Timeline for How can a nine tailed fox catch its prey?
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| Nov 7, 2016 at 19:37 | history | bounty ended | Alexander R. Hunt | ||
| Nov 4, 2016 at 21:26 | comment | added | Alexander R. Hunt | And also another small species that lives alongside water like a otter or a bush dog and use its tails which tips are stiffen and have insects tangled in them which are used as bait to catch fish | |
| Nov 4, 2016 at 21:07 | comment | added | Alexander R. Hunt | I'm thinking of doing smaller arboreal species, do you think these tails could be use to jump to branch to branch, sort of like gliding. Something similar to that of a squirrel? | |
| Nov 1, 2016 at 11:14 | comment | added | Alexander R. Hunt | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| Nov 1, 2016 at 10:42 | comment | added | IndigoFenix | Can't the fungus go elsewhere though, like in the mouth, or perhaps near the base of the tail instead of growing on the tail itself? A glowing tail-fan would certainly be an extraordinary display, but I don't see any way you could have it realistically be both covered in fungus and assisting mobility. Even if the fungus could help clean the tail of bacteria, it is very hard to get a fungus to grow with the kind of smoothness, precision, and symmetry a jump-assisting fan-tail should have. | |
| Nov 1, 2016 at 10:37 | comment | added | Alexander R. Hunt | So what if the fungus could act as cleanup for the tails? | |
| Nov 1, 2016 at 10:25 | comment | added | Alexander R. Hunt | Well you see the fungus is responsible for both fox-fire and illusions with its spores and maybe even illusionary shape-shifting (sort of like that of the fox Pokemon Zoroark's). | |
| Nov 1, 2016 at 9:49 | comment | added | IndigoFenix | I think if the tail was used for maneuvering, it would definitely not have dirt or fungus in it, bioluminescent or otherwise. Such structures need to be kept a very precise shape to work well and therefore need to be clean - note how often birds clean their tail feathers. It will also be best if they are not too heavy; the tail should certainly not be more heavy than the rest of the animal. | |
| Nov 1, 2016 at 8:55 | comment | added | Alexander R. Hunt | Would it be dead weight? | |
| Nov 1, 2016 at 8:50 | comment | added | Alexander R. Hunt | It also might have dirt and rotten debris stuck in the dreads which it feeds to a certain bioluminescent fungus species also tangled in there, which the fox shares a symbiotic relationship with it. | |
| Nov 1, 2016 at 6:10 | comment | added | IndigoFenix | @AlexanderR.Hunt Well the thing is that a fox's tail is already great for steering in all directions; that's why it's big and puffy all around. Fan-shaped tails are mostly suitable for controlling vertical movement. It would probably just hold the tail out of the way when stalking...although perhaps some creative coloration and positioning could help it to break up its body outline at night and make it harder for prey to spot. The "dreads" could be functionally similar to feathers: lightweight, long, and thin, with the tail itself being fairly small in comparison. | |
| Oct 31, 2016 at 11:55 | comment | added | Alexander R. Hunt | Like to the idea to use the tails to steer when pouncing, have ideas for when stalking or running? | |
| Oct 31, 2016 at 8:29 | history | answered | IndigoFenix | CC BY-SA 3.0 |