And then we have the Sandoni. Descendants of the hive adoni, they have adapted to a solitary life and sucks plant sap or blood for a living.

>>18800592
Oh yeah, they also have those markings on their front legs to lure herbivores, like this sap over here.

The Usmal. Descendants of land flatworems. Yes, that's right, they're like fish living in the desert. Moving through the sand using their legs. Herbivores.

>>18800611
They have long tongues to rasp plants and drink their sap.

Next we have the fearsome predator Wespar, descendant of Wescks. They tend to fly at breakneck speeds and strike with uncanny percision and speed. Thank god they're solitary loners.

Next up we have the plants.

Here we have the Cho. Descendants of primitive Hrass, their leaves are waxy, and their flower glow in the dark. They send out lightweight seeds that also glow in the dark, to be carried by the wind.

And lastly, we have the Kaskus, a descendant of Evola. It has hard spiky leaves at the bottom, and grow to great height to absorb enough sun from their skin. They also have gnarly, deep roots to tap into the underground water, and hard enough so they don't get chewed up by Usmals and Burrogs.

Alright, time to get evolving!

Ah yeah, been waiting for this all day.

Some of the Usmal diverge into a group that secretes a watery mucus which seeps into the sand and then quickly dries into a hard material. Tall stalks of this stuff can be found where they dig into the sand to make their homes.
They are nocturnal. Basic variety is still around.

>>18800871
This adaptation also requires them to hunt for more water, resulting in frequent deeper digging.

>>18800919
Ah yes. Kinda forgot to mention that bit. Guess I must have thought of it as something to be automatically assumed. That's also the reason for being nocturnal.

Some Burrog have lost their horns for more streamlined and effortless burrowing

Sandoni have developed pits along their 'snout' that detect concentrations of CO2 exhaled by their prey, allowing them to better pinpoint food sources

>>18800611

The Usmal develop a reproductive system that enables them to store sperm for long periods, ensuring that when optimal breeding conditions arise (such as rain) they are ready to take advantage

>>18800664

The Cho time their seed dispersal seasonally increasing survival rates for the young plants. Every few years this results in the desert becoming a glowing ocean of light as the Cho flood the desert with their seedlings

>>18800664
the Cho leaves begin to grow thicker and shorter, holding in more fluids.

their flower develops a stalked blossom to further aid in wind dispersal of seeds

>>18800565
Glund Hivemind here. Thanks mate, haha.

As they sit on the top of the local food chain and don't rely on stealth, the Wespar develop bright, fluorescent markigs on their wings to attract mates.

They also get eyelids to protect their big eyes from desert dust.

The Kaskus develop fruit on their roots to entice Burrog and Usmal to disperse their seeds through the sand

>>18801335
the Kaskus develop a hollow gourd at their base, above the root ball. The structure stores precious rainwater collected through their pitchers

Fuck yeah! Evo game time!

Some Sandoni have developed powerful spring like back-legs, that allow them to jump around swiftly.

A splinter species of Burrog emerges, one which spends the majority of it's life underground.

They have lost their spikes, as their body has become even more streamlined, the armor plates on their heads have become shovel like, allowing them to easily push sand aside as they move.
Their back legs have begun to atrophy, and their tails have grown longer and more powerful. They eat mostly roots and the Kaskus fruits, but they are known of sometimes bursting from the sand in order to feed on carcasses.

Some wespar develop a poisonous gland at the base of their tail blade. They use this stinger to incapacitate their prey. The poison has some acidic qualities.

>>18801266
By your reply, I assume this goes off of the basic usmal rather than the sand coral usmal.
Speaking of them, due to their lifestyle of burrowing and creating the hardened tunnels in the sand, their bodies have become more streamlined. A longer thinner body and eye-stalks which protrude forward instead of up.

>>18801606
Thought for sure I had the picture.

Some non jumping sandoni adapt to live near the kaskus plants. Their coloration changes to match their new homes, they develop sturdier mouth parts that allow them to feed on the plants more efficiently.
Their front legs become larger, and the sap glands in their legs have developed to spray irritating substances towards potential threats and competitors.

A new species of Burrog emerges.
The ancestors of the Sand Devils became more and more aggressive, and over time they all but abandoned feasting on plants, becoming full blown carnivores.

They have a powerful stinger they use to kill their prey. They hunt by night, burrowing themselves under few layers of sand, waiting for the prey to come close, upon which they burst from their hiding place and charge the prey.

The Cho develops tubers, that allow it to store more nutrients and energy in case of a disaster.

IG, could you post the map of this continent btw?

>>18801770

Damn, I forgot the picture.

>>18801606

Ah yes, sorry should of clarified

>>18801595

The Wespar with their new acidic poison start laying their eggs in Kaskus plants, where their larvae feed and grow on the plant before their metamorphosis

Some burrog begin to live in small family groups for increased protection.
They make small burrows, and store plant matter in them, such as Cho pulps and Kaskus fruits, that they dig up.

A particular strain of Wespar lost a set of wings and in its place develops a highly modifed second set of "lungs". These new organs operate like a Squids water jets, but in the air. This wesper is the undisputed lord of speed in sand ocean. call it the Fast Wespar.

>>18801809

The Social Burrog develops shallow groves in their armour plates which collect moisture during the night. Other Burrog drink this moisture off their fellows.

>>18801770
I'll do that as soon as I get home. Currently on an errand, posting from phone.

The spade burrog continues to develop.
It's body becomes more worm like as it's hind legs atrophy completely. It's front legs become short and powerful digging tools, while the armor plates around it's head grow larger, eventually hiding the creatures mouth under them. They open when the Worm Burrog attempts to feed, revealing it's teethed maw underneath.

