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Here are some assets

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...and with a white background to make it MSPAINT friendly

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Some Cancans grow four tiny filaments on the sides of their heads that can vaguely detect pressure and movement. A nessesary advantage for finding and hunting prey

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Surface Herbums develop tiny fluid sacks that "feel" which direction is down. They move up toward the surface to absorb more light. They can be found nearly exclusively in zone 1

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>>42544369
>Virmals
>Can survive on filter feeding
It begins.

Stringy growths develop from the mouths of some Virmals. Those with them did well when filter feeding as edible particles got caught on them in mucus. Over generations, the growths got longer.

If the guy updating the charts from Deja Vu is around, or anyone else interested, I'd like to talk about sorting out information for thread 4 some time.

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Acidic Planktite secrete a slightly caustic mucus to deter predators.

>>42544692
I have everything saved but I wasn't doing any charts. I can throw up a link somewhere is where missing something.

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>>42544369
Planktite evolve to become dependent on geothermal energy and chemical vents. They become suffused with heavy elements which are highly toxic to other life. By virtue of a simple biology they endure. On the up and up small caratin protrusions stop other micro organisms from swallowing them whole.

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>>42544369
Some of the Dipsus develop larger mouthparts, allowing them to take in food more easily, allowing them to swallow a Planktite whole, or take a big chunk out of an Herbum

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I'm a sucker for evolution games

Some Dispus form several flagellum, which aid in propulsion and grant an increase in speed, which is useful for any endeavor.

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Widemouth Dipsus have larger oral openings to swallow larger prey whole.

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>>42544369
herbums who could absorb nutrients from other species were most successful and had energy to rapidly reproduce. While still capable of photosynthesis it now operates at a much decreased level, the creature now an amoeba like hunter.

>>42544958
>future banana.png

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>>42544936
Some Geothermal Planktite become paracitic and grow protrusions that can sap nutrients from other individuals.

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>>42544692
Some filter feeding Vermals decend into deeper water and latch onto surfaces to more safely filter feed. These stationary Vermals are called Fermals

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>>42544777
The mucus secretion, over time, becomes triggered as the planktite is bumped into, spraying the acidic mucus at the offending party in an effort to ward them off.

>>42544975
>>42544945
There's one in every thread, eh?

>>42545117
And these volatile little bastards are called "Mean, Badass, Acid-spewing Motherfuckers"

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Some Mordios secrete a UV protective oil to move up toward the surface.

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>>42544369
Some Morio forego fighting altogether, developing tendrils for the mouth that are great for ripping apart already dead flesh. These are scavengers that eat other creatures that have already passed away. Creatures like cancans are a boon, but these morio will gladly eat anything. Often taking to immobile plantlife as well.

>>42545136
It didn't help that nobody made any notification of which end was the head. This is why I always refresh before posting.

>>42545239
That's why I didn't bother with a head and made mine a banana. >>42544958

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>>42544958
Grabo Dipsus adapt these apendages into grabbers to snag and hold prey.

>>42545239
Head? You know, some creatures don't adhere to those conventions at all.

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>>42545117
Some of these little badasses being to geneate and store heat in their acidic payload, making it more volatile and dangerous to organisms that might want to want it.

>>42545344
That is absurdly temporary. Encephalization is just too handy.

>>42544525
Dare I get excited? Dare I become invested? Dare I expect that this will have actual, real-world, experimental biology and not yet another stupid predatory arms race with ancient seabed googly eyes?

>>42545411
Forgot: additionally their reflexive spray has become so successful that their mucus coat begins to fade away, making their mucus spray production more efficient

>>42545449
Do it

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>>42544630
Surface Herbums develop small filments for better locomotion

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>>42544975
Some Widemouth Dipsus develop lumps of heat sensitive tissue to avoid hot acid spraying Planktites. They will naturally avoid any heat sources and moving slightly deep into the ocean.

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>>42544945

Some of the Dipsus who had managed to make a meal out of planktite >>42545117 and >>42544777 have managed to adopt the planktite's venom as it's own, developing a crude, poisonous section to their tail.

(This is something that the Blue Angel Sea Slug does; stealing poison from Man'o'war jellyfish)

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>>42545002
Some of these herbums gains a sticky membrane to help stop prey from escaping.

>>42545620
You had my curiosity. Now you have my attention. I promise not to shitpost in this evo game out of futile frustration, or for any other reason. Glory to sensible gamers.

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>>42544525
Cancans develop a small 'ridge' along the side, made of the same material as the body. This 'ridge' helps catch water and move faster with the cancan's slithering movement pattern.

>>42545718
>Blue Angel Sea Slug
Oh wow, those things are fucking pretty. I wonder if they can be kept domestically.

