Action: Follow the current in search of food, and prefer to attack during sunrise and sundown so as to avoid my glowing spots from warning my prey.
Sorry for the late vote, I was away on a trip !
Action: Rest to regain energy
Round 55
Extra Stuff
Music: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_wnREGllg
Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB
Eztan Extant Ecosystems: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ramXIxwYwggWj1bVH3zmZT-tlZSbQvW4PUZAEiVWYB8
Book of the Dead: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOwzI4ZHorn8nrqEr62v2_uXXlbs7qSCudHc476qLMY
~13.75 million years into the Atroxian~
Pagosian Stage
Season: Northern Spring, Southern Autumn
Time of Day: Morning (W), Dusk (E)
Event - 5 (No Disaster)
Global Climate: The world of Ezta is gripped by an ice age; glaciers have formed over the northernmost reaches of barren, mountainous Uteeno, and snowy wastes stretch across both the north and the south. Tropical and temperate areas of both sea and land have been squeezed much closer to the equator as a result. Sea levels have reached a low. Carbon dioxide and oxygen are both found within the atmosphere in medium amounts; this cold phase is due to the orbit, not the gases.
P.S. You now need to reach 100% maturity to reproduce.
Unfortunately, it seems PositiveTower has left the game for too long and itâs only fair I think to give other players their chance. Which means @infinitewisdom, if you are still around, there is a spot for you in the game now. I will give you until the next round to confirm your place.
@RoboTrannic
Veroina ericius (EN)
DEEP SOUTH-WEST UTEENESSA OCEAN
Again, you sit quite still, saving energy, whilst you filter lots of plankton living around the hydrothermal vents. You can still smell the chemicals produced by hydrothermal vents further up the slope. (6) (Lol, I honestly canât think what to add for your species anymore.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 90%
Nutrition: 22.5/26
Maturity: 70%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 11.5cm
Veroina ericius
Status: EN
Timespan: R.52 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below 1000m
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 38
Size: 16.5cm (length - although this includes spines, the body itself is 6.5cm)
Predecessor: Kapnosta limus
Classification: Veroinidae, Kardiaskulidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Fix Smell = 3, Sense of Smell = 5, Spikes = 6
Description: With the abundance of predators in these dangerous waters, it only makes sense for species to evolve extra defences. Veroina ericius have developed defences that are almost impenetrable; they have spiky spines sticking out all over their tubular body, with an average length of about 5cm. These spines are also toxic. Predators are unlikely to be able to get to the flesh underneath the spines without causing great damage to themselves. Therefore, areas that were once off-limits because of predators are now open, and Veroina ericius would be able to colonise the shallow seas, in addition to their previous range, if they were adapted to deal with the warmer temperatures. They also use these spines to walk across the seafloor but can no longer swim. Furthermore, they have lost the slime on their scales that gave them a strong smell, but have gained an olfactory sense with the appearance of olfactory receptors studded around the body. With this ability, Veroina ericius can track the smell of chemicals to hydrothermal vents and brine pools, making food easier to find in the deep ocean. All of this makes Veroina ericius the most common animal in the ocean - the only downside is that the spines make mating an awkward tangle.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Open Circulatory System, Tubular Heart, Web of Capillaries Over Muscles, Axochord, Notochord, Four Gill Slits, Two Gill Frills, Pharynx, Large Pinhole Eyes With Lenses (2 on top of head, one on front), Heat-Proof Scales, Cartilage Vertebrae
@agenttine
Thanostoma mediossium (EN)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF
A line of green seaweed lines the shallow sea, the largest dwarfing you at 80cm tall. You swim over to the plants to begin feeding, but see a silhouette moving your way through the blue of the sea. You sense danger as it comes closer and swim towards to the coast. You can still detect its electrical presence pursuing you, so you go straight into a partially submerged sea cave. Ahead of you, the cave becomes deeper as well as darker, and there is no vegetation. You are now too far into the cave to know whether the predator is still chasing you. (2)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 70%
Nutrition: 11/48
Maturity: 45%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 9cm
Thanostoma mediossium
Status: EN
Timespan: R.50 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: All Temperate Seas
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 19cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Digestive Enzymes = 1, Plant-Eating Teeth = 5, Bony Body = 4
