Exobiology: Worm Age [Ep3]

[@kandyeggs]

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[@Machine57]

Yesssss

[@chickadeestevenson5440]

where could we send fanart? (also like fan creatures?)

[@kandyeggs]

@@chickadeestevenson5440 sorry, I didn’t get a notification for this! If you wanna show off fanart I’ll definitely include it in part four! DM my Instagram account which is also Kandy_eggs and I should see it :)

[@AFishInTheInternet17]

Yoo great animation dude​@kandyeggs

[@louisj2256]

Kandy Eggs, this is probably the most wonderful speculative biology project I've ever come across. The amount of effort you put in shows. There is just enough convergence with Earthly life to line up realistically with real evolutionary trends, yet they are just alien enough to convince me that they're not from here. I can't wait to see what the piscean age brings.

[@kandyeggs]

That means more than you know!! I've already got a couple of sketches for the fish-type devices, but I'm excited to see how people react to which clades "become" fish ;))

[@PyroFortress2007]

my guess is that the finworms will become “fish” since they have fins already.

[@garg4531]

I feel the same way! Considering other speculative projects I’ve seen such as Alien Biospheres, I’m very curious and excited about how things will turn out later on. Of course it’ll likely be a long wait but I know I’ll enjoy every step of the way I just love the slow, methodic pace of this project mirroring the gradual evolution of life itself

[@monyclair5357]

@@kandyeggs Cant wait for the next video.

[@RWnope]

How the hell does this have so few views. The quality of work here is incredible. Please keep doing this!

[@kandyeggs]

I appreciate it!! I’m actually diving into 3d for some of the art in part 4 ;)

[@RWnope]

@kandyeggs omg I cannot wait to see it. WEIRD FEESH IN 3D!

[@adamn6808]

Randomly discovered this series today and drank it all in like it was 5 billion years of microbial mats and I was an army of ravenous worms. Your work is inspiring. Beautiful art and animations, absolutely insane level of research and detail, it scratches the spec bio itch so good. Instant fan!!

[@kandyeggs]

Nyeheheh, thanks much, friend! I’m glad you liked it! The next episode is on its way!!

[@Woodledude]

Finally, we have the answer to the age old question of "Would you still love me if I was a worm". Yes. Worm be heccin rad.

[@liamsmith3682]

This is criminally underrated and genuinely the best speculative evolution project I have ever seen! The level of detail you are going into on the evolution of complex multicellular life that most people skip over in there own projects is incredible. And as someone who has a love for the Ediacaran this projects strikes a particular cord that not much else has. New favorite for sure and can't wait until the next episode!

[@kandyeggs]

I’m really glad you think so!! I really just watched biblaridion’s over and over and thought I’d put the money where my mouth was regarding what I’d do differently!

[@thomasturner4450]

This is such an incredible project! I love this line of biology and it’s so incredible to see people use scientific principles to make interesting creature designs. This project in particular reminds of the polonices spec project, another absolute gem. Keep going with this please, it is awesome!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! And I love the polonices project! They were one of the reasons that I chose to follow marine life for so long, despite mostly being interested in flying things ;)

[@donfbleach9795]

I love the prose in this series, its like listening to Galadriel read a scientific study.

[@kandyeggs]

Thank you very much!! I'm gonna have to rewatch lord of the rings to see what you're on about :)

[@addisonmartin3200]

Seconded. This is spec evo prose-poetry. It's odd and calming, and beautiful and unnerving. I have shared this series with multiple friends.

[@kandyeggs]

@@addisonmartin3200 thanks for spreading it around!!

[@zacharyfishman7617]

This is now my favourite spec evo project on youtube, cant wait for future installments

[@kandyeggs]

That’s quite the compliment! Thank you very much, episode 4 might just be the most interesting episode aesthetically ;)

[@Netheferious]

Everybody gangsta till the flying saucer floating overhead sees you with its hundreds of eyes and extends is long freaky mouth to devour you.

[@kandyeggs]

Me when I was in the middle of undulating so hard that I start flying

[@dagecko3791]

U jus described the monster in nope

[@captnconfusion280]

the prose, the animation, the editing, the science... this series is the best spec evo project i've ever seen

[@kandyeggs]

It means more than you know to hear that! A lot of these kinds of projects take different routes as to how they reveal and discuss evolution, but this is the way that I find the most interesting!

[@nakenmil]

This is fantastic! One thing I've made note of is how the Lalunamorphs and other photosynthesizers seem to develop PLANT-like structures like vascular tissue, which, as far as I know, Earth's kelp and seaweeds don't actually have(?), and indeed did not develop until well into plants getting on land.

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! As for an explanation, I wanted to have different evolutionary problems come to the same conclusion as plants! With the silly yellow things, deep water has so much more pressure than water near the surface that the very long kelp-type things would benefit from a force pulling nutrients down, against the pressure! Some real kelp-type devices have similar anatomy, but I just called it phloem to dance around talking about chemistry!

[@nakenmil]

@@kandyeggs Very interesting, and it's cool to see them having basically the opposite problem of terrestrial plants!

[@Fossilizedsapwithbugsinit1087]

This has to be the new alien biospheres

[@kandyeggs]

* anthostome noises * Thanks for believing! I started my project back when Biblaridion only had four or five parts, iirc, and it was a huge inspiration!

[@X0-B10T1K]

Wooooooooow. Just. Woooooooooooooooooow. Please, PLEASE, never give up, ever, in this beautiful and spectacular project. It is, probably, the most plausible and detailed spec evo project, at least in a context of a planet as "similar" to earth in conditions as it is, that I've ever seen. In this evening I discovered this channel by pure chance suggested by the algorithm, probably because my weirdly specific love of speculative evolution, and let me tell you boy: I DEVOURED THE THREE EPISODES IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE! Today you gained a fervent follower, dude you sure made my day.

[@kandyeggs]

That's so good to hear! Hopefully I can get episode four out in a reasonable timeframe!

[@Ombratrak132]

I am so pleased to see a speculative evolution project that actually breaks down the early life on a planet, as well as how the evolution of burrowing worms can cause an apocalypse. I first heard about “worm world” on pbs eons, and I think this project is the only one I have seen that addresses the fall of the microbial mats. I have to say the Finworms are my current favorite clade, but Cover Crawlers are a close second. On another note, I find myself sometimes rewatching this series just as background noise, your presentation is very soothing. But the first time I watched each video I couldn’t do anything else but watch, I was enthralled. How ever it’s viewed, this might be my favorite speculative biology series, and I am so excited to see how things continue to adapt and evolve. Thank you for sharing. :)

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! I’m really glad that it captures attention- after listening to myself make the same points for hours and hours, I’m always worried that people’ll get bored at certain parts and leave. In that way, it feels great to hear that you’re enjoying the series that much! Also, great choices for favorite clades! I’ve been tryna keep the diversification in future episodes unpredictable, but I will say that the fin worms AND cover crawlers have big future ahead of them… but I won’t say if those futures are good or bad ;)

[@normanmendez636]

Every epidode gets more and more interesting than the last! This project is now on my list of favorite spec evo projects! Nice work!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! Getting more interesting with each episode was one of the original goals with the series, so I’m really glad you pointed it out!

[@olympus10001]

literally getting so happy just looking at these animated representations of your ecosystems!!!! going back to the first video lol. ❤

[@kandyeggs]

That’s amazing to hear! The animations take loads of time, so it’s always a joy to hear that they don’t go unappreciated!

[@muuseismail105]

Omg I am soo ready for episode 4 the fish age love the work ❤

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! I normally take long breaks in between episodes to really think about what I want to do in the next installment, but comments like this have been fueling the passion to keep working on it!

[@enderking1525]

1:18:52 the specific phrasing here feels like a reference to Nope

[@Snoken849]

This series is absolutely wonderful. Crossing my fingers that youtube notifies me of the next installment.

[@kandyeggs]

Ain’t that just the way! Thanks, and I hope to see you around next time ;)

[@terranmiller9287]

As much as I love this content, its bitter sweet because I know its going to be a while for the next episode. I can only hope that it gets uploaded as frequently as possible while keeping the fantastic quality and I'll be pleasantly surprised whenever it ever does! Keep up the great work!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! If you like the discussion part, I dO have a couple livestreams while playing Spore “realistically”!

[@Stephen-Fox]

Your narration has an almost poetic quality in some of the descriptions, which is fun to listen to.

