Activity for Erin Thursby‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Hurricane Adaptation for smaller creatures and plants So I am aware of this question, which deals with large plants (trees) and animals, but I am interested in adaptations present in smaller animals on this planet, and how those might be stretched in a way that would lead not only to surviving a hurricane, but thriving because of it. I know that it's a ... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Building a Giant Spider So I am building giant spider species in my world, but I want to make semi-realistic changes to their physiology in order for them to be possible. Pack hunters like these spiders which hunt cooperatively able to drag 30-40 pound prey, but be able to swarm much larger creatures (like an adult human)... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	How might a race with high equilibrioception & proprioception interact and perceive the world around them? Humanity is often said to have 5 senses, but this isn't entirely accurate. This is one question of several in a series I am asking regarding going beyond the 5 senses. One of the senses is something I am just going to call "body sense" as a catch-all for these: Equilibrioception: The sense tha... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	Biologic advantage of magnetoception Humanity is often said to have 5 senses, but this isn't entirely accurate. This is one question of several in a series I am asking regarding going beyond the 5 senses. Magetoception is one of the others. It's strongest in birds (although there's some debate about that--there's evidence that they us... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	How can a race express an Expanded Sense of Time? Traditionally we recognize 5 Senses in humans, but in building an alien race for my world I wanted to go beyond that. This is the first in a series of questions. This one is: How can a race express an Expanded Sense of Time? What could the biologic advantages be? Humans already have a sense of time,... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	Realism of Halfing Weight to Height Ratio + Strength Looking at a race based on Hobbits or Halflings, and I am wondering about the average weight and if that is affected by denser muscle mass (than human children of the same height), and the realism of their strength. Using D&D as my guide, but it seems...high for something that's supposed to weigh on... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	Can we use science to explain a creature that feeds on emotion? This is a magic world question, and we certainly do not have anything on this planet which feeds on emotion. But if we did, I'm wondering how it might work with a look at science for something plausible. Feasting on particular pheromones in the air? It could eat other things as well, because just liv... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	What are the evolutionary advantages to size? Small vs. Large! If you had nearly the same creature, and the only difference was size, what advantages and disadvantages would large size vs. small size have--beyond the usual--reaching leaves more easily and whatnot? (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	How would dolphins look if they evolved to human levels? If dolphins came out of the water again and evolved into something approaching human intelligence, how would that look, taking into account their physical characteristics and what happened evolutionarily when they moved into the water? They would have to be able to walk again, so how would this work?... (more)	—	over 8 years ago