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>>1136626
First we have the Irako, or Ribbonweed. A simple plant, floating through the ocean currents.

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>>1136629
Next is the Idrai, small water-dwelling and insect-like, which feed on the Irako. They float through the oceans, and when they spot a strand of Irako, open their 'wings' to maneuver themselves toward it, grasping it and feasting.

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>>1136636
Rilva have the power of locomotion, swimming through the shallow waters in search of their prey, the Idrai.

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>>1136638
Quas, while they look like rocks, are actually living coral analogues. As of now, they're pretty boring.

>>1136641
And finally, the Dengh, bottom-dwelling scavengers, which feed on the remains of Idrai which have sunk down to the ocean floor, and sometimes on the soft, fleshy innards of Quas, when their hard shells have been somehow broken.

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>>1136645
Dengh picture

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>>1136648
Finally, a blank template for anyone who needs/wants it. I'll be working on phylogeny charts as fast as possible, as usual.

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>>1136648
Im not entirely sure how this works but am very interested. Is this suitable?

>>1136729
Exactly how it's supposed to work. Also provide a little description of the evolution, and why. Also name your new creation!

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>>1136629
Irako grows seeds on his body, when the Idrai eats the Irako the seeds will be carried with it and be planted somewhere else. So every-time the Irako is being eaten, it actually breeds more Irako.

Bump
OP will return in a few hours, hopefully to more evolutions.

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sounds fun let me try

>>1136636
>>1136796

Seeds providing everything a new life needs to start is very nutritious.
Idrai that are able to digest those seeds have a better chance of survival.
A portion of ingested seeds can be split open by a part of their digestive system,
which is enlarged and shines through their bodies in a purpleish tone.

I chose purple because it's the complimentary color to yellow.

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>>1136641

I suck ass at drawing so some might be better than others but here goes (also this is my first evo quest so tell me if I'm adding too much)

The Quas grows sticky tentacles from its rocky shell to catch more plankton and other things it likes to eat. They can retract inside the Quas' rocky shell if in danger. They also take the plankton stuck on its tentacles inside the shell where it is digested.

Also while I'm feeling inspired here's a Rilva.

The Rilva also becomes a predator, and a fierce one due to its speed through the water. It grows a mouth to better digest its prey, and also undergoes some slight color modifications, with its mouth and tip of its "wings" turning a lighter shade of blue.

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>>1136638
>>1137078

Pic

>>1137081
The Rilva was already a predator, but okay :^)

>>1137551
Also, OP is back

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Posting another one to keep the thread going

The Dengh eventually started developing a tough exoskeleton as predators picked off the more vulnerable ones. While it offered protection, the carapace weighed more and was less flexible, so the shelled dengh grew more powerful forward fins to compensate.

Species name: Denghus Calyculus (Shelled Dengh)

>>1138489
This might be a bit too fast too soon.

>>1138719
But sure, why not.

>>1138719

It's not really a full shell, just tougher skin that will soon become a shell

>>1138777
Well at least it's not too drastic a form change, so it's fine by me.

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>>1138489
Dengh develops a horn type growth above its mouth feeders thingys, it uses this to peck and break the Quas' hard exterior to feed upon the soft yummy sticky tentacles hidden within

(im sorry for the atrocious drawing)

>>1139038
Don't worry about the drawing, I can't draw either :^)
Also, offshoot species are perfectly welcome, people!

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(Tell me if this is too much and I'll make corrections)

Over time, the Irako's seeds form into small detachable pods that grow gradually over the Irako's lifetime and detach once they're big enough. As the seeds grow within the pods, they eventually burst, releasing the seeds within which grow to become more irakos. The seed pods are also much harder to digest, and since the digestive systems of most of the creatures can barely digest the pod, many of the seeds within survive long enough to be excreted and fertilized. This makes the Irako an abundant source of food for the alien world's herbivores.

>>1139748
This is perfect actually. Good work, anon! I'll add it to the chart.

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A different strand of Irako has developed seeds that, instead of growing into pods, rapidly grow into smaller Irako on the plant itself until maturity, when they detach and grow their own seeds.
These seeds have a slightly different chemical balance that renders them poisonous to Idrai

>>1140042
to elaborate a little
the leaf-like mini-irako growing on the main one, are not poisonous, merely the seed is.
However, the fact that these Irako provide more food for their predators, increases their odds of survival, due to Irako-leaves being too numerous for a single Idrai to consume by itself, subsequently feeding more predators, by sacrificing fewer plants.

>>1140042
We have a split! You should name your subspecies, anon.

>>1140056
I'll call it "Herako" or Irako Serpensis (the Snakeish Ribbonweed)

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>>1139038
The Denghus Calyculus' horns gain points of articulation, making them more efficient at breaking the shell of the Quas.

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The Idrai specialize in eating the Irako's Seedpods, and develop little tentacle to catch them out of the water. There they hold them, while breaking the pods protective shell with their increasingly effective Digstive enzymes, until they can get to the yummi interior.

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>>1140091
Due to a declining number of natural enemies, the Herako diverges further by growing larger, almost thrice in size, taking the shape of a circle for more leafs to grow on.
About a quarter into it's life-cycle, the still small Herako detaches from the circle and starts growing into a circle of it's own, and increasing it's size tenfold in the process, before starting develop seeds.

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>>1137081
>>1137020

The Rilva camouflages their body into maroon-red and stalk their prey effectively under the cover of the Quas

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>>1140160
Here is a picture of the Rilva doing Quas stealth in action :3

Hey OP
do we have any fungi?
Assuming life is carbon-based, fungi are pretty fucking important for making the surface habitable.

