Post #14372

ady understood what this brief educational program is for? Well, the Phronims also understood. Mini-monsters purposefully hunt free-swimming salp species, open them and get inside the carcass. Then the only thing left to do is eat the entire contents. After the feast, only an empty shell remains, the same one made of durable tunicin. Transparent, light and very comfortable. So the phronims solve three issues at once - food, safety and a place to breed offspring. Yes, only females do these terrible things; males have no need for it. The guys travel light and inseminate all the ladies they come across along the way. Females are larger and more noticeable than the opposite sex. They also demonstrate care for their offspring, which is very atypical for their family. Most arthropods simply spawn and water the process with seed material. But in sea aliens, the eggs develop for some time inside a special brood pouch on the mother’s body, after which she lays them directly inside her capsule-ship. In cramped conditions, but don’t be offended - one phronima can bring up to 600 larvae! After a few molts, when the young become relatively independent and no longer fit inside the shell, they leave the mother and begin the cycle again. Young crayfish set off for free swimming, but their chances of survival are low. Even if you manage to find a salpa in open waters and eat it, larger phronims may immediately appear. Empty shell barrels are a very valuable resource, and you can start a fight for it. In the battle for the empty capsule, one person will be left floating in the water without any shelter, which is almost tantamount to death. Author: Arina Taran Editor: Elizaveta Isaeva 🏀 Hit the hoop and get an NFT gift — https://t.me/BasketbolX_bot