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SciFi StoryTime 1422 - Xenobiology Homework by Poseidon__ | HFY | The Biology of Aliens Slaps

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Agro Squirrel Narrates

Күн бұрын

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@willgallatin2802 2 жыл бұрын

Here's a question posed on Terra decades ago. Why do things keep evolving into crabs?

@CharliMorganMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Because it's just a good design. Maybe not earth-shattering, but it works in so many niches.

@anadaere6861 2 жыл бұрын

@@CharliMorganMusic Armored, armed, mobile, stylish The Peak of Terran Evolution

@cazador7131 2 жыл бұрын

They're tasty

@erushi5503 2 жыл бұрын

@@cazador7131 i see you have your priorities

@bulldowozer5858 2 жыл бұрын

Money!

@James-ep2bx 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting note on biological evolution; while it usually happens slowly over a very long time, it can actually kick in as quickly as a few generations under harsh enough conditions, albeit often at the cost of genetic diversity

@LordGertz 2 жыл бұрын

Like the Peppered Moth that changed from a whitish with brown specks to blackish with grey specks do to the Industrial Revolution coating London's trees with soot. It really excited Victorian scientists with how fast it happened.

@MouseDestruction 2 жыл бұрын

I believe generally some measurable differences are there after about 4 generations but takes more like 20 for more noticable differences. But yeah, hyper-evolution is a thing.

@James-ep2bx 2 жыл бұрын

@@MouseDestruction Likely true, but the key word there would likely be generally. From what I understand there are a few cases where it can happen in 2 or 3, but those get into the major ecological crisis area, and this is sticking to basic genetics, as there is some evidence that suggests long term epigenetic shifts could happen in 1

@maranscandy9350 2 жыл бұрын

In lab experiments researchers Dr Guido Ebner and Heinz Schurch exposed cereal grains and fish eggs to an electrostatic high voltage field in which no current flows. Unexpectedly primeval organisms grew from these seeds and eggs: a fern no one could identify, corn with up to 12 ears per stalk, wheat ready to harvest in 6 weeks or less, and giant trout extinct in Europe for 120 years. A Swiss pharmaceutical group, Ciba-Geigy, patented the process. Dr Ebner’s son, Daniel Ebner, continued his fathers work and gave a lecture at the “World Mysteries Forum” in 2008 titled _The “Primeval Code” The ecological alternative to the controversial genetically engineered seeds of the agro-multinationals_ . Davis and Rawls put out several books about their own experiments about magnetic fields affecting biological development of living organisms. There should still be videos of both types of research still accessible on the interwebs.

@GegoXaren 2 жыл бұрын

The hammer-head stark was basically a stap of the fingers in the evolutionary history. It was spontaneous, and a Mystery. The same with how humans have (and other human species had) ridiculously small jaw muscles. This did not happen due to extreme enviormental conditions, it was probobly just better in mate selection pressure. This lead to the human skulls having more space for its brain to evolve.

@michaelstevens8754 2 жыл бұрын

While all the death world stories are entertaining, this is a lot more believable explanation. The idea of herbivores being the more common species to develop sapience just doesn't cut it logically to me, like how it's explained in this story. You don't have to out smart a predator to get away, but you do have to out smart your prey. I just overlook that whenever I read from that "universe" cause it's fun. ... I should read some more classic sci-fi...

@t.j.7347 2 жыл бұрын

Same here bro.

@wyvernharries4788 2 жыл бұрын

Never really delved that far into "that". But that does bring a point

@jameshinderliter9037 2 жыл бұрын

Some creatures do switch from omnivorous to herbivorous, I do believe herbivorous sapience would be more rare but not out of the realm of possibility just because of that reason.

@thehatter9400 2 жыл бұрын

Well the death worlder series had explained the herbivore stuff with it being engineered by the space illuminati

@TheCuteZombie 2 жыл бұрын

That part seemed out of reality, tough. At least, for what I saw, intelligence seems to be based more on socialization rather than food habits. And herbivores are know to form groups easier than predators, since they are not at the top of the food chain and need the strengh in number factors. That same logic applies for example to social insects, like bees, ants and thermites, which have a complex social structure. Predators on the other hand tend to be higher in the food chain and reduce the amount of individuals in groups, with less especialization. Not always of course. In that fact, one can even point that humans were not exactly predators, but herbivores which employed luck finds of meat in the diet, later becoming omnivorous. Not to mention that, due to the high energetic needs of a sapient brain, meat alone would not be enough to compete with glicose in providing fast energetic foods, in contrast with natural sugars for example.

@SiegeTF 2 жыл бұрын

10:40 reminds me of the time our Elf Cleric rolled a 1 on a healing check, and my Human Bard had an allergic reaction to the 'Elf medicine' in the poultice he applied to the stab wound in my belly. Things deteriorated from there, and he eventually had to Cure Light Wounds.

