Savanna Sticky-Rod
Savanna Sticky-Rod | ||
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(Polymorphospherus purpureatuodia) | ||
9/60, replaced by descendant | ||
Information | ||
Creator | Clayren Other | |
Week/Generation | 9/59 | |
Habitat | Huggs-Yokto Savanna | |
Size | 1-90 cm Wide | |
Primary Mobility | Sessile | |
Support | Unknown | |
Diet | Photosynthesis | |
Respiration | Passive (Stomata) | |
Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
Reproduction | Asexual Budding, Very Resistant Spores | |
Taxonomy | ||
Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Division Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Phoenoplastida Phoenophyta Spherophyta Euspherophyta Ramospherales Ramospheraceae Polymorphospherus Polymorphospherus purpureatuodia |
Ancestor: | Descendants: |
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The stickyball-crown shrub has changed yet again, this time moving out of the desert completely for the more hospitable lands of the Huggs-Yokto Savanna. While the only real change that we can see from the outside is a small change in the patches shape, many internal changes have come to pass. The rudimentary chemical communication that developed with the savanna sticky-rods ancestors has grown more complex and less reactionary. Four chemicals that mean "release sonosil" , "secrete sticky sap", "stop releasing sonosil" and "stop releasing sticky sap" can be released by each sticky-rod. Sonosil is the name that has been given to the chemical that, when released, makes the sticky-rod smell and taste quite awful to any organism that tries to eat it. By stopping the production of sticky sap, the sticky-rod can conserve energy in an emergency and eventually be moved to a new location by the weather. This is dangerous however, as drifting sticky-rods are easy pickings for herbivores and omnivores alike, and almost 60% of sticky-rod colonies die out this way. Despite these challenges, the rudimentary system of communication has made the sticky-rod quite successful.