Description: This is the first bony animal of Ezta, with the vertebra and jaw now being formed of bone rather than cartilage, so it is stiffer but stronger. The tail has remained cartilaginous to maintain its flexibility . At the front of the jaw is a group of very square teeth, which are the prime shape for biting off bits of vegetation. The venomous canines are now only for defence, as this animal is a complete herbivore. The bacteria in its gut are only able to break down plant matter; they require the bits of food to be even tinier and without better ways of mechanical digestion, they often regurgitate the food if it is too large. There is an abundance of food, and they are quite capable of defending themselves, which means they have a fairly stable population.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head)
@immortaldragon
Achmachelus etalas (VU)
EQUATORIAL UTEENESSA OCEAN, SURFACE
You bask in the glory of the equatorial phytoplankton bloom, which is large and bountiful. You flap your flat wing-like fins lazily, slowly ploughing through the water, and filtering lots of plankton, whilst saving your energy. You are also joined by numerous other members of your species, of all ages. With plenty of food around, this isnât a problem, and there is safety in numbers. (6 + 1 - You have won a minus or plus point on any playerâs next vote, including yourself.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 85%
Nutrition: 12.75 / 18
Maturity: 60%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 4.2cm
Achmachelus etalas
Status: VU
Timespan: R.43 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Mid Ocean, Ocean Surface, Shallow Sea
Distribution: Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate Seas
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 31
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Achmachelus subitamortis
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: N/A
Description: This filter-feeder has a liver full of oils and fats, substances lighter than water and allowing them to float. This means that they can comfortably inhabit areas of open ocean. The depth doesnât bother them, because they have oils rather than a swim bladder and so are safe from pressure. However, they have wide ungainly fins which make for slow swimming. Cup eyes help them sense the direction of the surface and tell between daylight and nighttime.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail
@soundwave
Thanostoma aquaprinceps (EN)
WESTERN SHELF
With the appearance of the downwelling killing off the local plants, the only species larger than this predator has disappeared from the Western Shelf. All that remains are smaller animals. Nonetheless, you search around for food, and soon spot a commotion in the sand. A small cloud sprouted from the disturbed sediment, and you detect the presence of food. You dart in, and snatch at the animal which has just breached the surface of the sand, a Codowecoi fyuxuul. Before it has a chance, you grab it in your jaws and your teeth easily slice through the soft body. This much smaller animal is not your normal prey and wonât be much more than a snack for you. You will have to find more food if you are to prosper. (4)
Status:
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 50%
Nutrition: 20/32
Maturity: 40%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 6.8cm
Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Status: EN
Timespan: R.41 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate Seas
Niche: Apex Predator
Nutritional Value: 80
Size: 17cm
Predecessor: Makoura jousteri
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Blue Pigmentation = 3, Pinhole eyes = 6, Jaw = 5
Description: The outwards-jutting tusks of their ancestors have morphed into long, dangerous and venomous canines which are a deadly contribution to the new jaw. Two large pinhole eyes, that the animal is able to swivel slightly for increased range of sight, on the side of the head scan the ocean for prey. Few animals can withstand an attack from this mouth. All of this makes this species the top predator of its time, as well as also being able to occupy shallow water thanks to its blue pigment. It is only restricted by its lack of buoyancy.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Cup Eyes
@blackink
Asteridermus gibbosi (CR)
DEEP SOUTH-WESTERN UTEENESSA OCEAN
You swim just above the ocean floor, waiting to receive the electrical signal that lets you know you have found prey. On and on, you swim and scan, when eventually you find the signal of an animal about your size resting in the sand. The adult Argoskulus sees you coming, as your bioluminescent spots give you away in the dark depths, and it tries to make a break for it. However, itâs reactions are quite slow, and by the time it pushes itself upwards to glide away on its membrane you have caught up with it. You crash head on into it and bite down onto its head, killing it instantly. You both sink onto the sand, and you have a fine meal. (5)
Status
Health: Punctured side wound
Fitness: 70%
Nutrition: 15/20
Maturity: 60%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 4.2cm
Asteridermus gibbosi
Status: CR
Timespan: R.41 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below 1000m
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 33
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Skelechelus inkenaria
