Radio Friend

by Squiddum

A Radio Friend symbiotes with a Rad Basket, growing on the rim of it's basket.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Radio friends have a rectangular main body. They have 6 “roots” that grow from the main body. Two roots on each of the longer sides while only one root on each shorter side. The top of the main body is covered in sharp peridot spines while the roots are covered in patches of smaller Olivine spines (Olivine spines never grow on or near the ends of the roots.). These are for protecting it and its symbiotes against predators. Radio friends will fuse their roots to create networks for exchanging nutrients or other materials. While they can grow on their own, they prefer to grow on or near other radiotrophs, they will connect to the radiotrophs body, as well as form networks with Radio Domes and share nutrients with them. They also benefit the Radio Domes by helping protect them from predators, working as a form of armor. Radio Friends have lost most of the supportive gas chambers from their bodies, excluding the larva during development and free swimming life periods.

Genetics and Reproduction

Radio Friends reproduce identically to fractal trees by releasing asexually produced larvae into the open water. Due to the small size of the larva they cannot move as far as some of their other relatives, encouraging their cooperation.

Growth Rate & Stages

Radio Friends start out as larvae, they use their chemoreceptors to locate an area for them to land on, they try to find areas with partinable Radiotropha. Once a suitable location has been found, the Radio Friend larvae will attach itself to a rock, Radio Raptor, Rad Basket, or a Radio Dome. Once attached it will start to grow. After a few days of growing it will fuse its roots to the chosen symbiote Radiotroph, including others of it’s own species.

Ecology and Habitats

Lives near Hydrothermal vents in the deep ocean.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Radio Friend larvae have finely tuned chemoreceptor nodes all over their body, allowing them to land near other Radio Friends or near Radio Domes. After becoming adults these chemoreceptors remain, however are located only on the ends of their roots.

Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms

Lives symbiotically with Radio Domes and their descendants along with occasional Radioraptors.

Created By
Prehistoric Game Cartridge
Genetic Ancestor
Fractal Tree

Scientific Name

Chrísimofasóli Sgouráperíergo

Origin/Ancestry

Radiotropha

Average Length

25 mm (counting tentacles)

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Radio Friends are bleach white, but their defensive spines are light green due to the material used.