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>>1140174

Here's a very basic fungus to start out with (they don't really develop much in the water)

The ubi is a very basic, algae-like proto-fungus that mutated from floating seedpod irako seeds. They float on the surface of the water and occasionally wash up on shore when the tides come in. However, before it can develop any further on land, it will need dead organisms to feed on.

>>1140364

They typically grow in large blooms similar to algae blooms (red tide, etc.)

>>1140364
Sure, the Ubi can diverge from the Irako :^)

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I should also do something about the denghus calyculus eating the quas up so here's two possible diversions.

The Quas eventually branched off into two distinct species. One species had begun to develop basic pincers which clamped down on denghs attacking it. At this point it was still sticky (though a little bit harder) so it could still feed on plankton, however it could now eat larger foods. This species is known as Quas Forpex (Pincered Quas).

At the same time, the quas that survive the attacks of the denghs were often the misshaped and jagged ones. Over time this evolved into a much more jagged version of the quas in order to stop denghs from latching onto it and breaking through its shell. It is known as the Quas Scrupeus, or Jagged Quas.

(Again tell me if I'm going too overboard with these, I think the second one might be pushing it a bit)

>>1140436
Just a suggestion -
When you evolve a species make sure it has some logic and connection to the game others are playing and don't just make it evolve cus evolution.
For example, I dislikes the pincers because its too hostile and works against the logic of Rilva using Quas as a hideout. Would be cooler if you worked with the other players and use each other's abilities or respond to eat rather than "eat larger foods" that currently doesnt even exist.
Its alittle bit like you are playing your own game :c

btw i like how you draw and i dont mean to make this suggestion as an insult or whatever, it just seems like you would want to know. keep posting.

>>1140436
I think you're right, anon. Also, if you want a better feel for these games, check out the one that heavily inspired this http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=primordial

>>1140465
So make the Rilva counter-evolve. The Irako and Dheng have branched out, but the Idrai, Rilva, and Quas still only have one line.

>>1140523

So no jagged quas?

>>1140588
They could still be there, just tone it down slightly :^)

>>1140436

Let's save these for later then. How about this for now?

With the rilvas protecting the quas, the quas are able to grow and flourish, developing more sticky tentacles to catch plankton. The rilvas, in turn, can hide far more easily amongst the more abundant wriggling tentacles.

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>>1140647

Pic

>>1140647
I think the Pincer Quas is fine- it's more of an extension after all. You have a picture to go along with that?

>>1140654

Pincer quas can be an offshoot of the main rilva-friendly normal quas

>>1140663
Right on. Let the thread continue!

Anyone know the image limit for /qst/? I don't.

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The rivla quas develop small hairs to catch more food.

The vanilla dengh hasn't been getting much love so I'll expand on it a bit (no pun intended).

Over time, those denghs that did not grow shells started having longer and longer bodies until eventually they took a shape resembling a worm, allowing them to undulate and move faster to avoid prey.

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>>1140770

Sorry, wrong picture

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While the reef rilva was able to adapt to its surroundings and become an ambush predator, other species of rilva did not acquire the signature red color of the reef rilva. These rilvas, called sea rilvas, retained the blue coloring of earlier species and while they did not have the great advantage of hiding within the quas reefs, they adapted to be a predator of speed. Its flagellae used for movement had become a singular, muscular appendage which, when waved from side to side, allowed the rilva to move much faster. Both species were poised to become apex predators. How will the other species, such as the idras that the sea rilva eats and the dengh species that the reef rilva typically eats react?

The Idrai evolve their digestive systems to, instead of ridding the poison from the Irako seeds, store the poison in a special sack. The sack looks like a normal organ of the Idrai, so the Rilva will eat the poison sack thinking it's a normal organ. The poison will either kill the Rilva that eats it, or makes it so sick that it will either: Never eat an Idra again in fear of the poison, or die of starvation from lack of the ability to hunt from weakness.

>>1141082
Also, no picture included because the Idrai appearances haven't changed, they just have an extra organ.

>>1140770
>Avoid prey
You wot m8? :^)

>>1141141

Fuck I mean predators, they still bottomfeed so most of the shit they eat ain't goin' nowhere.

Also are new species allowed?

>>1141167
What do you mean by new species? Offshoots are okay, but only OP makes original species.

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>>1141082
I think only the Herako has the poison.
The vanilla Idrai aren't eating them anymore.

So i will make a subspecies that integrates that, if thats okay for everyone.

An offshot from the Idrai, many of their tentakles fused into appendages to hold onto the Herako plant, this species has lost its ability to propell itself through the water and klings to its Host plant.
Every generation of Heraku that is shed from the Mother plant a few Offspring are infected with this bug as it is carried through the water.

Also now green because poison.

>>1141221
This creature is the Heraku? Just clarifying.

No the Herako is >>1140042

>>1141234
Then what is >>1141221 this called? It's an offshoot of the original species, right?

>>1141249
I need to know for cataloging purposes.

>>1141249

I propose Idras Virulis (Poison Idras)

>>1141221
but it needs a name so it will be,
Idrai complecti (correct the Latin endig at your pleasure^^, i suck at that)

>>1141257

This is okay as well

>>1141256
thats fine too, mine would be something like the klinging Idrai

>>1141263
Clinger Idrai sounds the best, I think.

>>1141221
Oh and its worth mentioning that they mainly eat the seeds while they are still on the plant, so they dont kill the host so fast, and they get their poison dose.
And its pretty close to what the main idrai line eats.

Quick recap on the species list:
Two species of Idrai- Common and Clinger
Two species of Rilva- Common and Sea
Irako, Herako, and Ubi (Which has yet to evolve)
And the Common and Shelled Dheng.

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>>1141294

Yeah, don't want to kill the ecosystem.

