Activity for RLuebke‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Practicality of farming termites? In some parts of the world, termites are consumed opportunistically by humans. I'm considering the possibility of using mound-building fungus-farming macrotermes as livestock for a culture of corvid that dwell in arid regions. I've calculated that a large corvid would need to consume around 70 kcal p... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	What would pressure belts look like on a world with continuous land? I need maps of climates and prevailing winds for my desert-dominant world. It has one continent stretching in a band around the tropics and into the subtropics, making up about half the planet's surface. There are two polar seas. The planet has a 20 degree axial tilt, Earth-like atmosphere, is slight... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	How to create an earth-like world that's largely desert? I'm not talking a single-biome sand-world. Of course I want the classic large sand seas, but I also want steppes, mesas and buttes, floodplains, salt pans, hamadas, and canyons, both hot and not so hot, and regions with unique weather patterns. You know, like earth, but overall a lot drier and with w... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Multicellular chemotrophs? What characteristics might define a group of multicellular chemosynthetic organisms (similar to that of bacteria living in earth's hot springs and deep sea vents, but relatively more complex, as mushrooms (a fungus with multiple cell fates) and lichens (a symbiosis between a fungus and an alga) are m... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	A world without permanent water on the surface? I'm building a small, naturally inhabited world where usable water is scarce or difficult to access. Is it possible to have a planet with groundwater, ice caps, temporary rivers and lakes, seasonal rains and fog, but no permanent oceans? If so, where might clouds etc come from? Could there be evapora... (more)	—	about 7 years ago