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! My fluffy prose is the only thing that got me through advanced English classes in high school- my punctuation is atrocious to this day!

[@7catsinatrenchcoat789]

I adore this series so much I'm so excited to see more

[@kandyeggs]

I hope to see you when the next part comes out (eventually)! :)

[@GeheimesT]

One and a half hours! The wait was so worth it😁

[@kandyeggs]

Honk yeah!!

[@gabrieltheboo163]

This is amazing! The creature design is insanely good, can't wait for the next episode!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much! I’ll see you in about 25 million years!!

[@gabrieltheboo163]

​@@kandyeggs praying the saucer seanuts have taken over the world by then 🙏

[@Connection_Error-px7bn]

Just stumbled across this recently, and let's just say, I will now also be covering the earlier periods of my own spec evo project instead of starting right at the cambrian analogue. Just a quick thought though, I wonder if the Finworms may end up developing stiffened ligaments/cartilaginous structures within their bodies to support greater musculature, allowing them to evolve a far more efficient blood system as they grow larger without sacrificing structural support. Either way, I can't wait to see more of this!

[@kandyeggs]

Good idea, and let me know when I can see your project!!

[@jimmydakid1063]

This is great quality. If you keep doing this consistently this would be a pretty popular spec evo project

[@kandyeggs]

I hope to see you around for part four!!

[@ChimeraZone]

The voice combined with the topical content made me subscribe instantly.

[@kandyeggs]

Glad to hear :)

[@deathbyseatoast8854]

incredible video i subscribed and binged the entire series.

[@kandyeggs]

Heck yeah! I hope to be seeing you around for the next part ;)

[@jellyfrenchfries8610]

That flying saucer creature at the end has got to be one of the coolest and most interesting speculative creatures I’ve ever seen! Congrats man!

[@kandyeggs]

Thank you! It’s definitely one of my favorite ones so far ;)

[@HaHa00193]

This is so underrated!! I love your narration and creature designs!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks very much! I’m glad you’re liking it :)

[@HaHa00193]

@@kandyeggs if you are fine with it, can i know what drawing app you are using? My drawing tablet is collecting dust and i would like to finally use it!

[@SpaceflightFusion]

​​@@HaHa00193I think she said on the stream she's using krita

[@kerokero7137]

This was incredibly fun, well done, and so relaxing. I'm really excited to watch more

[@kandyeggs]

Thank you!!

[@bloodypigeon]

I have been waiting for 5 months for this, now I am excited to see what you have in store for us.

[@kandyeggs]

I think you’re gonna like it ;))

[@bloodypigeon]

@@kandyeggs You did not disappoint!

[@MrMeowzahs]

This is way too high production for only 2k views. Much love, can't wait to see where these creatures go ✌️

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! I hope to see you back for part four in about 25 million years!

[@Rennar3210]

I just binged this today while staying home with stomach issues and I'm in love! Such great production value! The art and the writing are so good!!! You've got another big fan!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much! I hope you feel better soon!

[@yipperson2974]

It would be awesome if you made a website where you put all your art of lapis, because its all just so beatiful and detailed

[@TheButterWombat]

I'm really enjoying this series! I'm so glad it got recommended to me. You can really tell how much thought and passion has gone into each episode and I'm really excited to see where Lapis goes next and what sort of creatures will emerged in the next age.

[@kandyeggs]

@@TheButterWombat it means the world to keep seeing people enjoying this project enough to comment about it!! People like you are what’re fueling the next episode’s production!!

[@TheButterWombat]

@@kandyeggs I've shared it with my partner too and they're also a big fan

[@kandyeggs]

@@TheButterWombat that’s so nice! I definitely forced my moirail to watch it with me as I was making it, so it’s fun to hear that it’s a shared experience for others! And thanks much again!! I read watched enough spec evo material to come to certain gripes with the ways they’re normally told, but then I realized I could just make my own the way I wanted it to be! Final addendum: “Hey is that one purple? PURPLE IS MY FAVORITE COLOR.” (hehehehhehe)

[@astick5249]

I absolutely love the animation of the wiggling for those worms

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks! They’re secretly all the same animation, but flipped and stretched!