Speaking of irako here's another offshoot of it.

Due to the weight of the seed pods of the pod irako (>>1139748), many of the pods fell to the sea bottom, where they grew out of the earth. Very simple root systems evolved this way which rooted the irako down, forming irakoweed (Irako Gramenus)

>>1141337
And two species of Quas, Common and Pincer.

Both the Common and Sea Rilva feed on the Common Idrai- the Clinger is unsuitable for consumption. The Dheng bloodline are still scavengers, eating what they can get, but nothing preys on them. As of now, they and the Clinger Idrai are untapped sources of food.

With the lack of food at the surface of the water, the Ubi evolve to eject some of itself onto fish if they get close enough to the surface. The Ubi then stick onto the fish. Once the fish dies, it slowly decomposes the corpse. During the decomposition process, it will eject spores into the water. Then, the cycle starts over again.
I'm not sure what effect the Ubi can have on the environment now, but once it evolves more it can probably do more than scavenge and possibly have Dheng/a possible other bottom feeding subspecies start feasting on Ubi.
This is probably not a very good idea, but eh, I want the Ubi to evolve.

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With the migration of the common Rilva to the Quas reefs they evolve to and diversify their food, their jaws gets more powerful to eat the shelled Denghus Calyculus

to tap some of that dheng juice

>>1141342
Is that an offshot or an evolution of the main line?

>>1141463

This is an offshoot, there are still the floaty pod irako with less heavy pods for the idrai to eat. The pods of the irakoweed are a lot heavier and sink to the ground.

>>1141422
You have a picture of that, anon?

>>1141502
Also, the Irakoweed have changed the environment a bit, stay tuned :^)
But seriously, anyone know the image limit on /qst/?

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With the advent of ubi on the sea floor, the denghworm develops a more sophisticated mouth to better scavenge the dead organisms on the sea floor. It also happens to be good at sucking up ubi.

>>1141530

No idea

>>1141502
Of an Ubi attached to a fish, or just the Ubi? The Ubi look the same as normal, but they just have the ability to eject parts of itself at fish and attach to them.

>>1141554
Ah, carry on then.

>>1141342
It turns out that the Irakoweed were the key to growth in this alien world; The free-moving Irako did not provide enough energy for the Idrai that fed on them to grow much, which caused a deficit in the populations of Rilva, and so on and so forth. But now they are rooted, the Irakoweed have enabled growth, at a much larger scale than the Irako and the Herako have been able to provide.

>>1141581

O shit.

But what does this mean exactly? New creatures? Bigger creatures?

>>1141581
The Herako is still significantly larger than either species of Irako going around right now.

>>1141605
Creatures can evolve to be bigger in scale. Most, if not all events I toss you are just meant to encourage growth.

>>1141610
Still, floating around in the water like that isn't very conducive to collecting energy from the sun.

>>1141632
I beg to differ
the Herako has a massive surface area and is generally closer to the Sun than the Irako-weed since it isn't bound to the (shallow) ocean floor.
Not to mention that it has leaves.

>>1141644
Well anyway, event is out.

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Over the course of time countless misguided Ubi have attached themselves to the Herako plant, getting stuck on it's surface.
Due to their relative safety but lack of nutrients, these Ubi have begun producing Oxygen via a process called Photosynthesis - the first of it's kind.
The excess Oxygen of these Ubi have fueled the growth of the Herako, eventually causing symbiosis between the 2 species.
The Oxygen producing Ubi have diverged far enough to be considered a new species - the Ubi boni (good ubi).
This symbiotic fungus spreads itself on it's host Herako by seeding into the plant and using it's nutrients to grow into a fully developed Ubi.
From there, the Ubi boni's photosynthetic surface starts producing enough oxygen both for itself and it's host to consume.
This additional nutrient intake let's the Ubi boni grow mycelium that reaches outside the Herako.
When it comes into contact with another Herako it will seed onto the new plant, connecting the two Herako with each other.
Many of these intertwined Herako can form a large net or even a carpet of plants floating about in the water.

The Herako itself only requires minimal amounts of Oxygen for it's seeds , rendering nearly all Oxygen provided by the Ubi boni excessive.
The excess Oxygen is simply released into the ocean, where it forms bubbles and rises to the uninhabitable surface.

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Alright tell me if I'm overshooting with this or not, I need to get a handle on what I can and can't do with this event.

One offshoot of dengh, the denghfish, grows especially large (relatively, it's about a foot long) off the pods of the irakoweed. These especially nutritious pods fed the growth of the traditional dengh, who simply ate the seeds from the pods on the ground. Now they are the largest animals in the shallow seas of the alien world.

As far as physiology goes, not much is different from the traditional dengh (other than its obvious size) save for two things: its stronger tail for swimming and its gills, a first amongst the denizens of the primal world.

>>1141673

What's the current atmospheric composition? Is it mostly carbon dioxide like early Earth?

>>1141955
Not at all, you're good. The point really is to prevent things from going too off the rails when they don't have a reason too, if that makes any sense.

>>1141979
Let's go with yes, as there aren't really many plants.

>>1141979
Well thanks to the Ubi boni, it's changing, I figured OP would give us earth-like conditions, so I already went out of my way to evolve the first ever oxygen producer , which on earth , was a fungus as well.

>>1142004
>>1141991

We should still probably give the oxidizing of earth's atmosphere to the point that it can sustain surface life another couple eons or so though so we can diversify the oceans first. Surface plants might be okay but probably no animals

>>1142042
Hey, evolution is in control of you all, I'm just documenting :^) Also, have nearly updated charts for each species, if anyone wants to see.

>>1142047

I do, it'll be good to visually keep track of everything now that we have a whole bunch of shit. I'll refrain from posting anything new until you're done.

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First up, the Dheng family, with its new offshoot.

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>>1142297
Next, the Idrai.

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>>1142301
Here are the plants...

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>>1142305
And the Quas.

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>>1142310
Finally the Rilva, the super predators of this new world. If any anon can make these nicer to look at, please don't hesitate :^)

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Due to the Symbiosis between Herako and Ubi boni, a different strand of Ubi made the vast Herako carpets their new habitat.
While many are successful in latching themselves onto other creatures who feed on the Herako, others are not so lucky.
These Ubi have resorted to a different strategy - Parasitism.
They latch themselves onto matured Herako leaves as they detach from the plant.
Upon doing so, their mycelium releases a chemical that forces the leaf to immediately form into a Ring, without undergoing the maturity process.
These Ubi sit inside the ring and use their Mycelium to permanently root themselves.
However, as neither the Ubi nor the immature Herako produce any nutrients of their own, this Parasitic behaviour has lead little to nowhere.
In response to this, the parasitic Ubi have evolved to achieve a peculiar kind of symbiosis.
Rather than existing as two intertwined, but separate life-forms, this new strand of Ubi called Ubi superii, uses it's immature host Herako to form a hybrid of fungus and plant.
This new species goes by the name of Sursi.

Upon anchoring itself, the Sursi begins producing proteins that tunnel themselves through the Herako - which is used as a shell - at the end of which, it develops a mouth with little flagella inside, to push bits and pieces of organic material into the transport-tunnel, from where the material is ejected into the inside of the former Ubi-superii, and slowly transported toward the Stomach where it is digested.
The consumed nutrients then are spread across the entire organism, strengthening the Shell and enabling both the Shell and the Ubi inside to start producing seed.

While the first couple generations of Sursi simply spat out Ubi seed onto Herako to repeat the process of symbiotic connection, later generations began incorporating both the genetic material of the Herako and the Ubi into the seed.
These "independent" or "proper" Sursi spit their seed onto a Herako, where it parasitically absorbs it's nutrients, until it matures.
This process sees the initial growth of what appears to be a Herako leaf, but in reality is the entire hybrid organism already.
These fake leaves detach at the same time as the real ones, however they immediately form into a ring, exposing the fungal centre.
From there, the fake leaf grows into a proper Sursi.

In some instances, adult Sursi can be found feeding on still living Denghfish or Idrai that have been rendered unable to move.

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Here's an Ubi-superii by itself for reference.

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>>1142314

Although the rilva was too small to take on a denghfish alone, it eventually developed a key evolution - a small, beady black eye - that allowed it to see its prey far better. In addition, its head became more pronounced, it grew a stronger mouth, its body grew more muscular and its tail changed to a more hydrodynamic shape. While the new rilva, dubbed the Greater Rilva, is only slightly larger than a regular sea rilva, it hunted in packs to overwhelm the much larger denghfish.

(I got a really cool next form for this drawn up)

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Ugh wrong pic again

>>1142507
Assuming this is an offshoot of the Seafaring Rilva?

>>1142510

Yeah

>>1142511
Good, we need more variety :^)

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Over the years, some idrai began to lose their signature circular shape in favor of undulating flaps that propel it forward in an up-and-down motion. Since other idrai mostly float, they are largely at the mercy of the currents, but this new offshoot - the Ribbon Idrai - could finally swim where it wanted. The Ribbon Idrai's flaps are slightly darker and bear a beautiful green speckled pattern to draw potential mates.

>>1142546

Also it's an offshoot of the clinger idrai so yeah it's poisonous

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The Idrai, with the food more common, through the diversification of seedpod bearing plants, has grown larger developing an oblonged form.

It has also evolved a form of locomotion. It opens its wings and snaps them shut, to expell a jet of water, while propelling itself in the oposite direction.

Until now it dependet on swarmlike behaivor to ensure that some of its number survive against predators like the rilva.
With the developement of its locomotion it found a new form of defense.
When attacked it injects caustic substances from its potent digestive system into the waterjets, so it trails diluted acid in its wake while fleeing.
Not potent enough to kill, it is extremly painfull to any pursuers.

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locomotion looks something like this

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>>1142685
One other Idrai offshot, before they grow large.
So a little late, but i hope its okay.

The Burrowing Idrai,
with the advent of Irakoweed on the seefloor, a variant of the Idrai developed that specializes in eating seeds that have fallen on the ground while hiding from predators.
Developing larger tentacles that bear an spoon like apandage, they burrow themselves in the ground around Irakoweed colonies. They loose the ability to to propell itself through the water, but members of the species scuttle along the seafloor when migrating to new colonies.

>>1142708
Latin name: Idrai foderis (burrowing Idrai)

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>>1141422
Ofshot of the Ubi main Line(still mostly at the water surface if im not mistaken).

With the Growth of life to a new scale, more organic matter is found on th ground, for the ubi to decompose. The ubi that sunk to the ground have startet to gather in colonies of interconected ubi blobs. Thorough these connections they share nutrients, and can grow into hight when (at particularly nutrient rich places) layer of layer of ubi grows on each other, building strange shapes on the sea ground.

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Rilva scopuli
specialisation of the common Rilva, these creatures hunt the Quas reefs, not needing a lot of speed these hunters have specialized in amanuverability with shorter but more distibuted flagella.

>>1142744
This one is called Ubi Fundis

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Okay the last one, i figure i should let everyone else have their turn, and not spam so much. Sorry, i kinda felt inspired.
Also, Sorry the Rilva designs are so horrendrous, i cant drawn at all.

