#bombos

[off-the-edge-of-the-horizon]

Baby bombos at their 4 different natal instars (they molt a handful of times as adults too)

[hbarros69]

Amarante, São Gonçalo, Festas de Junho, Bombos

[puddleorganism]

Organism Prompt #11

Herbivore (heterotroph, diet primarily consists of plants)

Gigantic

Aquatic

Capable of sustained flight

Bonus relationship prompt: Symbolic

This is little project to expand the biodiversity of my own worlds. I have many space-faring aliens, but few of their homeworlds are fleshed out. Anyone is more than welcome to use these prompts as well! Please tag me if you do, I’d love to see what you come up with :)

My organism below the cut:

This creature, commonly called the Pondhopper, is native to the Bombo homeworld.

Pondhoppers are large but comparatively rather light. They are mostly hollow, with wide mouths that when closed, render them quite flat. They also have many air bladders that aid in buoyancy while swimming and form a complex respiratory system when flighted. They do not have gills, and instead periodically swallow great amounts of air from the surface. Additionally, much of their square footage is taken up by their large, wing-like fins - making them appear larger than their mass would imply.

Pondhoppers spend the vast majority of their lives alone living in the water, where seldom more than just a few will live within the vicinity of each other. However, when the conditions are just right they will migrate en masse from their usual territories to the nearest sea. They do this by leaping out of whatever river or lake they typically inhabit and flying to the next nearest body of water. Then, after a short time they leap into the air once more and repeat the pattern until they reach the sea. This is how they earned their names.

Once at sea, pondhoppers congregate in large groups to breed. In some cases, we’ll over 100 can be found together at this time.. After which they raise their young communally in large herds upwards of 40 individuals. Once the young grow old enough to survive on their own the herd begins to travel back inland, slowly dispersing as they go.

The conditions that cause pondhoppers to migrate are very specific, and usually only line up every few years. The wet season needs to have resulted in a great deal of rainfall, but the storms that accompany it need to die down before the dry season gets in full swing. Pondhoppers have complex sensory systems that evaluate the scents on the wind, barometric pressure, and electromagnetic fields, allowing them to determine the perfect timing to begin migrating. Though how, exactly, they all know to migrate at the same time, despite living very spread-out, is still not fully understood.

Pondhoppers are, in general, very charismatic and beloved by Bombos. Because their movements are closely tied to the weather and times of plenty, they are the subjects of many superstitions and symbols. They are thought to bring good luck and plentiful harvests, and are symbols of both. Additionally, they are strongly associated with wanderlust and long journeys. Representations of them are often displayed in association with these subjects. Small pondhopper figurines are carried around as good luck charms, especially by travelers. They frequently feature as mascots or logos of organizations associated with travel or agriculture. Farmers often have pondhopper patches or embroidery sewn on their clothes as well.

[robodoe]

Doe posting more gormiti because why not

Also bonus doodle under the cut

[fopeachy]

The Ether, Quake, and Bombos medallions from A Link to the Past!

[hymnofdeath]

İliklerime kadar hissettim bu dünyada adalet yok ve iliklerime kadar sevemedim kocaman dünyada bi insanoğlunu.

[de-rap-y-otras-cosas]

Laten bombos dentro de mi pecho, de hecho, la banda sonora de mi vida es un sample.

Insomnificante, Santiuve.

[off-the-edge-of-the-horizon]

Have I. Ever shared my height chart

Really rough bc it's for personal use and I have a bajillion of these fuckers

Each square is 5' that human is a Little Guy