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>>42544525

Some of the Cancans develop rudimentary paddles on their tails, allowing them quick bursts of speed to reach their prey.

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>>42545750
A new subsepcies of Cancan appear (new player here), their new elongated tails allowing them to push through the water more quickly.

>>42545620
>>42545236
SOme noodle mordios take advatage of this development and grom "heat bumps" to ward of Widemouth Dipsus, which would sometime prey on Noodle Mordio but offer little in the way of carrion to eat.

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>>42545874
Forgot image

>Some noodle mordios take advatage of this development and grom "heat bumps" to ward of Widemouth Dipsus, which would sometime prey on Noodle Mordio but offer little in the way of carrion to eat.

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>>42544975
With newer, faster predator appearing, Jetbutt Dipsus compete by adapting a wet jet on their hind end to escape danger

>>42545849
>filenameilold

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>>42545849
The feelers on either side of the Cancan's head elongate, allowing it to sense pressure more accurately in the water. It can now feel reverberations at small distances, helping it find prey.

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>>42545620
Thermo Dipsus begin to explore their environments by sending out small bursts of heat and detected warm spots where the heat kept, much like a thermal version of echolocation.

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Perforated Planktite begin to apear in droves. They grow rapidly then when large enough segment themselves. This occurs between normal breeding cycles leading to huge numbers.

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>>42545718
Some of the Stinging Dipsus develop strange lobes on the quadrants of their bodies, allowing more area to store Planktite venom as well as improving their swimming capability.

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>>42545800
Finned Cancans grow bigger fins and more complex sensory organs, requiring less overall energy to move great distances and becoming capable of temporary bursts of speed. Their sensory organs have become quite complex, and can detect electrical signals.

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Parasitic Vermals have tiny fangs and opt to attach themselves to host organisms for as long as possible while they feed on the host's fluids.

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Large Dipsus grow largers and begin prey almostexclusively on Cancans. Their body density become closer to that of their environment and they develop fluid movements that allow them to go undected by many forms of pressure sensitivity.

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>>42544777
Some Acidic Planktite adapt their secretions into a new kind of toxin which is difficult to adapt immunities too and dangerous even in close proximity. These Planktite find it difficult to breed because in close proximity to one another their toxin can become overwhelming even to themselves.

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>>42546265
Some Finned Cancans adapt more evenly distributed sensory organs, giving them a great ragne of 'sight' but less precision

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>>42546021
The Cancan's pinders grow larger, with hooked barbs to allow it to hold onto prey more easily. Now with it's speed and strong jaw, it can hunt effectively.

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>>42544936
These Planktite develop filaments for better absorbing heat and chemicals

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>>42546637
The pressure sensing threads come together, instead of many small hairs single larger sensory organs seem to be more favorable. These new sensory bulbs are able to give pressure sensitive readings, and a form of primitive "taste" in the water (chemical detection).

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>>42546251
Some Stinging Dipsus grow bard on their toxic tissue to cause more damge to attacks

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>>42546702
A few of the elongated Cancans grow even longer, their tails now stretching far behind them. These curling tails give them an extra oomph in short distances, allow them to act as ambush predators.

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>>42546053
These Thermo Dipsus become this agressive and feed more on producers, while gaining rudimentary fins for better escaping predators.

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>>42545031
The geothermal planktite's rudimentary protrusions grow into a small collection of pseudopodia as it migrates deeper. Clinging to natural heat sources deep beneath the ocean where sunlight cannot be found, it uses these pseudopodia to root itself in the earth and propagate itself. This breed of planktite reproduces by having its unused pseudopodia swell and gradually divide into a new planktite.

Practically immobile, these geothermal planktites drift hapless through abyssal currents until they settle on vents that provide the necessary heat to sustain the planktites and allow them to reproduce. In these conditions, they reproduce so rapidly that they quickly swarm over any suitable breeding ground. Once an area is at maximum capacity, they shoot off their offspring into the abyssal currents to start the cycle all over again.

Found in zones 7-11, these geothermal planktites can best be described as a rapidly reproducing deep-sea moss, spreading across the sea floor where heat can be found.

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>>42547104
these geothermal planktites grow wider in over time, as ones that had more surface area could absorb more energy and thus were stronger and could reproduce more.

You know, guys. Predators aren't very common, all's said. Most things are parasitic, and after that, herbivorous (or mostly so.) Much less trouble.

So have some fun with bizarro defenses, instead of Stronger, Bigger, Faster, Better?

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>>42547508
MUST ALWAYS BE BIGGER, BIGGER IS BETTER, SHALL GROW TO HUGE SIZE.

LOOK AT NEW EVOLUTION, DELICIOUS BULB AT END OF TAIL. USED FOR STORING FOOD FOR LONG TIME WITHOUT OTHER FOOD. IS BIGGER, IS BETTER, AND IT'S OUT OF CONTROOOOOOL. WITH NEW BULB CANCAN CAN GO DEEPER, GO AFTER TINY WUZZLEDOODLES BENEATH THE WAVES.

