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theoscout · 9 months

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Going to post a couple of speculative evolution things i wrote on reddit

Because I'm proud of them

endoparasitic dragons

Hear me out, these dragons evolve from slugs of some kind rather than lizards though. Because I heard that insects can only grow to a certain size due to issues with shedding an exoskeleton, and we don't want size limits on our dragons lol

My solution to the fire breathing conundrum is that dragons evolved from something that couldn't rely on their claws or biting skills, since those ways of causing damage are more efficient than spraying stuff. They NEEDED some kind of chemical damage. Evolving their signature breath led them to be very successful, because they couldn't move their limbs while being stuck in flesh, they could still use their chemical breath.

I think they would parasite something else that isn't able to scratch them out. Probably a fish or a whale or something. It would also make their chemical breath more plausible, because wounds inflicted by chemicals are less likely to bleed than wounds inflicted by clawing or biting as they result in blisters and swelling. In the ocean, that would mean a lot because blood attracts predators very easily.

Their wings wouldn't start out as wings- they would be a carapace that would act as a bandage for the wound they produced to both stop the host from scratching them out, and also to prevent further damage to the host such as infection or having predators attack the spot where the dragons nested when they sense it as a weak spot.

That's how a proto dragon might evolve, if you ask me.

(actually) flying geckos

I had an idea for a gecko that flies via a rotating tail. The way how it works is that the gecko semi-detaches its tail like an internal decapitation and uses specialized internal muscle structure to spin it around fast.

It can't fly at will though, probably only for mass migrations or for travelling to find a mate, depending on the season. Plus there's a certain amount of time the tail remains alive before shrivelling, falling off and dying, so the gecko has to act fast. It probably evolved from a gecko that would spin its tail before dropping it as a way to deter predators. There's a thing where multiple tails can grow from one gecko if the tail isn't dropped properly, so maybe that's where the multiple propellers thing came from.

Although, I think it's also feasable for a gecko to develop flight via the front limbs becoming wings. It would look like a bat though. There are already geckos with flaps of skin for gliding, and they live high in the trees, so this gecko can fly and stick to walls like an insect which imo is super useful, and their unique wall climbing skills could give them a niche above other competitors.

#endoparasitic dragons #rotational tailed geckos #speculative evolution #dragons #parasites #tw body horror #geckos #my writing

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drawthisdude · 9 months

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What do you think an endoparasitic dragon would look like? the idea came to me in a dream but I have no clue how that'd work

that would depend on what look your going for with the dragon. Now I have no prio knowledge with regards on parasitic animals so my input on that would be limited but there are some pointers I could suggest worth looking into

- Research a bit on endoparasitic creatures, just a cursory read to familiarize yourself with the sujbect matter

- Now regarding on what I would do

the dragon would have to be small (either tapeworm or tick like), it could be a juvenile that lives on a host or it could be a neotenic dragon that instead of maturing it decided to live on said host long term

hope that answered your question

#ask #ask and you shall receive #dragons #speculative evolution #spec evo #endoparasitic

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every-character-ever-poll · 8 months

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WEEK SEVEN LINEUP

Soooo. I've been gone a while. What was supposed to be Week Six became more like "Two Months" Six. My bad. I can't promise that random breaks won't happen, but I'll do my level best to not let them become longer than a week if they do (knock on wood - the last time I said "I'll try not to take anymore random breaks" i dipped for a month).

Anyways, here's a very delayed Week Seven! Thank you to everyone who stuck around while I vanished.

Darkiplier - Markiplier

The Puzzler - Generation Loss

The Extinguisher - Jerma's 2022 Holiday Awards Show Extravaganza

The Giant Rat - Rat Movie: Mystery of the Mayan Treasure

Candace Flynn - Phineas and Ferb

Venus aka Kanamori - Heaven's Design Team

Han Ying - Word of Honor

Michealangelo - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Carrie White - Carrie (all media)

Steve the Trooper - Chuggaconroy’s Pikmin videos

The Thunderhead - Arc of a Scythe

Haruki Nakayama - Given

A - Tomorrow Will Be Dying

Doris Frances Barbara - Blood & Syrup: A Vampire the Masquerade Podcast

Juliet Capulet - & Juliet

May - & Juliet

Castiel Supernatural - Supernatural

Derek Hale - Teen Wolf

Lúthien Tinúviel - The Silmarillion

Potamos - Wedding Peach

Jiang Cheng - The Untamed

Poe Dameron - Star Wars

Asterion - Baldur's Gate 3

Dalian - Dantalian no Shoka

Shulk - Xenoblade Chronicles

Solid Snake - Metal Gear Solid

Zanza - Xenoblade Chronicles

Kuu - Haibane Renmei

Cole MacGrath - Infamous

Captain Olimar - Pikmin

Raku-chan - Nyan Neko Sugar Girls

Annie Wintersummer - Unprepared Casters

Yona - Akatsuki no Yona

Shane Schofield (Scarecrow) - Scarecrow and Jack West Junior

The Medic - Team Fortress 2

Sailor Jupiter - Sailor Moon

Orbulon - WarioWare

Mike - WarioWare

Cure Honey - Happiness Charge Precure

Crazy Barks - Drawn to Life

Ninjini - Skylanders

Cure La Mer - Tropical Rouge Precure

End (Endymion) - Beyond the End

Kansuke Yamato - Detective Conan

Mr. Crow, AKA Aldous Vanderboom - Rusty Lake/Cube Escape

Vega - Street Fighter

Izumi Miyamura - Horimiya

Aldark - Drawn to Life

M. Bison - Street Fighter

Aoi Inuyama - Yuru Camp

Klara - Pokemon

Virginia Lewis - The 10th Kingdom

Muriel - Good Omens

Nene Kusanagi - Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage/Project Sekai

Michiko Malandro - Michiko to Hatchin

Suzuki Shinya - 10 Dance

Miles Maitland - Bright Young Things

Diavolo - Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

Burly, Blabberwort, and Bluebell - The 10th Kingdom

Natsume Takashi - Natsume's Book of Friends

Faust - Guilty Gear

Sugiki Shinya - 10 Dance

Cure Finale - Delicious Party Precure

Igarashi Vice - Kamen Rider Revice

Mitsumi Iwakura - Skip and Loafer

The Corinthian - The Sandman

Shizuku Hinomori - Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage/Project Sekai

Mickey Muldoon - The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

Natsuki Shinomiya - Uta no Prince Sama

Sasha Braus - Attack on Titan

Virtue Courtenlock - Krillverse

Goop Lyn - veryextraincorrectfegbaquotes.tumblr.com

Jean-Francois - Bunny Maloney

Tome Kurata - Mob Psycho 100

Seras Victoria - Hellsing

Pang Pawaret - The gifted

Viren - The Dragon Prince

Brawne Lamia - Hyperion

Dai Lee - Let Dai

Haruka Kiritani - Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage/Project Sekai

Minori Hanasato - Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage/Project Sekai

Cube - Gather Ye Power

C-53 - Mission to Zyxx

Cynte - Endoparasitic

Ged/Sparrowhawk - Earthsea

Sniff - The Moomins

Soren Baltimore - Camp Here & There

Mellow - Endacopia

Eunhyung Song - Let Dai

Rufus - Deponia

Sheik - The Legend of Zelda

Lee Ping - Detentionaire

Kasane Fuchi - Kasane

Shigure Sohma - Fruits Basket

Aymeric de Borel - Final Fantasy XIV

Meta Knight - Kirby

Luka Couffaine - Miraculous Ladybug

Satō - Ajin: Demi-Human

Mudkip - Pokemon

Death of the Endless - The Sandman

#not a poll #the week ahead #mod comment disclaimer #I kept the submitter's choice of Castiel's last name because it made me laugh #Also. There are a lot of 'cure's and 'precure's out there. Why is that?#It's week me!! Get it? because. I'm Seven.#i think i'm hilarious

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