The Somewhat Disturbing World of Snaiad Explained | Speculative Biology

[@craz2580]

Just imagine a scientist looking at one of the creatures and wondering "how do they reproduce?" Then right after seeing the same creature vomiting a live young

[@nushia7192]

Like those Namekians in dragon ball series?

[@bertinebourque2099]

*i vastly underestimated the creature standing right before me*

[@shadowshaper4191]

Scientist realizing they’ve seen the creatures propagate; “I thought they were just making out. No?”

[@purplehaze2358]

Snaiad feels like an entire planet of creatures in desperate need of a censor bar.

[@ThoughtPotato]

Hahaha perfect

[@denifnaf5874]

Did the planets creator play spore?

[@pilarrosanas5085]

​@@ThoughtPotato it's a pitty the designers of No Man's Sky or other simial videogame don't see your channel who have a lot of great ideas of speculative evolution..

[@KhaozVoid]

There's enough unnecessary censorship on this planet. Don't bring that garbage elsewhere.

[@kingpest13]

Rape turtle? No thank you.

[@lorefox201]

it's funny how snaiad is a whole fictional planet devoted to a d*** joke,and yet it's incredibly complex and engaging.

[@anthonyjohnstone695]

It is?

[@funfairordnance]

@@anthonyjohnstone695 “Often Teenagers will engage in a practice called snake riding” 💀

[@funfairordnance]

@@anthonyjohnstone695 Oh and “ second *head* “

[@funfairordnance]

@@anthonyjohnstone695 and the many creatures that hump their prey to death 💀

[@esprero]

ndfs

[@purplehaze2358]

Y'know, I think it finally occurred to me the exact kind of "disturbing" that Snaiad falls into. Specifically, that shared by the subjects seen within the paintings of Hieronymous Bosch. In isolation, Snaiadi life is frankly a bit goofy looking. However, when taken in as a totality, it feels like some complete and utter breakdown of order as we understand it.

[@RealSquidShady]

“Snaiad is the Bosch of biology” is not the take I was expecting to read but the one I fully agree with.

[@lachlanthomaslangmead1651]

For me it went from “huh interesting” to “wait…oh no”

[@esprero]

gaf

[@thorn9382]

Imagine the horror of crash landing on Snaiad

[@samwill7259]

Can you imagine the first time we discover a planet with something analogous to animal life? The biologists, zoologists and other natural scientists will make the kind of squeal you could hear from SPACE

[@ThoughtPotato]

True! Which is crazy, since the old saying is that "in space, no one can hear you squeal."

[@samwill7259]

@@ThoughtPotato Evidently they'd never seen what happens when you get a bunch of scientists who get to do sci-fi for real.

[@wolf_skin]

I'm a biologist and I'd be in the squeal choir for sure!

[@rustyshackleford234]

My bet is on Proxima Centauri B, recently it was discovered that it’s probably not blasted by radiation from it’s star, since the star emits radiation from it’s poles and not the equator like our star. But imagine what INSANE life is inevitability on that world, only 4 light years away…

[@vineqar333]

I would shit myself not even joking

[@richy4512]

I always wonder how people come up with this stuff it’s amazing

[@ThoughtPotato]

For real. Snaiad and Draconology are some of the most in-depth stuff I've seen

[@researcherchameleon4602]

@@ThoughtPotatocan you cover the speculative biology of “And Beyond” produced by the KZbin channel “The Ink Tank”, it imagines many planets in their fan made comic “5 years later”

[@Castillo525]

C.M. Kosemen is, imo, a modern day genius when it comes to his line of work.

[@cmkosemen]

I...just do things.

[@Castillo525]

@@cmkosemen the man himself... keep up the amazing work!

[@lavasharkandboygirl9716]

The idea of keeping your head and your genitals protected together makes so much sense I’m confused why we haven’t done that

[@productofsociety4107]

Can you elaborate?

[@pacotaco1246]

we evolved wrong

[@ftanthony]

Right? If we didn't have protective clothing, our genitals would surely be one of our weakest points lmao

[@ScuttleButtles]

Infection spreads easily during sex. Wouldn’t want to get the clap in the triangle of death, would ya

[@ivyme5783]

@@pacotaco1246 well since humans and other creatures still exist and reproduce we evolved perfectly right Also what about STD's

[@jeremysmith4620]

The planet with the "rape turtles" is not going to be found anywhere on my bucket list.

[@masonray9881]

A sane man, thank god

[@faeattemptinggacha6578]

I'm sorry, imagine being one of the first humans going up to one of those creatures and petting it's "first head" only to later find out you did not infact pet it's *HEAD*

[@crimsoncapricorn188]

Would you prefer to stroke its second head instead?

[@chloesibilla8199]

Well... technically they did pet it's HEAD

[@bertinebourque2099]

Meanwhile *do we go to-NO WE ARE NOT PLAYING WITH THAT!*

[@cyberia1998]

Amogus stroking my di-

[@I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad]

It's in fact a head, two-heads to be specific

[@purplehaze2358]

"The giant spikes along its first head, so defining for this species, serve a purpose completely unknown to scientists." Translation: "The person that designed it just thought it looked cool."

[@denifnaf5874]

Or was high and was the same person whom designed the Fututors.

[@urielgonzalez2882]

Maybe they can collect water drops from rains or something idk

[@marcoaureliodasilvalima4502]

I have three great video suggestions for you. Dhampirs; The Strange Case of the "boneless children", the ancient legends said that in the place of Bones they have a gelatinous substance and also have an instinctive hatred for vampires (pheromones perhaps?), they can be children of an uninfected with an infected, rare cases of women infected during pregnancy or just mutants. in legends, it was said that vampires still retained some of their humanity and ended up raping their wives. Vrykolakas; Rare cases of double infection by a pair of viruses that alter the genetics of their host, legends mention that "like wolves they walked on all fours" and depending on the source it was said that they "returned" as direwolves/werewolves. Exchange; half-demons whose only power is attractiveness (financial, sexual and or social), the legends said that succubi after "collecting" the semen would pass or become an incubus that there "places" in a woman, in this case I would say it would be a type of parasite similar to cuckoos.

[@ThoughtPotato]

These are fantastic ideas. I am writing them down

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

What matters isn't just how different from our world's the local organisms are, but how edible they are.

[@ThoughtPotato]

Pointing out the real questions over here

[@idle_speculation]

Their amino acids are reversed in chirality to ours, so you couldn’t really digest their flesh

[@reesearmstrong912]

@@idle_speculation there’s only one way to find out

[@microgoose8630]

this is the first group of animals that ive ever seen as truly alien. i see a lot of very analogous animals in speculative biology that serve as replacements for earth animals, but these creatures are hard to look at without trying to make them seem "normal"

[@kolonarulez5222]

Yes I agree it's difficult for me to imagine these creatures in motion

[@TheWonkster]

They cannot possibly exist without either outside genetic manipulation or basically everything we know about every aspect of both micro and macro evolution and adaptation being completely and utterly wrong

[@idle_speculation]

@@TheWonkster How so? They're simply a vertebrate-like body plan derived from an entirely different starting point, less akin to a fish and more like a sea cucumber. Their planet is also twice as old as our own, so a lot more stuff's happened to them.

[@robertl4522]

Snaiad human colonists when they meet earth humans: "Eyyy bay-bee! Wanna touch my first head?"

[@gearmachine_4885]

I wasn't prepared to learn about something called "the rape turtle" today...

[@notoriousgoblin83]

But here we are

[@alestiiidaeno_last3075]

This may sound odd, but I actually enjoy seeing speculative organisms that lack true eyes. It really adds to the alien factor in evolution and lifestyle for these kinds of projects.

[@ego1776]

Curious Archive makes somewhat similar content, both this channel and Curious Archive are some of my favorites

[@TheaSvendsen]

Me too :) They are also both equally amazing channels!

[@Mondy667]

Kosemen's masterpiece

[@pacotaco1246]

One of his many masterpieces

[@hausr1539]

I like how the first settlers saw the worm/dick like appendages coming out of the animals chests and were like "yup, that's definitely a seccond head"

[@catpoke9557]

I imagine that it actually happened later after further studying that they began calling it a second head

[@Danielrv2fn]

It leads to the stomach track so yeah

[@Mecceldorf]

The wording is weird, likely just to be quirky. I'd call it an orifice and propose the question, if human biology was visually the same, but we ate through our belly buttons and our groins were... mysteriously absent, would we call our midrifts a head?

[@StripedAssedApe]

"Hey son, whatcha researchin?" 😨 "N-n-nothin!"

[@EvilSnips]

So glad to hear you cover Sniaid! However CM Kosemen says he finds some of the designs a bit overly edgy or cringy and plans to remake the story sometime soon. I'm hoping that will be covered when it comes out!

[@hondaaccord1399]

While I like the creatures, I agree: Besides the _Homon diluvii testis_ penguins, there's very few cute animals here, whereas on Earth there's tons of conventionally cute animals.

[@nicerock5506]

@@hondaaccord1399 cute is relative, and is inspired from similarities to human young

[@mrsnatural2368]

​@@nicerock5506Which is funny cos I think puppies are adorable but find human babies pretty ugly.

[@nicerock5506]

@@mrsnatural2368 puppies and babies are both big-headed, big-eyed, soft-featured, and awkward, silly little guys. the only difference is puppies can’t enter an uncanny valley and have fur, as opposed to fleshy humans who you may or may not find ugly

[@GoldAk47]

Incredible content. Love your narratives.

[@ThoughtPotato]

I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!

[@whyonthefall5373]

Speculative biology can be an absolutely fascinating thing. It's easy to forget just how varied and weird biology can get on Earth, let alone on another planet with different conditions

[@that0neguy467]

It’s nice that I don’t have to watch the video to get the content. I can listen while I work. Great for tuning out distractions, so thanks.

[@TigerJammies]

This really makes you think about the different possible shapes life can take form in. As long as its not beyond the realm of physics.

[@GizmoOnyett]

"Rape Turtle". Whelp, that's me never going near shelled critters again

[@FizzTheFox]

if i were killed by something known as a "r*pe turtle" i would simply refuse to die

[@chloesibilla8199]

Only a really good writer can take something this funny and make it so intriguing and nuanced that you don't even realize how ridiculous it is.

[@jennyfeare1702]

Have you heard of Jay Eaton's Runaway to The Stars btw? Would be cool to see ya cover that spec project, it's got some seriously real fun and in-depth worldbuilding with humans and the other alien races they interact with, especially eager for the upcoming novels which they're finally working on with the first, and has stayed quiet and non-spoilery of the planned 4th novel. The short story Airsled was also a real good one that featured some individuals of one of the races, the Avians.

[@ksvideos7173]

New video! Yay! Your voice is very calm and soothing, I often listen to your videos to help me fall asleep, I often get cool dreams too!

[@jennyfeare1702]

Speaking of aliens, seeing some alien beings get tackled in future Cryptobiology episodes could be cool, like Angels, Demons, Cthulhu/Star Spawns (toootally not an excuse to see a Cthulhu that's *ACTUALLY* alien-looking, and would obey the square cube law, lol.), and maybe the Djinn including the types like Ghouls and Ifrits too! Fantastic vid here that def deserved an updated version btw, Snaiad's such a fascinating project of Kosemen-sama, can't wait for the book and the rebooted All Tomorrows book, they shall share a shelf together!

[@RailfoxStudios]

Agreed! I would love to see angels, demons and lovecraftian horrors tackled! Though, I feel it’s worth mentioning that one of the core parts of cosmic horror is an inability to understand what you’re looking at, and also being limited by your physical form since elder gods are sort of sitting on the 4th, 5th, 6th dimension and beyond, if that makes sense. Maybe Potato could try it with the ones that are closer to earth, like shoggoths or gugs 🤔

[@jennyfeare1702]

They totally can still be existential threats even with the absurd aspects removed, like have them be a diverse kingdom of lifeforms that're formed from the outer god larvae that're shot out into space with the goal to seed planets, and ultimately function like aphids draining life from plants, they're not evil/malice, it's just their nature to feed on geothermal energy and reproduce/spread throughout the cosmos.

[@davidfrancisco3502]

Discovery Channel made two documentaries that might be described as speculative evolution and cryptobiology involving dragons and mermaids.

[@PapaSwall]

Snaiad will forever be referred by me as Planet Hump

[@chloesibilla8199]

Me:Wow what a beautiful creature! Can I pet it? Sniad human: yeah sure Me: pets it's head Sniad human: ....that's not...uh .

[@nyafu_uwu]

snaiad sounds like the kind of snail that eats other snails or something like that wtf

[@ThoughtPotato]

Ah yes, the Common Garden Snaiad

[@nyafu_uwu]

@@ThoughtPotato i didnt know you replied untill just now 8months later so i would like to take this moment to say im a huge fan of your content and i actually use it as a sleeping aid lol

[@projectb3095]

I can’t get the thought out of my head of just hearing something in the dark and the creature vocalizing it’s terrifying call is just arm farting

[@yaboyaj2259]

This guy made a fully realized alien creatures and said "you know what? What if I just make their heads penises?"

[@loksven83]

So... They breed... By making out. Hm. Also "rape turtle" for some reason cracked me up 😂

[@kimjongunsucksbooty750]

kind of like Minecraft animals

[@watertypes4evers]

3:20 Forgive me my lord, but that shit be grippin'

[@werecatauthor4249]

even in space, the internets favorite rule still exists

[@fauxmarmorer9544]

Fantastricistic video good sir, I love the space safari esque style of these videos, definitely feel like I'm there

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I really like the concept of hydraulic muscles. That is so cool. The abilities that could be possible if evolution was given a millennia amount of time with that adaptation, is almost endless. (BTW I feel like Hyena female's would fit into this world. If you know what I mean... Definitely strange biology)

[@catpoke9557]

Hydraulic muscles exist on Earth. A common example is the spider. This is why they curl up when they die!

[@ivyme5783]

@@catpoke9557 although that's not technically a muscle, it's the hemolymph or the spider's blood

[@stambutv6175]

Well put together and engaging video, nicely done. I also really liked your videos on the biology of folklore, you make a good effort to incorporate real elements of cytology and histology in to fiction, i can immagine that requires real effort and even if most people might miss it it's good to see somebody that doesn't just spit scientific mumbo jumbo but actually tries to make it credible.

[@maxbrandt6]

This is a fascinating series, reminds me very much of Wayne Douglas Barrlow's *EXPEDITION*

[@seliph]

i can imagine snaiad furries developing some very strange kinks due to the...um,everything about land predators.

[@zalybrainlessgenius503]

You have no idea how much furries love All Tommorows...

[@rustyshackleford234]

I wonder if snaiad takes place in the same universe in all tomorrows? Another work by C.M. Kosemen.

[@somedummyonyoutube3362]

The Qu totally made these guys

[@revimfadli4666]

It probably shares canon with Wayne Barlowe's work, since the kahydron is very similar to one of Barlowe's flying aliens

[@idle_speculation]

The humans of All Tomorrows were assembled on-site genetically though, and the initial Snaiadi colonists were put into cryogenic stasis, so i don't think so.

[@sireromen5364]

Spore creations be like this

[@ecivedsusagep]

So… their first head is actually a modified *head* ?

[@idle_speculation]

To all who think the dual-head system is hopelessly inefficient, it kind of is. On the island of Thalassia, one group of animals adapted their arms into a pair of jaws for their actual mouth, and it's heavily implied the only thing preventing them from swiftly outcompeting every other predator on the planet is their geographical isolation.

[@lachlanthomaslangmead1651]

RIP Sigmund Freud, you would have loved Snaiad

[@productofsociety4107]

Y tho

[@Patch2112]

@@productofsociety4107 All the genitalia stuff haha

[@chuckleroy6427]

Awesome vid🎉, love the world of sniad and your videos

[@bukhrin]

Earthkind: "Oral s*x is not s*x!" Snaiadian: "I'm pregnant now"

[@username.username]

The basic premise of the main head being genitles enrages me as it makes no sense. It makes the genitles even more vulnerable and apart of any species first attack since on earth many species aim for the jaws to disable a creature from attacking and this would be even more true for Snaiad without many creatures having forelimbs. Plus, HOW WOULD THEY EXCHANGE GAMETES!?!? Intresting but stupid concept in the end.

[@richie_0740]

its actually holdover from the first creatures of snaiad, its explained that the reproductive organ was moved to their "head" so that the first organism of snaiad can easily identify each other in the primordial sea of snaiad, and that type of creature (hexapods with head genitals) would evolve better in snaiad, besides having 2 heads is beneficial, it means that the mouth in completely separate from the eyes, animals can eat while still having awareness from their other head, and that head can be further ornamented, attracting mates. and as for their reproduction the first "Heads" actually had an opening that exposes their reproductive organ, so literally, the animals mated by esentially making out using their first head

[@username.username]

@Richie_07 ok, your explanation makes more sense, but still, with the teeth and everything in the way, how would they exchange gametes now?

[@idle_speculation]

@@username.usernameI mean, their equipment is more than likely extensible to some degree

[@conanhighwoods4304]

12:26 I like how you said it so nonchalantly, lol!!!

[@joebaker5581]

I have to imagine that any intelligent life that evolves on this planet would have the most comprehensive HR departments in all the galaxy.

[@mathieuleader8601]

feels like I'm watching a tourist information film about this vibrant planet.

[@Cathowl]

Every time I'm reminded about Snaiad I get stuck on the same thing. So many of them bite with the same 'head' that contains their genitals. Imagine you're some predator roaming the plains and you bite down on a nice meaty squirming panicked prey animal. Maybe you have one of its limbs in your mouth, flailing as this thing desperately tries not to die. ...immediately next to your vulnerable junk. I wouldn't want to live like that, I'll tell you.

[@funfairordnance]

Your voice is so freaking soothing. You deliver information in a way I understand, and thus I can relax while enjoying your content and fantastic visuals via the artists. :D amazing.

[@Skyypixelgamer]

12:29 NAH sniads wilding For real though that caught me so off guard

[@Xzeous_]

I can't help but wonder if the spikes on the Spearneck work like some kind of Peltier device, given its environment, I could imagine what little humidity buils up overnight would settle on the spikes in the early dawn, and run down to either the functional mouth, or within reach of it. Then again, I've only listened to this summary and not the source material, so maybe they dont even need water in that form.

[@bjollnirbjordsen9795]

A good tidbit about the blumbomen is that they are beloved by humans, they lend their likeness as sports mascots, cartoon characters, and cities where blumbomen come on the beach to mate have made it into a seasonal festival like how in Japan people watch the cherry blossoms.

[@stephanaeon]

Yes if course.... The um....... Rape.. turtle

[@sagitta98]

I can't imagine myself being attacked by an animal called rape turtle...

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

*I* believe 🙏 you.

[@fantasmaghoulical]

ain't no way they called it a rape turtle

[@stephanybrown3226]

Reminds me of the 2004 Alien Planet doc by discovery love it+

[@Fayanora]

No wonder this is sponsored, there's no way this got monetized!

[@radioragdoll1870]

Awesome video as always

[@salvatoreindelicato9368]

I was expecting the dracology part 2 but this is also interesting

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

The biology of these creatures is so cursed lol

[@timlin.]

So does nothing have hair?

[@happiness8137]

This is surprisingly interesting

[@twomato8902]

MORE SNIAD FINALLYYYY

[@Karnivor-0us]

its funny how the functions are kind of reversed , the actual mouths look more like genitalia than the genitalia itself

[@melvinfranco2142]

Imagine that this hypothetical world has turned into a Minecraft mod. How would you react to this?

[@AnimeShinigami13]

Fututors give new meaning to the Futurama meme "Death by Snoo Snoo!"

[@GallerySpecter]

If we ever achieve deep space travel, find a hospitable planet with life, and one example of said life ends up unironically nicknamed the "Rape Turtle" by the scientific community, I will give said planet as wide a berth as I possibly can.

[@raphmaster23]

The orca runners remind me of the shriekers from tremors 2

[@sethleoric2598]

Imagine seeing one of these creatures then petting it on it's first head without knowing any better 💀

[@jellyfrenchfries8610]

I love how every aspect of these creatures is weird to us. From their mouths not being mouths, to killing via humping. It really does feel like an alien world

[@ekszentrik]

I cannot get enough specevo content! To add some more thoughts to this post, like your "vertebrate" remark implies, it's quite interesting that calling the organisms of other planets "animals" (and "plants") is not entirely unproblematic, because the term is only unambiguous as long as we know of only one tree of life (the Terran one). Although if one were to be very precise, one could also use the synonym "metazoa" for Terran animals (the reverse, hoping metazoa would catch on as a term for animal-analogues on other worlds, is futile, they would always be called "animals", it's the more humane and in its origin (literally meaning "beings that have souls") more romantic and better term).

[@sharondornhoff7563]

If and when we do discover alien life, I suspect that taxonomists will come up with an appended code or symbol for organisms' scientific names, to designate which independently-evolved tree of life a given life form comes from. We might end up calling ourselves A-Homo sapiens, our dogs A-Canis familiaris, and so on, with anything from the first alien planet we learn of having a B-[Genus species] designation, etc.

[@MaesterAlex]

9:45 this information (if true) made me have a mental breakdown no joke 💀

[@Insanity_TM]

12:47 The prey would be DOOM-ed if it was caught.

[@denifnaf5874]

18:07 what's up guys, quandale dingle here!

[@cyberia1998]

Naw that’s Squidward

[@samisherezzzz]

Why is the thumbnail creature low-key cute af

[@aogm720401]

Just mesmerizing!!

[@catpoke9557]

My only complaint is that, as usual, the creator neglects the existence of integument in its creatures. I don't care that a lot of the anatomy feels 'lewd' because I think the whole point is that aliens don't have to confirm to what we think is right or pretty. They can be anything, including something that, to us, seems disgusting. To them, we probably seem just as gross. I actually applaud the creator for their boldness in creating creatures so overtly disgusting (yet natural) in their anatomy.

[@idle_speculation]

For insulation, most animals on Snaiad have air bubbles under their skin, but some Fututors have a coat of hair

[@noveris6538]

First sniadad poggers

[@ThoughtPotato]

Sweet, sweet victory

[@jacobthompson1682]

All this second head talk, I assume would have been pulled back to just appendages.

[@loganrussell1015]

Avali biology next? Or anything related to avali

[@Vextonomy]

God… the title don’t lie

[@southernfriedwestcoaster]

I love these vids so much

[@NicolasPerez15]

How does the second head take in food? I think I missed that. Does it just sorta slurps it?

[@idle_speculation]

The long tentacle is actually a retractable tongue of sorts

[@NicolasPerez15]

@@idle_speculation but the first head is not connected to the digestive system. There must be some sort of hole on the tongue-like head

[@idle_speculation]

@@NicolasPerez15 Exactly. The tongue protrudes from that hole, and can retract in host species, except for the Heterostomes, which have adapted it into a set of muscular pseudo-jaws

[@Iteration456-8_codename_goblin]

Speculative biology is at its best when it’s explainable using scientific terminology See also draconology

[@ThoughtPotato]

Yes, 100%. And that's another fantastic example

[@CarlosSanchez-cq1lf]

why does everything have a second head lol

[@ivyme5783]

Yeah I mean not all animals on Earth have the same exact bodyplans

[@idle_speculation]

This is only one group of animals. There are many others that will hopefully be revealed in Time

[@Automatomatic]

Everything is just a form of highly advanced genetelia.

[@leonardovalletta9401]

nice video.

[@dudenukem1594]

i really like it but there are some things not very probable. the nervous system relying on chemicals and hormones is just waaay to slow. these things take forever compared to electrical impulses these things would react in absolute slow motion. animals being the same on different continents is very unlikely too, exept they migrate over long distances, or maybe continental drift is much faster. the art and work on this is awesome though!

[@mareknooberkokos6574]

WHo the fuck tasted the NERVOUS SYSTEM JUICE?

[@nushia7192]

I do wanna try making a speculative biped, but I dunno where to begin with.

[@ExcellentEmperor]

Thanks I hate it

[@alienqueen8711]

I'm going to have nightmares

[@atreidesson]

When you literally call a land mass an "abyss"