Gliding Plentwhale

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Gliding Plentwhale
(Aerocetus opisthojeter)
Main image of Gliding Plentwhale
Species is extinct.
15/101, gamma ray burst
Information
CreatorBlarg Other
Week/Generation12/81
HabitatAtmosphere
Size19 m Wingspan
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Unjointed Wood)
DietHerbivore (Purple Globes, Sky Tree, Sky Balloons), Photosynthesis
RespirationActive (Lungs)
ThermoregulationHeterotherm (Basking, Muscle-Generated Heat)
ReproductionSexual, live birth, two sexes
Taxonomy
Domain
Superkingdom
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Viridisagania
Mancerxa
Phytozoa (info)
Chloropodia (info)
Pterophylla (info)
Nimbicetes
Aerocetidae
Aerocetus
Aerocetus opisthojeter
Ancestor:Descendants:

The gliding plentwhale is an evolution of the jet-glider plent. It has replaced its ancestor. This plent looks about the same as its ancestor, but a closer investigation will show that this creature is NOT the same. For instance, due to the fact that it eats almost constantly, and its food source is all hydrogen filled plants, the gliding plentwhale has stopped using its butt-nostril as a breathing orifice. It has instead gained a smaller one that is right above its old nostril, which is now used for breathing, while the old nostril is used entirely for the purpose of "jetting". Another adaptation that is new is the fact that it uses its mouth as a sort of nursery. A small section of the parent's mouth is used as a pouch of sorts, holding the juvenile inside until it has grown large enough to fly for itself. (The youngster will eat purple globes that come in for nourishment.) Smaller changes are the fact that it has grown bigger, it's eyesight is less needed because of the lack of predators, and due to it eating the purple plants almost constantly, it has gained a slight purplish hue on its skin.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Rainbow Phlock (class Pterophylla)