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>>42547658
IT HAS DEVELOPED AN EXTRA POUCH, AND NOW SHOOTS HIGHLY PRESSURIZED WATER TO KILL PREY

>>42547658
To feed the troll or not feed the troll? We could always kill it fire, I hear trolls are adverse to fire.

>>42547658
>>42547710
The fuck is this
Nigga sthap
The joke ain't funny

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>>42547710
LOOK AT THOSE POUCHES, THE BEAUTY, THE MAJESTY. LOOK HOW IT'S FANG BECOME FIRING APPARATUS SO THAT IT MAY SHOOT ALL THE BETTER.

>>42547754
I already regret posting that.

>>42547815
It's too late now.
One bad apple, anon.
This is why we can't have nice shit.

>>42547815
Too late the troll has been fed. Just be glad it isn't after midnight.

>>42547833
I'll go kill myself now.

>>42547806
also pls lets stop

MAKE MORE EVOS

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>>42547880
Yeah let's get off the shitposttrain

>>42546858
The thermo dispus develops a sticky appendage to grab plantlife and drag it into its maw, focusing on plants of course because they are much easier prey than larger creatures (and we need herbivores)

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>>42545236

Some Mordio grow a larger body, capable of storing more food, allowing them to last longer between meals.

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>>42547970
Pale Virmals become predominant in certain parts of the water where heat sensing dispus are heavily populated.

The lighter shading regulated their temperature more to the coolness of the water and are therefor less detectable.

>>42544692
Filter feeding Vermals evolve more muscular mouth filaments with micro serrations for quickly consuming plant life. These serrations double as chemical detectors so the Vermal can 'taste' their way around to find food.

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>>42548127
fucking image again

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>>42548054
Some pale vermal develop a reflective coat to confuse persistant thermal based hunters

>>42548192
We am become water, my brother.

>>42547104
Metroids are taking over the ocean

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>>42546251

The lobes on many Stinging Dipsus grow broader and stronger, allowing them to swim more gracefully through the water, rubbing against prey with their stinging fins.

>>42548223
QUICK, WE GOTTA EVOLVE A SAMUS BEFORE THE ICE AGE COMES

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>>42544369
Cool, i saw this thread a little late, but will contribute some before i go to bed.

A strain of Planktites develope appendages that increases the photosynthese surface.

>>42548248
But won't the ice age just wipe them out?

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>>42546491
Toxic Planktite refine their toxic surfaces into barbs to solve the trouble with sexual reproduction, but slightly reducing their effctiveness

>>42548297
DON'T ARGUE THE LOGISTICS OF CREATING A GENETICALLY ENHANCED BIRD WOMAN TO COMBAT A STAND OF CELL-SIZED RED DOTS BEFORE THE GREAT FREEZE KILLS IT ALL WITH ME

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>>42544369
Another strain of Planktites evolve a thin membrane araound the body, which transports them with the water flow.

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>>42547806
The penis worm evlove into metroid and fly off into spac

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>>42547970

Some of the Thermo Dipsus with long appendages eventually grow to develop a pair of them, since two organs allows it to feed on Herbums and other plants more quickly.

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>>42548348
Some of these algae grow in small clusters on a single membrane to incerase their chances of survival is attacked.

>>42544814
One anon looked to be finishing charts with adding estimated sizes. I was thinking of cleaning up or redrawing some of the species art prior to the next thread starting. Hopefully sometime late this or early next week.

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>>42548127
>>42548156
Developing a long, flat body, this breed of Vermal's primary method of locomotion through the water is flapping its body according to a smooth, repetitive oscillation, much like a sine curve. In addition, it develops more mouth filaments in a bizarre new color.

Now known as Cuvermals, will any of these mutations prove themselves to be any use in the wild?

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>>42548466
"Anon Cancan" adapted to create images that would get more attention then simple text posts. This gave them the advantage of finding the information and individuals they needed.

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>>42544369
Some Herbums develope special rooted lumps that can digest nutrition it touches to help photosynthese.

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>>42548238
A new variety of Stinging Dipsus call "Cow Dipsus" emerge. They use five sepcialized feelers to smell their way to plant-like food, the main staple of their new diet.

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>>42544369
Over time some Herbums evolve a 5th protuberance central on the underside.

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Some acidic planktites begin to extrude slightly toxic filaments to absorb nutrients from surface waters and predators unfortunate enough to be disolved

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>>42548564
Cuvermals have adapted pressure sensitive loes that, in conjunction with their rhythmic movements, are very effective at giving the Cuvermal a clear image of their surroundings.

