Activity for ArborianSerpent‭

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Question	—	Gripping with radial palms How would gripping of different objects, such as rocks and sticks, work for an organism that has radially symmetrical hands, resembling starfish in shape. They have four to five digits, depending on which is the most convenient for gripping various different shapes, spread along the sides of their ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	Viability of an upper-jaw-only beak? Say we have an organism with the beak of a raptor (the bird type, not the dinosaur), but instead of a full beak, it only has a mandible on the upper jaw, while the lower jaw just has a jaw bone like that of a dog or human, would this be possible from an evolutionary sense or would the lack of a lower... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	Sky color of an alien world I'm asking for a world I'm making, which orbits a red star. According to this image, there is a star that would make the sky white. What would the sky look like during sunrise and sunset on a planet orbiting that kind of star? (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Gas-based circulatory system? I'm making a species which has a gas-based circulatory system. How would one go about designing such a system, in which liquid blood is replaced by some kind of gas? What kind of blood vessels would it need, how could blood cells and hormones travel through the system, what kind of pressure would it... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	How would a giant structure in the sky affect life below it? I am making a world with a gigantic structure the surface size of a smaller continent. This structure is suspended about a hundred meters above ground, and before the construction the area below was covered with meadows and forest, with animals living in them. My question is, what would the consequen... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Plants that rise above the clouds, possible? Due to a thick cloud layer(at approx the same heigh as Earth's) surrounding this planet, it's plants have evolved to stay above the clouds so that they can absorb sunlight from their nearby star. Is this possible and how would it in that case manifest? A few ideas I have are plants that can float abo... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	What would cause plant life not to spread onto land? I have a rocky world where land-based vegetation like grass or trees are either very rare and restricted to small and rare areas or non-existent. Rather, vegetation has stayed in the oceans and developed there. So the question is that in the title, what natural cause could there be for the landmass... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Is this insectoid species realistic? So I'm looking to make an insect-like organism for my book, and I was wondering what I need to think about to make it feasable, given these conditions: -These insectoids are approximately 2 meters in height -They have a standing stature -They have lungs or similar breathing organs so oxygen is not... (more)	—	over 8 years ago