Activity for Aify
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Does the Triopticpelorovenatorius Baromassobrachiosaurus have a realistic muscle and bone structure? The ground shakes as a colony of Triopticpelorovenatorius Baromassobrachiosaurus (T.B.) shamble across the forest floor. A glorious mix of blue, purple, and green colors shift under the treetops as our camera crew provides us with a perfect birds eye-view of the sparse alien canopy. In this episod... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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Why would an underwater creature remain lodged to its prey? Enter the [Insert cool and awesome Latin name here] - this species is 3 times the size of a lobster from front to tail, and a powerful hunter. Operating in swarms, they are my worlds equivalent of the piranha, except they don't really have any predators. It has an armored shell, with shell-dorsal... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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Why would the mouth of a creature evolve to be away from the head? Exhibit A: The apex predator of my world, one that can both fly and swim under water. This deadly monster employs 4 limbs - they act as wings in the air, and fins in the water. It hunts for game in the air, in the oceans, and on land. This body of this thing is the size of a bus. This is all very... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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How did the Armatae Bestia evolve studded plates? Meet the following specimen of Armatae Bestia. I'd describe it, but a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll just put one here instead (Feel free to drag it into browser window to get a much bigger picture). As you can see, the beast has a heavily armored body. The Armatae Bestia are herbivore... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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Sea creature moving via rotational motions So we all know that the majority of sea creatures use fins that move either from side to side or up and down to propel themselves. But our boats don't do that. Our boats use propellers - a rotational motion not based on sea life at all. That begs the question: how plausible is it for a sea creature... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What are the conditions in which a creature would evolve more than one brain? Would any creature ever need to evolve a second (or multiple) brain(s)? If so, under what conditions, why, and what implications would it have on the creature's intelligence? Note that while an octopus' arms are independent from its brain, the animal itself doesn't have more than one brain. Also ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |