#speculative biology

[fiendish-illos]

hey dont cry Autism Creature speculative biology

[great-and-small]

The group chat officially deemed me an “eccentric” just because I’m doing an Argonian ichthyologist play-through of Skyrim rn where my character is writing a thesis on Cyrodilic Spadetails and I shared the character’s hypothetical research folder that I created to help with my immersion in the role.

Like sorry I take the RP in RPG seriously but how else would I get into the headspace of a character who is only slaying dragons to sell their bones and fund research that will hopefully be published in the Tamriel Journal of Limnetic Science??

[valdevia]

Copper rot (Xylaria electrophaga) is a newly described fungus that, through yet unknown means, appears to obtain energy directly from electricity.

The adaptation, believed to have recently evolved from a wood-boring mushroom that fed on utility poles, lets this species enter cables through exposed metal, then grow outwards. This not only damages infrastructure, but often ends in a fire, which it uses to disperse its spores further. If encountering copper rot, it is not advised to touch it, as its white tips can conduct enough energy to cause electrocutions.

(Bestiary)

[lutheban]

Some differences between Humans and Eridians!

some of these are fun facts i got straight from the Eridian doc, some of these are my personal headcanons

close ups:

[iris-of-the-lambs]

what if instead of horses we domesticated porcines... i think that could be cool

[chromaticrainarts]

Presenting Human and Eridian Grace!

Not much to say that I didn't already, but I spent a lot of time thinking about his eridian form and Im satisfied with it.

You'll understand this better if you take a look at my eridian egg cycle chart!

(ignore how the last page is unfinished, i want to go to bed)

P.S. Because Eridians have really long lifespans, and most mate clusters only have one litter of offspring in their lives, hatching is a rare occasion and celebrated greatly. Because of this, Eridians name their children after celestial body positions or natural circumstances that happen when the pebbles hatched.

[thoseofthatilk]

Let’s play, guess Pierrot’s monster design before Neko releases it.

Speculative biology in world-building is often my favorite part when designing creatures or eating up monsters in media and neko leaves a lot of bread crumbs to speculate with. This is just my fan theory let me know if you agree or disagree with my thoughts!

@nekoboydreams If I’m right you legally have to tell me (I’m joking)