, I'm gonna be loosing this soon, at least. o_o Jesus, dance class is hard. You'd be amazed at how much energy you burn doing bellydance for an hour and a half. |
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| lamna | Oct 10 2008, 01:59 PM Post #49 |
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Dance? *runs and hides in a foxhole* Strange...I believe in Jesus right now. |
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| agatharights | Oct 10 2008, 07:21 PM Post #50 |
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Eh, it's not that hard. It's just really tiring. It helps that I have nice childbirthing hips and the muscles to move them, so it works out for me. Oh man. Watching anorexic college girls try to bellydance is HILARIOUS. It sounds cruel...but it's true. |
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| ATEK Azul | Oct 10 2008, 11:09 PM Post #51 |
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first i do not care much for dancing so lets get on topic. and second what are the chances of jellyfish worms having evoved on your planet |
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| lamna | Oct 11 2008, 06:41 AM Post #52 |
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*Gets out of foxhole* Weird, back to being an atheist again. I bet that would be funny to watch. My girlfriends is going to be doing the belly dance thing as well. Perhaps some of the Lampuidweed thingys (need a better name for them) could be covered in nematocysts/stinging hairs. Human: Ow it stung me! Mermatee: It does not have a blue head, you won't die. Human: But it hurts *Mermatee rubs dock slug on humans hand* Human: Ewwww, it does not even feel any better Mermatee: Chikikikiiiihokichikakahi Edited by lamna, Oct 11 2008, 06:41 AM.
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| ATEK Azul | Oct 11 2008, 11:21 AM Post #53 |
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thats funny. but how do you think a eel jellyfish would work and will they have a ton of eyes like jellys or 2 or what. and would the jellyeels have coralish relatives. and maybe a polip stage of there own or some type of planctonic stage all of these ideas would be cool. |
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| agatharights | Oct 11 2008, 12:08 PM Post #54 |
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That's actually be pretty sweet. I could see a wide variety of eel-jellies existing all over the place, in all different colors. o_o Man, jellyfish are pretty. I like the idea of them having some little polypiey stationary stage, first, and then later growing up to turn into jellies. They'd be sort of like an archaic version of the modern octo-eels. Maybe skeletons developed in a different way, here, so they'd have split long long looooong ago...? Heh. Maybe some of the less toxic varieties would be eaten by mermatees, too. It'd be so weird. Nomf nomf squish squish |
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| lamna | Oct 11 2008, 12:13 PM Post #55 |
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Ready jellied eels? Cockney paradise. But jellyfish eels do sound like a good idea. |
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| ATEK Azul | Oct 11 2008, 12:51 PM Post #56 |
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i thought those where good ideas. is there also eel snails and eel molluscs. i can imagine eel oysters that would be awsome. |
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| lamna | Oct 11 2008, 01:36 PM Post #57 |
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Anything is squishy is good on Kanaloa. |
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| ATEK Azul | Oct 11 2008, 01:49 PM Post #58 |
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that does not answer my quetion but thats interesting. it would be cool too see oyster coral. |
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| lamna | Oct 11 2008, 04:06 PM Post #59 |
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Indeed it would be. What does a eel oyster look like? They sound somewhat incompatible. |
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| ATEK Azul | Oct 11 2008, 04:14 PM Post #60 |
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it uses the tail too get away from preds and anchor too the bottom and its head works like a oyster filter feeding |
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