#meldonis

So, these are what I will describe as insects even though they evolved separately! If anyone remembers my old foundational clade chart, these are part of clade D1A and D1B (I think)!

here are their working names (I am nooot good at nomenclature lol)

A: Polyterapoda- this is slightly under clade d1a (I think), but I also use it to refer to modern descendants who keep the same body plan.

B: Haemoclepid- a branch of Polyterapoda which evolved to suck fluids out of the stelatmosids (fungal photosynthesizing organisms), and I also believe under this clade would be stick-bug-y dudes. I'm not modeling them though im too lazy.

C: Unnamed- Under Haemoclepidia, these were pillar reef hunters but quickly expanded to trees and bushes during the last biotic interchange. They do not spin webs even though that would be very cool.

D: unnamed- also under haemoclepidia, these are more similar to termites or ants, with enormous hives. Their hives tend to be in roots, ring pillar reefs, or helix pillar reefs but are not exclusive to these locations. Importantly, they pick things up with their hind legs!

1: Kentauratera- This is slightly under clade d1b (probably), and almost all offshoots have gone extinct as of the mid convergic ice age (~320 mya). Remaining clades with the original body plan are uncommon and tend to eat eggs and larvae.

2: Platohasta- under Kentauratera, Platohastans are the only surviving terrestrial insects from clade d1b other than the aformentioned clade of egg eaters. Despite their appearance they are quick and vicious.

Mmmm I definitely skipped a few posts between my last post and this one but here are the stelatmosids or as I like to call them, the pillar reefs.

They take thousands of years to grow that large, and small ecosystems develop around the largest types.

I honestly cannot remember, I have finished my spec evo up till the modern age! Since then, I've been working on schoolwork (and some mapmaking in my free time) Here is the current state of my wip global map

[Image ID: A stylized topographic map of a planet. There are 4 continents. 2 continents are on the west side of the map connected by a thin bridge of land and separated by a sea similar to the Mediterranean. The upper of these 2 continents briefly touches the north pole of the planet. Both continents are fairly mountainous, with most mountains on the left sides. The eastern 2 continents are separated by a more substantial sea, and have many islands/mountains on the eastern sides. Between the 2 groups of continents are oceans scattered with islands. /end image ID] ive still gotta get the finer details put into the sea floor and fix some distortion errors on the continents! Pretty soon I'll be working on climate though! In the meantime, here is a map on the northeast continent of some of the earliest city states.

busy times atm so I just doodled some species from Meldonis!! technically there are 9 unique species here but I didnt feel like detailing them all.

[Image ID: there are 5 animals sketched in separate panels using a pencil. the first animal looks like a flat furless opossum. It is on a branch reaching with long arms for a small creature nearby. The furless opossum has lumpy skin and 2 thick tufts of fur near its ears, and 2 small additional eyes on the top of its head. the second animal resembles a chicken in shape, but is the size of a large dog, has small arms instead of wings, and very thick legs. It is postured agressively over a carcass with 2 peacock-like feathery frills opened at the base of the neck. It stares down a wolf-like creature with its beak open. the third animal very closely resembles a bat, however it has very large eyes. It is hanging off the side of a plant with 1 wing and both legs gripping on. the fourth animal vaguely resembles a stumpy fish. It has 2 eyes on top of its head and 2 eyes below. There is no dorsal fin, and it has visible teeth. It has an additional set of limbs as long as the body, which end in a pasta scoop shape and have bristles along one side. In one scoop, it has a pineapple. the animal is half submerged.

Its been a while since I was able to post any worldbuilding stuff!

I've been hard at work designing architecture and I am happy to announce I am starting to work on my first story :)

It's gonna be about some gay dorkwads solving spooky mysteries and vanquishing beasts, and eventually uncovering a dark secret that they have to solve to save the city!

Here's my rudimentary sketch of the very first page!