Their eyes have also atrophied due their underground lifestyle.

In response to increased predation from Wespars, Sand Devils and Spade Burrogs. The Usmal develop a novel strategy, taste terrible

Usmal blood becomes incredibly disgusting.

The fast Wespar developed a secondary pressurization organ. It is called an Augmenter, this allows the wesper to reach much higher speeds then previously available. The speeds proved too much for the bugs, and anything that wasn't streamlined to their bodies was frequently ripped off during aerobatic manoeuvrings. Current Fast Wespar live off of an extremely high caloric diet, as such they have become omnivorous. Their digestive tracks are not suited to this yet and they have become rather "gassy", their digestive track terminates at their augmenter where waste is rapidly, sometimes explosively flung out behind them.

The front legs of the jumping sandoni grow long and sharp claws. With it's powerful hind-legs, it can pounce it's prey from afar and kill it swiftly with it's claws. Their snout pits develop into even more sophisticated sensor organs, which allow them to "smell" their prey from a vast distance.

The worm burrog develop pressure sensing organs along their sides, allowing them to sense vibrations traveling trough the sand.

>>18801983
... I think I see where you're going with this and you are my hero.

>>18801684

The Kaskus Sandoni develop claws to climb the Kaskus plant enabling them to both feed more safely and reach softer parts of the Kaskus plant

>>18801983
>>18801983

...I see what you did there.

the fast Wespar has evolved a highly specialize tail. The singer has been replaced with a Scalpel like blade with a penetrating tip. The tail itself is highly dexterous and has completly replaced failing legs of the Fast Wesper. The Fast Wesper now sleep upside down while anchored to various plants or rock faces. Hunting involves reaching top speed while stabbing and slicing thru a creature. The damage done to their prey is horrific and almost instantly fatal. The last thing the unfortunate creature would hear is noise made from their augmenter "Nanananana...." followed by the fast Wespar's kill shriek. "YEAAAAAAAAHHH"

>>18801422

The Kaskus develop retractable lids to better preserve water. The lids are sensitive and will snap open upon the slightest pressure

Some cho plants grow taller, and develop protective hairs, which irritate potential herbivores.

New evo game hurray!

Some Usmals slowly divide their legs into subgroups for a new locomotion of rowing and hopping movement.

The worm burrog begin to hunt creatures on the surface by tracking the vibrations they make.
They also grow quite large.

Some Sandoni have become more heavier in order to defend itself better. It's frontlegs are covered in chitinious like material

The spurs in the backs of some pouncing sandoni develop into winglike appendages, which allow them to glide from dune to dune, making only minimal contact with the hot sand.
They lack the muscles for true flight, but the gliding ability is quite useful nonetheless.

This strain of Usmal will be referred to as "amber" Usmal

Their color changes to more yellow to hide better during their active time.

>>18801770
ANYWAYS! I'm home now. Here's the full map, our continent is the central one, hence why it's named Central. The tribal games so far has happened on the West continent.
Of course, the tribes may have their own names for the continents.

>>18802203

What is the blueish stuff?
I know that the purple is frilla plants.

>>18802214
Blueish is Mevola or Hrass.

Later on the Amber Usmal's legs merge completely and grow long fingers for better hopping movement on the sand's surface.

IG, could please you tell me how they actually eat? I know they are herbivores but for example what are those green tentacle things for?

Heavy sandonis hind legs also started to become more heavier since it needed more streingth to support itself.

at last, I have found you,
Let the games begin.
>more plants
bueno.jpg

The social burrog develop longer legs, allowing them to move much faster.
Their tail spike develops to sensory organ, that they hold against the sand.
This alerts them to the presence of worm burrogs, as their movement causes vibrations trough sand.
The method isn't fool proof, as the vibrations only become noticeable when the worm is near the surface, but it might just be enough to give the burrog enough time to start running, and alert it's mates.

>>18802237
They rasp plants with those tounge, they're abrasive.
So how they eat is like rubbing sandpaper on an uncut cucumber, so the sap bleeds out. The sap, and any plant matter caught in their tounge's rough surface, is then eaten/drunk.
It's more plausible this way because the land flatworem's mouths are six vertical slits, and I find it difficult for them to bite into plants that way.

Due to a curious mutation, the proboscis of the gliding sandoni develops to a hard beak like organ. This proves to be quite effective at piercing the hard shells of the burrog. In addition, they have gained more muscle mass to move their proto-wings. They still cannot fly, but they can increase their hover time after a jump by flapping them around.
To better augment their predatory nature, their eyesight has also improved.

>>18802295
Okay makes sense, next question do they have boned or cithin or any solid structure?

Have this size chart.
If anyone disagrees with these sizes, feel free to inform me, so I will modify the picture.

>>18802318
At start, I don't think so. But your latest evolution shows that they've developed some kind of bone, at least hard cartilage.

The amber usmals encounter problems with heat and movement so they start to develop a leathery sail on their back to help heat regulation. Their mouths also grow thinner and can be sealed now to defend against the sand.

The Fast Wespar's digestive system finally caught up to their energetic needs. A byproduct of this is excessive gas. The gas vented out of their augmenters is now ignited and controlled by chitinous plates attached to specialized muscles. The Fast Wespar are now capable of incredible speed, and thanks to the plates they can even control velocity, pitch, yaw, and roll during an ignition. They have begun preying more frequently on things flying or in the air momentarily.