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Fat = 5, Black Pigmentation = 2, Olfactory System = 1
Description: Unlike its ancestor, this species has a moderate, normal amount of fat surrounding its body, which means it is able to withstand the temperatures of the deep ocean. It now completely resides here. In addition, a collection of fat in the shape of a hump on the back stores extra resources. This is especially useful in the deep where food can be very scarce. They are also able to find each other well in the dark because of a covering of bioluminescent spots; they do not appear to be able to control these with their nervous systems, as the spots keep flashing randomly in the dark. However, this means both prey and predators with eyes know where they are.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Cup Eyes, Jaw, Fins (two vertical near head)
@louix
Argoskulus rubrumi (LC)
DEEP SOUTHERN POLAR OCEAN
Despite your instincts, you are forced to rest on the floor. You do so, but your instincts do not let you rest for too long, as you need to reproduce. (4) (Although Iâve changed the reproduction percentage to 100%, Iâll let you continue to attempt to reproduce because you already were.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 60%
Nutrition: 2/4
Maturity: 60%
Temp: Cold
Current Size: 1.38cm
Argoskulus rubrumi
Status: LC
Timespan: R.47 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 7
Size: 2.3cm
Predecessor: Glistroskulus louxi
Classification: Squickidae, Squickidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Better Memory = 1, Camouflage = 5, Tentacles = 4
Description: Having less neurones in its head, means there is less processing power in its brain, and as a result, this animal has very slow reactions. However, they have developed a new technique for avoiding detection; in deep water, they are red and as red light does not reach this far down, they appear almost invisible. In the rare instances that they make it to shallow water, such as on seamounts, they can turn mostly transparent. Furthermore, two small tentacles protrude from the side of the head, and aid in gathering food. But as no predator here uses sight to find prey, instead following traces of chemicals, these benefits are limited, and they are slightly worse off than their cousins Glistroskulus louixi.
Previous Mutations: Muscles, Fleshy Membrane (along back and underside), Chemoreceptors, Basic Instincts, Three Gill Slits, Yellow Pigmentation, Dentine Teeth, Open Circulatory System, Pinhole Eye With Lens (one on top of head), Notochord, Anti-freeze Proteins
@Biologicah
Codowecoi fyuxuul (LC)
DEEP NORTHERN POLAR OCEAN
You patrol blindly across the ocean floor, crawling through the sandy sediment. However, you do not come across anything, as so often happens on the abyssal plain. (3)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 60%
Nutrition: 1/5
Maturity: 45%
Temp: Cold
Current Size: 1.5cm
Codowecoi fyuxuul
Status: LC
Timespan: R.53 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 11
Size: 3.5cm
Predecessor: Fosdelus gelida
Classification: Codowecoidae, Codowecoidea, Aquamusculida
Latest Mutations: Water Propulsion = 4, Improve photoreceptors = 5, Improve muscles = 6
Description: This species is very widespread across the floor of the deep oceans and the temperate shallow seas, where it has substrate to burrow into, which it can now do thanks to itâs hydrostatic skeleton; this is formed of circular and longitudinal muscles surrounding the body which contains water. The muscles contracting on the water of the body creates a form of locomotion. Added to this is a muscular tube, with an opening at the rear, called a hyponome. Water flows into this gap, then is expelled by the contraction of these muscles, creating a burst of speed. All in all, including the fins that it still retains, this is a relatively quick animal, although itâs form of locomotion restricts it to the seabed. It also has three cup eyes on its head, which are only useful in shallow sea populations, so it can tell the direction of light, and if the light gets blocked this can serve as a threat warning. When threatened by predators it can escape by burrowing into the substrate. Due to the hydrostatic skeleton requiring more manoeuvrability, it has lost its scales.
Previous Mutations: Bitter Chemicals, Chemoreceptors, Proboscis, Hydrostatic Muscle Fins (2 vertical near centre of body), Sharp Beak, Digestive Carnivorous Enzymes, Bigger, Blue Pigmentation, Open Circulatory System, Glittery Scales, Anti-Freeze Proteins
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Action: Find more animals to hunt down and eat
Yay new round! 
Too bad about PositiveTower though. 
Thanks for the round Stealth.
Action: Continue feeding on the plankton bloom.
Action: Look for creatures on a different world [aka look somewhere else for fude]
Damn. Probably wasnât even a predator.
Action: Swim out of the cave back to the valley and actually eat some plants this time.
should i just put myself on a loop till the next mutation stage?
also keep eating
Isnât this funny im here and its the round that i got removed
Iâm really sorry about that. I didnât know how long youâd be away for and other people are waiting for their turn too. Would you like to join the waiting list?
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sure i thought it would be okay since it has only been a week and 3 days and robotranic have so much more time
Food is always good
Action: Hide nearby and wait for another creature to come downstream, then attack
Action: Make Babies !
Round 56
Extra Stuff
Music: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_wnREGllg
Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB
Eztan Extant Ecosystems: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ramXIxwYwggWj1bVH3zmZT-tlZSbQvW4PUZAEiVWYB8
Book of the Dead: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOwzI4ZHorn8nrqEr62v2_uXXlbs7qSCudHc476qLMY
~14 million years into the Atroxian~
Pagosian Stage
Season: Northern Spring, Southern Autumn
Time of Day: Midday (W), Midnight (E)
Event - 2 (No Disaster)
Global Climate: The world of Ezta is gripped by an ice age; glaciers have formed over the northernmost reaches of barren, mountainous Uteeno, and snowy wastes stretch across both the north and the south. Tropical and temperate areas of both sea and land have been squeezed much closer to the equator as a result. Sea levels have reached a low. Carbon dioxide and oxygen are both found within the atmosphere in medium amounts; this cold phase is due to the orbit, not the gases.
@RoboTrannic
Veroina ericius (EN)
DEEP SOUTH-WEST UTEENESSA OCEAN
A very small tremor, almost unfelt by you, generated by the tectonic activity going on far beneath you, causes a bit of sand to be dislodged from the side of a submarine mountain. It comes falls no towards you, chugging down the slope, and there is not much you can do in time. Luckily, it is not enough to bury you or anything, but dislodges you from your feeding spot and pushes you away, past the other members of your species who were victims of sliding sediment, now making their way back to the hydrothermal vents. (3)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 80%
Nutrition: 15/26
Maturity: 70%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 11.5cm
Veroina ericius
Status: EN
Timespan: R.52 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below 1000m
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 38
Size: 16.5cm (length - although this includes spines, the body itself is 6.5cm)
Predecessor: Kapnosta limus
Classification: Veroinidae, Kardiaskulidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Fix Smell = 3, Sense of Smell = 5, Spikes = 6
Description: With the abundance of predators in these dangerous waters, it only makes sense for species to evolve extra defences. Veroina ericius have developed defences that are almost impenetrable; they have spiky spines sticking out all over their tubular body, with an average length of about 5cm. These spines are also toxic. Predators are unlikely to be able to get to the flesh underneath the spines without causing great damage to themselves. Therefore, areas that were once off-limits because of predators are now open, and Veroina ericius would be able to colonise the shallow seas, in addition to their previous range, if they were adapted to deal with the warmer temperatures. They also use these spines to walk across the seafloor but can no longer swim. Furthermore, they have lost the slime on their scales that gave them a strong smell, but have gained an olfactory sense with the appearance of olfactory receptors studded around the body. With this ability, Veroina ericius can track the smell of chemicals to hydrothermal vents and brine pools, making food easier to find in the deep ocean. All of this makes Veroina ericius the most common animal in the ocean - the only downside is that the spines make mating an awkward tangle.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Open Circulatory System, Tubular Heart, Web of Capillaries Over Muscles, Axochord, Notochord, Four Gill Slits, Two Gill Frills, Pharynx, Large Pinhole Eyes With Lenses (2 on top of head, one on front), Heat-Proof Scales, Cartilage Vertebrae
@agenttine
Thanostoma mediossium (EN)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF
No longer detecting your pursuer from inside the cave, you head back out into the open. You leave by a exit to the side of the way you entered, into a small, circular cove, completely covered in a garden of seaweed, including the largest species. Protected by the secret archway in the sea cave, few other animals are living here. Neither can you detect whatever it was that chased you, and start munching the abundant vegetation. (6)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 60%
Nutrition: 60/69
Maturity: 70%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 13cm
Thanostoma mediossium
Status: EN
Timespan: R.50 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: All Temperate Seas
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 19cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Digestive Enzymes = 1, Plant-Eating Teeth = 5, Bony Body = 4
