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* Appearance: Plant-analogue | * Appearance: Plant-analogue | ||
** Bottom section consists of root-like legs allowing for mobility (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | ** Bottom section consists of root-like legs allowing for mobility (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | ||
** Vine-like manipulator tentacles surround body a third up from the bottom (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | ** Vine-like manipulator tentacles surround body a third up from the bottom (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | ||
*** Tipped with three digits, used for fine manipulation (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
** Top of structure mounted with a dish-like canopy, angled to follow the sun for energy (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | ** Top of structure mounted with a dish-like canopy, angled to follow the sun for energy (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | ||
*** Dryad brain encircles the reservoir (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
* Sapient, in early stage of development (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | * Sapient, in early stage of development (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | ||
* Homeworld: [[Birnam]] (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | * Homeworld: [[Birnam]] (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | ||
* Feeds via both photosynthesis and absorption of trampled plant matter through roots (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
* Collects rainwater in canopy to supplement liquid absorption through roots (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
* Lifecycle | |||
** Reproduction via ground spores (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
*** Planted in dedicated nurseries, cared for by adult dryads (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
** Mobility after 10-20 years of development (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
** Growth continuous through life, approximately 4-5cm per year (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
*** Average adult height of 10m (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
** At 20-24m height, mass begins to become too great for mobility (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
*** Such individuals travel to devoted groves, rooting to the ground and becoming sessile for the remainder of their lives, tended to by mobile dryads (ENT Novel: ''Patterns of Interference'') | |||
[[Category:Intelligent Species]] | [[Category:Intelligent Species]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:40, 8 April 2018
- Appearance: Plant-analogue
- Bottom section consists of root-like legs allowing for mobility (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Vine-like manipulator tentacles surround body a third up from the bottom (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Tipped with three digits, used for fine manipulation (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Top of structure mounted with a dish-like canopy, angled to follow the sun for energy (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Dryad brain encircles the reservoir (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Sapient, in early stage of development (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Homeworld: Birnam (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Feeds via both photosynthesis and absorption of trampled plant matter through roots (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Collects rainwater in canopy to supplement liquid absorption through roots (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Lifecycle
- Reproduction via ground spores (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Planted in dedicated nurseries, cared for by adult dryads (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Mobility after 10-20 years of development (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Growth continuous through life, approximately 4-5cm per year (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Average adult height of 10m (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- At 20-24m height, mass begins to become too great for mobility (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Such individuals travel to devoted groves, rooting to the ground and becoming sessile for the remainder of their lives, tended to by mobile dryads (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Reproduction via ground spores (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)