>>18802058
Oh yeah, one thing that bugs me (heh) is how do they eat said kills. Do they move like serpents when they're not flying, or do they have some sort of VTOL?
If it's the latter it'd need even MORE CALORIES.
CALORIES FOR THE CALORY GOD

>>18802385
tails are muti tools. to loose it is death. move like snakes if need be, have VTOL, or fall from great heights to gain momentum. dependency on tail is a problem. further evoltuions will refine the creature. Know this. these will not be helpful. oh fuck no. no sir. these are no Lem.

>>18802372
Hmm, these dudes are fast, real fast... but in reaturn, they also live on the fast lane, so to speak. Their lifespan shorten considerable, perhaps up to 80%-70% of their original.

>>18802408
if this is your decree...challenge accepted.

The sprayers in the forelimbs of the kaskus sandoni develop further. They now can spray extremely irritating substances towards threats.
They have also grown more sociable. Multiple kaskus sandonis share the same kaskus plant, and fiercely protect it against herbivores such as social burrogs.
The spurs on their back have developed into colored fins, that the sandonis use to communicate with each other.

>>18802408
Live fast, die young.

the amber Usmal's body structure changes, the eyes are now wider apart to see on the sides better and the body became slimmer and legs longer to run even faster.

The sand worms continue to adapt to the desert.
They have developed specialized muscles right underneath their armor plates, which are constantly undergoing micro contractions. This causes the armor plates to vibrate, which in turn causes the around the worm to turn in to more "fluid" like. This helps the worm to move more swiftly trough the sand.
The pressure sensitive organs on their sides have developed to cancel out this self caused vibration from the sensory feed of the worm.

This has curiously caused the worm to become vulnerable to vibrations that are near it's own frequency. They quickly confuse the worm, as their brains try to figure out which vibration is coming from the worm itself, and which is coming from the outside.

Because of this, the worms have started to avoid each other, as they would quickly confuse each other, as the frequencies of their vibrations are so close to each other.

But the worms still need to mate however.
To circumvent the problem of meeting each other, the worms have developed a strange reproductive tactic. The males lay a slowly pulsating "egg" that contains their sperm. These eggs pulsate with a certain frequency, causing vibrations that draw the females near them. When they find these eggs burrowed deep in the sand, they devour them, and thus the sperms within them are absorbed to the female, and she is inseminated.

Eventually, the female lays proper eggs, from which burst out young sand worms.

>>18802460

* which in turn causes the sand around the worm..

I forgot a word apparently.

>>18802460

>vibrates trough sand and burrows underground.

Are they also all business, all the time?

Heavy Sandonis aka Rockdonis becomes more compact in order to defend itself easier.

>>18802496

Forgot pic

Some burrogs who lost their horns began to curl up in to a ball, so that they might roll down the dunes. Over time, this adaptation proved to be quite efficient for escaping potential predators, as the burrog could get quite far from it's assailant by just rolling, giving it time to burrow under the sand before the predator could reach it again.

Event soon IG?

The flying wespar have undergone significant evolutionary changes. Their lifespan is only 20% of what it was, but due to the need to have breeding partners and proliferate the now MachWespar travel in swarms. dozens of blades now slash and cut, allowing the wespar to bring down larger prey. Internally they have changed as well. Their blood is a potent oxidizer and corrosive agent, as well as being highly flammable. Food is passed directly into a chamber filled with their blood where it is quickly broken down and converted to energy for their hungry bodies. The waste is passed directly to the augmenters to be burned. When a MachWespar nears the end of its natural life it will signal the swarm to begin a hunt for something big to gorge themselves on. The Dieing Wespar will then begin a "Terminal Burn" violently ejecting its own life blood thru the augmenter it reaches speeds too fast to track with the naked eye. Indeed, its victim has no warning as the Hate filled Wespar impacts its body into it at super sonic speeds. The kinetic force itself is significant enough to kill, the remaining blood explodes on impact.

>>18802543
After dinner. Well, my dinner that is.
Although the desert's already a tough place to live already... but events aren't always bad.
Aren't they?

>>18802555
When a Wespar initiates terminal burn, nothing is safe and they are hungry, all the time. They live quick lives, reproduce as frequently as they eat and speed is their desire, so there is never a shortage of these living bullet/ missiles. evolve accordingly.

The amber Usmals color changes to better camouflage itself in the sands. Their toes also became longer to balance their weight easier.

The Sandoni are now capable of flight.
They use their powerful legs to propel themselves high in the air, allowing them to easily gain air if they need to.

Packs of these agile hunters move quickly from dune to dune, scouting for social burrog herds, and other prey. They outmaneuver their targets, ponce them, and rip them to shreds with their powerful claws.

They spot their prey form wast distances in this sand ocean, by flying high up for better vantage. When they notice a potential prey, they will surge towards it with deadly intent.

They are often the first creatures to descend upon a carcase. Packs of them flying high up in the air are a common sight, and many ground pound predators such as the sand devils have learned to keep their eyes on these fliers, because when they land, there is bound to be food there.

The flying sandonis watch out for the wespars, their acute eyesight allows them to spot the flying bullet swarms from distance, giving the creatures time to land, and reach cover.

>>18802635

The forelimbs of sand worms develop into a secondary pair of jaws, as they were no longer necessary for the creature to move trough the sand. The muscles responsible for the vibrations have also developed to be able to dish out more power. The sand near the creature is almost like water. They essentially swim trough the sand.

They have also developed long muscular tongues, that allow them to catch any prey who manages to avoid the initial surprise attack.

