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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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Muscle mass required for organisms to jump
If an organism weighing roughly 20kg existed (same weight as a dog), similar also to the structural composition a dog.
How much muscle mass would be required within those legs for it to jump 20m?
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Could a semi-permeable membrane, which releases CO2 but contains O2 and nitrogen, biological...
I'm trying to create an alien which has external lungs. Air can be inhaled normally however, is it plausible that the material the lungs are made of is semi-permeable. Containing the nitrogen and oxyg …
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Physiological adaptation of life on a planet orbiting a red giant.
Let's say there exists an Earth-like exoplanet which orbits a normal star, with a similar process regarding the evolution of life on earth, yet the star became a red giant during said evolution.
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Could an organism see in infrared light as well as normal light, using its brain to process ...
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Humans create a composite image out out what each of their eyes see
Humans process the two images into one using their visual cortex
Humans can't see infrared because of a lack of photorecept …
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Biological ''Helmet''
Some scarabs have transparent elytra, if you're looking for an actual retractable mask-like structure then this might be more suitable than nictitating membranes over individual eyes. This seems to fi …