Darwinian Diaminet

The Darwinian Diaminet has split from its ancestor the Symbioraft Diaminet. As the glaciers continued to retreat, and the global sea levels rose, this ocean-dwelling organism first spread out across the temperate and tropic coastlines of Darwin before spreading out across the world’s oceans. It has doubled it’s size and width, along with continuing the symbiotic relationship with the Pioneer Raftballs – although it can also form symbiosis with the Colonial Bobiiro as it rivals with the Pioneer Raftballs for feeding the Darwinian Diaminet nitrogenic nutrients.

When prey is scarce this organism will rely of photosynthesis (helped by the wider shell developed to capture more sunlight). When prey is abundant the Darwinian Diaminet, much like it’s ancestor, will capture and absorb the nutrients of passing fauna with it’s sticky fungi-like roots (in which the prey is first paralyzed by neuronic toxins, then digested with strong enzymes.) The nutrients are then spread throughout the symbiotic colony – Diaminets and symbiotes alike – thus ensuring that all members of the web are well-fed. Each individual can have up to 4 connections whilst each web can support up to 50 individuals. Such is the mass of these symbiotic colonies that many amphibious and aerial fauna can nest easily on these connected and seaworthy rafts.

Like it’s ancestor the Darwinian Diaminet is hermaphroditic so webs can fertilize even when connected, creating genetic diversity throughout the colony. Thanks to the success of this species they have replaced their ancestor in the temperate seas across Sagan 4 (but not the polar seas).