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For questions regarding the viability of a life-form design. These questions should focus on biologically plausible creatures.

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Aliens with an extra-set of ears- any possible benefits?

If you watch a cat or a dog (specially from breeds like shiba inu) for long enough, you will see that they can move their ears independently from each other, thus tracking two distinct sound sources a …
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Emotive Plate Eyes

No need for eyelids. Many cartoons and drawings emulate the body language of eyelids by changing the shape of the eye itself. I can't draw because I am typing on a phone, but here is a super exxagerat …
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What danger would a mummy pose if resurrected where they need to cover/protect its body?

Social chaos People nowadays don't believe that vampires exist. If you see an actual vampire, you will likely think it is a prank, or someone doing cosplay. This is actually a trope in the World of Da …
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Why are extra-dimensional monsters harmed by electricity but not physical blows?

Everybody here is answering in a way that suggests electricity flows through "higher dimensions" while mostly everything else doesn't, as if that were some mystical and fictional thing. Guess what... …
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How are sapient crows utilized if there are phones for communicating?

They can go further than the net In norse myth crows can travel the nine realms. In some indigenous north american belief systems, crows make the bridge between the worlds of the living and the dead. …
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How will the genetic mechanism of reproduction work in a species with four sexes, where ther...

sex not directly determined by genes If you want to do sex determination via chromossomic makeup for your setting, you'll be in for a hell lot of combinatory analysis. Fortunately for you, not all sp …
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Eyes that aren’t spheres: possibilities?

(...) I have found myself with an issue: would this be anatomically possible without a sphere-like structure? Yes, it would. Land vertebrates have round eyes because that shape helps keeping the flu …
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What explanations can be used for how a humanoid's body is able to spontaneously combust as ...

I suggest you read about Spontaneous Human Combustion. Lots of people have died in a fire without a proper explanation, leading many to conclude those people simply caught fire by themselves. The scie …
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How to serve the gods

It's a job I have a job which gives me many benefits. I also have a group health insurance, which makes things like medicines cheaper for me. I work 40h/week for my employer. I log into their network, …
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How would my zombies locate victims?

All animals breath O2 and give out CO2 as a result. It seems like mosquitoes can find you in the dark through your breath like this. Animals also have distinct smells. A parasite like you describe nee …
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What mount would work best in a desert setting as a cavalry animal?

obviously camels won’t work either because they lack the speed and maneuverability of horses. No. You always use whatever transportation is best for the environment you're going to. You don't discar …
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How can medieval peope defeat an army of volleyball-sized, armored, fire-breathing crabs?

In the world of Algennon (which just might be Minecraft converted to a fantasy setting) You know, all common sense is gone through the window when you mention that. I don't like playing in creative …
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Does prey necessarily have to be bigger than predator when it comes to larger animals?

You will find plenty of examples of predators that are usually much bigger than their prey (such as polar bears), much smaller (such as wolves) or both (orcas, which will eat small fish, penguins, and …
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Mobile sentient plant-like species

In John Scalzi's novel Old Man's War, humanity makes artificial human-like bodies to be used as super-soldiers. Sometimes people get their minds transferred to these bodies, but sometimes there isn't …
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Is it feasible for a quadrupedal species to walk on hooves and hands?

Nearly every ornithopod dinosaur did it. They are the big herbivores that walked in herds, could alternate into quadrupede and bipedal stances, and included the duck-billed dinosaurs. They had hands, …
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