...ffs I wrote out a whole long reply and pressed the wrong button and it got ate. Ugh. :(
I'm sorry, I don't have the brain to try to recreate it in whole. Here's a quick summary: 1. Yes convergent evolution but not always, also it gets boring when too many spec evolution projects feel like a checklist of "wolf analogue", "turtle analogue", "bird analogue", etc
2. I think I remember you saying the croc thing before? I should read that page later when I'm not about to be completely zonked out.
3. I wanna spec evo but I need to clean up my desk. + The spectre of chemistry haunts me. Tell-tale Heart joke. Need to remember to dig up my tumblr post about my canid-like aliens who need lead in their diet.
I had one set of humans who had developed ways to cope with heavy metals, and what wound up happening was secreting the lead into thin layers of holding cells in the fat, where it served as shielding against radiation. Not complete immunity, but a useful amount, and the lead was sequestered where it wouldn't to any harm.
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Re: Thoughts
Date: 2025-05-04 02:17 am (UTC)I'm sorry, I don't have the brain to try to recreate it in whole. Here's a quick summary:
1. Yes convergent evolution but not always, also it gets boring when too many spec evolution projects feel like a checklist of "wolf analogue", "turtle analogue", "bird analogue", etc
2. I think I remember you saying the croc thing before? I should read that page later when I'm not about to be completely zonked out.
3. I wanna spec evo but I need to clean up my desk. + The spectre of chemistry haunts me. Tell-tale Heart joke. Need to remember to dig up my tumblr post about my canid-like aliens who need lead in their diet.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2025-05-04 02:37 am (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2025-05-04 02:58 am (UTC)https://dreadlord-mr-son.tumblr.com/post/143894951749/rereading-an-sg-1-crossover-fanfic-i-like-i-once
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2025-05-04 07:44 am (UTC)I had one set of humans who had developed ways to cope with heavy metals, and what wound up happening was secreting the lead into thin layers of holding cells in the fat, where it served as shielding against radiation. Not complete immunity, but a useful amount, and the lead was sequestered where it wouldn't to any harm.