Activity for XenoDwarf‭

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Question	—	Alien Mammal-Like Ears So I'm trying to design my alien life around the pressures they might face just like earth's wildlife, and most things I've made plausible life that is similar to ear but not giant dinosaur cats. The problem I've come to now is hearing. There are many, many examples across the animal kingdom of diff... (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Question	—	Nostrils? why not feathery tentacles? Simple question I think, I have some Idea of the answer but would like the ol' second opinion. Vertebrates use olfactory glands in their nostrils (or thereabouts) to sense smell, as well as the roof of their mouths in mammals. For the most part arthropods use antennae. Currently, one major group (ph... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Can there be a moon within a planetary ring? A simple question, could a moon exist and stay whole if it was inside the ring of asteroids orbiting a planet? And as a side note, would it create a kind of bulge in the ring where the asteroids surround the moon? Honestly, this is entirely because my friend wants our planet to be uniquely pretty and... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Alien Wings, a Different Design Not sure if this is too broad, but I am currently in the process of making a few flying alien species and, of course, didn't want to use the old insect or bat-like wings. Of the types of wings (or flying surfaces) I can think of present on earth, there are the limb-bound wings using finger bones for... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	At what point does sensitive hearing become a hindrance instead of an advantage? (For a predator.) I've designed a creature for my alien world that is a large apex predator known commonly as a wraith. It lives mostly in dense jungle and forest and uses stealth and ambush to catch its prey (it can take down creatures the size of a horse). Its senses include the contextually unimportant taste and to... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Humanoids with digitigrade legs? I've designed an alien race of bipedal humanoids with digitigrade legs. This race's advanced scientific progress means that they use traditionally human-associated technology, or similar (such as vehicles.) It did however occur to me that the double-jointed legs may inhibit certain activities, or n... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	What's a good structure for biological parasitic mind control So I thought up this alien parasite that enters through the mouth (usually of a predator) where it attaches to the throat and simultaneously takes control of the brain and replaces the esophagus of the victim. It basically sends the unfortunate host into a feeding frenzy, eating as much as possible, ... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Could mammals and dinosaurs coexist as the dominant animal group? The title is a bit different to the question, but there's a reason to that. I am currently in the worldbuilding stage of creating an alien planet, mainly the wildlife, and I may have run into a problem. Back to the title, at one point on Earth, Dinosaurs and large reptiles filled the majority of nich... (more)	—	almost 9 years ago
Question	—	Giant Insects Made Plausible - Nymph Gills to Pseudo Lungs I've had a great idea to leap over the giant boundary of respiration when making giant insects.The largest problem is that insects rely on diffusion through exterior holes (spiracles) to breathe, and the amount of diffusion relies on surface area, so a large insect wouldn't be able to move enough oxy... (more)	—	almost 9 years ago
Question	—	Underground Solar Interaction In my WIP (webcomic in progress) mentioned in my other posts, there is an earth-originated colony based on an alien planet in a semi-post-apocalyptic society with limited technology and resources. because of this, even the mining villages will not notice the underground civilization of the native sen... (more)	—	about 9 years ago
Question	—	Alien Griffin Design Another question for my comic: my friend has made a demand that I give one of her characters a flying mount, preferably griffin-like. I have some designs but I want them to be plausible: How bulky and how big can I make this creature? What air density and such can I change in the planet's atmosphe... (more)	—	about 9 years ago
Question	—	Endothermic or ectothermic? Alien biology Hey guys so I've posted on this site before and I've finally made an account so I'd like to ask again about mine and my friend's webcomic WIP. Biology wise, I've made three main groups of animals, a four-limbed, mammal-like group, a six-limbed group that is quite mammal-like but also very insect-like... (more)	—	about 9 years ago