Evolution of the common rilva, with the development of more hunting grounds, through the advent of the Ubi Fundus line and the Irakoweed, the common rilva leaves the reefs to their more specialized brethren, they change coloration again to match their environment, and develop a sonar ability to sense their hunting grounds that are growing increasingly complex. They send out acoustic signals that they sense with their newgrown organs around their mouth

The idrai develop a small wall in the middle of their locomotion, allowing them to turn faster.
> No pic since no visual change

>>1142769
Like a ships rudder?

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With increased competition for food in the Herako carpets, the Sursi forms a protective layer around it's upper and lower sides, by feeding more nutrients into it's shell, making it grow from a ring to a near-flat spheroid.
The outer most layer of the Shell-ring changes it's colour to a brighter green, to fool the Rilva into thinking it is a mere Herako.
Additionally, the mouth of the Sursi grows larger and more complex, to more actively pursue the consumption of carrion left behind by the Rilva.

>>1142773
Yes.

These are awesome, anons. But
>>1142744
>>1142758
>>1142767
Should have common names, don't you think?

Sure why not the Ubi is Ground-growing Ubi(or anything better you can up with)

Riva Scopuli is Reef Rilva

and the last one is the common Rilva, the vanilla variant doesnt need a new name i guess

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>>1140080
The Denghus Calyculus' shell now protects more of it's body, meaning that the Pincer Quas can't easily kill it. Due to the new shell piece, it's mouth moves to the bottom of it's body, and it's feelers now point upwards, giving it more effective senses.

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>>1140160
Some Reef Rilva begin feeding on the Quas using their new elongated beaks to break the shell. They are known as the Long-nosed Rilva.

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To provide for better protection of it's fungal insides, the Sursi's shell extends over it's entire body, thinner in the ring plane, but thicker everywhere else, making the organism itself significantly tougher.
The organs of the Sursi are now safely encapsulated within the shell.

One race of Sursi - Sursi Maculati (spotted Sursi) - has grown to a more elongated Pill shape, with a patch pattern camouflage, rather than a ring-shaped one.

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>>1142509

Alright here's my big bad new sea rilva, if it's too much let me know and I'll draw up an in between species.

The greater rilva continues to grow off the bounty of the denghfish, getting even more bulky. At this point, it has adapted to become as big as the denghfish, and also adapted many of the rilva's features. For example, it has gills to support its large size, but they aren't quite as developed as the denghfish. Its appendage grows into a proper tail, and its head becomes larger and more prominent with a more developed jaw. As it grew it lost its pack hunting tendencies due to competition, and in addition to the denghfish it would sometimes make a meal out of those rilvafish foolish enough to try and steal another rilvafish's food.

This new species came to be known as the rilvafish.

>>1142935
You certainly like to go big haha

>>1142941

Gotta have a big fish to eat the little fish

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>>1142310

Quas clumps normally reproduce by budding - a part of the quas grows and then breaks off, with its little tentacles propelling it to new grounds. Normally the weight of the stony clump doesn't allow it to float very far off the sea floor, but some varieties grew softer shells which allowed them to venture further off the sea floor and towards the surface. The soft shells also allowed them to grow bigger, and with that came the ability to eat bigger plants.

So this place is where /tg/'s creativity went. Good to know.

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Before I leave for a few hours, how about the charts for some inspiration? First up, the Dheng.

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>>1143172
Idrai

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>>1143173
Irako

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>>1143174
Quas

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>>1143175
And finally, the Rilva.

>>1141342

The irakoweed continued to grow, but its seed pods were constantly snacked on. The irakoweed began to take advantage of this, as the seed pods grew more fleshy and sweet-tasting, like fruit. This new plant, named the Seafruit Weed, developed so that herbivores such as the denghfish would want to eat the seafruit due to their sweet taste and then excrete the seeds so that they could grow. The seeds also grew harder, so animals would excrete them and seed more seafruit weeds in the process.

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>>1143720

Pic

>>1143720
Seems like you're the only one who's posting anymore, unfortunately.

Oh my. Another EvoGame to compliment my own.

I'm very happy to see this being a thing.

>>1143938
Unfortunately this one doesn't seem very popular. And I got no bites on /tg/ either.

>>1143938
And yeah, building the world for a future game of mine :^)

>>1142932
>>1142912
>>1142786
>>1142773
>>1142769
>>1142767

There's all these guys. Not a whole lot but enough to keep it going.

>>1143972
This is true. My guess is they're all asleep.

>>1143976
Except for me. Sadly, I don't have a drawing program on this computer.

>>1143976
That would be correct, because I just got up.

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To further avoid predators, the Spotted Sursi develops it's own locomotion, independent from other organisms.
By channeling the Oxygen and Methane produced as a byproduct of it's digestive system in a new Organ, the Spotted Sursi propels itself forward, by the release of these gases, creating a small but powerful burst of forward momentum.

>>1144140
You can still contribute, and another anon can try to draw your ideas for you :^)

>>1144140
>>1144375

I'd be willing to, though I can't guarantee it'll look like you want it to

>>1144432
OP could try as well.

>>1144435
aren't you OP m8?

>>1144442
Yes, but they aren't my evolutions, theyre yours.

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The soft-shelled Quas's shells softened further over time as it began to prioritize movement over protection. It also began to flatten out, with its tentacles hanging from the bottom. This new species was able to swim faster by flapping its soft top much as a jellyfish would. This new offshoot was called the Jelucid.

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A new mutation of Spotted Sursi has split from the main line.
It developed 2 bulges on it's side with seemingly no purpose.
On the inside, it developed a neural knot to allow for higher cognitive functions, making it more like other animals.

