Air Sifter Plent
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| Air Sifter Plent | ||
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| (Aerosiniazo ungulapoda) | ||
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| 15/101, gamma ray burst | ||
| Information | ||
| Creator | Giant Blue Anteater Other | |
| Week/Generation | 12/80 | |
| Habitat | Huggs River, Huggs Marsh | |
| Size | 1.22 m Tall, including the tongue | |
| Primary Mobility | Quadruped, Semi-Erect Legs | |
| Support | Endoskeleton (Unjointed Wood) | |
| Diet | Air sifter (airborne microorganisms as well as a few tiny macroorganisms less than 10 cm), Photosynthesis | |
| Respiration | Active (Lungs) | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual: Live birth, two sexes | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Superkingdom Kingdom Subkingdom Phylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Viridisagania Mancerxa Phytozoa (info) Chloropodia (info) Barbellophyta Glossophores (info) Archaeglossophores Phagoglossidae Aerosiniazo Aerosiniazo ungulapoda | |
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The air sifter plent evolved to fill a completely different niche. The tongue now has fine bristle-like appendages suitable for collecting microorganisms in the air, as well as a few tiny macroorganisms less than 10 centimeters (e.g., the twelve-winged worm). There is only one row of bristles on the tongue. The saliva has modified to a mucilage-like material to help stick organisms in the bristles. Once enough food is collected from the air, the tongue rolls back into the mouth, and the organisms are swallowed. The air sifter plent runs around constantly and moves the tongue back and fourth to get the most food. To help gain more energy, the wing leaves grow larger to collect more sunlight.
The tridigital feet now evolve hooves to run faster, and can sometimes be used to kick predators in order to discourage them. The legs have also become somewhat bent to aid speed, and now slightly resemble a down-facing C. Since this plent runs a lot, the posterior breathing hole adapts to breathe a bit faster.
The eyes now face the front, and improved by evolving pupils. The tympanic membranes move a bit closer to the snout.
In reproduction, the couple have to copulate from side-to-side, as they can't do it face-to-face. There are two babies per litter, and rarely three. When first born, the babies have to climb down from the mothers mouth. To aid in climbing, the hooves of the newborns are hooks in order to grasp the skin. The baby air sifter plents are precocial, meaning that they are like miniature adults and are fully independent.
The air sifter plent has not replaced the sticky-tongued plent, its ancestor, because it fills a completely different niche.
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