Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revision |
| anve:cenode [2025/12/05 22:45] – admin | anve:cenode [2025/12/13 22:46] (current) – admin |
|---|
| |
| ===== Biology ===== | ===== Biology ===== |
| [{{:anve/cenode_drawing.png?200 |Sketch by Researcher Dunu Mirete}}]This creature is unlike other species within Ocean Sector 3 in that it gives semi-live birth. It grows its spawn from the thoraces. One thorax can contain up to 3 children. The Cenode grows thoraces throughout its lifespan and usually peaks at around 13, though on rare occasions up to 25 have been seen. This is most likely due to infertility in the specimen. When a child is larger than the thorax that contains it, the thorax containing it will stretch rapidly until it eventually ruptures, releasing the child. This has the downside of putting high pressure on nearby amniotic sacs and potentially making them burst while their spawns are still fetal. After giving birth, the amniotic fluid that was once inside the thorax will provide adhesion to the two, now separated and damaged parts of the mother Cenode. This can take from 1 day to an entire week. Though this report has been referring to Cenodes as females, they are, in fact, hermaphrodites. The Cenode also seems to have a symbiotic relationship with the [[carcass_pitcher|Carcass Pitcher]]. It has been seen consuming the spores that the Pitcher produces, despite their extreme toxicity. It is unknown if it is naturally immune to the toxin or has evolved to gain nutrition from it. In exchange for the spores, the Cenode brings the corpse of a creature to feed to the Pitcher. | [{{:anve/cenode_drawing.png?200 |Sketch by Researcher Dunu Mirute}}]This creature is unlike other species within Section 3 in that it gives semi-live birth. It grows its spawn from the thoraces. One thorax can contain up to 3 children. The Cenode grows thoraces throughout its lifespan and usually peaks at around 13, though on rare occasions up to 25 have been seen. This is most likely due to infertility in the specimen. When a child is larger than the thorax that contains it, the thorax containing it will stretch rapidly until it eventually ruptures, releasing the child. This has the downside of putting high pressure on nearby amniotic sacs and potentially making them burst while their spawns are still fetal. After giving birth, the amniotic fluid that was once inside the thorax will provide adhesion to the two, now separated and damaged parts of the mother Cenode. This can take from 1 day to an entire week. Though this report has been referring to Cenodes as females, they are, in fact, hermaphrodites. The Cenode also seems to have a symbiotic relationship with the [[carcass_pitcher|Carcass Pitcher]]. It has been seen consuming the spores that the Pitcher produces, despite their extreme toxicity. It is unknown if it is naturally immune to the toxin or has evolved to gain nutrition from it. In exchange for the spores, the Cenode brings the corpse of a creature to feed to the Pitcher. |
| |
| |