@veryangryduckpl2122 2 жыл бұрын

Wait, do you mean you roll a d20 FOR HEALING SPELLS?!

@Endless-fire 2 жыл бұрын

@@veryangryduckpl2122 I think they meant a medicine check, most commonly used by the magicless to stabilise someone making death saving throws. But for almost every situation that calls for a medicine check, magic is better if possible. Any healing will stop death saving throws instantly instead of essentially just a death saving throw with your medicine mod. And lesser restoration works better than faffing about trying to figure out the correct antidote to this particular poison.

@veryangryduckpl2122 2 жыл бұрын

@@Endless-fire Well that clears things up. Also, what kind of support doesn't get proficiency in medicine?

@charnor2727 Жыл бұрын

@@veryangryduckpl2122 proficiency is not going to fix rolling a 1

@veryangryduckpl2122 Жыл бұрын

@@charnor2727 Yes but at 9th level you can have a +9 I think to medicine, which I think would be enough

@Privateerblack 2 жыл бұрын

I know it's just a story, but this actually makes some legitimately good points as far as origins and qualities of potential life in the cosmos.

@BrazenBard 2 жыл бұрын

Convergent Evolution is, in fact, so common on earth, we've got a word for the most common - carcinization. Which, in simple terms, means that everything tends toward crabbiness. Well, perhaps not exactly that, but I mean, I've seen a lot of people lately... ;)

@SoMuchFacepalm 2 жыл бұрын

Reject Modernity Proceed to C R A B

@catdust 2 жыл бұрын

it is time for crab!

@giarnovanzeijl399 2 жыл бұрын

Just as the fate of all matter is iron, so is the fate of all life crab.

@catdust 2 жыл бұрын

@@giarnovanzeijl399 iron shell crab

@giarnovanzeijl399 2 жыл бұрын

@@catdust THE ULTIMATE LIFEFORM

@danherondraws 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mind seeing more classes in this school :3

@Snowcrab27 2 жыл бұрын

as someone studied in Biology-Zoology field that end part is really accurate 😂😂 biology looks really cool and interesting until you studies it and found out that it is hard af to keep your grades from F 🤣🤣🤣

@edim108 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the only HFY stories I've heard so far that actually approach the topic of life outside of earth realistically. The most intelligent animals on earth, with the exception of elephants, are all social omnivores/predators: wolves, lions, dolphins, chimps, crows, etc. and of course Humans. Hunting in a cohesive pack requires very high intelligence, sophisticated communication, ability to plan things, to have social interactions and form bonds. And of course whenever two unaffiliated groups of predators meet, there is going to be conflict- chimp clans wage entire wars over territory, same as wolf packs and lion prides. One thing I never liked about these stories is this notion that war and conflict in general is somehow a uniquely Human thing, when one look at our planet shows you that life is conflict. Every animal sustains itself off of another organism. Caterpillar eats leaves, small bird eats caterpillar, larger bird eats smaller bird, and so on...

@seldonwright4345 Жыл бұрын

Big fleas have little fleas On their backs to bite 'em Little fleas have lesser fleas And so on ad infinitum

@WingManFang1 Жыл бұрын

This legit seems like the most realistic and reasonable explanation of intelligent life on a massive scale galaxy wide

@RealArcalian 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings, Mentlegent. For the Rhyhtm that is Algo This theory is not new, of course, and is the explanation for almost all aliens looking like humans with makeup on prosthetics on. And also, is much derided by the real world scientific community. As for me, I was waiting for the story/point/twist.

@henrypaleveda7760 2 жыл бұрын

I think it was just a lot of world building that needed to be done in a short time, but I still liked giving it a listen.

@trevtall1094 2 жыл бұрын

Not something I'd have bothered to read on HFY but oddly very interesting in this format

@sgtwhisker26 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my own textbook for my own classes but instead of Xeon biology it’s auto mechanics

@sirdroolsalot12 2 жыл бұрын

Thought this was gonna end up being a "Guy dates alien" story.

@seldonwright4345 Жыл бұрын

But dad! I don't care he is human! Enraged daddy noises. Teen weeping in alien.

@discusmaximus 22 күн бұрын

For the Author(s), for the narrator Agro Squirrel, for the algorithm !!!

@tachyon8317 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbnail pic gives me memories of the run we did on Ar[LOCATION REDACTED] back in 2019. CLAP CLAP! 😉

@ForgeReaper 2 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail is making me feel some type of way

@shadowstalker130666 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, but feel let down. Was expecting a Kirk scenario. Lol

@GegoXaren 2 жыл бұрын

Me too bruv.

@malith_the_SCP Жыл бұрын

I'll be happy to learn from that Xenomorph

@ScornedOne1080 Жыл бұрын

Thinkin the same thing. XD

@shutterchick79 2 жыл бұрын

The second story was cool...That zenobiology class sounds interesting...

