Answer by durandal for Viability of a hybrid endo-/exo- skeletal intelligent...
The viability of a species is purely determined by its environment (including predators and competition) so you can't say anything about that. However since you assume a space fearing civilisation as a...
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Molluscs give one some interesting options but I'd personally be inclined to go the "bug" route instead, holometabolic insects go through four different life phases; egg, larva, pupa, adult. In the...
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The closest thing I could suggest is looking at the family of cephalopod molluscs, which includes octopi and squids. At some point in their evolutionary history they shed their shells and became much...
View ArticleAnswer by bowlturner for Viability of a hybrid endo-/exo- skeletal...
I would think that taking a turtle like animal and extrapolating it you could get something like what you are looking for. Besides weight vs strength ratio reducing in larger sections, one other large...
View ArticleViability of a hybrid endo-/exo- skeletal intelligent (space-age) race
The core of this question is this: Given what we believe we know about the requirements for a tool-using, space-faring race to evolve, how viable would a species that has a hybrid exo/endoskeleton be?...
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