>>18802608

You don't really need to include the previous stages to the picture. Just post the newest development.

hey anon, i couldnt resist, if you like this keep running with it. if you hate it, its an offshoot of your species. Now its able to spray its poison and inject it with greater force and volume. Unhinged mouth and long lolling tongue for horrible nightmare fuel seeds.

>>18802782

I am the dude who made hoppas, and if anything, I encourage people to do variants of species, instead of continuously focus on one species. That way we get more variety.
So no, I have no problem with that variation of the sand devils. It is a good thing.

After a series of earthquakes, some oasis start to form in the desert. Immediately, life bloomed and blossomed around these oasis.
More food source for the creatures and the plants! Since there's more tall plants surrounding these oasis, kamikaze wespars have a hard time going there. They may be fast, but they're not that maneouverable. Thus, these oasis also became a haven from supersonic wespars... for now.

The kaskus develops pores that secrete sweet nectar. This way, the kaskus sandonis living on it will protect the plant even more aggressively, but no longer actually harm it, as they feed on the nectar.
The kaskus and the sandoni have formed a symbiotic relationship.

First time trying it here hope i did it right. The Usmal have developed a natural cloaking abilities, There eyes and feelers remain visible.

>>18802803
With the new Oasis' coming around, the a new strain of cho, the creeper cho, grows widly and spreads all around them.

It's leaves are longer and more rubbery so it can take being stepped on and in addition it's spores grow on them as well, shooting out with any disturbance.

>>18802882


I think you mean like a chameleon color change?

Anyways.
The oases provide a completely new environment for the sand worms.
The abundant plant life with their roots force the worms to get smaller and smaller, so that they might move around.
Some of these minuscule worms eventually adapt to the water. They move by flailing their tail with immense speed, as the vibration muscles in their tails have grown extremely powerful.
These worms surge from the water and snatch creatures who attempt to drink. They still need to breathe air though.

The kaskus adapts to grow in the water rich environment of the oases. As the water is now easily reachable, the hollow space inside the leaves formerly used for collecting water, is re purposed to work as a nest for the sandoni. The lids at the top of the holes now close and open when the sandoni tap them.

>>18802882
Well, I'll chalk it up as having octopus or chameleon-like skin, in terms of camouflage.
Predator cloaks are way too far out there.

>>18802496
>>18802499
some of the Rockadonis living in the oasis adapt their colouring and body patterns too better hide among the creeper cho leaves.
At the same time the develop a preferential taste for blood, becoming ambush predators.

>>18803015
derp forgot my pic

The social burrog develop better eyesight and a strong beak, so they might spot and eat on plant better.

>>18803092
>hurrrrr

>>18802782
Some migrated to areas with more vegetation and less prey and became herbivores. His legs and horns adapted, now used for duels and impress females. Its poisonous sting was gradually tranformed into a weapon to ward off predators rather than a weapon to hunt. Although still retains the poison.

>>18802900

An offshoot of the creeper cho expands it's territory into the oasis water itself. It's long leaves displace the water enabling the plant to hold itself above the surface and drift with the currents

The flying sandoni develop even stronger legs, allowing them to propel themselves high in the air, with minimal energy costs. They also become more sociable.

>>18802882

Some Usmal develop thin membranes between their toes to take advantage of the 'relative' safety the water offers from predators.

The water worms develop small holes in their carapaces, from which simple gills emerge. These allow the worms to absorb oxygen from the water, but they still need to occasionally come to the surface to breathe.

The pressure sensitive organs along their sides have become sophisticated sensor organs, that allow the creature to "see" it's surroundings. These organs track the vibrations emitted by the worm, and how they bounce back from the surrounding environment. The gill worms navigate the water based on this echolocation.

Their tongues have developed three strong tips, that allow them to grab prey from afar, and then drag it back to their mouths.

>>18803023

Some Leaf Sandonis have taken to the shallows of the oasis becoming Stalker Sandonis. Their legs and beak growing longer to better hunt Water Usmals.

>>18803110

Due to the plentiful vegetation the Social Burrog grow larger and larger, so much so that they quickly exhaust the local vegetation.. Now they must migrate from oasis to oasis in large herds braving huge Sand Burrogs and ravenous Wespar Swarms.

>>18803302


Their armour and horns kept evolving. They also became bigger.

>>18803658
forgot pic

>>18803561
those leaf sandonis that stay on the shore develop flatter more leaf like bodies and fore limbs which also increase in size and strength and develop small barbs to better grab prey to be pulled onto its mouth for draining.

>>18803665
Some Burrog developed a tube to eat insects and access wells easily.

>>18803637
Well, due to these larger Social Burrog's feeding habits, lots of Leaf Sandoni and Kaskus Sandoni lost their homes quickly. Plants also suffer unless they developed a countermeasure.

Meanwhile, some of the plants' deepest roots found mineral deposits under all that sand and dry soil. Some of them are metallic ores.

The gill worms begin to move in large swarms.

>>18803637
Some moved to an area with great plains, but also some trees to take refuge at night from predators. So to move quickly developed bipedalism and also prehensile hands to climb.

As a result they also learned to use rudimentary tools such as sticks or stones.

Due to the predation of Burrogs on the Kaskus Sadoni and their homes, an offshoot of the Kaskus Sadoni evolve a new pair of forelegs. This allows the larger existing pair of forelegs to be strengthened and used both an offensive and defensive mechanism. Also this new Sandoni offshoot leaves the sudden bustle of the oasis and begins to find homes among the Cho plants.

Let's call them the Cho Sandoni to help distinguish them.

