#amphiterra

[bighugefrog]

I had the incredible opportunity to talk about speculative evolution and Amphiterra on the Just the Zoo of Us podcast, and even create some new creatures! Check it out, I think it came out really great! You can listen to the podcast here, or on your podcatcher of choice:

If you'd be interested in playing our randomized speculative evolution game, here's a graphic of the options we used!

I'd love to see what you can come up with!

Lastly, if you'd be interested in the behind the scenes of pieces like these, I posted the initial sketches for these pieces on my Patreon - you should be able to see them even if you're a free member.

[lastchancestardomm]

Your Favourite Speculative Project?

Birrin Project (by Alex Ries)

Birgworld (by Iguanodont)

The Teeming Universe (by Christian Cline)

Runaway to the Stars (by Jay Eaton)

Dinosauroids (by C.M. Kösemen)

Serina (by Dylan Bajda)

Amphiterra Project (by Roxy Valdez)

On Beyond Holocene (by Zhejiangopterus)

Humanity Lost (by C.S. Diggle)

Hamster's Paradise (by Tribbetherium)

Voting ended onSep 15, 2025

If literally anyone is wondering where I've been, it's because I'm procrastinating and have fallen into the rabbit hole of speculative biology. Honorable mentions are Arrival, All Tomorrows, Snaiad, Nijin-Konai, and Rust and Humus!

[iamthekaijuking]

Oh shit @bighugefrog’s amphiterra turned 10 a few days ago!

Happy birthday frog world!

[monster-creator-12]

Favorite Spec Evo Project: Tumblr addition! part 1, reposted

Athyrmagaia by Batterymaster01

Hamsters Paradise by Tribbetherium

Amphiterra by Citysaurus

Sagan 4 by Hydromancerx/Sagan 4 Team

Birgworld by Iguanodont

Runaway to the Stars by Jayrockin

On Beyond Holocene by Zhejiangopterus

AESL by Sina-Man

Voting ended onOct 8, 2023

[here-be-descriptions]

The Splendid Fraggon, scientific name: Dracobufo rex; from “Amphiterra”. Artwork by Roxy Valdez.

The splendid fraggon silently pick their way through its island home.

“In an isolated, island environment short on prey animals, but also short on threats, a phenomenon can present itself where a high calorie, active carnivore can evolve into a slow, herbivorous browser. In our own timeline, we observe this in the Therizinosaurs. In Amphiterra, we observe this process in the fascinating splendid fraggon.

In stark contrast to the typical fraggon, the splendid fraggon is a quiet, peaceful browser, spending its day roaming in small herds, eating fungus from the trees. The fungus is very low calorie, and the splendid fraggon must eat at all waking hours to meet its caloric needs, wading its way through swampy jungles on graceful, stilt-like legs.

The splendid fraggon carries its eggs upon its back in a clump of frog spawn. The tadpoles are dropped into the marsh to fend for themselves as they hatch and fall off, the parents practicing no form of childcare. Because of this, only a tiny percent of the young manage to mature to adulthood, the rest acting as a staple food for predators too small to prey upon an adult.”

[junoniadoesart]

Pliocene by Cosmo Sheldrake needs to become the International Anthem of Speculative Biology.

The sheer vibes that this song exudes. It fits every speculative biology project I can imagine. From big-budget movies like the MonsterVerse and Cameron’s Avatar to web projects like Serina and Nijin-Konai. All Tomorrows and All Yesterdays. Two Sky River. Strange World. Hamster’s Paradise. Snaiad. Darwin IV. Rhinogradentia. Subnautica. Tales from the Loop. Amphiterra. The Cluster. Polinices. More. All of it.  Have a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0srKjwRJwc

[troythecatfish]

[troutbug]

i think the most interesting topics to learn about is alternative or hypothetical futures or past. Like what if evolution was different? or what if the biblical apocalypse was real? weird shit like that is super interesting.

Its all scifi, my favorite being very scientific theoreticals!! its just like, wow!!! what the fuck!!!