ZenBossanova Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 I noticed this article on Coconut Crabs, that can hunt birds in trees (if you are squeamish, you are forewarned). Their claws are strong enough to open coconut seeds. When I saw this, I was reminded of the fauna of Roshar, and just how much they could be capable of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walin he/him Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Sick, yo! I kind of forgot that cremlings are basically cool crabs with six legs and no pincers (or are those songlings?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeldancer he/him Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Have you ever seen what happens when a Mantis Shrimp fights a Crab? just saying, if I had a spirit animal, I would want it to be a Mantis Shrimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeMarshall he/him Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, Steeldancer said: Have you ever seen what happens when a Mantis Shrimp fights a Crab? just saying, if I had a spirit animal, I would want it to be a Mantis Shrimp Also, with their color perception, they’ve practically attained the eleventh heightening. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Mantis shrimp are inherently Awesome, in the Liftian sense. Heck, I'm sure that if you stuck them on Roshar, with the right spren they could even replicate the cavitation bubbles. Now there's a thought, Rosharan domesticated (giant) mantis shrimp with fabrials replicating the Surge of Adhesion, for the atmospheric pressure effects. Coolest guard pet ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeMarshall he/him Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 10 hours ago, Weltall said: Mantis shrimp are inherently Awesome, in the Liftian sense. Heck, I'm sure that if you stuck them on Roshar, with the right spren they could even replicate the cavitation bubbles. Now there's a thought, Rosharan domesticated (giant) mantis shrimp with fabrials replicating the Surge of Adhesion, for the atmospheric pressure effects. Coolest guard pet ever. If Mantis Shrimp adapted a symbiotic relationship woth greatshell spren... Storms. Imagine a mantis shrimp the size of a chasmfiend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFrost Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Guys I was just on Wikipedia looking up mantis shrimps look what I found, "the eyes of a mantis shrimp carry 16 types of color receptive cones." The significance of the number 16 proves it somewhere there are mantis shrimps in the Cosmere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasGage Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 On top of that, Brandon mentioned that in some ways he wrote Roshar to be like an underwater world - where the plants are like sea anemones, able to retract their leaves, the chulls, cremplings and chasmfiends are essentially invertebrates with exokeletons, the storm is a bit like a wave regularly washing over the land a the shore etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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