Some sandoni develop their sprayers further. Now, the liquid they spew is highly caustic, causing painful burns and blisters to form on anyone foolish enough to try and attempt to feast on their Kaskus homes.

>>18803905
Also their new diet and habitat causes the Cho Sandoni to change their coloration to better fit their new homes.

>>18803899
Intelligence and brain size increased. Because of that now they can make tools and weapons. They have also developed a better ear.

>>18803778
With their homes under threat many leaf sandonis die, those that survive are the largest of their kind (and so better able to defend their plants) over the next few generations the species gets significantly larger and grows larger claws.
Even so this can prove insufficient, now they carry a Cho plant around on their back, hatchlings quickly seek out a seedling to attach to their back letting its roots grow over and into its body.
To help the plant grow the Leaf Sandonis have developed the habit of sitting half in the carcass of a drained prey animal to allow their back Cho plant to gain nutrients from the decaying corpse.

>>18803778
>>18803637
Reacting to the increase in predators, the cho evolve a hard underside made of interwoven fibers and excess minerals found underground (things like trace iron).

When it receives damage it immediately wraps itself up in a hard spike like protrusion with the hard side now making walls difficult to break through and difficult to digest.

>>18803989
I'm guessing this one is ready for Tribal life.
These smart Burrogs' evolution are to be reduced in severity, and wait for the Desert Tribal thread to be made.
In the meantime, feel free to evolve the other creatures and plants.
Be warned, since they developed sentience kinda early, their Tribal era bonuses won't be quite as up to par.

>>18804005
The spike Cho develop larger roots roots along their leaves to support the leaves and lift them in case the area gets too hot, providing a way to cool the area around them.

When they wrap up these roots are filled with fluid and become hard, acting like spikes to deter predators.

An ice age caused some Burrog develope hair. Because of their intelligence and social capacity they styled it.

>>18804154
Because they did not had any potential predator anymore, they lost most of their natural armor.

>>18804154
...now this right here, it don't fly.
You don't suddenly get an ice age in the middle of a desert, it's gonna be hot as usual.
Consider your evolution retconned.

>>18804154
but there was no ice age...
and this is the desert....

>>18804194
Fuuuu-

Forgot pic

The massive sand worms still roam the sand ocean, but in areas where the ground is more solid, they were unable to effectively move about.
The soil was too hard, and they were too big, and thus, they could not burrow through it.
Some of them adapted to these rockier environments however.

They became smaller, and developed hard bumbs containing metal on their shells, while also becoming able to vibrate in even higher frequencies.

These land worms burrow trough rock, not very fast, but they can do it. In looser soil, such as plains and similar areas, they can be almost as deadly as their sand worm ancestors, who still rule the deserts.

>>18804198
but they moved to a place that wasn't desert and then an ice age ocurred. Or just a change in the temperature.

>>18804207
The Burrogs stopped being hippies and started driving cars.

>>18804227
>desert evo thread
>creature moves away from the desert and evolves in some kind of localized ice age
>comes back to the desert

Cars evolved too.

>>18804227
nnnnnope.
Not seeing it.

>>18804261
God damnit, stop typing bigdaddy into the console! You have forced my hand...
WOLOLOOOOO

Perhaps moving in a more related direction.

Cho Sandoni's large pair of forelegs became more and more articulated and dextrous.

>>18802090 Mostly inhabiting the larger versions of Cho. Small groups would live in the same plant and help protect the plant from other herbivores creating a symbiotic relationship with the plan not much unlike their cousins.

>>18803852

The gills of the worms grow large enough to allow them to stay submerged indefinitely. They no longer need air to breathe.

>>18802882

The Aquatic Usmal develop better adaptations for swimming extending their back fin to their tales and increasing the length of their legs

Some flying sandoni adapt to the oasis habitats. They become smaller, their wings become more compact, jaws stronger, their coloration changes and they develop a stinger.

>>18802882
Some of the Usmal take advantage of there new found stealth and become ambush predators. There bodies become more agile to help them hunt and they gain teeth.

Due to a climate distruption, some of these oases became seasonal. As in, they dry up and refill periodically. Some even appear once in a few years. What adaptations would the creatures develop to answer this problem?

>>18803778

In response to the social burrogs grazing the oasis kaskus develop armoured trunks using the mineral deposits from deep within the earth. As a result of this structure the central pitcher has become dominant become larger with the side pitchers shrinking. The kaskus sandoni now live inside the central pitcher.

>mfw spider trees

>>18804563

In response to the seasonal fluctuations the Aquatic Usmal learn how to spin themselves into cocoons of saliva and mud when the oasis dry. Resting in suspended animation a few centimetres beneath the bottom of (the now dry) oasis.

They can stay in these cocoons for up to a year but are completely helpless while in this state.

>>18804563
The Leaf Sandonis no longer need to stay in one place to act as ambush predators. The Cho plants on their back act as a lure, especially out in the desert proper where the Leaf Sandonis have been forced to go to find new still we ponds.
They've evolved large internal sacs for the storage of water for both themselves and their Cho plant. They now move from water hole to water hole at night, their hind legs developing with the new need to be more mobile. During the day they lie in wait to attack and eat anything that gets to close to their Cho plant.

>>18804714
oh and their eyes have spread out so they can watch more of their surroundings at a time.

Hmmm... I think this would be interesting, but I'm not sure if I should.

The Cho Sadoni evolves a set of auditory sensors on it's head and with them develops a deeper communication system with members of it's group. Also some of the huge Leaf sadonis and groups of the Cho Sadoni have formed somewhat of a symbiotic relationship with the Cho sadoni keeping a wary eye out for predators and the larger Leaf Sadoni scaring away some of the other herbivores and the smaller predators.