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

​@@kandyeggsAny creature would do it like that

[@orsonzedd]

Can't wait for part 4 next year

[@kandyeggs]

Real

[@danielkorrmann5467]

​@@kandyeggsthats a lot of drawing and stuff that needs time. But looks pretty good

[@cobbington773]

1:17:39 I'm not one to be super scared of sea life but ngl if I was at the beach and I saw the outline of one of those in the waves I think I'd have a panic attack

[@kandyeggs]

So real for that, one time one of those gross, fuzzy seaweeds absolutely smacked my ankle and clung on for dear life. It was blown by l the current, but I died that day. I am a ghost now

[@6-4crusader55]

Omg this is amazing! I wish there was more episodes!

[@kandyeggs]

@@6-4crusader55 thanks much for watching! Episode four is in progress, albeit slowly ;)

[@Diloparker]

I know I am a little late on this video, but this series is truly one of my favorite speculative alien planet projects! I love alien planets that are based on a ton of research. Not to say others aren’t, but I feel like they are trying to be Biblardians alien biospheres all over again (to be fair most of my projects suffered the same issue) So they feel like they have a lot of restraints because they are trying to follow his format. This I feel like is based on research into paleontology, taxonomy, phylogeny, and morphology. Mainly because it follows the same patterns on how life evolved on earth. Also, I think it would be interesting to see horizontal gene transfer on this planet. Scientists are finding out that horizontal gene transfer is not only common in prokaryotes, but also multiple domains of life in general. Pea aphids for example got their genes for carotenoid biosynthesis from fungi. Nematodes that parasitize plants got their genes for cell wall manipulation, and production of cellulase enzymes from bacteria. It was even found out that fish have horizontally transferred genes for antifreeze proteins.

[@kandyeggs]

Thank you very much! I’m glad that all the research I did isn’t going unnoticed! Horizontal gene transfer is a super cool thing to go over, too! I’ll have to ask my friend who’s been learning a lot about biochemistry exactly how it works, but it’d make for a great inclusion ;)

[@jacktheron2900]

I would be interested in a bonus series of the life on this planet if it was put into competition with organisms from earth in a bounds series as a hypothetical an example would be what would change if squids and cuttle fish where introduced along with a species of sponge and Shrimp along with a species of sea slug and earth plant, along with how their introduction to this specific biosphere would affect the native species.

[@kandyeggs]

It’s fun twists on spec evo projects like that that got me to make my own! In my case it’s the slow-burn gimmick of walking through the earliest microbiological life! It definitely sounds like an interesting way to go about it if you wanted to make one yourself ;)

[@PyroFortress2007]

the music works well with your fancy words that describe the wonderful myriad of life shown here in this slice of Lapis’ time.

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much, microwave man! :)

[@PyroFortress2007]

@kandyeggs no problemo. i’d love to see more of this, keep going.

[@sebastianrosa339]

2 ideas i could give, the gigantarenanutia would steadily evolve to anchor themselves to the substrate and turn upsidedown so their heads would be in the substrate and their tentacles would be outside filter feeding, they may even evolve nets. Second the pectintacula would evolve to be the insects but first they would be like crustaceans and isopods like pillbugs they would eventually crawl out of the water to be some of the first animals to be land animals but the would still retain their gills meaning they have to live in humid ares, eventually a clads would evolve lungs

[@kandyeggs]

At least one of these was already planned for episode four, but I can’t tell which ;))))

[@sebastianrosa339]

@@kandyeggs oh yeah could you also make a horizontal cladogram like a tree, it's very difficult to read when it's upsidedown

[@garg4531]

“It’s important to clarify that evolution doesn’t progress so much as it aimlessly branches out where it’s rewarded, like mycelium through soil.” Great line, perfect way of putting it 👏 Edit: also I love the way you do the backgrounds, it’s always a shock when something new pops up out of nowhere and it’s a great visual for what life in these early seas was like! Edit 2: in a similar vein to my initial comment, I love the comparisons you make to plants and birds going extinct, it really puts things into perspective!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks again!! The background animations take a TON of time so it’s nice to hear that the intended effect works!! The program I use is very bad for animation, I had to freehand the finworm swimming without onionskins because it kept crashing 😵‍💫 Thank you for expressing what aspects you liked most! It helps me to fine tune what people expect / want ;)

