326-327: Cymatil & Aecor Samean

[Atklana]

Males in general are larger so it is kind of logic to have them the same on MS if they are based off of an animal in RL.

Wrong, not all males are bigger, alot of sea life has larger females (great white sharks for example), but yes males usually have to impress the females.

[spadesage]

Males in general are larger so it is kind of logic to have them the same on MS if they are based off of an animal in RL. They are also often prettier because they have to attract mates. Us females are hard to impress!

Not true! Think about the huge number of insects, exo-skeletal creatures (crabs, spiders, scorpions, etc), reptiles, and other non-mammalian/avian creatures: the majority of living things have larger females. Whilst it is true that many male creatures have much showier colors (and vocal calls, in many instances) for attracting mates, they tend to be smaller and (sometimes) somewhat more 'physically endowed'. Though this is primarily so that they may act as a protector (or as I like to say, "bait") to help ensure survival of the species.
...Random side-note 'bout the last sentence up there~ if you ask me, it's the other way around; how often does one see a man shave below the face, pluck his eyebrows, wear makeup, wear excessive amounts of noise-making jewelry, or dress scantily to attract a woman's attention?


As for what sort of Donation Pet to add, might I suggest a burrowing creature? From what I can tell, the only burrowing animal we have is the Sarvain. It might be neat to add a burrowing toad, mole, vole, scorpion, muskrat, or even some strange hybrid creature (non-avian/canid, as I've seen plenty of those) to the MagiStream underground ecosystem.
...What would a toad-scorpion look like, anyways? And what would we call it... Topion? Scord? Scoad? Weird-Multilegged-Hopping-Segmented-Pinching-Stinging-Thing?

[Cassowary]

"A scorpion that can jump ONTO MY FACE".

[spadesage]

"A scorpion that can jump ONTO MY FACE".

That. Sounds. Epic.

Plus, MagiStream has no scorpions on-site yet, do they...?

[Twersie]

"A scorpion that can jump ONTO MY FACE".

so basically a facehugger with pincers?

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[SouthernCryptid]

Males in general are larger so it is kind of logic to have them the same on MS if they are based off of an animal in RL. They are also often prettier because they have to attract mates. Us females are hard to impress!

Not true! Think about the huge number of insects, exo-skeletal creatures (crabs, spiders, scorpions, etc), reptiles, and other non-mammalian/avian creatures: the majority of living things have larger females. Whilst it is true that many male creatures have much showier colors (and vocal calls, in many instances) for attracting mates, they tend to be smaller and (sometimes) somewhat more 'physically endowed'. Though this is primarily so that they may act as a protector (or as I like to say, "bait") to help ensure survival of the species.
...Random side-note 'bout the last sentence up there~ if you ask me, it's the other way around; how often does one see a man shave below the face, pluck his eyebrows, wear makeup, wear excessive amounts of noise-making jewelry, or dress scantily to attract a woman's attention?


As for what sort of Donation Pet to add, might I suggest a burrowing creature? From what I can tell, the only burrowing animal we have is the Sarvain. It might be neat to add a burrowing toad, mole, vole, scorpion, muskrat, or even some strange hybrid creature (non-avian/canid, as I've seen plenty of those) to the MagiStream underground ecosystem.
...What would a toad-scorpion look like, anyways? And what would we call it... Topion? Scord? Scoad? Weird-Multilegged-Hopping-Segmented-Pinching-Stinging-Thing?

I have also put a billion times on different threads whole lists of animals where females are larger. *not going to do so right now, as I have to leave in a minute* But for the record, yes, there are A LOT of animals, including bugs, some mammals, fish, a few lizard, etc. That females are larger in.

[ChocolateSawfish]

I'm hoping for a reptile or arthropod of some kind. And I like the idea of the scorpion-toad.

[Morgaln]

Males in general are larger so it is kind of logic to have them the same on MS if they are based off of an animal in RL. They are also often prettier because they have to attract mates. Us females are hard to impress!