Like I said as cool as the roving cities with the Cho Sadoni upon their larger cousins... Not sure if I should.

>>18804746
as the guy who made the leaf sandonis I support this and had in fact been considering it myself.

I wasn't around to post this for the first oasis event, but this should still work for it.

The Sandcoral Usmal were naturally attracted to these oases. Around them, numerous intertwined sand tube rose from the desert sands.
When these small pockets of life started to dry up for the summer season, the locations where these masses appeared the most numerous helped to mark where an oasis would appear durring the next rainy season.

Abandoned usmal tunnels make excellent shelter for other creatures while still young.

>>18804746

If the symbiotic relationship with the larger leaf sadonis is out of bounds. The auditory evolution still holds.

>>18804746
Could be cool. I approve.

>>18804563

The Kaskus trees, lacking a reliable source of water are forced to go into a hibernating state during the dry season becoming little more than iron trunks in the sand. Only blooming when the oasis refills.

This taxing life style means the Kaskus tree can no longer support it's secondary pitchers and it's symbiosis with the Kaskus Sandoni has come to and end, no longer feeding them nectar.

>>18804549
Because of the seasonal oases the ambush Usmal grow longer lags a take to wandering the desert at night

>>18804782
Same thing for the Spiked cho.

They hibernate and drag themselves underground until water returns.

Cho develop the idea of shelter, in order to protect from the elements.

leaf sandoni develop tendrils to suck in water.

With the need to find water becoming a little more prevalent for the groups of Cho Sadoni, a new caste has developed in the original strain. The "Scout" caste. This caste has developed wings in order to fly in search of water, and their bodies have been expanded to store extra water in order to hydrate them on their reconnaissance runs.

>>18804549
Currently using my phone, and found this thread. Deserts are pretty damn windy right? Wouldn't this speciew benefit from gaining a patagium, or that thing flying squirrels have in order to glide?

The gill worms respond to the seasonal oases by
starting to burrow under the mud, reinforcing these burrows with mucus that makes them water tight. They then hibernate in these small water pockets, waiting for the next rainfall.

>>18804563

The stalker sandosis died out in all but the most permanent oasis. Some of them took to sand however becoming Desert Stalkers, their long legs proving quite adept at masking their presence from the sand worms

working class cho emerge there to build and move new materials

the finger like forceps have been replaced with claws with edged prongs for grip, they have more muscle to carry heavier loads and developed 2 extra arms

The sand devils grow into monstrous beasts.

>>18804563

With the lack of reliable vegetation the large herds of Social Burrog are no more. Instead they have evolved into Loner Burrog, who become even larger due to increased predation (lacking the protection the herd offers) and are capable of completely uprooting plants to eat their root systems.

>>18805050
>Ican'tletyoudothatstarfox

The spiked cho develop a more extensive root system to search for deep water sources and to avoid beiong pulled up by cheeky herbivores.

Their underside/armour becomes harder and the spike/tendrils become larger and hooked to case more pain if impaled upon.

The Ambush Usmal become more fearsome praetors. They now hunt at night in packs and have become more social. They gain markings that help members of the same pack recognize each other and have claws.

>>18805197
Forgot picture

As the symbiotic relationship between the sandoni and kaskus plants died out everywhere except the most permanent oases, the sandoni were forced to adapt.

The now almost colonial shooting sandoni groups began to actively move in search of food. They used their acid sprayers to bring down prey, which they then feasted on, or drive away predators. These rowing bands of sandoni hunt effectively in smaller groups, and sometimes, these groups gather together, and form massive armies that migrate from oasis to oasis.

Their eyesight developed further, and thus did their accuracy increase. Their mouth parts changed to suit their now omnivorous diet.
Their hind legs became sturdier, in order to better handle their long marches.

These creatures can unleash massive volleys of caustic thick fluids that burn the flesh, blind the eyes and cause pain so great that it can paralyze creatures.

The ravenous Wespar swarms go through the generations with hardly any external changes.

Their females however have adapted a new method for reproduction. In order to lay their eggs they seek out large creatures and crash into their bodies releasing the eggs and a cloud of pheromones that prevents other Wespar from devouring the pray..
A female's speed at that time is lower than the 'terminal velocity' of a dying specimen so even several hits might not be enough to kill a very large creature. Those unlucky enough to survive soon die devoured from the inside bu thousands of hungry Wespar larvae.

The sandworms haven't changed much over the ages. There have been few offshoots, but it seems that the mighty sandworm has reached near perfection for it's ecological niche. The only major change in body structure is the development of fangs in the secondary set of jaws, which were originally their front legs.

The sandworms can grow into immense size, easily weighting many tons. These creatures are very old however. Eventually, the worms will starve to death, as moving around becomes more and more inefficient as they grow in size.
They grow their whole lives, the young ones are extremely active, constantly swimming trough sand, and attacking other creatures.
They gorge themselves on everything they can kill, they feast and grow, storing away massive amounts of fat under their armored skins.
As the grow, and gain size, their activity lowers. They begin to mainly just lay eggs, only occasionally attempting to feed.
The truly massive worms may weight tens of tons. These creatures manly just wait for their death. They may move once in a year to a better location, and then resume their inactivity.
If something edible passes too close to their resting place, their long tongue will burst out and attempt to grab the creature. Actually moving their bodies would usually consume more energy than the potential prey would even grant them.

