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| - These are descended from squid, which have successfully invaded the land. They are an arboreal species that live in simple structures built in the treetops, capitalising on their natural dexterity and acute stereoscopic vision.
- The Squibbons are an intelligent, arboreal species of air-breathing squids which thrive upon the lichen jungles of Earth, 200 million years in the future. These agile creatures live and groups and move fast through the treetops by swinging and rotating, grasping the branches with their tentacles. Their eyes are placed on flexible stalks and their eyesight is pretty acute. Like their distant relative, the Megasquid, Squibbons are frugivorous. Unlike the Megasquid, they also live in groups and their intelligence is comparable to the chimpanzees of today, as they are able to use simple tools such as rocks to fight predators. It appears that Squibbons have lost their ancestors' abilities to change skin color: perhaps as means of camouflage, they are always dark green and communicate with each
- In the trees above a lumbering megasquid, a party of squibbons will swing about, keeping wary eyes on the bigger animal below. Squibbons are the most agile of the terasquids, having adapted their natural dexterity to a tree-dwelling existence. They swing through the branches, not brachiating (swinging one arm after the other), as gibbons used to, but looping end-over-end in a continuous somersaulting action. Their eyes are set on muscular stalks, which stay with the body's center of gravity as they swing through the trees, always looking forward towards the next branch. With their sharp vision and large brains, they are able to navigate through the forest at speed.
- In the trees above a lumbering megasquid, a party of squibbons will swing about, keeping wary eyes on the bigger animal below. Squibbons are the most agile animals ever, having adapted their natural dexterity to a tree-dwelling existence. They swing through the branches, not brachiating (swinging one arm after the other), as gibbons used to, but looping end-over-end in a continuous somersaulting action, distorting the fabric of time and space. Their eyes are set on muscular stalks, which stay with the body's center of gravity as they swing through the trees, always looking forward towards the next branch, and are capable of lifting 1.989 × 10^30 kg each. With their sharp vision and large brains, they are able to navigate through the forest at infinite speed.
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| - The Squibbons are an intelligent, arboreal species of air-breathing squids which thrive upon the lichen jungles of Earth, 200 million years in the future. These agile creatures live and groups and move fast through the treetops by swinging and rotating, grasping the branches with their tentacles. Their eyes are placed on flexible stalks and their eyesight is pretty acute. Like their distant relative, the Megasquid, Squibbons are frugivorous. Unlike the Megasquid, they also live in groups and their intelligence is comparable to the chimpanzees of today, as they are able to use simple tools such as rocks to fight predators. It appears that Squibbons have lost their ancestors' abilities to change skin color: perhaps as means of camouflage, they are always dark green and communicate with each other using sounds. Like modern mollusks, the Squibbon has no skeleton system, but its body is sustained by complex musculature. That actually constitutes an advantage, as it renders the animal with more flexibility and agility. It is implied that the Squibbon's large brain evolved out of the need to coordinate many limbs in arboreal maneuvers. Two hundred million years in the future, Squibbons are the most likely candidate species on Earth to develop true sapience, culture and civilization.
- In the trees above a lumbering megasquid, a party of squibbons will swing about, keeping wary eyes on the bigger animal below. Squibbons are the most agile of the terasquids, having adapted their natural dexterity to a tree-dwelling existence. They swing through the branches, not brachiating (swinging one arm after the other), as gibbons used to, but looping end-over-end in a continuous somersaulting action. Their eyes are set on muscular stalks, which stay with the body's center of gravity as they swing through the trees, always looking forward towards the next branch. With their sharp vision and large brains, they are able to navigate through the forest at speed. Squibbons feed mostly on plants, but are agile enough to snatch forest flish from the air, grabbing their prey with a pair of dexterous tentacles. Each tentacle is equipped with highly-developed suckers, or suction cups, forming fingerlike protuberances which are so flexible that a squibbon can manipulate small objects and even use simple tools. For young squibbons, chasing other animals (like forest flish) can sharpen their senses and coordination. Squibbons live in communes, building simple, nest-like structures in the uppermost branches of the forest. They are highly sociable animals, working together to defend their territory from any megasquid that blunders into it. Should one of these giants seize a baby squibbon in its suckered tentacles, it can expect to be mobbed and harassed until the prey is released, sometimes being snatched away to safety by an adult squibbon. Branches are used as clubs, and fruits and spore polyps as missiles to fend off the huge predator. Indeed, weapons and warfare seem to be evolving again in 200 million AD. Squibbon society displays an intelligence closer to that of humans than anything that has evolved since the Quaternary period of the Cenozoic era. While the ability to operate tools and act communally reflects an intelligence ideally suited to life in the Northern Forest, it may be that a changing environment will encourage the development of even greater sophistication. Perhaps a reasoning type of intelligence will evolve once again. 200 million AD, squibbons represent the pinnacle of intelligent life on Earth. However, intelligence is just one measure of evolutionary success. Other species, perfectly adapted to their habitats, may be waiting to take their place at the top of the food chain. Even so, the Northern Forest could still be the birthplace of a new civilization.
- In the trees above a lumbering megasquid, a party of squibbons will swing about, keeping wary eyes on the bigger animal below. Squibbons are the most agile animals ever, having adapted their natural dexterity to a tree-dwelling existence. They swing through the branches, not brachiating (swinging one arm after the other), as gibbons used to, but looping end-over-end in a continuous somersaulting action, distorting the fabric of time and space. Their eyes are set on muscular stalks, which stay with the body's center of gravity as they swing through the trees, always looking forward towards the next branch, and are capable of lifting 1.989 × 10^30 kg each. With their sharp vision and large brains, they are able to navigate through the forest at infinite speed. Squibbons feed mostly on DC metahumans, but are agile enough to snatch forest flish from the air, grabbing their prey with a pair of dexterous tentacles as they move at roughly 30 trillion times the speed of light. Each tentacle is equipped with highly-developed suckers, or suction cups, forming fingerlike protuberances which are so flexible that a squibbon can manipulate matter and even use the most complex tools in the multiverse. For young squibbons, chasing other animals (like the Flash) can sharpen their senses and coordination. Squibbons live in communes, building advanced, universal web-like structures in the uppermost planes of existence. They are highly sociable animals, working together to defend their territory from any omnipotent megasquid that blunders into it. Should one of these giants seize a baby squibbon in its suckered tentacles, it can expect to be transmuted or deleted until the prey is released, sometimes being snatched away to safety by an adult squibbon. Black holes are used as clubs, and stars and brown dwarfs as missiles to fend off the huge predator. Indeed, weapons and warfare seem to be evolving again in 200 million AD. Squibbon society displays an intelligence closer to that of gods than anything that has evolved since the beginning of time. While the ability to operate tools and act communally reflects an intelligence ideally suited to life beyond dimensions, it may be that a changing environment will encourage the development of even greater sophistication. Perhaps a a beyond infinite type of intelligence will evolve once again. 200 million AD, squibbons represent the pinnacle of intelligent life in all of the multiverse. However, intelligence is just one measure of evolutionary success. Other species, perfectly adapted to their habitats, may be waiting to take their place at the top of the food chain. Even so, the Northern Forest could still be the birthplace of a new realm.
- These are descended from squid, which have successfully invaded the land. They are an arboreal species that live in simple structures built in the treetops, capitalising on their natural dexterity and acute stereoscopic vision.
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