@merlinathrawes746 6 ай бұрын

First story I've come across where prey species did not develop true sapience and move on to space flight. An interesting twist from the norm.

@MrFelblood 2 жыл бұрын

Except you need agriculture to support large, fixed position settlements, so the chances of carnivores making to space is actually pretty poor.

@noahrombough2802 Жыл бұрын

No, carnivores would arguably have an easier time; all they have to develop is a space-cow/sheep/pig etc. They wouldn't need the far more difficult to produce and vastly more inconsistent production, let alone the logistics of dealing with fruits and vegetables. I can only buy a mango in the middle of Canada because of worldwide supply chains and trade agreements. But as an omnivore, I need mangos and their various counterparts to live, all of which are seasonal and, after being bred for farming, are prone to mass crop failures if the right bug comes along; plus, they can kill the ground creating a desert. A cow farm needs a wide field of grass, a clean barn, and hay for the winter months, whilst it produces year-round food, milk, fertiliser for said fields, and dried pats that can be used for fires. You still have to worry about medical care, true, but there are far more advantages to a cow farm over fruit and veg

@SilverMKI Жыл бұрын

There are ants on earth who farm animals; agriculture to support livestock isn't necessarily off the table for a carnivorous species - it is after all just an extension of bringing together food animals into an easily accessible location rather than having to keep going out hunting them. To support those animals you need food for them; eventually you will concentrate enough to need agriculture.

@ericeric-zv2qs Жыл бұрын

As a current college student that "feck" made me laugh in my seat.

@Cursedzeba 2 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail suggested other things. Still loved the story but was it different 😅 felt like going over my textbook again

@kingchris110 Жыл бұрын

its so realistic I had flash backs to my time in college

@frealsolidusauxil5873 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm i mean technically primates evolved from herbivores only later taking in meat becoming omnivores. I dont think we ever had only carnivore primates. Our front facing eyes isnt only useful for hunting, depth perception is also one of its main benefit.

@mmstudios4538 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly there really aren't any true herbivores. Animals like deer will eat mice, baby birds and any other small mammals if given the chance. They just don't actively seek out those protein sources, but that doesn't mean they won't eat them. Basically my point is that even what we consider herbivores, will eat meat the odd time for extra protein, especially if their normal food source is running low. Heck I've seen a chipmunk kill a gardener snake and drag the dead snake back down its burrow. Granted my examples are all of wild animals. Herbivores in captivity likely don't do this as we control their food and can put in supplements when needed.

@Mad_Overseer 2 жыл бұрын

We were never true herbivores We were omnivores and scavengers meaning that we would steal meat or hunt easy prey but because we didn't have sharp claws and fangs our main intake of food was plants (because plants don't run and neither fight back physically)

@justsomeguywithahandlebarm2456 2 жыл бұрын

for the algorithm

@captainfraser3827 Жыл бұрын

we are quite literally the crabs of primates

@DanJones-np8xb Ай бұрын

There's a very interesting argument to be made about the development of sapience, through the establishment of civilization, and the subsequent requirements therein. As opposed to the points presented here, focusing entirely on the acquisition of food. In essence, the abridged, and likely slightly inaccurate summary of, is this. With larger groups of people living and working cooperatively, comes the impulse and impetus, to secretly take stuff from others. With that particular problem being compounded by several factors only present within living arrangements of larger communities, comes the need for more and more duplicity, and a significantly increased need for an expanded memory and ability to utilise the physical traits, and features, of other individuals as identifying markers. Despite never having met said individuals and having no other point of reference. These are the foundational aspects of the theory, that we observe amongst other communal animals, that have not developed the same level of sapience we have. It then spirals off into some very thought provoking tangents that shift a significant portion of cognitive development, the expansion of functions, and physical characteristics of the prefrontal cortex and cerebral cortex, as a result of an expanded list of new evolutionary pressures bought about the establishment of large scale civilization. But that's about enough from me. It's been nice. Regards, your friendly neighbourhood insufferable nerd. 🤓

@Painfulldarksoul 2 жыл бұрын

Eh, I would say orangutans are smarter than gorillas.

@allenmorgan1007 2 жыл бұрын

For the Algorithm, For the Author(s), For the Disembodied Voice!

@james35124 2 жыл бұрын

And another for the regular section

@thunderbird4636 2 жыл бұрын

I would love that class

@henryofskalitz2228 2 жыл бұрын

i'd hubba hubba that xenomorph in the thumbnail after one drink

@Ryu_D 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video.

@t.p.3456 3 ай бұрын

For the algorithm 👽👾🤖🌌🛰🚀🛸🌠

@jimmycoyote74 2 жыл бұрын

For the algorithm

@darthnox2210 2 жыл бұрын

Damn it, rule 34....

