Metazoica

I haven't been working on my Metazoic site much, and I wanted to explain that. For a while there I was on a roll! But I've recently been caught up in doing some more stories for UMG Productions. I'm on a particular book that has 4 stories in a row, and I need to complete those soon. It's taking up all my time. But I will keep doing the family of the week in the meantime, until they are all done. Keep looking for it! I will also get back to regularly scheduled updates on my Metazoica site as soon as I am done with these stories. I don't know how long it will take. I've completed one story and now am almost done with a second story, then I have to complete the next 2 stories which are the longer ones (I always finish the easy stuff first!) and then I will be getting back to Metazoica. For a time that is. Then I have to get going on another group of stories. HA! This is tough work!

According to this article I found, lizards evolved quickly to escape predation by ants. So unusual! I never thought a lizard could be taken by ants. It explains in this article why. Shit! I forgot the link!!! http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/28/lizard-evolution-ants.html Lizards Evolved Quickly to Avoid Death by Ants Emily Sohn, Discovery News Jan. 28, 2009 -- It takes some effort for fire ants to get under the hard scales of an unsuspecting lizard. When the insects finally penetrate the reptile's fleshy core, the attackers inject a toxin that paralyzes their victim. Then, they tear the lizard to pieces, which they carry back to their nest. Twelve fire ants can kill a 3-inch lizard in a single minute. It's an unpleasant way to die, and one that at least one species of lizard is rapidly evolving to avoid. In just 70 years, according to a new study, eastern fence lizards in parts of the United States have developed longer hind limbs and new behaviors that help them escape th...

I've often been asked about why I made my animals the way I did, well it's all about streamlining. Evolution as we all know is a process of improvement. You look at most modern mammals, and you see big, rather clumsy creatures. Felines lumbering from side-to-side, elephants incapable of jumping, cattle built more like tanks than a creature who should be able to quickly and easily escape predators, mammals with gliding membranes creep slowly up tree trunks. Well, that is what my Metazoic site set out to improve upon. What would make these animals more streamlined for running, jumping, climbing, and still be able to do some of the things that they are likely meant to do? Well, we see some of the answers in modern mammals already. For example, what makes an animal streamlined for running? The fastest animals have developed hooves for running. So I applied this concept to several species, and even to some predators. The deer-like Deinognathids are prime examples of having streamlin...

Animals surely came from little protozoa. Every animal did. From tiny plankton to huge whales, every animal around today came from tiny, microscopic creatures that formed in wet sediment that laid down billions of years ago. According to this article, they were little sperm-like creatures. Probably explains the form of modern sperm whose task it is to fertilize eggs and provide part of the DNA that is essential to build living things. But then we all know that! Anyway, this is an interesting article that I found on Discovery News. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/27/animal-ancestor.html Ancestor For All Animals Identified Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News Jan. 27, 2009 -- A sperm-looking creature called monosiga is the closest living surrogate to the ancestor of all animals, according to new research that also determined animal evolution may not always follow a trajectory from simple to complex. Yet another find of the study, published in the latest PLoS Biology, is that Earth may h...

The family Sogariidae are not really hares at all, but relatives of the pangolins. In the face, many of them do resemble modern hares though. The ears are long and mobile, they walk on their hind limbs, they still have scales, but the amount is reduced from those of today's pangolins. The scales only cover certain portions of the body. The rest of the body is covered with thick fur. Walking bipedally allowed these animals to move a little bit faster than their modern day relatives. But the scales on the body still offers some protection. The scales also serve another purpose for these animals in the Metazoic. The scales became colorful mating decorations. The males are brightly colored to attract the females to them during their mating season. The tail is long and used for balancing the animal as it rears up on it's hind legs. Most of these animals are rather large and live in couples. The feet are equipped with rather sharp claws that can slice open an attacking predator. They...

I thought I would post some videos I found about Evolution. We need some good entertainment on here. I thought this would be the perfect place to post some videos about evolution that I've collected throughout the internet. Besides my own videos I made advertising some of my stories. But that comes later! Anyway, enjoy the videos! And keep your eyes and ears tuned here for further updates about Metazoica. Here's a video about the evolution of the Earth it's self: Interesting about the end of the continental drift, in my timeline on my website, I predicted that very thing! Imagine the continents colliding back together again! LOL! Would the mammals that lived apart for so many eons be able to compete with each other? Here's how modern animals came to be: This video also explains how we evolved from small bacteria and viruses and stuff. Though it does not specifically mention viruses, they were actually the first living animals.

I gave the front page on my website a complete face-lift. Well, sort of! I almost added iframes, but I figured everyone else would hate them. So, I didn't want to scare my loyal viewers away. I was running out of room for my links to different pages on my site so I decided instead of putting them on the top of the page under the official logo, to run them down the left side of the page all in a line. It looks neater and easier to find the links you want. This is the way it's going to be from now on. Now, I have plenty of room for more links should I decide to add more features to the site. I even put a time/date stamp at the top of the page, just because. And I also added a "presence" icon so people will be able to see when I am online with my site. I am thinking of getting back on Y! IM. That way anyone else who gets on my site can send me a page that way. I was also thinking of adding a Skype link but I don't know. I don't want to do chat with my webcam!! Wh...