Not true! Think about the huge number of insects, exo-skeletal creatures (crabs, spiders, scorpions, etc), reptiles, and other non-mammalian/avian creatures: the majority of living things have larger females. Whilst it is true that many male creatures have much showier colors (and vocal calls, in many instances) for attracting mates, they tend to be smaller and (sometimes) somewhat more 'physically endowed'. Though this is primarily so that they may act as a protector (or as I like to say, "bait") to help ensure survival of the species.
...Random side-note 'bout the last sentence up there~ if you ask me, it's the other way around; how often does one see a man shave below the face, pluck his eyebrows, wear makeup, wear excessive amounts of noise-making jewelry, or dress scantily to attract a woman's attention?


As for what sort of Donation Pet to add, might I suggest a burrowing creature? From what I can tell, the only burrowing animal we have is the Sarvain. It might be neat to add a burrowing toad, mole, vole, scorpion, muskrat, or even some strange hybrid creature (non-avian/canid, as I've seen plenty of those) to the MagiStream underground ecosystem.
...What would a toad-scorpion look like, anyways? And what would we call it... Topion? Scord? Scoad? Weird-Multilegged-Hopping-Segmented-Pinching-Stinging-Thing?

I have also put a billion times on different threads whole lists of animals where females are larger. *not going to do so right now, as I have to leave in a minute* But for the record, yes, there are A LOT of animals, including bugs, some mammals, fish, a few lizard, etc. That females are larger in.

With a few exceptions, "males are bigger" only holds true for mammals. In most animals the female tends to be the larger gender (if there is a difference at all). There are even animals that start out as males and then turn into females once they reach a certain size.

There is a biological reasons for that. Sperm cells are cheap and easy to create; they're very small (even in comparison to other cells) and don't have to carry anything except the genetic information and a single mitochondrium with a small amount of nutrients to provide energy for movement. There are more elaborate sperm cells, but this is the bare minimum. Even a small male can create millions of sperms at relative ease.

Egg cells in comparison are much larger. Apart from the chromatids, it needs to contain all the cell organelles required to have a working cell, as well as nutrients to provide the energy to power all the growth that is going to happen once it gets fertilized. It won't even get to use the mitochondrium the sperm cell brings, that isn't injected into the egg (which means mitochondria only get passed along through the female line, but I won't go into that tangent now). That is serious investment; the larger the female is, the easier it can afford to create an egg (the absolute investment per egg stays the same while the relative investment lessens with size). Or in other words, a larger female can either create more eggs or will still have more energy left to itself after creating the same amount of eggs as a smaller female does. That's especially important for species that don't take any steps to protect the offspring since these species count on the high number off offspring they produce to make sure some of them survive to adulthood.

[Ryu97]

With a few exceptions, "males are bigger" only holds true for mammals. In most animals the female tends to be the larger gender (if there is a difference at all). There are even animals that start out as males and then turn into females once they reach a certain size.

There is a biological reasons for that. Sperm cells are cheap and easy to create; they're very small (even in comparison to other cells) and don't have to carry anything except the genetic information and a single mitochondrium with a small amount of nutrients to provide energy for movement. There are more elaborate sperm cells, but this is the bare minimum. Even a small male can create millions of sperms at relative ease.

Egg cells in comparison are much larger. Apart from the chromatids, it needs to contain all the cell organelles required to have a working cell, as well as nutrients to provide the energy to power all the growth that is going to happen once it gets fertilized. It won't even get to use the mitochondrium the sperm cell brings, that isn't injected into the egg (which means mitochondria only get passed along through the female line, but I won't go into that tangent now). That is serious investment; the larger the female is, the easier it can afford to create an egg (the absolute investment per egg stays the same while the relative investment lessens with size). Or in other words, a larger female can either create more eggs or will still have more energy left to itself after creating the same amount of eggs as a smaller female does. That's especially important for species that don't take any steps to protect the offspring since these species count on the high number off offspring they produce to make sure some of them survive to adulthood.

Morgaln, you'll be the reason for me to become a biologist. No kidding, it's just fascinating.

I would like another bear for this site, maybe with an armor on, like they did with the Kuras tigers.

[Atklana]

I still vote for koi with wings (silver (3 shard) and gold (5shard))