Description: This is the first bony animal of Ezta, with the vertebra and jaw now being formed of bone rather than cartilage, so it is stiffer but stronger. The tail has remained cartilaginous to maintain its flexibility . At the front of the jaw is a group of very square teeth, which are the prime shape for biting off bits of vegetation. The venomous canines are now only for defence, as this animal is a complete herbivore. The bacteria in its gut are only able to break down plant matter; they require the bits of food to be even tinier and without better ways of mechanical digestion, they often regurgitate the food if it is too large. There is an abundance of food, and they are quite capable of defending themselves, which means they have a fairly stable population.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head)
@immortaldragon
Achmachelus etalas (VU)
EQUATORIAL UTEENESSA OCEAN, SURFACE
The equatorial bounty still persists, as it is a year-long event, and you continue to slowly swim through the planktonic bloom, and have more than your fill. Other pelagic animals others of your species and Mollisitula, swim around you. (5 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 75%
Nutrition: 22.5 / 26
Maturity: 85%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 6cm
Achmachelus etalas
Status: VU
Timespan: R.43 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Mid Ocean, Ocean Surface, Shallow Sea
Distribution: Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate Seas
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 31
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Achmachelus subitamortis
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: N/A
Description: This filter-feeder has a liver full of oils and fats, substances lighter than water and allowing them to float. This means that they can comfortably inhabit areas of open ocean. The depth doesnât bother them, because they have oils rather than a swim bladder and so are safe from pressure. However, they have wide ungainly fins which make for slow swimming. Cup eyes help them sense the direction of the surface and tell between daylight and nighttime.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail
@soundwave
Thanostoma aquaprinceps (EN)
MANAURAI SEA
To find more sustainable food, you are forced to migrate, and swim a long distance southward along the coastline. Eventually, you come to a stretch of coastline that is relatively full of life, with patches of algae and seaweed attracting the likes of bigger kills. Through the fonds of some seaweed, you spot prey. An almost fully grown Achmachelus etalas is trawling just below the sunlit surface. You burst through the plant and upwards to your target, but it has electroreception and seems to have detected you. The filter-feeder is too slow to try swimming away, but turns so that itâs barbed tail is between you. It swings at you, but just misses, and you lunge at it. Your sharp canines make contact with the tail, which comes off trailing blood. The tail drops to the seafloor, where small carnivores converge on the flesh. Now, panicked, the Achmachelus tries to escape but you are faster and sinks the poisonous barbs of your tail into its body. Soon after, from blood loss and poison, it dies and falls to the floor, and you eat the tail-less body, tired after your migration and hunt. (5)
Status:
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 25%
Nutrition: 47/66
Maturity: 85%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 14cm
Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Status: EN
Timespan: R.41 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate Seas
Niche: Apex Predator
Nutritional Value: 80
Size: 17cm
Predecessor: Makoura jousteri
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Blue Pigmentation = 3, Pinhole eyes = 6, Jaw = 5
Description: The outwards-jutting tusks of their ancestors have morphed into long, dangerous and venomous canines which are a deadly contribution to the new jaw. Two large pinhole eyes, that the animal is able to swivel slightly for increased range of sight, on the side of the head scan the ocean for prey. Few animals can withstand an attack from this mouth. All of this makes this species the top predator of its time, as well as also being able to occupy shallow water thanks to its blue pigment. It is only restricted by its lack of buoyancy.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Cup Eyes
@blackink
Asteridermus gibbosi (CR)
DEEP SOUTH-WESTERN UTEENESSA OCEAN
There is no place to hide on the abyssal plain, but you decide to sit and wait on the ocean floor for currents to bring food to you. You have to wait a long while, but eventually food comes your way in the form of another Argoskulus, which was using its membrane to sail the current. You detect its approach with electroreception, but it cannot see you, with its eye pointing straight upwards. You swim up into its path and spear it with a barb, killing it pretty instantly, and feed on the corpse. (5)
Status
Health: Punctured side wound
Fitness: 50%
Nutrition: 22/23
Maturity: 70%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 5cm
Asteridermus gibbosi
Status: CR
Timespan: R.41 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below 1000m
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 33
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Skelechelus inkenaria
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Fat = 5, Black Pigmentation = 2, Olfactory System = 1