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>>1141955
The Denghfish, while large, is not built for combat. Instead, it focuses on speed-- with its improved fin and tail, the Speedy Denghfish can easily escape from a mob of Sea Rilva.

Also, its whiskers multiply to better sense both predators and food.

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>>1142932
Instead of going the jet route, some Spotted Sursi instead try to hide. This branch now secretes a greenish goo to obscure its form and attempt to ward off predators, who get a mouthful of goo if they go in for a bite. This Spotted Sursi is called a "Goosi".

Hey OP, now that the thread saged, will you make a new one soon? would be nice to continue this

Archived.

>>1144909
Soonish. We can continue a bit on this thread though, don't you think? The Idrai offshoots could use some love.

>>1144921
Thanks anon, though would you mind posting the link?

>>1144960
Also, how many threads is one allowed on /qst/? I'm running another game currently too.

>>1144965
No idea, back when I had a big quest running, I only ever had 2 threads open at the same time
the saged one and the new one.

>>1144996
But in any case, we can keep going in this thread. The Idrai only have the main line and a few offshoots with no evolutions...and we still haven't reached land.

>>1145007
desu, personally I'm not interested in the idrai, I'm trying to push for plant animals

>>1145007
>>1145024

Yeah, I'm waiting until the land becomes habitable so I can make some proper insects out of em

Will leave this up overnight.
http://www.strawpoll.me/12300413

>>1145047

My vote is for staying in the ocean, both in the depths and shallow waters. If we do go on land we should do plants first so the herbivores have something to eat (and thus the carnivores have something to eat too)

>>1145077
surprisingly, I voted for both as well.
It's too early for Land, maybe a plant might go there, but nothing else yet, not by a couple million years.

>>1145024
Aren't plant animals being done in the other thread as well?

>>1145077
>>1145080
Fine then, we might as well continue this thread though.

>>1145083
I wouldn't know, I'm only in this thread and after the first fungus appeared, I thought "what if...venus fly-trap gone wild?"
And that's basically the entire reason behind why I'm almost spamming plants and fungi.

>>1145091

Gonna make cute little shroom dudes once we get advanced enough because why the fuck not

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>>1140436

The pincer quas grew a useful evolution - a mouth on each tentacle with powerful jaws to eat attacking long-nosed reef rilvas and denghus calyculi. This new quas is called the hydra quas.

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I guess we'll be staying in the shallow reefs next thread, at least for a bit, or if people flesh out the trees more. In the meantime, enjoy the new and improved (maybe) charts!

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>>1145217
Idrai

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>>1145221
Irako

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>>1145223
Quas

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>>1145227
And finally the Rilva family tree.

>>1145223
I realize the Herako's picture is fucked up- will fix for next chart.

I'm sorry OP but the Irako line strikes me wrong on more than 1 occasion.
So let me fix that for you.

>>1145232
By all means, point my mistakes out. I am a very fallible human being :^)

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>>1145240
Here you go OP

>>1145258
I'd rather stick to the common names on the chart, it might get too confusing otherwise.

>>1145258
Also Ubi Superii is the Sursi.

>>1145263
Right, replace Irako Serpensis with Snakeweed then, cause that's what the common name was.
But yeah, the family relations of the plants are quite complex, I should know because I'm responsible for 2/3 of it.

>>1145267
not quite, it became the Sursi, originally it was just the Ubi Superri by itself plus a leaf used for a shell.

>>1145271
Ah, I see. Carry on then.

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>>1145274
all of these abominations in the red circle are my work.
I'll get myself a tripcode for the next thread.

>>1145281
Isn't the Irako Serpensis the Herako though? From these posts

>>1140042
>>1140056
>>1140069

>>1145285
You got me there, that's a mistake on my part.
Personally though, I think the circular Herako is the proper one, whereas the one that still has the snake shape, is more of a proto-stage.
But, hey I wrote that shit, gotta roll with it, too late for retcons.

>>1145292
heh. Well maybe other people will post tonight. The Irako line is way far ahead of the others.

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>>1145293
To be fair, plants are always ahead of animals in terms of sheer number of species.

Also, here's the definitive version of the current Irako family.

>>1145297
Cool beans. I'll save that for next thread, which will be soon.

>>1145300
id love to participate in this thread but i dont know how to make images any halp?

>>1145379
You using windows?

>>1145382
yessir

>>1145385
mspaint, son, that's how I do it at least.

>>1145385
Save an image and open it in paint. Alter it a bit, and post in the thread with a quick explanation of what and why.

>>1145392
thanks ill see what i come up with

Oh hey an evogame.

I am monitoring this thread.

Won't get to get involved until a few hours at best but ill try and contribute something to keep the dream alive.

>>1145421
I won't be able to get involved* damn typos.
Lookin good WheelieOP

>>1145422
heh, no worries. I'm going to bed soon anyway, and new thread once this one gets close to dropping off.

>>1145425
Seems people are having lots of fun creating a thriving coastal ecosystem.

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A mutation of a quas causes growth of bait fruit which resembles the seafruit, which is poisonous to any predator. I dont have a good name for it so if anyone has any suggestions thatd be great

>>1145471
Mimic Quas sounds good.

>>1145477
Mimic Quas it is

>>1145491
Feel free to evolve more! The Idrai species need some love :^)

Sorry for lack of image, but on phone. The irako weed (offshoot) develops a reaction to causing it to swat whatever touches it by using built up reserves of nutrition and a fast contraction on the touched side. I call it the whip irako.

>>1145544
Post it when you're available :^) Welcome to the thread

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I made a chart of the habitats and major food sources of the species around, hope i got everything right, and OP is cool with it

>>1145561
Species used are from the charts so its not completely up to date

>>1145561
This is the definition of fucking awesome, anon.

