#oh and a xenomorph-like raptor-shaped parasite that grows inside its host and emerges in the shape of them

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i think they were specifically surprised to learn you aren't into speculative biology, like inventing your own alien creatures!

OHHHHHHHH

i didnt know that was what it was called actually! but i am into it, i'm just usually too lazy to follow through. i've been working on and off on this concept for an insectoid alien species where i challenge myself to give them anatomy as insect-like as possible while still being vaguely humanoid, AND making their physiology arguably reasonable. like "could this actually evolve" and "would this system actually function" and "what selective pessures could possibly push an insectoid species to evolve this way."

i really wanna incorporate a tracheal respiratory system and an open circulatory system (mostly referenced from grasshoppers since thats the example i had in school) which is really hard considering theyre EXTREMELY inefficient for an animal as big as a human and shaped like a human!! also, i imagine breathing through your sides makes it hard to wear clothes, especially space suits. oh, and should it convergently evolve an adaptive immune system like mammals have, since they would have a much higher need for a better immune system than an insect does? and how do i circumvent whatever pressures insects to die so fast and stay so small anyways?

very very fun stuff, even if it usually stays in my files and text message rants. but maybe when i work on it again i'll post it, since apparently people are actually interested in that.