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False Fission Drum

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False Fission Drum
  • Tentatively Polymephycite tympanum. Not animal, plant, or fungus, but a fourth category of complex life analogous to Earth protists.
  • 1. Central structure
  • The central stipe is a biopolymer akin to chitin or keratin held upright by a beard of air-filled sacs (pneumatocysts).
  • 2. Dual feeding strategy
  • Photosynthesis is the primary nutrient source, but cave-dwelling drums subsist on dissolved nutrients.
  • 3. Reactor glow
  • Adults develop a large bioluminescent swelling called a sprangia. Its blue light precisely mimics the Cherenkov radiation of a nuclear fission reactor immersed in seawater.
  • Assessment: further investigation required. Await further updates.

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