>>1145561
>>1145563
Though if I'm not mistaken, the base Dhengfish is still extant.

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Glad you approve.

If i have overlooked more stuff, let me know and i will correct when i have the time, or do it yourself.

>>1145575
I THINK, that some form of Rilva is present in the Herako carpets, there have been several evolutions of the Sursi based on that assumption.

well the Rilva main line evolved to be ambush predators in growth on the ground, so its probably the lesser sea rilva who goes hunting there.

>>1145585
and I should also mention, the Sursi main-line is still around.
Spotted sursi aren't a direct evolution.

I also would like to ask, what is the acceptable rate of osting evolutions? Kuz I am fairly certain I can easily spam up the thread.

>>1145612
as could I, but I just decided to focus on my pet and adapt to whatever change the rilva and idrai posters throw at me

maybe you should do something like that as well.

I guess I'll start posting properly after I get back from university. In the mean time, how do the creatures procreate?

>>1145616
good question
no one ever specified anything

as far as I'm aware, we only know the reproduction of (almost) all plants.

In man cas es that's undecided as of jet. So if you wzite some thing its that i guess

Final question, are we in the real world or are we in some weird world with it's own odd rules? like magic

>>1145631
pretty sure we are in some kind of "real world"
as this is an alien planet, and we're playing evolution.

>>1145640
Agreed, i will work under that assumption unless OP makes magic a thing.

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Evolution of the Ribbon Idari

No longer are the Ribbon Idari Seed eaters.
With the propagation of the Sursi they adapted to this new plant based food source.
Like all Idari they track their Food with a chemical sensor, similar to olfactory senses.
When they sense a sursi they grab their quarrywith their new powerful pincers, to break open their shell and feast on the fungi matter inside. They eat all Sursi, but their favorite is the goosi, witch through the secretion of their slimy cloud is quite easy to track for them.

>>1145653
Oh and because they dont eat the heraku seeds anymore they loose their poison i guess.

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>>1145612
My opinion is that more evolutions are better because it keeps the thread going but now that we have more people maybe try keeping it to one evolution per species/offshoot at a time so that others have a chance to work on them.

>>1145631

Yeah, plants are pretty defined (reproducing with seeds or spores). The quas reproduces asexually by budding and splitting into quas pods as seen here (>>1143041). For the soft-shelled quas and jelucid it's pretty much the same as the jellyfish reproductive cycle (pic related). Everything else pretty much reproduces by eggs. Is this acceptable?

>>1145640

Yeah, I can't speak for what exactly OP wants but here's pretty much what I've gathered so far. In general unusual evolutions and offshoots should be explained in a more scientific manner than just "it's magic, I ain't gotta explain shit" or "it's evolution, I ain't gotta explain shit" for that matter. It doesn't have to be exactly the same as how creatures evolved on Earth (creativity in this regard is encouraged) but shouldn't be outlandishly weird or over the top either. Also OP doesn't want entirely new creatures unless they're offshoots of existing species or unless he creates the base species.

>>1145653
One other thing how big is everything?
I imagened the Idari to be quite small, except for the last iteration of the main line.
The Ribbon Idari would have grown to a similar size of the sursi to eat them, if they are larger.

>>1145659

I've included size comparisons on mine to give a rough idea, the largest animals right now are the rilvafish and denghfish, which are roughly 1-2 feet long (30-60 cm). The seafruit plant is the largest rooted species at about 4-5 feet tall and the herakos and ubi bonis (exact size undefined). The standard ubi is the smallest species, as the individual ubi is nearly microscopic like plankton. Pretty much everything else is up for grabs as far as exact size goes.

>>1145659
Yeah, pretty much, the original ribbon idrai is about the same size as a normal idrai

>>1145664

The herakos and ubi bonis are the largest floating plants I mean, I just woke up

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evolution of the clinger idari,
they took on the color of the Heraku and ditributed their legs to better cling to them, apart from that they still arent eaten by anyone because of the poison they accumulate. yay but their limited habitat should keep their numbers in check.

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also the quas rilva was supposed to have split into the reef rilva and the green rilva, so their family tree would look something like this

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with the advent of a new type of Sursi, with then unknown organs, has developed into something more definable.
The seemingly random bulges developed side-ways flagella and their mutated digestive system no longer produces Oxygen and Methane as byproducts, but Nitrogen and Carbon-monoxide instead.

This change of digestion has increased the efficiency of their Jet by quite a bit, making them faster than all but the Speedy Dengh.

These relatively small creatures, due to their increased mobility and more capable digestive system, have taken a more predatory lifestyle upon themselves.

With each generation their predatory capacities improve, the latest mutations have developed an additional neural-knot in the frontal area, and complimentary light receptors.

Boasting a size of 12 centrimetres , these Swarm Predators are classified as Sursi Rapti (Kidnapping or "Hunting" Sursi)
more commonly known as Veltar.

>>1145675
They are going to be rocketworms!(or something like that)
Where do they live, still the Herako carpet?
and what do they eat?

The Veltar predates primarily on larger creatures, as there aren't that many however, his primary target are the Denghfish and Rilvafish, both of which have no defense against a swarm of hungry Veltar.

Using their claw-like outer-mouths, they bite themselves stuck on their prey, from where it immediately begins infesting it's prey with their seed.
The seed however, does not spawn a new Veltar as it would when a Herako gets infested, but rather it liquidizes.
When combined with the blood of it's prey, the liquid seed reacts with the oxygen in the system and becomes acidic.
The Veltar acid then dissolves it's victim from the inside, making them digestable for the predator.

While their hunting grounds are around the Irakoweed colonies, their actual habitat remains in the Herako carpets.