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>>42547998
An offshoot of Mordio begin to adapt to feeding on the vulnerable, abet toxic and barbed, Planktite, eventually forming more specialized mouths to pick at exposed areas that are not protected with spikes.

These offshoots are called moredia

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>>42544369
In another Herbums some cell cartilage evolve into a muscle grain. This gives them the ability to avoid predators and later generations survive and pass the ability on.

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>>42548678
And if you grab one and roll the 5th tentacle between your hands, the thing spins and flies away.

>>42548763
Soon we shall have a fully botanical helicopter.
Just as Reagen Dreamed.

>>42548736
Cleva' girl

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>>42548287
Sexy Star Planktite devleop a bizarre defense stratagy. When disturbed, they violently shake and vibrate, which is enough to scare off smaller predators.

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>>42548736
Eventually all the added nutrients gained from they're new feeding source give the Mordia enough nutrients and calories to develop a hard carapace covered with colored ridges to help defend against predators.

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Mordios develop calcified shells to aid in self-preservation after biting large predators

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>>42547998
This stratagy prove disadvantageous with an abundance of predator around. Instead, some Mordios develop smell filaments and begin "laying" deposits of extra nutrients in the seabed for consumption later. This makes them lighter and more capable of excaping predators.

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The shelled mordios shells increase in size allowing for long-term feeding while offering protection to both the mordio and the predator forming a symbiotic relationship in some cases

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>>42545735

Some of the Amoebic Herbums grow a fifth lobe, making them larger and more efficient at engulfing prey.

Aw i was starting to really like the last one. I'm gonna miss the giant whale slugs.

I hope this doesn't 404 if I go to bed. I wanna see where this ends up in the morning, but I fear I've been doing far too many of these.

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>>42548972
Due to competition from other mordios sub-species, some Mordias become larger and more preditary, at the expense of a smaller lifespan and needing to feed more often, these Mordias have developed not only a sharper "beak" to break open some mordios' shells in order to devour then, they also developed some hard, rudimentary "Flippers" in order to chase down the faster "laying" mordios.

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>>42547457
A small group of Geothermal Planktites underwent an odd mutation. Their rudimentary, scattered organs were centralized in a stable nucleus, with the surface flesh having hardened into a less edible layer in order to protect the central organ. This has made it easier to tell individual specimens apart. Instead of looking like a layer of moss, a group of these now looks like a group of limpets.

Still excelling at reproduction above all other things, this variant is now known as the Planket.

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>>42548238

The Stinging Dipsus develop light-sensitive cells on either side of their head, allowing them to know whether they're moving towards a photosynthetic Herbum, or a predatory Amoebic Herbum... amongst other various uses for sight.

>>42548678
Some species begin using this extra appendage to store excess gasses created during photosynthesis. These "Herbloons" cluster together as they float on the surface of the water

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>>42549595
Picture because i have brain damage.

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>>42549612
here is an accompanying image for you to keep.

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Filamented planktites begin to act in a more predatory manner, relying less on photosynthesis and more or nutrients leached from those that enter their web.

These planktites form colonies, sharing nutrients and ensnaring larger organisms. Those broken off by struggling prey often form their own colony. A loss of a few means little to the group as a whole.

This variant is moved exclusively by water currents and are known as digestites.

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>>42546265

Some of the Finned Cancans further enhance their perception organs, allowing them to 'see' the electrical impulses produced by the movement of other creatures.

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>>42548573
Kek. I wasn't wanting to waste image space, although I suppose there has been a tendency lately of hitting the 300th post before the image cap.

>>42550269
I don't think it really matters, at this rate. We've hit the post-midnight lull.

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>>42548741
Through a process of natural selection emerges a large group of Muscle Herbums that due to a change in muscle arrangement now have a frontal direction. For them it's much easier to swim forward though they have troubles moving in other directions now.

Otherwise they're the same

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>>42545114
Their stationary lifestyle makes them vulnerable to predators, but there has been little change in their behavior. If anything, they move less than before, hardly disturbing the water until they loosen their grip from the ground to seek mates. Their main method of dealing with predators is sheer numbers. They bare hundreds of young after mating. They mature quickly, mate, then die.

>>42550675
True.
Got threads 2 and 4 from Deja Vu archived. All four are here. They were originally archived under the name Divergent, so they're sticking with that title.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Divergent

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>>42549358

Some of the shelled Mordias have developed more complex, segmented limbs. This allows them to crawl along the seabed, lying in wait to snatch their prey.

>>42551292

I was wondering when someone was going to make the Vermal into tunicate worms.

Also, that last 'Tree of life' chart in the Divergent thread left off Finsser line. They must not have liked our Gay Pride Snake.

