The Daily Davis » Exobiology http://hpkomics.com/blog The writings of David A. Davis Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:28:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Europan Species Guide- 001 http://hpkomics.com/blog/projects/europan-species-guide-001/ http://hpkomics.com/blog/projects/europan-species-guide-001/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:57:13 +0000 hpkomic http://hpkomics.com/blog/projects/europan-species-guide-001/ 001_netsquid Net-Squid- A species that features a rounded head surrounded by an array of long, thing modified airs arranged for gathering and filer-feeding. It also features 2 small tentacles on its rear for movement. This is the primary prey on Europa, as they are small and feed on bacteria and small debris. They are numerous and reproduce rapidly.

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I will be using real biology and will be attempting to create plausible life forms given some criteria.

My criteria: First, Europa has a warm-water ocean below the ice-surface. Second, Europa has a solid planetary core with geothermic activity. Third, life forms will be carbon-based. Lastly, these life forms must make sense, and must work within the environment in which they are placed.

I am not aware yet how complex Europan life will be, but I know that I will not be creating humanoid creatures. These are wild animals, as beautiful and diverse as those on Earth.

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