Description: Unlike its ancestor, this species has a moderate, normal amount of fat surrounding its body, which means it is able to withstand the temperatures of the deep ocean. It now completely resides here. In addition, a collection of fat in the shape of a hump on the back stores extra resources. This is especially useful in the deep where food can be very scarce. They are also able to find each other well in the dark because of a covering of bioluminescent spots; they do not appear to be able to control these with their nervous systems, as the spots keep flashing randomly in the dark. However, this means both prey and predators with eyes know where they are.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Cup Eyes, Jaw, Fins (two vertical near head)
@louix
Argoskulus rubrumi (LC)
DEEP SOUTHERN POLAR OCEAN
After searching through across the abyssal plain, you finally find a mate and as successfully able to reproduce. (You may now choose 3 mutations)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 40%
Nutrition: 1/4
Maturity: 60%
Temp: Cold
Current Size: 1.38cm
Argoskulus rubrumi
Status: LC
Timespan: R.47 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 7
Size: 2.3cm
Predecessor: Glistroskulus louxi
Classification: Squickidae, Squickidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Better Memory = 1, Camouflage = 5, Tentacles = 4
Description: Having less neurones in its head, means there is less processing power in its brain, and as a result, this animal has very slow reactions. However, they have developed a new technique for avoiding detection; in deep water, they are red and as red light does not reach this far down, they appear almost invisible. In the rare instances that they make it to shallow water, such as on seamounts, they can turn mostly transparent. Furthermore, two small tentacles protrude from the side of the head, and aid in gathering food. But as no predator here uses sight to find prey, instead following traces of chemicals, these benefits are limited, and they are slightly worse off than their cousins Glistroskulus louixi.
Previous Mutations: Muscles, Fleshy Membrane (along back and underside), Chemoreceptors, Basic Instincts, Three Gill Slits, Yellow Pigmentation, Dentine Teeth, Open Circulatory System, Pinhole Eye With Lens (one on top of head), Notochord, Anti-freeze Proteins
@Biologicah
Codowecoi fyuxuul (LC)
DEEP NORTHERN POLAR OCEAN
Food in this area seems to be scare, but you are very small and not suited to traveling in currents, so you cannot travel very far. However, by traveling north, you eventually come across the hilly continental rise, just before the continental slope. An oblivious Glistroskulus is filtering on these hills, which you detect with your chemoreceptors. You hide yourself as much as you can in the sediment without suffocating, and head towards your target. Itâs bigger than you, but you speed at it and pierce its side with your beak, causing a lot of bleeding. The animal soon dies as you eat your winnings. (4 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 20%
Nutrition: 7/10
Maturity: 85%
Temp: Cold
Current Size: 3cm
Codowecoi fyuxuul
Status: LC
Timespan: R.53 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 11
Size: 3.5cm
Predecessor: Fosdelus gelida
Classification: Codowecoidae, Codowecoidea, Aquamusculida
Latest Mutations: Water Propulsion = 4, Improve photoreceptors = 5, Improve muscles = 6
Description: This species is very widespread across the floor of the deep oceans and the temperate shallow seas, where it has substrate to burrow into, which it can now do thanks to itâs hydrostatic skeleton; this is formed of circular and longitudinal muscles surrounding the body which contains water. The muscles contracting on the water of the body creates a form of locomotion. Added to this is a muscular tube, with an opening at the rear, called a hyponome. Water flows into this gap, then is expelled by the contraction of these muscles, creating a burst of speed. All in all, including the fins that it still retains, this is a relatively quick animal, although itâs form of locomotion restricts it to the seabed. It also has three cup eyes on its head, which are only useful in shallow sea populations, so it can tell the direction of light, and if the light gets blocked this can serve as a threat warning. When threatened by predators it can escape by burrowing into the substrate. Due to the hydrostatic skeleton requiring more manoeuvrability, it has lost its scales.
Previous Mutations: Bitter Chemicals, Chemoreceptors, Proboscis, Hydrostatic Muscle Fins (2 vertical near centre of body), Sharp Beak, Digestive Carnivorous Enzymes, Bigger, Blue Pigmentation, Open Circulatory System, Glittery Scales, Anti-Freeze Proteins
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Action: Find a safe hiding place
Yay new round!
Action: Continue eating.
E S S E D E R animals
Hooray for life in seclusion!
Action: E A T S E A W E E D
OH HELL YEAH FINALLY!
Mutation 1: Better Eyesight
Mutation 2: Fins
Mutation 3: Some form of defense (like spikes or poison I guess)
hey look i did something other than feed
go back to the feeding spot