Activity for ViolaVerse
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Organism that consumes minerals and synthesizes it into their bodies This is a follow up question to my previous question: Rock/Mineral Ore Eating Organism So these things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithoredo They eat limestone. So I thought, what is limestone rich in? Calcite/Calcium. Perhaps a similar, more alien species of boneless mollusks could synthesize t... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Rock/Mineral Ore Eating Organism How would an alien organism survive on a diet of rocks and mineral ores, and what kind of materials would be the most sufficient? Also, what kind of teeth and evolutionary traits would they possess in order to support this geophagic diet? I've researched animals such as the chiton, limpet and sea urc... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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UV emitting alien species I am currently writing a species for my story that can self generate UV radiation by consuming cinnabar/mercury ore, being immune to mercury poisoning, converting the mercury into a vapor that interacts with a 300 watt electrical current in their body. This produces UV radiation similarly to how a me... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |