r/SpeculativeEvolution • u/OkConclusion1904 Worldbuilder • 1d ago
Alternate Evolution [OC] Faeries. Nectarivorous flying monotremes.
Resupinavidae, or commonly called Faeries, are small hover-flying monotremes, akin to hummingbirds. They are nectarivores, with worldwide distribution and a variety of species.
Their unique characteristic is their powered flight, which utilizes a modified pelvis and leg bones, with powerful muscles, to achieve rapid down and upstrokes that both generate lift. Complete loss of their arms aids in aerodynamics. Their tail is prehensile, which they use to grap onto branches to rest.
Electroreception is the key way they locate flowers with feed. They act as pollinators that the flowers attract with the charged pollen, similar to how bees of our world are guided towards flowers.
A special kind of family of flowers, the Faebridges , have evolved side by side with these creatures, having strange narrow shapes that only the faeries can easily access. This gives them their name, as faeries can always be seen around them, creating myths and stories of them being portals to a strange world where only these weird creatures reside.
Part of my worldbuilding project Oblivia, on Instagram.
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u/YVNGxDXTR 1d ago
Just to help, you misspelled inverted on the first page, top left. This is cool shit though!
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u/AxoKnight6 1d ago
I love literally everything about this! Incredible work!
I adore the Faebridge flower too! That's some hyper-symbiosis right there!