The ambush Usmal grow poison fangs. This poison stuns there victims. There jaws grow to accommodate there new teeth allowing them to open there mouth much wider then before. There legs also grow longer letting them run to faster.

>>18805360
This creature still confuses me

how does it stay in the air?
to do so it would always have to be bursting at an angle with it's head in the sky and rear pointing downward, and if that is their position how do they even find prey?
If that thing tilts down to look or attack it's going to take a ton of energy to get back up as it would be effectively countering it's own burst and gravity.
If it even had tiny wings for course correction or a kind of gliding thing in it's downtime I could see it, but damn, this things just unnerves me.

>>18805614

Hey falc, what do you think about what I did to the glunds? Didn't you develop them quite heavily back in the western continent evo game?

Do you like the sandworm descendants of the humble glunds?

>>18805360
The sheer amount of energy this thing uses to move around.
the build is more feasible underwater because of buoyancy and because water is thicker, but air is a completely different dog .

I'm sorry if i'm nitpicking or come across as browbeating, that's not my intention. It's probably because I'm an engineer type that the gross amount of energy it needs to just move itself around strikes me.

(unless it's lighter than I think, but then it's attacking mechanism starts to strike me. meh I probably need sleep)

>>18805647
I love them; it's glorious and I am very happy.

keep on doing what you're doing.

>>18805657
I think they spend a lot of their time slithering on the ground, but then use their "jets" for airborne dashes.
By the way, burrahn guy here.

>>18805596
The sand devils develop 180 degree vision which sees into the thermal. Useless during the day, but at night it only serves to make their name true. The Usmal, who rely on an octopus like biological camouflage are easily spotted by the horrors, using their newly evolved stabilize peg they are able to propel themselves forward in an anaerobic rush as they unhinge their jaw and rip the poor creatures to shreds.

>>18805722

OH FUCK

WHAT IS IT

I CAN'T STOP LOOKING

The Burrog Sapiens tamed the Sand Devils and used them as mounts.

>>18805676
>>18805699
Hey good to know who is who here. Now allow me to explain the unique life of the bullet Wespar. The images where it has flaming exhaust are during super sonic dashes. Its a little more extravagant when it beings a final burn. Most of the time they are subsonic, there are no flames and they get by like a squid does thru the water. Their "jets" just specialized lungs that compress and expell the air out behind them, the augmenter is attached to their lungs and does the same thing but at a much greater level. When combustable material is injected into the airstream (via waste or blood) it tends to ignite due to the extreme pressure and this...GO FAST. Their "jets" have about 130 degrees of swivel to them in any direction, so at low speed, they can hover and are highly maneuverable, they are also much more vulnerable to the other flyers then. It takes a moment to get back up to speed.. By the way, i didnt do the parasitic larvae thing, but i do love it. so thank you mystery poster.
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p.s. new evolution: sac under chin holds reserve amount of highly processed blood to be sprayed out mouth. Upon contact with air it ignites. Not too much, so not that long of a stream, but when an entire swarm can do it, it sucks for whoever.

rolled 3 = 3

>>18805780
Sounds like something that requires a roll.

>>18805780

You best be joking nigga. That shit requires like a nat 20 roll.

>>18805780
why does that seem like an intensely bad idea to attempt

>>18805657
>>18805614
I've similar concerns about this creature myself. I loved the concept when it had wings as well as thrusters, but I find the current incarnation a bit hard to swallow.

>>18805798
>>18805722
Shit nigger, why would you want to be anywhere near that orifice

>DAT ORIFICE

wait, weren't the sapiens retconned anyway?

>>18805815

I kinda agree.
It is feasible if they move with the thrusters mostly when they attempt to attack, but otherwise they either stay immobile, or slither on the sand.
They could relocate themselves during nights, and then just wait for suitable prey to come by during the day.

rolled 5, 2 = 7

>>18805853
No, just the Ice age.

>>18805780
>>18805795

The dice gods will not allow this to happen!

>>18805722
>>18805360

With the increasingly hostile fauna inside the desert, the leaf and cho sadonis begin seeking shelter near large rocks, and the cho sadonis breed a new strain of sadonis.

The Burrower has powerful front legs to help burrow through sand and shift loose rocks, and the claws on the arms have melded together and flattened to from somewhat of a spade to help dig.

>>18805780

The Sand devil shows an enterprising young burrog who hopped on its back how its extremely flexible body allows it to open its mouth very wide. An interesting thing of note about the biology that the Burrog is experiencing first hand is that its "tongue" is actually part of its digestive track, its intestines to be specific. Its mouth is actually a stomach, food is torn to bits, sits inside the maw and is bathed in acid while the intestinal tongue slurps up the delicious slurry.

just to give an idea of what the Wespar look like when they aren't going full fucking turbo. They are sorta chill. Like dragon flies, if dragon flies lived for about 3 weeks. Fun fact, they emit a shit ton of heat, so at night when they sleep....(yep they are daytime predators) they are very vulnerable to attack from anything that sees/ detects heat.

>>18805722
With threats from predators the Usmal have become more agile. There tail can fall off and be regrow there tail also contains poison sacks witch like there bite stuns. They have also evolved thick scales along there bodies witch they use to regulate there body heat. There feelers have also returned, they now detect movement with them to help locate prey and predators. They also develop ears.

A chronological chart anyone?

>>18805722
Welp. Id instantly stop being nocturnal.

The Wespar has lost its blade tail, the swarm now relying more heavily on fire breathing to bring down prey, this requires more hovering and low speed maneuverability. A pair of fleshy stubby wings appears on its side, and the tail becomes more of a rudder then a stinger, as well as loosing some of its flexibility. To conserve energy the Wesper slither along the ground for about 80% of their waking day. Elder tribe members are more frequently seen flying about at mach speeds and periodically beginning a final burn.

