#creature database

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Faulty Functions Beyond Repair [FFBR] (or just “Beyond”) reference

Half of Beyond’s identity, Function’s reference

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(Video by @chaotic-minds-think-alike )

(Song: Blasting Through - Circulatory System)

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You're very kind.

There’s blood on my hands. I may have overreacted but I couldn’t help it.

And with my command, they ravaged the metropolis in its entirety. Tons of them, regardless of successful experimentation or not, unleashed to devour.

Their rapid decay couldn’t be helped. The fluid within them ate away at their forms and contorted them into grotesque martyrs of the void.

And comes their inevitable end, ascension.

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would you consider sparing a moment of your time to tell us more about some of your favourite creatures🥹? maybe even in excruciating detail if you so please?🥹🥹

These large creatures are related to nootflies. They bear similar features to other local arthropods but act almost entirely removed from their ancestral lineage. Unfortunately I don’t have much information to list due to only having recently discovered them in my region.

They appear to be migratory and follow warm weather fronts. Usually this brews storms which churn up the environment and thus leads to why these creatures favor them so: airborne debris. Smoghawks feed off of the inorganic material usually thrown into the air. What happens in their digestive tract causes them to generate lots of CO2 which is forcefully expelled through the end of their tail to propel themselves through the sky.

Their wings are fin-like and catch particles in the air as they feed, which then leads them to finding a high perch to preen their wings and suction off all the material using their short proboscis. It’s a time consuming process to gain the daily nutrients necessary I imagine. All these materials are, visually, used to form their ashy-colored exoskeleton. It’s made of a combination of flexible material but as they grow older it cracks and eventually either falls off or kills the individual. Yes, I am saying they grow indefinitely.

I suppose other notable features of this species are that they’re incredibly defensive for being prey animals. They use their highly reflective eyes to blind potential attackers. Unfortunately this being their only weapon it’s only viable if they’re in direct sunlight or if their attackers possess bioluminescence (or any other form of light).

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The flying centipedes are honestly one of the coolest insects on rainworld. i love how they evolved flight by turning all their limbs into wings! How do you feel about them?

Now add the already dangerous electrical heat they produce and you have a pretty unstable creature. That’s not all, they’re also evolved to hunt through sound, yes? Wouldn’t their erratic flight patterns greatly hinder them? Unless perhaps they’ve evolved better eyesight but that’s unlikely. Last but not least their exoskeleton has to flex alongside each wing beat which would expose their soft external tissue. Interesting? Of course. Practical? Not so much.

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Does Beholder ever get into trouble with the local wildlife?

Yes, unfortunately, it forgets how vulnerable it can be when using its power… and also just adores messing with the local miros birds. I have no reason to be rid of them but I just wish this little rodent would get it through it’s fragile little skull that I. Don’t. Like. That.

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opinions on scugrats?

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<GRP> hey, someone else on the line! nice to see you, welcome to the group !!

<GRP> saw a bit of your info and you say you study animals and plants? pretty much our entire group does that - seems like it's a pretty popular occupation! any fun facts about the flora and fauna in your area you'd like to share?

Lucky for me, these conditions are perfect to house a slew of diverse creatures to study. Not all of it is landlocked by impassable flora though, there are still few areas of industrial architecture left behind that I take interest in repairing.