Deep Space Evolution: Clans

Chapter 72 Cleaner fish that don’t need to be cleaned (please follow up)
Combat has always been one of the main factors catalyzing evolution.

Although the reptiles in this group can be said to be completely edge paddlers, even the thick rock crabs can be considered a member of the paddlers.

But this is not the case with the Wanderers and Sea Hounds.

They have all completed their evolution, especially the sea hounds.

These already strong species discovered their shortcomings after a fierce battle.

The sea hounds, who originally only pursued faster speed and stronger bodies, began to pursue the destructive power of their mouths and claws.

Perhaps the sea hounds are born with an evolutionary talent in this area. Their sharp claws have evolved in a very short period of time. At the same time, although the sharp teeth of the sea hounds cannot be called evolution, they have also become more sophisticated. sharp.

Yuan named this evolution the Ripper.

The Ripper is the largest evolutionary stage among sea hounds and should be regarded as the second evolutionary stage.

In fact, the degree of evolution of sea hounds can be judged from their body shape.

From small to large.

The previous evolutionary stage of the Ripper was the strengthening of the body, and Yuan named this once-evolved sea hound the Attacker.

In addition to the Ripper, the Attacker also evolved another evolution called the Stalker.

These sea hounds can move in the ocean for longer periods of time on one breath without the need to replace the oxygen in their lungs.

This type of evolution is most likely caused by these sea hounds desperately struggling to breathe to the surface of the sea after having their tail fins bitten off.

And Stalkers can now dive deeper into the ocean.

Some places that even Yuan cannot dive to can be easily reached by stalkers.

As for the evolution of the wandering insects.

Yuan Yuan called it outrageous.

These wandering insects began to change their behavior, and they moved at ridiculously fast speeds.

The way they move is originally to simulate the movements of crabs, but the folded joints are not very smooth during the movement.

Moreover, the body of the wandering insect is not suitable for the movement of crabs.

But now, they have evolved.

These guys are more like those small reptiles in the ocean that rely on their own jointed limbs to run quickly in the gravel.

But have you ever seen a reptile with a body length of 4 meters?
The arms and legs originally spread all over the extremities of the wandering bugs were reduced to only 4 limbs.

But those arms and legs became stronger, and their ability to grip the seabed became extremely powerful.

Yuan has conducted tests and found that with the help of these arms and legs, the wandering insects can even quickly change the direction of their bodies at extremely fast speeds.

Inertial cornering.

In addition, the ends of the rest of the limbs all became sharp spearheads.

With its flexible body and more powerful attacks, the wandering insect immediately transformed into a ferocious predator.

The evolution of the wandering insects was called the Impaler by the Yuan Dynasty.

Then, even though it was paddling, the evolved gnawers still appeared.

The evolution of the Gnawers can be summed up in one sentence - they are evolving towards the Sea Hunters.

Therefore, Yuan will not name this evolved type that has the body of a gnawer, but its forelimbs have become flippers like those of a sea hunter.

After all, you will eventually grow up to be a sea hunter.

However, there are also nibblers who find other ways.

Since the speed is not enough, they lengthen the distance of the attack - they lengthen their bodies.

Yuan couldn't figure out what this idea was for.

But Yuan expressed his understanding that with evolution, all kinds of monsters and monsters may appear.

Just like the blood relative Yi Yuan discovered that day, it was also very strange.

After unifying the other groups in the cold and warm ocean waters, Yuan had time to observe the types of creatures in this sea area.With a richer biological population, Ling Yuan discovered that the food chain was not entirely a situation where you eat me and I eat you.

Just like there is a very special little life in this sea area, Yuan named it Cleaner Fish.

This kind of fish generally lives in this sea area, and their food source is mainly what is left by predators.

Or the food left in the crevices of the predator's mouth.

At the same time, cleaner fish will also search for food on the surface of large fish.

Yuan Yi initially thought that the relatively larger ones among these little things were the evolved types, but who would have thought that the smaller ones were.

Smaller cleaner fish can penetrate deeper into a predator's mouth.

They are even able to obtain food from smaller predators.

But don't even think about eating them.

Because these small cleaner fish move very fast.

Perhaps to avoid being eaten by blind predators while cleaning their mouths, cleaner fish have evolved surface neurons that are extremely sensitive to seawater flow.

As soon as these neurons sense abnormal seawater flow, the cleaner fish will switch from cleaning the mouth to surviving by escaping from the mouth.

It is considered a high-risk eating behavior.

So you can often see those large predators parked on the seabed with their mouths open, enjoying the services of the cleaning fish.

The cleaner fish are constantly moving in and out of the predators' mouths, just to prevent the predators from making a mistake and eating them in one bite.

It is also a high-risk service industry.

Of course, cleaner fish will also retaliate against being eaten by predators.

Yuan calls this behavior squirting.

There will be some special groups in the cleaning fish school. They will not perform cleaning work, but choose to watch their own group from outside doing repeated cleaning.

The cleaning fish will bring food to these special groups.

They don't appear to be doing anything, but are being fed by the entire school of cleaner fish.

The reason is also very simple.

Because the function of these cleaning fish is to spray water.

The so-called water spray is actually a special pheromone in the body of this cleaning fish.

To secrete this pheromone, all their internal organs need to be melted.

This cleaner fish will act after its own group has been eaten by a predator that is cleaning.

They spit out pheromones.

The pheromones will be ejected from the mouths of the cleaning fish together with the internal organs of the cleaning fish that have not been completely melted. After landing on the predator, such pheromones will accompany the predator for a long time.

Cleaner fish that spit out pheromones will die immediately.

Predators contaminated with pheromones will be rejected by all cleaning fish.

Regardless of whether these cleaner fish are in the same sea area, predators with this pheromone will be repelled by all cleaner fish in the ocean.

Even when other cleaner fish in the ocean sense that the pheromone is fading, some of them will actively spray the pheromone at predators.

This is used to prolong the existence time of pheromones.

The pheromone can also act as a marker for predators, signaling to other cleaner fish in the ocean that the pheromone-carrying creature is likely to attack them.

So although this cleaner fish doesn't need to engage in such dangerous cleaning behaviors.

But they silently protect their tribe in their own way.

Don't ask Yuan why he understands it so clearly, he already has it.

(End of this chapter)