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>>1145544
Finally back, here's the pick. Sorry if it's low quality, not that good at drawing.
Made it so the seeds are directly upon the Irako as it would be easier for them to stick while they are not fully formed.

>>1145698
pic*

Goddamn it i can't write.

>>1145698
Over several generations, the IrakoWhips are selected to have a better root system as those with weaker roots tend to uproot themselves while whipping whatever they are whipping.

I don't think an image update is needed, it's just stronger and slightly larger roots.

The poisonous variant of the ribbon idrai darkens further develops its signature green spots so that it may attract potential mates easily. It also grows visibly longer, becoming nearly twice as long as the standard ribbon idrai (the average size of the speckled ribbon idrai is roughly 6 inches)

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>>1145709

Forgot image

>>1145710

Also I keep calling them idras for whatever reason

>>1145712
HAIL IDRA

>>1145712
probably because A and S are right next to eachother.

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The burrowing idari also further adapt to their life style. burrowing their narrow "tail" in the dirt around irako weed and fruit, they cover themselves with dirt until only their tentacles and their maw are above ground.

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The IrakoWhip over time develop a hard shell like chamber at the end. Due to some animals near them dying from the impact, their roots are capable of picking up some of the nutrients left behind by the surrounding eco-system post consumption of said animals.

Have a bit of time before I gotta head to class, so I'll answer some questions.
>>1145612
It's generally accepted that you only post one evolution per creature at a time, though feel free to evolve as many creatures as you want!
>>1145613
I wouldn't get too attached to the Irako if I were you- they are open to everyone else to evolve as well.
>>1145616
No one has specified yet.
>>1145631
We're in a 'real world'
>>1145686
Got a picture for that?

>>1145561
Seriously, this is way above and beyond the call of duty. Glad you're all enjoying so much!

>>1145737
you mean a picture of the hunting process of the Veltar?

Also, yes, obviously I can't hog the Irako line, all I'm saying is, that's where I'll put my creative resources.

>>1145739
A picture of the Veltar, so I can add it to the tree.

>>1145743
nigga it's right here >>1145675

also this technically is an early stage of the Veltar
>>1144769

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Some irakoweeds (another offshoot, if it's ok with you mates) start storing the gasses they produce through photosynthesis into thin pouches surrounding their seeds, permitting the seeds to travel long distances by floating on the currents.
Name: Lantern Irako

>>1145745
Yep, found it right after I asked.

Well, OP has class, and then work. Hopefully I'll come back to more!

I'll be back after about 20 hours, good luck with evolutions mates.

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The survival rates of the larger fish improved somewhat with the symbiotic relationship of its close relative, the denghworm. The denghworm would clean ubi and other detritus off the denghfish and rilvafish, and the veltar parasites with it. A new variant of the denghworm evolved from this - the dengh loach. Its front fins grew into webbed claws useful for latching onto the speedy rilvafish and denghfish so that it can continue its cleaning. It also grew fins on its back to help it swim faster. Its similar coloring to the denghfish also served as a great disguise from other predators.

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A new mutation of the original Quas causes it to grow spines all over instead of being attatched, it is at the mercy of the currents and consumes detritus with its sticky tendriles

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Updated and corrected chart.
Any mistakes?

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The quas has undergone a mutation in structure leading to a new strain with a more porus form.
The body is built haphazardly, leaving holes and pits of all sizes about the structure.

Surprisingly, this strain is much tougher than normal, due to the body sometimes growing in overlapping ways and though this causes it to grow much more slowly, it can achieve greater sizes.

[Mutation: Haphazard Growth]
[More resilient - Slower new growth]

>>1145979
Nice work Anon

>>1145979

Betty gud but a few things:
1. The dheng loach primarily feeds on ubi and sursi off the rilvafish/dhengfish's back, not the rilvafish itself (though it does scavenge as well similar to the dheng)
2. The speckled ribbon idrai is still poisonous. Not a good snack for rilvas.
3. Jelucids are omnivorous and eat floating irakos, smaller species of rilva, and other things that get caught in its tentacles

>>1146040
1.yeah, i wrote it as primary food source and the loaches kinda get the food from the fish but your right probably better to put an arrow to the other two. dunno how to draw it right without getting massivly convoluted.

2. Thats what if drawn, isn't it? The regular Ribbon Idrai, has lost its poison though.

3. will be added

OP is back for a bit. Things are progressing well, it seems!

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One more Idrai Offshot.
Lives near the surface, and eats the swimming ubi. Its tentacles have developed to membranous, fins, with them it catches the ubi and brings it near to its mouth.
Its mouth have developed a couple of sticky tentacles to eat the plancton like flora.

>>1146245
forgot to name it.
Gauze Idrai

>>1146254
No wait, lets call it Gossamer Idrai

>>1146088

I would just put an asterisk or a star next to the dheng loach indicationg what exactly it feeds on, since it's a bit of a special case. And yeah I didn't see it before but the speckled ribbon idrai seems fine.

Will be back again in a few hours.

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>>1143041

Over time, some of the soft-shelled quas's head became larger as its brain began to develop and grow. Indeed, the brain of this new creature, called the Septopod, is its greatest advantage, as it's currently the most developed brain in the shallow seas. Other notable adaptations include bulging yellow-tinted eyes which took advantage of the septopod's brain power, and suction cups on its tentacles to better grasp prey. It also gained gills to support its increased size, like most other large seafaring animals who need more oxygen.

From its head to the tips of its tentacles, the average septopod is about one and a half to two feet tall, making it the largest being in the ecosystem. It is a carnivore, and its primary diet is smaller organisms such as rilvas, idrai and the smaller variants of the dengh species - things that it can easily fit inside its mouth.