@____________838 2 жыл бұрын

Awuh, no xenomorph pancakes?

@locomastero 2 жыл бұрын

That thumbnail though 😘👌

@eleethtahgra7182 2 жыл бұрын

So....wed all evolve into crabs.

@bigotank9884 2 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail tho 😏

@theonetodefyall238 2 жыл бұрын

keeper going

@jimvenanzio6561 2 жыл бұрын

Came for the thumbnail, upvoted for the Algorithm.

@elfeater1760 2 жыл бұрын

For the Algorithm11!

@Renegadebane 2 жыл бұрын

I got tricked into a college lecture.

@DEMONOFLOVEANDDEATH 2 жыл бұрын

Bless the Squerril Bless the Author

@klappstock943 2 жыл бұрын

For the Algorithm the voice and the story

@hollyferay8131 2 жыл бұрын

What about Whales & dolphins? Definitely intelligent.

@GegoXaren 2 жыл бұрын

Both are carnevores.

@wyvernharries4788 2 жыл бұрын

That thumbnail is kind of suspicious.

@genericuser984 2 жыл бұрын

neat

@TheRealInscrutable 3 ай бұрын

200K

@sonariantutorials2438 2 жыл бұрын

Why thumbnail xenomorph hot

@weasley7273 2 жыл бұрын

*Sauce?*

@merlinwizard1000 Жыл бұрын

136th, 22 January 2023

@josmeijers2818 2 жыл бұрын

F.T.A !

@KillinWithKi11Roy 2 жыл бұрын

0/10 Fishes is not a real word.

@roboticintelligenceunit1a652 2 жыл бұрын

Wtf is dat thumbnail!?

@arakheno4051 2 жыл бұрын

F.A.S.

@peterwall8191 2 жыл бұрын

7:41 Sapiens requires an insane amount of calories to maintain. A sapient herbivore, while theoretically possible, would need to move around too much . Law of diminishing return. The amount of calories expended acquiring food vs the amount of calories extracted from food.. Its why carnivores or omnivores are smarter. More calories per meal, more calories to run a complicated brain with. 9:07 Nope ! War is a learned behaviour, specific to humans. While predators may clash, they are careful not to damage one another. There seems an interspecies aversion in killing your own species,that only humans and roosters seem to overcome. HMMM! Now that i think about it .. maybe there is a link between eating chicken and war. You are what you eat after all. 10:04 Bull! Wars in historic times are economic in nature. Whatever the rhetoric used to fire up the crowd, war was is and will be, organised robbery. DUH! All bullshit theories demand a lot of work . Convergent evolution my tail. In vitro genetic manipulation. Get rid of your preconceptions and follow the evidence.

@EchoNovemberDelter 2 жыл бұрын

Gorillas and chimps do wage war though, was on a documentary about Jane Goodall

@frantisekvrana3902 2 жыл бұрын

Humans, chimpanzees and ants are terran species known to wage war. Convergent evolution is indeed a thing. There are bats, flying squirrels, and colugo. All fly using membranes stretched between their limbs. They are not related. Bats are Chiropterans. Flyings squirrels are rodents. And colugo are more related to us than either of them.

@shanerooney7288 2 жыл бұрын

OP is wrong about a lot of their "corrections" The idea that herbivores wouldn't develop sapience because they "would need to move around too much" flies in the face of reality. Deer, Horses, Rabbits, Antelope, many many species of birds.... Many herbivores are KNOWN for moving around a lot. Next: predators don't kill each other? Predators kill others of their own species all the time. For mate selection and breeding rights. For territorial disputes. For food, including eating each other. Not every predator, every way, all the time. For example, you wouldn't expect a male lion to kill another male lion to eat it. But for breeding rights (control of the pride), absolutely would happen. The 10:00 timestamp is how xenophobia leads to war, which OP calls BS. But it isn't BS. Hatred of "the other" has always been a driving force for war. Yes it is to do with economics, because "the other" is viewed from an economic viewpoint. "The other" took your land, "the other" took your women and children, "the other" took your job.

@arianmoore4474 2 жыл бұрын

Animals DO NOT care about not causing harm to each other and have no compunction refrain outside of it possibly harming group cohesion or their standing in it for breeding rights. Carnivore and herbivore species both have intraspecies conflict over territory, breeding, pack/social standing, and anything else you can imagine. Outright killing or mortally wounding is not at all uncommon in these instances. Don't Disney-fy nature, it's brutal as can be imagined.

@alganhar1 2 жыл бұрын

@@shanerooney7288 He was right about Sapience being incredibly expensive however. The human brain makes up 2% of our body mass, but requires 20 - 25% of our caloric intake to keep running. That is a stupendous investment in a single organ, and one all too many people do not take into account. To put it into perspective no other mammal uses more than 8 - 10 % of their caloric intake to fuel their brains, and most are significantly less than that.