tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post8665319724555322415..comments2024-03-25T09:31:36.926+01:00Comments on Furahan Biology and Allied Matters: 'Tabulae mortuae' (Archives XI)Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-67650313326150168362020-05-09T01:07:53.671+02:002020-05-09T01:07:53.671+02:00would passive dragging skids like the groveback fr...would passive dragging skids like the groveback from expedition make sense? the book tried to justify it as "to help bear greater weight" and presumably it just deals with the abrasion by having the skid constantly grow like a rodent incisorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-13201594198518648812020-05-08T13:03:26.904+02:002020-05-08T13:03:26.904+02:00Cookie,
if there are, they are in The Book - I kno...Cookie,<br />if there are, they are in The Book - I know of none on the website. (google or explore through the blog)<br /><br />Michael,<br />Yes, there are...scroll up. (why does nobody read earlier posts?)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-76232586756449379462020-05-07T22:54:11.024+02:002020-05-07T22:54:11.024+02:00hmm there are large amphibious predators on furaha...hmm there are large amphibious predators on furaha too? hmm, since elephant seals are the largest living carnivoran i guess they'd count.cookienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-44259952137492324692020-05-07T12:51:26.310+02:002020-05-07T12:51:26.310+02:00Are there any bipedal hexapods on furaha? Ones tha...Are there any bipedal hexapods on furaha? Ones that freed four limbs from locomotion instead of just two?Michael Jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-62865967676372055622020-05-07T08:32:19.050+02:002020-05-07T08:32:19.050+02:00Eggward,
um, how did we jump from lions and tiger...Eggward, <br />um, how did we jump from lions and tigers...to tyrannosaurs?<br />:)<br /><br />(seriously, the biggest predators {full stop} *were* the ballonts and the tubesharks - all the other named predators were ones who relied more on their specializations than on their size)<br /><br />also, *some* of the backboned organisms are hermaprodites (sequential, i think)<br /><br />as for how it works...when two flightless critters love each other very much and are of species-appropriate rank/status and display structures...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-74991391911177701082020-05-06T17:43:21.633+02:002020-05-06T17:43:21.633+02:00ok but what's the biggest KNOWN land predator ...ok but what's the biggest KNOWN land predator on furaha? one that might be analogous to a tyrannosaur?<br /><br />also, how do sexes work among furahan creatures? are they hermaphrodites?eggwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-55368938675979976682020-05-04T07:17:11.041+02:002020-05-04T07:17:11.041+02:00Cookie,
purely terrestrial or amphibious, like kod...Cookie,<br />purely terrestrial or amphibious, like kodiak bears & saltwater crocs?<br /><br />I would wager that the absolute biggest predators haven't been found yet - Furaha is a planet, and planets are BIG - at least in public knowledge.<br /><br />-anthony.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-87878552512865784392020-05-03T20:27:24.386+02:002020-05-03T20:27:24.386+02:00what is the biggest land predator on furaha?what is the biggest land predator on furaha?cookienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-2378519513895745662020-05-02T17:21:51.657+02:002020-05-02T17:21:51.657+02:00AFishWithHands: at present these are indeed the to...AFishWithHands: at present these are indeed the top predators. Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-45797950407892901872020-05-01T22:53:12.667+02:002020-05-01T22:53:12.667+02:00What are the top predators of Furaha like (the one...What are the top predators of Furaha like (the ones comparable to lions or tigers?) Are they all like the club-armed yellow beast in your profile pic?AFishWithHandsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-4330352688986069172020-05-01T15:21:02.946+02:002020-05-01T15:21:02.946+02:00Anonymous 1: Just use the blog's search functi...Anonymous 1: Just use the blog's search function to get an answer quickly.<br /><br />Anthony: aha! Those ones. They amuse me too...<br /><br />Oviparous monkey: Thank you. I wonder what we'll see in the next Avatar instalments. It will probably be the smae mixture of great designs and fantastic technical achievements mixed with a disregard for facts. They will probably say 'Who cares?', and indeed very few people will care. <br /> <br />Wheelchair: well, it's in The Book, and not even modified that much.<br /> Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-33266229862113262142020-04-30T21:56:25.246+02:002020-04-30T21:56:25.246+02:00The creature in the painting is the perfect blend ...The creature in the painting is the perfect blend of somewhat gross-looking but also strangely cute and I love it so much. Perhaps we'll get to see more art of it in the future?wheelchair bearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-4659797970839998342020-04-30T20:56:33.203+02:002020-04-30T20:56:33.203+02:00Interesting stuff as always, it's always nice ...Interesting stuff as always, it's always nice to see the extent of worldbuilding and scientific rationalization of every minute detail.<br /><br />Been following this blog since the walking with hexapods entry that criticized the hexapods of Avatar and safe to say I'd learned quite a lot :) Perhaps I might even try making a speculative evolution project of my own, should time permit...<br /><br />(Also: another little criticism of the Avatar anatomy that wasn't brought up in that post: the creatures breathe through spiracles in their chests, yet they...open their mouths to vocalize? Even though their mouth is solely a feeding organ? That is...weird.)oviparous donkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-88029325985371223812020-04-30T06:10:00.696+02:002020-04-30T06:10:00.696+02:00To Mr. Nastrazzurro,