[@garg4531]

@@kandyeggs I can imagine so! But it’s very nice to have, seeing stuff going on in the background, especially when every so often something new pops up out of no where and takes you by surprise, and there’s just something soothing about seeing some of these creatures swim by (especially that spiraling one for me). I can imagine it’d make for good ASMR or whatever the term is for this

[@mr_nothing.the_one_that_no9134]

The sea nut is like the sea jellies, but chaotic evil

[@kandyeggs]

Just wait until you see this cursed one from episode four that looks like a Luffa with oarfish fins

[@JamesMorrow-q2m]

Way to go, Kandy! This was a fantastic episode. I'm so excited to see how these critters will continue to evolve.

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much, I’m glad you’re excited for episode four ;)

[@dilo19000]

Unfortunately I'll be missing the premiere of this episode, but I'm looking forwards to what the worm age has in store for us!

[@kandyeggs]

Be sure not to use this one as meal entertainment ;)

[@dilo19000]

@@kandyeggs just got finished watching this episode, I may or may not have had a piece of cake while watching but that did not take my attention away from this episode. Absolutely loved both the convergent and divergent evolution on display with this episode and it was well worth the wait! I think my favorites out of this age was the Gigantarenanutia and Anfracterrora. I'm definitely looking forwards to the next video and how anti-predator defenses will diversify as life moves forwards on Lapis ^^

[@EnneaIsInterested]

This is... A really, really good series, Kandy Eggs!!

[@kandyeggs]

Thank you very much!!

[@thisismambonumber5]

lord ive needed this after the Alien Biosphere series finished. really love the presentation of this one, can't wait to see where you'll take us

[@thisismambonumber5]

also... what would you have to learn to worldbuild in a sciency way like that?

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much! I started this series about half way through Biblaridion’s- it was a big inspiration! I built this project by first observing and noting what I liked and didn’t from similar projects, and decided on a presentation format (for me, alpha channel pngs in front of a loop animation with occasional paintings, photo edits, and actual photographs). The channels Phrenotopia, and Artifexian really helped with coming up with ideas, inspiration, and scientifically possible routes! Other than that I’ve done quite a bit of regular research, although I usually check for talks/presentations first so as to avoid reading (which rEally speeds up the process). The royal tyrrell museum has a lot of those about paleontology on KZbin- you can sort of absorb random pieces of information and rework them into ideas! There’s a whole bunch of actual educational content that can be useful, depending on how exactly you’d like to tackle your projects! I, for one, hate chemistry and have cheekily avoided that topic this entire time, but my friend has started the earliest stages of their alien project by studying chemistry instead of actually studying for their chemistry class! I also take the approach of asking myself if what I just said, or just implied is actually realistic. At first the giant gas planet protecting Lapis was going to be a sickly greenish color (since I’m still more of a cartoonist than anything, I approach designs from a character standpoint)- but then I realized that I didn’t actually know if it was possible, since the gas planets in our system jump from yellow to blue. Upon researching, they are possible, but the materials they’re made from are the reason they display different colors, and materials closer to stars trend toward white, and I knew I wanted it to be as stable as possible… so white it became! My greatest bit of advice is to find out what topics you want to discuss, learn about them, freestyle with them, then go back and ensure that your ideas would actually be possible. If in doubt, nobody can argue that earth’s setup doesn’t work!

[@aroguespartan7627]

This project is not only fantastic in its detail and creatures, but also its wordplay! It is pure music to the ears ❤

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! I’m glad people enjoy the writing, since it’s the most fun part ;)

[@finnrobinson3160]

I'm obbsesed with this project!! it's got such a good atmosphere and so much interesting biological detail. and you're a really good writer. I really hope more people find out about this

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much! It’s good to hear that the writing’s sticking with people, because it’s one of the most fun parts for me!

[@triasic4457]

oh my god i've been waiting for this !!!

[@kandyeggs]

I t i s t i m e

[@wtfrusrsrn]

Im thanking the algorithm entities for blessing me with finding your channel this is so fucking cool. The way you word things is so poetic and beautiful and your knowledge and passion are insanely impressive. You are seriosuly gifted and i really appreciate how much work you put into this.

[@kandyeggs]

I’m really glad you’re liking it, and that all the work making it was worth it!!