With the new burrower strain. The Cho and Leaf sadonis dig nests into the the desert rocks to protect themselves and their newborn.

Hey IG, with your permission i would like to do an event in my tundrastyle, make a roll against a table of options. if thats a no go, thats cool too! Im trying to figure out how to unfuck the wesper from an evolutionary dead end.

>>18806229
man. Evolutionary dead ends happen. Shit goes extinct. but something else will always replace it.

The wespar have now developed razor sharp talon wings. They use these for competing to be the alpha wespar, when trying to attain a mate. They also double up as an efficient way of slicing or decapitating prey whilst flying by, or even as waring off predators by flying in a circular fashion extremely fast.

>>18806347
sir...you are a hero. Take the wesper my child, and run with them!!!! Im going to be giving the Sand Devil some love.

Here, have this work in progress picture.
I am not sure if I can finish it very fast, as I have a quest to run right now.

The Usmal feelers become whiskers to allow them to detect vibrations in the ground, and there ears have become more sensitive to allow echolocation.

The sandoni develop even stronger beak. They are also grow bigger.

>>18806347
lmfao captcha:
urasian cus
ok, so the wespar have now adapted a row of spined, streamlined plates along their neck, which they can open and close at will. They open them to expense heat, so other predators with thermal vision or any other naimal that is good at detecting heat can no longer spot them. So to clarrify, the plates can be opened to epense heat to cool them down, as their fire bellies will be making a great amount of heat this evolutional theme was key to their survival. They also act as good defence for the neck, which is the easiest thing to bite on the wespar. The fact there is a spine running down the plates, can harm animals when biting them and maybe even deflect spines, as it is a lot harder to penetrate a sloped surface.

>>18806533
also they have de evolved their fangs for easier biting.

In pic:
This is what Wespar will look like in 10,000 years time.

Time to update the normal wespars.
The parasitic wespar develop the ability to inject their eggs to other hosts than the Kaskus as well.
They now prey on all kinds of creatures.

>>18806597

>>18806533
I must ride it!

>>18802499
Time to continue
Damn normal life taking time from evo games...

Rockdonis in the desert have constant problems with wespars so their backs have become hardened with chitinious like armor to protect them from aerial attacks.

to avoid the tail from burning from the immense heat expended from their glorious flight packs, a bony, heat reflecting plate has developed over their tail. In tandem, it has also developed a pair of short, muscular arms with three digit claws (one acting as an opposable thumb). This helps it greatly for mobility and climbing in heavy, dense, wooded areas and also for cutting its prey open to reach the places that are most nutritious. In addition, i do not know whether it has been explained, but their fuel for their flight packs is wasted products (such as urea) and also fat, in the most dire situations.

>>18806701
forgot to add pic

The beast has become simplified. One larger pack now pushes it forward. It has lost its tail, now relying on its arms and wings to drag it around when on ground moving like a deranged seal.

>>18806855
this is horrible, yo

The desert stalkers grow in size. They move during the night, slowly walking over the sand.
Their proboscis has developed into a sharp multi-jointed needle like appendage, that they use to pierce the bodies of their prey. They have also developed long feelers that they use to detect potential prey.

They hunt by stalking their prey during the day, and when the night comes they move over it, and kill it by piercing it's vital organs, such as spine or brains with it's proboscis.

Their walking style produces minimal vibrations, thus the ever present sandworms rarely attack them.

>>18806681

And with those damn sandworms lurking around Rockdonis forearms became bigger and stronger in order to be able to defend itself against everything.

>>18806971

>>18806966
I for one, second this opinion.
I want to see it become an A-10 warthog.

>>18806984
Meanwhile in the ice age...

>>18806984

>>18802977Kaskus being largly ignored by other species up to this point, primaraly regarded as only a food source, have been developing internally over time. Kaskus plants in large oaisi have remained partially immersed in water and have developed central water storage. Their externally exposed elements have developed a strong fiberous external skin. Below the earth the plants have been extending their reach into the soil, utilizing small root tendrils to crack the ground, exploring deep for resources. Once a resourse is detected the tendrils surround the resource and engorge. The distended tendrils act as a super-highway bringing the resource quickly to the main body of the plant for utilization. The Kaskus has shifted their fruit bearing roots closer to the surface, to discourage herbavores from digging the entire plant up.

A nuclear meteorite fell in the desert, killing all species unless the Burrag, who suffered horrific mutations.

>>18807105
nope

>>18806975

With the bigger body comes bigger hunger. Rockdonis no longer can sustain itself with mere sap or blood. Now it's mouth has hardened into peak that allows it to eat whole plant or carcass.

>>18805676
Falc, were you the one who was around with the Yantar plants? If so, I was the Yantar planets who had the symbiotic relationship with the Glunds in their early stages, then I tried to help elevate them to tribal status on the western continent.

ignore the troll. his goal is to derail the thread, your goal is to have a good time. if you nerd rage and go "herp derp, fuck this im out" your really not much better, though so far your right here. the process is as simple as not carrying forward what he makes in the next thread. though i did have a laugh at the chariot.

The acid sprayers in the forelimbs of the army sandonis merge into one organ, that is capable of producing much more pressure, and thus spraying the caustic liquid almost 3 times as far as they previously could.

We hit the image limit btw.

old thread is dead, new thread is here. post your latest. soemoen archive this sucker on suptg

GO HERE >>18807264

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18800565/

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