I'd forgotten about the C...To Mr. Nastrazzurro,<br />I'd forgotten about the Caecus...I meant this pair: http://planetfuraha.blogspot.com/2012/06/black-black-grass-of-home.html<br /><br />To Anonymous,<br />I think they get to dog sized...not sure about smaller.<br /><br />-Anthony Docimo.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-26219699614886199742020-04-29T21:44:45.862+02:002020-04-29T21:44:45.862+02:00what are the size ranges of rusps, are there like,...what are the size ranges of rusps, are there like, enormous megaherbivore ones but also tiny little ones Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-90193950293056771942020-04-29T16:25:11.382+02:002020-04-29T16:25:11.382+02:00margarette: i did one detailed internal anatomy pa...margarette: i did one detailed internal anatomy painting showing cloakfish, and thought that that was enough...<br /><br />Bike for seal: they are heavier than air, so streamlining and weightsaving must be there.<br /> Anthony beat me to it: geese eat grass, which is odd, as grass is not easy to digest so it requires a big heavy gut. many birds eat fruits and seed. Flying insects and bats do the same.<br /><br />Anthony : I wonder which one you meant; this one? https://planetfuraha.blogspot.com/2013/10/archives-viii.html<br /><br />ratsputin: limb loss is not common, but limb modification certainly is.<br /><br /><br /> <br />Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-83165625285582103832020-04-29T14:20:47.058+02:002020-04-29T14:20:47.058+02:00How prevalent is limb reduction in Furahan hexapod...How prevalent is limb reduction in Furahan hexapods? Not like centaurism but like straight up limb loss like kiwi wings and whale hind legs.<br /><br />Are there Furahan hexapods with only four limbs, two limbs, or no limbs at all like a snake?ratsputinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-18852755773619514692020-04-29T11:56:51.036+02:002020-04-29T11:56:51.036+02:00to Margarette,
Not sure the internal anatomy has b...to Margarette,<br />Not sure the internal anatomy has been published online as yet.<br /><br />to Bike For Seal,<br />Here are two groups of fliers: http://www.planetfuraha.nl/air/flyg.htm <br />www.planetfuraha.nl/air/seasoar.htm<br />(there was also a flightless four-winged critter a while back...adorable)<br /><br /><br />:)<br />um, geese and hoatzins are insulted by your exclusion of their diet (hoatzins eat leaves, geese eat grass)<br /><br />-Anthony.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-52921995563217305902020-04-28T16:35:34.802+02:002020-04-28T16:35:34.802+02:00What are the flying hexapods on furaha like? i won...What are the flying hexapods on furaha like? i wonder if they occupy the same niches as earth birds do or if they have unusual anatomical quirks that open up unlikely niches for them.<br /><br />Would a flying herbivore make sense? all fling animals today are omnivores, carnivores or frugivores, would grazers need digestive systems that would make flight difficult if not impossible? maybe some furaha flyers found a way around this limitation?bike_for_sealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-66130779961397780422020-04-28T00:36:11.056+02:002020-04-28T00:36:11.056+02:00Do you have a diagram of Furahan hexapod anatomy d...Do you have a diagram of Furahan hexapod anatomy detailing their internal organ and skeletal systems? (Snaiad has an in-depth page of Snaiadi vertebrate anatomy here, wonder if you have something similar:)<br /><br />https://canopy.uc.edu/bbcswebdav/users/gibsonic/Snaiad/sndanatomy.htmlmargarettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-53253270694335460042020-04-25T11:38:51.157+02:002020-04-25T11:38:51.157+02:00crippledcrab: they do have a common ancestor, but ...crippledcrab: they do have a common ancestor, but their body schemes are so different that their las common ancestor was as far back genetically as the last common ancestor of Earth's vertebrates and arthropods.<br /><br />walrus: that's unsettled yet... Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-12360496835456854602020-04-22T21:33:19.887+02:002020-04-22T21:33:19.887+02:00Do rusps lay eggs or give birth to live young?Do rusps lay eggs or give birth to live young?a walrus with attitudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-25114753718095114902020-04-22T18:09:24.790+02:002020-04-22T18:09:24.790+02:00how are the spidrids, rusps and hexapods of furaha...how are the spidrids, rusps and hexapods of furaha related? are they related to one another via a common land ancestor or did they colonize land independently?crippledcrabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-44917465572501024962020-04-22T16:11:56.999+02:002020-04-22T16:11:56.999+02:00All: the main Furaha site has been transferred to ...All: the main Furaha site has been transferred to another host. I simply copied all files to the new site, but somehow that doesn't mean that it all works again. I will have to spend (much) more time on it to see why that is and mend it. However, external circumstances mean that i do not have access to everything I need at present. Be patient...<br /><br />Anthony: thanks for all the help; you've become an expert on Furahan matters, it seems!Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-90932411707224913642020-04-21T23:07:48.301+02:002020-04-21T23:07:48.301+02:00Did you click on the image to start the animation?...Did you click on the image to start the animation?<br /><br />-Anthony.<br /><br />ps: please watch your languageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com