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>>42549612
Gently floating near the surface instead of moving themselves has drastically lowered the Herbloon's energy dependance, allowing it to grow much larger. Conveniently, the larger surface area also means it's energy intake from sunlight is also increased.

>>42551550
Or just didn't get to it. It all looked very much to be a work in progress. And with how messed up that thread was in the beginning, I'm not surprised. It's actually a bit of work.

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>>42551901
Wrong version. Also of note is that this is only one of three major lineages descended from one of three starters.

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>>42551074
Due to their more active nature, the muscular Herbums require more nutrients to keep themselves swimming.

A cellular structure forms at the meeting of the muscles used to generate a paralyzing toxin. This toxin is distributed through microtubules in the muscles, and into long tendrils that ensnare and digest other microorganisms that happen to get ensnared during the plant's brief periods of motion. Gaining vital nutrients through predation.

>>42549696
Uh oh. Verging on jellyfish territory.

>>42552214
Yup, definitely jellyfish

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>>42551074
A different branch, more common in shallow waters, never became predatory. It keeps acquiring their nutrients from water and photosynthesis. To get more light, their surface increased and muscle structure slightly rearranged, allowing for short bursts of speed. As a downside, now they have to conserve energy outside of those bursts

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>>42551367
Further evolution shows that fortuned favored Mordias that not only showed advanced joint mechanisms, but also displayed proto-pinsers for catching and holding onto prey, as well as small light receptors to help differentiate easy prey such as vermal from predators or other mordias.

>>42545718
More primitive Stinging Dipsus have a hard time catching their ever-faster prey. To deal with the problem they acquire larger toxic patches, so even an accidental touch would paralyze the catch.

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>>42553497
Forgot the picture

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>>42544369
some cancans develop a spear like mouth and use the other jaw to hold on to prey
they also develop fin like feelers

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>>42544369
Herbums develop a simple nervous system as they grow in length

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>>42544369
Some Mordio evolve fin like appendages to help stabilize them while they swim these are similar to there teeth

>>42544369
Some Dipsus hatch conjoined and with slightly different coloration this segmentation of their bodies makes them a bit faster and confuses predators to how many Dipsus there are

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>>42553791

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>>42544369
Filter Virmal evolve

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>>42548903
Over the years the vibrating favoured that some fibers evolved. that on some arms resulted in big padding tips. This allows the Planktite to swim more than flow.

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>>42548903
Other Star Planktites evolve fibers too but than just to strenghten the body they are fibers that are muscle like to move.
This makes the body heavy and they can be found on the sea bottom in the regions of 1-4 crawling around.

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>>42552214
The predatory Herbs with a longer muscle thread allowes them to move the big middle tendrils.
First it gains them a better fishing method. But over the years the the muscle grow and allow them to add tjis to their swimming method.

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>>42553253
Through selection, the ones with paddle back arms can better ration their energy that their burst last longer.

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>>42553822
Overtime Dipsus with a folded extra skin canbe found in the sea. They confuse predators when they grab them and have only less nutrional skin in their mouth that the Dipsus discard

>>42554650
Battle cruiser, operational

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>>42546609
The fore-sensors become longer, and more sensitive, allowing for greater precision while hunting. Some growth occurs due to the success of locating prey.

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>>42554795
beat me to it.

crude sensory capability develops. A thin membrane senses differences in pressure.

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>>42555406
Some cancans develop stronger, wider jaws, less effective at catching smaller prey, but much more specialized for cracking the shells of >>42549010 and >>42549142

>>42555709
And I forgot to redraw the sensors, pretend I did that

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>>42555709
The throat tube inverts slightly to aid in sucking out the internals of things which are bitten.

>>42555709

These seem like a prime canidate for developing a central nervous system since they seem to grow more complex.

And we'd get a proper start of more complex organisms

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>>42555810
>>42555798
With another increase in size, the organism develops a weak synaptic system to help carry impulses.

>>42555885
>Hmm, maybe an entire nervous system in one evolution is a bit much
>I'll say it's a "weak" one

>>42555913
>A weak reflexive network of impulse-carriers is the same thing as a sophisticated nervous system capable of thinking.

If the end-game is a four lane highway with overpasses, this evolutionary would be a narrow game trail in the middle of the woods. If you have a better idea for implementation, we could use more evolutionary offshoots.

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>>42555885
Actually detailed, plausible and explained route to spines and complex life, here we come!

>>42555913

Kek. The earliest known form of a "spine" was nothing more than a nerve cord, so I'd say this is perfectly acceptable, given the fact it's alien biology

>>42544692
>>42545114

A group of filtering Vermals finds themselves in an environment where latching their bodies permanently onto the seafloor gives them still enough nutrients to survive and thrive. Their reproduction occurs asexually in tune with their more primitive ancestors, unlike their more free-swimming relatives.