[@existereOracle]

27:30 "yeah grimsby but... eight legs..."

[@HienNguyenHMN]

Good series. The critters are actually pretty creative.

[@griffinhunter3206]

you said to share ideas about future direction : i think it could be cool to show parasite or mutualist worms living in other animals floating in the water collumn

[@kandyeggs]

Good idea! I’m planning to touch on parasitism again, but you just prompted a neat concept that just came to me!

[@griffinhunter3206]

@@kandyeggs ngl i really just want to see a worm pulled out of a sea nut, even if thats kinda cruel of me

[@Valla686]

This is awesome. Subscribed.

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much, friend!!

[@АлександрАпельсинов-д4н]

Its amazing bro, dont stop!

[@The_stellar_jay]

I subbed instantly, excellent work

[@kandyeggs]

I’m glad you liked it!

[@prototropo]

Gorgeous writing from an estimable imagination rooted in astonishing familiarity with local astronomy, tectonic geology and evolutionary biology!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! I definitely had to do a lot of reading for the astronomy part!

[@prototropo]

@@kandyeggs A truly impressive job. I'm entranced and jealous!

[@DreadEnder]

Just got recommended this. This wouldn’t happen to be a project for the Cambridge biology challenge would it? Because the current round 4 is, “if alien life exists, what could we predict about its biology?” Because if so… I may as well give up.

[@kandyeggs]

Nyeheh, na, I have no idea what that is! I’ve been working on this video on and off for about the last year and a half!

[@Mr-__-Sy]

I kinda want the weird spiral animals that are planktonic to evolve to feed on the parasitic worms and become huge eventually, but yeah this is great, for it almost giving us a way of how earth actually became what it is, another route for them might be similar to the graptolithes and I really want to see something akin the huge anomalocarids that only filter feed, maybe even evolving from the saucers

[@kandyeggs]

Great ideas all around 👀

[@AudenLonginus]

9:35 LOBOPODS MENTIONED, HELL YEAAAAH

[@kandyeggs]

Honk yeah! Definitely check out that artist, they're fiending out there on wikimedia with the best reconstructions I've ever seen!

[@SpaceflightFusion]

This is legitimately the best spec evo, possibly ever. It tops things like Serina and Alien Biospheres by a long shot. One request: the larval transfer theory, proposed by Donald Williamson, should be factored in, as it would be very interesting to see, for example, a sea nut with a planktonic turbogelate larva.(although the theory is very controversial so you may not agree with it)

[@kandyeggs]

Thank you very much for your praise, that’s quite a high opinion you’ve got of the project!! I’ve never heard of that theory before! i might have to read up on it and see if I can think of a good way to incorporate it in the future or not 🤔

[@andrewfong894]

I do want a explanation on how some of the organisms can only asexuality reproduce because wouldn't they be more vulnerable to diseases and genetic mistakes but since this is a well researched series i really only just want a explanation.

[@kandyeggs]

THAT is something I didn’t explain very well, and will be sure to do so in the beginning of the next episode! That aspect of it is much more based in science fiction than in reality, but in short, the idea was that the planet is so large that populations are far enough away from each other to outpace the spread of disease… until the emergence of worms!

[@kailawkamo1568]

I am making a speculative biology projecg of my own and your success with yours is really inspiring ❤

[@kandyeggs]

Good luck! Be sure to check out Biblaridion’s, Phtanum b’s, Ralfgoswald’s, Oliver but Digital’s, and Nature from Polinices’ projects for more inspiration! Not all of them are in video form, though!

[@kailawkamo1568]

@@kandyeggs Biblaridion is awesome! I also follow the Isla Project as well 🤩

[@jakub-z1f]

please make a finworm plush...

[@siennility4706]

I am loving it so far! It really seems like it could be anyone's game at this point. I do have to say though that the 'aAAAAAaaaa' in the background makes it kinda hard to focus. Might just be me. Grateful for the Closed Captions!

[@Thundernugget]

This is awesome

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!!

[@eoachan9304]

so the swimming worms are the ancestors of the alien fish?

[@kandyeggs]

Some of what constitutes fish will be ;)

[@AmandxDD]

Esto debería ser más conocido... Viva la evolución Especulativa

[@kandyeggs]

Apreciada!

[@battlefox7614]

holy this is amazingly done, wow!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!!

[@fracturedinfinities]

HE'S BACK

[@Ben-cj4jh]

This series is great

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!!

[@tysondennis1016]

Part 4 when?

[@kandyeggs]

Thank you for trudging through all three videos!! Episode four isn’t very far along yet, but I’ve got two 3D models, 1.5 drawings, and half of an animated diagram alongside a lot of ideas and notes! It probably won’t be finished for a while, unfortunately!

[@tysondennis1016]

@@kandyeggs Okay

[@lorenzopelliccia2183]

Wonderful project!

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!

[@wobber17]

Great video!

[@astick5249]

this is the best can of worms ive ever opened

[@Chareddragon]

So, first off I believe a clade of those bilateral horseshoe headed worms could evolve to be burrowers. Evolving to feed on the biomass in the substrate but also on burrowing worms. Possibly evolving armored segments similar to arthropods. Their horseshoe head could be used as a shovel and shield. The lung sea-acorns could also evolve a worm-like body plan. Rather than expelling water from their superior orifice, water could be expelled through a posterior pore to generate thrust. Using their gill teeth to hunt in the water column and maybe an endoskeleton. Finally I think a mushroom-like clade that feeds externally is necessary to break down rotten tissues which can than evolve for dry land. Speaking of dry land I think the marine Xanthopylls might be too complex to survive out of water. Instead a clade of the most basal kind could evolve to encrust itself on tidal rock. While evolving to withstand the sun’s rays out of water.

[@kandyeggs]

Great ideas all around!! I might have to steal a couple ;))

[@Chareddragon]

@@kandyeggs Well the point is to offer suggestions. So help yourself. But seriously, I really do think that most Marine Xanthopylls are too specialized to inhabit dry land. With only the most basal able to adapt to freshwater and/or terrestrial habitats. I do have a few suggestions for the 8-sided shelled organisms. The first is they evolve a hinge like a clam and are able to flap the hinges for swimming. As with burrowing organisms, having the ability to close the shell around the soft parts to deter predators may be an advantage. This could than be modified to be used as an escape mechanism through the hinge flaping. Some smaller versions could become parasites, using some of their radulae teeth to attach themselves to the surface of larger organisms. Maybe a clade could evolve dorsal shell spikes for protection, having tentacle extensions for sensing the environment. Some of them could also become carnivores feeding on small substrate worms. perhaps evolving extendable radulae to dig into the substrate. Also with all these organisms, maybe some sort of list, whether on a pdf or in a website detailing the organisms and their relatedness to each other might be helpful.

[@jellyfrenchfries8610]

incredible video! worm time baby!

[@kandyeggs]

Honk yeah!

[@Flirtz420]

What programs do you use? I’m starting with procreate on my iPad but still suck at drawing rn. Lol

[@kandyeggs]

I’ve heard good things about procreate! For art I use Krita, which is fantastic considering that it’s free, but to my understanding it’s only useable on PC and would definitely require an art tablet (if you ever choose to get an art tablet that plugs into a computer, splurge on the one with a screen!! The screen less one gives such a hideous disconnect between hand movements and drawing that it just takes ten times as long). Krita does enjoy exploding when you’ve got a lot of layers, though. Animation is possible, but because of how it explodes with tons of layers (and even moreso with keyframe transformations), it ends up being horrendous to work with for complex animated pieces. The fin worm swimming through the background I did entirely freehand without onionskins or playback because it kept crashing! But again, it’s free! Also on the free train is the video editor I use: Davinci resolve! It’s far from the best editor, but it almost never crashes and gives you nearly everything that Adobe premiere pro gives you aside from the adobe magic functionalities that still aren’t worth that subscription. Circling back to Krita, I find drawing with pencil much easier and faster, so a lot of the creatures for this project are drawn and shaded in pencil before bringing them into Krita, cropping them out (Photoshop has a magic button for that, but again is ridiculously expensive), and painting over then using layer masks and various filters! As one last note- nobody sucks at art! Art is about expression, and your imagination is just outpacing your output right now! Watching videos on drawing and painting can help you get a conceptual understanding of realism to bring into the much safer and easier to erase world of digital!

[@patriciusvunkempen102]

MOAR i need asymetrical fish now!

[@kandyeggs]

Shhhhhhhhh, that’s a secret surprise tool that’ll help us laterrrrrrr

[@GeheimesT]

Five days, well at least there's still a little time to see the other parts again :)

[@kandyeggs]

That’s the spirit!!

[@Chareddragon]

By the way no axel tilt no seasons, so maybe cause an event that increases the planet's axel tilt. I also want to say that I forgot the Linguisomea don't have a completely formed through-gut, so maybe this occurs independently in a separate radiation to the Linguisomea for Horseshoe-headed worms. My reasons for this is that with their outward segmentation, it reminds me a bit of polychaetae worms. As their budding reproduction could easily be modified for this. There ancestral budding would also work well as intestinal parasites. With easy breaking of parts off. Now, I was thinking of an idea for the Catenaphytes. As floating algae analogues, they may benefit from specializing certain parts for reproduction, photosynthesis and floatation. Perhaps having outgrowths that are specifically detached from the colony which rupture after a certain time adrift based on chemical ques. Another is that this reproductive part forms a seam, creating a weak point intentionally in the reproductive part that opens to release the spores. Which can than be shed afterwards. For photosynthesis, leaf-like sheets can extend from the surface closest to the planet's star. As for floatation, perhaps the bubbles used for this task could acquire a hardened fiber shell of sorts to keep the gas contained. Perhaps these Xanthofols form surface mats for creatures to feed on and cling to. Another thing is that Covercrawlers could evolve a multichambered or layered shell for use in housing a respiratory system. Considering Covercrawlers have issues traversing loose strata like silt and sand, a clade may gain an advantage by growing gripping lobes as an extension of the foot. Some may even acquire a more bilateral symmetry to aid in direction for predatory clades. Acquiring a distinct hydra-like 8 mouthed form if possible. Colonial Turbojellies

[@kandyeggs]

Fantastic ideas! I do have ~plans~ for the cover crawlers, but I might have to make a second divergence now ;)

[@rodrigobueno8652]

Really good video. I think you could say the sizes in mtric system too to help people not from usa

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much! I just wrote it down as a must-do for the next video ;)

[@williamkillingly4832]

This is so good🎉.

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much!! :D

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

Can you put timestamps? I want to rewatch some parts of the video

[@kandyeggs]

@@cevatkokbudak6414 that’s a good idea! If I have time I’ll try and figure out how to do that! Otherwise I’ll keep it in mind for the next episode;)

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

@kandyeggs Oh wait these videos are 1 hour long. Making timestamps for them would be annoying. And you seen to be busy, sorry

[@SpaceflightFusion]

You should make these animations their own videos

[@kandyeggs]

@@SpaceflightFusion perhaps 👀

[@couldntthinkofacoolname9608]

This is the absolute shit and i am loving it. Criminally underviewed.

[@kandyeggs]

Heck yeah!!

[@person4579]

june 16th will surely be a wonderful day

[@tannerpeterson6167]

Great work! Scubsridbed

[@kandyeggs]

Thanks much! I’ll be seeing you around!

[@toddberkely6791]

this is the good shit

[@kandyeggs]

:y

[@CuteFuzzyWeasel]

subscribing because you sound like Allen

[@kandyeggs]

I dunno who that is!

[@humphreywilliams6351]

Looks like someone read the three body problem

[@kandyeggs]

I no don’t know what that is!

[@humphreywilliams6351]

@@kandyeggs there is an alien in the three body problem that reproduces by splitting into several smaller versions of itself that keep some memories from their parents. One of your creatures reminded me of it. The ecology of their planet with 3 suns was intriguing to me even though the books don’t spend much time discussing it.

[@kandyeggs]

@@humphreywilliams6351 pretty cool!

[@gggggggggg-ms8lm]

sillicon based life forms

[@dbatdev]

how wondrous!

[@potato-lover133]

damn worms..

[@vortex7984]

Noooooo 7 days...

[@kandyeggs]

I mmmmight release it sooner, but for now I wanna spread out the uploads ;)

[@gergomolnar2193]

@@kandyeggs fair enough

[@vortex7984]

@@kandyeggs hyp hyp hyp

[@marxtheenigma873]

💜💚💙!

[@Flirtz420]

💙