Ill submit even though we are past the line of death because,
1) you extended your update schedule.
2) I just found this very late and am excited to join.
3) You can always say, no- go gently caress yourself elsewhere and ignore my submission without any harm done.
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Ngarta : Cannae
Parasitic Algaeform
Thriving
Evolved from: Archaeofloatus
Genes: Photosynthesis x2, Parasitism x1, Swimming x1
Description: The Ngarta is a bizarre offshoot of the Archaeofloatus. What sets the Ngarta apart from other life-forms is it's reproduction cycle and diet. Ngarta reproduce by means of leeching nutrients from other life forms, primarily the species most closely related to themselves.
To:
Tefathon: Immaculate
Parastiic Algaeform
Evolved From: Ngarta
Genes gained: Parasitism (x2)
Total Genes: Photosynthesis x2, Parasitism x3, Swimming x1
The Tefathon continues the two-stage lifecycle of its predecessors with an immature form that requires parasitism and an adult form that survives by photosynthesis. As a result of predation, the Ngarta has evolved to not only survive consumption but to circumvent digestion and use its would-be predator to provide energy and a relatively safe environment to reproduce and mature.
The mature Tefathon ingested by the would-be grazer survives digestion (except by those life-forms with acid and in some cases poison?) and undergoes very rapid reproduction. The multitude of immature offspring spread throughout the host subverting its energy stores and biosynthetic machinery to gain biomass and mature. The Tefathon will develop into their mature form and swim free from their often dead or dying host. During its parasitic stage the Tefalthons (teleological) goal is to reproduce and mature, making use of its hosts energy to accelerate its development.
In its mature form the Tefathon is free-swimming, photosynthesizing energy from the sun and while prone to predation, ultimately requires ingestion to fnid a new host and complete its lifecycle. In its mature form, the Tefathons (teleological) goals are to spread geographically and to find a new host. (and if sexual reproduction is not a gene, to do that)
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