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>>42555474
Additional membranes appear in creature's limbs as an improvement in warning system

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>>42546747
Since growing protuberance are in teir genes. A set developes on the mouth which can smell other animals.

I guess no one really paid any attention to this:

>>42544369
>One real hour = ~One million years
>At this moment (about 7:30pm Eastern time) the planet is completely covered in water and a similar climate to Earth.
>Starting in about six hours (1:30am Eastern Time) the planet will begin to warm, slowly exposing land as the oceans dry out.
>In about twelve hours (7:30am Eastern Time) the planet will be at its hottest and about equally covered in water and dry land.
>In about 18 hours (1:30pm Eastern Time) the planet will have cooled back to the climate we started at.
>In about 24 hours (7:30pm Eastern Time if we last that long) the planet will begin to cool further and enter into an ice age.

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>>42552214
Some of these pradator Herbums develop tiny hooked barbs on their limbs. They use these barbs to latch onto larger organisms and leech nutrients rom their tissues.

>>42556663
Yeah, because that time table is stupid, and because we're being realistic and thoughtful for once.

>>42556780
>we
>realistic and thoughtful
>for once

LOTS of implication there...

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>>42549446
Developing a useless, fleshy protrusion from its nucleus, the Planket seems to spend most of its excess energy on growing this to obscene lengths, a colorful stream of flesh to be snapped at by those that prey on it.

In truth, this is the reproduction system of this mutation of the Planket. Each tendril contains countless eggs, each one wrapped in a protective membrane. Designed to pass through the digestive tracts of other organisms unharmed, they rely on being spread by these creatures to other parts of the ocean untouched by the Planket, where they can settle on geothermal vents and hot spots to grow into new Plankets and reproduce once more.

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>>42548653
The Cow Dispus, now much more adept at finding its plantlife prey, become larger and larger as time goes on. Those with smaller lobes cannot move fast enough in their bloated form, so those with much larger back lobes survive.

>>42556663
>>42556780

The table was probably based on the idea that we'd have hyperspeeded the evolution, which just isn't happening. Even if we weren't ignoring the timetable, it's just that it's so inconsequential to life as it stands now that there's no point in dealing with it yet.

>>42556663
>>42557045
This kind of stuff should probably be done on a thread-by-thread basis. Like, roll at the beginning of each thread on table with results like 'Global temperature rises', 'Global temperature lowers', 'Meteorite falls into the ocean', 'A huge volcano erupts', etc

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>>42548460
Some of these planktites cluster together more tightly and densely, with outer cells losing some photosynthesis capacity to harden and keep the plant's shape.

>>42556885
I am outright stating those things. There are no implications. Stop misusing words, retard.

Most evo threads are unrealistic romps of predator worship and *teleports behind you*-tier one-upmanship.

>>42556663
problem is, im from europe, i dont even know in which time frame we are at the moment.
Since we are mostly underwater, we dont have to consider it this much.

>>42557539
We've entered the ice age.

Yeah, it's been 24 hours.

>>42557898
We're way too undah da sea

>>42557938
there you go ^^

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>>42551802
The herbbloon grow some extra flaps to collect more sunlight.

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>>42549530

Newly-minted Stripes appear on the Stinging Dipsus, now called Stipsus. This long strip of toxin along its back helps deter predators attacking from above, and allows it to hunt more efficiently by coming up below prey, and rubbing up against them to paralyze them.

(Yes. This species attacks via 'bad touch' molestation.)

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>>42553497
>>42553510
This species keeps having trouble with catching up to more and more tricky Herbums. Being too primitive to outwit them, it has to move quicker. To have it an advantage, it develops rings it can contract and release to give it bursts of speed.

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>>42548419

Some of the Thermo Dipsus develop broader flippers on more of their body, giving them a wide array of maneuvering capability.

I give you, Flippered Thermo Dipsus... which will be shortened to Flipthersus.

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>>42556262
Always pressured to balance its nutrient intake and movement speed, shallows Herbums (now Sherbs) undergo further optimization. Their back limbs half-merge and a tail of sorts emerges.

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>>42559400
Stripsus now have longer tendrils on which photosensitive patches are placed which allows them to perceive the world around in a wider arc

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>>42555406
Those Finned Cancans who live in waters full of net planktites (>>42549696) have to transform most of their side feelers into serration. It allows them to escape the web but hinders their perception

>>42560184
Cool. Like the slim body.

>>42560777
Sadly, I failed to show that their tail isn't flat, more like U-shaped

>>42560801
No, thats evolution, sometimes something evolves to live true a period.
Than it vanishes if not fit for survival.

>>42561519
what? I was just saying I didn't draw the picture quite how I wanted

>>42561582
oh, sorry misunderstood you.

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>>42551802

Some of the Herbloon are washed ashore by stormy weather, or just the action of the tides. As such, some are washed up on the beaches, and some find a niche in rocky pools along the coast, safe from predators.

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>>42560725
The Finned Cancans with shelled stronger front feelers can better drag them through obstaclers, like webs, and are protected against damage

>>42562333
This would make them insensate, bro. I have doubts that this would ever work. They're supposed to be filaments that are sensitive to pressure changes so they can distance-feel movement.

>>42560382
Overtime due to protection, the skin harden, resulting in spikes which they use to inject their poison deeper in the flesh.

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>>42562556
forgot picture

>>42562427
Oh thought they kinda feel pressure by themself, not like in a ear the fillaments. So he is while swimming "deaf"?
I thought more like a grasshopper.

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>>42559661
The Flipthersus gain over the generations a mouth skin protuberance that can move like a tongue and grip
Herbums and other plants better.

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>>42562655
I guess he is. Poor little mutant is one good for webwork, he can't feel outside of the tangles. Actually, that's interesting.

Due to the pressures of their new home, Finned Cancans without serrations are better able to use webs as extensions of their senses. Those things that previously rotted get scavenged by Cankiders.

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>>42559632
One of the rings gets more defined and muscled. This allowing to leap the head on prey like a chameleon.

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>>42560382

The smooth-backed Stripsus begin to develop nodes of hard tissue to help process food in their mouths before swallowing it, allowing easier digestion.

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>>42553859
Some Filter Virmal stores some air moleculkes from the filter in air bladders.
Over time it developes a system which let them flow and change depth based on heath.

>>42559632
>>42553510
>>42546397
>>42545718
>>42544945

Shai'Hulud

>>42565067
Gesundheit.

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>>42551292
Some Fermals develope rudder to escape faster. But some have the behaviour to dig a tube in sand to hide.

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>>42556089
Due to the predators the ones with a hardenedshell survives more. They develope a hard shell in which they withdraw and retract their feeders. Hoping in survive the mouths or overlooked.

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>>42548718
The ones with a fin at the side can bette swim, next generations inherit this feature.

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>>42560184
The Sherb forms a thin film along its side, losing nothing in speed, but aiding greatly in nutrient absorption. This film is very thin, and can be broken without much force, thus it regrows quite easily.

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>>42556262
Some herbums take to the nutrient-rich sediments of the shallower seas, using their flippers to instead push themselves along the seafloor. A vascular chamber develops on their front end to protect the organ systems from rupture as the creature pushes itself along. This plow-head also serves to push up more sediment, which settles on the dorsal side of the herbum for greater absorption.

>>42569914
>>42556262
>>42555474
>>42554650
Ladies and gentlemen, BEHOLD! Booty!

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>>42571043
>thickness intensifies

>>42569914
Over time, vesicles form in the lateral reaches of the trunk. More complex nutrients, absorbed from the detritus of decaying organisms in the soil, are stored in these vesicles. As they are broken down by bacteria carried in with them, the nutrients are absorbed into the herbum proper.

Also, shouldn't we be keeping up with size? I was thinking this guy would -at least- be two millimeters by now, roughly eight times the size of the starting herbum (after all, it is eight evolutions removed). It really depends on the size of his predecessors though, which is why I think we should be noting a general estimate for size with every evolution.

>>42571188

I've just been imagining that size is slowly increasing as time goes on, for most creatures.

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The muscular ligaments anchor to the plowhead, enabling greater stability and force in movement. A related mutation links the two tail ligaments together further into the trunk, allowing a slight flexion in tail movement.

Pressure sensitivity is still primitive, and the floor-bound species is easily preyed upon when not buried in sediment.

>>42571910
Fair enough – although at some point, when we're dealing with more complex organisms, we should have some idea of the scale. At the very least so we don't have an apex predator the size of a koala hunting down whale-sized colossi (granted, that would be a fun scenario).

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>>42569398
With their bulldozer relatives raising up clouds of nutrients from seafloor, Sherbs get in on the action. They develop little pockets on their front side which can store water for a while. It messes a little with their speed of movement but allows them to pass through nutrient rich water (like where plow-heads work), fuck off and absorb nutrients later

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>>42572038
Lacking competition in their bottomfeeder niche, the organism's evolution turns to protection of its vitals from the perils of the sea above. The plow vesicle annexes the central node, protecting it somewhat from dorsal assault. The muscular ligaments continue their expansion, the beneficial growths surviving, namely extensions in the pedals and a third link in the trunk.

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>>42564015
Abundance of Bulldozer Herbum and Sherbs on shallows' sea floor could go unmolested for long.
Chewer Stripsus adopt an ambush tactic: it lies on sea bed motionless for a while and when a Herbum bumps into it, large (an getting larger) toxin layer paralyzes the hapless plant. Primitive teeth them allow the Stripsus to rip tough plant flesh and digest it later

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>>42555885
A part of this breed of Cancans develop an ambush tactic of their own: they lie on sea floor, raise a cloud of nutrient-rich silt and wait for a Sherb to appear. When it makes its feeding pass, the Cancan charges and bites it.

The tactic requires a bit of a reinforcement to raise the silt but it's not that much of a change in physiology

>>42551946
This is astounding.

>>42573881
My god do I want my tablets charger to arrive so I can participate in these threads again.

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>>42573145
With a sharp increase in predation, ability to sense ambush becomes tantamount to survival. However, in the safety of the plow vesicle, the central node is unable to sense pressure changes. To compensate, pits in the vesicle allow changes to be detected, at the cost of greater space and energy on the part of the node. The vesicle continues to slowly increase in size, the increased muscle anchorage allowing the organism to quicker bury itself under duress. The digestive vesicles now secrete their own acid, increasing metabolism of detritus found in the increasingly populated sea floor.

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>>42573954
The vesicle extends until it is stopped by the newly formed digestive ganglion – instead of having nutrients disseminate directly into the body, the conduit funnels them into the vesicle, where they are absorbed by energy-hungry muscle fibers and the central node. The rest of the organism continues to be fed by chloroplasts throughout the body.

>>42573905
You mean to tell me you don't just use the trackpad?

>>42574219
I mean to tell you that at the moment, the only computing device I have is my phone.

Surface pro is my primary computer, and the charger on mine recently shorted so I had to order a new one.

Bump till i can get to my computer

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>>42563282
The stinging dispus forms a sort of 'beak' out of stiffer, hardened material. This rips flesh much more easily, making the strike much more powerful.

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>>42573360

Some of the Ambush Stripsus develop a longer tail, allowing them to swipe and slap nearby prey, paralyzing them from farther away than before.

>>42571188
>>42572038
>>42573145
>>42573954
>>42574219

I love how I make one comment, and everyone focuses on giving this plant a delicious fat ass. Never change /tg/

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>>42574219
Some of these Bherbums manage to reach the coast, where an abundance of nutrients could be found - but initially, the sand and silt hinders their movement. Thus they evolved a thicker plow-membrane to deal with the abrasive sand, forming pits to let the sensors detect pressure. On the other side, they develop musculature with better endurance on their rear, as their 'legs' need more power to push against sand and silt.
Sometimes they pushed so far they emerge over the water line, but these quickly became prey to land-dwelling predators.

>>42578253
>land-dwelling predators
Which are?

>>42578325
Anything created by the others after that post, obviously.

>>42578489
Somehow I don't think that's how timelines work

>>42578623
That just means I'm baiting for a land predator to evolve.
Otherwise, the beaches will be chock-full of stranded beach bums. Stranded, dead beach bums.

>>42578674
Dont mention predators that dont exist then. Mention that they they often wash ashore and get stranded.

Other people will get the hint and it doesnt break suspension of disbelief.

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>>42553271
The Mordias developed a membram which can store some water to breath air.

>>42578253
You know there are some that could be. Why not evolve them by yourself?

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>>42578253
The photosynthese cells grew a hardened membrane which protects it fromtoo much heath and keep it moist. It sports an amphibic life but due to the needed energy feed on the carcasses of >>42578253

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>>42562328
>>42551802


Some of the Herbloon that have found their niche in coastal pools have begun to ballast themselves with a long, dense protrusion from their underside, allowing them to stay secure through heavy storms and rough waves.

>>42579434
>>42579060

Learn to spell.

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>>42574219
A hydrostatic extension of the plow vesicle now covers the muscle fibers. The membrane is able to stiffen around the fibers as they push. With most detection done through the pit sensor in the plow, the mostly obsolete terminal nodes stretch in thin pathways to the central node. While they once detected pressure via chemical changes in their thin membrane, this mechanism has been turned inward, the nodes now producing these chemical changes to signal between themselves.

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>>42577869

With the longer body of the Stripsus, a mutation increasing the size of the fins occurs, resulting in Stripsus with beautiful, fat flippers.

>>42580501

I love how the first critters to develop a complex nervous system are the plant-like species..

Image limit reached...

What's the accepted etiquette on making a new thread? Wait for OP, or just keep the spice flowing?

>>42581488
Keep the spice flowing, start a new thread.

>>42581488
I'd gladly join another thread, I even have an image I drew before I knew the limit was reached.

I just ain't making the thread though.

Is there any dedicated /tg/ collector here that'll save the images? I'd do it myself but I'm lazy as fuck.

New thread:
>>42581813


>>42581830
I know that there was a fellow from last game who was putting together a phylogenetic tree, but he seems to have disappeared.